Please note that this Workshop will only be offered as a live, interactive webcast via Zoom. Speakers and participants will be participating in the program remotely. Participants will have the ability to interact with faculty and the live remote audience during the Workshop and will have access to all program materials. Attendees will need to download Zoom Client for Meetings Software prior to the program. If you are using a VPN please disconnect from the VPN prior to starting the program.
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Overview
Why You Should Attend
In this virtual Workshop for legal professionals, you will build the practical knowledge base, skills and tools required to succeed in an SEC reporting role and apply these tools to examples in practice. This Workshop is the first step in our Essentials curriculum and provides the foundation needed for our add-on Essentials Workshops:
• Form 10-K (Part One): Business, Risk Factors & Part I Disclosures Essentials Workshop
• Form 10-K (Part Two): Financial Statements & Parts II, III & IV Disclosures Essentials Workshop
• MD&A SEC Reporting Essentials Workshop
• Form 8-K SEC Reporting Essentials Workshop
• Form 10-Q, Proxy Statement, and Section 16 SEC Reporting Essentials Workshop
Participants will learn the legal foundations of SEC reporting in the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), discuss when there is a “duty to disclose” and build an understanding of the SEC’s Integrated Disclosure System. This is an interactive Workshop (via Zoom) during which participants are encouraged to participate in practice exercises and discussions intended to enhance and deepen the learning process.
The Workshop includes online access to PLI’s SEC Reporting Handbook.
What You Will Learn
After completing this Workshop, participants will be able to:
• Appreciate the differences in the scope and purpose of the Securities Act and Exchange Act
• Navigate the SEC’s Integrated Disclosure System, including Regulation S-K’s disclosure requirements
• Apply the SEC’s rules, guidance and constraints dealing with public company communications, including Regulation FD (“fair disclosure”) and non-GAAP measure guidance
• Provide advice with respect to recent SEC rulemaking, including the SEC’s 2022 rules regarding insider trading policies and the use of Rule 10b5-1 plans by companies as well as directors and officers
• Utilize other sources of SEC guidance, including Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs), Staff Legal Bulletins (SLBs) and the Financial Reporting Manual, to address reporting questions
• Understand the SEC’s organization and function
What You Should Bring
To customize your Workshop and gain the most benefit from this interactive learning experience, we recommend you have access to your company’s or a client’s most recent SEC Forms 10-K and 10-Q and a recent 8-K filing. If you work with a company that is not yet public, filings from a company in your industry are a reasonable alternative.
Who Should Attend
Attorneys, general counsel, in-house counsel and corporate legal staff, investor relations professionals, audit committee members, and others involved in the preparation or review of SEC filings. For financial reporting professionals, including CFOs, controllers and their staff, internal auditors, partners of public accounting firms and their staff we recommend taking our SEC 101 Reporting Essentials for Financial Professionals Workshop or, for a more in-depth analysis of financial reporting issues in SEC reporting, our two-day intensive SEC Reporting Skills Workshop for Financial Reporting Professionals.
Program Level
Basic
Prerequisites
None
Advanced Preparation
None
Suggested add-on courses:
Upon completion of this Workshop, you will be ready to apply the SEC’s guidance and continue your learning at our more advanced SEC Reporting Essential Workshops, which build upon this foundational program, including our:
• Form 10-K (Part One): Business, Risk Factors & Part I Disclosures Essentials Workshop
• Form 10-K (Part Two): Financial Statements & Parts II, III & IV Disclosures Essentials Workshop
• MD&A SEC Reporting Essentials Workshop
• Form 8-K SEC Reporting Essentials Workshop
• Form 10-Q, Proxy Statement, and Section 16 SEC Reporting Essentials Workshop
Topics
Industries
Please note that the views and opinions expressed in this program represent those of individual speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of PLI.
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