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Shelf Offering

 
Investment Dictionary: Shelf Offering

An SEC provision allowing an issuer to register a new issue security without selling the entire issue at once.

Investopedia Says:
The issuer can sell portions of the issue over a two-year period without re-registering the security or incurring penalties.

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