With the compliance deadline for the newly issued Item 408(b) of Regulation S-K approaching for calendar-year-end companies and the increased use by the Department of Justice and the SEC of data analytics in pursuing insider...more
The SEC has scheduled an open meeting on Wednesday to decide on the adoption of eagerly anticipated cybersecurity incident and governance reporting rules. If the agency adopts rules that align with what it proposed last year,...more
The SEC recently introduced “Insider Trading Arrangements and Related Disclosure” rules that mandate disclosure of Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement utilization by directors and officers, as well as insider trading policy and...more
The SEC has adopted final share repurchase disclosure rules requiring public companies to provide more detailed disclosures about their share repurchases and to tag those disclosures in Inline XBRL. Below are the key...more
This week the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) extended its deadline for when the SEC must take action on the proposed listing standards to implement the executive compensation recovery rules (the Clawback Rules) to...more
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
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On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced changes to Regulation S-K intended to modernize certain disclosures related to an issuer’s business...more
Executive Summary. On May 21, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to the current rules that require public companies to disclose financial information on significant acquisitions and...more
The SEC declared immediately effective a proposed Nasdaq rule change to delay the implementation (the “Delay Implementation”) of the previously approved Nasdaq rule change (the “April Rule Change”) to expedite delisting of...more
The SEC declared, effective immediately as of May 14, 2020, a new NYSE rule proposal which provides a temporary exception through June 30, 2020 from the shareholder approval requirements for specified issuances of 20% or more...more
The SEC declared, effective immediately, as of May 4, 2020, a new Nasdaq rule proposal (“Listing Rule 5636T”), which provides a temporary exception, through June 30, 2020...more
On May 4, 2020, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finances issued four new COVID-19-related FAQs relating to the SEC’s COVID-19 Order and its interaction with Form S-3 (FAQs were issued and not included in the staff’s...more
The SEC declared immediately effective, as of April 17, 2020, a Nasdaq rule proposal providing relief to listed companies that, in light of market conditions resulting from the impact of COVID-19, have fallen out of...more
The Division of Corporation Finance staff of the Securities Exchange Commission continues to address logistical difficulties arising from COVID-19, in this case with regard to paper Form 144 submissions....more
The SEC has approved and declared immediately effective an NYSE proposed rule change to waive, through June 30, 2020, and subject to compliance with conditions, application of certain of the shareholder approval requirements...more
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On March 25, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued an exemptive order modifying its March 4, 2020 order granting regulatory relief for certain publicly-traded company filing obligations...more
On March 13, 2020, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued guidance for conducting annual meetings in light of concerns caused by COVID-19....more
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On March 4, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced conditional regulatory relief to public companies impacted by coronavirus (COVID-19) granting them extra time to file or furnish...more
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