On December 14, 2022, the SEC adopted final rules amending Rule 10b5-1, a safe harbor from liability under the U.S. insider trading rules. The safe harbor permits directors, executive officers and others, including issuers,...more
As many of our readers will have heard, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) has announced the adoption of a new prospectus exemption for certain reporting issuers listed on a Canadian stock exchange (the...more
9/28/2022
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Corporate Financing ,
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Cross-Border Transactions ,
Exemptions ,
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Private Placements ,
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Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation D ,
Rule 506 Offerings ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The United States capital markets are among the world’s largest and most stable markets to access capital and liquidity for securityholders. In the past, many Canadian companies have elected not to access the United States...more
10/15/2020
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Capital Markets ,
Corporate Issuers ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Foreign Issuers ,
OTCQB ,
OTCQX ,
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Securities Regulation
Canadian companies relying on Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt their U.S. awards of stock options and other types of compensatory equity (such as RSUs and PSUs), need to track on an ongoing basis the amount...more
A Canadian company that proposes to grant stock options or other types of equity compensation to persons in the United States must comply with the securities laws of the state in which the recipient is located, unless the...more
In December 2015, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced an amended regime for a prospectus-exempt rights offering in Canada. This amended regime allows certain public companies in Canada to conduct a...more