NYSE Sends its 2015 Memos to Listed Domestic Companies and Foreign Private Issuers | Practical Law

NYSE Sends its 2015 Memos to Listed Domestic Companies and Foreign Private Issuers | Practical Law

The NYSE sent its annual memos to listed domestic companies and foreign private issuers summarizing the NYSE's policies and rules that most commonly apply to listed companies.

NYSE Sends its 2015 Memos to Listed Domestic Companies and Foreign Private Issuers

Practical Law Legal Update 4-596-6287 (Approx. 3 pages)

NYSE Sends its 2015 Memos to Listed Domestic Companies and Foreign Private Issuers

by Practical Law Corporate & Securities
Published on 20 Jan 2015 • USA (National/Federal)
The NYSE sent its annual memos to listed domestic companies and foreign private issuers summarizing the NYSE's policies and rules that most commonly apply to listed companies.
On January 12, 2015, the NYSE issued its annual memo to the executives of its listed domestic companies and memo to the executives of its listed foreign private issuers. The memos summarize the NYSE's policies and rules that most commonly apply to listed companies. In the memos, the NYSE highlighted, among other things:
  • The availability of egovdirect.com for electronic reporting.
  • Proposed changes to the NYSE's late filer policy, which the NYSE expects to take effect on March 1, 2015. (To learn more about the proposed changes, see Legal Update, NYSE Proposes to Amend Continued Listing Requirements for Late Filers of Annual and Quarterly Reports.)
  • Requirements for record dates, shareholder meeting/proxy matters, and redemption and conversion of listed securities.
  • Annual report website posting requirement.
  • Corporate governance requirements.
  • Transactions requiring supplemental listing applications.
  • Shareholder approval and voting rights requirements.
  • The exchange's timely alert/material news policy.
For more information on requirements for NYSE-listed companies, see the following resources: