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To: Bruce Cullen who wrote (56)	10/20/1999 11:51:00 AM
From: Wiselight	Respond to of 104

Pacific Regional Office Valerie Caproni, Regional Director 5670 Wilshire Boulevard, 11th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90036-3648 (323) 965-3998 e-mail: losangeles@sec.gov ---------- SEC Toll-Free Investor Information Service: 1-800-SEC-0330 ? To obtain free publications, investor alerts, learn how to file a complaint, and how to contact the SEC.

To: Bruce Cullen who wrote (56)	10/20/1999 12:03:00 PM
From: Wiselight	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 104

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal regulators moved Tuesday to give small investors the same information that companies engaged in mergers or acquisitions previously may have given only to analysts and other Wall Street insiders. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission decision that companies should file all their written materials publicly reflects the agency's drive to end selective disclosure of important investment information. "What happens if written materials are provided to a select investor and the rest of the world doesn't get to see it?" asked Brian Lane, head of the SEC's corporation finance division. cnnfn.com ------------------------------------------------- Is the SEC just realizing that Wall Street insiders have been profiting from inside information at the expense of the retail investors for the last 100 years?!?