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Well-known seasoned issuer

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-005215

A classification for a public company, abbreviated WKSI, that meets specific size and reporting history requirements set by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). A well-known seasoned issuer is afforded greater flexibility in the securities registration process, including automatic shelf registration for new offerings. To qualify, an issuer must have a worldwide public float of at least $700 million or have issued at least $1 billion in non-convertible securities for cash in the past three years.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-005215
FieldLaw
AbbreviationWKSI
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-005215",
  "term": "Well-known seasoned issuer",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A classification for a public company, abbreviated WKSI, that meets specific size and reporting history requirements set by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). A well-known seasoned issuer is afforded greater flexibility in the securities registration process, including automatic shelf registration for new offerings. To qualify, an issuer must have a worldwide public float of at least $700 million or have issued at least $1 billion in non-convertible securities for cash in the past three years.",
  "abbreviation": "WKSI",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/well-known-seasoned-issuer/"
}

Record 5,355 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.