On November 17, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Regulation S-T to permit to the use of electronic signatures in signature authentication documents required under Regulation S-T in...more
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
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On April 10, 2020, the Division of Corporation (the “Staff”) published a statement addressing logistical difficulties in satisfying the requirement to file Securities Act of 1933 Form 144 (the “Statement”). Noting the current...more
As a further response to circumstances presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 26, 2020, the SEC published new temporary final rules.The temporary final rules ease requirements regarding applications for Form ID and...more
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
On March 24, 2020, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance, the Division of Investment Management, and the Division of Trading and Markets (together, the “Staff”) published Staff Statement Regarding Rule 302(b) of...more
Companies have been considering changes to annual meetings because of the concerns about the coronavirus and the disease that it causes known as COVID-19. The typical procedures regarding the presentation of shareholder...more