Securities Advisory: SEC Proposes That Foreign Issuers File Electronically On Edgar.
11/1/2001
This advisory discusses the SEC's proposed amendments to the EDGAR rules and forms which would require foreign private issuers and foreign governments to electronically file all necessary documents on EDGAR, the SEC's electronic filing system. Topics addressed include an explanation of what EDGAR is, discussion of what is involved in the transition period, clarification of foreign issuers' forms and documents affected by the proposed amendments, and a description of significant issues that will affect foreign issuers when becoming EDGAR filers under the current SEC proposals.
