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BakerHostetler

SEC Adopts New Securities Act Rule 163B and Related Amendments to Expand the Use of ‘Test-the-Waters' Communications

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On Sept. 25, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted previously proposed Rule 163B under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to expand the use of “test-the-waters” (TTW) communications – which,...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

A Rising Tide May Lift All Boats: SEC Adopts Rule 163B, Permitting All Issuers to “Test the Waters”

The rule is an expansion of a popular modernization reform previously only available to emerging growth companies. All issuers considering a registered securities offering will now be able to engage in “testing-the-waters”...more

Dechert LLP

SEC Adopts Rule Allowing All Issuers to "Test the Waters"

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on September 26, 2019 voted to adopt a new rule that extends the "test-the-waters" accommodation under the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act) to all issuers.1 The new Rule...more

Fenwick & West LLP

“Testing-the-Waters” for All

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On September 26, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt new Rule 163B under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), to expand the “testing-the-waters” (TTW) accommodation —...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEC Extends "Test the Waters" to All Issuers

On September 26, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had voted to adopt new Rule 163B, extending the "test the waters" accommodations previously available only to emerging growth...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEC Adopts New Rule 163B to Permit “Test-the-Waters” Communications for All Issuers

On September 25, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new Rule 163B under the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act) to allow all issuers to engage in “test-the-waters” communications in connection with...more

A&O Shearman

SEC Issues Final Rule to Expand Test-the-Waters Communications to All Issuers

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On September 25, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a new rule that will enable all issuers to “test the waters” prior to publicly filing a registration statement. Currently, only emerging growth companies,...more

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