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After Alan Beller spoke on Friday at the ABA Spring Meeting, it remains unclear if Section 906 CEO/CFO certifications are required for Form 11-Ks. Alan merely noted that the staff has not taken a position (which makes sense as it is a DOL matter). Note that Section 302 certifications are not required for Form 11-Ks as the SEC made clear in its adopting release last summer. However, that release did not address 906 certifications (as again, it is a DOL matter).

Before the House Financial Services Committee, in a hearing yesterday, the SEC was criticized for lax oversight of the credit rating industry. See the Washington Post article at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15116-2003Apr2.html.

For TheCorporateCounsel.net subscribers, we have posted an interview with Ken Blackman and Michael Levitt of Fried Frank on Earnings Releases and Announcements at http://www.thecorporatecounsel.net/member/InsideTrack/04_01_03_Blackman.htm.