NEWS RELEASE 11/06/13

FASB VOTES TO MOVE FORWARD WITH FINAL STANDARD ON REVENUE RECOGNITION

Norwalk, CT—November 6, 2013—The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today voted to move forward with preparing a final standard on revenue recognition. The final standard is expected to be issued during the first quarter of 2014.

Today´s decision follows the completion last week of the technical discussion of the joint project by the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). The vote authorizes the FASB staff to prepare and issue a ballot draft of the standard. The ballot draft will be submitted to the FASB for final approval. Once approved, the final standard will be published as part of the FASB Accounting Standards CodificationTM. The IASB will hold its vote to confirm balloting of the standard later this month.

"The FASB will issue a standard that both improves and substantially converges guidance on how revenue is recognized in financial statements," said FASB Chairman Russell G. Golden. "Today´s vote represents a major milestone in our 11-year effort to create greater comparability in an area of financial reporting that affects all industries."

The final Revenue Recognition standard is expected to take effect for public companies in 2017, and for private companies in 2018.

More information about the Revenue Recognition project is available at http://www.fasb.org/.


About the Financial Accounting Standards Board

Since 1973, the Financial Accounting Standards Board has been the designated organization in the private sector for establishing standards of financial accounting and reporting. Those standards govern the preparation of financial reports and are officially recognized as authoritative by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Such standards are essential to the efficient functioning of the economy because investors, creditors, auditors, and others rely on credible, transparent, and comparable financial information. For more information about the FASB, visit our website http://www.fasb.org/.