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SEC Charges Siebel Systems, Inc. with Second Violation of Regulation FD and Brings First Case Charging a Violation of Rule Requiring Issuers to Maintain Adequate Disclosure Controls and ProceduresBy Morrison & Foerster LLPOn June 29, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil action in Federal District Court against Siebel Systems, Inc., charging that Siebel violated Regulation FD and a prior SEC cease-and-desist order. Regulation FD prohibits issuers from selectively disclosing material nonpublic information to certain persons - including securities analysts, broker-dealers, investment advisers and institutional investors - before disclosing the same information to the public.
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