1. What is the Pay Versus Performance Rule?
See our Fenwick alert for a high-level overview of the Pay Versus Performance (PvP) Rule. See also the SEC fact sheet and adopting release. Briefly, the PvP Rule adds a new Item...more
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
12/3/2020
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Equity Securities ,
Financial Statements ,
Form S-8 ,
GAAP ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Rule 701 ,
Section 409A ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Technology ,
Trading Platforms
On August 5, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) voted 3-2 to adopt the final “pay ratio” disclosure rule. This long-awaited, controversial rule is issued pursuant to Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall...more
On July 1, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed rules directing the national securities exchanges (NYSE, NASDAQ, etc.) to create listing standards requiring listed companies to implement policies...more
7/8/2015
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Incentive Stock Options ,
Look-Back Measurement Period ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stock Options ,
Total Shareholder Return (TSR)