On March 12, 2025, the Staff of the SEC Division of Corporation Finance (the Staff) provided guidance in response to a letter requesting interpretive guidance (the No-Action Letter) to clarify the verification requirement of...more
On March 12, 2025, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance through a no-action letter and Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) provided clarity on verifying “accredited investor” status under Rule...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently issued a new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation, Question 103.12 (C&DI), that may significantly impact how public companies engage with their shareholders....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: As reporting companies prepare their Pay Versus Performance (PVP) disclosures for their upcoming proxy statements, they should take into consideration the most recent guidance on the topic in Securities...more
On March 22, 2022, the staff (Staff) of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued six compliance and disclosure interpretations (CD&Is) impacting mergers and acquisitions. Two of the new CD&Is relate to Item 1.01...more
On Sept. 21, 2020, SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) posted a Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation (CDI) regarding restrictions on Form S-3 eligibility for private companies that go public via merger into a...more
The Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance provided guidance regarding evaluation of whether a benefit provided to a company’s executive officer is a perquisite or a personal benefit. ...more