SEC© Approves Regulatory Relief for Hurricane Sandy Victims

Today, the SEC© approved further regulatory relief and assistance for Hurricane Sandy Victims by issuing an order providing regulatory relief to publicly traded companies, investment companies, accountants, transfer agents and others affected by Hurricane Sandy.

We have discussed the relief measures with SEC© and have been advised that companies seeking relief should follow the standard filing date adjustment procedures outlined in Rule 13(b) of Regulation S-T and submit a written request via EDGAR© on Form Type CORRESP.

The procedures for requesting date adjustments are explained in the following link: http://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/cfedgarguidance.htm

The SEC© release is available at: http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2012/2012-226.htm