News & Analysis as of

Rulemaking Process Nasdaq

Fenwick & West LLP

Nasdaq Proposes Eliminating Board Diversity Disclosure Rule

Fenwick & West LLP on

Last week, Nasdaq filed a proposed rules change with the Securities and Exchange Commission to remove the board diversity rule from Nasdaq's Listing Rules....more

Seward & Kissel LLP

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Vacates SEC’s Approval of Nasdaq’s Board Diversity Rules

Seward & Kissel LLP on

On December 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (“Fifth Circuit”) vacated the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) approval of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC’s (“Nasdaq”) Board Diversity Rules....more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Securities Snapshot: 4th Quarter 2024 - 2025 Reporting Season – Key Considerations

As we bid farewell to 2024, we welcome not only another year but also several new disclosure requirements. In this Snapshot, we summarize several developments and best practices for public companies to consider as the 2024...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

5th Circuit Again Adopts Restrictive View of Exchange Act Purposes and SEC Regulatory Power

On December 11, 2024, the 5th Circuit issued another important opinion (for the third time this year) requiring that an administrative agency's rules fit squarely within the statutory scheme that empowers the agency to act....more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Update on Nasdaq and NYSE Rulemaking to Curb Excessive Reverse Stock Splits

Seward & Kissel LLP on

Nasdaq Adopts Rules Modifying Delisting Process for Securities Failing to Maintain Compliance with Minimum Bid Price Requirement - As we previously reported, in August of 2024 the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”)...more

Goodwin

SEC Rulemaking Returns After Quiet Stretch: Assessing the SEC “Reg. Flex” Agenda for BDs and Exchanges

Goodwin on

Despite the SEC’s already prolific rulemaking under Chair Gensler, the agency still has a few dozen additional rulemaking initiatives in the queue. Broker-dealers, exchanges, and other trading and markets participants can...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Securities Snapshot: 4th Quarter 2022 - Flurry of Rulemaking from SEC this Winter

During the fourth quarter of 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission continued its brisk pace of rulemaking across several disclosure initiatives. The Commission reopened the comment period for its share repurchase...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Nasdaq Receives Approval for Rule Change Providing More Flexibility for Direct Listings with Capital Raise

On December 2, 2022, Nasdaq received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to modify certain pricing limitations for companies undertaking a direct listing involving sales of the company shares in the...more

Jones Day

SEC Approves New Board Diversity Disclosure Requirements for Nasdaq-Listed Companies

Jones Day on

The Board Diversity Proposal generally requires each Nasdaq-listed company "to have, or explain why it does not have, at least two members of its board of directors who are Diverse," defined as at least one director who...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Client Alert: SEC Approves Nasdaq Board Diversity Listing Rules

On August 6, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) approved Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) board diversity listing rules. These rules, which Nasdaq initially proposed in December 2020 and then revised...more

McDermott Will & Emery

SEC Approves New Nasdaq Board Diversity Disclosure Rules

McDermott Will & Emery on

On August 6, 2021, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a Nasdaq rule change that requires its listed companies to have diverse boards or explain why they do not. Subject to certain issuer exemptions and...more

WilmerHale

SEC Approves Nasdaq’s Board Diversity Rule

WilmerHale on

On Friday, the SEC approved Nasdaq listing rules related to board diversity. The new Board Diversity Rule establishes diversity objectives for different classes of Nasdaq-listed companies and related disclosure requirements....more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC Adopts Nasdaq Rules on Board Diversity

Fenwick & West LLP on

On August 6, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved new listing rules regarding board diversity and disclosure, described in our prior Client Alert. The new rules will require a Nasdaq-listed company to...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC Approves Nasdaq Rule Change Allowing Direct Listings with a Capital Raise

Fenwick & West LLP on

In our prior article on the latest and greatest in direct listings, we noted that we were expecting that Nasdaq would follow the NYSE’s lead to allow for capital raising concurrently with a direct listing. On May 19, 2021,...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Nasdaq Proposes New Listing Rules Aimed at Promoting Board Diversity and Transparency

On December 1, 2020, Nasdaq, Inc. (“Nasdaq”) filed a proposal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to adopt new listing rules aimed at promoting board diversity and disclosure of board diversity...more

Morgan Lewis

Nasdaq Proposes New Board Diversity Composition and Disclosure Requirements

Morgan Lewis on

The Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq) announced that it had submitted a proposal to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeking approval of new listing rules to advance board diversity and increase transparency to...more

Cozen O'Connor

Nasdaq Proposes New Rules Regarding Board Diversity for Listed Companies

Cozen O'Connor on

On December 1, 2020, The Nasdaq Stock Market filed a proposal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to adopt new listing rules that relate to diversity of board composition, proposed Rule 5605(f), and...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Nasdaq Files Rule Proposal with SEC for Board Diversity and Disclosure Requirement

On December 1, 2020, the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a proposal for new listing rules related to board diversity and disclosure, which are intended to advance board...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

It’s Really Time to Talk Diversity in D and O Questionnaires (with Updated Sample Question and Summary of Nasdaq’s Proposed Rules)

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

On December 1, 2020, Nasdaq submitted a proposal to the SEC seeking approval of new listing requirements for board diversity. The stated goal of the proposal is to provide stakeholders with a better understanding of a...more

Dechert LLP

Nasdaq Proposes New Listing Rules on Board Diversity and Related Disclosure

Dechert LLP on

Nasdaq on December 1, 2020, filed a proposal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to adopt new listing rules that relate to diversity of board composition and disclosure of statistical information on...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

PE & VC Exits: U.S. Direct Listing Rules In Flux

Amid intense focus on investor liquidity (and paths to potential liquidity) in private companies, we provide an update on developments around direct listings as an alternative to traditional IPOs in the United States. On...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Rejects NYSE Proposal to Allow Fundraising in Direct Listings

On December 6, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rejected the proposal submitted by the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) to allow companies to simultaneously go public through a direct listing and raise...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Nasdaq Proposes Trading Halt For Certain Unusual Trading Characteristics

Nasdaq has proposed new Rule 5120 permitting Nasdaq to halt trading in a security and request information from the company regarding the number of unrestricted publicly held shares when Nasdaq observes unusual trading...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Nasdaq Rule Changes to Initial Listing Standards Related to Liquidity Effective

Earlier this spring, the Nasdaq Stock Exchange (the “Nasdaq”) filed a proposed amendment (the “Amendment”) of its initial listing standards with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).  The SEC approved the...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Nasdaq Proposes Additional Requirement for Listings in Connection with Regulation A+ Offerings

Nasdaq has proposed a rule change that will require companies listing in connection with a Regulation A+ offering to have a minimum operating history of two years at the time of the approval of the initial listing...more

27 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide