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Municipal securities dealers, issuers, obligated persons and their designated agents provide the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) with electronic documents to be posted on EMMA. EMMA Dataport is the utility through which submissions of documents and related information are made to MSRB Market Transparency Programs. For information about how to make specific submissions, please click on the applicable link below.
Municipal securities dealers must register with the MSRB and comply with all relevant rules governing their market activities.
MSRB rules require municipal bond underwriters to provide electronic primary market documents and related information to the MSRB. Primary market documents include official statements and advance refunding documents.
The MSRB provides online training for the following primary market submissions to EMMA®: Submitting Primary Market Disclosures for a New Issue Adding to or Removing Securities from a Primary Market Submission Adding to or Removing an Issue or a Series from a Primary Market Submission Submitting and Archiving an Official Statement Document Submitting Remarketing Data and Information Submitting an Advance Refunding Submitting a Security Ineligible for CUSIP Assignment Submitting Commercial Paper for a Primary Offering FAQs About Primary Market Submission (PDF) Manual for Primary Market Submission (PDF)
MSRB rules require dealers participating in the market for municipal securities bearing interest at short-term rates to provide documents that describe auction procedures, in the case of Auction Rate Securities (ARS), and documents describing liquidity facilities, in the case of Variable Rate Demand Obligations (VRDO).
The MSRB provides online training for variable rate securities submissions to EMMA®: Submitting Variable Rate Securities Documents Presentation on SHORT Submissions (PDF) Manual for SHORT submissions (PDF)
MSRB rules require municipal securities dealers serving as underwriters (including those who act as primary distributors) for 529 college savings plans to submit disclosure documents and subsequent plan amendments to the MSRB for posting on the EMMA website.
Presentation on 529 College Savings Plan Disclosure Submissions (PDF) Manual for 529 College Savings Plan Disclosure Submissions (PDF)
Municipal securities dealers that underwrite municipal bonds must submit information to the MSRB on their municipal business and related political contributions to issuer officials, state and local political parties, and bond ballot campaigns. Political contribution information is to be provided for the dealer, the dealer's municipal finance professionals and non-municipal finance professional executive officers, as well as political action committees controlled by dealers or their municipal finance professionals.
Political Contribution Disclosure Submissions Handbook (PDF)
Municipal issuers provide disclosures about their bonds through the MSRB's EMMA website.
Continuing disclosure submissions include event-based and financial disclosures pursuant to continuing disclosure undertakings entered into and consistent with Exchange Act Rule 15c2-12, as well as other continuing disclosure documents concerning municipal securities. The MSRB also accepts disclosures for asset-backed securities under SEC Rule 15Ga-1. These disclosures are submitted to the MSRB for posting on the EMMA website.
The MSRB provides online training for the following continuing disclosure submissions to EMMA: Submitting Continuing Disclosures Creating and Controlling Groups FAQs About Continuing Disclosure Submission (PDF) Manual for Continuing Disclosure Submission (PDF)
Voluntary submissions of primary market documents, which include preliminary official statements, official statements, and pre-sale documents, can be submitted to the MSRB for posting on the EMMA website.
Presentation on Voluntary Submissions by Issuers (PDF)
Voluntary financial disclosure submissions include annual financial information that includes the timing in which annual financial statements will be disclosed on EMMA, the accounting method by which the annual financial statements are prepared, and a URL link that provides access to additional financial information.
Presentation on Voluntary Submissions by Issuers (PDF) Manual for Voluntary Submissions by Issuers and Obligated Persons
Obligated persons submit documents and related information similar to issuers.
Continuing disclosure submissions include event-based and financial disclosures which are submitted to the MSRB and posted on the EMMA website.
The MSRB provides online training for the following continuing disclosure submissions to EMMA: Submitting Financial Disclosures Creating and Controlling Groups FAQs About Continuing Disclosure Submission (PDF) Manual for Continuing Disclosure Submission (PDF)
Voluntary financial disclosure submissions include annual financial information filings of the timing in which annual financial statements will be disclosed on EMMA, the accounting method by which the annual financial statements are prepared, and a URL link that provides access to additional financial information.
Presentation on Voluntary Submissions by Obligated Persons (PDF) Manual for Voluntary Submissions by Issuers and Obligated Persons