Earnings Releases and Investor Calls in Light of COVID-19: SEC Chairman and Director of Corporation Finance Issue Joint Public Statement
On Wednesday, April 8, 2020, the SEC Chairman, Jay Clayton, and Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, William Hinman, released a joint public statement emphasizing the importance of disclosures from public companies in light of COVID-19. As noted in the statement, “In the coming…
Considerations for Holding Virtual Annual Shareholder Meetings in Light of COVID-19
In light of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently released guidance to assist public companies with their upcoming annual shareholder meetings. As explained in the SEC’s press release announcing the guidance, “[t]he guidance is designed to…