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This Summary does not contain all of the information that you will need to successfully complete your global IPO. You really should read this entire guide as well as the other Latham & Watkins publications referred to in this...more
Below is a high-level summary of applicable rule changes, guidance, and disclosure considerations for the 2022 reporting season for public companies....more
Spring-loading - awarding equity awards before announcing material good news - was in the headlines 15 years ago but still surfaces on occasion, notably when in July 2020 Kodak made large grants to executives the day before a...more
In this Issue. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was busy this week, finalizing rules that modernize brokered deposits regulations, establish new standards for parent companies of industrial loan companies and...more
In November 2020, the SEC adopted amendments to Regulation S-K to modernize and simplify certain disclosure requirements related to Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A)...more
On November 19, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continued its ongoing efforts to streamline and enhance its disclosure regime by adopting amendments to Items 301, 302, and 303 of Regulation S-K. These...more
Yesterday, the SEC announced that it has adopted, without an open meeting, final amendments designed to simplify and modernize MD&A and other financial disclosure requirements of Reg S-K. With SEC Chair Jay Clayton and Corp...more
Over the past eight months of this pandemic, we have all seen the rise of e-commerce as a vital necessity for most companies. For many companies, e-commerce has significantly outperformed their existing sales channels and...more
The SEC has adopted amendments to modernize certain disclosure requirements set forth in Regulation S-K. Specifically, the SEC updated the items governing a company’s description of its business, legal proceedings and risk...more
We are pleased to present our annual mid-year update on financial reporting and issuer disclosure enforcement activity for 2020. This White Paper focuses on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") enforcement...more
The SEC charged former Hertz CEO and Chairman Mark Frissora with aiding and abetting the company in its filing of inaccurate financial statements and disclosures....more
On June 23, 2020, the SEC issued new guidance for companies’ disclosure considerations regarding operations, liquidity and capital resources in light of COVID-19. The guidance, which largely reiterates similar themes as the...more
Public companies are considering key questions as they prepare first quarter 2020 disclosures in the COVID-19 era. In light of the April 8, 2020 joint public statement issued by the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange...more
In a public statement, Sagar Teotia, Chief Accountant of the SEC, spoke to a number of implications of COVID-19 and financial reporting. Among other things, Mr. Teotia noted that the SEC staff recognizes that the accounting...more
For Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registrants with a fiscal year ending December 31, March 2020 brings the deadlines for filing annual reports on Form 10-K for all categories of filers. These registrants and other...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued guidance on the use of financial metrics and has proposed significant amendments pertaining to Regulation S-K’s financial disclosure provisions?. In addition, SEC...more
On January 24, 2020, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance released three new compliance and disclosure interpretations (“C&DIs”) related to revised Instruction 1 to Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K (“Instruction 1”),...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) recently announced that it has issued guidance on key performance indicators and metrics in Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A). Although the guidance in the...more
On January 30, 2020, the SEC issued Commission Guidance on Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. The guidance provides a framework for ensuring that disclosure of key...more
On January 30, 2020, the SEC issued new guidance to companies that use key performance indicators and metrics in their MD&A. Concurrently, the SEC also proposed amendments that would significantly simplify and modernize the...more
On March 20, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to simplify and modernize disclosure requirements of Regulation S-K and certain forms....more
Representatives from the Office of Chief Accountant discussed new accounting standards. The Staff commented on the implementation of the new revenue recognition standard, which requires companies to provide a comprehensive...more
On August 17, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to eliminate or modify certain disclosure requirements that have become redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated or superseded in light...more
The Situation: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") adopted amendments to Regulation S-K, Regulation S-X, and related rules and forms to update and streamline disclosure and ease unnecessary compliance burdens...more