To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise certain thresholds related to smaller reporting companies, accelerated filers, and large accelerated filers, and for other purposes.

To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise certain thresholds related to smaller reporting companies, accelerated filers, and large accelerated filers, and for other purposes. 1. Smaller reporting company, accelerated filer, and large accelerated filer thresholds (a) Smaller reporting companies (1) In general The Securities and Exchange Commission shall revise the definition of a smaller reporting company (A) in paragraph (i), by adjusting the public float threshold from $250,000,000 to $500,000,000; and (B) in paragraph (ii)— (i) by adjusting the annual revenue threshold from $100,000,000 to $250,000,000; and (ii) in paragraph (B), by adjusting the public float threshold from $700,000,000 to $900,000,000. (2) Use of three-year rolling average revenues The Securities and Exchange Commission shall revise paragraphs (1)(ii) and (2)(iii)(B) under the definition of smaller reporting company three-year rolling average revenues annual revenues (3) Conforming changes The Securities and Exchange Commission shall revise the definition of a smaller reporting company (b) Accelerated filers and large accelerated filers (1) Large accelerated filer The Securities and Exchange Commission shall revise the definition of a large accelerated filer (2) Threshold to exit accelerated filer status The Securities and Exchange Commission shall revise section 240.12b–2(3)(ii) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, to increase the threshold amount (for the aggregate worldwide market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of an issuer) at which an issuer is no longer an accelerated filer from $60,000,000 to $75,000,000. (3) Threshold to exit large accelerated filer status The Securities and Exchange Commission shall revise section 240.12b–2(3)(iii) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, to increase the threshold amount (for the aggregate worldwide market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of an issuer) at which an issuer is no longer a large accelerated filer from $560,000,000 to $750,000,000. (4) Exclusion of smaller reporting companies The Securities and Exchange Commission shall revise the definitions of an accelerated filer large accelerated filer

Summary: This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to increase threshold amounts that qualify companies as smaller reporting companies, accelerated filers, and large accelerated filers for purposes of SEC reporting requirements. The bill (1) increases the revenue and public float amounts under which a company qualifies as a smaller reporting company, (2) changes threshold requirements for smaller reporting companies from annual revenues to three-year rolling average revenues, (3) increases the aggregate worldwide market value of equity for a company to qualify as a large accelerated filer, (4) increases the market values below which a company exits accelerated filer or large accelerated filer status, and (5) excludes smaller reporting companies from status as accelerated filers or large accelerated filers.