Disclosure schedule
Also called: disclosure letter
ELI5
A document listing exceptions to legal promises in the contract.
Used in conversation
“The disclosure schedule needs input from every function.”
Definition
A schedule qualifying representations and disclosing exceptions, liabilities or facts relevant to an agreement.
Here “Disclosure schedule” means: A schedule qualifying representations and disclosing exceptions, liabilities or facts relevant to an agreement.
Pitch context
You will see “Disclosure schedule” in fundraising decks, data rooms, term sheets and investor conversations when the discussion reaches term-sheet control & investor rights.
Why it matters: In term-sheet control & investor rights, a loose definition can change rights, obligations, approval, disclosure or enforceability.
Caution
Meaning, enforceability and required process vary by jurisdiction and agreement; this definition is not legal advice.
Sources & evidence · 5
Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.
- National Venture Capital Association — Model Legal DocumentsDirect source · institutional · checked 2026-08-16
- Y Combinator — Series A Term Sheet TemplateDirect source · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — Small Business Capital Formation GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — Exempt OfferingsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- Y Combinator — Safe financing documentsSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16