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Article: Sweeping New Rules Apply to Securities Offerings by Technology and Life Science Companies.
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- Mondaq Business Briefing
- Article date:
- October 5, 2005
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A major modernization of federal regulations that apply to registered securities offerings takes effect december 1, 2005. The changes include welcome improvements to current rules, as well as new concepts that may, over time, fundamentally alter how some registered offerings are conducted. This update introduces the aspects of the new rules that are most salient to high technology and life sciences companies.
Securities offering reform clusters around three principal topics:
Loosening restrictions on communications in connection with registered securities offerings.
Streamlining the Securities Act registration process, particularly for shelf ...