PLIS GT THE SECURITIES OFFERING (Practising Law Institute's Corporate and Securities Law Libr)

This authoritative 72-page report - complete with at-a-glance explanatory charts - shows you how these SEC reforms, which take effect on December 1, 2005, expand permissible communications in connection with registered offerings -- clarify the liability framework applicable to such offerings under the Securities Act --and streamline the securities registration process. With PLI's Guide to Securities Offering Reforms you'll get all the need-to-know details on such welcome reforms as the: -- Introduction of automatic shelf registration for certain large, established issuers - a much simpler and more flexible registration process. -- Rationalization of "gun-jumping" rules - a clarification of the rules that are intended to benefit issuers, underwriters and their counsel by reducing uncertainty and addressing certain technologies. -- Encouraging more registered offerings - which are intended to encourage many offerings today that are conducted under Rule 144A to be conducted instead on a registered basis.