==========================================START OF PAGE 1====== UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Before the SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Release No. 37760 / September 30, 1996 Administrative Proceeding File 3-9130 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS INSTITUTED AGAINST BERNARD ZELENKA On September 30, 1996, the Commission instituted administrative and cease-and-desist proceedings pursuant to Sections 15(b), 19(h), and 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 14(b) of the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 against Bernard Zelenka ("Zelenka"), president of H.L. Camp and Company, Inc. ("HL Camp"). HL Camp is a registered broker-dealer formerly operating in Nashville, Tennessee. Zelenka is the sole owner of Summit Financial, Inc., the parent company of HL Camp. On March 1, 1996, the district court appointed a trustee from the Securities Investor Protection Corporation to oversee the liquidation of HL Camp. The Order Instituting Proceedings ("Order") alleges that from July 1995 through January 1996, Zelenka misappropriated approximately $1,372,069 from at least 28 customers and converted these funds to his personal use. He used these funds to, among other things, repay loans, satisfy a judgment, purchase antiques and artwork and make $165,136 in cash withdrawals. The Order seeks disgorgement, prejudgment interest and a civil penalty. A hearing will be scheduled to determine whether the allegations are true, whether any remedial action should be ordered, and whether Zelenka should be ordered to cease and desist from committing or causing a violation and any future violation of the federal securities laws.