On September 5, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) posted and declared effective a Nasdaq rule proposal modifying requirements related to a waiver of the code of conduct in Listing Rules 5610 and...more
Section 312.07 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual provides that, where shareholder approval is a prerequisite to the listing of any additional or new securities of a listed company, or where any matter requires shareholder...more
As we previously blogged, on April 16, 2020, The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) announced temporary relief from the bid price and market value of publicly-held shares listing requirements in response to the COVID-19 pandemic....more
In light of the rapid pace of developments related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Nasdaq has issued a memorandum for Nasdaq-listed companies regarding the pandemic’s impact on the exchange and certain...more
Nasdaq has proposed a rule change that will require companies listing in connection with a Regulation A+ offering to have a minimum operating history of two years at the time of the approval of the initial listing...more
Institutional investors continue to express concerns regarding dual class share structures. The Council of Institutional Investors has petitioned the Nasdaq Stock Market to change its listing rules in order to require that...more
Consistent with the rule adopted by the New York Stock Exchange in 2018 in order to facilitate direct listings, the Securities and Exchange Commission recently approved a similar Nasdaq rule for the Nasdaq Global Select...more
On September 26, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC's proposal to modify the so-called "20% Rule" contained in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d). The modified rule expands the...more