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Companies may now use social media for announcements if investors are alerted

Jenner & Block
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USA
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April 2 2013

Companies may now use social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter to announce key information in compliance with Regulation Fair Disclosure

Mine control: the SEC approves final rules on disclosure of conflict minerals and resource extract...

Jenner & Block
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USA
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September 6 2012

On August 22, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued final rules (the “Rules”) requiring (i) disclosure of whether products manufactured or contracted to be manufactured by public companies contain “conflict minerals” that originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) or an adjoining country (the “Covered Countries”), and (ii) disclosure by resource extraction issuers of payments made to the U.S. federal or a foreign government for the purpose of the commercial development of oil, natural gas or minerals pursuant to Sections 1502 and 1504, respectively, of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (“Dodd- Frank Act”

Client advisory: one step closer to internet advertisements for private offerings

Jenner & Block
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USA
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August 30 2012

On August 29, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued proposed rules that will fundamentally change the way certain private offerings are marketed to solicit investors and will significantly impact the way issuers will be required to verify the status of accredited investors

Independents’ day: the SEC approves final rules regarding compensation committees

Jenner & Block
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USA
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June 22 2012

On June 20, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued final rules (the “Rules”) affecting compensation committee independence and disclosure of compensation consultant conflicts under Section 952 of the Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010

Reversing regulatory course: JOBS Act will ease capital formation and reduce regulations on new and private companies

Jenner & Block
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USA
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March 28 2012

On March 27, 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the U.S. Senate version of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act or “JOBS Act”

Incentivizing shareholders to vote tote bag anyone?

Jenner & Block
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USA
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March 23 2012

Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”) recently announced that, for the third consecutive year, it will encourage its registered shareholders to vote by offering each voting shareholder the choice of a tote bag or a tree planted in the shareholder’s name

Guidance on cybersecurity disclosure obligations

Jenner & Block
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USA
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October 17 2011

In only the second topic published by the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance as “CF Disclosure Guidance: Topic 2,” the Division provided guidance on the topic of disclosure obligations relating to cybersecurity risks and incidents

SEC adopts new short form eligibility rules

Jenner & Block
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USA
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July 29 2011

On July 26, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted new rules to remove credit ratings as an eligibility criteria for companies to use the “short form” registration on Forms S-3 and F-3 when registering securities for public sale

SEC proposes new rules for disqualification of felons and other “bad actors” from Rule 506 offerings

Jenner & Block
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USA
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May 27 2011

On May 25, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") proposed amendments to rules (the "Release") to disqualify certain private offerings of securities involving "felons and other bad actors" from reliance on the safe harbor provisions provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D for exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933(the "Securities Act"

SEC proposes rule amendments to remove credit rating references in Exchange Act rules

Jenner & Block
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USA
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May 6 2011

On April 27, 2011 the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") proposed the adoption of rule amendments to remove certain references to credit rating agencies in rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") applicable to the minimum regulatory capital requirements of Exchange Act Rule 15c3-1 applicable to broker-dealers (the "Net Capital Rule"), distributions of securities, and confirmations of transactions

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