Rulemaking Background - On Dec. 15, 2021, the SEC proposed amendments to the disclosure requirements regarding purchases of equity securities made by or on behalf of an issuer or any affiliated purchaser....more
On May 3, 2023, in a 3-2 vote, the SEC adopted amendments to significantly increase the disclosure required about issuer repurchases of their equity securities that are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934....more
On December 15, the same day it proposed amendments to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) that may blunt the use of the affirmative defense for insider trading, the Securities and Exchange...more
Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange should review their policies on related party transactions and related processes to confirm they are consistent with recent revisions to the applicable NYSE rules. ...more
On November 19, 2020, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted amendments (the Adopted Amendments)1 to Items 301 (selected financial data), 302 (supplementary financial data), and 303...more
On November 19, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continued its ongoing efforts to streamline and enhance its disclosure regime by adopting amendments to Items 301, 302, and 303 of Regulation S-K. These...more
As covered in our blog post dated August 26, 2020, the SEC recently adopted amendments to Regulation S-K Items 101 (business description), 103 (legal proceedings), and 105 (risk factors) aimed at modernizing disclosure...more
In response to commonly asked questions, the SEC staff has released three FAQs related to amendments to the business description, legal proceedings and risk factor disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K Items 101, 103,...more
As part of the ongoing efforts by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to modernize public company disclosures, the changes to Regulation S-K announced in late August will become effective on Monday, November 9. ...more
On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 to modernize Regulation S-K rules requiring business description, legal proceedings and risk factor disclosures. The amendments are intended to update...more
On August 26, 2020, by a 3-2 party-line vote, the SEC adopted amendments to Regulation S-K that aim to modernize the descriptions of business and legal proceedings, and risk factor disclosure requirements. The amendments...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
On March 20, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to modernize and simplify certain disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K, and related rules and forms, in a manner that reduces the costs...more
On March 20, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it had adopted a series of amendments to improve the readability and navigability of company disclosures, and to discourage the disclosure of...more
On March 20, 2019, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments intended to modernize and simplify certain disclosure requirements of Regulation S-K and related rules and forms. The amendments represent...more
In June 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to the definition of “smaller reporting company.” Under the amendments a company with a public float of less than $250 million qualifies as an SRC....more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted final rules to eliminate redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated, or superseded disclosure requirements. These rules, adopted more than two years after the...more
During this morning’s open meeting of the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is Commissioner Piwowar’s last open meeting, the Commissioners unanimously voted to adopt amendments to the definition of smaller reporting...more
Yesterday, the SEC issued an interim final rule amending Form 10-K pursuant to section 72001 of the FAST Act. That section required the SEC to allow issuers to include summary sections in their annual reports on Form 10-K as...more