Share on LinkedInShare on LinkedIn

ARTICLE · 31 JULY 2019

FINRA Corporate Financing Rule Amendment

Mayer Brown
Mayer Brown
Contributor
Mayer Brown

Mayer Brown

Mayer Brown is a leading international law firm positioned to represent the world’s major...

View firm profile
Explore more from Mayer Brown

Exhibit 4 shows the changes proposed in this Partial Amendment No. 1 in a blacklined version.

United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law

Earlier this month, FINRA responded to comments submitted regarding proposed amendments to Rule 5110 (see: https://bit.ly/2MlXCU4) and filed an amended proposal with the Securities and Exchange Commission (see: https://bit.ly/31bECMr). Exhibit 4 shows the changes proposed in this Partial Amendment No. 1 in a blacklined version.

In Partial Amendment No. 1 FINRA is, among other things:

  • Modifying the requirement to file a description of any securities of the issuer acquired and beneficially owned by a participating member during the review period,
  • Excepting actively traded securities from the 180-day lock-up restriction,
  • Clarifying the investment grade debt exemption to exempt securities offered by a bank, corporate issuer, foreign government or foreign government agency that has outstanding unsecured non-convertible debt with a term of issue of at least four years or unsecured non-convertible preferred securities that are investment grade rated or are

We operate a free-to-view policy, asking only that you register in order to read all of our content. Please login or register to view the rest of this article.

Visit us at mayerbrown.com

Mayer Brown is a global services provider comprising associated legal practices that are separate entities, including Mayer Brown LLP (Illinois, USA), Mayer Brown International LLP (England & Wales), Mayer Brown (a Hong Kong partnership) and Tauil & Chequer Advogados (a Brazilian law partnership) and non-legal service providers, which provide consultancy services (collectively, the "Mayer Brown Practices"). The Mayer Brown Practices are established in various jurisdictions and may be a legal person or a partnership. PK Wong & Nair LLC ("PKWN") is the constituent Singapore law practice of our licensed joint law venture in Singapore, Mayer Brown PK Wong & Nair Pte. Ltd. Details of the individual Mayer Brown Practices and PKWN can be found in the Legal Notices section of our website. "Mayer Brown" and the Mayer Brown logo are the trademarks of Mayer Brown.

© Copyright 2026. The Mayer Brown Practices. All rights reserved.

This Mayer Brown article provides information and comments on legal issues and developments of interest. The foregoing is not a comprehensive treatment of the subject matter covered and is not intended to provide legal advice. Readers should seek specific legal advice before taking any action with respect to the matters discussed herein.

See more popular content from