Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Jan. 29 Meeting to Focus on Smaller Public Company Markets

The Securities and Exchange Commission today released the agenda for the Friday, Jan. 29 meeting of its Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee, which will focus on the experiences of smaller public companies and the Commission’s recent Securities Act Rule 701 and Form S-8 proposals. The Committee’s morning session will feature representatives from exchanges and platforms who will share some of the trends and dynamics they are observing regarding smaller public and later-stage private companies. They will also explore the extent to which recent innovations are impacting smaller companies interested in accessing the public markets. In the afternoon, the Committee will discuss equity compensation in today’s digital economy, including the Commission’s recent proposals to modernize the framework that allows employees and other workers to receive equity compensation from their company.