Disclosure

SEC Updates Rules Relating to Electronic Submission of Documents

November 29, 2020 | Posted by Andrew L. Fabens; Boris Dolgonos; Eric Scarazzo; Ronald O. Mueller Topic(s): Disclosure; Securities Regulation

On November 17, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced that it had approved amendments to Regulation S-T and the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (“EDGAR”) Filer Manual relating to the use of electronic signatures for SEC filings, including registration statements, reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, and Section 16 reports. The new rules expressly provide for the use of e-signature methods (e.g., “DocuSign” and “AdobeSign”) for these filings, subject to new authentication procedures summarized below.