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shelf registration

 
 
noun [C] STOCK MARKET, FINANCE

Definition

an official arrangement with the financial market authorities for a company to offer a group of new shares or bonds over a period, or the number of shares, etc. involved: The company withdrew its earlier shelf registration statement with the SEC.
(Definition of shelf registration noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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