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Court of Chancery Provides Further Guidance on Advance Notice Bylaw Amendments Amidst a Proxy Contest

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Hi In “a tale of wins and losses on both sides,” the Delaware Court of Chancery reiterated that advance notice bylaws adopted amid an approaching proxy contest are reviewed through the lens of enhanced judicial scrutiny to...more

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SEC Notice to Public Companies: Less-than-forthcoming Breach Disclosures Can Cost You

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Just ahead of the expected April release of the final SEC cybersecurity regulations, the SEC has fined Blackbaud, a donor data management platform used widely by nonprofits, $3 million dollars for "misleading disclosures" in...more

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Ten Action Items for Employers When Planning Layoffs

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​​​​​​​A frequently used step to control costs in times of uncertainty is to reduce personnel. A well-planned restructuring or reduction in force, generally referred to as a “layoff,” can achieve meaningful cost reductions...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Changes of Ownership, Asset Transactions, Mergers, and Death of Borrowers or and Owner

Effective October 2, 2020, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued an SBA Procedural Notice: Paycheck Protection Program Loans and Changes of Ownership; and on October 26, 2021, the SBA issued SBA Procedural Notice...more

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2021 Labor & Employment Law Update for California Employers

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2020 has been an unprecedented year in many ways, but one thing that remains constant is the legislature's enactment of new laws that impact employers. Ranging from Covid-19 legislation to revisions to worker classification...more

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SEC, NASDAQ Provide Additional Guidance and Temporary Exceptions as the Effects of COVID-19 Continue to Impact Public Companies

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On May 4, 2020, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (“Corp Fin”) at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published four COVID-19 related FAQs. This additional guidance relates to SEC’s March 25,...more

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Changes in regulation of buyback of shares and certain corporate matters of Russian companies in light of the COVID-19 pandemic

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On 7 April 2020, Federal Law No. 115-FZ1 was published and entered into force. Law No. 115-FZ introduces a number of provisions aimed at simplifying the buybacks of shares in Russian public joint stock companies as well as...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Virtual and Hybrid Shareholder Meetings in the Era of COVID-19: What Public Companies Need to Know

With annual reports on Form 10-K publicly filed and first quarter earnings releases getting underway, proxy season – the annual practice of filing and distributing proxy statements, reserving meeting venues and courting...more

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Buchalter Client Alert COVID-19: Annual Shareholder Meetings in the Time of Coronavirus

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The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, is impacting every aspect of doing business, and annual meetings of shareholders are no exception. Each corporation is required by state corporation law, and usually its own bylaws, to hold...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Delaware Governor Issues Order Regarding Notice of Change to Virtual Stockholders’ Meeting for Public Companies Due to COVID-19

On April 6, 2020, the governor of Delaware, John Carney, issued an executive order addressing the notice requirement for public companies that switch their stockholders’ meetings from a physical location to a “virtual”...more

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Massachusetts: Corporate Board of Directors and Shareholders Meetings Changes as a Result of COVID-19

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This week, Governor Charlie Baker issued COVID-19 Order No. 19, “Order Regarding the Conduct of Shareholder Meetings by Public Companies. This Order, which is effective immediately, suspends certain requirements of M.G.L....more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

SEC Regulatory Relief and Guidance for Companies Affected by the Coronavirus

Public companies impacted by the coronavirus pandemic still have time to access regulatory relief from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for filings due by April 30. In addition, the SEC is providing companies...more

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SEC Issues New Guidance for Stockholder Meetings in Response to COVID-19

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In response to developments related to COVID-19, the Securities and Exchange Commission has issued new guidance (available here) to assist public companies, investment companies, shareholders, and other market participants...more

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2019 Half-year in review: M&A legal and market developments

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We set out in the attached Newsletter a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place in the second half of 2019 and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

As Shareholder Activism Grows in Japan, New Amendment Places Limits on Foreign Investors

Investors in Japanese-listed companies have traditionally taken a passive approach to their investments, in part because Japanese business culture have long held an unfavorable view toward investors making demands or voicing...more

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Recent NYSE and NYSE American Announcements

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The NYSE has made a few recent announcements affecting the obligations of NYSE and NYSE American listed Canadian companies with respect to providing information to the exchange. An NYSE listed company that files its...more

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NYSE Rule Change Regarding Dividend Notifications to be Effective February 1, 2018

As we noted, the NYSE proposed, and the SEC approved, a rule change to require NYSE listed companies to provide notice to the NYSE at least ten minutes before making any public announcement with respect to a dividend or stock...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

The SEC Approves More Amendments to NYSE’s Notice Requirements

Back in September 2015, the New York Stock Exchange amended the NYSE Listed Company Manual to: ..expand the pre-market hours during which NYSE-listed companies must provide prior notice of material news, ..expand the...more

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NYSE Rule Change Requires Ten Minutes Advance Notice of Public Announcement of Dividends or Stock Distributions

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On August 14, 2017, the SEC approved an NYSE rule change that requires listed companies to give notice to the NYSE at least 10 minutes before any public announcement of dividends or stock distributions, even if such...more

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Changes to the NYSE’s Material New's Policy

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On August 27, 2015, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) filed a proposed rule change with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to amend Section 202.06 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual to expand the time periods...more

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NYSE Amends Timely Alert Policy

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The New York Stock Exchange has amended the provisions of its Listed Company Manual concerning dissemination of material news by listed companies and the circumstances under which the NYSE may halt trading in listed...more

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NYSE Amends Rules for Release of Material News

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Changes to Notification Requirements - Notifications During Pre-Market Hours. Currently, Rule 202.06 requires listed companies to notify the NYSE at least 10 minutes before they release material news “shortly before the...more

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