Today, in light of the continuing impact of COVID-19, the SEC
issued an order extending the filing periods covered
by its previous conditional reporting relief. The order provides
public companies with a 45-day extension to file or furnish
specified SEC filings that would otherwise have been due between
March 1 and July 1, 2020. The order supersedes and extends the
SEC's original order of March 4, 2020, which had applied to
filings due between March 1 and April 30, 2020. As SEC Chair Jay
Clayton observed, "[h]ealth and safety continue to
be our first priority....These actions provide temporary, targeted
relief to issuers, investment funds and investment advisers
affected by COVID-19. At the same time, we encourage public
companies to provide current and forward-looking information to
their investors and, in these uncertain times, companies are
reminded that they can take steps to avail themselves of the safe
harbor in Section 21E of the Exchange Act for
