Article: Business Wire Comments On SEC Lawsuit Against Estonia Firm; Business Wire News Releases Were Not Accessed Prior To Distribution.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Business Wire clarified details today concerning the SEC's lawsuit charging employees of an Estonian investment bank with insider trading.

"No one," said Business Wire Chairman and CEO Lorry Lokey, "gained access to our news release file prior to distribution to the media and investment community. Some of the SEC statements in its complaint have been misinterpreted."

Business Wire's proprietary news distribution platform, "NX," was not compromised. Certain individuals gained access to a screen shot of limited background information. This information did not include the content of news releases.

"Virtually any computer system ...

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