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Unicorn Blood: Why Private Company Governance and Controls Matter

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There is a strong supernatural strand in the American consciousness. Twelve percent of United States adults believed that the world would end in 2012. Twenty-one percent believe in witches. A whopping thirty-six...more

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What happened at the Corp Fin Workshop of PLI’s SEC Speaks 2024?

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At the Corp Fin Workshop last week, a segment of PLI’s SEC Speaks 2024, the panel focused on disclosure review, a task that occupies 70% of Corp Fin attorneys and accountants. The panel discussed several key topics, looking...more

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The SEC Amends Policy on Economic Projections, and Issues Final Rules and Additional Guidance for SPACs and Shell Companies

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The SEC on January 24, 2024 adopted final rules amending the disclosure and registration requirements applicable to special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and shell companies that register or file reports with the SEC....more

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SEC Adopts Tough New Rules for SPACS: New Guidance for All Companies on Projections

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On January 24, 2024, the SEC approved by a 3-2 vote new rules to substantially change the disclosure and liability regime governing SPACs, including de-SPAC transactions, or “SPAC target IPOs” as referred to by Chairman...more

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Key Considerations for the 2024 Annual Reporting Season: Your Upcoming Form 20-F and other FPI-Specific Considerations

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This memorandum outlines key considerations from White & Case's Public Company Advisory Group for foreign private issuers ("FPIs") during the 2024 annual reporting season, divided into two sections: Form 20-F Housekeeping...more

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Financial Statement Requirements in US Securities Offerings - Guide for Non-US Issuers

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Latham & Watkins, in collaboration with KPMG, has released 2023 guides to the financial statements required for US securities offerings. These companion guides provide US issuers and non-US issuers a roadmap to help navigate...more

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Glass Lewis and ISS Announce Updates For 2024 Proxy Season

Glass Lewis (“GL”) recently released its annual Benchmark Policy Guidelines for 2024.  This update makes several changes to how the proxy advisory firm will evaluate company policies related to executive compensation. ...more

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[Webinar] 5th Annual Corporate & Securities Counsel Public Company Forum - December 12th, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm CST

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Please join us for our 5th Annual Corporate & Securities Counsel Public Company Forum. This virtual half-day program will feature panel discussions focused on timely and practical guidance related to the latest developments...more

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Public Company Update: Glass Lewis Releases Updated Guidelines for 2024 Proxy Season

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On November 16, 2023, proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis released its 2024 Proxy Voting Policy Guidelines. The new guidelines apply to shareholder meetings occurring after January 1, 2024. Unsurprisingly, many of Glass Lewis’s...more

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Recent PCAOB Developments for Audit Committee and Companies

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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has had one of its busiest years in recent memory, including with respect to standard setting, inspections and enforcement. Below is a summary of notable developments that...more

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SEC charges Newell with misleading disclosure and control failures

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In this settled action, the SEC charged Newell Brands and its former CEO with providing misleading disclosure about a prominently featured non-GAAP financial measure—“core sales,” a key NGFM that Newell portrayed as providing...more

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Time to Get Ready for the 2024 Reporting Season

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As companies look ahead to the upcoming proxy and annual report season, the SEC has generated a number of new items to add to your compliance checklist – in addition to those covered in last year's list. Those items, along...more

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SEC Releases New and Revised C&DIs on Pay Versus Performance Disclosures

On September 27, 2023, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance released nine new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”) to clarify the pay versus performance...more

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Corp Fin posts new CDIs regarding pay versus performance

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Corp Fin has posted some new CDIs on pay versus performance. In August last year, the SEC finally adopted a new rule requiring disclosure of information reflecting the relationship between executive compensation actually paid...more

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Corp Fin Issues CDIs on Pay Versus Performance

On September 27, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) issued nine new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDIs) regarding pay versus performance...more

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Non-GAAP Comment Letters: SEC Areas of Focus

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On December 13, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued seven new or revised Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) on topics regarding the use of non-GAAP financial measures in SEC filings....more

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SEC Enforcement in Financial Reporting and Disclosure: Summer 2023 Update

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We are pleased to present our latest update on financial reporting and issuer disclosure enforcement activity. This White Paper primarily focuses on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) enforcement activity...more

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Public Companies Update – April One-Minute Reads

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SEC announces settlement for misleading non-GAAP disclosures - On March 14, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced settled charges against DXC Technology, an IT services company, for misleading disclosures...more

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Audit committee oversight of non-GAAP financial measures

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According to audit firm PwC, non-GAAP financial measures play an important role in financial reporting, “showing a view of the company’s financial or operational results to supplement what is captured in the financial...more

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Continued SEC Scrutiny of Non-GAAP Disclosures

On March 14, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) instituted cease-and-desist proceedings against DXC Technology Company (DXC) for alleged violations of Regulation G and other federal securities laws in its...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

SEC Charges Public Company for Misleading Non-GAAP Disclosures

On March 14, 2023, DXC Technology Company (“DXC”) settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for $8 million regarding alleged misleading disclosures in DXC’s public filings. The SEC claimed DXC made...more

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SEC Announces Enforcement Action for Misleading Non-GAAP Disclosures

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently entered into a consent order with IT services company DXC Technology (DXC) with respect to DXC’s alleged violations of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. The SEC...more

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SEC Comment Letter Update

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Overview - This article highlights comment letters publicly issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) during 2022. The SEC issues comment letters in connection with...more

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SEC Levies $8M Fine for Misleading Non-GAAP Disclosures and Disclosure Control Failures

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On March 14, DXC Technology Company (DXC) settled charges alleged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for $8 million. The SEC claimed that DXC made misleading disclosures and lacked adequate disclosure controls...more

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SEC charges DXC with misleading non-GAAP disclosures and absence of non-GAAP disclosure controls

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The SEC has announced settled charges against DXC Technology Company, a multi-national information technology company, for making misleading disclosures about its non-GAAP financial performance in multiple reporting periods...more

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