contact: Bruce Brumberg, Esq., 617-734-1979 Companies Use Insider Trading Prevention Videos To Make Employees Think Twice Brookline, MA, October 28, 2003 - Every year insider trading and tipping ruin people who either did not know they were breaking the law or did not know they could be caught. Their companies, colleagues, friends, and families suffer too. Martha Stewart and Sam Waksal are powerful examples. Educating employees and executives about insider trading can help companies prevent the harrowing consequences of an investigation by the SEC and the Justice Department. For more than a decade, the dramatic Think Twice videos have been the leading tool for educating employees and executives about the dangers of insider trading and tipping -- and how to avoid them. Developed and produced by Brumberg Publications (Brookline, MA, http://www.insidertradingvideos.com) with input from the SEC and prominent securities lawyers, Think Twice uses dramatic stories and insightful interviews to educate, entertain, and jolt. Viewers learn and remember: what constitutes insider trading why insider trading is wrong and how it harms others how the SEC discovers illegal activity the relentless methods the SEC uses to investigate violations the dangers of lying under oath to federal investigators the financial penalties for insider trading and tipping the life-changing consequences of a conviction and jail sentence what happens if illegal tipping or trading is suspected Crucially, the videos cover not only the crimes of intentional insider trading and tipping but also accidental violations in which people were unaware that they were breaking the law. The dramas are backed up by straight talk from former SEC officials about notable cases and the certainty of being caught. In Think Twice: The Original, the drama features a cast of professional actors and top securities lawyers (including Harvey Pitt, former chairman of the SEC). The complementary Think Twice: The Sequel, which features only professional actors and follows a Law and Order-style format, reinforces the messages and themes of the first video with new emphasis on how insider trading is detected and investigated and on new internet-related violations. In Think Twice II: How The SEC Detects And Pursues Insider Trading, an interview with William McLucas, the former head of the SEC's Enforcement Division, gives compelling insight on the methods the SEC uses to investigate suspicious trading activity and violations of securities law. Details of all three insider trading prevention videos, and the companion 40-page presentation guide, are available at http://www.insidertradingvideos.com or by calling Brumberg Publications (617-734-1979). The Northeast Chapter of the American Corporate Counsel Association (ACCA) and the SEC Enforcement Division provided input for the video series. Available on the Web site is a free white paper on the legal basics of insider trading and guidelines for creating a compliance program.

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