Form ID
GENErAL INSTrUCTIoNS
USING AND PREPARING FORM ID
FORM ID must be filed by all applicant types listed on this Form, or their agents, to whom the Commission
previously has not assigned a Central Index Key (CIK) code, to request the following access codes to permit filing
on EDGAR:
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Central Index Key (CIK)—The CIK uniquely identifies each filer, filing agent, and training agent. We assign the
CIK at the time you make an initial application. You may not change this code. The CIK is a public number.
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CIK Confirmation Code (CCC)—You will use the CCC in the header of your filings in conjunction with your
CIK to ensure that you authorized the filing.
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Password (PW)—The PW allows you to log onto the EDGAR system, submit filings, and change your CCC.
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Password Modification Authorization Code (PMAC)—The PMAC allows you to change your password.
An applicant must file this Form in electronic format via the Commission’s EDGAR Filer Management website.
Please see Regulation S-T (17 CFR Part 232) and the EDGAR Filer Manual for instructions on how to file
electronically, including how to use the access codes.
The applicant must complete the Form ID electronic filing by also submitting to the Commission a copy of a
notarized paper “authenticating” document. The authenticating document must include the information required
to be included in the Form ID filing, be manually signed by the applicant over the applicant’s typed signature, and
confirm the authenticity of the Form ID filing. Applicants may fulfill the authenticating document requirement by
making a copy of the applicant’s electronic Form ID filing, adding the necessary confirming language, signing it,
and having the signature notarized.
The Form ID application must include a notarized authentication document in PDF format. The application
can include other attachments such as a cover letter or Power of Attorney. To assemble the Form ID submission
(i.e., associate any attachments with your Form ID application), you must upload them to EDGAR. The PDF
document attachment must not contain active content (Actions, embedded JavaScript, etc.), external references
(Destinations, Hyperlinks, etc.), and passwords or document security controls.
For assistance with technical questions about electronic filing, call Filer Support at (202) 551-8900. For assistance
with questions about the EDGAR rules, Division of Corporation Finance filers may call the Office of Information
Technology at (202) 551-3600; and Division of Investment Management filers may call the IM EDGAR Inquiry Line
at (202) 551-6989.
You must complete all items in any parts that apply to you. If any item in any part does not apply to you, please leave
it blank.
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