Companies evaluating the alternatives would need to consider a number of factors addressed in this update, including investor expectations and any reporting obligations under debt agreements.
As described more fully in this press release, today the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a new statistics and data visualization webpage that includes statistics and graphics on key elements of the capital markets, such as initial public offerings, exempt offerings, corporate bond offerings, reporting issuers, municipal advisors, transfer agents, and household participation in the…
On October 30, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission") issued an Order exempting brokers and dealers from the requirements of Rule 15c2-11(g) (the “Rule") under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with respect to fixed-income securities that are sold in compliance with the safe harbor in Rule 144A (the “Rule 144A") under the Securities…
This week, both the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”, and together with NYSE, the “Exchanges”) filed amendments with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to provide a delayed effective date for the Exchanges’ proposed listing standards requiring listed companies to adopt clawback policies, as mandated by Rule 10D-1 under…
On March 14, 2023, the SEC charged DXC Technology Co. (“DXC") with making material misstatements with respect to its non-GAAP financial performance measures, stating that, DXC “negligently misclassif[ied] tens of millions of dollars of expenses as [transaction, separation and integration-related (“TSI")] costs and improperly exclude[ed] them in its reporting of non-GAAP measures." The SEC’s order…
On December 13, 2022, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission announced an update to its Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”) on Non-GAAP Financial Measures under Questions 100.01, 100.04 – 100.06, and 102.10(a)(b)(c). Many of the changes memorialize positions the Staff has taken in comment letters or…
