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Non-Public Information Regulation FD

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WHAT’S THE DEAL? Regulation Fair Disclosure

Here’s the deal: Regulation FD is an issuer disclosure rule that prohibits a US public company and certain persons acting on its behalf from selectively disclosing material nonpublic information about itself or its...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

AT&T and SEC Settle Regulation FD Enforcement Action After SDNY Denies Summary Judgment to Either Side

On Dec. 5, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that AT&T has agreed to a $6.25 million penalty, resolving charges brought against it under the securities rule known as Regulation Fair Disclosure (Regulation...more

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Practical Guidance for Responding to a Potential Regulation FD Disclosure Issue

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Sometimes it turns out that an authorized speaker for your public company (e.g., CEO, CFO, or head of investor relations) has selectively shared nonpublic information with analysts or investors that he or she thought was...more

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SEC's Recent Charges Against AT&T Give Renewed Focus to Reg FD

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A recent Reg FD SEC enforcement action against AT&T may signal a renewed focus by the SEC that warrants public companies to assess their disclosure processes. On March 5, 2021, the SEC charged AT&T and three executives...more

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SEC alleges FD violation for selective disclosure to analysts aimed at reducing consensus revenue estimate

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The SEC recently filed a civil suit in federal district court against AT&T, Inc. charging the company with violating Regulation FD in 2016 by selectively disclosing nonpublic financial estimates and results to sell-side...more

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SEC Signals Heightened Scrutiny Of Issuer/Analyst Communications And More Reg FD Enforcement

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On March 5, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed an enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York charging AT&T with repeated violations of Section 13 of the Securities...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

SEC Charges AT&T and Executives With Regulation FD Selective Disclosure Violations

On March 5, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had charged AT&T and three of its midlevel investor relations executives with violating Regulation FD, a rule that bars issuers from selectively...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

SEC Charges AT&T and Three Executives with Selectively Providing Information to Wall Street Analysts to Talk Down Estimates

On March 5, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged AT&T, Inc. with repeatedly violating Regulation FD, and three of its Investor Relations executives with aiding and abetting AT&T’s violations, by selectively...more

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Selective Disclosure Violation Results in SEC Order

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Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order charging a publicly traded pharmaceutical company with violations of Regulation FD as a result of selectively disclosing material, nonpublic information....more

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Blog: It’s been eons since the SEC last did this—brought a Reg FD enforcement action, that is

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Reg FD prohibits selective disclosure of material, nonpublic information by public companies (or by its senior officials or specified other employees) to securities market professionals and shareholders reasonably likely to...more

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SEC Files First Reg FD Action In Years

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Regulation Fair Disclosure was passed in 2002 to fill what many saw as a regulatory gap – the selective disclosure of material non-public information by issuers.  Essentially the Regulation – now known as Reg FD – requires a...more

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SEC Charges TherapeuticsMD with Regulation FD Violations

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Last week, the SEC issued a reminder that Regulation FD remains a vital element of the federal securities regulations. In the first enforcement action regarding Regulation FD since 2013, the SEC charged TherapeuticsMD Inc., a...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Brings Regulation FD Action

On August 20, 2019, the SEC charged a pharmaceutical company with violations of Regulation FD based on its sharing of material, nonpublic information with sell-side research analysts on two separate occasions without also...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

SEC Brings Enforcement Action against TherapeuticsMD for Violations of Regulation FD

On Aug. 20, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had charged public pharmaceutical company TherapeuticsMD, Inc. for violations of Regulation FD and Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act related to...more

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SEC Signals New Phase of Regulation FD Enforcement

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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced yesterday, August 20, 2019, that it charged TherapeuticsMD, Inc., a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, with violations of...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

SEC Charges Issuer for Reg FD Violation for Selective Disclosure to Analysts

The SEC charged TherapeuticsMD Inc., a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, with violations of Regulation FD based on its sharing of material, nonpublic information with sell-side research analysts...more

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SEC Issues New Interpretive Guidance on Cybersecurity Disclosures

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On February 21, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published interpretive guidance to assist public companies in preparing disclosures about cybersecurity risks and incidents....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC Commissioners Provide Guidance On Cybersecurity Disclosures After Wave Of Record Incidents

Much has been written about the SEC’s interpretive guidance on cybersecurity disclosures, issued in late February, including Commissioner Stein’s statement that it under-delivers for investors, public companies, and the...more

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SEC Issues New Interpretive Guidance on Cybersecurity Disclosures

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Prompted by concern over the increase in the risks and frequency of data breach incidents and other cyber-attacks affecting public companies, the Securities and Exchange Commission recently published interpretive guidance to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Revised SEC Guidance Concerning Disclosure of Cybersecurity Risks and Cyber Incidents

• Disclosures must inform investors about material cybersecurity risks and incidents, including addressing material cybersecurity risks for cyber-attacks that have not yet occurred. • Comprehensive policies and procedures...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

MSRB Warns Municipalities, Underwriters and Municipal Advisors about Selective Disclosure

Regulation FD prohibits public companies from disclosing material nonpublic information to designated classes of persons such as securities professionals and holders of the issuer’s securities without, in most cases,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act

The Guide to Social Media and the Securities Laws

The growing use of social media has created challenges for federal securities regulators, who must enforce antifraud rules that were written at a time when the prevailing technology was the newspaper. This Guide...more

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