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Amendments to the GEM Listing Rules

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The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange) implemented its reforms to the GEM Listing Rules on 1 January 2024. For companies currently listed on GEM, one of the key changes is a new streamlined transfer...more

Sullivan & Worcester

SEC Adopts Amendments to the Investment Company Names Rule (Rule 35d-1)

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On September 20, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to Rule 35d-1[1] (the “Names Rule”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as well as amendments to certain...more

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New Disclosure Requirements for Public REITs' Share Repurchases

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On May 3, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final amendments that call for certain quantitative and qualitative disclosure requirements with respect to repurchases of an issuer’s equity securities that are...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

SEC Adopts Amendments to Expand the Communications Exemption for “Demo Days” and General Solicitations of Interest

Effective as of March 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted several amendments “to facilitate capital formation and increase opportunities for investors by expanding access to capital for small and...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

SEC Adopts Final Rule on 10b5-1 Plans

The SEC has adopted final amendments to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The amendments: Add new conditions to the availability of the affirmative defense under Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1(c)(1),...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Votes to Adopt Amendments to Rule 10b5-1 and Related Disclosure Amendments

At today’s open meeting, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to approve amendments to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The SEC had proposed extensive amendments in January 2022,...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

SEC Adopts Amendments to Proxy Voting Advice Rules

The SEC adopted amendments on July 13, 2022 to its rules governing voting advice rendered by proxy voting advice firms. In particular, the amendments are designed to alleviate certain burdens that may impair the timeliness...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Investors Sue to Invalidate Rule 14a-8 Amendments

The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, James McRitchie and As You Sow have sued the SEC to invalidate the most recent amendments to Rule 14a-8 which permits small shareholders to submit proposals to public...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

SEC Amends Disclosure Requirements for Business Description, Legal Proceedings and Risk Factors

Companies will need to address these amendments when preparing their future SEC reports to reflect the SEC’s changes to certain long-standing disclosure requirements. Items 101 (Description of Business), 103 (Legal...more

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SEC Amendments Exempt More Smaller Reporting Companies from SOX 404(b) and Accelerated Filing Deadlines

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted amendments to the definitions of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer to exclude companies that had annual revenues of less than $100 million in their most...more

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Financial Services Weekly Roundup: New Rules, Amendments And More Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

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In This Issue. The ongoing global outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to grow in scale and scope. In response, federal financial regulators are continuing efforts to bring regulatory relief to promote stability...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

New Definitions of Accelerated and Large Accelerated Filer

The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions, which impact the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002....more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

SEC Amends Accelerated Filer and Large Accelerated Filer Definitions

The SEC has adopted amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions. The amendments exclude from the accelerated and large accelerated filer definitions an issuer that is eligible to be a smaller...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

SEC Adopts Amendments to Implement Fast Act Disclosure Modernization and Simplification

On March 20, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) voted to adopt amendments to modernize and simplify disclosure requirements for public companies, investment advisers and investment companies. ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Delaware Code Amendments Increase Franchise Taxes for Corporations

Delaware Gov. John Carney recently signed into law amendments to the Delaware Code altering certain fees and franchise taxes charged by the Delaware secretary of state. The most significant of these amendments raises the...more

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