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On June 1, 2016, the US Securities and Exchange Commission approved a final rule, implementing a provision of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, amending Form 10-K disclosure requirements.
On June 1, 2016, the US Securities and Exchange Commission
approved a final rule, implementing a provision of the Fixing
America's Surface Transportation Act, amending Form 10-K
disclosure requirements. The interim final rule allows Form 10-K
filers to provide a summary of business and financial information
contained in the annual report, provided that the summary also
contains hyperlinks to the more detailed disclosure in the
form.
The SEC also requested comment on whether the interim rule
should provide more guidance on the form and content of the summary
as well as the applicability of the amended rule to other annual
reporting forms.
Comments on the interim final rule must be received on or before
30 days after publication in the Federal Register.
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