1. Financial statement reporting requirements for emerging growth companies (a) Securities Act of 1933 Section 7(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77g(a)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking and at the end; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: (B) need not present acquired company financial statements or information otherwise required under section 210.3-05 or section 210.8-04 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto, for any period prior to the earliest audited period of the emerging growth company presented in connection with its initial public offering and, thereafter, in no event shall an issuer that was an emerging growth company but is no longer an emerging growth company be required to present financial statements of the issuer (or acquired company financial statements or information otherwise required under section 210.3-05 or section 210.8-04 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto) for any period prior to the earliest audited period of the emerging growth company presented in connection with its initial public offering; and . (b) Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Section 12(b)(1)(K) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78l(b)(1)(K) ) is amended by striking firm