On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted final climate disclosure rules (the “Final Rules”)1 to take effect as early as the beginning of the 2025 fiscal year. On April 4, 2024, the SEC...more
7/11/2024
/ Climate Change ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Statements ,
Governance Standards ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Regulation S-K ,
Risk Management ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
It is not uncommon for a corporation to have net operating losses ("NOLs") that may be carried forward from year-to-year, and may be used to offset the corporation’s taxable income in future years. A corporation’s ability to...more
Clawback Rules. As previously discussed in last Winter’s Corporate Communicator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC") adopted final rules in October 2022 directing the NYSE and Nasdaq to adopt listing standards that...more
1/2/2024
/ 10b5-1 Plans ,
401k ,
Audits ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Clawbacks ,
Climate Change ,
Compliance ,
Cooling-Off Rule ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EDGAR ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Final Rules ,
Form 10-K ,
Glass Lewis ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Insider Trading ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Passive Investments ,
Popular ,
Price Inflation ,
Quarterly Report ,
Regulation S-K ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Rule 10D-1 ,
Rule 14a-8 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Stock Repurchases ,
Supply Chain
On June 2, 2022, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to Exchange Act Rule 14a-3, Form 10-K and Regulation S-T, among others, which mandate that registrants electronically submit to...more
In a ruling on April 1, 2022, a Superior Court in the County of Los Angeles invalidated Assembly Bill 979 (“AB 979”), a California bill requiring increased diversity on public company boards, which was signed into law by...more
Location/Format of Annual Meeting. Given the continuing uncertainty surrounding the constantly evolving COVID-19 pandemic situation, an important decision for companies as we head into the proxy season will be the format of...more
COVID-19 Considerations. As companies prepare their annual reports, they should consider refreshing their various disclosures about COVID-19. Particular attention should be given to COVID-19 disclosures in the MD&A, Risk...more
1/3/2022
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Form 10-K ,
Human Capital ,
Labor Shortage ,
MD&A Statements ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Regulation S-K ,
Risk Factors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages
Amendments to Regulation S-K Items 300. In 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to Items 301 (Selected Financial Data), Item 302 (Supplementary Financial Information), and Item 303...more
12/31/2021
/ 10b5-1 Plans ,
Capital Expenditures ,
Climate Change ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Goods or Services ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Human Capital ,
MD&A Statements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
On August 6, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC’s (“Nasdaq”) proposed board diversity rule. The rule is intended to encourage greater board diversity by requiring board...more
9/8/2021
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Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
LGBTQ ,
Minorities ,
Nasdaq ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Woman Board Members
Holding Your Annual Meeting Virtually—Lessons Learned From 2020 -
In light of the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, it comes as no surprise that there was a dramatic increase in the number of virtual...more
12/30/2020
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Board of Directors ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Diversity ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Lobbying ,
Proxy Season ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Shareholder Meetings ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Virtual Meetings
Caremark Developments -- Do You Know What You Don’t Know?
In 1996, the Delaware courts created what has become known as a Caremark claim: an allegation that directors failed to exercise oversight of the organization....more
1/8/2020
/ Blue Bell Creameries ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Caremark claim ,
Corporate Governance ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
New Guidance ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proxy Statements ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act
Climate Scorecard. At this point, public companies are keenly aware of the growing emphasis shareholders place on companies’ practices in regard to environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues. In furtherance of that...more
1/7/2020
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Board of Directors ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Officers ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Equity Compensation ,
Exclusive Forum ,
Gender Equity ,
Glass Lewis ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Proxy Season ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholder Rights
Disclosure Simplification (New Rules in Place). In March 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted certain amendments as part of its continuing efforts to modernize and simplify provisions of Regulation...more
1/6/2020
/ Corporate Governance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Electronic Filing ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Form 10-K ,
GAAP ,
MD&A Statements ,
Mylan Pharmaceuticals ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Regulation S-X ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
XBRL Filing Requirements
As a reminder, in June 2018 the SEC adopted new rules relating to its eXtensible Business Reporting Language (“XBRL”) requirements. The new rules require companies to file interactive data in a new format named Inline XBRL....more
SEC Adopts Final Rules for Disclosure of Hedging Policies. On December 18, 2018, the SEC approved final rules regarding the disclosure of a company’s hedging practices or policies, as mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act. This...more
12/26/2018
/ Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Final Rules ,
GAAP ,
MD&A Statements ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SASB ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholders ,
Smaller Reporting Companies
Dear clients and friends,
We present our traditional year-end issue of Snell & Wilmer’s Corporate Communicator to help you prepare for the upcoming annual report and proxy season. This issue highlights SEC reporting and...more
12/27/2017
/ C&DIs ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
Financial CHOICE Act ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
Glass Lewis ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Pay Ratio ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Proposals
Recent changes to Nevada corporate law reaffirm Nevada’s commitment to providing directors and officers with maximum deference in the exercise of their fiduciary duties on behalf of Nevada corporations. Specifically, Nevada...more
In the Spring 2017 issue of our Corporate Communicator, we included a brief discussion of the status of the conflict minerals rules contained in Rule 13p-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange...more
Dear clients and friends,
We present our traditional year-end issue of Snell & Wilmer’s Corporate Communicator to help you prepare for the upcoming annual report and proxy season. This issue highlights SEC reporting and...more
12/23/2016
/ Blue Sky Laws ,
Board of Directors ,
Bylaws ,
Clawbacks ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Director Compensation ,
Directors ,
Diversity ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Glass Lewis ,
Golden Leash Arrangements ,
Hedging ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
JOBS Act ,
Nasdaq ,
No-Action Letters ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Pay Ratio ,
Pay-for-Performance ,
Proxy Access ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Regulation A ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Section 162(m) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Distributions ,
Shareholders ,
Tenure ,
Universal Proxy
Dear clients and friends,
We present our traditional year-end issue of Snell & Wilmer’s Corporate Communicator to help you prepare for the upcoming annual report and proxy season. This issue highlights SEC reporting and...more
12/29/2015
/ Audits ,
Board of Directors ,
Clawbacks ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Conflicting Proposals ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Officers ,
FASB ,
Glass Lewis ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Nasdaq ,
Notice Requirements ,
NYSE ,
Pay Ratio ,
Pay-for-Performance ,
PCAOB ,
Proxy Access ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders
In this issue of the Corporate Communicator, we bring you an article about the SEC’s recently released proposal to adopt rules for the clawback of executive compensation. The proposal is already controversial and it may prove...more
8/20/2015
/ Board of Directors ,
Clawbacks ,
Corporate Officers ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
Financial Statements ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Indemnification ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Section 409A ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Total Shareholder Return (TSR)
Dear clients and friends,
We present to you our traditional year-end issue of Snell & Wilmer’s Corporate Communicator to help you prepare for the upcoming annual report and proxy season. This issue highlights SEC...more
Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010) added Section 13(p) to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), mandating that the SEC adopt regulations relating...more
PROXY SEASON PREVIEW -
Say-on-Pay and Equity Compensation Plans -
Although say-on-pay votes are only advisory in the United States, they will likely continue to be a focus for many companies in the upcoming 2014...more
12/31/2013
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Clawbacks ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Equity Compensation ,
Executive Compensation ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Reporting ,
Form SD ,
Loss Contingencies ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholder Votes ,
Shareholders
2014 ANNUAL MEETING SEASON -
Dear clients and friends,
We present to you our traditional year-end issue of Snell & Wilmer’s Corporate Communicator to help you prepare for the upcoming annual report and proxy...more
12/30/2013
/ Annual Meeting ,
Annual Reports ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Pay Ratio ,
Proxy Season ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
Year-End Planning