The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 issued a notice informing the public that corporations with SEC registration number ending 1 and 2 shall be given an extension on the deadline in filing their financial statements until April 22, 2014. April 21 and 22 were assigned to replace the April 17 and 18 which are falling on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday.
Before April 14, 2014, same as the old rule, everyone can file regardless of the last digit of the SEC Registration number. So why wait for the deadline?
Below is a copy of the notice:
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has posted in its website SEC Memorandum Circular No. 16, Series of 2013 dated September 13, 2013 setting forth the schedule of filing of the annual financial statements of companies with fiscal year ends December 31, 2013.
| Filing Date | Last Digit of SEC Registration/License |
| April 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 | “1” , “2” |
| April 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 | “3” , “4” |
| April 28, 29, 30, May 2 | “5” , “6” |
| May 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | “7” , “8” |
| May 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 | “9” , “0” |
Also, on January 13, 2014, the SEC posted a notice in its website stating the hours of filing financial statements to the commission on April 14, 15 and 16 since April 17 and 18 are non-working holiday, as follows:
