SEC NEWS DIGEST Issue 2002-248 December 26, 2002 SELF-REGULATORY ORGANIZATIONS IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROPOSED RULE CHANGES A proposed rule change filed by the American Stock Exchange (SR-Amex- 2002-107) to extend a temporary waiver of Associate Member Fees has become effective under Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Publication of the notice in the Federal Register is expected during the week of Dec. 23. (Rel. 34-47053) A proposed rule change filed by the National Association of Securities Dealers (SR-NASD-2002-171) to amend the NASD's Minor Rule Violation Plan has become effective under Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Publication of the notice in the Federal Register is expected during the week of Dec. 23. (Rel. 34-47054) WITHDRAWALS GRANTED An order has been issued granting the application of CII Financial, Inc. to withdraw its 9 «% Senior Debentures (due Sept. 15, 2004) from listing and registration on the New York Stock Exchange, effective at the opening of business on Dec. 26. (Rel. 34-47092) An order has been issued granting the application of PlanetCAD, Inc. to withdraw its Common Stock, $01 par value, from listing and registration on the American Stock Exchange, effective at the opening of business on Dec. 26. (Rel. 34-47093) SECURITIES ACT REGISTRATIONS The following registration statements have been filed with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933. The reported information appears as follows: Form, Name, Address and Phone Number (if available) of the issuer of the security; Title and the number and/or face amount of the securities being offered; Name of the managing underwriter or depositor (if applicable); File number and date filed; Assigned Branch; and a designation if the statement is a New Issue. Registration statements may be obtained in person or by writing to the Commission's Public Reference Branch at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 or at the following e-mail box address: . In most cases, this information is also available on the Commission's website: . S-8 ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM CO, 30 CAREL VAN BYLANDTLAAN, THE HAGUE THE NETHE, P7, 00000, 4,000,000 ($170,040,000.00) Equity, (File 333-102183 - Dec. 24) (BR. 04) S-8 APPLE COMPUTER INC, 1 INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO, CA, 95014, 4089961010 - 0 ($70,850,000.00) Equity, (File 333-102184 - Dec. 24) (BR. 03) S-8 ABAXIS INC, 3240 WHIPPLE, ROAD, UNION CITY, CA, 94587, (510) 441-6161 - 0 ($1,990,000.00) Equity, (File 333-102185 - Dec. 24) (BR. 01) S-3 SUPERCONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES INC, 460 WARD DR, STE F, SANTA BARBARA, CA, 93111, 8056837646 - 0 ($41,643,236.00) Equity, (File 333-102186 - Dec. 24) (BR. 37) S-4 COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP, 2100 E GRAND AVE, EL SEGUNDO, CA, 90245, 3106150311 - 0 ($1.00) Equity, (File 333-102187 - Dec. 24) (BR. 03) S-8 ROSS SYSTEMS INC/CA, 2 CONCOURSE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, ATLANTA, GA, 30328, 7703519600 - 35,000 ($288,872.50) Equity, (File 333-102188 - Dec. 24) (BR. 03) S-8 TECHNICAL VENTURES INC, 3411 MCNICOLL AVE UNIT 11, SCARBOROUGH ONTARIO, A6, MIV 2V6, 4162999280 - 4,000,000 ($440,000.00) Equity, (File 333-102191 - Dec. 24) (BR. 02) SB-2 BERGAMO ACQUISITION CORP, 2600 MICHAELSON DRIVE, SUITE 490, IRVINE, CA, 92612-1539, 9494759600 - 1,111,960 ($4,477,840.00) Equity, (File 333-102192 - Dec. 24) (BR. 09) S-8 NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS LTD, PO BOX 266, 011-972-8-938-7505, REHOVOT ISRAEL, L3, 76100, 940,000 ($1,757,800.00) Other, (File 333-102193 - Dec. 24) (BR. 01) S-3 ITLA CAPITAL CORP, 888 PROSPECT STREET, SUITE 110, LA JOLLA, CA, 92037, 8585510511 - 500,000,000 ($500,000,000.00) Equity, (File 333-102194 - Dec. 24) (BR. 07) N-2 BLACKROCK BALANCED PARTNERS TRUST, 100,000 ($1,500,000.00) Equity, (File 333-102195 - Dec. 24) (BR. ) S-8 STARTCALL COM INC, 719 5TH STREET, SUITE 1402, MIAMI, FL, 33139, 3055799008 - 18,500,000 ($18,685,000.00) Equity, (File 333-102196 - Dec. 24) (BR. 08) S-3 PAR TECHNOLOGY CORP, PAR TECHNOLOGY PARK, 8383 SENECA TURNPIKE, NEW HARTFORD, NY, 13413, 3157380600 - 508,019 ($3,571,373.57) Equity, (File 333-102197 - Dec. 24) (BR. 03) S-3 CALIFORNIA MICRO DEVICES CORP, 215 TOPAZ ST, MILPITAS, CA, 95035-5430, 4082633214 - 0 ($9,423,559.70) Equity, (File 333-102198 - Dec. 24) (BR. 36) S-8 CALIFORNIA MICRO DEVICES CORP, 215 TOPAZ ST, MILPITAS, CA, 95035-5430, 4082633214 - 0 ($3,346,500.00) Equity, (File 333-102199 - Dec. 24) (BR. 36) S-3 NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO, 10 LAFAYETTE SQ, BUFFALO, NY, 14203, 7168576980 - 0 ($800,000,000.00) Other, (File 333-102200 - Dec. 24) (BR. 02) S-8 CATALYST SEMICONDUCTOR INC, 1250 BORREGAS AVE, SUNNYVALE, CA, 94089, 4085421000 - 0 ($14,874,515.00) Equity, (File 333-102201 - Dec. 24) (BR. 36) S-4 CHUKCHANSI ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, 46575 ROAD 417, COARSEGOLD, CA, 93614, 5596836633 - 153,000,000 ($153,000,000.00) Non-Convertible Debt, (File 333-102202 - Dec. 24) (BR. ) RECENT 8K FILINGS Form 8-K is used by companies to file current reports on the following events: Item 1. Changes in Control of Registrant. Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. Item 3. Bankruptcy or Receivership. Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant. Item 5. Other Materially Important Events. Item 6. Resignations of Registrant's Directors. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. Item 8. Change in Fiscal Year. Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. The following companies have filed 8-K reports for the date indicated and/or amendments to 8-K reports previously filed, responding to the item(s) of the form specified. 8-K reports may be obtained in person or by writing to the Commission's Public Reference Branch at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 or at the following e-mail box address: . In most cases, this information is also available on the Commission's website: . STATE 8K ITEM NO. NAME OF ISSUER CODE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DATE COMMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ACACIA RESEARCH CORP DE X 12/24/02 ACE SECURITIES CORP DE X 12/10/02 ACT TELECONFERENCING INC CO X X 12/24/02 AGWAY INC DE X X 12/23/02 ALION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CORP DE X X 12/20/02 ALTEON INC /DE DE X X 12/20/02 ANACOMP INC IN X 12/23/02 APPLIED DNA SCIENCES INC NV X 10/21/02 AMEND BANYAN CORP /OR/ OR X X 12/23/02 BEAR STEARNS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECU DE X 12/01/02 BEAR STEARNS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECU DE X 12/01/02 BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES INC /DE/ DE X 12/24/02 CALYPSO WIRELESS INC DE X X X 12/23/02 CENTRAL VALLEY COMMUNITY BANCORP CA X X 12/23/02 CHECKERS DRIVE IN RESTAURANTS INC /DE DE X 12/24/02 CIT EQUIPMENT COLLATERAL 2002-VT1 DE X 12/18/02 CSC HOLDINGS INC DE X X 12/19/02 DATA SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE INC DE X X 12/19/02 DATA SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE INC DE X 12/05/02 AMEND DEL MONTE FOODS CO DE X X 12/20/02 DIVINE INC DE X X 12/20/02 ENVIRONMENTAL TECTONICS CORP PA X 12/18/02 FIRST BANCTRUST CORP DE X X 12/24/02 FIRST FEDERAL FINANCIAL BANCORP INC DE X 12/24/02 FIRST UNION COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS NC X 12/01/02 FONEFRIEND INC DE X X 11/21/02 AMEND FREESTAR TECHNOLOGIES NV X X X 12/23/02 AMEND GENESEE CORP NY X X 12/24/02 GLATFELTER P H CO PA X X 12/23/02 GMAC COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES I DE X 12/01/02 GS MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP DE X X 12/18/02 HOLIDAY RV SUPERSTORES INC DE X X 12/17/02 ITRON INC /WA/ WA X X 12/23/02 KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS INC DE X X 12/23/02 KIT MANUFACTURING CO CA X 12/23/02 LABORATORY CORP OF AMERICA HOLDINGS DE X 12/24/02 LASER TECHNOLOGY INC DE X 12/24/02 AMEND LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORP NY X X 12/24/02 LEXINGTON CORPORATE PROPERTIES TRUST MD X X 12/19/02 LONDON PACIFIC GROUP LTD X 12/24/02 MACQUARIE SECURITISATION LTD DE X X 12/20/02 MAGNITUDE INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC DE X 12/24/02 MERRILL LYNCH & CO INC DE X 12/24/02 META GROUP INC DE X X 12/20/02 MIDWAY GAMES INC DE X X 12/23/02 MORGAN STANLEY DE X 12/19/02 MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER CAPITAL I DE X X 12/25/02 MS STRUCTURED ASSET CORP DE X 12/01/02 MTR GAMING GROUP INC DE X X 12/23/02 NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS INC DE X X 12/24/02 NTL INC/DE/ DE X 12/24/02 ONYX ACCEPTANCE OWNER TRUST 2002-A DE X 11/30/02 ONYX ACCEPTANCE OWNER TRUST 2002-B DE X 11/30/02 ONYX ACCEPTANCE OWNER TRUST 2002-C DE X 11/30/02 PACIFIC MAGTRON INTERNATIONAL CORP NV X X 12/20/02 PACIFICNET INC DE X X 12/20/02 PANAMERICAN BEVERAGES INC R1 X X 12/23/02 PENN TREATY AMERICAN CORP PA X X 12/24/02 PHOENIX COMPANIES INC/DE DE X 12/16/02 PHOENIX COMPANIES INC/DE DE X 12/31/02 PHONE1GLOBALWIDE INC DE X X 12/20/02 PITNEY BOWES INC /DE/ DE X 12/23/02 PRECISE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LTD X X 12/19/02 PROGRESS FINANCIAL CORP DE X 12/23/02 QUANTA SERVICES INC DE X X 12/23/02 REGENERATION TECHNOLOGIES INC FL X X 12/20/02 RENTECH INC /CO/ CO X X 12/23/02 RESTORATION HARDWARE INC CA X X 12/23/02 ROHN INDUSTRIES INC DE X X 12/22/02 SEPRACOR INC /DE/ DE X X 12/19/02 SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INC MD X 12/24/02 SOBIESKI BANCORP INC DE X X 12/23/02 STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORP II X X 12/23/02 TALK AMERICA DE X X 12/23/02 TELETECH HOLDINGS INC DE X X 12/19/02 TELMARK LLC DE X 12/23/02 TIMKEN CO OH X 12/20/02 TIMKEN CO OH X X 12/24/02 TIREX CORP DE X 12/23/02 U S GOLD CORP CO X X 12/06/02 UNIVERSAL AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORP NY X X 12/20/02 UPGRADE INTERNATIONAL CORP /FL/ FL X X 12/23/02 URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES INC MD X 12/24/02 VERITAS SOFTWARE CORP /DE/ DE X X 12/19/02 WARREN RESOURCES INC NY X X 12/13/02 WAVERIDER COMMUNICATIONS INC NV X X 12/19/02 WFS FINANCIAL 2002-1 OWNER TRUST DE X X 12/20/02 WFS FINANCIAL 2002-3 OWNER TRUST CA X X 12/20/02 WINTHROP GROWTH INVESTORS I LP MA X X 11/27/02 XM SATELLITE RADIO HOLDINGS INC DE X 12/23/02 XM SATELLITE RADIO INC DE X X 12/24/02 XTREME COS INC NV X 08/12/02 AMEND YAHOO INC DE X X 12/22/02