| 1 | Are you looking for EU law content on this topic? A practice note explaining where to find EU law content from a topic page. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 2 | JOBS Act: Exchange Act Registration Thresholds Summary This Note summarizes key provisions of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act relating to Exchange Act registration. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 3 | JOBS Act: On-ramp to the Capital Markets for Emerging ... This Note summarizes key provisions of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act relating to easing the initial public offering (IPO) process and reporting requirements for emerging growth companies. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 4 | JOBS Act: Regulation D and Rule 144A General Solicitation ... This Note summarizes key provisions of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act relating to general solicitation and advertising in securities transactions exempt from registration under Rule 506 of Regulation D and Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 5 | Market Abuse Directive: overview A brief introduction to the Market Abuse Directive and its implementation in the UK, with links to PLC resources on the Directive. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 6 | Prospectus Directive: overview A brief introduction to the Prospectus Directive and its implementation in the UK and links to PLC resources on the Directive. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 7 | Regulation S Transactions This Note examines the safe harbor under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for the offer and sale of securities in offshore transactions outside the US. Regulation S is a safe harbor from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. This Note discusses the basic requirements of Regulation S, the issuer safe harbor under Rule 903, the resale safe harbor for subsequent holders of securities under Rule 904, and the definition of a US person under Regulation S. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 8 | Road Map to the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act ... A map summarizing key provisions of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 9 | US securities law: how the SEC's whistleblower rules under ... This note discusses how the US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) rules implementing the whistleblower provisions of the US Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act) apply to non-US companies. The whistleblower rules offer potentially significant bounties to whistleblowers (including those outside the US) who provide the SEC with information about a US securities law violation that leads to a successful enforcement action. This note discusses briefly whistleblower protections under the US securities laws prior to the Dodd-Frank Act, key concepts under the SEC whistleblower rules, the impact of the SEC's whistleblower rules, and what actions companies should take in light of these rules. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 10 | US securities laws: Introduction to US registered and ... This note compares registered and unregistered offerings of securities in the US (and outside the US under Regulation S). It gives a general overview of these offerings for non-US companies. It discusses the main advantages and disadvantages of registered and unregistered offerings, key issues to be aware of when conducting a registered offering, and the basic requirements of the three main unregistered offering exemptions and safe harbours (Rule 144A, Section 4(a)(2) (formerly Section 4(2)) and Regulation D, and Regulation S). It also discusses the special accommodations available to non-US companies that qualify as "emerging growth companies" under the US Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (JOBS Act). | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 11 | Secondary issues: overseas shareholders: Japan The considerations involved where a UK company with Japanese shareholders carries out a secondary issue. | Practice notes | 22-Jan-2010 |
| 12 | Secondary issues: overseas shareholders: Spain The considerations involved where a UK company with Spanish shareholders carries out a secondary issue of securities. | Practice notes | 11-Dec-2009 |
| 13 | Secondary issues: overseas shareholders: France The considerations involved where a UK company with French shareholders carries out a secondary issue. | Practice notes | 22-May-2008 |
| 14 | Secondary issues: overseas shareholders: Germany The considerations involved where a UK company with German shareholders carries out a secondary issue. | Practice notes | 19-May-2008 |
| 15 | Secondary issues: overseas shareholders: Ireland The considerations involved where a UK company with Irish shareholders carries out a secondary issue. | Practice notes | 01-Oct-2006 |
| 16 | Secondary issues: overseas shareholders: United States The considerations involved where a UK company with US shareholders carries out a secondary issue. | Practice notes | 01-Oct-2006 |
| 17 | Secondary issues: overseas shareholders: South Africa The considerations involved where a UK company with South African shareholders carries out a secondary issue. | Practice notes | 29-Sep-2006 |
| 18 | Secondary issues: overseas shareholders: Canada The considerations involved where a UK company with Canadian shareholders carries out a secondary issue of securities. | Practice notes | 28-Sep-2006 |
| 19 | Rights issues: overseas shareholders: Australia The considerations involved where a UK company with Australian shareholders carries out a rights issue. | Practice notes | 06-Feb-2006 |