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This checklist highlights certain considerations for companies preparing to file annual reports on Form 10-K for the calendar year ended 2023 and is intended to serve as a focused resource highlighting changes in disclosure...more
As the calendar year flips over to 2024, we want to remind registrants about several new rules that will impact disclosure for the 2023 Form 10-K and 2024 proxy season, update the status of some pending Securities and...more
As we head into year-end, annual reporting season for FPIs is just around the corner. FPIs are required to file an annual report on Form 20-F with the SEC within four months after the end of their fiscal year (or until April...more
As more advisory services, investment companies, and public companies have publicized their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed a set of new rules...more
Recently published research suggests that transparency in information disclosures from organizations influence efficiency, effectiveness, and trust. Given this knowledge, the increasing trend of public human capital...more
In a recent lecture delivered at Columbia Law School/Business School at the "Going Public in the 2020s" conference, SEC Commissioner Uyeda bemoaned "the general decline in the number of public companies over the past...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted amendments and updated disclosure requirements that are to be included in a reporting company’s annual report on Form 10-K or 20-F. The SEC has also proposed...more
Companies are beginning to look ahead to the upcoming 2023 proxy and annual reporting season, and there are a number of key issues to consider as preparations commence. This alert provides an overview of these issues and...more
Driven by societal change and climate urgency, and the clamor for equity and transparency, regulators have introduced new Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) disclosure regulations that are designed to provide...more
The Annual Report season will soon be upon us, and it is important to assess a company's risk factors at the outset and whether recent developments, including those relating to macroeconomic, geopolitical, and public health...more
The latest legal buzzword, ESG, represents the environmental, social and governance factors that many corporations are now required to consider and disclose alongside traditional financial information such as operating...more
Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) related disclosures became a topic of contention in March of 2021 with the introduction of an ESG related task force by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Facing...more
This is Part I of a two-part series outlining key considerations from White & Case's Public Company Advisory Group for US public companies during the 2022 annual reporting and proxy season. Part I of this memo describes...more
In a September 21, 2021 press release, Activision Blizzard confirmed that the SEC Enforcement Division issued a subpoena “to the Company and several current and former employees and executives regarding disclosures on...more
Companies concerned with the latest focal point of corporate governance are paying attention to human capital – and have started to recognize that one of the cornerstones of this initiative includes a commitment to employee...more
Learn the “how to” of leveraging metrics and analytics! On November 15 – 16, at the virtual ESG Forum on Human Capital Analytics & SEC Disclosures, key stakeholders will gather to discuss metrics, developing a “material”...more
Institutional investors and other stakeholders are seeking better information from public companies on workforce diversity. Company executives and boards are discussing how and what to disclose, and many observers believe the...more
A NIRI Philadelphia chapter virtual meeting addressed new SEC “human capital” disclosure requirements and stricter proxy advisor policies on board diversity that will shape corporate reporting during the coming year. ...more
On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to Items 101, 103 and 105 of Regulation S-K. Though the SEC has made changes to certain parts of Regulation S-K over the past few years,1...more
On August 26, the SEC modernized the disclosure requirements in Items 101 (Description of Business), 103 (Legal Proceedings), and 105 (Risk Factors) of Regulation S-K, reflecting the first significant revisions to these...more
These are unprecedented times, and companies are facing important issues as they navigate the current economic, political, and social climate. The COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter movement have put the spotlight on...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On August 23, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), in a release entitled “Modernization of Regulation S- K Items 101, 103, and 105”, proposed changes to Regulation S-K significantly...more