On August 25, 2023, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission posted five new compliance and disclosure interpretations (“C&DI’s”). Three of the new C&DIs related to the recent amendments to Rule 10b5-1 and two related to disclosure of insider trading arrangements.
C&DI 120.29 clarified that the filing date of a Form 10-Q or
In October 2022, the SEC adopted Rule 10D-1, directing national securities exchanges to establish listing standards that prohibit the listing of any security of a company that does not adopt and implement a written policy requiring the recovery, or “clawback,” of certain erroneously paid incentive-based executive compensation. In this Legal Update, we discuss the application
On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a release, adopting final rules (the “Final Rules”) aimed at standardizing and enhancing disclosure relating to cybersecurity incidents and risk management processes. The SEC had proposed rules (the “Proposed Rules”) on March 9, 2022. The Final Rules reflect the considerable comments received
On June 9, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved the clawback listing standards proposed by the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”), each as required by SEC Rule 10D-1 in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Earlier in June 2023, both the
On June 5, 2023, the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) filed an amendment to its proposed Dodd-Frank clawback listing policy providing for an effective date of October 2, 2023. Similarly, on June 6, 2023, Nasdaq filed an amendment proposing an October 2, 2023 effective date for its Dodd-Frank clawback listing standards. If the US Securities
On May 25, 2023, the staff of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance released three Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”) on the recent amendments to Rule 10b5-1 regarding insider trading arrangements and related disclosures. Specifically, C&DIs 120.26 and 120.27 identify the dates by which companies must first include the new disclosures
In this MB Microtalk video, Mayer Brown’s Laura Richman discusses the SEC’s recent share repurchase disclosure amendments, which require tabular, day-by-day reporting of share buybacks on either a quarterly or semi-annual basis depending on the type of issuer, as well as quantitative and qualitative narrative disclosures.
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On May 3, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted, by a 3-to-2 vote, amendments (the “Amendments”) to its existing rules (the “Existing Rules”) regarding disclosures about purchases of an issuer’s equity securities by or on behalf of the issuer or an affiliated purchaser, commonly referred to as “buybacks.” The Amendments require
In this MB Microtalk video, Mayer Brown’s Laura Richman discusses the types of disclosures that public companies should consider in light of recent bank failures, the resulting intervention by governmental authorities and related market volatility.
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Recent failures of certain domestic and international banks and resulting government intervention, acquisitions and subsequent developments have resulted in significant disruption in the bank sector. Compliance with U.S. securities laws is important, especially in times of heightened uncertainty. This alert focuses on the impact the current volatility may have on disclosures that public companies make