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SEC provides additional temporary regulatory relief and assistance to market participants affected by Covid-19

Federal Issues SEC Securities Covid-19 Crowdfunding

Federal Issues

On March 26, the SEC issued a press release announcing an order and a temporary final rule providing temporary relief and assistance to market participants affected by Covid-19. The statement notes that the SEC is providing (i) temporary relief from notarization requirements from March 26 through July 1 to filers in the EDGAR system, subject to certain conditions; (ii) for Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding issuers, a temporary extension of 45 additional days to file certain disclosure reports that would otherwise have been due between March 26 and May 31, subject to certain conditions; and (iii) a temporary conditional exemptive order that provides affected municipal advisors with an additional 45 days to file annual updates to Form MA that would have otherwise been due between March 26 and June 30, subject to certain conditions.