# Registration statement

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In the United States, a **registration statement** is a set of documents, including a [prospectus](/source/Prospectus_(finance)), which a company must file with the [U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission](/source/U.S._Securities_and_Exchange_Commission) before it proceeds with a [public offering](/source/Public_offering).[1][2]

As of May 2022, the [United States Supreme Court](/source/United_States_Supreme_Court) was considering the case of *[Slack Technologies, LLC v. Pirani](/source/Slack_Technologies%2C_LLC_v._Pirani)*, No. 22-200, 598 U.S. ___ (2023), with regard to whether [Sections 11 and 12(a)(2)](/source/Securities_Act_of_1933#Civil_liability;_Sections_11_and_12) of the [Securities Act of 1933](/source/Securities_Act_of_1933) require plaintiffs to plead and prove that they acquired [shares](/source/Share_(finance)) of stock registered under and traceable to the registration statement they claim was misleading.[3][4]

## See also

- [Securities Act of 1933](/source/Securities_Act_of_1933)

- [Form S-3](/source/Form_S-3)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Registration Under the Securities Act of 1933"](https://www.sec.gov/answers/regis33.htm). SEC. Retrieved 2010-06-19.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["IPO Basics: The Registration Statement"](http://www.inc.com/articles/1999/11/15745.html). *Inc*. 1999-11-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Eichenberger, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP-Sarah; Zelichov, Richard H. (December 15, 2022). ["Supreme Court to Weigh in on Securities Act of 1933 Standing in Slack Technologies Direct Listing Appeal"](https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=6977c061-9c77-4a68-8254-fa952cce2ff8). *Lexology*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Motion for leave to file and brief for the chamber of commerce of the United States of America and the securities industry and financial markets association as Amici Curiae in support of petitioners"](https://web.archive.org/web/20221006212543/https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-200/242285/20221003121846238_2022-10-03%20%20No.%2022-200%20Slack%20-%20Chamber%20Cert%20Amici%20Brief.pdf) (PDF). Archived from [the original](https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-200/242285/20221003121846238_2022-10-03%20%20No.%2022-200%20Slack%20-%20Chamber%20Cert%20Amici%20Brief.pdf) (PDF) on 2022-10-06.

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