[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31915-31916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11206]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-94947; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2022-027]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; 
Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a 
Proposed Rule Change To Modify Certain Pricing Limitations for 
Companies Listing in Connection With a Direct Listing With a Capital 
Raise

May 19, 2022.
    On March 21, 2022, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'' or 
``Exchange'') 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 allow companies to modify certain pricing 
limitations for companies listing in connection with a Direct Listing 
with a Capital Raise in which the company will sell shares itself in 
the opening auction on the first day of trading on Nasdaq. The proposed 
rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register on April 
8, 2022.\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. 94592 (April 4, 
2022), 87 FR 20905 (April 8, 2022).
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    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 May 23, 2022. The Commission is extending this 45-day time period.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    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 July 
7, 2022 as the date by which the Commission shall either approve or 
disapprove, or institute

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proceedings to determine whether to disapprove, the proposed rule 
change (File No. SR- NASDAQ-2022-027).
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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).
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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-11206 Filed 5-24-22; 8:45 am]
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