Perkins Coie is pleased to announce the publication of the post-Sarbanes-Oxley second edition of The Public Company Handbook: A Corporate Governance and Disclosure Guide for Directors and Executives.

Increasing Importance of Director Continuing Education

We have designed this practical and easy-to-digest guide for directors and executives of public companies. This book has a particular relevance at a time when both the NYSE and Nasdaq, as part of their corporate governance initiatives, strongly encourage – some say mandate – continued director education.

The Public Company Handbook Provides Comprehensive Information

In staying up to date, directors and officers face myriad SEC, NYSE and Nasdaq rules and federal and state laws and regulations. The first step is getting a "lay of the land," and that is what this slim volume seeks to provide.

We've written The Public Company Handbook in "plain English" with director and officer education in mind, and explain topics such as:

• The best "in the Board Room" corporate governance practices;

• NYSE and Nasdaq requirements and guidelines;
• New insider reporting obligations and trading restrictions for directors and executives;
• Public disclosure obligations, including those under Regulations FD and G;
• How to set up a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan; and
• How to establish an annual meeting/proxy calendar.

Continuing Updates On Our Website

We will be providing continuing on-line updates to The Public Company Handbook with our Corporate Governance Updates, including Updates to be released soon describing the new NYSE and Nasdaq governance standards. You can find our Updates on our website.