Confidential treatment
(2) Confidential treatment. If action will be taken on any matter specified in Item 14 of Schedule 14A ( 240.14a-101), all copies of the preliminary proxy statement and form of proxy filed under paragraph (a) of this section will be for the information of the Commission only and will not be deemed available for public inspection until filed with the Commission in definitive form so long as: (i) The proxy statement does not relate to a matter or proposal subject to 240.13e-3 or a roll-up transaction as defined in Item 901(c) of Regulation S-K ( 229.901(c) of this chapter); (ii) Neither the parties to the transaction nor any persons authorized to act on their behalf have made any public communications relating to the transaction except for statements where the content is limited to the information specified in 230.135 of this chapter; and (iii) The materials are filed in paper and marked Confidential, For Use of the Commission Only. In all cases, the materials may be disclosed to any department or agency of the United States Government and to the Congress, and the Commission may make any inquiries or investigation into the materials as may be necessary to conduct an adequate review by the Commission.