Acceleration of Effectiveness of Registration Statements of Issuers With Certain Mandatory Arbitration Provisions

概要

The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") is issuing this statement to inform the public that the presence of a provision requiring arbitration of investor claims arising under the Federal securities laws will not impact decisions regarding whether to accelerate the effectiveness of a registration statement. Accordingly, when making such decisions, the staff will focus on the adequacy of the registration statement's disclosures, including disclosure regarding the arbitration provision.