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Preparing for New Issuer Repurchase Disclosures

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In May 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) amended its rules to significantly increase the disclosures public companies must make about repurchases of their equity securities. The recent amendments are the...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

SEC Adopts Amendments Requiring Disclosure of Issuer Share Repurchases

On May 3, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to Item 703 of Regulation S-K which were proposed in December 2021 as part of the SEC’s goal of “improving the quality, relevance and timeliness” of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Adopts New Share Repurchase Disclosure Requirements

On May 3, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rule amendments requiring enhanced disclosures pertaining to issuers’ repurchases of equity securities. The new rules, prompted by a perception that some...more

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SEC Amends Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangement Conditions and Disclosure Requirements for Issuers and Section 16 Reporting Persons to...

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On Dec. 14, 2022, the SEC voted to adopt amendments to Rule 10b5-1 and to enhance disclosure requirements, in an attempt to establish meaningful guardrails around the use of Rule 10b5-1 trading plans and strengthen...more

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SEC Proposes Modernization of Beneficial Ownership Reporting: Amendments to Schedules 13D and 13G

On February 10, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to Schedules 13D and 13G relating to beneficial ownership reports.  Section 13D requires disclosure by investors of the accumulation of...more

Dechert LLP

U.S. SEC Proposes New Share Repurchase/Buyback Disclosure Rules and Amendments to 10b5-1 Plan Regime

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As expected, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission released two significant rule proposals for issuers on December 15, 2021—one regarding issuer share repurchases and the other regarding issuer and director and officer...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

SEC Proposes New Rules for Share Repurchases and Rule 10b5-1 and Insider Trading Matters

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On December 15, the SEC proposed rules to address two stated priorities for the agency under Chair Gary Gensler: modernizing disclosure of share repurchases and curbing perceived abuses around Rule 10b5-1 and insider trading....more

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SEC Adds Its Voice to Those Looking for “Equity”-ble Treatment of Gig Workers – New SEC Proposal Modernizes Rule 701 and Form S-8

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) recently proposed temporary rules that would permit companies to offer equity compensation to “platform workers” who provide services available through the company’s...more

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The SEC Experiments: Proposed Amendments to Include Certain Gig Workers in Compensatory Offerings under Rule 701 and Form S-8

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The SEC recently voted to approve proposed amendments to Rule 701 and Form S-8 governing the offer or sale of securities to employees through compensation programs. The proposed amendments provide for a temporary, five-year...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC Proposed Amendments to Rule 701 and Form S-8 and a New Temporary…

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued Release No. 33-10891 proposing amendments to Securities Act Rule 701, which provides an exemption from registration for the issuance of compensatory securities by private...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Coronavirus/COVID-19 Update

As health organizations and governments around the world work to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19), businesses should be mindful of the various ways the virus may impact their operations and employees. The wide range of...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Glossary of Important Securities Regulation Terms and Definitions

This Glossary is designed to provide law students taking Securities Regulation with a tool that will assist them in learning the basic language of securities law and achieve a working knowledge of the fundamental principles...more

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SEC Proposes Dodd-Frank Hedging Policy Disclosure Rules

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently released long-awaited proposed rules, as mandated by Section 955 of the Dodd-Frank Act, that would require a public company to disclose whether the company permits its...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick Technology IPO Insights for Q2 2014

Welcome to the inaugural issue of Orrick Technology IPO Insights, a quarterly publication highlighting trends in U.S. information technology company IPOs. We isolate technology companies in order to analyze and present...more

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