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SEC approves NYSE proposal to limit the use of reverse stock splits to regain compliance with price criteria

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In October last year, the NYSE proposed, like Nasdaq, to take on the challenge of repeated reverse stock splits by limiting the circumstances under which a listed company could use a reverse stock split to regain compliance...more

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Bermuda Public Companies Update, Winter 2025

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This edition of the Bermuda Public Companies Update summarises significant transactions involving Bermuda companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq in the second half of 2024. Global Market Update - In...more

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The Paul Atkins Diet: Trump SEC Nominee Likely to Get Back to Basics, Trim Enforcement and Embrace Crypto

Members of Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP’s Government Investigations and White Collar Practice attended a Cornerstone Research event on December 11, 2024, about the outlook for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

SEC Caps 2024 with Another Cyber Enforcement Action

The SEC continues to leave its mark as a federal cybersecurity enforcer and closed out the year by charging another company with making misleading statements about a cybersecurity attack and failing to maintain cyber-related...more

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SEC approves Nasdaq proposal modifying minimum bid price compliance periods

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In August 2024, Nasdaq submitted a new rule proposal aimed at accelerating the delisting process for companies with shares that trade below $1. Briefly, under the proposal, a company would be suspended from trading on Nasdaq...more

Hogan Lovells

EDGAR Next Transition Alert: Are you ready for 2025?

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In September 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new rules relating to access to, and management of, EDGAR accounts, including the required use of a new SEC filing platform, “EDGAR Next”. Every SEC...more

DLA Piper

Updating Form 10-K for Fiscal Year 2024 and Other Reporting Reminders

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With calendar year 2024 completed, US public companies with a December 31 fiscal year-end will be working to prepare their annual reports on Form 10-K for filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Companies...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Legal Update: Nasdaq Board Diversity Rules Struck Down in Court

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On December 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc in Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment v. SEC, held that the approval by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the Nasdaq...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

How Now, High Five? IRS Issues Proposed Regulations for the Expanded Definition of “Covered Employee” Under Section 162(m) that...

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On January 16, 2025, the IRS issued proposed regulations under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), which limit the amount of compensation a publicly held corporation may deduct for wages paid to...more

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SEC charges Celsius Holdings with improper accounting for stock awards and disclosure control failures

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In this settled action—part of a slew of SEC Enforcement cases reported out in the last days before the change in Administration—the SEC alleged that Celsius Holdings, Inc. engaged in improper accounting for stock-based...more

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Early Lock-Up Releases: Overview and Trends

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Lock-up agreements prohibit company insiders (founders, directors, executive officers and major stockholders) and other pre-IPO stockholders from selling their shares for a period of time after an offering. Lock-ups are...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Reminder for Public Companies Granting Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights: Don't Forget New Item 402(x) Disclosure

As public company issuers prepare for the 2025 reporting season, issuers should be reminded (or made aware) of the new executive compensation-related disclosure requirements. On December 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange...more

Allen Matkins

Can Reincorporation And Share Increase Proposals Be Bundled?

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In this earlier post, I commented on the preliminary proxy materials filed by P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. (nka PAMT Corp)  At the time, my interest was the company's proposal to reincorporate in Nevada from...more

White & Case LLP

Key Considerations for the 2025 Annual Reporting Season: Your Upcoming Form 20-F and other FPI-Specific Considerations

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With the inauguration of US President Trump on January 20, 2025, public companies await the impact of the new administration on the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). President Trump's pick for the next SEC Chair,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Form 20-F for Fiscal Year 2024: What Foreign Private Issuers Should Keep in Mind

There have been a number of notable recent developments in SEC regulation of foreign private issuers (FPIs), including disclosure trends and rule changes that impact the annual report on Form 20-F for fiscal year 2024. In...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

IRS Announces Proposed 162(m) Regulations Defining the Scope of Expanded Covered Employees

On January 16, 2025, the IRS and the Department of the Treasury published proposed regulations relating to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. The proposed regulations provide guidance on, and implement, the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Key Regulatory Updates for Hong Kong Listed Companies - November/December 2024

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The updates include market consultation, consultation conclusions and various guiding materials by the HKEX, and bills for amendments to the Companies Ordinance by the Hong Kong government....more

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Hong Kong Stock Exchange Publishes Conclusions on Corporate Governance Code Enhancements

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The Stock Exchange concluded to adopt the proposed amendments to the CG Code, with certain modifications based on market feedback....more

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Shifting SEC priorities: A new era of enforcement under the Trump administration

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On January 20, 2025, President-elect Donald Trump will assume office, ushering in significant changes across U.S. federal agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). With the exit of SEC Chairman Gary...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Short Interest Reports Due February 14

Absent SEC or court action, institutional investment managers that meet or exceed certain thresholds face a February 14 deadline to file the first reports with the SEC on Form SHO. Form SHO, which was adopted with Rule 13f-2...more

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UK Takeover Code changes – what you need to know for Guernsey and Jersey companies

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The UK Takeover Code will be updated from 3 February 2025 - Companies with registered offices in the Channel Islands remain in-scope...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

2025 SEC Filing Deadlines and Financial Statement Staleness Dates

This Legal Update summarizes the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s 2025 calendar year filing deadlines and financial statement staleness dates....more

White & Case LLP

Key Considerations for Updating 2024 Annual Report Risk Factors

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With the 2025 annual reporting season upon us, public companies should consider potential updates to their risk factors for their Form 10-Ks and 20-Fs in light of recent economic, political, technological, and regulatory...more

Maynard Nexsen

Public Company Advisory: SEC Snapshot Q4 2024

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The members of Maynard Nexsen’s Public Company Advisory Practice counsel public companies and companies aiming to become public on the full range of matters shaping their governance and operation in the public markets. As a...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canadian Sustainability Standards Board Publishes Inaugural Sustainability Disclosure Standards

On December 18, 2024, the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB), which has been working since June 2023 to advance the adoption of sustainability standards in Canada, released its inaugural Canadian Sustainability...more

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