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Updated Summary of Director Education Opportunities Now Available (July 2026)

July 1, 2026 | Posted by Hillary H. Holmes; Lori Zyskowski; Ronald O. Mueller; Elizabeth A. Ising Topic(s): Audit Committee; Corporate Governance; ESG; IPOs; Securities Regulation; Shareholder Proposals

Gibson Dunn’s summary of director education opportunities has been updated as of July 2026. A copy is available at this link. Boards of Directors of public and private companies find this a useful resource as they look for high quality education opportunities.

This quarter’s update to the summary of director education opportunities includes a number of new opportunities as well as updates to the programs offered by organizations that have been included in our prior updates. Some of the new opportunities are available for both public and private companies’ boards.

Updated Summary of Director Education Opportunities Now Available

April 13, 2026 | Posted by Hillary H. Holmes; Lori Zyskowski; Ronald O. Mueller; Elizabeth A. Ising Topic(s): Audit Committee; Corporate Governance; ESG; IPOs; Securities Regulation; Shareholder Proposals

Gibson Dunn’s summary of director education opportunities has been updated as of April 2026. A copy is available at this link. Boards of Directors of public and private companies find this a useful resource as they look for high quality education opportunities.

Updated Summary of Director Education Opportunities Now Available

January 15, 2026 | Posted by Hillary H. Holmes; Lori Zyskowski; Ronald O. Mueller; Elizabeth A. Ising Topic(s): Audit Committee; Corporate Governance; ESG; IPOs; Securities Regulation; Shareholder Proposals

Gibson Dunn’s summary of director education opportunities has been updated as of January 2026. A copy is available at this link. Boards of Directors of public and private companies find this a useful resource as they look for high quality education opportunities.

EDGAR Closed December 24, 2025 Through December 26, 2025

December 22, 2025 | Posted by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Topic(s): Capital Markets; Disclosure; IPOs; Miscellaneous; Registration Statements; Securities Regulation

On December 22, 2025, the SEC announced that the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system will be closed from Wednesday, December 24, 2025 through Friday, December 26, 2025, in observance of the federal holiday. During this time, EDGAR filing websites will not be operational, SEC filings will not be accepted on EDGAR, and EDGAR Filer Support will be closed.

EDGAR operations will resume on Monday, December 29, 2025. The announcement also explained that any SEC filings due on December 24, December 25, or December 26, 2025 will be considered timely if filed on December 29, 2025, EDGAR’s next operational business day.

Updated Summary of Director Education Opportunities Now Available

October 15, 2025 | Posted by Hillary H. Holmes; Lori Zyskowski; Ronald O. Mueller; Elizabeth A. Ising Topic(s): Audit Committee; Corporate Governance; ESG; IPOs; Securities Regulation; Shareholder Proposals

Gibson Dunn’s summary of director education opportunities has been updated as of October 2025. A copy is available at this link. Boards of Directors of public and private companies find this a useful resource as they look for high quality education opportunities.

Updated Guidance Regarding IPOs During the Shutdown

October 9, 2025 | Posted by Andrew L. Fabens; Hillary H. Holmes; Brian J. Lane; Stewart McDowell; Atma Kabad Topic(s): Capital Markets; IPOs

On October 9, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) Division of Corporation Finance updated Q&As addressing the implications of the government shutdown to help facilitate IPOs that companies seek to price during the government shutdown.

Companies Can Launch IPO with Price Range

Rule 430A allows companies to omit pricing and price-dependent information from the form of prospectus filed as part of a registration statement that is “declared effective” by the SEC. The updated Q&As provide that companies seeking to conduct an IPO during the government shutdown may continue to rely on Rule 430A, providing flexibility to launch and price IPOs during the shutdown period.

Initial Impacts of the Government Shutdown on SEC Operations

September 30, 2025 | Posted by Mellissa Campbell Duru; Thomas J. Kim; Elizabeth A. Ising; Andrew L. Fabens Topic(s): Capital Markets; IPOs; Proxy Statements and Annual Meetings; Registered Securities Offerings; Registration Statements; Securities Regulation; Shareholder Proposals; Underwriters and Agents

Division of Corporation Finance Statements on the Government Shutdown

A partial shutdown of the federal government is on track to occur at 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, if Congress is unable to reach agreement on legislation funding the government. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) Division of Corporation Finance (the “Division”) announced today that, after 5:30 p.m. EST, “the Division of Corporation Finance and the Division of Investment Management will not be in a position to act upon any … requests [for effectiveness] until the SEC receives appropriations to fund its operations.” The Division advised that commencing October 1, a limited number of staff would be available to answer questions relating to fee calculations and emergency filing relief and it directed filers needing assistance with such matters to submit a request and contact information to CFEmergency@sec.gov.

SEC Launches Capital Markets Statistics and Data Visualization Webpage

August 13, 2025 | Posted by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Topic(s): Capital Markets; Disclosure; Financial Statements; IPOs; Private Placements; Registered Securities Offerings; Securities Regulation

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 capital markets.

Updated Summary of Director Education Opportunities Now Available

July 15, 2025 | Posted by Hillary H. Holmes; Lori Zyskowski; Ronald O. Mueller; Elizabeth A. Ising Topic(s): Audit Committee; Corporate Governance; ESG; IPOs; Securities Regulation; Shareholder Proposals

Gibson Dunn’s summary of director education opportunities has been updated as of July 2025. A copy is available at this link. Boards of Directors of public and private companies find this a useful resource as they look for high quality education opportunities.

Updated Summary of Director Education Opportunities Now Available

April 15, 2025 | Posted by Hillary H. Holmes; Lori Zyskowski; Ronald O. Mueller; Elizabeth A. Ising Topic(s): Audit Committee; Corporate Governance; ESG; IPOs; Securities Regulation; Shareholder Proposals

Gibson Dunn’s summary of director education opportunities has been updated as of April 2025. A copy is available at this link. Boards of Directors of public and private companies find this a useful resource as they look for high quality education opportunities.