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Extra hours to file Form 144—should the deadline be extended for all filings, Uyeda asks?

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A couple of days ago, the SEC amended Reg S-T to extend the filing deadline for Form 144 from 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time. You may remember that, in June last year, the SEC adopted amendments to require electronic...more

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To Sign or Docu-Sign, That is the Question

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​​​​​​​On November 17, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted amendments to Rule 302(b) of Regulation S-T that permits individuals to sign the signature page or other document (“Authentication...more

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SEC Requires Electronic Submission of “Glossy” Annual Reports

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On June 3, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission mandated the electronic filing or submission of certain documents that reporting companies currently may provide as paper filings, by adopting amendments to Regulation...more

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SEC Proposes Sweeping Changes to Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements

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On February 10, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") proposed amendments to Regulation 13D-G and Regulation S-T governing the reporting requirements of greater than 5% beneficial owners of shares of public...more

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New Data Tagging Requirements for Annual Reports Filed in 2022

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final amendments to its rules on December 2, 2021 to implement the requirements in the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act of 2020....more

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SEC Proposes Enhanced Disclosure Rules for Stock Repurchases

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed amendments to its rules regarding disclosure about issuer repurchases of its equity securities, often referred to as buybacks, including a new proposed Form SR to be...more

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The Return of the Token Safe Harbor

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SEC Commissioner Peirce has revived and refreshed her proposed three-year safe harbor for qualifying token projects, but some unresolved ambiguities remain. US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester...more

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Investment Management Update - March 2021

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Just before we said goodbye to 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized amendments to its advertising and solicitation rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (Advisers Act). The SEC...more

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Nuts and Bolts of Electronic Signatures

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As discussed in our November 24, 2020 post, amended Rule 302 under Regulation S-T permits the use of electronic signatures on documents “authenticating” typewritten signatures that are included in a company’s filings with the...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

SEC Adopts New E-Signature Rules

On November 17, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rules (which are now effective) permitting electronic signatures for SEC filings, provided that certain procedures are followed. There are potential...more

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SEC Permits Use of Electronic Signatures in EDGAR Filings

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On Nov. 17, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the adoption of final rules amending Rule 302 of Regulation S-T to permit the use of electronic signatures, along with conforming changes to...more

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New Rule Amendments Allow Electronic Signatures in SEC Filings

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On Nov. 17, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or the Commission) adopted new rules to permit the use of electronic signatures in signature authentication documents in connection with certain filings with the...more

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SEC Allows Electronic Signatures

On November 17, 2020, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 302(b) of Regulation S-T and the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (EDGAR) Filer Manual...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEC Votes to Adopt Rule Amendments in Order to Facilitate Electronic Submission of Documents

On November 17, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt amendments to Regulation S-T and the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system (EDGAR) Filer Manual (EDGAR Filer Manual) to...more

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SEC Adopts Rules Permitting Use of Electronic Signatures and Provides Further COVID-19 Relief

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On November 17, in response to a formal rulemaking petition that garnered support from nearly 100 public companies, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a final rule amending Regulation S-T and the Electronic...more

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OCC Proposes Rules for CRA Benchmarks and Fair Access

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In the News. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a long-awaited rule seeking comment on its proposed approach to determine the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) evaluation measure benchmarks, retail...more

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SEC Adopts Rules To Allow Use of Electronic Signatures

On November 17, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 302(b) of Regulation S-T (Rule 302(b)), which permits registrants and others to use electronic signatures in documents...more

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Form for an Officer/Director to Attest to an Electronic Signature on an SEC Filing

The SEC has adopted final rules regarding electronic signatures with respect to Regulation S-T Rule 302. New Rule 302(b)(2) of Regulation S-T provides that, before a signatory initially uses an electronic signature to sign...more

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SEC Modernizes Filing Signature Requirements by Permitting Electronic Signatures

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On March 29, 2020, we reported on the SEC’s COVID-19 relief from its manual signature requirements for SEC filings. In that blog entry, we observed that, entirely aside from the pandemic emergency, the requirement in Rule...more

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Blog: Staff allows early use of electronic signatures

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On November 20, 2020, the SEC staff issued a revised Statement regarding the extension, for an indeterminate period, of temporary relief related to authentication document retention requirements under Rule 302(b) of Reg S-T...more

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SEC Adopts Rules to Allow the Use of Electronic Signatures

On November 17, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted amendments to certain rules and forms under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Adopts Rules to Facilitate Electronic Submission of Documents

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has amended Regulation S-T and the EDGAR Filer Manual to permit the use of electronic signatures for filings on EDGAR that are required to be signed and has made corresponding...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC Adopts Rules Permitting Electronic Signatures

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In April 2020, Fenwick & West, together with two other leading Silicon Valley-based law firms, submitted a formal rule-making petition to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requesting that the SEC adopt new...more

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Blog: SEC allows use of electronic signatures

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Yesterday, in recognition of the widespread use of electronic signatures, the SEC adopted rules and amendments to permit the use of electronic signatures in signature “authentication documents” required under Reg S-T in...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

SEC Guidance and Relief During COVID-19 Pandemic

The Securities and Exchange Commission has been actively providing guidance and relief to issuers and other market participants amid the COVID-19 pandemic and has stated it may extend the relief granted if warranted by...more

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