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Public Company Web Sites: A Marketing Tool Subject To Securities Laws

Following the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, disclosures by public companies via their Web sites are increasingly required or encouraged. With the implementation of these new rules and the growth of the Internet, investors, as well as prospective investors, increasingly are relying upon a company's Web site for investment information. Public companies should recognize the value of their Web sites as marketing and investor-relations tools, subject to the boundaries of applicable legal standards and constraints.

10 minute read March 30, 2005 at 07:59 AM
By
Laureen K. Kuzur
Public Company Web Sites: A Marketing Tool Subject To Securities Laws

Following the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, disclosures by public companies via their Web sites are increasingly required or encouraged. With the implementation of these new rules and the growth of the Internet, investors, as well as prospective investors, increasingly are relying upon a company's Web site for investment information.

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