SEC Issues Proposed Rules on Independence of Compensation Committees and Their Advisers

On March 30, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued proposed rules to implement the provisions of Section 952 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, which added Section 10C to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This Client Alert provides an overview of these proposed rules, a timeline for future actions related to the proposed rules, and Exequity's commentary on the proposed rules. Finally, the Client Alert includes a summary of Section 10C by provision along with the corresponding newly proposed rules. UPDATED May 2, 2011 to indicate comment period extended to May 19, 2011.

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