TXSE (pronounced TEX-see) announced on April 4, 2025 that its Form 1 registration is now public, putting it one step closer to Y'all Street. The announcement touted its proprietary “matching engine" that it believes will make...more
This eUpdate focuses on the eligibility requirements, process and continuing obligations for a company with a primary listing in a jurisdiction outside the UK which is seeking a secondary listing on the Main Market of the...more
Brief Summary - In September 2024, the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) proposed a rule change intended to curb the excessive use of reverse stock splits as a means of regaining compliance with certain listing standards....more
Nasdaq has proposed amendments to its listing standards that would accelerate the delisting process for certain companies that fail to satisfy its minimum bid price requirement. These proposals are ostensibly in response to...more
On June 21, 2024, The Nasdaq Stock Exchange (“Nasdaq”) filed a proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission to modify the application of the bid price compliance period as a result of which a company takes...more
In today’s episode of “Just Compensation,” Kate Basmagian, partner in Lowenstein’s Capital Markets & Securities group and chair of the firm's ESG group; Christine Osvald-Mruz, partner in the Employee Benefits & Executive...more
The SEC adopted Rule 10D-1 in October 2022, directing national securities exchanges to establish listing standards that prohibit the listing of any security of a company that does not adopt and implement a written policy...more
As previously reported, NYSE and Nasdaq filed proposed listing standards with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) earlier this year to implement the SEC’s rule requiring most publicly traded companies to adopt a...more
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on June 5, 2023, filed an amendment to its incentive compensation clawback listing standard originally proposed in February 2023. The Nasdaq Stock Market followed suit and filed an analogous...more
On June 5, 2023, the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) filed an amendment to its proposed Dodd-Frank clawback listing policy providing for an effective date of October 2, 2023. Similarly, on June 6, 2023, Nasdaq filed an...more
This week the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) extended its deadline for when the SEC must take action on the proposed listing standards to implement the executive compensation recovery rules (the Clawback Rules) to...more
As we previously reported, last October, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted a final rule requiring most publicly traded companies to adopt a clawback policy to recover incentive-based compensation from...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted Rule 10D-1 in October 2022, directing national securities exchanges to establish listing standards that prohibit the listing of any security of a company that does not...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance recently released updates to several Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) related to the SEC’s recently adopted rules directing...more
On December 15, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relaxed price range limitations when it approved a proposed rule change set forth by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) for companies listing in connection...more
In another move to implement the provisions of 2010’s Dodd-Frank Act, the SEC has adopted final rules that direct national securities exchanges to adopt listing standards that require issuers to adopt and implement recovery,...more
This is our initial public offering guide. It will help you decide whether an IPO is the right move for your company and, if so, help you make sure your IPO goes off as quickly and as smoothly as possible, without any...more
In our prior article on the latest and greatest in direct listings, we noted that we were expecting that Nasdaq would follow the NYSE’s lead to allow for capital raising concurrently with a direct listing. On May 19, 2021,...more
On December 18, 2020, the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the “Act”) was signed into law by President Trump after it was passed unanimously by the U.S. House of Representatives on December 2, 2020. The Act is...more
Recent measures from U.S. lawmakers and Nasdaq to impose additional requirements on U.S.-listed China-based companies could have wider implications. On May 20, 2020, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Holding Foreign...more
On June 22, 2020, the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) submitted an amended proposal to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that would modify existing NYSE rules relating to direct listings in order to permit...more
The United States continues to be the destination of choice for many non-U.S. companies looking to go public. Active trading, superior liquidity, attractive valuations for growth companies and a deep pool of sophisticated...more
On May 20, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed S.945, the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (“Bill”), which requires certain public companies to disclose whether they are owned or controlled by a foreign government,...more
The SEC declared immediately effective a proposed Nasdaq rule change to delay the implementation (the “Delay Implementation”) of the previously approved Nasdaq rule change (the “April Rule Change”) to expedite delisting of...more
Our Public Company Advisory practice has developed this quick-reference guide for U.S. public companies navigating the rapidly evolving regulatory landscape which continues to impact SEC filing and disclosure obligations,...more