Comments on: Disclosure, Press Releases, and Life Support: Can We Pull that Plug After All? http://www.contentious.com/2006/01/23/disclosure-press-releases-and-life-support-can-we-pull-that-plug/ Amy Gahran's news and musings on how we communicate in the online age. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:30:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Slav http://www.contentious.com/2006/01/23/disclosure-press-releases-and-life-support-can-we-pull-that-plug/#comment-61614 Slav Sat, 25 Feb 2006 11:55:13 +0000 #comment-61614 that is, since the rules are open to interpretation, itâ??s better to be safe than sorry. that is, since the rules are open to interpretation, itâ??s better to be safe than sorry.

]]> By: Jack Krupansky http://www.contentious.com/2006/01/23/disclosure-press-releases-and-life-support-can-we-pull-that-plug/#comment-54490 Jack Krupansky Thu, 26 Jan 2006 19:37:24 +0000 #comment-54490 Oh, and this is just a minor detail, but don't forget that *each* state has securities regulations of its own as well (remember that guy Spitzer from NY?). I don't know what degree of "harmonization" exists between the states. And... there are also foreign countries and that thing called the European Union (and the European Commission as well). We do need to be concerned for our friends in Canada, don't we (even the ones that *refuse* to acknowledge English as *the* primary language)? -- Jack Krupansky Oh, and this is just a minor detail, but don’t forget that *each* state has securities regulations of its own as well (remember that guy Spitzer from NY?). I don’t know what degree of “harmonization” exists between the states.

And… there are also foreign countries and that thing called the European Union (and the European Commission as well). We do need to be concerned for our friends in Canada, don’t we (even the ones that *refuse* to acknowledge English as *the* primary language)?

– Jack Krupansky

]]> By: Jack Krupansky http://www.contentious.com/2006/01/23/disclosure-press-releases-and-life-support-can-we-pull-that-plug/#comment-54449 Jack Krupansky Thu, 26 Jan 2006 05:02:08 +0000 #comment-54449 In addition to SEC reg FD, a public company also has to comply with the regs of any applicable SRO's (Self-Regulatory Organizations, the stock exchanges). There is also at least one non-FD SEC reg that explicitly says "press release" without any alternative options. See my comments on this: http://jackkonblog.blogspot.com/2006/01/can-we-do-away-with-traditional-press.html -- Jack Krupansky In addition to SEC reg FD, a public company also has to comply with the regs of any applicable SRO’s (Self-Regulatory Organizations, the stock exchanges). There is also at least one non-FD SEC reg that explicitly says “press release” without any alternative options.

See my comments on this:
http://jackkonblog.blogspot.com/2006/01/can-we-do-away-with-traditional-press.html

– Jack Krupansky

]]> By: Amy Gahran http://www.contentious.com/2006/01/23/disclosure-press-releases-and-life-support-can-we-pull-that-plug/#comment-54238 Amy Gahran Tue, 24 Jan 2006 20:31:06 +0000 #comment-54238 Hi, John For a good discussion of what's "material," see the first article in Todd Van Hoosear's series exploring this theme: - http://snipurl.com/lwar And yes, of course conservative individuals and organizations will be slowest to change, but isn't that always the case? Thanks! - Amy Gahran Hi, John

For a good discussion of what’s “material,” see the first article in Todd Van Hoosear’s series exploring this theme:

- http://snipurl.com/lwar

And yes, of course conservative individuals and organizations will be slowest to change, but isn’t that always the case?

Thanks!

- Amy Gahran

]]> By: John Wagner http://www.contentious.com/2006/01/23/disclosure-press-releases-and-life-support-can-we-pull-that-plug/#comment-54212 John Wagner Tue, 24 Jan 2006 13:57:25 +0000 #comment-54212 Amy: I think the argument is going to center around what is considered "material," and that many CFOs and IR professionals will argue on the side of caution ... that is, since the rules are open to interpretation, it's better to be safe than sorry. Amy:

I think the argument is going to center around what is considered “material,” and that many CFOs and IR professionals will argue on the side of caution … that is, since the rules are open to interpretation, it’s better to be safe than sorry.

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