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As most listed public companies know, as a result of the Dodd-Frank Act, the stock exchanges have adopted rules regarding the independence of compensation committees and their advisers.  NASDAQ and the NYSE require the first prong of these rules, which require revisions to compensation committee charters, to be completed by July 1, 2013.

You may find the following resources helpful in updating your compensation committee charters and complying with the rest of the rules:

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