SEC Adopts Final Rules Mandating Compensation Clawback Policies

On October 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules implementing Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Act by directing national securities exchanges and associations, such as the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, to adopt listing standards that will require listed companies to develop and implement compensation clawback policies.

Under the final rules, listed companies will be required to have written compensation clawback policies that require the recoupment of certain incentive-based compensation received by current or former "executive officers" when an issuer has an accounting restatement. Listed companies will also be required to make certain disclosures about their clawback policies. The listing standards will generally apply to all issuers with a class of securities listed on a national securities exchange or association, including foreign private issuers, controlled companies, smaller reporting companies and emerging growth