SEC approves amendments to NASDAQ definition of "independent director"

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Stikeman Elliott LLP

The US SEC recently approved a rule change to amend NASDAQ's definition of "independent director". Previous to the change, NASDAQ Rule 4200(a)(15)(B) generally provided that a director who accepted or had a family member who accepted any compensation from the company in excess of $100,000 during a period of 12 months within the previous three years may not have been deemed an independent director. The approved change to the Rule raises this threshold to $120,000.

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