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Shelf registration

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004524

A process permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that allows a company to register a new issue of securities without having to sell the entire issue at once. The company files a single registration statement for a certain amount of securities, which can then be offered to the public over a period of up to three years. This method, governed by SEC Rule 415, provides flexibility for companies to time their offerings to market conditions.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004524
FieldLaw
See alsoShelf offering
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A process permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that allows a company to register a new issue of securities without having to sell the entire issue at once. The company files a single registration statement for a certain amount of securities, which can then be offered to the public over a period of up to three years. This method, governed by SEC Rule 415, provides flexibility for companies to time their offerings to market conditions.",
  "see_also": [
    "shelf offering"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/shelf-registration/"
}

Record 4,607 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.