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Rising Tide of SEC Disclosure Obligations Threatens to Inundate Registrants with New Reporting Costs

Overview On March 6, 2024, in a 3-2 vote along party lines, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a controversial 886-page final climate-related disclosure rule (Final Rules) that will require companies to...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

SEC Adopts New Rules for Climate-Related Disclosures; Lawsuits Challenge New Rules

On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted its highly anticipated climate-related disclosure rules. The rules faced public scrutiny since their proposal two years ago, with the SEC receiving more than...more

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Crosscurrents: The SEC’s Standardized Climate-Related Disclosures as Adopted

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After a significant delay, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted its final rule on Wednesday, March 5, 2024, that requires companies who file registration statements and annual reports to disclose material...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Adopts New Rules for Climate-Related Disclosures

On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 to adopt new rules mandating climate-related disclosures in public companies’ annual reports and registration statements. While the final rules are...more

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Cybersecurity - Cracking the Code on Upcoming Disclosures

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As annual reporting season begins, it is important to take a fresh look at the company’s governance and incident response processes and develop risk-informed and compliant disclosures. While many companies are understandably...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Turkeys Pardoned – New Share Repurchase Rule Delayed – Is It That Simple? (What About Those Issuer 10b5-1 Plan Disclosures?)

Yes – a Thanksgiving tradition continued last week when President Biden pardoned turkeys Liberty and Bell from what would otherwise have been an unpleasant Thanksgiving experience....more

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SEC Deals New Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirements to Public Companies

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On July 26, 2023, the SEC adopted new cybersecurity rules, which have two top-line impacts. First, registrants must disclose material cybersecurity incidents promptly on Form 8-K. Second, registrants must disclose new...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Securities Snapshot: 3rd Quarter 2023 - What You Need to Know About The SEC's Latest Rulemaking

The weather may be cooling down, but the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) did not cool down its pace of rulemaking during the third quarter of 2023. The SEC adopted its highly anticipated cybersecurity disclosure...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

SEC Issues Final Rules on Cybersecurity Disclosures

On July 26, 2023, in a 3-2 vote, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new rules (the “Final Rules”) for public companies that will require disclosures regarding cybersecurity incidents, as well as...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Twelve Planning Tips to Avoid Complications with the SEC’s Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules: Part II

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Part I of this blog series discussed the compliance dates and the new definitions in the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) final rules (the “adopting release”) for cybersecurity disclosures. In Part II, we...more

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Preparing for New Cybersecurity Disclosures

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Public companies will soon be required to provide increased transparency about cybersecurity incidents, risk management, strategy and governance as a result of new rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the...more

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SEC Issues Final Rule on Cybersecurity Incident Reporting and Cybersecurity Risk Management Disclosure

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a final rule on July 26, 2023 that will require public companies to disclose material cybersecurity incidents on Form 8-K within four business days of discovery. In...more

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It’s Official: Cybersecurity Disclosure Is Coming This Year

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules on July 26, 2023, requiring public companies to provide current disclosure, within what may be a short time window, about material cybersecurity incidents...more

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Compliance dates for SEC cybersecurity disclosure rules

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As you know, the SEC adopted final rules on cybersecurity disclosure on July 26, with compliance dates tied to publication in the Federal Register. (See this PubCo post.) Those rules were published on August 4 with compliance...more

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Cybersecurity Sheriffs Continue to Multiply and Crack Down – New SEC Rule Amps Up Public Company Pressure

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Last week, a sharply divided U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) significantly increased reporting requirements on public companies by adopting a Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident...more

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SEC Adopts Comprehensive Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirements

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On July 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted at an open meeting to adopt final rules to mandate standardized cybersecurity disclosures by public companies. The final rules will...more

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SEC Adopts Mandatory Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules

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On July 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), in a 3-2 vote, adopted rules that will require public companies to make prescribed cybersecurity disclosures.1 The rules are designed to elicit "consistent,...more

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SEC Adopts Rules on Mandatory Cybersecurity Disclosures

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted on July 26, 2023 final rules and amendments for mandating disclosure regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident reporting, including...more

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SEC Adopts Rules on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure

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In Short - The Situation: On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") adopted final rules that significantly alter cybersecurity disclosure obligations for companies. The SEC's final rules adopt...more

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SEC Final Rule Adopts Increased Requirements around Cybersecurity Disclosures

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On July 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments augmenting and standardizing required disclosures for public companies related to cybersecurity. The rules apply to all registrants, and...more

Wiley Rein LLP

SEC Adopts Controversial New Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules for Public Companies

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Public companies will soon face new cybersecurity disclosure requirements from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which voted last week to approve a controversial new cybersecurity rule. The final rule—which is...more

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SEC Adopts Rules for Cybersecurity Disclosures

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On July 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rules imposing significant new disclosure requirements regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy and governance and incident reporting by public...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC Adopts New Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules

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On July 26, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules to enhance and standardize public company disclosure of cybersecurity incidents, risk management, strategy and governance. In particular, the rules,...more

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SEC Adopts Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules

On July 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), by a 3-2 vote, adopted final rules intended to enhance public companies’ disclosures regarding (1) cybersecurity incidents through a new required current report item...more

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SEC adopts final rules on cybersecurity disclosure [UPDATED]

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[This post revises and updates my earlier post primarily to provide a more detailed discussion of the contents of the adopting release.] - At an open meeting on Wednesday last week, the SEC voted, three to two, to adopt...more

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