On November 17, 2023, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued new and revised proxy-related compliance and disclosure interpretations ("CDIs") that provide guidance on the...more
On September 27, 2023, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance released nine new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”) to clarify the pay versus performance...more
The SEC provides much-needed guidance on the new pay versus performance disclosure requirements that will be applicable to the current proxy season. On February 10, 2023, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission...more
On December 13, 2022, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published seven new or revised Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”)...more
On December 13, 2022, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (“staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) has updated the following Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DI”) on Non-GAAP...more
On June 9, 2022, the staff (“Staff”) of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) added Question 101.01 to its Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DI”), addressing forward contracts on restricted securities....more
On August 20, 2019, the SEC provided interpretive guidance in the form of nine new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”) on the new inline XBRL and related exhibit requirements....more
The staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently issued new Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (116.11 & 133.13) encouraging public companies to provide details on how they consider diversity when making...more
On February 6, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission released two Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDIs) discussing disclosure requirements in instances where a director or board nominee self-identifies...more
On October 17, 2017, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued new Non-GAAP Financial Measures Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DI) that clarify when financial forecasts used in connection...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently issued new guidance to help companies prepare their pay ratio disclosures that provides some relief for companies—and further validates that these rules are highly unlikely to...more
On September 21, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an interpretive release and new/revised C&DIs to assist companies in their efforts to comply with the pay ratio disclosure requirement. The guidance...more
On September 21, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published an interpretative release and related compliance and disclosure interpretations (“C&DIs”) for registrants regarding the CEO pay ratio...more
With the first required pay ratio disclosures only a few months away, the Commission, on September 21, 2017, issued an interpretative release intended to assist registrants in their compliance efforts. The guidance in the...more
On August 17, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued new guidance indicating that emerging growth companies (EGCs) and non-EGCs may omit from their nonpublic draft registration statements interim financial...more
On August 17, 2017, the staff (Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued new guidance that will streamline significantly the confidential submission process for emerging growth companies (EGCs) and...more
As the SEC as we know it labors through its last five weeks, we note the following activities: - Publication last week of 35 CDIs, covering a host of topics, including Regulation S and qualified institutional buyer...more
On November 18, 2016, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance released seven new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”) pertaining to debt tender offers. The first two C&DIs apply to Regulation 14D and Section...more
At a Glance: In May, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) added twelve new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”) on the use of non-GAAP (“Generally Accepted Accounting Principles”) financial...more
The Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) recently issued a new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation (“C&DI”) addressing the level of detail that must be used when describing a Rule 14a-8 shareholder proposal on...more
On August 6, 2015, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance issued new compliance and disclosure interpretations (C&DI Questions 256.23 through 256.33) regarding the meaning...more