31.   SCOR applicants are required to file disclosure statements with both state and federal officials, said SEC spokesman John Heine.

32.   SEC spokesman Chris Ullman confirmed that the commission approved the AMEX plan.

33.   SEC spokesman Duncan King confirmed that the study is to be released Monday but declined further comment.

34.   SEC spokesman John Heine declined to comment.

35.   SEC spokesman Michael Jones declined comment today.

36.   SEC spokesman Duncan King declined comment today.

37.   SEC spokesman John Heine, citing agency policy, declined to comment on whether or not the company is under investigation.

38.   SEC spokesman Michael Jones declined to comment.

39.   The Boston and Chicago Stock Markets, two other regional exchanges, have been talking to the SEC about similar proposals, an SEC spokesman said.

40.   The agency will not confirm or deny an investigation is under way, said John Heine, SEC spokesman in Washington, D.C.