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SEC Open Meeting Agenda
Thursday, April 24, 2003, 1:00 p.m.

Agenda as of the morning of April 23, 2003. Note that Open Meeting agendas are subject to last-minute changes.

Item 1: Improper Influence on Conduct of Audits
Office:  Office of the Chief Accountant
Staff:  Jackson M. Day, Michael J. Kigin, Robert E. Burns
 
Item 2: Mandated Electronic Filing and Website Posting for Forms 3, 4, and 5
Office:  Division of Corporate Finance
Staff:  Mauri L. Osheroff, Mark W. Green, Anne M. Krauskopf
 


Item 1: Improper Influence on Conduct of Audits

The Commission will consider whether to adopt amendments to implement Section 303 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Section 303(a) prohibits an issuer's officers, directors, and persons acting under the direction of an officer or director, from taking any action to fraudulently influence, coerce, manipulate or mislead the auditor of the issuer's financial statements for the purpose of rendering those financial statements materially misleading.

For further information, please contact Michael J. Kigin or Robert E. Burns at (202) 942-4400.

Item 2: Mandated Electronic Filing and Website Posting for Forms 3, 4, and 5

The Commission will consider whether to adopt new rules and rule amendments to implement (a) the mandated electronic filing of reports required to be filed by officers, directors and principal security holders under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (b) website posting of such reports by issuers, both of which are required by Section 16(a)(4) of the Exchange Act, as amended by Section 403 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

For further information, please contact: Mark W. Green, Senior Special Counsel (Regulatory Policy), Division of Corporation Finance, at (202) 942-1940.

 

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Modified: 04/23/2003