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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Considerations for Company Insiders When Contemplating Pledging Shares

For many insiders at a newly formed public company, a large portion of their net worth is potentially tied up in holdings of their company’s publicly-traded shares. These insiders often face challenges obtaining liquidity...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Proxy Statement Rule Change Reminders for 2020

With many year-end companies working on initial drafts of their 2020 proxy statements, we thought it might be worth sending a quick reminder of two recent rule changes – briefly summarized below – that will (modestly) impact...more

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Did You Remember These Developments for the 2020 SEC Reporting Season?

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Preparations for annual reporting on Form 10-K and the 2020 proxy season have begun in earnest for many companies. We have summarized certain governance and disclosure developments that should be considered in the course of...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Legal Update: 10 Tips for 10-Ks and Proxy Statements (UPDATED)

With the 2020 proxy and annual reporting season upon us, this Legal Update provides 10 tips for companies to consider when drafting annual reports on Form 10-K and proxy statements for filing with the US Securities and...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: How are companies approaching the new requirement for hedging policy disclosure?

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At the end of 2018, the SEC dredged up its 2015 rule proposal regarding hedging disclosure (required by Dodd-Frank) and voted to adopt final rule amendments. The amendments mandate disclosure about the ability of a company’s...more

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New Scrutiny for Hedging Policies

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New SEC disclosure rules regarding hedging are now in effect. As a technical matter, these rules do not require a publicly traded company to implement a hedging policy. They merely require a company to disclose information...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Preliminary Planning for the 2020 Proxy Season

Our preliminary list of important planning considerations for the 2020 proxy season is set forth below. Directors’ and Officers’ Questionnaires; Committee Charters - We have identified only a few possible changes to...more

A&O Shearman

Hot Topics: Dodd-Frank Act Hedging Policy Disclosures Begin

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Although final rules were published in December of 2018, July 1st marked the date that issuers (other than smaller reporting companies and emerging growth companies) must begin complying with the Dodd-Frank Act’s hedging...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Reminders for Annual Meeting Proxy Materials

When finalizing proxy materials for annual shareholder meetings, companies should consider the following U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules and related SEC staff guidance, as well as stock exchange listing...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Trends in Executive Compensation, Employment Law and Compensation Committee Practices

On February 5, 2019, Skadden hosted the webinar “Key Trends in Executive Compensation, Employment Law and Compensation Committee Practices.” The panelists were David Schwartz, Skadden’s global head of Labor and Employment...more

Hogan Lovells

SEC adopts requirement for disclosure of hedging policies for employees, officers, and directors

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On December 18, 2018, the SEC adopted a requirement for U.S. public companies to provide proxy disclosure of any practices or policies they have adopted regarding the ability of the company's employees, officers or directors,...more

White and Williams LLP

SEC Adopts New Hedging Disclosure Rules

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On December 18, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had approved and adopted final rules requiring public companies to disclose, in proxy or information statements for election of directors,...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Key Compensation Items for the 2019 Proxy Season and Beyond

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Public companies should consider a number of items for 2019, including recent SEC and proxy advisory developments and other perennial executive compensation considerations. Even as the US government shutdown continues to...more

Harris Beach PLLC

New SEC Rules Will Require Disclosure of Hedging Policies

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted new rules that will require public companies to disclose their hedging practices and policies for employees, officers and directors in proxy and information statements...more

Cooley LLP

Alert: SEC Adopts Final Hedging Disclosure Rules

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On December 18, 2018, the SEC voted to adopt – finally – a proposal, initially released in 2015, to implement section 955 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Section 955 mandated...more

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SEC Adopts Final Rules for Disclosure of Hedging Policies

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On December 18, “[t]he Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) [] approved final rules to require companies to disclose in proxy or information statements for the election of directors any practices or policies regarding...more

Bracewell LLP

SEC Adopts Final Rules for Disclosure of Hedging Policies

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The Securities and Exchange Commission recently approved final rules to require disclosure of hedging practices, implementing a Dodd-Frank Act mandate. New Item 407(i) of Regulation S-K requires a company to describe in its...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC Adopts New Hedging Disclosure Requirement

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In an effort to provide greater transparency to stockholders regarding employee and director incentives, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted a final rule implementing a provision of the Dodd-Frank...more

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SEC Adopts Final Hedging Policy Disclosure Rules

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted final rules that will require companies to disclose any practices or policies regarding the ability of employees and directors to engage in certain hedging transactions...more

Locke Lord LLP

SEC’s New Rules on Hedging Disclosure

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On December 18, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted final rules requiring companies to disclose in proxy or information statements for the election of directors any practices or policies regarding...more

A&O Shearman

New Year, New Rules: Arrival of the Final Hedging Disclosure Rules

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On December 18, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved long-awaited final rules implementing Section 955 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Consistent with the proposed...more

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SEC Adopts Rules for Disclosure of Hedging Policies

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Yesterday, December 18, 2018 (without a meeting), the SEC approved final rules to require companies to disclose in proxy or information statements for the election of directors any practices or policies regarding the ability...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

SEC Adopts Hedging Disclosure Rules

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The SEC adopted new rules today that will require disclosure of a company’s hedging policies in proxy statements or information statements relating to the election of directors. The new rules are set forth in new Item...more

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SEC Proposes Hedging Policy Disclosure Rule

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The SEC has proposed a rule that would require new hedging policy disclosure by companies that are subject to SEC proxy rules. The proposed rule would in most cases expand the hedging policy disclosure currently provided by...more

McDermott Will & Emery

SEC Proposes Disclosure Rule for Hedging Transactions by Directors, Officers and Employees

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On February 9, 2015, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a proposed rule that, if adopted, would require public companies to disclose in annual proxy statements whether their employees and board members...more

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