UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Before the SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Release No. 38995 / August 29, 1997 Administrative Proceeding File No. 3-9381 : : In the Matter of : ORDER INSTITUTING PROCEEDINGS, : MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING David Scott Rossman, : REMEDIAL SANCTIONS : Respondent : : : I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate and in the public interest that public administrative proceedings be instituted against David Scott Rossman ("Rossman") pursuant to Sections 15(b)(6) and 19(h) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"). II. In anticipation of this administrative proceeding, Rossman has submitted an Offer of Settlement ("Offer") which the Commission has determined to accept. Solely for the purpose of this proceeding and any other proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Commission or to which the Commission is a party, and without admitting or denying the findings contained herein, except as to paragraphs III.A. and III.B. below, which Respondent admits, Respondent consents to the issuance of this Order Instituting Proceedings, Making Findings, and Imposing Remedial Sanctions ("Order"). Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that an administrative proceeding be and hereby is instituted against Rossman pursuant to Sections 15(b)(6) and 19(h) of the Exchange Act. III. On the basis of this Order and the Offer, the Commission finds<(1)> that: A. Rossman is a registered representative who, during the relevant time period, was associated with a branch office of Kemper Securities, Inc., a registered broker-dealer located in Denver, Colorado. B. On August 11, 1997, Rossman was permanently enjoined by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida in SEC v. Atlantic Capital Corp., et al., 96-1043-CIV-ORL-19, from violating Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder. C. The Commission's complaint in the above-referenced action alleged, in part, as follows: From September 1992 through November 1992, Rossman knowingly or recklessly accepted $3,261 in bribes from Atlantic Capital Corporation ("Atlantic"), a stock promoter, in exchange for selling to his retail customers stocks that were promoted by Atlantic in a brochure entitled "Investor's Edge." Further, Rossman knowingly or recklessly failed to tell his retail customers that he had an arrangement to receive the money from Atlantic in exchange for selling certain stocks. IV. Based upon the foregoing, it is in the public interest to impose the sanctions specified in the Offer. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, effective immediately, that Rossman be, and hereby is, barred from association with any broker, dealer, investment company, investment adviser or municipal securities dealer, with the right to reapply for association after one year to the appropriate self- regulatory organization, or if there is none, to the Commission. By the Commission. Jonathan G. Katz Secretary <(1)> The findings herein are made pursuant to Respondent's Offer and are not binding on any other person or entity in this or any other proceeding. ======END OF PAGE 2======