Bowne Announces Availability of Updated EDGAR Guidebook and New 2005 EDGAR/SEDAR Calendar

Bowne Announces Availability of Updated EDGAR Guidebook and New 2005 EDGAR/SEDAR Calendar

Complimentary Guidebook and Calendar Detail Electronic Filing Procedures/Tips and SEC/SEDAR Filing Deadlines for 2005

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bowne Financial Print, the world's largest financial printer, leading EDGAR filer and a division of Bowne & Co., Inc. (NYSE:BNE), today announced availability of a new edition of its very popular book, EDGAR in a Nutshell: A Guide to Electronic Filing, as well as its recently published 2005 EDGAR/SEDAR Calendar that details significant SEC and SEDAR filing deadlines.

EDGAR in a Nutshell provides an overview of the EDGAR filing process, including basic filing issues, filing formats and procedures, filing fees, test and live filings, and exemptions. It includes updates on specific filings and documents, highlights special problems related to graphics and images, and offers EDGAR tips for successful filings. This edition contains new information on such items as revised electronic filing procedures, how to obtain EDGAR access codes, who may file Form ID, making filings on EDGAR, and Section 16 filing information.

"EDGAR and SEDAR filing procedures and rules continue to evolve, so this book is a timely tool for anyone involved in the electronic filing of compliance forms with the SEC in the U.S. and with the SEDAR system in Canada," said David T. Copenhafer, Director of EDGAR Services, Bowne & Co., who updated this issue of the book.

This year's EDGAR/SEDAR calendar highlights filing dates for accelerated and non-accelerated filers. Each month features a scenic cityscape from one of Bowne's more than 100 offices/affiliates worldwide.

"Publication of the newly updated EDGAR in a Nutshell book and our annual EDGAR/SEDAR calendar continue Bowne's commitment to maintaining and advancing our industry leadership in bringing Bowne clients an array of securities-related resources and tools," said John Batt, Vice President of Marketing for Bowne Financial Print.

"Our other publications, such as the recent edition of the Initial Public Offering Guidebook and our soon-to-be-released Preparing For Your 2005 Annual Meeting handbook, as well as SecuritiesConnect(TM), our industry-leading, Web-based resource for securities and compliance-related information, all combine to offer our clients not only the up-to-date securities and regulatory news they need, but the kind of interpretation, insight and analysis that gives them the critical perspective they need," Batt added.

Printed complimentary copies of EDGAR in a Nutshell and the 2005 EDGAR/SEDAR Calendar are available at your local Bowne office or can be downloaded for free at http://www.bowne.com/.

About Bowne & Co., Inc.

Bowne & Co., Inc., founded in 1775, is a global leader in providing high-value solutions that empower our clients' communications.

* Bowne Financial Print: The world's largest financial printer and
leading EDGAR filer, specializing in the creation, management,
translation and distribution of regulatory and compliance documents.
* Bowne Enterprise Solutions: Digital printing and electronic delivery
of personalized communications that enable companies to strengthen
relationships and increase market leadership.
* Bowne Global Solutions: A broad range of language and cultural
solutions that use translation, localization, technical writing and
interpretation services to help companies adapt their communications
or products for use in other cultures and countries around the world.



Bowne & Co. combines all of these capabilities with superior customer service, new technologies, confidentiality and integrity to manage, repurpose and distribute a client's information to any audience, through any medium, in any language, anywhere in the world. For more information, visit us at www.bowne.com.


Source: Bowne Financial Print

CONTACT: Bill Coughlin of Bowne Financial Print, Work, +1-212-931-1189,
or Cell, +1-201-232-7990, bill.coughlin@bowne.com; or Mari Silbey of Garfield
Group Public Relations, +1-215-867-8600, Ext. 245, msilbey@garfieldgroup.com,
for Bowne Financial Print

Web site: http://www.bowne.com/


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