| Securities Law> Additional Offerings, Disclosure & the Securities Exchange Act of 1934> Tender Offers |
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| (Going Private Reporting Requirements for Public Companies) More... |
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| Business & Corporate Entities> Corporations> Directors & Officers> Management Duties & Liabilities |
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| (Sources of Document Retention Requirements) More... |
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| Registration of a Public Offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission |
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| A company that decides to sell its stock to the public must file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The registration statement is made public as it is filed. However, the company may not sell its securities described in the registration statement until staff of the Commission has declared that the registration statement is effective. More... |
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| Restrictions on Short Sales of Securities |
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| A short sale of a security is a sale of the security by an investor before the investor actually owns the security being sold. The investor profits if the value of the security declines between the time of the sale and the time of delivery of the security. Short sales may also allow an investor to lock in changes in value shares already held or to hedge against significant changes in value in securities. More... |
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| Antitrust Liability Limitations for Standards Development Organizations |
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| Under the Standards Development Organization Advancement Act of 2004, a standards development organization (SDO) that registers with the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission will not be subject to treble damage liability in private antitrust actions. Also, the rule of reason rather than a per se illegal analysis will be used in evaluating the anti-competitive effect of any alleged antitrust violations by a registered SDO. More... |
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