Securities Advisory: SEC Orders Certification of Periodic Reports by Principal Executive and Financial Officers of Largest Public Companies.
7/29/2002
This advisory discusses the SEC's order and proposed rules that would require a company's principal executive officer and principal financial officer to certify personally as to the accuracy and completeness of their company's most recent reports filed with the SEC. Topics discussed include the SEC order regarding the 947 publicly traded companies whose officers must certify recent SEC reports, SEC proposal for additional certification and procedural requirements, as well as what to expect next and what Mintz Levin recommends. The advisory provides an appendix containing sample certification forms.
