The SEC announced that the next meeting of the Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies will be held on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, beginning at 9:30 a.m. The committee will focus on the interests and priorities of emerging and smaller public companies.

The committee will discuss the underwriting of small offerings with updates from SEC staff about the tick size pilot program and from state securities regulators about their latest enforcement report. The committee will also consider recommendations on secondary market liquidity for Regulation A, Tier 2 securities and the treatment of "finders" that assist companies in capital raising activities.

Meetings are open to the public and are also webcasted on the SEC's website.

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