Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Accelerated Filers, Securities Regulation

Foreign Private Issuers: Have You Assessed Your Status Under US Securities Laws? (UPDATED)

Troutman Pepper Locke on 7/1/2025

For foreign private issuers registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), there are several filing statuses that affect the content of various disclosures that must be made public. Foreign private issuers...more

Foreign Private Issuers: Have You Assessed Your Status Under US Securities Laws?

Troutman Pepper Locke on 8/8/2024

For foreign private issuers registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), there are several filing statuses that affect the content of various public disclosures that must be made. Foreign private issuers...more

The Heat Is On SEC’s Climate-Related Disclosure Rules

DarrowEverett LLP on 5/7/2024

On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new final rules requiring issuers to include extensive disclosure in registration statements and periodic reports regarding material...more

SEC Adopts Amendments to the “Accelerated Filer” and “Large Accelerated Filer” Definitions

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 4/29/2020

Changes are intended to address unintended consequences of 2018 SEC ruling. The amendments to the definitions of “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” pursuant to Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of...more

SEC Amendments Exempt More Smaller Reporting Companies from SOX 404(b) and Accelerated Filing Deadlines

Goodwin on 3/26/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted amendments to the definitions of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer to exclude companies that had annual revenues of less than $100 million in their most...more

SEC Amends Filer Definitions; Provides SOX 404(b) Relief for Certain SRCs

Stinson LLP on 3/19/2020

The SEC has adopted amendments to the accelerated and large accelerated filer definitions to exclude smaller reporting companies with annual revenues of less than $100 million. As a result of the amendments, these smaller...more

SEC Excludes Certain BDCs from Accelerated Filer and Large Accelerated Filer Status

Proskauer Rose LLP on 3/17/2020

On March 12, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") adopted amendments to the definitions of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended....more

Expanded Analysis: SEC Amends Accelerated Filer and Large Accelerated Filer Definitions, Provides SOX 404(b) Relief

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog on 3/17/2020

On March 12, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted long-awaited amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions with the stated goal of “reduc[ing] unnecessary burdens for certain...more

SEC Amends Definitions of Accelerated and Large Accelerated Filers

Morgan Lewis on 3/17/2020

The US Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it voted on March 12 to adopt amendments to the definitions of “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,...more

New Definitions of Accelerated and Large Accelerated Filer

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives on 3/13/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions, which impact the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002....more

SEC Amends Accelerated Filer and Large Accelerated Filer Definitions

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog on 3/13/2020

The SEC has adopted amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions. The amendments exclude from the accelerated and large accelerated filer definitions an issuer that is eligible to be a smaller...more

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