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SEC Staff Expands Confidential Submission Options for Issuers

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The SEC Staff has expanded the ability of issuers to make confidential submission of draft registration statements and clarified the procedures for making confidential submissions. This new policy takes effect immediately....more

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US IPO Guide - 2024 Edition

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This is our initial public offering guide. It will help you decide whether an IPO is the right move for your company and, if so, help you make sure your IPO goes off as quickly and as smoothly as possible, without any...more

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Making Finders Keepers: Unregistered Broker-Dealers and the Need for Reform

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Identifying potential investors is one of the most difficult challenges facing early-stage companies.  The range of amounts sought at this stage is typically greater than what could be provided by the founders and friends and...more

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SEC Announces $25 Million Enforcement Action Over Company’s Use Of Stock Buyback Plans That SEC Alleged Failed To Comply With Rule...

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On November 14, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a settled enforcement action against Charter Communications, Inc. (“Company”) imposing a $25 million civil penalty over allegations that the Company had...more

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Share Repurchase Disclosures

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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

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Issuer Repurchase Disclosure

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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

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SEC Adopts Final Amendments to Rule 10b5-1 and Related Disclosure Requirements

On December 14, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved final rules amending Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) to impose additional conditions to the availability of...more

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SEC Proposes Rules to Modernize Share Repurchase Disclosures

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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

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SEC Proposes to Revise Share Repurchase Disclosures

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

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Proposes New Share Repurchase Disclosure Rules

Background - On December 15, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued proposed amendments (the “Proposed Amendments”) to its existing rules (the “Existing Rules”) regarding disclosures about...more

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Issuers May “Test-the-Waters” Before Choosing a Securities Exemption

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Perhaps the most vexing threshold issue faced by any company considering a capital raise is which securities exemption to pursue.  The chosen exemption largely depends on the targeted amount of the raise, as well as the...more

Cozen O'Connor

SEC Releases Sample Comment Letter for Issuers Conducting Offerings During Periods of Volatility

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On February 8, 2021, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a sample comment letter that the SEC might send to issuers that conduct securities offerings during periods of...more

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SEC Adopts Final Rules for the Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers

At an open meeting yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted resource extraction rules, as required by the Dodd-Frank Act.  Resource extraction issuers that file reports pursuant to Securities Exchange...more

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SEC Adopts Final Rules for the Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers

The SEC adopted final rules that will require resource extraction issuers that are required to file reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to disclose payments made to the U.S. federal...more

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SEC Changes Rules to Improve Deal Flow for Private Companies and Investors

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In a 3-2 vote held in November 2020, the SEC approved new rules and amendments to existing rules that are intended to harmonize, simplify and improve the private placement regime that start-ups and other issuers, small and...more

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U.S. House of Representatives Passes Bill Requiring Delisting of Covered Issuers for Continued Failure to Allow PCAOB Inspection

On December 2, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives (“House”) passed the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, Senate Bill No. 945 (the “bill”)....more

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SEC Releases Guidance on Disclosure Considerations for China-Based Issuers

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The SEC Division of Corporation Finance has provided its views regarding certain disclosure considerations for companies based in or with the majority of their operations in the People’s Republic of China....more

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SEC Staff Guidance Regarding Disclosure Considerations for China-Based Issuers

Yesterday, November 23, 2020, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance issued CF Disclosure Guidance Topic No. 10.  The guidance addresses disclosure considerations for companies...more

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Issuers Permitted to Raise Capital in Direct Listings

On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) approved the proposal submitted by the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) that allows companies to conduct concurrent primary offerings as part of a direct...more

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SEC Simplifies Financial Disclosure Requirements for Subsidiary Guarantors

On March 2, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to adopt amendments to the financial disclosure requirements for guarantors and issuers of guaranteed securities registered or being registered in Rule 3-10 of...more

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Proposed Expansion of “Accredited Investor” Definition Would Benefit Issuers and Investors

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The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing to expand the definition of “accredited investor” to include additional entities that could bear the economic risks of investment and certain financially sophisticated...more

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Changes to FINRA Rules 5130 and 5131 Go Effective – Considerations for Private Fund Managers

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On November 5, 2019, the SEC approved changes to FINRA Rule 5130 (Restrictions on the Purchase and Sale of Initial Equity Public Offerings) and Rule 5131 (New Issue Allocations and Distributions). FINRA announced that the...more

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SEC Proposes Rules on Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers

The SEC is proposing Rule 13q-1 and an amendment to Form SD to implement Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “DoddFrank Act”) relating to disclosure of payments by resource...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Testing the Waters for All – New Rule 163B Expands TTW to All Issuers: First Analysis

In this Lexis Practice Advisor Practice Note, we discuss new Rule 163B adopted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On September 26, 2019, the SEC extended the ability to test the waters to all issuers by...more

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Telegram TRO Sends Strong Message to Digital Token Issuers

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On October 11, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) announced it filed a complaint and obtained a temporary restraining order against Telegram Group Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary TON Issuer...more

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