FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 99-81 SEC Announces First Annual Municipal Market Roundtable Washington, DC, July 13, 1999 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that the First Annual Municipal Market Roundtable will be held on October 14, 1999 in the Commission's William O. Douglas Room. The roundtable will be organized by the Commission's Office of Municipal Securities and will explore current issues in disclosure and other practices in the municipal marketplace. OMS Director Paul S. Maco said, "The regulatory framework for the municipal market, as recently modified by the Commission, looks to communication among market participants as a key to continuing improvement of the market. These annual roundtables will provide the opportunity for market participants to share views with each other and with Commission staff. They are an expression of the Commission's continuing interest in the municipal market." The roundtable will be open to the public. Seating, which is on a first-come, first-serve basis, will be limited. Additional details will follow. # # #