NYSE Proposes Changes to its Corporate Governance Rules

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NYSE Proposes Changes to its Corporate Governance Rules

Article by

Edward S. Best ,

Michael T. Blair ,

James B. Carlson and

Robert E. Curley

Originally published September 8, 2009

Keywords: NYSE, SEC, corporate governance

listing rules, disclosure requirements, Regulation S-K, Listed

Company Manual, website posting requirements, Code of Conduct,

On August 26, 2009, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) submitted

for Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approval proposed

changes to the NYSE's corporate governance listing rules. While

the NYSE intends for these amendments to become effective on

January 1, 2010, the SEC has not yet issued this proposal for

comment.

The NYSE's proposed rule changes would clarify certain

disclosure requirements, codify certain interpretations and replace

certain disclosure requirements by incorporating applicable

discl...

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