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To: yard_man who wrote (201098)	10/30/2002 12:13:13 PM
From: oldirtybastard	Respond to of 436258

when will they start paying pro-forma dividends?

To: yard_man who wrote (201098)	10/30/2002 1:02:00 PM
From: LTK007	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

<WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday asked for public comment on a new rule cracking down on "pro forma" profit reporting that strips out various costs to make the bottom line shine.> What the hell does that mean? Reuters << Jay Leno just polled 10 people on his Jay-Walking show and they say "pro-forma sounds good to them.They apparently like that word 'Pro'", so SEC announced they are not going to change anything regards Pro-Forma reporting due to public sentiment against such action.>> Max