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Trading Plans to Avoid Insider Trading Presumptions

An insider of a public company who trades in the company's stock while aware of material but nonpublic information about the company is presumed to be trading on the basis of that information in violation of Securities and Exchange Commission...

Reporting Requirements for Public Company Insiders

Officers, directors, and beneficial owners of more than 10 percent of the shares of a public company must report their ownership of shares of the company to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Company officers and directors are considered...

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In response to a deluge of corporate scandals in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Act) implemented sweeping reforms in the area of corporate governance. The Act applies only to public...

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Preparations for the Annual Shareholder Meeting

Annual meetings of shareholders of a corporation may be considered an ongoing process in which the planning and execution of each year's meeting evolves from the...

An Introduction to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

In response to the stock market crash of 1929, Congress enacted the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. While the Securities Act governed the issuance of securities, the Securities Exchange Act regulated trading in the...