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On November 21, 2011, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., or FINRA, filed with the SEC a proposed rule change to amend FINRA Rule 13201 of the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Industry Disputes (‘‘Industry Code’’) to align the rule with statutes that invalidate predispute arbitration agreements for whistleblower disputes. Specifically, the proposed rule change amended Rule 13201 to add a new provision to provide that a dispute arising under a whistleblower statute that prohibits the use of predispute arbitration agreements is not required to be arbitrated under the Industry Code.

The SEC has approved the proposed change.

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