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On January 23, 2026, the Staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance released a series of updates to its Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDIs). These revisions—covering proxy solicitation practices, broker search timing, executive compensation disclosures in spin‑offs, private offerings and integration, and lock‑up agreements in registered business combinations—reflect the Division’s ongoing effort to modernize and clarify interpretive guidance. Below is an overview of the most significant changes.Continue Reading SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues Updated CDIs: Highlights

On September 27, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) issued nine new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDIs) regarding pay versus performance disclosure requirements. In addition, Corp Fin updated existing CDI Question 118.08, which CDI discusses the use of non-GAAP financial measures in the proxy statement.Continue Reading Corp Fin Issues CDIs on Pay Versus Performance

On February 10, 2023, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) issued 15 compliance and disclosure interpretations (CDIs), Questions 128D.01 through 128D.13, and Section 228D – CDIs 228D.01 and 228D.02. The CDIs are wide ranging and include, among other things, confirmation that pay versus performance disclosure is not required to be included in a Form 10-K, guidance relating to equity awards granted to a first-time named executive officer (NEO) in a year prior to (and not otherwise related to) their appointment as a NEO, clarification as to which of the periods presented should include footnote disclosure of the amounts deducted and added to compensation actually paid, and confirmation that a company may use its Compensation Discussion and Analysis (CD&A) peer group, assuming this peer group is actually used by the company in determining executive pay, even if this peer group is not used for “benchmarking” as this term is explained in CDI 118.05.Continue Reading Corp Fin Issues Pay Versus Performance CDIs