On March 3, 2025, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) issued new guidance, effective immediately, expanding the accommodations available for...more
On February 12, 2025, the Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14M (SLB 14M), rescinding Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14L (Nov. 3, 2021)...more
2/14/2025
/ Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Financial Services Industry ,
No-Action Letters ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rule 14a-8 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Regulation ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholders
Many companies are in the midst of preparing their year-end Annual Reports on Form 10-K and looking ahead to their annual meeting of shareholders. In addition to changes to rules, regulations and disclosure trends, the...more
2/7/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Donald Trump ,
Executive Orders ,
Form 10-K ,
Geopolitical Risks ,
Insider Trading ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tariffs
On May 4, 2020, the U.S. SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) published four “FAQs” relating to the application of the Commission’s March 25, 2020 Order (the “COVID-19 Order”) providing extended deadlines for...more
5/6/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Division of Corporate Finance ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Form 10-K ,
Form 8-K ,
Form S-3 ,
New Guidance ,
Offerings ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Relief Measures ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Time Extensions
On March 4, 2020, the SEC published an order providing conditional regulatory relief and assistance regarding filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) for issuers affected by COVID-19. This order...more
In March 2016, the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) proposed new rules regarding disclosure of third-party compensation of directors. This third-party compensation, which may not be publicly disclosed, arises when a party...more
7/26/2016
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Board of Directors ,
Directors ,
Executive Compensation ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Nasdaq ,
Public Disclosure ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Third-Party ,
Transparency