Historically, a company preparing for an initial public offering has taken few corporate steps to prepare for post-offering compliance. Perhaps the issuer would establish an audit committee, add one or two independent directors and instruct directors and officers with respect to the insider trading reports and prohibitions.
Sarbanes-Oxley, the SEC and Nasdaq
This article briefly summarizes the numerous provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the rules under it, the corresponding proposed governance rules that a new public company listing on the Nasdaq National Market will be required to address, and the deadlines for being in compliance.
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