On August 17, 2018, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted disclosure update and simplification amendments to certain of its disclosure requirements. These amendments become effective 30 days after publication in the Federal Register. (As of today, the amendments have not been published.)

One of the amendments requires the presentation of changes in

It is already that time of year when public companies should be thinking about the 2019 proxy and annual reporting season. Advance planning greatly contributes to a successful proxy season, culminating with the annual meeting of shareholders. This Legal Update highlights issues of importance to the upcoming 2019 proxy season.

We discuss the following topics:

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a decrease in the filing fees to be paid by public companies and other issuers. Effective October 1, 2018, the first day of the SEC’s 2019 fiscal year, the filing fee rate will decrease 2.7 percent from the current rate of $124.50 per million dollars to $121.20

On August 17, 2018, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) amended certain disclosure requirements that it determined to be redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated or superseded in light of other SEC disclosure requirements, US GAAP or changes in the information environment.  Our Legal Update highlights several key amendments, discusses related practical considerations for companies and

On July 18, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a concept release soliciting public comment on potential ways to modernize compensatory offerings and sales of securities, consistent with investor protection. Specifically, the concept release requests comment on aspects of Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933 and on Form S-8. This Legal Update

The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted amendments requiring the use of the Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) format for the submission of operating company financial statement information and fund risk/return summary information. The amendments become effective 30 days after publication in the Federal Register (likely by the middle of August 2018) but provide

On May 11, 2018, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the US Securities and Exchange Commission issued compliance and disclosure interpretations (C&DIs) on proxy rules and related Schedules 14A and 14C. These C&DIs replace the interpretations published in the Proxy Rules and Schedule 14A Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations and the