Working Paper
Escape from New York: the market impact of SEC Rule 12h-6
Miller, Darius P.; Lel, Ugur; Fernandes, Nuno (2008)
We examine the stock market impact of SEC Rule 12h-6 which eased the ability of foreign firms to deregister with the SEC and as a result terminate their U.S. disclosure obligations under the 1934 Securities Exchange Act. We document that the market reacted negatively to the ability of firms from weak disclosure and governance countries to more easily opt out of the stringent U.S. reporting and legal environment. Our findings suggest that shareholders of non-U.S firms place significant value on U.S. securities regulations, especially when the home country investor protections are weak.
International Finance Discussion Papers , Paper 945

Conference Paper
Escape from New York: the market impact of loosening disclosure requirements
Miller, Darius P.; Lel, Ugur; Fernandes, Nuno (2009-01)
We examine the first significant deregulation of U.S. disclosure requirements since the passage of the 1933/1934 Exchange and Securities Acts: the 2007 SEC Rule 12h-6. Rule 12h-6 has made it easier for foreign firms to deregister with the SEC and thereby terminate their U.S. disclosure obligations. We document that the market reacted negatively to the announcement by the SEC that firms from countries with weak disclosure and governance regimes could more easily opt out of the stringent U.S. reporting and legal environment. We also document that since the rule?s passage, an unprecedented ...
Proceedings , Issue Jan