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ARTICLE · 16 APRIL 2020

SEC Extends COVID-19 Related Relief For Certain Exchange Act Filings

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On March 25, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued an order ("Modified Order") modifying exemptions ...

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On March 25, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued an order ("Modified Order") modifying exemptions provided pursuant to a March 4, 2020 order regarding ("Original Order") under the Securities Exchange Act of1934 ("Exchange Act"). The Modified Order supersedes the Original Order.

The Original Order provided relief from certain filing deadlines under the Exchange Act and related rules and regulations thereunder, as described below. The time period for the relief under the Original Order applied to filing deadlines from March 1, 2020 to April 30, 2020. The Modified Order extends that time period to July 1, 2020.

The Modified Order exempts persons from the filing requirements under Exchange Act Sections 13(f) and 13(g), Regulation 13D-G (except for those provisions mandating the filing of Schedule 13D or amendments to Schedule 13D) and Exchange Act Rule 13f-1, subject to three conditions:

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