TheCorporateCounsel.net

March 4, 2003

More than 100 companies with

More than 100 companies with 12/31 year-ends filed their Form 10-Ks (and some 10-KSBs) within 60 days – meeting what will be the new deadline two years hence.

From these and other filings, for TheCorporateCounsel.net subscribers, we have excerpted sample disclosures related to loans under Section 402 and changes in accountants. We also have sample disclosures regarding audit committee financial experts. These are posted at http://www.thecorporatecounsel.net/member/Disclosure/.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board hired away George Diacont from the Nasdaq to be head of registration and inspections. George used to work at the SEC. The Oversight Board has a much anticipated meeting today at 12:30 est – tackling registration of foreign auditng firms among other issues. You can hear the webcast at http://www.connectlive.com/events/pcaob/.