==========================================START OF PAGE 1====== UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Release No. 38433 / March 24, 1997 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING File No. 3-9279 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS INSTITUTED AGAINST MATT MATSON The Commission announced that it instituted public administrative proceedings pursuant to Section 15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 against Matt Matson ("Matson") of Coral Springs, Florida. Matson is alleged to have been permanently enjoined from violating the registration and anti- fraud provisions of the federal securities laws in connection with the sale of penny stock from at least October 1995 through July 1996. A hearing will be scheduled to determine whether the allegations against Matson are true, and if so, what sanctions, if any, are appropriate in the public interest against Matson.