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Thankfully, you will not have to come up with a new clawback policy quickly in response to the new rules. The SEC’s Fact Sheet notes the following timetable for the new rules and exchange listing standards:

The rules and amendments will become effective 60 days following publication of the release in the Federal Register. Exchanges will be required to file proposed listing standards no later than 90 days following publication of the release in the Federal Register, and the listing standards must be effective no later than one year following such publication. Issuers subject to such listing standards will be required to adopt a recovery policy no later than 60 days following the date on which the applicable listing standards become effective and must begin to comply with these disclosure requirements in proxy and information statements and the issuer’s annual report filed on or after the issuer adopts its recovery policy.

The adopting release states, “We would not expect compliance with the disclosure requirement until issuers are required to have a policy under the applicable exchange listing standard.”

– Dave Lynn