As summer turns into fall and in-house lawyers start thinking ahead to the upcoming 10-K filing season, we’re often asked to review and update the description of securities exhibit(s) required to be filed with Form 10-K by...more
On August 25, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules requiring public companies to disclose the relationship between the executive compensation actually paid to the company’s named...more
On March 21, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed far-reaching amendments to Regulation S-K and Regulation S-X that would mandate significant additional climate-related disclosures for public...more
Nearly a decade ago, I commented on the ambiguity that inheres in "shall"...more
Public companies should expect more environmental, social and governance-related disclosure requirements, focusing initially on climate risk. An element of President-elect Joe Biden's platform has been "[r]equiring public...more
On November 19 the SEC issued significant amendments to the disclosure requirements governing Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A). The amendments to Item 303 of...more
On November 19, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted final rule amendments to modernize, simplify, and enhance Management’s Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations...more
On November 19, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continued its brisk pace of end-of-year rulemaking by approving amendments to Items 301, 302 and 303 of Regulation S-K, which collectively govern the disclosures of...more
On Nov. 19, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to the disclosure rules affecting Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) and related financial disclosures. ...more
On November 19, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final amendments to the disclosure rules affecting Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) and related financial disclosures....more
On November 19, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continued its recent efforts to modernize and simplify certain financial disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K by amending Item 303 of Regulation S-K...more
On November 19, 2020, by a three-to-two vote, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt amendments to Regulation S-K in an effort to modernize, simplify, and enhance certain financial disclosures. The SEC...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it voted on November 19, 2020 to adopt rules to modernize, simplify, and enhance certain financial disclosures required of public companies under Regulation S-K. ...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission continues to move forward with its rulemaking agenda. Yesterday, the SEC announced that it voted to adopt amendments to the MD&A disclosure requirements. These had been proposed at the...more
The SEC adopted amendments intended to modernize, simplify and enhance certain financial disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K, including rules related to MD&A....more
The SEC has adopted amendments to modernize certain disclosure requirements set forth in Regulation S-K. Specifically, the SEC updated the items governing a company’s description of environmental proceedings in which the...more
During an open meeting last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3 to 2 to adopt amendments modernizing the description of business (Item 101), legal proceedings (Item 103), and risk factors (Item 105)...more
On August 26, 2020, for the first time in over 30 years, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted significant amendments to the Regulation S-K disclosure requirements regarding the description of a reporting...more
On August 26, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Regulation S-K that are intended to modernize business, legal proceedings and risk factor disclosures. According to the SEC, the...more
On Aug. 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to the description of business (Item 101), legal proceedings (Item 103) and risk factor (Item 105) disclosure requirements under Regulation S-K. ...more
On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced the adoption of amendments to modernize the description of business, legal proceedings, and risk factor disclosures that registrants are...more
The SEC adopted amendments to modernize the description of business, legal proceedings, and risk factor disclosures that registrants are required to make pursuant to Regulation S-K. These disclosure items have not undergone...more
Exchange Act Reports; Securities Act Filings - On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced changes to Regulation S-K intended to modernize certain disclosures related to an issuer’s business...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it voted on August 26 to adopt amendments to Regulation S-K to modernize the description of business, legal proceedings, and risk factor disclosures that registrants...more
At an open meeting held yesterday morning, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to adopt the previously proposed amendments to Regulation S-K Items 101, 103 and 105. These changes affect the Business section, Risk...more