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Open Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Agenda as of June 24, 2008. Note that Open Meeting agendas are subject to last-minute changes.

Item 1: Credit Ratings
Office:  Division of Trading and Markets, Division of Corporation Finance, Division of Investment Management
Staff:  Thomas McGowan, Elizabeth Sandoe, Michael Gaw, Joshua Kans, of the Division of Trading and Markets; Paula Dubberly, Steven Hearne, Katherine Hsu, Eduardo Aleman, of the Division of Corporation Finance; Robert Plaze, Penelope Saltzman, Vince Meehan, Smeeta Ramarathnam, of the Division of Investment Management
Item 2: Definition of Annuity Contract; Treatment of Securities that Are Regulated as Insurance under State Law
Office:  Division of Investment Management, Office of General Counsel, Office of Economic Analysis
Staff:  Susan Nash, Keith E. Carpenter, Michael L. Kosoff, of the Division of Investment Management; Cathy Ahn, of the Office of General Counsel; Joshua S. White, of the Office of Economic Analysis
Item 3: Treatment of Certain Foreign Brokers or Dealers
Office:  Division of Trading and Markets
Staff:  Marlon Q. Paz, Brian Bussey, Matthew Daigler, Max Welsh
Item 4: Commission Guidance and Amendment to the Rules Relating to Organization and Program Management Concerning Proposed Rule Changes Filed by Self-Regulatory Organizations
Office:  Division of Trading and Markets
Staff:  Marlon Q. Paz, Richard Holley III

Item 1: Credit Ratings

The Commission will consider whether to propose rule and form amendments with respect to references in various Commission rules and forms to ratings by Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (NRSROs).

For further information, please contact Catherine Moore at (202) 551-5710 or Randall W. Roy and Joseph I. Levinson at (202) 551-5520.

Item 2: Definition of Annuity Contract; Treatment of Securities that Are Regulated as Insurance under State Law

The Commission will consider whether to propose amendments that would define terms related to annuity contracts under the Securities Act of 1933, and whether to propose amendments related to periodic reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

For further information, please contact Michael Kosoff, Division of Investment Management, at (202) 551-6795.

Item 3: Treatment of Certain Foreign Brokers or Dealers

The Commission will consider whether to propose amendments to Exchange Act Rule 15a-6 relating to broker-dealer registration for foreign brokers or dealers engaged in certain U.S. activities.

For further information, please contact Marlon Q. Paz at (202) 551-5703 or Brian Bussey, Matthew A. Daigler, and Max Welsh at (202) 551-5550.

Item 4: Commission Guidance and Amendment to the Rules Relating to Organization and Program Management Concerning Proposed Rule Changes Filed by Self-Regulatory Organizations

The Commission will consider whether to issue guidance and an amendment to its rules relating to Organization and Program Management concerning proposed rule changes filed by self-regulatory organizations pursuant to Section 19(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and processed by the Division of Trading and Markets.

For further information, please contact Marlon Q. Paz at (202) 551-5703 or Richard Holley III at (202) 551-5614.

 

http://www.sec.gov/news/openmeetings/2008/agenda062508.htm

Modified: 06/24/2008