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Regulatory Notice 20-10

Summary

FINRA has amended its Rule 5110 (Corporate Financing Rule - Underwriting Terms and Arrangements) to make substantive, organizational and terminology changes to the rule.1 The amendments to Rule 5110 modernize, simplify and clarify its provisions while maintaining important protections for market participants, including issuers and investors participating in public offerings. The implementation date for amended Rule 5110(a)(3)(A), (a)(4)(A)(ii) and (a)(4)(A)(iii) is March 20, 2020.