The SEC has approved an extension of the waiver of certain shareholder approval requirements for the issuance of equity securities by NYSE-listed companies under Section 312.03 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual. The original...more
Further guidance on COVID-19 disclosure considerations has been issued by the Division of Corporation Finance (Division) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The new guidance highlights the SEC’s focus on...more
The staff (“Staff”) of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has published interpretive responses to four questions (“FAQs”) related to compliance with the SEC’s COVID-19 Order...more
Recent statements by the Chair and the Directors of the Division of Corporation Finance and the Division of Enforcement of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) highlight the challenges that companies face as they...more
The staff ("Staff") of the Division of Corporation Finance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has updated its guidance on the conduct of shareholder meetings in light of COVID-19 concerns (March 13, 2020),...more
On March 25, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it has issued an order that extends the filing periods covered by its earlier order providing conditional relief for certain filing obligations...more
3/30/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Filing Requirements ,
Form S-3 ,
Form S-8 ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Non-Public Information ,
Proxy Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On March 13, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that the staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance and the Division of Investment Management (Staff) have published guidance to assist public...more
3/16/2020
/ Annual Meeting ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Division of Corporate Finance ,
Division of Investment Management ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Investment Companies ,
Proxy Materials ,
Public Health ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Meetings ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Virtual Meetings
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently published a press release that reminds public companies of several important disclosure obligations that they should consider in light of the potential impacts of...more
3/11/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Filing Requirements ,
Form 10-K ,
Form 8-K ,
Form S-3 ,
Form S-8 ,
Information Statements ,
Insider Trading ,
Proxy Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Safe Harbors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Time Extensions