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Conflict Mineral Rules Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Form SD

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Conflict Minerals Disclosures Due May 31, 2024

Conflict minerals disclosures on Forms SD are required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) no later than May 31, 2024. The conflict minerals disclosure rules and related guidance have remained at...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Conflict Minerals Disclosures Due May 31, 2023

Conflict minerals disclosures on Forms SD are required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) no later than May 31, 2023. The conflict minerals disclosure rules and related guidance have remained at a...more

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Conflict Minerals Disclosures Due May 31, 2022

Conflict minerals disclosures on Forms SD are required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) no later than May 31, 2022. The conflict minerals disclosure rules and related guidance have remained at...more

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Conflict Minerals Disclosures Due June 1, 2021

As a reminder, conflict minerals disclosures on Forms SD are required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) no later than June 1, 2021. The conflict minerals disclosure rules and related guidance...more

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Conflict Minerals Disclosures Due June 1, 2020, Despite COVID-19

As a reminder, conflict minerals disclosures on Forms SD are required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) no later than June 1, 2020. This remains true despite the impact of COVID-19, given that...more

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Blog: GAO issues annual report on conflict minerals filings

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Under Dodd-Frank, the GAO is required to assess annually the effectiveness of the SEC’s conflict minerals rules in promoting peace and security and to report on the rate of sexual violence in the DRC and adjoining countries....more

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Conflict Minerals Disclosures Due May 31, 2019

As a reminder, conflict minerals disclosures on Forms SD are required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) no later than May 31, 2019. There have not been any notable regulatory updates related to the...more

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Blog: GAO issues annual report on conflict minerals filings in 2017

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Under Dodd-Frank, the GAO is required to assess annually the effectiveness of the SEC’s conflict minerals rules in promoting peace and security and to report on the rate of sexual violence in the DRC and adjoining countries....more

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Conflict Minerals Disclosures Due May 31, 2018

As a reminder, conflict minerals disclosures on Forms SD are required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) no later than May 31, 2018....more

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Blog: GAO Report On Gold Supply Chain Reveals Little Progress In Responsible Sourcing

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The GAO has issued a new report on conflict minerals focused in this instance on the supply chain for artisanal and small-scale mined (ASM) gold in the DRC region. The report also addressed efforts to encourage responsible...more

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Blog: Conflict Minerals Benchmarking Study Analyzes Filings For 2016—Was There Any Progress?

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Development International has posted its most recent Conflict Minerals Benchmarking Study, analyzing the results of filings for the 2016 filing period. The study looked at filings submitted by the 1,153 issuers that had filed...more

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Recent Developments with Respect to Conflict Minerals

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In the Spring 2017 issue of our Corporate Communicator, we included a brief discussion of the status of the conflict minerals rules contained in Rule 13p-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange...more

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Conflict Minerals Disclosure New SEC Guidance

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On April 7, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Division of Corporate Finance (the "Division") indicated that it will not recommend enforcement of the conflict minerals source and chain of custody due...more

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Blog: Letter From Six Senators Challenges Authority Of Acting SEC Chair On Conflict Minerals No-Action Position

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It’s not only the NGOs that have expressed their dismay at the no-action position taken by Corp Fin and Acting SEC Chair Michael Piwowar with regard to compliance by companies with the conflict minerals rule. In this April 26...more

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Blog: GAO Issues Annual Report Showing Only Slight Progress In Disclosures On Conflict Minerals

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The GAO has recently issued its third annual report on conflict minerals. The GAO is required by Dodd-Frank to report annually on the effectiveness of the SEC’s conflict minerals rule in promoting peace and security in the...more

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In Case You Missed It - Interesting Items for Corporate Counsel - April 2017

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A host of things happened in the last few months regarding Conflict Minerals, although likely not much that will affect what a public company reports on its Form SD, due May 31. (Spoiler alert: The same thing companies have...more

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Blog: Senate Hearing On Conflict Minerals Law Reveals Common Theme

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On April 5, just prior to the release of Corp Fin’s Updated Statement on conflict minerals, the Senate Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy held a hearing on the effects on the Democratic Republic of the Congo of...more

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Blog: Responses to Corp Fin’s Updated Statement on Conflict Minerals

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A number of NGOs have issued statements emphatically rejecting Corp Fin’s Updated Statement on the Effect of the Court of Appeals Decision on the Conflict Minerals Rule and the Acting Chair’s separate Statement on conflict...more

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Conflict Minerals - What Just Happened and What Didn’t

The conflict minerals saga continues. Background - In April 2014, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in National Association of Manufacturers v. SEC held that the conflict minerals rule’s requirement that...more

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New Developments and Uncertainties for Conflict Minerals Disclosure

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) Division of Corporate Finance issued a new statement adding some uncertainty to company obligations and enforcement exposure under the SEC conflict minerals rule...more

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SEC Staff Issues New Guidance on Conflict Minerals Rule for 2017 Filings

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Late Friday, April 7, the SEC issued two statements relating to the conflict minerals rule which reflect a significant change in the staff’s guidance for public companies. The upshot of these statements is that the staff...more

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SEC Staff Relaxes Conflict Minerals Reporting

Effective immediately, the SEC staff has relaxed conflict minerals reporting requirements by public companies. The change was triggered by the entry of a final judgment in the conflict minerals case. ...more

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Blog: Corp Fin Provides Relief On Conflict Minerals In Light Of Final Judgment In National Association Of Manufacturers V. SEC

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On April 7, 2017, in light of the entry of final judgment by the D.C. District Court in National Association of Manufacturers v. SEC, Corp Fin issued an Updated Statement on the Effect of the Court of Appeals Decision on the...more

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Blog: Final Judgment Entered In Conflict Minerals Case, National Association Of Manufacturers V. SEC

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Today, the D.C. District Court entered final judgment in National Association of Manufacturers v. SEC, holding that Section 1502 of Dodd-Frank and Rule 13p-1 and Form SD, Conflict Minerals, violate the First Amendment to the...more

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Corporate Communicator - Spring 2017 - Recent Developments Regarding the Conflict Minerals Reporting Requirements

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On January 31, 2017, Michael Piwowar, Acting Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), issued two Statements regarding the current status of guidance on and implementation of the conflict minerals rules....more

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