The SEC has announced that it will phase out the secure email system currently being used to submit confidential draft registration statements for emerging growth companies under the JOBS Act. A new EDGAR-based system will be implemented soon. We will keep you posted on the change when it happens.
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Binding say-on-pay: Is it coming to a public company near you?
Posted in CompensationFollowing the recent financial crisis and government bailouts of major U.S. financial institutions, the federal government has gradually facilitated a power shift from companies and their officers and boards of directors to their shareholders. A prime example of this is the recently enacted “say-on-pay voting” requirements. Through provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act which was passed… Continue Reading
That sounds risky: New generation of risk factors for technology companies
Posted in Disclosure Guidance, Technology Company IssuesThe “Risk Factors” section of any disclosure document is vital to the protection of the issuer. Generations of securities lawyers and accountants have worked into the night to develop lists of risks that would make any sane potential investor run away screaming. Most of us have seen innumerable examples of conventional risk factors like competition,… Continue Reading
NASDAQ aims to ease indepedence rules, offer limited relief to issuers
Posted in Corporate GovernanceIssuers who would not otherwise meet the NASDAQ independence rules may now breathe (a small) sigh of relief. On May 30, the SEC published notice of NASDAQ’s proposed change to Listing Rule 5605. Generally, Rule 5605 requires issuers to maintain an “independent” audit, compensation, and nominating committees. There is an exception to the independence rules… Continue Reading
The race is on: JOBS Act allows smaller banks, companies to go private
Posted in Financial InstitutionsWith the passing of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, the thresholds for whether a company must be public changed dramatically. This is particularly true for smaller banks and bank holding companies. The prior rule required registration with the SEC if the institution reached 500 or more holders of a single class of stock and… Continue Reading