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Reminder: Prepare for EDGAR Next

On September 27, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted amendments to Regulation S-T, resulting in major changes to the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) System for SEC...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC News Roundup - June 2025

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Petition for Rulemaking with Respect to Cybersecurity Incident Disclosure - A group of financial services industry trade associations submitted a joint petition for rulemaking requesting that the SEC amend the...more

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The SEC Withdraws Its Shareholder Proposal Rule Proposal That Would Have Modified Three Bases for Exclusion

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Last week, the SEC issued a notice of formal withdrawal for 14 proposed rulemakings that were issued a few years ago – these rules were never adopted. The only Corp Fin rulemaking in this group was this proposal from 2022...more

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The Future of the SEC’s Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules

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Adopted in July 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s cybersecurity disclosure rules require public companies to report material cybersecurity incidents on Form 8-K and to annually report on their...more

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SEC Withdraws Proposed Shareholder Proposal Rules

The SEC has withdrawn proposed rules captioned “Substantial Implementation, Duplication, and Resubmission of Shareholder Proposals Under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8. In conjunction therewith the SEC announced “The Commission does...more

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The FPI Concept Release: The SEC’s Concerns

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A few days ago, I blogged about the SEC issuing this 71-page concept release to rethink the definition of “foreign private issuer.” This Cooley Alert penned by Brad Goldberg, Beth Sasfai, Reid Hooper and Shari Ness delves...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SIFMA and Other Industry Groups Petition SEC for Recission of Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirement

In late May 2025, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), together with the American Bankers Association, Bank Policy Institute, Independent Community Bankers of America, and Institute of...more

Polsinelli

Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly; Highlights of the Last Two Weeks in Web3 Law: May 22, 2025

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The Polsinelli Blockchain+ team attended Consensus last week in Toronto, where a key takeaway was the increasing engagement by major traditional financial players with the blockchain industry, both through integrating the...more

Cooley LLP

Texas Stock Exchange? Could Become a NYSE and Nasdaq Competitor

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My mind was sort of blown when I read this recent press release saying that the Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE) had filed this Form 1 application to register as a national securities exchange. I was tripping because the TXSE was...more

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SEC Approves First U.S. National Securities Exchange Focused On Sustainability

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the registration of the first U.S. “green” stock exchange—Green Impact Exchange (GIX)—with trading to begin in 2026....more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

EDGAR Next: The Future of SEC Filings Is Here–Are You Ready?

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially launched EDGAR Next, its latest initiative to upgrade the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system. This new platform went live on...more

Hogan Lovells

Cross-border SEC spotlight: Key updates for non-U.S. companies

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Welcome to the inaugural edition of our Hogan Lovells Cross-border SEC spotlight: Key updates for non-U.S. companies, a dedicated resource for non-U.S. companies listed or exploring a listing in the United States. This...more

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EDGAR Next enrollment begins

On March 24, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched its EDGAR Next platform. All individuals and entities that make SEC filings (SEC Filers) must enroll on the platform by September 15, 2025, to avoid...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

The SEC Effectively Ends Climate Disclosure Requirements Under Trump Administration

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On Thursday, March 27, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced via letter to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit that SEC attorneys would no longer defend its climate change disclosure rules. ...more

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The Latham Global IPO Guide - 2025 Edition

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This is our global initial public offering guide. It will help you navigate the US portion of a global IPO – in other words, an IPO in which you sell locally listed ordinary shares to investors outside the United States under...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEC Staff Issues Guidance on Effectiveness of Form S-3 After Filing Form 10-K but Prior to Filing Part III Information

On March 20, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff issued a set of Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs). In particular, SEC staff revised or withdrew several C&DIs to allow all Form S-3s,...more

K&L Gates LLP

United States: New Kid on Y’all’s Block

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On 31 January 2025, the Texas Stock Exchange LLC (TXSE) filed a registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to operate as a fully electronic, national securities exchange....more

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SEC Approves Changes to NYSE and Nasdaq Minimum Price Rules: What Public Companies Need to Know

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In January 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) approved amendments to the minimum bid price compliance rules for companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Nasdaq Stock Market...more

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How Will Deep Cuts to the SEC Staff Impact You?

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With this Administration moving fast to deeply cut the federal workforce, you may be wondering what a trimmed-down SEC might look like. This is just conjecture – but here are five thoughts on how that might impact you...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2024 Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report

Wilson Sonsini's 2024 Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report provides in-depth analysis on 33 initial public offerings (IPOs) completed by U.S.-based technology and life sciences companies in 2024 with deal values exceeding...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

NYSE Plans to Launch Texas Equities Exchange

On February 12, 2025, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced plans to launch NYSE Texas, a fully electronic equities exchange based in Dallas, Texas, through the reincorporation and renaming of NYSE Chicago.  This...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

NYSE Adopts New Reverse Stock Split Rules

In January 2025, The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) adopted an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the reverse stock split rules and procedures in Section 802.01C of the NYSE Listed Company Manual (the “NYSE Manual”).  The...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Back to the Future: SEC Staff Issues Sweeping New Guidance on Shareholder Proposals Mid-Season

On February 12, 2025, the Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14M (SLB 14M), rescinding Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14L (Nov. 3, 2021)...more

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2025 SEC Filing Deadlines and Financial Statement Staleness Dates

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2025 desk top reference for public companies: the attached document includes a 2025 calendar and other resources to help alert public companies to key SEC filing dates and financial statement staleness deadlines....more

Cornerstone Research

Securities Class Action Filings Increase for Second Consecutive Year in 2024

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AI-related filings more than double and 1933 Act filings continue to decline. The number of securities class action filings increased for the second consecutive year in 2024, with artificial intelligence (AI)-related...more

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