Public offer size disclosure must exclude shares reserved on firm allotment to prevent misleading investors.

Inclusion of shares reserved on a firm allotment basis in the number of shares stated as offered to the public risks confusing or misleading investors; companies must exclude such reserved shares when calculating and disclosing the public offer size, because mere revision after prior announcements may not remedy the misinformation and would impose additional corrective publicity and reissue costs.

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