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“Novel” or Not: the SEC and DOJ’s Expansion of Insider Trading to “Shadow Trading” and 10b5-1 Plans Survive Their Days in Court

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On April 5, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") won a jury verdict in its first "shadow trading" insider trading action. Only a few weeks before this verdict, a court denied a motion to dismiss a...more

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Reminder: Deadlines for Changes to Forms 4 and 5 Reporting and Electronic Filing of Form 144

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New Checkbox for Forms 4 and 5 Reporting – Effective April 3, 2023 - Starting April 3, 2023, all Forms 4 or 5 filed by insiders of domestic issuers must include a new checkbox to identify any transactions made pursuant to...more

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On Heels of Recent Rule Amendments, DOJ and SEC Target Purported 10b5-1 Trading Plan Abuse

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A few months after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized amendments to address perceived abuses of corporate insider trading plans (known as "10b5-1 trading plans"), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)...more

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DOJ Brings First Criminal Charges for Trades Under a Rule 10b5‐1 Plan

On March 1, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the insider-trading indictment of Terren Peizer, Chairman and former CEO of health-care provider Ontrak. DOJ called this indictment “groundbreaking,” in that it is...more

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The First Criminal Rule 10b-5-1 Case

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The Commission created Rule 10b5-1 plans two decades ago. The rule essentially creates a safe haven for those who in good faith trade securities and are not in possession of inside information....more

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Insider Trading Rule Amendments Now in Effect

Amendments to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are effective as of February 27, 2023. Unanimously adopted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) December of last year, the Rule 10b5-1...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

To be or not to be a “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” – that is the question!

A “Rule 10b5-1 plan” is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense provided in Rule 10b5-1(c), the rule that provides an affirmative defense to an allegation of having traded on the basis of material nonpublic information...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

SEC Issues Final Rules on Rule 10b5-1 and Insider Reporting Changes

On December 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) adopted final rules (the “Final Rules”) which will affect trading by directors and officers of listed issuers and disclosure about such...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

SEC Adopts Broad Amendments to Rule 10b5-1 Protections and Section 16(a) Reporting

Affected individuals should review their 10b5-1 plans and Section 16(a) Reporting practices to ensure they comply with the new regulations. Directors, officers and other persons (other than issuers) cannot maintain more...more

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SEC adopts new rules on 10b5-1 plans [UPDATED]

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[This post revises and updates my earlier post primarily to provide a more detailed discussion of the contents of the adopting release.] - At an open meeting in December last year—happy new year!—the SEC voted to adopt...more

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Getting Ready for Amended Rule 10b5-1 and Other New SEC Requirements Relating to Insider Trading

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In December 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1, the rule that provides an affirmative defense to claims of insider trading for persons acquiring or disposing of...more

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SEC Adopts Tougher Trading Rules for Corporate Insiders

On January 13, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed several rule and form amendments to address potentially abusive practices relating to the use of Rule 10b5-1 plans, grants of options and other...more

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SEC Rule Amendments on Insider Trading Arrangements

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) held an open meeting on December 14, 2022, in part, to consider amendments to Rule 10b5-1 and related disclosure rules, including Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, insider trading...more

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Buyer (and Seller) Beware: SEC Adopts Final Rules on 10b5-1 Trading Plans

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The Securities and Exchange Commission has long focused on pursuing potential insider trading violations, and its recent enforcement efforts serve as a stark reminder that the Commission has made insider trading cases a...more

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Rule 10b5-1 Insider Trading Arrangements

On December 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules amending Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to impose new conditions to the availability of the Rule 10b5-1...more

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SEC Adopts Significant Changes to Rule 10b5-1 Affecting Trading by Insiders

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on December 14, 2022, finalized amendments to Rule 10b5-1 that will both amend the Rule 10b5-1(c)(1) affirmative defense to insider trading liability and create new disclosure...more

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A Closer Look at the Rule 10b5-1 Amendments Adopted by the SEC

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in a rare unanimous vote, adopted amendments to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) and new disclosure requirements to enhance investor...more

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SEC adopts major Rule 10b5-1 amendments and disclosure requirements relating to securities transactions

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On December 14, the SEC adopted long-awaited amendments to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act that add new conditions for a trading arrangement to qualify for the rule’s affirmative defense against Rule 10b-5 liability for...more

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SEC Adopts New Rule 10B-5 Insider Trading Requirements

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On December 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new rules (i) implementing additional conditions for insiders to rely on the affirmative defense for Rule 10b5-1 trading plans (“10b5-1 plans”)...more

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SEC Amends Insider Trading Safe Harbor and Requires New Disclosures to Address Insider Trading Risks

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On December 14, 2022, the SEC adopted final rules amending Rule 10b5-1, the safe harbor that allows directors, executive officers and others, including issuers, to engage in securities transactions while in possession of...more

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SEC Amends Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangement Conditions and Disclosure Requirements for Issuers and Section 16 Reporting Persons to...

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On Dec. 14, 2022, the SEC voted to adopt amendments to Rule 10b5-1 and to enhance disclosure requirements, in an attempt to establish meaningful guardrails around the use of Rule 10b5-1 trading plans and strengthen...more

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SEC Adopts Amendments to 10b5-1 Plans

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On December 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unanimously voted to adopt amendments to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), adding new conditions to the availability of...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

What You Need to Know About the SEC’s Amendments to Enhance Investor Protections Concerning Insider Trading

During an open meeting held December 14, 2022, the SEC voted unanimously in favor of adopting changes to the rules governing insider trading defenses, including amendments to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

SEC Adopts New Conditions and Disclosures Regarding 10b5-1 Plans

On Dec. 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 10b5-1, generally in the form issued for comment in January 2022 (replacing the version initially published on Dec. 15, 2021), which we...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Adopts Amendments to Rule 10b5-1’s Affirmative Defense to Insider Trading Liability & Related Disclosures

On December 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) unanimously adopted amendments (the “amendments”) to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and related disclosure...more

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