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AT&T Settles SEC Charge of Selectively Disclosing Material Information to Wall St. Analysts

Dec. 5, 2022 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that AT&T agreed to pay a $6.25 million penalty and three company executives agreed to pay $25,000 apiece stemming from charges brought in March 2021 related to the company’s selective disclosure of material nonpublic information to research analysts in violation of […]

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Regulation FD FAQ

SEC FAQ on REG FD By Mark J. Astarita, Esq. The SEC Staff has supplemented its Telephone Interpretations Manual to include some frequently asked questions about the Commission’s new Regulation FD. The update is available at the SEC website, at http://www.sec.gov/offices/corpfin/phonits4.htm Regulation FD was adopted by the Commission on August […]

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SEC Regulation FD

SEC Approves Regulation FD On August 10, 2000 the Securities and Exchange Commission approved a new rule that would end the practice of selective disclosure, whereby officials of public companies provide important information to Wall Street insiders prior to making the information available to the general public. The Commission also […]