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SEC Reporting Obligations Under Section 13 and Section 16 of the Exchange Act - UPDATED February 2025

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This legal update summarizes (a) the reporting requirements under Section 13(d), (f), (g) and (h) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which are generally applicable to persons that own or...more

Perkins Coie

Preparing for the 2025 Public Company Reporting Season

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In anticipation of the upcoming reporting season, this Update highlights some of the most significant rule changes, guidance, institutional investor areas of focus, and trends for public companies to consider while preparing...more

White & Case LLP

Insider Trading Policies: A Survey of Recent Filings

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White & Case's Public Company Advisory Group has conducted a survey of publicly filed insider trading policies to assess emerging trends with respect to key insider trading policy terms. Starting with Form 10-K/20-F annual...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

The Time is Here: Public Companies Should be Mindful of the Upcoming Insider Trading Policy Form 10-K Exhibit Filing Requirement

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In connection with the upcoming Form 10-K/proxy season, public companies with a fiscal year ending on December 31 will be required, for the first time, to publicly file their insider trading policies as exhibits to their...more

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UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation Annual Frozen Asset Review

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The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation has published a financial sanctions notice reminding firms of their annual frozen assets reporting requirement. Every year HM Treasury carries out a review to update its...more

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Don’t Pull the Trigger on That Stock Trade Just Yet! Questions Counsel Should Ask Insiders Before They Trade; Topics to Cover When...

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One of the routine duties of counsel for a public company is advising officers and directors on their trades in company stock and their SEC responsibilities when they leave. Because those discussions are routine, it may be...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Public Companies & the Law

The SEC Continues its Efforts to Improve Option Grant Practices

The SEC’s recent Rule 10b5-1 rulemaking has drawn attention to its efforts to crack down on illegal trading by corporate insiders. (See our related post here.)  But less attention has been paid to part of the rulemaking that...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

What the SEC’s New Insider Trading Rules Mean for Directors

In December 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) modified the rules governing preset stock trading programs for corporate insiders, known as 10b5-1 plans, which begin taking effect this year. The new rules...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

FAQs on the SEC’s Newly Adopted Amendments to Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans and Related Disclosures

We previously blogged here about the proposed Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) amendments to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. As the amendments have now been unanimously adopted, below are some answers to frequently asked...more

McDermott Will & Emery

SEC Imposes New Restrictions on Availability of Rule 10b5-1 Defense to Insider Trading

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At an Open Meeting on December 14, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 10b5-1 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), which impose new limitations on...more

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SEC COVID-19 Disclosure Considerations and Exemptive Relief: Some FAQs

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently published a press release that reminds public companies of several important disclosure obligations that they should consider in light of the potential impacts of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Matters To Consider for the 2020 Annual Meeting and Reporting Season

Companies have important decisions to make as they prepare for the 2020 annual meeting and reporting season. We have prepared a checklist of key corporate governance, executive compensation and disclosure matters on which we...more

Nossaman LLP

The SEC Gets Hacked: What Now?

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It was recently revealed that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) EDGAR database, which is used by public companies to file official documents, was breached. According to the SEC, trading off of that hacked...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

M&A Update: Toehold Accumulations: Further Convergence Between Private Equity and Hedge Fund Strategies

Over the past few years, private equity funds and hedge funds have increasingly employed tactics traditionally employed by the other as part of their value maximization strategies. Underscoring this convergence has been a...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

2016 Proskauer Annual Review and Outlook for Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds and Other Private Funds

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This special report provides a summary of some of the significant changes and developments that occurred in the past year in the private equity and hedge funds space, as well as certain recommended practices that investment...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

SEC Charges Issuers, Corporate Insiders, and Other Significant Investors for Violating Laws Requiring Reporting of Transactions in...

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

Foley & Lardner LLP

SEC Charges Insiders for Violations of Section 16(a) and Section 13

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On September 10, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against 28 officers, directors, and major shareholders for violating federal securities laws requiring them to report information about their...more

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