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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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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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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

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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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

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

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 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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC Staff Offers Relief from Manual Signature Retention Requirements for Electronic Filings Due to COVID-19

The staff of the Division of Corporation Finance, the Division of Investment Management, and the Division of Trading and Markets has issued a new statement offering relief from the authentication document retention...more

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SEC Staff Provides Relief to “Manual Signature” Retention Requirement in Light of COVID-19 Concerns

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The Staff of the various Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) divisions, including the Division of Corporation Finance, issued an announcement on March 24, 2020, which provides some flexibility to registrants seeking to...more

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COVID-19 Considerations for US and European Public Companies

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The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the responses of governments and societies to the crisis are having a profound impact on public companies and capital markets worldwide. Such companies, including those in the United...more

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SEC Staff Issues Statement on Regulation S-T Manual Signature Requirements

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On March 24, 2020, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, Division of Investment Management and Division of Trading and Markets issued a statement concerning the authentication document retention requirements...more

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Blog: SEC Staff Offers Relief Regarding Manual Signature Retention Requirements for Electronic Filings in Light of COVID-19

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The staff of various SEC divisions, including Corp Fin, has just issued a new Statement Regarding Rule 302(b) of Regulation S-T in Light of COVID-19 Concerns. The statement offers some relief in connection with “the...more

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SEC Provides Relief for Signature Page Maintenance Requirements as a Result of COVID-19

SEC staff published an announcement regarding signature page maintenance as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic substantially as follows: The staff of the Division of Corporation Finance, the Division of Investment...more

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Complying with the SEC's New Requirements for InLine XBRL Tagging of Cover Page Information: Clarification Regarding Exhibit 104

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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

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SEC Requires Hyperlinking of Exhibits

The SEC has adopted rules which will require public companies, or registrants, to include a hyperlink to each exhibit identified in an exhibit index, unless the exhibit is filed in paper pursuant to a temporary or continuing...more

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SEC Proposes to Require Hyperlinks to all Exhibits in Periodic Reports and Registration Statements

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On August 31, the SEC issued proposed amendments to Regulation S-K and Regulation S-T that would require public companies and companies filing registration statements to include in the exhibit index to periodic and current...more

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