Earnings Release Checklist & Guide

To assist companies with their securities compliance obligations, Goodwin's Public Company Advisory Practice has prepared an Earnings Release Compliance Checklist and Earnings Release Compliance Guide. Quarterly earnings releases are one of the most important disclosure documents that companies publish. The contents of these releases can significantly impact the price of a company's publicly-traded securities. As such, it is absolutely critical that a company get the messaging right for investors and wall street analysts while at the same time ensuring they adhere to the various legal requirements.

Some of the topics covered in the Checklist and Guide include the following:

• How best to comply with SEC rules regarding non-GAAP financial measures and Regulation FD