The securities law disclosure framework has evolved to encourage; companies acting in good faith to disseminate relevant projections pertaining to their businesses to the general public "without fear of open-ended liability."...more
Clawback Rules. As previously discussed in last Winter’s Corporate Communicator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC") adopted final rules in October 2022 directing the NYSE and Nasdaq to adopt listing standards that...more
In the October edition of our Public Company Watch, we cover key issues impacting public companies, including the SEC adopting rules modernizing beneficial ownership reporting and short sale reporting, and issuing new C&DIs...more
On May 3, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted final amendments to Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) to add disclosure requirements relating...more
2022 was a busy year in rulemaking for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As a result, there are many new disclosure requirements for companies to keep top of mind as they work through this year’s annual report,...more
Key Takeaways - ..The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted amendments to eliminate the paper filing option of several forms, including Form 144 and “glossy” annual reports, and to require such forms to be...more
On December 15, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) proposed amendments which would require that a public company provide more timely disclosure on a new Form SR regarding purchases of its equity...more
The SEC has proposed amendments to disclosure requirements regarding repurchases of an issuer’s equity securities that are registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. ...more
The amendments are designed to increase focus on material information while simplifying compliance efforts. The amendments eliminate the five-year selected financial data requirement, limit selected quarterly financial...more
A roundup of the principal new rules and amendments promulgated by the SEC in 2020 that public companies with December 31 fiscal years should consider when preparing their Annual Reports on Form 10-K for 2020. Public...more
The SEC approved amendments to Items 101, 103, and 105 of Regulation S-K in late August, as described in a recent client alert, “SEC Adopts Third Round of Disclosure Modernization.” The amendments were published in the...more
Corp Fin has amended Disclosure Guidance Topic No. 7, Confidential Treatment Applications Submitted Pursuant to Rules 406 and 24b-2, to modify the alternatives available for companies with confidential treatment orders that...more
When finalizing proxy materials for annual shareholder meetings, companies should consider the following U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules and related guidance, as well as stock exchange listing standards...more
The news reports related to the spread of the coronavirus (temporary name of 2019-nCoV (“CV”)) and current and potential economic impacts from it may raise securities law disclosure issues for some companies. ...more
Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC's) Division of Corporation Finance issued three new Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) relating to disclosure of management's discussion and analysis...more
During the past year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a number of amendments to its rules and regulations and issued additional guidance that will impact the Form 10-Ks and proxy statements that public...more
On Dec. 19, 2019, the Division of Corporation Finance of the SEC updated its guidance with respect to the SEC’s procedures for confidential treatment applications (CTAs). In April 2019, the SEC adopted a streamlined procedure...more
For SEC reporting companies providing financial statements covering three years in a filing, discussion about the earliest of the three years may be omitted from the MD&A if such discussion was already included in the...more
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
In March 2019, final rules amending Regulation S-K and related rules and forms were adopted. Included in these rules were requirements that registrants use Inline XBRL, a machine-readable computer code, to tag certain...more
Corp Fin has posted some new CDIs on Inline XBRL summarized below: Question 101.01 In the Exhibit Index, Interactive Data Files required under Rule 405 of Reg S-T should be identified as exhibit 101 and any Cover Page...more
On March 20, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a release (the Release) adopting amendments to Regulation S-K in an effort to modernize and simplify disclosure requirements. The rule changes became effective...more
Note: We updated this post (originally posted last week) to add new frequently asked questions about when to reference Exhibit 104 in Form 8-Ks and about the phase-in schedule for all companies....more
As some clients are continuing to finalize their 10-Qs, we are answering a frequently asked question about the new Exhibit 104 requirement in Form 10-Qs for large accelerated filers in light of recent questions on this topic....more
In March 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules amending Regulation S-K and related rules and forms to modernize and simplify disclosure requirements for registrants. These amendments follow from the...more