SEC Amends Business Acquisition and Disposition Disclosure Rules

On May 21, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments (Amended Rules) to financial statement disclosures with respect to business acquisitions and dispositions required by Regulation S-X’s Rule 3-05 (Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired or to be Acquired (Rule 3-05)), Rule 3-14 (Special Instructions for Real Estate Operations to be Acquired (Rule 3-14)), Article 11 on Pro Forma Financial Information (Article 11),and other related rules and forms. The Amended Rules also amended investment companies’ financial reporting of acquisitions by adopting a new Rule 6-11 of Regulation S-X (Financial Statements of Funds Acquired or to be Acquired (Rule 6-11)) and revising Form N-14 for financial reporting of acquisitions involving investment companies.