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Fifth Circuit Will Reconsider Challenges to Nasdaq Board Diversity Rule

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit agreed recently to revisit a challenge to Nasdaq's board diversity rule. As we previously reported, a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit upheld the rule in October 2023....more

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Target Strikes Back at Shareholder's (Reverse) Social Justice Suit

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We recently posted about the investor who sued Target Corporation for securities laws violations arising from Target's alleged failure to warn investors about the risks associated with rolling out its 2023 Pride Collection...more

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Considerations in Complying with Nasdaq Rule 5606

In August 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved new board diversity listing standards for companies listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq). As part of these new listing standards, Nasdaq...more

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SEC Approves Nasdaq’s Revised Board Diversity Disclosure Deadlines

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On December 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a proposed rule change with regard to upcoming disclosure deadlines in Nasdaq Listing Rules 5605 and 5606. The rule change aligns the disclosure...more

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Fifth Circuit hears oral argument on challenge to Nasdaq board diversity rules—will the rules survive?

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On Friday, August 6, 2021, the SEC approved a Nasdaq proposal for new listing rules regarding board diversity and disclosure, accompanied by a proposal to provide free access to a board recruiting service. The new listing...more

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SEC Approves Nasdaq Board Diversity Proposal

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On August 6, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) approved the board diversity rule proposed by the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) mentioned in our previous article (the “Board Diversity Rule”). Nasdaq...more

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International Capital Markets Newsletter - Winter 2021: New Nasdaq Board Diversity Listing Rules

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On 6 August 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) approved The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC’s (“Nasdaq”) proposal to adopt listing rules 5605(f) and 5606 related to enhancing board diversity (the “Board...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SEC Approves NASDAQ's Board Diversity Disclosure Requirements - Capital Markets Compass | Issue 1

On August 6, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved Nasdaq listing rules implementing new board diversity disclosure requirements that will apply to most Nasdaq-listed companies (Nasdaq Board Diversity Rules)....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

What Does The SEC Approved NASDAQ Diversity Proposal Mean For Boards?

On this episode of Kelley Drye’s Legal Download, Senior Associate Courtney Kleshinski and Special Counsel Shanin Farmer will discuss NASDAQ’s Diversity Proposal, approved by the SEC in August 2021, that would establish a...more

McGuireWoods LLP

SEC Approves Nasdaq Rules on Board Diversity

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On Aug. 6, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved Nasdaq’s new listing rules regarding board diversity and disclosure. The new rules will require most Nasdaq-listed companies to have, or explain why...more

Snell & Wilmer

SEC Approves Nasdaq’s Board Diversity Rules

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On August 6, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC’s (“Nasdaq”) proposed board diversity rule. The rule is intended to encourage greater board diversity by requiring board...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Public Companies & the Law

SEC Approves Nasdaq Board Diversity Rules

As if issuers needed a reminder that it’s always the right time to be thinking about board composition, earlier this month, the SEC approved new Nasdaq rules that will require companies listed on that exchange to collect and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

SEC Approves Nasdaq Diversity Rule

On August 6, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved Nasdaq’s Board Diversity Rule (Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Rules 5605(f) and 5606), which requires listed companies to have at least two diverse board...more

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Inclusion, Equity, & Diversity Update – SEC Approves Nasdaq Rule on Board Diversity

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As companies focus on workforce inclusion, equity, and diversity (IE&D), they are under increasing pressure to assure that the membership of their boards reflects these values. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more

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SEC Approves Nasdaq Board Diversity Proposal

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The growing demand for increased diversity on corporate boards passed another hurdle.  The SEC approved to Nasdaq’s proposed rule changes to mandate increased board diversity requirements.  Three SEC Commissioners, including...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

New NASDAQ Board Diversity Disclosure Rules

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As discussed in more detail here, on August 6, 2021, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) approved NASDAQ Rules 5605(f) and 5606, which require each NASDAQ listed company (subject to certain narrow...more

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SEC Approves New Board Diversity Disclosure Requirements for Nasdaq-Listed Companies

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The Board Diversity Proposal generally requires each Nasdaq-listed company "to have, or explain why it does not have, at least two members of its board of directors who are Diverse," defined as at least one director who...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Client Alert: SEC Approves Nasdaq Board Diversity Listing Rules

On August 6, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) approved Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) board diversity listing rules. These rules, which Nasdaq initially proposed in December 2020 and then revised...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Client Alert: SEC Approves Nasdaq's Board Diversity Disclosure Requirements

On August 6, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved Nasdaq listing rules implementing new board diversity disclosure requirements that will apply to most Nasdaq-listed companies (the Board Diversity Rules). The...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

SEC Approves Nasdaq Board Diversity Listing Rules

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On August 6, 2021, the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) approved Nasdaq Rules 5605(f) and 5606 on board diversity, which are the first of their kind to be implemented on a national scale in the United States. They...more

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SEC Approves Nasdaq's Plan to Improve Diversity on Company Boards

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved Nasdaq Stock Market LLC's proposed rule changes related to board diversity and disclosure on Aug. 6, 2021.1 A Nasdaq-listed issuer, subject to some exceptions...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Diversity boost in the boardroom: SEC approves Nasdaq’s new rules to spark increased board diversity for listed companies

On August 6, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC’s (Nasdaq) Board Diversity Rule, which is intended to enhance board diversity and transparency among companies listed on its...more

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SEC Approves New Nasdaq Board Diversity Disclosure Rules

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On August 6, 2021, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a Nasdaq rule change that requires its listed companies to have diverse boards or explain why they do not. Subject to certain issuer exemptions and...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

SEC Approves Nasdaq’s Proposed Rule Changes to Increase Corporate Board Diversity

On August 6, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an order approving proposed rule changes submitted by The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) to adopt listing rules related to board diversity. ...more

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SEC Approves NASDAQ Board Diversity Proposal Over Significant Dissent

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The SEC recently approved two proposals by NASDAQ concerning board diversity. Specifically, the proposals would "require each Nasdaq listed company, subject to certain exceptions, to publicly disclose . . . information on...more

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