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SEC Issues Final Rule Regarding Disclosure of Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations By Daniel J. Winnike, Laird H. Simons, Eileen Duffy Robinett and Horace Nash of Fenwick & West LLP On January 22, 2003, the SEC issued a final rule to implement Section 401(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and to codify earlier SEC statements regarding the transparency and quality of financial disclosure. SEC Issues Final Rule Regarding Disclosure of Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations By Daniel J. Winnike, Laird H. Simons, Eileen Duffy Robinett and Horace Nash of Fenwick & West LLP 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 Procedures By Morrison & Foerster LLP 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 Procedures By Morrison & Foerster LLP

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