SEC Issues New Guidance on Diversity Disclosure Requirements

On February 6, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission released two Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDIs) discussing disclosure requirements in instances where a director or board nominee self-identifies specific diversity characteristics, such as race, gender, ethnicity, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation and cultural background. Item 401(e) of Regulation S-K requires “a brief discussion of the specific experience, qualifications, attributes or skills that led to the conclusion that the person should serve as a director.” Item 407(c)(2)(vi) of Regulation S-K requires disclosure of how a company’s board (or nominating committee) implements policies that it follows with regard to the consideration of diversity in identifying director nominees. In new CDIs Questions 116.11 and 133.13, the SEC stated that, to the extent the board or nominating committee, in determining the specific experience, qualifications, attributes, or…

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