85 FR 180 pgs. 57895-57896 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Nasdaq Rule 5704
Type: NOTICEVolume: 85Number: 180Pages: 57895 - 57896
Pages: 57895, 57896Docket number: [Release No. 34-89823; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2020-017]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2020-20361 Filed 9-15-20; 8:45 am]
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-89823; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2020-017]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Nasdaq Rule 5704
September 10, 2020.
On July 23, 2020, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission"), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act")? 1 and Rule 19b-4 thereunder, 2 a proposed rule change to amend Nasdaq Rule 5704 to: (1) Remove the requirement that a series of Exchange Traded Fund Shares have at least 50 beneficial holders following twelve months after listing on Nasdaq; and (2) replace the requirement that Nasdaq must establish a minimum number of shares of a series of Exchange Traded Fund Shares to be outstanding at the time of initial listing, with the requirement that a series of Exchange Traded Fund Shares must have a minimum number of shares outstanding to facilitate the formation of at least one creation unit on an initial and continued listing basis. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register on August 7, 2020. 3 The Commission has received no comments on the proposed rule change.
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1 ?15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 ?17 CFR 240.19b-4.
3 ? See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 89464 (August 4, 2020), 85 FR 48012.
[top] Section 19(b)(2) of the Act? 4 provides that within 45 days of the publication of notice of the filing of a proposed rule change, or within such longer period up
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4 ?15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
The Commission finds it appropriate to designate a longer period within which to take action on the proposed rule change so that it has sufficient time to consider the proposed rule change. Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act, 5 designates November 5, 2020 as the date by which the Commission shall either approve or disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove, the proposed rule change (File No. SR-NASDAQ-2020-017).
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5 ? Id.
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority. 6
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6 ?17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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