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SEC Form S-1 - Explained

What is a Form S-1?

Written by Jason Gordon

Updated at April 15th, 2022

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What is SEC Form S-1?How is the SEC Form S-1 Used?Academic Research on Form S-1

What is SEC Form S-1?

US public companies are required to register new securities (or offerings of new securities) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This is done through the prescribed Form S-1. This is required before the securities can be listed for sale on a public exchange. This form includes company information about use of capital, the current business framework, market competition, planned security offering, price methods, and securities dilution. Foreign issuers of the securities; however, will use Form F-1 instead of S-1.

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How is the SEC Form S-1 Used?

As per the Securities Act of 1933, the form S-1 is referred to as a registration statement. It must include any material information about the company.. The first part of S-1 form is called the prospectus. The prospectus is a the disclosure document that issuers of securities must provide to potential investors. The S-1has legal consequences and contains information about business operations, capital use, price per share, management, financial situation, underwriters, and individual shareholder earnings. The second part, which is not legally mandatory, includes information about the last sale of unregistered securities, financial statement schedules, and relevant exhibits.

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