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Emerging Growth Companies Public Comment

Emerging Growth Companies (EGC) are companies with total yearly gross revenues of under $1 billion for the most recently completed fiscal year.  
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SEC Executive Compensation Roundtable Comment Letter Roundup

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As described in this June 27 alert, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on June 26 hosted a roundtable meeting to discuss potential updates to the existing executive compensation disclosure requirements and solicited...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Re-Proposes Rules To Implement Resource Extraction Payment Disclosure Requirements

On December 18, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted in favor of proposing rules to implement the resource extraction issuer disclosure provisions in Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which added...more

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Financial Daily Dose 11.19.2019 | Top Story: T-Mobile Chief John Legere to Leave Company in April

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T-Mobile chief and fan-of-magenta John Legere has announced that he’ll be stepping down in April at the end of his current contract. Legere will be succeeded by Mike Sievert, the carrier’s current president and COO....more

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Impact of “Test-the-Waters” Reform Debated

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As we previously noted, in February, the SEC proposed expanding its “test-the-waters” accommodation from emerging growth companies (EGCs) only to all issuers via a new Rule 163B and related amendments. This accommodation...more

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SEC Continues on the Path of Simplifying Public Company Requirements

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New Proposed Rules Aim to Eliminate Auditor's Attestation Requirement on Internal Controls under SOX 404(b) for Smaller Reporting Companies with less than $100 million in Revenues - On May 9, 2019, the SEC proposed...more

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"Test-the-Waters" Accommodations Could Be Coming to a Company Near You

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A proposed rule change would provide increased flexibility to issuers seeking to communicate with institutional investors earlier in the offering process. On February 19, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...more

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SEC Proposes to Expand “Testing-the-Waters” Accommodation to All Issuers

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On February 19, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose Rule 163B under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), that would expand the “testing-the-waters” accommodation —...more

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SEC Proposes to Expand “Test-the-Waters” to All Issuers

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This week the SEC proposed to expand the “test-the-waters” accommodation—currently available to emerging growth companies (EGCs)—to all issuers, including investment company issuers. The proposed rule and related amendments...more

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Hoping to Encourage Increased Participation in the Public Markets, SEC Proposes New Rule Allowing all Issuers to Test the Waters

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The SEC is proposing to extend the testing-the-waters ("TTW") accommodation to all issuers, including investment company issuers.1 Citing the dominance of the IPO market by emerging growth companies ("EGCs")2 and evidence...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Proposes New Rule 163B to Expand ‘Testing-the-Waters’ Communications to All Issuers

On February 19, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose a new rule and related amendments under the Securities Act that would expand the permissible use of testing-the-waters communications to...more

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Red Notice Newsletter - September 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Petrobras Settles with U.S. Authorities Over Alleged FCPA Violations - On September 27, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more

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SEC Proposes Changing Smaller Reporting Company Definition and Streamlining Disclosure Requirements

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently released two separate proposals, one that aims to expand “smaller reporting company” eligibility and another that is designed to streamline disclosure requirements....more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

The SEC Considers Updating Audit Committee Disclosures

The SEC recently published a concept release seeking comment on the need for new audit committee disclosures. This follows on the heels of recent PCAOB pronouncements and proposals regarding audit engagement partner...more

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SEC Proposes Rules on Compensation Clawback Policies

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On July 1, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules relating to compensation clawback policies. The rules, if adopted, would implement the requirements of Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street...more

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