SEC COVID-19 Relief: Forms 144

The SEC staff is providing temporary relief to those affected by COVID-19 regarding Forms 144 submitted for the period from and including April 10, 2020 to June 30, 2020. The Division of Corporation Finance staff will allow Forms 144 that would otherwise be filed in hard copy (or by EDGAR, which remains an alternative) to be submitted via email in lieu of mailing or delivering the paper form to the SEC if the filer or submitter attaches a complete Form 144 as a PDF attachment to an email sent to PaperForms144@SEC.gov. If the filer or submitter is unable to provide a manual signature on the Form 144 submitted by email, the relief allows the filer or submitter to provide a typed form of signature in lieu of the manual signature, as long as (1) he or she retains a manually signed signature page or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting his or her signature that appears in typed form within the electronic submission and provides such document, as promptly as practicable, upon request by the SEC staff; (2) such document indicates the date and time when the signature was executed; and (3) the filer or submitter (with the exception of natural persons) establishes and maintains policies and procedures governing this process.