The Commission hereby adopts rules, encompassing certain amendments to Regulation S-X, to modify the financial statement presentation of preferred stocks subject to mandatory redemption requirements or. whose redemption is outside the control of the issuer. The rules adopted do not impact present reporting practices of registrants not having such securities outstanding. Registrants having such securities outstanding are required to present separately, in balance sheets, amounts applicable to the following three general classes of securities: (i) preferred stocks subject to mandatory redemption requirements or whose redemption is outside the control of the issuer; (ii) preferred stocks which are not redeemable or are redeemable solely at the option of the issuer; and (iii) common stocks. A general heading, stockholders\u27 equity, is not to be used and presentation of a combined total for equity securities, inclusive of redeemable preferred stocks, is prohibited. In addition, the rules require disclosure of redemption terms, five-year maturity data, and changes in redeemable preferred stocks in a separate note to the financial statements captioned Redeemable Preferred Stocks
