SEC Issues Statement on D.C. Court of Appeals Decision on Conflict Minerals Rule: First Reports Due by June 2, 2014, as Scheduled

May 5, 2014 | Alston & Bird LLP
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On April 29, 2014, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the “Division”) issued a statement providing guidance regarding the effect of the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in the case challenging the SEC’s “Conflict Mineral Rules” (Section 13(p)(1) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13p-1 thereunder).