SEC Announces Agenda for Advisory Committee Meeting on Small and Emerging Companies

The SEC has announced the agenda for the Advisory Committee meeting on Small and Emerging Companies on September 17. The topics of discussion are expected to include the final rules adopted by the SEC to eliminate the general solicitation ban and disqualify bad actors from certain securities offerings, and the SEC proposal for further amendments to Regulation D ("Rules Governing the Limited Offer and Sale of Securities without Registration under the Securities Act"). The agenda also is set to include a discussion of the impact of the JOBS Act, as well as steps to facilitate capital formation by smaller public companies and emerging privately held companies.

See: SEC Press Release; SEC Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda. See also: SEC Publishes Final Rule Amendments to Rule 506 and Rule 144A in Federal Register (July 24, 2013); SEC Amends Private Placement Rules (subscriber only).