Publicly traded companies have begun taking advantage of a 45-day extension for filing certain financial reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

As of Monday, 42 public companies had opted to take advantage of the SEC’s regulatory relief, according to Audit Analytics, an independent research and data provider that focuses on public companies. The industries represented range from hospitality, hotel, and casino companies to businesses dealing in energy, manufacturing, and insurance.

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