FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                             2000-166


    COMMISSION ANNOUNCES LIMITED EXTENSION OF LEGACY EDGAR

     Washington, D.C., November 2, 2000 -  Today the Commission
announced that it will continue to support the EDGAR legacy
filing system along with the modernized EDGAR filing system
beyond the original November 27, 2000 transition date.  The
Commission is taking this action at the request of members of the
filing community.  The new termination date for the EDGAR legacy
system will be April 20, 2001.  No legacy filings may be
submitted after that date.

     As of April 20, 2001, filers using EDGARLink software will
have to use EDGARLink Version 7.0 (or higher) to submit filings
to EDGAR over the Internet, through direct transmission or on
magnetic tape cartridge.  Filers may continue to submit their
official filings in either ASCII or HTML format.  For additional
information, please visit the Commission's web site at
<http://www.sec.gov/edaux/news/edplan2.htm>.

     We strongly urge filers to make the transition to the
modernized EDGARLink and filing system now, and to take advantage
of this additional time to become more familiar with the new
software and to make test filings.  For assistance with the
transition, filers may contact Filer Support at 202-942-8900.


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