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Proceed at Your Own Risk: Steps to Protect Confidential Information and Public Disclosures

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Public companies regularly face challenges in protecting confidential information relating to material announcements of corporate developments as well as financial results and other events. For example, recently, the U.S....more

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Key Considerations for the 2023 Annual Reporting Season: Form 20-F and other FPI-Specific Considerations

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This memorandum outlines key considerations from White & Case's Public Company Advisory Group for foreign private issuers ("FPIs") during the 2023 annual reporting season....more

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SEC Division of Corporate Finance Issues Guidance Regarding Expiring Confidential Treatment Orders

On Sept. 9, the SEC’s Division of Corporate Finance (the Division) amended CF Disclosure Guidance: Topic No. 7 (Topic No. 7) and issued guidance regarding the options available to companies when a previously obtained...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

New Guidance for Extending Confidential Treatment

On September 9, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff amended CF Disclosure Guidance Topic No. 7, Confidential Treatment Applications Submitted Pursuant to Rules 406 and 24b-2 (Guidance Topic No. 7) to...more

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Public Companies Face Heightened Risk of Insider Trading Due to COVID-19 Volatility

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COVID-19 has injected significant uncertainty into our daily lives and enormous volatility into our markets. In the last two weeks alone, many major domestic and international indices have experienced their largest daily...more

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Key Considerations for the 2020 Annual Reporting Season

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This memorandum outlines key considerations from White & Case’s Public Company Advisory Practice for foreign private issuers (“FPIs”) in preparation for the 2020 annual reporting season. It describes our key considerations...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Staff Issues CF Disclosure Guidance on Confidential Treatment Requests

In December 2019, the Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued new "CF Disclosure Guidance: Topic No. 7" (Guidance) regarding confidential treatment requests pursuant to...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

SEC Issues Streamlined Guidance for Confidential Treatment Requests

On Dec. 19, 2019, the Division of Corporation Finance of the SEC updated its guidance with respect to the SEC’s procedures for confidential treatment applications (CTAs). In April 2019, the SEC adopted a streamlined procedure...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Staff Releases Guidance on Confidential Treatment Applications

On December 19, 2019, the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) released guidance detailing the process to be followed by companies that choose to submit confidential treatment applications. In March...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Capital Markets & Public Companies Quarterly: SEC Proposes Amendments to Accelerated and Large Accelerated Filer Definitions,...

During the previous quarter, the SEC proposed new rulemaking to reduce the number of smaller companies that become subject to enhanced reporting requirements through “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” status....more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Requesting Confidential Treatment: SEC Issues Guidance Streamlining the Procedure for Filing Redacted Exhibits

On March 20, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a series of amendments which seek to simplify the disclosure requirements for some U.S. public companies....more

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Modernize and Simplify Disclosure Requirements - And Provides Guidance on the Significantly Streamlined...

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On March 20, 2019, the SEC voted to adopt amendments to modernize and simplify disclosure requirements for public companies, investment advisers, and investment companies. The amended rules, which are based on amendments...more

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No More CTRs! (and Other SEC Updates to Modernize and Simplify Disclosure for Public Companies)

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On March 20, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to existing rules to modernize and simplify its disclosure obligations. The most significant changes relate to the new streamlined process for...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Everything Public Companies Need to Know About Recent SEC Amendments

Nearly a year and a half after proposing them, the SEC recently adopted amendments to disclosure requirements for reporting companies, as mandated by the 2015 Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (the FAST Act). These...more

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Confidential Treatment Process Gets Easier

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The SEC has approved rule changes that significantly simplify the process for public companies to redact confidential information from the exhibits required to be filed as part of SEC reports and registration statements....more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

SEC Adopts Amendments to Implement Fast Act Disclosure Modernization and Simplification

On March 20, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) voted to adopt amendments to modernize and simplify disclosure requirements for public companies, investment advisers and investment companies. ...more

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