News & Analysis as of

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Listing Standards Capital Markets

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Nasdaq Proposes To Tighten Listing Standards and Add Special Requirements for China-Based Companies

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on

On Sept. 3, Nasdaq submitted proposals to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to modify its initial and continued listing standards, with the stated aim of improving market integrity, investor protection, and...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Clawback Policies Required by December 1

Troutman Pepper Locke on

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq amended their previously proposed clawback listing standards on June 5 and June 6 respectively to give listed companies until December 1 to adopt required clawback policies. On...more

Stinson LLP

SEC Approves Relaxed Pricing Limits for NYSE and NASDAQ Primary Direct Floor Listings

Stinson LLP on

On December 15, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relaxed price range limitations when it approved a proposed rule change set forth by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) for companies listing in connection...more

Hogan Lovells

中美审计监管合作相向而行 - 中国企业赴美上市拨云见日

Hogan Lovells on

中美审计监管合作取得积极进展,消除在美国上市的中概股会被退市摘牌的预期,中概股公司赴美上市重启在望。 2022年12月15日,美国公众公司会计监督委员会(PCAOB)确定其能够获得对位于中国大陆和香港的会计师事务所进行全面检查和调查的权限。此举消除了市场上,对于中概股公司有可能将最早于2023年被禁止在美国交易,以及从美国证券交易所退市的预期。这是近年来,关于中美审计监管的最新积极进...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

PCAOB Secures Complete Inspection Access to Audits of Chinese Companies, Removing Delisting Risks

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) announced on December 15, 2022 that it has secured complete access to inspect and investigate audit firms in mainland China and Hong Kong for the first time in history....more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Nasdaq Receives Approval for Rule Change Providing More Flexibility for Direct Listings with Capital Raise

On December 2, 2022, Nasdaq received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to modify certain pricing limitations for companies undertaking a direct listing involving sales of the company shares in the...more

A&O Shearman

Greater Flexibility for Raising Capital in Nasdaq Direct Listings

A&O Shearman on

On December 2, 2022, the SEC, acting through its Division of Trading and Markets, approved changes that Nasdaq had proposed to its regime for primary direct listings (which Nasdaq refers to as direct listings with a capital...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC Approves Nasdaq Rule Change Allowing Direct Listings with a Capital Raise

Fenwick & West LLP on

In our prior article on the latest and greatest in direct listings, we noted that we were expecting that Nasdaq would follow the NYSE’s lead to allow for capital raising concurrently with a direct listing. On May 19, 2021,...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Nasdaq, the SEC, GOP Senators and Diversity Requirements

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

Nasdaq filed a proposal with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 1, 2020 to modify its listing standards to embrace diversity.  Specifically, the exchange proposed to require companies listed on Nasdaq Global...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Is Signed Into Law

On December 18, 2020, the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the “Act”) was signed into law by President Trump after it was passed unanimously by the U.S. House of Representatives on December 2, 2020. The Act is...more

BakerHostetler

Capital Markets: The Nuts and Bolts of a Direct Listing

BakerHostetler on

Direct listings have been gaining traction as an alternative to the traditional IPO approach to going public. A direct listing is the registered sale of a company’s stock and the listing of that company’s stock on an exchange...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEC Approves NYSE Proposal for Primary Direct Listings, Nasdaq Files Similar Proposal

On August 26, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the revised proposal filed by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) allowing companies to sell shares on their own behalf in direct listings....more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

NYSE Amends Proposal to Allow Issuers to Raise Capital in Direct Listings

On June 22, 2020, the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) submitted an amended proposal to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that would modify existing NYSE rules relating to direct listings in order to permit...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Proposed Nasdaq Rules May Raise Additional Difficulties for Companies in Emerging Markets

On June 8 and 12, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission had published in the Federal Register for comment several rule proposals from Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) that would apply to companies whose principal...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Proposed Regulatory Changes Affecting European Companies with U.S. Listings

The Trump administration, Congress, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Nasdaq have all recently announced initiatives focusing on regulatory reform for non-U.S. companies (also known as foreign private issuers)...more

Smith Anderson

New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Relax Certain Continued Listing Requirements

Smith Anderson on

Reacting to the current market uncertainty and volatility caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (Nasdaq) have implemented several temporary rule...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Nasdaq to Toll Compliance Period for Price-Based Continued Listing Requirements

The SEC declared immediately effective, as of April 17, 2020, a Nasdaq rule proposal providing relief to listed companies that, in light of market conditions resulting from the impact of COVID-19, have fallen out of...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Nasdaq Provides COVID-19 Relief for Bid Price and Market Value Listing Standards

Sullivan & Worcester on

As described in our client alert, “Updates to SEC Guidance on Shareholder Meetings and Filing Deadlines; NYSE and Nasdaq Provide Temporary Suspension of Continued Listing Requirements,” in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,...more

Morgan Lewis

COVID-19 Market Volatility: Nasdaq Provides Temporary Relief from Certain Listing Requirements

Morgan Lewis on

The Nasdaq Stock Market has temporarily suspended the continued listing bid price and market value of publicly held shares listing requirements for its issuers through June 30, 2020....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Nasdaq Proposal Provides Temporary Relief From Certain Listing Requirements Through June 30

Troutman Pepper Locke on

On April 16, the Nasdaq Stock Market issued Nasdaq Issuer Alert 2020-2, announcing a proposal for temporary relief for companies listed on the exchange with respect to stock prices and market values that have fallen below...more

White and Williams LLP

Direct Listings: Capital Liquidity, Liability and D&O Insurance Coverage Considerations

White and Williams LLP on

Direct listings have been a hot topic in the news lately, particularly in light of the recent submission of proposals to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (and indications...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Rejects NYSE Proposal to Allow Fundraising in Direct Listings

On December 6, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rejected the proposal submitted by the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) to allow companies to simultaneously go public through a direct listing and raise...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEC Rejects NYSE Proposal to Allow Primary Direct Floor Listings

Last week, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) filed proposed rule changes with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to allow companies to sell shares on their own behalf in direct listings. Currently, direct listings...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Direct Listings Now Permitted on The Nasdaq Global Market and The Nasdaq Capital Market

On December 3, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved Nasdaq's recently amended proposal to allow direct listings on The Nasdaq Global Market and The Nasdaq Capital Market. Prior to this rule change,...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEC Extends Review Period for Nasdaq Direct Listing Proposal

On October 17, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) extended the review period for Nasdaq's proposed rule changes relating to direct listings, designating December 3, 2019 as the date on which the SEC will...more

25 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide