2022 was a busy year in rulemaking for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As a result, there are many new disclosure requirements for companies to keep top of mind as they work through this year’s annual report,...more
1/27/2023
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Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EDGAR ,
Final Rules ,
Form 10-K ,
Proxy Season ,
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
For many insiders at a newly formed public company, a large portion of their net worth is potentially tied up in holdings of their company’s publicly-traded shares. These insiders often face challenges obtaining liquidity...more
1/19/2023
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Glass Lewis ,
Hedging ,
Insider Trading ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Proxy Statements ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act
On November 17, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rule and form amendments to the proxy rules, requiring the use of a “universal proxy card” in director election contests, and imposed new voting...more
Over the better part of two decades, the SEC has been narrowing the bases for excluding shareholder proposals, resulting in greater access to proxy statements for shareholders to force a vote on a wide array of topics,...more