On June 5, 2013, NASDAQ issued a reminder to listed companies of the upcoming July 1, 2013 deadline for compliance with new listing standards relating to compensation committees and their advisors that were approved by the SEC in 2013. The NYSE has similar deadlines for its new listing standards. To learn more about the new standards, see Legal Update, Compensation Committee Listing Standards July 1, 2013 Deadline Approaching.

For more on compensation committee listing standards, see Practice Note, Corporate Governance Standards: Compensation Committee and Standard Document, Compensation Committee Charter.