As we start the new year, many public companies are in the middle of preparing their annual reports on Form 10-K and registration statements on Form S-8. While you may be focused on the new disclosure requirements for the...more
After much anticipation, on March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) released its Final Rule—The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors—mandating...more
Publicly traded companies generally file registration statements on Form S-8 to register the offering of the company’s stock pursuant to the company’s equity incentive plans under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended...more
In prepared remarks on June 23, 2021, Chair Gary Gensler of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) provided additional insight into the commission’s recently announced regulatory agenda and its shift in priorities. His...more
On November 24, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed amendments to Rule 701 and Form S-8 (the “Proposals”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)....more
The Securities and Exchange Commission, on November 24, 2020, proposed changes to the rules and forms that are used for compensatory securities offerings by both private and public companies. If adopted, the changes should...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently proposed for comment amendments to Rule 701 and Form S-8 to address the major changes that have taken place in recent years in companies' compensation practices and...more
Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed amendments that would ease restrictions on compensatory securities offerings to employees and other service providers under Rule 701 and Form S-8, both...more
The SEC recently voted to approve proposed amendments to Rule 701 and Form S-8 governing the offer or sale of securities to employees through compensation programs. The proposed amendments provide for a temporary, five-year...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued Release No. 33-10891 proposing amendments to Securities Act Rule 701, which provides an exemption from registration for the issuance of compensatory securities by private...more
On November 24, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed for comment amendments to Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933, which is the exemption from the registration requirements relied upon most...more
On November 24, 2020, the SEC approved proposed amendments to rules governing the offer or sale of securities to employees through compensation programs. The proposed amendments to Rule 701 and Form S-8 are designed to...more
On November 24, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed changes to Rule 701 and Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933. While most of the initial attention has focused on the revisions that would...more
Some time ago, in 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission had issued a concept release requesting public comment on possible amendments to Rule 701 and Form S-8. The concept release followed after the SEC Staff had...more
The term-end crunch continues! Yesterday, the SEC voted, without an open meeting, to issue two separate proposals to amend Rule 701 and Form S-8, both “substantially informed by public comment” received in response to the...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission released for comment proposed rules that would apply on a temporary basis to allow for broader reliance on Rule 701 and Form S-8 for stock-based compensation related awards to gig or...more
In the universe of equity compensation, an "LTIP" is a commonly used term that invokes a "long term incentive program," which is any form of award of cash or shares paid or issued in order to attract, retain and incentivize...more
On March 25, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it has issued an order that extends the filing periods covered by its earlier order providing conditional relief for certain filing obligations...more
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
On March 4, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") announced that it is providing conditional regulatory relief and assistance for certain publicly traded companies located, or with significant operations,...more
In light of the recent coronavirus outbreak, on March 4, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it issued an Order granting exemptions from specified provisions of the Securities Exchange Act...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on March 4 that it is providing conditional regulatory and time-limited relief from certain filing and periodic reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange...more
The SEC announced that it is providing conditional regulatory relief for certain publicly traded company filing obligations under the federal securities laws. The impacts of the coronavirus may present challenges for certain...more
On March 4, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) announced that it is providing conditional regulatory relief for certain publicly traded company filing obligations under the federal securities law in...more
Earlier this month, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) published its annual Listed Company Compliance Guidance for NYSE Issuers (guidance), which includes useful reminders of important rules and policies applicable to...more