DRAFT Updated EDGAR Filer Manual (Volumes I - II)

This draft Filer Manual, posted before Commission approval of potential regulatory changes in this release, is provided as a service to our filing community to assist filers, agents, and software developers prepare for potential changes the staff anticipates. Since this is a draft manual, the SEC retains the right to change any part of the manual before the new system release is made final. In addition, the final EDGAR Filer Manual Volume I (Version 5) and Volume II (Version 9) are subject to Commission approval and may be revised before approval or not approved at all. Similarly, the posting of the draft manual does not indicate Commission approval of any pending proposed changes relating to the potential changes reflected in the draft manual. The final version of the manual will be made available as and if approved by the Commission on September 15, 2008, on the SEC's Public Website.

DRAFT EDGAR Filer Manual (Volume I) General Information (Version 5)

Changes to the DRAFT EDGAR Filer Manual (Volume I) — General Information (Version 5) are being made to update the filer manual to reflect the following changes.

• EDGAR Release 9.13 will implement the following on September 15, 2008:
  • EDGAR company name conformance rules will be updated to abbreviate company name designations "Company", Corporation", "Incorporated", "Incorporation", and "Limited" to "Co", "Corp", "Inc", "Inc" and "Ltd" respectively.

    Company (CO to Co)
    Corporation (CORP to Corp)
    Incorporated (INC to Inc)
    Incorporation (INC to Inc)
    Limited (LTD to Ltd)

You may download the DRAFT EDGAR Filing Manual (Volume I) General Information (Version 5) by clicking the following link. To assist filers in the identification of the draft changes, we have provided a redlined version of Volume I.

Download the DRAFT EDGAR Filing Manual (Volume I) General Information (Version 5)

DRAFT EDGAR Filer Manual (Volume II) EDGAR Filing (Version 9)

Changes to the DRAFT EDGAR Filing Manual (Volume II) EDGAR Filing (Version 9) are being made to update the filer manual to reflect the following changes.

• June 23, 2008 (EDGAR Release 9.12):
  • Updated EDGAR processing for all submission types that require series and class (contract) identifiers to suspend co-registrant filings unless at least one series and one class (contract) identifier associated with the respective co-registrant CIK is included in the submission for each respective co-registrant (i.e., the filing must include at least one series and class (contract) identifier for the primary co-registrant and at least one series and class (contract) identifier for each of the other co-registrants).
  • Incorporated final US GAAP Taxonomies 1.0 into EDGAR.
• EDGAR Release 9.13 will implement the following on September 15, 2008:
  • The implementation of a new online electronic Form D (Notice of Sale of Securities Pursuant to Regulation D, Section 4(6), and/or Uniform Limited Offering Exemption) submission application, accessible from the EDGAR OnlineForms Website. To support the online submission of Form D, new electronic submission form types D and D/A will be added. On September 15, 2008, filers may use the online submission process to file a Form D and its amendment on a voluntary basis until March 15, 2009, after which they must be filed electronically. For background concerning the electronic submission of Form D, see Release 33-8891 (February 6, 2008)[73 FR 10592].
  • Updates to the EDGARLite TA-2 Submission Template:
    • Correction to the OMB expiration date displayed to be "September 30, 2009" when the "Check to show blank form for printing" option is selected on the printed blank Form TA-2 (Annual Report of Transfer Agent activities filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Previously, the expiration date displayed was September 30, 2006.
    • Correction to the order the response fields are displayed for Form TA-2 Question 1(h) (Full Name of Registrant as stated in Question 3 of Form TA-1) and Question 3(a) (Registrants Appropriate Regulatory Agency) when the "Check to show blank form for printing" option is selected. Previously, the response fields were erroneously switched for these two questions.
    • Form TA-2 Question 11(a)(i) (Date of Database Search) will be optional.
  • Submission types PREM14A, DEFM14A, PREM14C and DEFM14C have been revised to correctly process series and class identifiers. Target funds that are series and class investment companies must use these submission types for those proxy mergers for which the acquiring fund does not file a registration statement on Form N-14; PREM14A, DEFM14A, PREM14C and DEFM14C must include the relevant series and class identifiers for both the target and the acquiring fund (if in existence).

You may download the DRAFT EDGAR Filing Manual (Volume II) EDGAR Filing (Version 9) by clicking the following link. To assist filers in the identification of the draft changes, we have provided a redlined version of Volume II.

Download the DRAFT EDGAR Filing Manual (Volume II) EDGAR Filing (Version 9)

http://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/edmanuals913_d.htm