BNY Mellon Depositary Receipts - Articles and Memoranda of Interest

Date	Topic	Document Source
04/14/09	Form 20-F Payment Information	The Bank of New York Mellon
11/24/08	SEC Proposes a Roadmap that Could Lead to Mandatory Use of IFRS by U.S. Issuers Beginning in 2014 - 2016; Also Proposes Rules Permitting Early Use of IFRS by Certain U.S. Issuers	Sullivan & Cromwell LLC
10/10/08	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Final Rule: Foreign Issuer Reporting Requirements	The Bank of New York Mellon
10/07/08	SEC Adopts Rules to Accelerate the Filing Deadline for Annual Reports on Form 20-F and to Amend Certain Disclosure Requirements for Foreign Private Issuers	Sullivan & Cromwell LLC
09/04/08	Industry Update: Aligned Reporting Requirements for all OTC Equity Transactions	The Bank of New York Mellon
09/03/08	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ('SEC') issues interpretive guidance on the use of company websites	The Bank of New York Mellon
08/28/08	Foreign Issuer Reporting Requirements	The Bank of New York Mellon
08/27/08	Exemption from Registration for Foreign Private Issuers under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934	The Bank of New York Mellon
07/17/08	Comment letter submitted by The Bank of New York Mellon to the SEC concerning the FINRA rule proposal to the SEC relating to real-time trade reporting for OTC-traded depositary receipts	The Bank of New York Mellon
07/07/08	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission publishes a proposed rule change to align over-the-counter ('OTC') trade reporting requirements	The Bank of New York Mellon
05/21/08	SEC Proposes to Amend Rules on Cross-Border Tender Offers, Business Combinations and Rights Offerings	Sullivan & Cromwell LLC
03/18/08	SEC Proposes to Accelerate the Filing Deadline for Annual Reports on Form 20-F and to Amend Certain Disclosure Requirements for Foreign Private Issuers	Sullivan & Cromwell LLC
03/13/08	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ('SEC') proposes rule changes to Foreign Issuer Reporting Requirements	The Bank of New York Mellon
03/06/08	SEC Proposes to Amend the Rule 12g3-2(b) Exemption	Sullivan & Cromwell LLC
02/29/08	The Bank of New York Mellon client memorandum on U.S. SEC proposed rule changes to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934	The Bank of New York Mellon
02/14/08	Foreign Private Issuer Reporting Requirements and Exemption from Registration	Sullivan & Cromwell LLC
12/19/07	ISS Issues U.S. Corporate Governance Policy Updates for 2008	Sullivan & Cromwell LLC
12/12/07	SEC Seeks Comments on Possible Revisions to Disclosure Requirements for Oil and Gas Reserves	Sullivan & Cromwell LLC
12/07/07	SEC Seeks Comment on Means of Enhanced Presentation of Issuer Disclosure of Business Activities in or with Countries Designated as State Sponsors of Terrorism	Sullivan & Cromwell LLC
11/15/07	SEC Adopts Revisions to Rule 144 and Rule 145, Exemptions from Exchange Act Registration for Compensatory Stock Options and Reduced Reporting Requirements for Smaller Companies	Sullivan & Cromwell LLC
08/14/07	SEC Publishes Details of Proposed New Exemption Permitting Limited Publicity in Unregistered Offerings	Sullivan & Cromwell LLC
07/26/07	SEC Proposes Two Alternative Rules Governing Shareholder Access to Company Proxy Statements for Director Nomination and Election	Sullivan & Cromwell LLC
07/03/07	Internal Control Over Financial Reporting	Sullivan & Cromwell LLC
06/22/07	NYSE Proposes to Harmonize Director Independence Standards with SEC Disclosure Requirements	Sullivan & Cromwell LLC
06/21/07	SEC Proposes to Allow Foreign Private Issuers to File IFRS Financial Statements without Reconciling to U.S. GAAP	Sullivan & Cromwell LLC
04/09/07	SEC Deregistration Rules Become Effective 4 June 2007	The Bank of New York
03/21/07	SEC Approves Final Rules Easing the Conditions Under Which Foreign Private Issuers May Deregister	Sullivan & Cromwell LLC
03/21/07	The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopts final rules regarding the termination of a Foreign Private Issuer's Registration of a Class of Securities Under Section 12(g) and Duty to File Reports Under Section 13(a) or 15(d) .........	The Bank of New York
02/13/07	SEC Adopts Final Rules Permitting the Internet-based Distribution of Proxy Materials and Proposes Rules to Require Internet Delivery of Proxy Materials	Sullivan & Cromwell LLC