Amendments
2012—Subsecs. (c), (d). [Pub. L. 112–106] added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Post Offering Communications
[Pub. L. 112–106, title I, § 105(d)], Apr. 5, 2012, [126 Stat. 311], provided that: “Neither the [Securities and Exchange] Commission nor any national securities association registered under section 15A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [15 U.S.C. 78o–3] may adopt or maintain any rule or regulation prohibiting any broker, dealer, or member of a national securities association from publishing or distributing any research report or making a public appearance, with respect to the securities of an emerging growth company, either—“(1)
within any prescribed period of time following the initial public offering date of the emerging growth company; or
“(2)
within any prescribed period of time prior to the expiration date of any agreement between the broker, dealer, or member of a national securities association and the emerging growth company or its shareholders that restricts or prohibits the sale of securities held by the emerging growth company or its shareholders after the initial public offering date.”
Commission Authority
[Pub. L. 107–204, title V, § 501(c)], July 30, 2002, [116 Stat. 793], provided that: “The Commission may promulgate and amend its regulations, or direct a registered securities association or national securities exchange to promulgate and amend its rules, to carry out section 15D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [15 U.S.C. 78o–6], as added by this section, as is necessary for the protection of investors and in the public interest.”