On June 24, 2024, the SEC issued five new Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) relating to the materiality assessment and disclosure requirements of material cybersecurity incidents under Item 1.05 of Form 8-K....more
7/12/2024
/ Compliance ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Form 8-K ,
Governance Standards ,
Guidance Update ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Investment ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Last week, Erik Gerding, Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the Division), issued a statement providing clarification regarding the disclosure of cybersecurity incidents by reporting companies. This...more
6/4/2024
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Form 8-K ,
Investors ,
New Rules ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Voluntary Disclosure
Starting today, Tuesday, May 28, 2024, the amendments to Securities Exchange Act Rule 15c6-1 take effect, shortening the settlement cycle for most broker-dealer securities transactions to the trade date plus one business day...more
On January 24, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules relating to special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and other shell companies. The new rules are effective on July 1, 2024....more
5/16/2024
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investor Protection ,
New Guidance ,
New Rules ,
PSLRA ,
Reverse Mergers ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shell Corporations ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Underwriting
On December 19, 2023, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) share repurchase disclosure rules, which were adopted in May 2023 and became effective on July 31,...more
On October 10, 2023, as part of an effort to modernize beneficial ownership reporting requirements to align with today’s dynamic markets, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced the adoption of amendments...more
10/25/2023
/ Beneficial Owner ,
Compliance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EDGAR ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Final Rules ,
New Amendments ,
Passive Investments ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Schedule 13D ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Transparency
On August 25, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted rules that amend Item 402 of Regulation S-K to require reporting companies to disclose information detailing the relationship between a company’s...more
9/27/2022
/ CD&A ,
Compensation ,
Corporate Net Income ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
Pay-for-Performance ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
Smaller Reporting Companies ,
Total Shareholder Return (TSR) ,
XBRL Filing Requirements
For many U.S. public companies, June 30 is the end of their second fiscal quarter, which means it is time to prepare their Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. This also means it is time for these companies to evaluate their...more
As public companies embark on the year-end reporting process, they will need to consider, and in some cases take steps to address, a number of significant developments and issues. As in past years, Mintz has prepared a...more
1/19/2022
/ Annual Meeting ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Executive Compensation ,
Fiscal Year ,
Nasdaq ,
New Legislation ,
NYSE ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Meetings
In April 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved amendments to the New York Stock Exchange’s rule governing the review and evaluation of related party transactions....more
In April 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved amendments to the New York Stock Exchange’s shareholder approval rules for related party issuances and the issuance of 20% or more of a company’s stock. The...more
In November 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted amendments to management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations (“MD&A”) and other financial disclosure...more
2/11/2021
/ Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Financial Statements ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
MD&A Statements ,
New Rules ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Smaller Reporting Companies
As our clients and friends know, each year Mintz provides an analysis of the regulatory developments that impact public companies as they prepare for their fiscal year-end filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission...more
1/26/2021
/ Annual Reports ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Form 10-K ,
MD&A Statements ,
Proxy Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Meetings ,
Virtual Meetings
On November 17, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted amendments to certain rules and forms under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the...more
On September 23, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) finalized amendments to certain security ownership thresholds, procedural requirements, and resubmission thresholds under the shareholder proposal...more
As discussed in our earlier Viewpoints advisories, the New York Stock Exchange temporarily allowed NYSE-listed companies to complete certain capital raising transactions involving related party issuances or the issuance of...more
On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) finalized changes to the definitions of “accredited investor” and “qualified institutional buyer” that will open private capital markets to new investors. As...more
As discussed in our earlier Viewpoints advisory, the New York Stock Exchange temporarily allowed NYSE-listed companies to complete certain capital raising transactions involving related party issuances or the issuance of 20%...more
7/8/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Listed Company Manual ,
Listing Standards ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Popular ,
Private Placements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Approval ,
Voting Powers