Electronic Disclosure Submission System
NASDAQ.net offers a way to submit material disclosures to MarketWatch (part of NASDAQ's MarketWatch) using a fast online submission form. NASDAQ-listed companies can send Press Releases, 8K Filings, Conference Call Talking Points, and other Regulation FD-compliant documents directly to MarketWatch through an Electronic Disclosure form. Effective September 4, 2007, NASDAQ listed-companies are required to submit material disclosures to MarketWatch using the Electronic Disclosure submission system.
You can access the online form via the link below. This process utilizes a secure connection and all data is encrypted. For your security, the online form now requires entry of a displayed validation code for submission.
Once you provide, verify, and submit the required information, a confirmation receipt displays. You may print this confirmation for your records.
Compliance Information
NASDAQ Stock Market Rules 4310(c)(16) and 4302(e)(14) require that, except in unusual
circumstances, the issuer shall make prompt disclosure to the public through any
Regulation FD-compliant method (or combination of methods) of disclosure of any
material information that would reasonably be expected to affect the value of its
securities or influence investors' decisions. The issuer shall, prior to the release
of the information, provide notice of such disclosure to MarketWatch (part of NASDAQ's
MarketWatch) if the information involves any of the events set forth in IM-4120-1.
These requirements permit MarketWatch to assess the news disclosure for materiality
and, in certain circumstances, implement temporary trading halts to allow for even
dissemination of material news.
NASDAQ Corporate Governance Requirements
All companies listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market are required to meet the high standards
of corporate governance, as outlined in the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules. NASDAQ corporate
governance requirements address:
- Distribution of Annual and Interim Reports
- Solicitation of Proxies
- Independent Directors
- Conflicts of Interest
- Audit Committees
- Shareholder Approval
- Shareholder Meetings
- Stockholder Voting Rights
- Quorum
- Code of Conduct
Marketplace Rule 4350(a)(1) permits foreign private issuers to follow their home
country governance practices in lieu of certain NASDAQ requirements. A foreign private
issuer relying on this provision must disclose in its annual reports filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) each requirement of Rule 4350 that
it does not follow and the alternative home country practice it does follow. In
addition, a foreign private issuer making its initial public offering or first U.S.
listing on NASDAQ must disclose any such practices in its registration statement.