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Corp Fin Issues Sample Letter to Companies Regarding Recent Developments in Crypto Asset Markets

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In light of the dislocation experienced by the crypto industry in recent months, as demonstrated through a number of highly publicized bankruptcies causing "widespread disruption" in the space, on December 8, 2022, the...more

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Public Companies Update – October One-Minute Reads

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SEC charges executives with insider trading despite purported 10b5-1 plan - On September 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced insider trading charges against both the CEO and the former president of...more

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Blog: Acting Corp Fin Director Coates says ESG disclosure requirements “overdue”

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As reported by Bloomberg, Acting Corp Fin Director John Coates told a webinar audience that mandatory ESG disclosures were “overdue,” and that the SEC was moving quickly on related rulemaking. In the webinar, sponsored by...more

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Blog: Coates named Acting Director of Corp Fin

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On Monday, the SEC announced that John Coates has been appointed Acting Director of Corp Fin. He has been the John F. Cogan Professor of Law and Economics at Harvard University, where he also served as Vice Dean for Finance...more

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Blog: Corp Fin issues new CDI on equity line financings

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On Friday, Corp Fin updated CDI 139.13 under Securities Act Section 5 and withdrew CDIs 139.15 through 139.20. The updated CDI relates to equity line financings. CDI 139.13: In many equity line financings, the company...more

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Blog: SEC Chair and Corp Fin Director call for more forward-looking information

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Yesterday, SEC Chair Jay Clayton and Corp Fin Director Bill Hinman issued a statement on the Importance of Disclosure – For Investors, Markets and Our Fight Against COVID-19. The statement urges companies, as they issue...more

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Blog: LTSE proposes listing standards to support long-term value creation

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As evidenced by Corp Fin’s most recent Roundtable, short-termism is a major concern of SEC officials, both in terms of its potential impact on Main Street investors—who are investing for the long term to fund their...more

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Blog: What happened at the Corp Fin roundtable on short-termism?

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Corp Fin has recently focused on the issue of corporate reporting and short-termism. At the end of last year, the SEC posted a “request for comment soliciting input on the nature, content, and timing of earnings releases and...more

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Blog: Corp Fin roundtable on short-termism scheduled for July 18

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The SEC has just announced that the planned Corp Fin roundtable on short-termism will be held on July 18, 2019. In originally announcing the roundtable in May, SEC Chair Jay Clayton observed that the needs of “Main Street...more

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Corp Fin Director Highlights the Need for Tailored Brexit Disclosures and Principles-Based Sustainability Disclosures

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In his March 15, 2019 speech1 at the 18th Annual Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe, William Hinman, Director of the Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") Division of Corporation Finance ("Corp Fin"),...more

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Blog: Corp Fin Staff Issues New CDI Regarding Representations Required In Exxon Capital Exchanges

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Corp Fin has posted a new CDI regarding the use of Form S-4 in connection with so-called “Exxon Capital” exchanges. In an Exxon Capital exchange (Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (April 13, 1988)), an issuer that has...more

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