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Confirming SEC Filer Status for the Upcoming Year

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In light of the recent market volatility, public companies should keep in mind the upcoming annual re-evaluation of their filer status, as a change may have ramifications for both the timing and content for the following...more

DarrowEverett LLP

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

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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

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Crosscurrents: The SEC’s Standardized Climate-Related Disclosures as Adopted

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After a significant delay, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted its final rule on Wednesday, March 5, 2024, that requires companies who file registration statements and annual reports to disclose material...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

The Federal Corporate Transparency Act Through the Lens of Private Equity: Unique Challenges Await

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With a stated goal of enhancing transparency of business ownership, the federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) mandates various types of businesses – such as corporations, limited liability companies, and limited...more

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The Corporate Transparency Act to Take Effect: What Business Owners Need to Know

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U.S. companies will soon face new reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). The new law will require entities identified as reporting companies to provide information about their beneficial owners....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Capital Markets - 2023 SEC Filing Deadlines and Financial Statement Staleness Deadlines

To prepare for 2023, reporting companies should be aware of applicable SEC filing deadlines and financial statement “staleness” dates, as well as regulatory reforms that may affect the preparation and contents of disclosures...more

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Deep Dive: GHG Reporting Under the SEC's Proposed Climate-Related Disclosure Rule

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Following up on our previous alert that summarized the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Proposed Rule for the “Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors” (the “Proposed Rule”), we...more

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Reduce Burdens on Smaller Issuers

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On March 12, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2. The SEC believes that the amendments will more...more

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Small-to-Mid-Cap Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 Could See Change in SEC Filer Status

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Reporting companies that use the calendar year-end as their fiscal year-end will redetermine their filing status for reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Securities Exchange Act of...more

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SEC Proposes Amendments to "Accelerated Filer" and "Large Accelerated Filer" Definitions

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The Situation: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") proposed amendments to the definitions of "accelerated filer" and "large accelerated filer" under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Result: The...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest - Volume XIV, Issue 20

SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Proposes Amendments to Update the Accelerated and Large Accelerated Filer Definitions - On May 9, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to the accelerated filer and large...more

Sullivan & Worcester

SEC Proposes Amendments to Accelerated and Large Accelerated Filer Definitions

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The SEC today voted to propose amendments to the definitions of "accelerated filer" and "large accelerated filer," which are used to determine, among other things, the filing deadlines for periodic reports and the requirement...more

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Exchange Act Reporting Companies Receive Green Light to Use Regulation A

SEC adopts final rules to allow reporting companies to use Regulation A to conduct unregistered securities offerings. Reporting companies may use Regulation A to conduct securities offerings of up to $50 million in a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Regulation A May Prove Useful Alternative to Form S-4 Registration for Public Companies Doing Smaller M&A Deals

Last month, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced it had adopted final rules to amend certain parts of Regulation A promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”). These new rules...more

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Corporate Communicator - Winter 2018-2019

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SEC Adopts Final Rules for Disclosure of Hedging Policies. On December 18, 2018, the SEC approved final rules regarding the disclosure of a company’s hedging practices or policies, as mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act. This...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Reminders of Recent Updates for Upcoming SEC Filings

The SEC recently adopted amendments to disclosure requirements applicable to various registration statements and periodic reports, including minor changes to applicable form cover pages. ...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bridging the Weeks - August 2018 #4

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission revised its rule related to the responsibilities of chief compliance officers of futures commission merchants, swap dealers and major swap participants, as well as the obligations of...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

SEC Amends Rules to Require Inline XBRL Reporting

Just before Independence Day, the SEC adopted amendments to its eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) reporting requirements, which will become effective 30 days after their publication in the Federal Register....more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Treasury Issues Plan to Streamline Capital Markets Regulation

Pursuant to Executive Order 13772, the Treasury Department has issued a report that identifies laws, treaties, regulations, guidance, reporting and record keeping requirements, and other government policies that promote or...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

U.S. Public Companies: Calculating Your Public Float – What You Need to Know

If you are a year-end U.S. public company, your second fiscal quarter has recently come to an end, which means that it’s time to calculate your public float to see if your reporting status has changed. Here are a few things...more

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SEC Proposes Changes Expanding Eligibility for “Smaller Reporting Companies”

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The SEC has proposed changes that would expand the number of registrants that qualify as “smaller reporting companies” under the SEC rules and regulations. Under the proposed definition, the pool of registrants qualifying as...more

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