Date: 12/16/1999 2:15 PM Subject: proposed regulation FD I think that changing the rules for selective disclosure of company information is a good idea. As an individual investor, I should have access to information that companies are willing to divulge and not depend on hearing it second hand from some analyst who may have a different agenda. Elizabeth Johnston, PhD Post-doctoral Fellow Stanford University Medical Center S-156, SUMC 300 Pasteur Drive Stanford, CA 94305-5107 Telephone: 650-498-5063