SEC Issues New Guidance on the Use of Company Websites

SEC Issues New Guidance on the Use of Company Websites

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Effective August 7, 2008, the SEC provided new interpretive guidance regarding the use of company websites under the Exchange Act and the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws. 1 The SEC noted that its purpose in issuing the new guidance is to encourage the continued development of company websites as a significant vehicle for the dissemination of important company information to investors. For more on this new guidance, see our recent Email Alert.

1 The new guidance is contained in Commission Guidance on the Use of Company Web Sites, Release No. 34-58288 (Aug. 1, 2008).

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