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Contact:            Jennifer A. Galloway, Chief Communications Officer
                        (703) 797-6600
                        jgalloway@msrb.org


MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RULEMAKING BOARD CREATES VIDEO TUTORIAL
FOR SUBMISSION OF CONTINUING DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS  

Alexandria , VA – The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) today made available an instructional video for municipal securities issuers and others who submit continuing disclosure documents to the MSRB’s EMMA municipal bond website.  The video, which can be accessed here, provides an overview of the submission process and demonstrates how to make a continuing disclosure submission. The video will also be accessible on the EMMA website at http://emma.msrb.org.

In conjunction with the release of the tutorial, the MSRB also is providing a new and improved way for document submitters to associate their securities, identified by CUSIP numbers, to a particular document submission.  EMMA now guides users through the process with plain English questions.  To further help issuers and others associate continuing disclosure documents with the appropriate securities, the MSRB has published a tip sheet about CUSIP numbers.

EMMA, which stands for Electronic Municipal Market Access, is the central electronic depository for municipal bond information.  EMMA houses information for more than 1.2 million municipal bonds and is available free of charge.  In addition to trade data and disclosure documents, EMMA provides key interest rate information about municipal variable rate demand obligations and auction rate securities, and educational information about municipal bonds.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) was established by Congress in 1975 with the mission to protect investors, issuers and the public interest and to promote efficiency, competition and capital formation. MSRB is a private, self-regulatory organization governed by an independent board of directors with market knowledge and expertise. MSRB does not receive federal appropriations and is funded primarily through fees paid by regulated entities. MSRB is overseen by Congress and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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