A few weeks ago, Corp Fin revised two – and withdrew one – of the Legal Proceedings CDIs under Item 103 of Regulation S-K. These CDI changes are catching up to the reorg of Item 103 that the SEC made five years ago when the...more
Rulemaking Background - On Dec. 15, 2021, the SEC proposed amendments to the disclosure requirements regarding purchases of equity securities made by or on behalf of an issuer or any affiliated purchaser....more
On May 3, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted amendments that increase the amount of disclosure an issuer must provide regarding its repurchases of its equity securities that are registered under...more
On May 3, 2023, in a 3-2 vote, the SEC adopted amendments to significantly increase the disclosure required about issuer repurchases of their equity securities that are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934....more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) has published proposed rules to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and cybersecurity incident...more
On March 21, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed far-reaching amendments to Regulation S-K and Regulation S-X that would mandate significant additional climate-related disclosures for public...more
On March 9, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed amendments to rules to expand and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident reporting by...more
Background - On March 9, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) released proposed amendments (the “Proposed Amendments”) aimed at enhancing and standardizing disclosure relating to cybersecurity...more
As part of the SEC's broader rulemaking initiative, on March 9, 2022, the SEC proposed amendments to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident reporting by...more
Summary - For the past 20 years, publicly-traded companies have employed 10b5-1 trading plans that allow company insiders to trade the company’s stock even while in possession of material nonpublic information. The...more
On December 15, the same day it proposed amendments to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) that may blunt the use of the affirmative defense for insider trading, the Securities and Exchange...more
The SEC has proposed amendments to disclosure requirements regarding repurchases of an issuer’s equity securities that are registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. ...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted amendments to certain financial data and management’s discussion of financial information disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K. These amendments affect the...more
On November 19, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continued its brisk pace of end-of-year rulemaking by approving amendments to Items 301, 302 and 303 of Regulation S-K, which collectively govern the disclosures of...more
On August 26, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to the description of business, legal proceeding, and risk factor disclosures that are required pursuant to Regulation S-K. The SEC has...more
On Jan. 30, 2020, the SEC proposed amendments to modernize Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) financial disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K....more
The SEC issued documents on January 30, 2020, regarding management discussion and analysis (MD&A) and other disclosures. ...more
The SEC provided guidance on disclosure of financial metrics in MD&A. At the same time, the SEC proposed rules to amend other disclosure obligations of public companies....more
The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday voted to propose amendments to the Regulation S-K requirements for Management’s Discussion and Analysis, or MD&A, and also issued agency guidance relating to MD&A. ...more
The SEC has issued proposed rule amendments to modernize the description of business, legal proceedings and risk factor disclosures that registrants are required to make pursuant to Regulation S-K. The SEC stated the proposed...more