October 21, 2021 Webinar
1:00pm – 2:00pm EDT
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With the autumn leaves beginning to fall, it is once again time to prepare for proxy and annual report season. Companies will have to weigh various considerations this upcoming proxy season, including the objectives of new leadership at the US Securities and Exchange Commission
August 4, 2021 Webinar
1:00pm EDT – 2:00pm EDT
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Practices for public companies relating to earnings calls, earnings guidance and investor updates vary. Especially in uncertain and volatile markets, preparing for these important communications requires careful consideration of a number of factors, including the recent statements and guidance from the Securities and
Medium-Term Note Programs Webinar
June 8, 2021, 1:00pm – 2:00pm EDT
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Medium-term note (“MTN”) programs are continuous offering programs that enable issuers to offer debt securities in an efficient and expedited manner. MTN programs have unique documentation, as opposed to benchmark underwritten offerings. Most MTN programs have the ability to offer debt
Prior to 2020, the last significant revisions to Regulation S-K were over 30 years ago. As modernization of the human capital disclosure requirements have caught up with the times, companies are faced with setting reporting precedents. See our previous post that provides an explanation of the Regulation S-K amendments.
How did companies respond to the
In 2020, the SEC issued new guidance on MD&A in light of COVID-19. The authors of this Securities & Commodities Regulation article discuss this guidance in detail, as well as recent amendments to Item 303 of Regulation S-K, and guidance on key performance indicators. They then turn to discussions of disclosure obligations relating to cybersecurity
Lexis Practice Advisor
This practice note provides an overview of post-financial crisis market trends in the commercial paper market which went through significant restructuring and witnessed a reduction in the use of commercial paper to securitize assets. The note examines the market structure and evolution and legal and regulatory trends and discusses crisis programs established
In this microtalk video, Laura Richman discusses the use by SEC registrants of non-GAAP financial measures involving COVID-19 adjustments.
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Lexis Practice Advisor
This practice note focuses on recent market trends in risk factor disclosure required in US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings and provides recent risk factor disclosure examples, covering COVID-19, Brexit, London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) cessation, cybersecurity, and China-based issuers. Additionally, this practice note discusses recent amendments to the description of
On April 2, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved changes initially submitted by the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) in December 2020 that amend certain of its shareholder approval rules. The NYSE proposed the changes because the prior requirements made it unnecessarily difficult for listed companies to raise necessary capital in private placement
March 17, 2021 Webinar
11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
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In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to raise a number of issues specific to public companies that file reports with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
During this webinar hosted by Intelligize, Laura Richman and Christina Thomas will address these issues, specifically