SEC Announces Agenda for First Meeting of Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies | Practical Law

SEC Announces Agenda for First Meeting of Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies | Practical Law

On October 25, 2011, the SEC announced the agenda for the first meeting of its Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies, which is scheduled to take place on October 31, 2011 at 9 a.m. EDT.

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

by PLC Corporate & Securities
Published on 26 Oct 2011 • USA (National/Federal)
On October 25, 2011, the SEC announced the agenda for the first meeting of its Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies, which is scheduled to take place on October 31, 2011 at 9 a.m. EDT.
On October 25, 2011, the SEC announced the agenda for the first meeting of its Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies, which is scheduled to take place on October 31, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. EDT. The committee was set up to provide a formal mechanism for the SEC to receive advice and recommendations specifically related to privately held small businesses and smaller publicly traded companies.
The meeting will feature discussion of the committee's agenda and organization, with a focus on certain capital formation issues relevant to small and emerging companies, such as:
  • Triggers for registration and public reporting and suspension of reporting obligations.
  • Scaling of regulations.
  • New capital raising strategies.
  • Restrictions on general solicitation.
For more information on the agenda items, see Practice Notes, Road Map for Undertaking a Private Offering, Exchange Act Registration: Overview and Secondary Market Trading of Private Company Shares.