Corporate Governance, Corporations Code, Disclosure Requirements

Recent Developments for UK PLCs - July 2025

Latham & Watkins LLP on 7/2/2025

On 5 June 2025, the GC100 and Investor Group published an updated version of their Directors’ Remuneration Reporting Guidance. This revision reflects evolving best practices and incorporates changes introduced by the...more

If A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words, Should Bylaws Have Pictures?

Allen Matkins on 2/28/2025

Nearly 13 years ago, I ruminated on the question of whether corporations are required to have bylaws. As far as California is concerned, there is no requirement that a corporation in fact have bylaws, although virtually all...more

California Climate-Related Financial Risk Disclosure Bill Advances

Allen Matkins on 6/6/2023

I have been writing about a bill, SB 261, that would would require businesses to prepare and submit climate-related financial risk reports. On May 30, 2023, the bill passed out of the Senate on a 27-8 vote....more

Israeli Draft Bill Obligates Monopolists to Publish Financial Statements

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. on 5/25/2022

On May 11, 2022, a draft bill to amend the Companies Law passed a preliminary reading in the Israeli parliament. The draft bill seeks to obligate companies falling under the definition of “monopolist” pursuant to the Economic...more

Secretary Of State Issues 2020 Women On Boards Report

Allen Matkins on 3/5/2020

The legislation creating California's female director board quota requires the Secretary of State to publish on his Internet website a report no later than March 1, 2020 a report of the following...more

Can A Company Have More Than One Principal Executive Office?

Allen Matkins on 10/1/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission's Form 10-K requires disclosure of a company's "principal executive offices". The SEC, however, provides no definition of what constitutes a company's "principal executive...more

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