[ by Howard Haykin ] The SEC will hold an Open Meeting on Wednesday, 8/22/12, beginning at 10:00 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L-002.   The Commission will hold discussions on rulemaking for both the Dodd-Frank Reform Act and the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act.  The meeting agenda is, as follows:

• Item 1: The Commission will consider whether to adopt rules regarding disclosure and reporting obligations with respect to the use of conflict minerals to implement the requirements of Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Reform Act.

• Item 2: The Commission will consider whether to adopt rules regarding disclosure and reporting obligations with respect to payments to governments made by resource extraction issuers to implement the requirements of Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Reform Act.

• Item 3: The Commission will consider rules to eliminate the prohibition against general solicitation and general advertising in securities offerings conducted pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D under the Securities Act and Rule 144A under the Securities Act, as mandated by Section 201(a) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act.

The agenda is subject to change. For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed, please contact:   The Office of the Secretary at (202) 551-5400. [SEC Sunshine Act Notice, 7/2/12]