... be one of the most important corporate legislation reforms in history (Jickling). As one of the most sweeping amendments to the securities laws since the 1930's, SOX was put in place to restore confidence in the market by increasing corporate accountability, enhancing public disclosure of financial statements, and strengthen corporate governance (Jickling). Sarbanes Oxley had dramatic and galvanizing effects on the ... acts, companies started reported paying less dividends, and the number of companies delisting (changing from a publicly traded company to a private company) tripled from 2...

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