SEC Fee Rate Adjustment For Section 6(B), Section 13(E) And Section 14(G) To Be Effective October 1, 2011

Public companies and companies registering to go public should be aware of fee rate adjustments made by the Securities and Exchange Commission that will be effective as of October 1, 2011. We originally reported on this increase on September 6, 2011. The following fee rates will be affected by the adjustment:

• the Section 6(b) fee rate applicable to the registration of securities,
• the Section 13(e) fee rate applicable to the repurchase of securities and
• the Section 14(g) fee rate applicable to proxy solicitations and statements in corporate control transactions.

How will the fee rates be adjusted?

The fee rate will decrease from $116.10 per million dollars to $114.60 per million dollars. Note that the fee rate for Section 6(b) is also used to calculate fees payable with the Annual Notice of Securities Sold Pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.