Streamlined Procedure For Confidential Treatment Extensions

On April 16, 2019, the SEC announced a short form application that streamlines the process for requesting an extension of a previously granted confidential treatment order.

The form must be filed prior to the original order's expiration, and requires registrants to affirm that the most recently considered application continues to be true, complete and accurate. Applicants may seek a three, five or 10-year extension, and must include a brief supporting explanation. Neither the unredacted documents nor the supporting analysis previously provided need to be filed again unless such analysis has changed. If the applicant proposes to disclose previously redacted material, it must publicly file the revised redacted version of the contract when it submits the short form extension application.