SEC Publishes Final Rule Amendments to Rule 506 and Rule 144A in Federal Register

The SEC has adopted final amendments to Rule 506 ("Exemption for Limited Offers and Sales without Regard to Dollar Amount of Offering") of Regulation D, Form D and Rule 144A ("Private Resales of Securities to Institutions") under the Securities Act in order to implement Section 201(a) ("Modification of Exemption") of the JOBS Act and Section 926 ("Disqualifying Felons and Other 'Bad Actors' from Regulation D Offerings") of Dodd-Frank. The SEC is also publishing for comment a number of proposed amendments to Regulation D, Form D and Rule 156 ("Investment Company Sales Literature") under the Securities Act.

See: 78 FR 44730.See also: The SEC Approves JOBS Act Rules (with Delta Strategy Group Meeting Summary) (with Lofchie Comment) (July 10, 2013).