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86 FR 191 pgs. 55671-55672 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Requirements of Section 102.06 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual To Allow an Acquisition Company To Contribute a Portion of Its Trust Account to a New Acquisition Company and Spin-Off the New Acquisition Company to Its Shareholders

Type: NOTICEVolume: 86Number: 191Pages: 55671 - 55672
Docket number: [Release No. 34-93222; File No. SR-NYSE-2021-42]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2021-21772 Filed 10-5-21; 8:45 am]
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
Pages: 55671, 55672

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-93222; File No. SR-NYSE-2021-42]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Requirements of Section 102.06 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual To Allow an Acquisition Company To Contribute a Portion of Its Trust Account to a New Acquisition Company and Spin-Off the New Acquisition Company to Its Shareholders

September 30, 2021.


[top] On August 23, 2021, New York Stock Exchange LLC ("NYSE" or "Exchange") filed with the Securities and Exchange page 55672 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 Sections 102.06 and 802.01B of the NYSE Listed Company Manual to allow an acquisition company to contribute a portion of its trust account to a new acquisition company and spin-off the new acquisition company to its shareholders, and to make conforming changes to the continued listing criteria applicable to acquisition companies. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register on September 8, 2021. 3

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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. 92839 (September 1, 2021), 86 FR 50408. Comments received on the proposal are available on the Commission's website at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nyse-2021-42/srnyse202142.htm.

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 to 90 days as the Commission may designate if it finds such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding, or as to which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission shall either approve the proposed rule change, disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule change should be disapproved. The 45th day after publication of the notice for this proposed rule change is October 23, 2021.

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4 ?15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

The Commission is extending the 45-day time period for Commission action on the proposed rule change. 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, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act, 5 the Commission designates December 7, 2021 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-NYSE-2021-42).

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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.

[FR Doc. 2021-21772 Filed 10-5-21; 8:45 am]

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