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On April 7, 2020, the SEC modified its March 13th guidance described here, addressing the effect of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on annual shareholder meetings.
The modified guidance notes that issuers encountering delays in printing and mailing a full set of their physical proxy materials may choose to furnish their…
In times of economic distress, insiders can sometimes be the only source of capital for a company with urgent liquidity needs. Applying lessons learned in the 2008-2009 financial crisis to the current COVID-19 market disruptions, the NYSE temporarily relaxed its shareholder approval rules on April 6, 2020, effective immediately and…
The SEC issued new guidance yesterday supplementing its previously-announced COVID-19 order that gives relief from Exchange Act filing deadlines (see our blog post about the COVID-19 order here). The guidance details how the order applies to companies that omitted from their annual report on Form 10-K the information required…
As part of its response to the COVID-19 crisis, on March 23, 2020, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System announced a number of new programs designed to limit credit market disruption. Two of these new programs put the Federal Reserve in an unprecedented role as a direct…
On March 13, 2020, the SEC issued guidance regarding the effect of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on upcoming annual shareholder meetings. The SEC advised that a company that has already mailed and filed its proxy materials can change the date, time, or location (including changing to a “virtual (or “remote-only”) meeting”)…
The Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2020 proposed sweeping changes to the rules governing capital raising through private offerings and other offerings exempt from registration under the Securities Act. If adopted, these amendments, along with the previously proposed expanded definition of “accredited investor,” will be the most significant…
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