Appendix E — Abbreviations
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Abbreviation
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Description
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|---|---|
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AICPA
|
American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants
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APIC
|
additional paid-in capital
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ASC
|
FASB Accounting Standards Codification
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ASR
|
Accounting Series Release
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ASU
|
FASB Accounting Standards Update
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CAQ
|
Center for Audit Quality
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CEO
|
chief executive officer
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CFR
|
Code of Federal Regulations
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CFRP/CFRR
|
Codification of Financial Reporting
Policies
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DECS
|
debt exchangeable for common stock
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EBIT
|
earnings before interest and taxes
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EBITDA
|
earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation, and amortization
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EITF
|
Emerging Issues Task Force
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EPS
|
earnings per share
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ERISA
|
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
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ESOP
|
employee stock ownership plan
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FASB
|
Financial Accounting Standards Board
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FDA
|
Food and Drug Administration
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FELINE
|
flexible equity-linked exchangeable
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FRR
|
Financial Reporting Release
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GAAP
|
generally accepted accounting principles
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IAS
|
International Accounting Standard
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IFRS
|
International Financial Reporting
Standard
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IPO
|
initial public offering
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| IRC |
Internal Revenue Code
|
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LIBOR
|
London Interbank Offered Rate
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NAV
|
net asset value
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OCA
|
SEC Office of the Chief Accountant
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PCAOB
|
Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board
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PEPS
|
premium exchangeable participating
securities
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PIK
|
paid in kind
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PRIDES
|
preferred redeemable increased dividend
equity securities
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SAB
|
SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin
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SAFE
|
simple agreement for future equity
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SBIC
|
small business investment company
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SEC
|
Securities and Exchange Commission
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SPAC
|
special-purpose acquisition company
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S&P 500
|
Standard & Poor’s 500 stock market
index
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VSF
|
variable-share forward
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VWAP
|
volume-weighted average price
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ZCall
|
zero-strike call option
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