The requirement to disclose material cybersecurity events under new Item 1.05 of Form 8-K takes effect today (other than for smaller reporting companies, for which the new requirement will take effect on June 15, 2024)....more
Public companies are required to make prompt public disclosures on Form 8-K about a large number of specified events. While Form 8-K does not mandate current reporting of all material events, it goes a long way toward...more
On October 10, 2023, the SEC adopted long-awaited amendments to its beneficial ownership reporting rules under Regulation 13D-G. Most significantly, the amendments accelerate the filing deadlines for initial and amended...more
10/20/2023
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Securities Regulation
Public companies will soon be required to provide increased transparency about cybersecurity incidents, risk management, strategy and governance as a result of new rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the...more
8/14/2023
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Securities Regulation
Earlier this month, SEC Division of Corporation Finance Director William Hinman delivered the keynote address at the Practising Law Institute’s Seventeenth Annual Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe. Director Hinman...more
2/13/2018
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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
On December 22, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (SAB 118) to assist companies comply with applicable accounting rules regarding the impact of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs...more
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On March 25, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Regulation A (Regulation A+) pursuant to Section 401 of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) for offers...more
5/4/2015
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