RULE 15c2-12 – An SEC rule under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 setting forth certain obligations of (i) underwriters to receive, review and disseminate official statements prepared by issuers of most primary offerings of municipal securities, (ii) underwriters to obtain continuing disclosure agreements from issuers and other obligated persons to provide material event disclosures and annual financial information on a continuing basis, and (iii) broker-dealers to have access to such continuing disclosure in order to make recommendations of municipal securities in the secondary market.  See:  ANNUAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION; CONTINUING DISCLOSURE; CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT; MATERIAL EVENT DISCLOSURE; NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MUNICIPAL SECURITIES INFORMATION REPOSITORY; STATE INFORMATION DEPOSITORY.