Date:  06/13/2006

Time:   Registration: Noon - 12:30pm Program: 12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch will be provided

Location:   Crowne Plaza Cabana 4290 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA

Speaker:   Paul T. Friedman, Craig D. Martin, Darryl P. Rains, William D. Sherman, Anna Erickson White, Eric Roberts

Contact Email:   pamarketing@mofo.com

Description:  

In the past weeks, more than thirty companies have been targeted by regulators, sell-side analysts and the media in a fast-spreading investigation of stock option back-dating. Each day more companies announce internal investigations or the receipt of subpoenas from regulators and prosecutors. Several senior executives have already been terminated or forced to resign. The stock price of many of these companies has declined.

Topics Will Include:

• What Is Being Investigated?
• Could Your Options Granting Practices Be Characterized
  as “Back-Dating”?
• What Other Practices Might Be Challenged?
• What Are the Consequences to My Company and to Me?
• What Steps Should I Take Now and in the Future?

Who Should Attend :
CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, CTOs, Corporate Officers, Board Members, Corporate Secretaries, General Counsels, Human Resource Officers, Stock Administrators, Board of Directors Compensation
Committee Chairpersons, Internal Audit Committee Chairpersons, Compensation Committee Members, Audit Committee Members and Chairs of Audit Committees.

MCLE accredited
This invitation is transferable and open to colleagues and guests. There is no charge to attend this seminar. Morrison & Foerster LLP (provider # 2183) certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hour.