FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                 99-136

Washington, DC, October 18, 1999

                       Media Advisory
                              
         Media Briefing on Corporation Finance Rules
                              
What:        Brian Lane, Director of the Division of
             Corporation Finance, and his senior staff will
             conduct a briefing on the Regulation M-A and
             Cross-Border Tender Offerings rules that the
             Commission will consider tomorrow for final
             adoption.  These measures are the most
             sweeping reform in the area of mergers and
             acquisitions in a generation.
             
When:        TODAY!!
             Monday, October 18, 1999
             3:30 p.m. EDT
             
Where:       Securities and Exchange Commission
             450 5th Street, NW
             Washington, DC
             Room 1C50
             
Tele-        Please call (202) 942-0020 for the 
conference:  teleconference number.
             
Other:       Information provided at the briefing is
             embargoed until the Commission votes on
             Tuesday, October 19, 1999 at approximately
             11:00 a.m. EDT.  For credentialed media only.
                              
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