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EDGAR Next - Time to Enroll

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On September 27, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rule and form amendments, collectively referred to as "EDGAR Next," to make its online filing and account management system more secure and...more

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Capital Markets Update – March 2025 One-Minute Reads

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New C&DIs related to Reg A and Reg D - On March 12, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) issued new and updated compliance and disclosure interpretations (C&DIs) under...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

SEC revamps approach to shareholder proposal exclusions

On February 12, 2025, the Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released new guidance regarding shareholder proposals submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Announces New Cybersecurity Interpretations

The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance yesterday published five new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations, or “C&DIs,” all concerning Item 1.05 of Exchange Act Form 8-K, Disclosure of Cybersecurity Incidents....more

Hicks Johnson

With the SEC’s New Climate Disclosure Rules on Pause, What Should Registrants Expect?

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On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 to adopt final rules requiring registrants to disclose climate-related information in their registration statements and period reports (the Rules), two...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Corporate Boards Face ESG Pressure From Both the Left and Right

Over the past decade, environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics have featured heavily in social and political discourse. ESG has also become prominent in the boardroom as directors navigate how best to address...more

White & Case LLP

Key Considerations for the 2024 Annual Reporting and Proxy Season Part II: Proxy Statements

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Each year in our Annual Memo series, White & Case's Public Company Advisory Group provides practical insights on preparing Annual Reports on Form 10-Ks, Annual Meeting Proxy Statements and, for FPIs, the Annual Report on Form...more

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US Insurers: Climate Change Disclosure Litigation and Data Calls Await

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The climate change landscape for insurers has changed dramatically this past month. There are multiple developments insurers should keep in mind – and not just the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recent adoption...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

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

Latham & Watkins LLP

SEC Adopts Rules and Guidance on SPACs

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On January 24, 2024, the SEC adopted rules and guidance to impose a variety of new requirements on SPACs. The effective date of the rules is 125 days after publication in the Federal Register, an unpredictable process that...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Fifth Circuit Requires SEC to Revisit Share Repurchase Disclosure Rules

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On October 31, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Fifth Circuit) issued an opinion finding that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) violated the Administration Procedure Act when adopting recent...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Waivers of Code of Conduct for Nasdaq Listed Companies

On September 5, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) posted and declared effective a Nasdaq rule proposal modifying requirements related to a waiver of the code of conduct in Listing Rules 5610 and...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

SEC Sued Over Newly Adopted Share Repurchase Rules

On Friday, May 12, 2023, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced that it had filed a lawsuit against the SEC to prevent implementation of the SEC’s new Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization rules, which KMK has recently...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC Finalizes Share Repurchase Disclosure Rules: What Public Companies Need to Know

The SEC has adopted final share repurchase disclosure rules requiring public companies to provide more detailed disclosures about their share repurchases and to tag those disclosures in Inline XBRL. Below are the key...more

Sullivan & Worcester

SEC Adopts Pay-Versus-Performance Disclosure Rules

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The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules implementing the pay versus performance requirement as required by Congress in the Dodd-Frank Act. The rules will require registrants to disclose, in proxy or...more

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SEC Finalizes Pay Versus Performance Disclosure Rules

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on August 25, 2022, that it has adopted new rules to require enhanced pay for performance disclosure that will apply to 2023 proxies for calendar year-end issuers....more

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Disclosing Climate-Related Risks and Metrics Under the SEC’s Proposed Rule

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What the proposed rule would mean for registrants and their filings with the SEC. The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed climate disclosure rule, approved by a 3–1 vote on March 21, 2022, is the agency’s...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

SEC Amends MD&A and Other Financial Disclosure Rules

In November 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted amendments to management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations (“MD&A”) and other financial disclosure...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Amends MD&A and Other Financial Disclosure Requirements

On November 19, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to certain financial disclosure requirements of Regulation S-K, including those applicable to the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of...more

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