On February 12, 2025, the Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14M (SLB 14M), rescinding Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14L (Nov. 3, 2021)...more
2/14/2025
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Corporate Governance ,
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Financial Services Industry ,
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This article focuses on complications arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), relating to de-SPACed public companies that may restrict foreclosing lenders from selling shareholdings pledged...more
1/14/2022
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Holding Periods ,
Public Offerings ,
Resales Agreements ,
Rule 144 ,
Securities ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
Shell Corporations ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
On September 23, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to its shareholder proposal rule, Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which governs the process for a shareholder...more
Companies have been considering changes to annual meetings because of the concerns about the coronavirus and the disease that it causes known as COVID-19. The typical procedures regarding the presentation of shareholder...more
In preparation for the 2020 proxy season, Morrison & Foerster presents its top 10 expectations for shareholder proposals. We hope our clients and friends find this list useful as the proxy season unfolds....more
On November 5, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed two sets of rule amendments that, if adopted, would play a prominent role in guiding the manner in which companies, shareholders, and proxy...more
On October 23, 2018, the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14J (“SLB 14J”) to provide new guidance on how the Staff...more
On November 1, 2017, the Staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance released Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14I (“SLB 14I”), which provides new guidance on how the Staff will evaluate arguments for omission of a shareholder...more
On January 16, 2015, the Division of Corporation Finance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Staff”) announced that the Staff will express no views on no-action requests, arguing that shareholder proposals...more
On September 10, 2014, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced settlements with officers, directors, and significant shareholders for violating federal securities laws requiring information about their...more