Sunshine Act Meeting

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Pub. L. 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold the following meetings during the week of February 14, 2000.

An open meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 16, 2000 at 10:00 a.m., in Room 1C30. A closed meeting will be held on Thursday, February 17, 2000 at 11:00 a.m.

Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the Secretary to the Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the closed meeting. Certain staff members who have an interest in the matters may also be present.

The General Counsel of the Commission, or his designee, has certified that, in his opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), (8), (9)(A) and (10) and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(4), (8), (9)(A) and (10), permit consideration for the scheduled matters at the closed meeting.

The subject matter of the open meeting scheduled for Wednesday, February 16, 2000 is:

Consideration of whether to issue a release requesting comments regarding when or under what conditions the Commission should accept financial statements of foreign private issuers that are prepared using standards promulgated by the International Accounting Standards Committee. For further information, contact Donald J. Gannon at (202) 942-4400.

Commissioner Johnson, as duty officer, voted to consider the items listed for the closed meeting in a closed session.

The subject matter of the closed meeting scheduled for Thursday, February 17, 2000 is:

Institution and settlement of injunctive actions; and

Institution of administrative proceedings of an enforcement nature.

At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in the scheduling of meeting items. For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed, please contact:

The Office of the Secretary at (202) 942-7070.