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Summary
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Perceived
abuses in roll-up transactions became a focus of legislation and rule-making in
the early 1990s
- In 1991, the SEC adopted Regulation S-K subpart
900 to enhance the quality of information provided to investors in connection
with roll-up transactions, and established a minimum 60-day proxy solicitation
or tender offer period for them
- In 1992, the SEC provided rights to security
holders to obtain a list of security holders in connection with a roll-up
related proxy solicitation involving Section 12 registered securities
- In 1993, Section 14(h) was added to the Exchange
Act to address roll-up abuses to imposes disclosure
and other requirements for roll-up transactions
- Codified the disclosure requirements of
Regulation S-K subpart 900
- Revised SEC proxy and tender offer rules
- Defined "limited partnership roll-up transaction"
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Exchange Act §14(h)
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Statute
- Text
- Limited Partnership Rollup Reform Act of 1993
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Roll-Up Transaction defined
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Statute
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Regulation S-K Items 901 to 915
Rule 14a-15
Differential
and Contingent Compensation
59 FR 63682, Dec. 8, 1994 |
Releases-
SEC Release 34-23847: 51 FR 44276, Dec. 9, 1986
SEC Release 34-xxxxx: 52 FR 2220,
Jan. 21, 1987
SEC Release 34-24606: 52
FR 23648, June 24, 1987
SEC Release 34-25631: 53
FR 16405, May 9, 1988
SEC Release 34-30147: 57 FR 1099, Jan. 10, 1992
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