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Director SEC Division of Corporation Finance to Speak at BNA’s Executive Compensation Update, October 4, 2006

NEWS RELEASE

Contacts:
Legaledge.bna.com
Eileen Joseph (202) 452-4980

Washington, DC (September 12, 2006) – SEC Division of Corporation Finance Director John White, who led the Division and the SEC through the successful completion of groundbreaking new rules on executive compensation, stock options, and related party transactions disclosure, will be the lead speaker at BNA's Executive Compensation Update on October 4, 2006 in Washington, DC. The conference will be held at the Westin Embassy Row, from 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

White's division implemented the most extensive changes in 15 years in the area of executive pay, while concurrently broadening the SEC's investigation of option practices at more than 80 companies, and addressed the largest number of comments received on a rule proposal. Mr. White will be joined by Paula Dubberly, Associate Director, SEC Division of Corporation Finance.

The conference is sponsored by BNA's Legal & Business EDge. Co-chaired by Allen Beller of Cleary Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton and Meredith Cross of WilmerHale, it will feature a distinguished panel of experts from the SEC, private practice, and corporations.

Panelists

• Abigail Arms;* Shearman & Sterling LLP
• David Becker;* Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
• Catherine T. Dixon;* Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
• Daniel V. Dooley; PricewaterhouseCoopers
• LizabethAnn R. Eisen; Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
• Mary F. Eure; Corporate Secretary and Associate General Counsel, SLM Corporation
• Margaret M. Foran; Senior Vice President Corporate Governance, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary; Pfizer Inc.
• Keith F. Higgins; Ropes & Gray LLP
• John F. Olson; Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
• Grace K. Lee; Senior Counsel of Securities Law and Governance, Schering Plough Corporation
• Jonathan Wolfman; WilmerHale

* Former SEC staff

About BNA's Legal & Business EDge

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