The SEC has updated the EDGAR system’s login, password, and access protocols which will affect Canadian SEC reporting companies and other individuals and entities with EDGAR filing codes, including non-reporting companies...more
On December 18, 2024, new requirements go into effect that mandate the use of the XML format for Schedules 13D and 13G filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The XML reporting requirements represent the...more
Over the past year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has intensified its focus on beneficial ownership reporting under Sections 13(d), 13(g) and 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange...more
On September 25, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settlements with 23 entities and individuals for untimely reporting related to their respective holdings and transactions in public company stock....more
Recent actions by the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Division of Enforcement highlight the importance of making timely filings pursuant to Sections 13(d), 16, and 13(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934....more
On October 10, 2023, the SEC adopted amendments to the rules governing beneficial ownership reporting on Schedules 13D and 13G. While compliance with the amendments to the rules governing beneficial ownership reporting on...more
In 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted wide-ranging rule changes applicable to beneficial ownership reporting under Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act. These rule changes are...more
The deadlines for filing and amending Schedule 13Gs are about to change, and regular 13G amendments will now be due on a quarterly basis instead of annually. As we discussed in our alert last fall (available here), in...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new accelerated Schedule 13G filing deadlines will become effective on September 30, 2024. On October 10, 2023, as part of an initiative to modernize beneficial ownership...more
On Oct. 10, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it adopted final rules amending Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The amendments aim to provide investors...more
Summary - On October 10, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to the rules governing beneficial ownership reporting under Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934...more
On October 10, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted rule amendments (the “Final Rules”) for investors required to file beneficial ownership reports under the Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the...more
On October 10, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to the rules governing beneficial ownership reporting under Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange...more
On October 10, 2023, the SEC adopted long-awaited amendments to its beneficial ownership reporting rules under Regulation 13D-G. Most significantly, the amendments accelerate the filing deadlines for initial and amended...more
On October 10, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted, by a bipartisan 4-1 margin, the final rules to amend and modernize the regulations governing beneficial ownership reporting under Sections 13D and 13G of...more