| The Antitrust Exemption for Joint Newspaper Operating Arrangements |
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| The Newspaper Preservation Act, 15 U.S.C.S. §§ 1801-1804, provides a limited exemption from antitrust laws for joint operating arrangements between newspapers in a particular locality. The objective of the legislation is to preserve independent reporting and editorial operations of the two newspapers while allowing shared production facilities that through a lowering of costs would allow both newspapers to survive.More... |
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| Investment Manager Reports To Be Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission |
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| Institutional investment managers must report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 13F those securities registered under Section 13(f) of the Securities Act of 1933 over which the investment managers exercise discretion. More... |
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| Formation and Operation of a Nonprofit Corporation |
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| Nonprofit corporations are a useful tool for organizing for charitable, educational, religious, literary, or scientific purposes while reducing the risk of individual liability in accomplishing those goals. A nonprofit corporation is often referred to as a 501(c)(3) corporation due to the tax code provision under which most nonprofit corporations are considered exempt from federal taxation.More... |
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| Public Reporting Requirements for Major Company Events |
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| Major events for public companies must be made public through the filing of Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Form 8-K must be filed within four days after the events outlined in Sections 1 through 5 and 9 below. More... |
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| Initial Public Offerings and Lockup Agreements |
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| A lockup agreement is a contract between an underwriter and a company going public in which the insiders of the company, including directors, officers, employees, and friends and family agree that they will not sell shares of the company they own until a set period of time after the company's shares are sold to the public. The objective of the lockup agreement is to provide a stable market for the securities for a reasonable time after the initial public offering.More... |
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