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Rely on the expertise of 15 securities professionals for everything you need to know and do under the new Section 16 rules. Compliance is easy with this convenient manual to guide you step-by-step through every phase of the Section 16 reporting scheme. You'll find detailed answers to such questions as: * Must a plan be "tax qualified" to take advantage of new Rule 16b-3? * Is shareholder approval required to exempt plan transactions? * What is a non-employee director for purposes of the rules? * What is a "discretionary transaction" under the rules? * Is it possible to "mix and match" exemptions? * Are any of the pre-1991 Section 16 rules still in effect? The Guide also supplies such helpful materials as: * Forms 3, 4 and 5 filled out under more than 25 different scenarios * An abundance of examples illustrating the effect of the new rules * The full text of revised Section 16 and relevant SEC adoptive releases * A detailed compliance timetable to assist in planning and meeting deadlines With full explanation of the new compliance procedures and their consequences in relevant corporate transactions, A Practical Guide to Section 16 makes it easy to perform you duty to monitor, avoid reporting errors, and guard against costly liability.