SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies to Hold Conference Call Meeting

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2012-4

Washington, D.C., January 4, 2012 – The Securities and Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies will hold a public meeting by conference telephone call on Friday, January 6.

The meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. EST, and an audio webcast will be available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov/index.htm. The agenda includes discussion of a recommendation to the Commission on relaxing restrictions on general solicitation and advertising of securities offerings that are exempt from registration.

The advisory committee was formed last year to provide a formal mechanism for the Commission to receive advice and recommendations on privately held small businesses and publicly traded companies with a market capitalization less than $250 million.

More information about the SEC's Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies is available at http://www.sec.gov/info/smallbus/acsec.shtml.

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