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New Rule Amendments Permit Electronic Signatures on SEC Filings

On November 17, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rule amendments to permit immediately and post-pandemic the use of electronic signatures on documents filed with or furnished to the SEC. The...more

12/8/2020  /  Amended Rules , Attestation Requirements , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Corporate Governance , E-Signatures , Filing Requirements , Relief Measures , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Updated Guidance and Relief Extensions: Public Company Considerations as COVID-19 Continues

Throughout the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has continued to provide both substantive guidance and logistical relief to public companies as they navigate these unprecedented...more

7/27/2020  /  Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Corporate Governance , Guidance Update , Publicly-Traded Companies , Relief Measures , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

SEC Provides Limited Relief from Proxy Material Mailing Requirements

As discussed in our previous alert, Annual Meetings in a World Without Meetings: The Impact of COVID-19 on Public Companies, on March 13, 2020, the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange...more

4/16/2020  /  Annual Meeting , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Corporate Governance , Proxy Materials , Publicly-Traded Companies , Relief Measures , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Delaware Provides Emergency Relief from Requirements for Meetings of Stockholders

As discussed in our previous alert, Annual Meetings in a World Without Meetings: The Impact of COVID-19 on Public Companies, on March 13, 2020, the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange...more

4/8/2020  /  Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Corporate Governance , Delaware General Corporation Law , Relief Measures , Shareholder Meetings , Virtual Meetings

Governor Cooper Temporarily Authorizes Virtual-Only Meetings of Shareholders

In our previous alert, Annual Meetings in a World Without Meetings: The Impact of COVID-19 on Public Companies, we discussed some of the practical steps that public companies can take to hold annual meetings in light of the...more

4/3/2020  /  Annual Meeting , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Corporate Governance , Governor Cooper , Publicly-Traded Companies , Relief Measures , Shareholder Meetings , Virtual Meetings

Public Companies: How Regulators and Issuers Are Responding to a Pandemic

Since our previous Public Companies alert, Annual Meetings in a World Without Meetings: The Impact of COVID-19 on Public Companies, regulators and issuers have taken unprecedented actions to address the impact of the...more

4/2/2020  /  Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Corporate Governance , Disclosure Requirements , Publicly-Traded Companies , Relief Measures , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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