Clawback Rules. As previously discussed in last Winter’s Corporate Communicator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC") adopted final rules in October 2022 directing the NYSE and Nasdaq to adopt listing standards that...more
This memorandum is for our Capital Markets clients in anticipation of the upcoming annual reporting and shareholder meeting season for 2024. Below you will find key filing deadlines, new disclosure requirements, and general...more
On December 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted several amendments and new disclosure requirements to address what it viewed as potentially abusive practices associated with Rule 10b5-1 plans,...more
Key Points - ..The SEC’s amendments to Rule 10b5-1 and new rules mandating insider trading disclosures take effect at the end of next month. ..The changes raise significant interpretive issues, including ambiguities...more
On December 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted amendments to modernize Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and add new disclosure...more
Overview On December 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments and certain enhanced disclosure requirements related to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. The new amendments include...more
On December 14, 2022, in its final meeting of the year, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules relating to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans....more
On December 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules amending Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to impose new conditions to the availability of the Rule 10b5-1...more
On December 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) adopted amendments bolstering the conditions to be met in order for a person to rely on the affirmative defense from insider trading available...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules that impose new conditions on the availability of the Rule 10b5-1 affirmative defense to insider trading and require enhanced disclosures regarding the adoption,...more
On December 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission unanimously adopted final rules relating to Rule 10b5-1 plans. Properly structured, a Rule 10b5-1 plan provides an affirmative defense to Rule 10b-5 liability for...more
On December 14, 2022, the SEC unanimously adopted significant changes to the requirements for Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, one day shy of the anniversary of its proposals, including...more