1.   If they did sell, the transactions will be reported on their next financial disclosure filings with the Office of Government Ethics.

2.   Later this year, the commission plans to adopt the new clear-language rules for all disclosure filings.

3.   That means companies prepare one share-offering prospectus or takeover offer or continuous disclosure filing, not two.

4.   They also the computers with a state-of-the-art system to help staff members monitor disclosure filings.