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Indicate By Check Mark Whether The Registrant Is An Emerging Growth Company As Dened In Rule 405 Of The Securities Act Of

Use a Indicate By Check Mark Whether The Registrant Is An Emerging Growth Company As Dened In Rule 405 Of The Securities Act Of 1933 2021 template to make your document workflow more streamlined.

What this emerging growth disclosure records

This disclosure records whether the registrant indicates emerging growth company status under Rule 405 of the Securities Act. In plain language, the signer selects the applicable checkbox in the issuer’s SEC filing and confirms the company’s classification through the authorized filing process. The form itself does not decide eligibility; securities counsel and the registrant must apply the governing SEC rules. signNow can upload the prepared document, identify or place the checkbox, route it for approval, capture an electronic signature, and preserve the completed record with an audit trail.

Who uses this SEC disclosure

Public companies

Public companies, emerging growth companies, securities counsel, and financial reporting teams use this disclosure to record the registrant’s election status in applicable SEC filing workflows. The completed checkbox helps reviewers identify whether scaled disclosure accommodations may apply under the Securities Act and Exchange Act framework.

Filing teams

Corporate secretaries, legal departments, and filing service providers use the completed disclosure when preparing registration statements, periodic reports, and related SEC submissions. Teams verify the registrant’s status against governing securities requirements, preserve supporting review notes, and route the final document for authorized approval.

How the disclosure workflow works

The signNow workflow converts the issuer’s prepared disclosure into a controlled review, signature, and evidence record.

  • Upload document: Upload the issuer’s disclosure document to signNow.
  • Place checkbox: Review detected fields and place the classification checkbox.
  • Send for approval: Route the document to authorized reviewers and signer.
  • Store evidence: Complete the signature and preserve the audit trail.

Steps to complete this disclosure

Prepare the issuer’s exact disclosure language first, then use signNow to control field review, approval, execution, and record storage.

  • Upload file:

    Upload the prepared SEC disclosure.
  • Review field:

    Check the detected classification field.
  • Assign roles:

    Assign authorized reviewers and signer.
  • Complete record:

    Send, sign, and save evidence.
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Recommended disclosure workflow setup

Use controlled routing, authorized approval, and exportable evidence for this issuer classification disclosure.

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Authentication methodEmail verification with SMS OTP
Signature typeElectronic signature with signer intent
Audit trailExport with completed PDF
Document retentionFollow issuer records policy
EncryptionTLS 1.2/1.3 and AES-256

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Recordkeeping practices for this disclosure

Keep the completed disclosure, approval evidence, and audit history together under a controlled securities-records process.

Preserve filing workpapers

Export the completed document and its audit trail after approval. Keep the signed disclosure with the filing workpapers, review notes, and evidence supporting the registrant’s classification. Apply the organization’s securities-record policy and any applicable SEC or professional-recordkeeping requirements rather than assigning an unsupported retention period.

Document classification review

Record the reviewer, approval date, selected checkbox, and any classification analysis in a controlled workpaper. The disclosure itself states the election; supporting records should explain the review performed and identify the source materials considered by counsel or the financial reporting team.

Export the audit trail

Use signNow’s audit trail to preserve signer identity, timestamps, actions, and completion history. Export the audit evidence with the final PDF so the organization can demonstrate who approved the disclosure and whether the document changed after execution.

Archive the executed copy

Store the completed disclosure in restricted, access-controlled archival storage with version naming and retrieval rules. Separate drafts from the executed copy, protect confidential issuer information, and coordinate deletion schedules with legal holds, SEC obligations, and the company’s records policy.

Audit evidence for the completed disclosure

An audit trail connects the selected classification, signer activity, timestamps, and final executed document for later filing review.

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Authenticate signer:

Confirm the authorized signer through the configured signNow authentication method.
02

Record timestamp:

Capture the signer’s action with a recorded timestamp.
03

Seal record:

Preserve the completed document and its integrity evidence.
04

Review history:

Review the action history for field and signature events.
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Export evidence:

Export the audit trail with the executed disclosure.
06

Archive records:

Store both records under controlled filing-workpaper access.

Security for signed disclosures

TLS 1.2/1.3 and AES-256:

Encryption

Certified SOC 2 Type II:

Security report

Certified ISO 27001:

Information security

ESIGN and UETA compliant:

Electronic records

WCAG 2.0 Level AA:

Accessibility

GDPR and CCPA compliant:

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Integrations for filing workflows

Connect signNow with document, finance, and collaboration systems to route this disclosure, preserve approvals, and keep the executed record with related filing workpapers.

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Questions about this SEC disclosure

These answers address field handling, authorized approval, evidence, and the boundary between electronic execution and securities-law classification.

Upload the source file again and confirm that the selected disclosure field is a supported fillable area. signNow can detect fields in uploaded documents, but unusual scans or flattened artwork may require manually placing a checkbox or text field before routing the document.

Use signNow’s role-based routing to send the disclosure first to the preparer, then to securities counsel or the authorized officer. The Business plan includes templates and audit trails; permissions should prevent later edits to the approved classification.

A typed or drawn signature can be an electronic signature when intent, consent, attribution, and record reproducibility are established under ESIGN and applicable UETA rules. Confirm the signer has authority to approve the registrant’s SEC disclosure.

signNow’s audit trail records signing activity, timestamps, and completion history. Export the completed PDF and audit evidence together, then retain them under the issuer’s filing-workpaper and legal-hold procedures rather than relying on an email attachment alone.

Business Premium adds bulk send, but a single issuer disclosure usually needs controlled individual routing rather than mass distribution. Use a template only after counsel approves the exact wording, field placement, and recipient sequence for this filing.

signNow states that its eSignature service is compliant with ESIGN and UETA. That supports the electronic execution record, but it does not determine whether the registrant qualifies as an emerging growth company or replace securities-law review.

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