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15 U.S.C. 78p: Directors, officers, and principal stockholders
Created in 1964 by Public Law 88-467. Changed by 3 later laws. 1 new law this Congress changed it.
6 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 15 U.S.C. 78c–1, 15 U.S.C. 78l, 15 U.S.C. 78m, 15 U.S.C. 80a–29, 28 U.S.C. 1332.
4 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (2), Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury (1), Securities and Exchange Commission (1).
- past change
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This Congress
- S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · became law · changed (a)
How it got here
2010
- Pub. L. 111–203, §929R(b)(1), struck out "(and, if such security is registered on a national securities exchange, also with the exchange)" after "Commission". (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 111–203, §929R(b)(2), inserted ", or within such shorter time as the Commission may establish by rule" after "officer". (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 111–203, §762(d)(5)(A), struck out "(as defined in section 206(b) of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 78c note))" after "security-based swap agreement". (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 111–203, §762(d)(5)(B), which directed amendment of subpar. (B) by inserting "or security-based swaps" after "security-based swap agreement", was executed by making the insertion after "security-based swap agreements", to reflect the probable intent of Congress. (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 111–203, §762(d)(5)(D), which directed amendment of subsec. (b) by substituting "or a security-based swap" for "(as defined in section 206B of the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act)" in third sentence, was executed by making the substitution for "(as defined in section 206B of the Gramm-L… (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 111–203, §762(d)(5)(C), struck out "(as defined in section 206B of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act)" after "security-based swap agreement" in first sentence. (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 111–203, §762(d)(5)(E), struck out "(as defined in section 206B of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act)" after "security-based swap agreements". (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (g)
2002
- Pub. L. 107–204 reenacted section catchline without change, added heading and text of subsec. (a), and struck out former subsec. (a) which read as follows: "Every person who is directly or indirectly the beneficial owner of more than 10 per centum of any class of any equity security (other than an … (Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) Law text
2000
- Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title III, §303(g)], amended subsecs. (a) and (b) generally, revising provisions to extend application to security-based swap agreements. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (a), (b)
- Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title II, §208(b)(3)], added subsec. (f). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (f)
- Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title III, §303(h)], added subsec. (g). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (g)
1964
- Pub. L. 88–467, §8(a), substituted "registered pursuant to section 78l of this title" for "registered on a national securities exchange", "Commission (and, if such security is registered on a national securities exchange, also with the exchange)" for "exchange (and a duplicate original… · (a)
- Pub. L. 88–467, §8(b), added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e). · (d), (e)
Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.