From: Ronald F Persik [rfpersik@us.ibm.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 6:09 PM To: rule-comments@sec.gov Subject: S7-19-03 I'm in favor of a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposal to allow investor nominees for boards of the directors. Thank you Ron Persik Business Planning - SWG ISV Deployment Tie Line:553-5884 Outside Line:(507)253-5884 Email:rfpersik@us.ibm.com