Publicity and Communications Resource Kit

Summary

This resource kit provides an overview of the publicity and communications rules applicable to companies when they conduct securities offerings, and to publicly held companies when they disseminate information to investors, securities industry professionals, and the public generally. The failure by a company to comply with the applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (and any national securities exchange on which its securities are listed) can have significant adverse consequences, including delaying or preventing completion of an offering, causing the loss of an exemption for an unregistered offering, damaging the company's reputation, adversely affecting the market price of its publicly traded securities, and exposing it to potential regulatory action and private civil liability. This resource kit includes Practical Guidance materials on these publicity and communications matters, including detailed practice notes, checklists, and templates.