On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted its highly anticipated rules requiring climate-related disclosures. The final rules represent a significantly less burdensome set of rules than those...more
On December 14, the SEC adopted long-awaited amendments to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act that add new conditions for a trading arrangement to qualify for the rule’s affirmative defense against Rule 10b-5 liability for...more
12/22/2022
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On August 25, the SEC adopted rule amendments that require registrants to disclose, in proxy or information statements in which executive compensation disclosure is required, information showing the relationship between...more
On March 21, in one of its most significant rulemakings in recent years, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rules that would require public companies to provide investors with extensive, consistent, and...more
On March 21, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed its much anticipated rules requiring climate-related disclosure. The proposed rules, which are intended to provide investors with consistent,...more
On September 22 the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance published on its website a “Sample Letter to Companies Regarding Climate Change Disclosures,” which it characterizes as an “illustrative letter” presenting “sample...more
On August 8, the SEC proposed amendments to Regulation S-K to modernize required disclosures on business, legal proceedings and risk factors in Exchange Act and Securities Act filings. The proposed amendments represent the...more
8/28/2019
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On March 20, the SEC voted to adopt amendments to Regulation S-K and related rules and forms in accordance with its mandate under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) to modernize and simplify disclosure...more
On December 18, 2018, the SEC adopted a requirement for U.S. public companies to provide proxy disclosure of any practices or policies they have adopted regarding the ability of the company's employees, officers or directors,...more