Amendments to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are effective today, February 27, 2023.

Unanimously adopted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) December of last year, the Rule 10b5-1 amendments, among other things:  

  • add new conditions to the affirmative defenses to address concerns regarding the use of material nonpublic

In our prior posts, we discussed the Securities and Exchange Commission’s adoption of Rule 10D-1 that directs the securities exchanges to establish listing standards prohibiting the listing of a security of any company that fails to adopt and implement a clawback policy.

The Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance has issued Compliance and

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