Recently, in advance of the effective date (December 18, 2023), the Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance provided additional guidance regarding the final rules relating to cybersecurity incident disclosure and cybersecurity risk management, strategy and governance.  The Director noted his remarks were intended to “clear up potential misconceptions.”  The comments reiterate the observations

On November 20, 2023, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued two new compliance and disclosure interpretations (“C&DIs”) on filing fees and XBRL exhibits. These C&DI’s are summarized below, with links to the full text provided.

Filing Fees

New Question 239.02 explains that, when a well-known season issuer that has registered

On November 17, 2023, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued  one revised and five new proxy-related compliance and disclosure interpretations (“C&DIs”). These C&DI’s are summarized below, with links to the full text provided.

10 Calendar Days

Revised Question 126.03 clarifies the “10 calendar day” period in Rule 14a-6 between filing

On September 27, 2023, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance released nine new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”) to clarify the pay versus performance (“PVP”) disclosure requirements in Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K and revised one C&DI to update guidance on non-GAAP financial measures that are presented in

Recently, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance provided additional guidance in the form of a new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation (C&DI) as part of the Regulation AB and Related Rules C&DIs, which we have reprinted below in its entirety, and which relates to the timely filing requirement for Form

On August 30, 2023, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission posted three compliance and disclosure interpretations (“C&DIs”) providing guidance on Form F-SR.  Form F-SR is  the new form for a foreign private issuer  (“FPI”) that files SEC reports on Forms 20-F and 6-K to use for quarterly tabular disclosure of daily share

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

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

Various members of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance had indicated in public statements at recent industry conferences that guidance would be forthcoming on aspects of pay versus performance.  The new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations, which were posted on February 10, 2023, and which are reprinted below in