SEC Releases Updated Draft EDGAR Filer Manual (Volumes I, II and III) | Practical Law

SEC Releases Updated Draft EDGAR Filer Manual (Volumes I, II and III) | Practical Law

The SEC released updated drafts of Volumes I, II and III of the EDGAR Filer Manual to reflect changes scheduled to be implemented on October 20, 2014.

SEC Releases Updated Draft EDGAR Filer Manual (Volumes I, II and III)

Practical Law Legal Update 8-582-0486 (Approx. 3 pages)

SEC Releases Updated Draft EDGAR Filer Manual (Volumes I, II and III)

by Practical Law Corporate & Securities
Published on 22 Sep 2014 • USA (National/Federal)
The SEC released updated drafts of Volumes I, II and III of the EDGAR Filer Manual to reflect changes scheduled to be implemented on October 20, 2014.
On September 19, 2014, the SEC released updated drafts of Volume I, Volume II and Volume III of its EDGAR Filer Manual, which outlines the procedures for submitting documents to the SEC in electronic format. The SEC also released an updated draft of EDGARLink Online XML Specification (Version 13). If approved, the revised Manual will introduce the following changes:
  • EDGAR will be updated to add new submission form types SF-1, SF-1/A, SF-3, SF-3/A, SF-3MEF, 424H, 424H/A, ABS-EE and ABS-EE/A to the EDGAR filing website.
  • New exhibits EX-102 (Asset Data File) and EX-103 (Asset Related Document) will be available on EDGARLink Online for submission form types ABS-EE and ABS-EE/A.
  • Form 8-K Item 6.06 (Static Pool) will be available on EDGARLink Online for submission form types 8-K, 8-K/A, 8-K12B, 8-K12B/A, 8-K12G3, 8-K12G3/A, 8-K15D5 and 8-K15D5/A.
  • Exhibit EX-106 (Static Pool) will be available on EDGARLink Online and can be included with submission form types S-1, S-1/A, S-1MEF, S-3, S-3/A, S-3ASR, S-3D, S-3DPOS, S-3MEF, SF-1, SF-1/A, SF-3, SF-3/A and SF-3MEF. If Item 6.06 is selected, then Exhibit EX-106 can also be included with submissions form types 8-K, 8-K/A, 8-K12B, 8-K12B/A, 8-K12G3, 8-K12G3/A, 8-K15D5 and 8-K15D5/A.
  • The Login and Frequently Asked Questions screens for all EDGAR websites, the EDGAR Portal and the EDGAR Company Database will be updated to specify Internet Explorer 8.0 as the recommended browser and Firefox 24.x as an additional compatible browser.
  • Because EDGAR no longer supports the leased line filing method, EDGAR Filer Manual Volumes I and II will be updated to remove all references to leased line filings.
  • Section 2.1 of EDGAR Filer Manual Volume III will be revised to update the N-SAR hardware and software requirements.
If the drafts are approved, the changes to EDGAR will be implemented on October 20, 2014.
To learn more about filing documents with the SEC, see Practice Note, Filing Documents with the SEC.