Perkins Coie is pleased to announce the third edition of the most practical, plain English guide available for public company corporate governance in the post-Sarbanes-Oxley world: The Public Company Handbook: A Corporate Governance and Disclosure Guide for Directors and Executives.

Increasing Importance of Director Continuing Education

"Complicated topics call out for succinct, readable – but accurate – explanations" explains co-author Andrew Moore. "We designed this Handbook for the director or officer who needs to quickly get an overview of and her thoughts around a complex topic. She needs an explanation that gets it right but speaks simply."

Co-author Jens Fischer points out that this slender volume is the optimal director education tool: "A plain English guide has a particular relevance at a time when both the NYSE and Nasdaq 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 Handbook provides.

"We've written The Public Company Handbook in plain English to help directors and officers of U.S. public companies sort through issues as they come up in the Boardroom and for management on a daily basis," notes co-author Stewart Landefeld. The Public Company Handbook explains:

• "Best Practices in Boardroom";
• NYSE and Nasdaq requirements and guidelines;
• Insider reporting obligations and trading restrictions for directors and executives;
• Dealing with analysts and the "street" 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 continue to update The Public Company Handbook online with our Perkins Coie Updates, which we distribute to subscribers and post on our website.

How to Obtain The Public Company Handbook

You may request a hard copy of The Public Company Handbook by contacting us or by emailing SecuritiesConnect@bowne.com, or you may download a soft copy here.