Notice2021-24015
Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Exempt Certain Categories of Investment Companies Registered Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 From the Requirements To Obtain Shareholder Approval Prior to the Issuance of Securities in Connection With Acquisitions of the Stock or Assets of an Affiliated Registered Investment Company Under Certain Conditions
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November 4, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 211 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60930-60933]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24015]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-93467; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2021-083]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To
Exempt Certain Categories of Investment Companies Registered Under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 From the Requirements To Obtain
Shareholder Approval Prior to the Issuance of Securities in Connection
With Acquisitions of the Stock or Assets of an Affiliated Registered
Investment Company Under Certain Conditions
October 29, 2021.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on October 21, 2021, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II
below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The Commission
is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule
change from interested persons.
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CFR 240.19b 4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to exempt certain categories of investment
companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
``1940 Act'') from the requirement to obtain shareholder approval prior
to the issuance of securities in connection with certain acquisitions
of the stock or assets of another company.
The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
website at <a href="https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/nasdaq/rules">https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/nasdaq/rules</a>, at
the principal office of the Exchange, and at the Commission's Public
Reference Room.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in
sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such
statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
1. Purpose
The Exchange proposes to amend Nasdaq Rule 5615 to exempt certain
categories of investment companies registered under the 1940 Act from
the requirement to obtain shareholder approval prior to the issuance of
securities in connection with certain acquisitions of the stock or
assets of another company. The proposal is substantially similar to a
recent rule change made by NYSE Arca, Inc. (``Arca'').\3\
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\3\ See Securities Exchange Act No. 91901 (May 14, 2021) 86 FR
27487 (May 20, 2021) (SR-NYSEArca-2020-54) (Order approving of a
proposed rule change, as modified by amendment no. 2, to amend NYSE
Arca Rule 5.3E to exempt registered investment companies that list
certain categories of securities defined as derivative and special
purpose securities under NYSE Arca Rules from having to obtain
shareholder approval prior to the issuance of securities in
connection with certain acquisitions of the stock or assets of an
affiliated registered investment company (the ``Arca Approval
Order'')).
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Nasdaq proposes a minor restructuring of the subparagraphs in
Nasdaq Rule 5615(a)(1) relating to the current exemptions to the
corporate governance requirements for asset-backed issuers and other
passive issuers. Specifically, renumbering the corporate governance
requirements set forth in Nasdaq Rule 5615(a)(1) to Nasdaq Rule
5615(a)(1)(A), renumbering the current exemption for asset-backed
issuers from Nasdaq Rule 5615(a)(1)(A) to Nasdaq Rule 5615(a)(1)(A)(i),
and renumbering the current exemption for other passive issuers from
Nasdaq Rule 5615(a)(1)(B) to Nasdaq Rule 5615(a)(1)(A)(ii). Nasdaq also
proposes to amend Nasdaq Rule 5615(a) by adding new subsection (1)(C),
as well as inserting a new second paragraph under Nasdaq Rule
5615(a)(5) between the existing two paragraphs. Nasdaq Rule 5615(a)(5)
will provide the proposed exemptions for certain management investment
companies,\4\ while Nasdaq Rule 5615(a)(1)(C) will provide for the
proposed exemption of Nasdaq Rule 5615(a)(1) applicable to issuers of
Portfolio Depository Receipts, as provided under Nasdaq Rule 5705(a).
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By way of background, Nasdaq Rule 5635(a) requires issuers to
obtain shareholder approval in connection with the acquisition of the
stock or assets of another company, in the following circumstances:
(1) Where, due to the present or potential issuance of common
stock, including shares issued pursuant to an earn-out provision or
similar type of provision, or securities convertible into or
exercisable for common stock, other than a public offering for cash:
(A) the common stock has or will have upon issuance voting power
equal to or in excess of 20% of the voting power outstanding before
the issuance of stock or securities convertible into or exercisable
for common stock; or
(B) the number of shares of common stock to be issued is or will
be equal to or in excess of 20% of the number of shares of common
stock outstanding before the issuance of the stock or securities; or
(2) any director, officer or Substantial Shareholder (as defined
by Nasdaq Rule 5635(e)(3)) of the Company has a 5% or greater
interest (or such persons collectively have a 10% or greater
interest), directly or indirectly, in the Company or assets to be
acquired or in the consideration to be paid in the transaction or
series of related transactions and the present or potential issuance
of common stock, or securities convertible into or exercisable for
common stock, could result in an increase in outstanding common
shares or voting power of 5% or more.
Nasdaq Rule 5615 exempts certain categories of issuers from certain
corporate governance requirements.
Now, the Exchange proposes to amend Nasdaq Rule 5615(a) to exempt
certain categories of investment companies registered under the 1940
Act from the requirement to comply with Nasdaq Rule 5635(a) in
connection with the acquisition of the stock or assets of an affiliated
registered investment company in a transaction that complies with Rule
17a-8 \5\ (Mergers of affiliated companies) (``Rule 17a-8'') under the
1940 Act and does not otherwise require shareholder approval under the
1940 Act and the rules thereunder or any other Exchange rule.\6\
Specifically, the Exchange
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proposes to exempt from the shareholder approval provision described
herein Portfolio Depository Receipts, as provided under Nasdaq Rule
5705(a)(1) by the addition of subsection (C) to Nasdaq Rule 5615(a)(1),
as well as amending Nasdaq Rule 5615(a)(5) by inserting a new second
paragraph between the existing two paragraphs to exempt from the
shareholder approval provision described herein management investment
companies that are Index Fund Shares (as defined in Nasdaq Rule
5705(b)), Managed Fund Shares (as defined in Nasdaq Rule 5735), Managed
Portfolio Shares (as defined in Nasdaq Rule 5760), Exchange Traded Fund
Shares (as defined in Nasdaq Rule 5704), and Proxy Portfolio Shares (as
defined in Nasdaq Rule 5750), respectively.\7\
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\5\ 17 CFR 270.17a-8.
\6\ The Exchange proposes to exempt both Portfolio Depository
Receipts (Nasdaq Rule 5705(a) and certain management investment
companies that are Index Fund Shares (Nasdaq Rule 5705(b), Managed
Fund Shares (Nasdaq Rule 5735), Managed Portfolio Shares (Nasdaq
Rule 5760), Exchange Traded Fund Shares (Nasdaq Rule 5704), and
Proxy Portfolio Shares (Nasdaq Rule 5750) (collectively, with
Portfolio Depository Receipts, the ``1940 Act Securities''). Each of
the listed categories are issued by an entity organized under the
1940 Act. In proposing this exemption, the Exchange notes that the
adopting release for Rule 17a-8 specifically noted that nothing in
Rule 17a-8 relieves a fund of its obligation to obtain shareholder
approval as may be required by state law or a fund's organizational
documents. See Investment Company Act Release No. 25666 at Footnote
18.
\7\ Index Fund Shares listed pursuant to Nasdaq Rule 5705(b) are
substantively similar to Investment Company Units listed pursuant to
Arca Rule 5.2-E(j)(3). Similarly, Proxy Portfolio Shares listed
pursuant Nasdaq Rule 5750 are substantively similar to Active Proxy
Portfolio Shares listed pursuant to Arca Rule 8.601-E.
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In general, the requirement to obtain shareholder approval prior to
the issuance of securities in connection with certain acquisitions of
the stock or asset of another company is designed to give existing
shareholders a vote on the issuance of stock that may dilute their
voting or economic rights. The Exchange notes that Nasdaq Rule
5635(a)(2) is also intended to give shareholders a vote on transactions
where a director, officer, or substantial shareholder of the listed
company has a significant interest in the company or assets to be
acquired or the consideration to be paid and therefore may benefit from
the transaction. For the reasons described below, as well as the
protections embedded in Rule 17a-8, the Exchange believes that these
concerns are limited with respect to 1940 Act Securities. Therefore,
the Exchange believes it is appropriate to exempt issuers of 1940 Act
Securities from having to obtain shareholder approval under Exchange
rules which can be both time consuming and expensive.
The Exchange believes that the potential economic and voting
dilution concerns sometimes associated with a large share issuance are
unlikely to be present when an issuer of a 1940 Act Security issues
shares in connection with the acquisition of the stock or assets of an
affiliated registered investment company. As described above, the
proposed exemption will only apply to issuers of investment companies
organized under the 1940 Act. Sections 17(a)(1)-(2) of the 1940 Act
prohibit, among other things, certain transactions between registered
investment companies and affiliated persons.\8\ Rule 17a-8 provides an
exemption from Sections 17(a)(1)-(2) for certain mergers of affiliated
companies provided that the board of directors of each investment
company, including a majority of the directors that are not interested
persons, affirmatively determine that (i) participation in the merger
is in the best interest of their respective investment company, and
(ii) the interests of their shareholders will not be diluted as a
result of the transaction.\9\ Because the shares issued by the
acquiring investment company are issued at a price equal to the fund's
net asset value,\10\ the board of directors is able to make an
affirmative determination that the merger is not dilutive to existing
shareholders.\11\ With respect to potential concerns about voting
dilution, holders of Portfolio Depository Receipts and management
investment companies that are Index Fund Shares, Managed Fund Shares,
Managed Portfolio Shares, Exchange Traded Fund Shares, and Proxy
Portfolio Shares either do not have the right to elect directors at
annual meetings or have the right to elect directors only in very
limited circumstances.
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\8\ 15 U.S.C. 80a-17(a)(1)-(2). See also the definition of
``affiliated person'' in the 1940 Act at 15 U.S.C 80a-2(a)(3).
\9\ 17 CFR 270.17a-8.
\10\ The Exchange notes that the proposing releases for Rule
17a-8 specifically contemplated that, in certain circumstances, the
price paid may deviate from a fund's net asset value due to
adjustments for tax purposes. See Investment Company Act Release No.
25259 at Footnote 26.
\11\ The Exchange notes that the shares are issued at a fund's
net asset value when the fund is registered. Rule 17a-8 also
includes requirements to protect against dilution when the fund to
be acquired is unregistered. Notwithstanding these requirements
applicable when a fund is unregistered, the Exchange's exemption
will only apply when each fund that is a party to the merger is
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The Exchange believes that the same provisions of Rule 17a-8 that
protect against dilution also provide safeguards for existing
shareholders when the transaction involves a director, officer, or
substantial shareholder of the listed company that has a significant
interest in the company or assets to be acquired or the consideration
to be paid and therefore may benefit from the transaction. Because the
board of each merging company must make an affirmative decision that
the transaction is in the best interest of its respective company and
that the transaction will not result in dilution for existing
shareholders, the Exchange believes there is reduced concern that
existing shareholders will be disenfranchised as a result of the
Exchange's proposed exemption.
Under Rule 17a-8, an affiliated merger must be approved by a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the merging company
that is not the surviving company unless certain conditions are met.
However, Rule 17a-8 does not require the surviving company (i.e., the
fund issuing shares in the merger) to obtain the approval of its
shareholders. When the Commission proposed amendments to Rule 17a-8, it
specifically sought comment on whether the outstanding voting
securities of the fund that will survive the merger should also be
required to approve the merger.\12\ Importantly, the Commission
ultimately did not include a requirement of approval of shareholders of
the surviving company in its final rule.
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\12\ See Investment Company Act Release No. 25259 at Section
II(A)(2)(a): ``Should the outstanding voting securities of the fund
that will survive the merger also be required to approve the merger?
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Given that Rule 17a-8 does not require a surviving company issuer
of 1940 Act Securities to obtain shareholder approval in the context of
a merger of affiliated companies, the Exchange believes it is
appropriate to exempt such issuers of 1940 Act Securities from having
to comply with Nasdaq Rule 5615(a)(1). As described above, the Exchange
only proposes to exempt issuers of 1940 Act Securities from having to
comply with Nasdaq Rule 5615(a)(1) if they are issuing shares to
acquire the stock or assets of an affiliated registered investment
company. Notwithstanding the proposed exemption, the Exchange notes
that other provisions of Exchange rules or the 1940 Act and the rules
thereunder may require shareholder approval and will still apply. In
particular, the Exchange notes that the adopting release for Rule 17a-8
specifically noted that nothing in Rule 17a-8 relieves a fund of its
obligation to obtain shareholder approval as may be required by state
law or a fund's organizational documents.\13\ Thus, an
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issuer of a 1940 Act Security may still be required to obtain
shareholder approval in connection with the acquisition of the stock or
assets of an affiliated company even if such transaction complies with
Rule 17a-8 if such transaction would require shareholder approval under
other applicable Exchange Rules, another provision of the 1940 Act or
the rules and regulations thereunder, state law, or a fund's
organizational documents.
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Based on the above proposed changes, Nasdaq proposes to amend
Nasdaq Rule 5615(a) by adding new subsection (1)(C), as well as
inserting a new second paragraph under Nasdaq Rule 5615(a)(5) between
the existing two paragraphs. Nasdaq Rule 5615(a)(5) will provide the
proposed exemptions for certain management investment companies,\14\
while Nasdaq Rule 5615(a)(1)(C) will provide for the proposed exemption
of Nasdaq Rule 5615(a)(1) applicable to issuers of Portfolio Depository
Receipts, as provided under Nasdaq Rule 5705(a).
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2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that the proposal is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act \15\ in general and Section 6(b)(5) of the Act \16\ in
particular in that it is designed to prevent fraudulent and
manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, to foster cooperation and coordination with
persons engaged in facilitating transactions in securities, to remove
impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and
a national market system, and, in general, to protect investors and the
public interest. Additionally, the Exchange believes the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Section 6(b)(5) \17\ requirement that the
rules of an exchange not be designed to permit unfair discrimination
between customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers.
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\15\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
\16\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
\17\ Id.
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The Exchange believes that the proposed amendment is consistent
with the protection of investors as protections afforded by Rule 17a-8,
mean that (i) there is limited risk of dilution to existing
shareholders as a result of an issuance of shares by an issuer of 1940
Act Securities in connection with the acquisition of the stock or
assets of an affiliated company, and (ii) existing shareholders have a
reduced risk of being disenfranchised as a result of a Rule 17a-8-
compliant transaction that involves a director, officer, or substantial
shareholder of the listed company that has a significant interest in
the company or assets to be acquired or the consideration to be paid.
With respect to potential concerns about voting dilution, holders of
Portfolio Depository Receipts and management investment companies that
are Index Fund Shares, Managed Fund Shares, Managed Portfolio Shares,
Exchange Traded Fund Shares, and Proxy Portfolio Shares either do not
have the right to elect directors at annual meetings or have the right
to elect directors only in very limited circumstances.
The Exchange further believes its proposal is consistent with the
protection of investors because its proposal is limited to registered
investment companies that are organized under the 1940 Act. In the case
of a merger of affiliated investment companies, the board of directors
of each investment company, including a majority of the directors that
are not interested persons of the respective investment company, must
affirmatively determine that (i) participation in the merger is in the
best interest of their respective investment company, and (ii) the
interests of their shareholders will not be diluted as a result of the
transaction. Where the shares issued by the surviving investment
company are issued at a price equal to the fund's net asset value, the
board of directors is able to conclude that the interests of
shareholders in such a transaction will not be diluted. With respect to
voting dilution, the Exchange notes that holders of 1940 Act Securities
have very limited voting rights, including no right to vote on the
annual election of a board of directors.
The Exchange believes that the same provisions of Rule 17a-8 that
protect against dilution also provide safeguards for existing
shareholders when the transaction involves a director, officer, or
substantial shareholder of the listed company that has a significant
interest in the company or assets to be acquired or the consideration
to be paid and therefore may benefit from the transaction. Because the
board of each merging company must make an affirmative determination
that the transaction is in the best interest of its investment company
that the transaction will not result in dilution for existing
shareholders, there is reduced concern that existing shareholders will
be disenfranchised as a result of the Exchange's proposed exemption.
The Exchange notes that while shareholders of the non-surviving
company must approve the merger under certain circumstances, Rule 17a-8
does not require the shareholders of the surviving company to approve
the transaction. Accordingly, the Exchange believes it is appropriate
to exempt issuers of 1940 Act Securities from the requirements of
Nasdaq Rule 5615 in this same limited circumstance.
Notwithstanding the proposed exemption described above, the
Exchange notes that other provisions of Exchange rules or the 1940 Act
and the rules thereunder may require shareholder approval and will
still apply. In particular, the Exchange notes that the adopting
release for Rule 17a-8 specifically noted that nothing in Rule 17a-8
relieves a fund of its obligation to obtain shareholder approval as may
be required by state law or a fund's organizational documents.\18\
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The Exchange believes it is not unfairly discriminatory to offer
the exemption only to issuers of 1940 Act Securities completing a
merger with an affiliated registered investment company, as opposed to
all issuers of securities listed pursuant to Nasdaq Rule 5700, because
only 1940 Act Securities are subject to the requirements of the 1940
Act which offer the protections against dilution and self-dealing
described herein.
Lastly, the Exchange believes that the proposal is reasonable as it
is substantially similar to a recent rule amendment made by Arca.\19\
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purpose of the Act. The proposed amendment will
not impose any burden on competition, as they simply propose to offer
1940 Act Securities a limited exemption for the Exchange's shareholder
approval rule in a specific circumstance where the Exchange believes
there is a low risk of dilution to existing shareholders. Further, the
proposed rule change is substantively similar to Arca Rule 5.3E.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others
No written comments were either solicited or received.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Because the proposed rule change does not: (i) Significantly affect
the
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protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose any
significant burden on competition; and (iii) become operative prior to
30 days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as
the Commission may designate, if consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest, the proposed rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \20\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\21\
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\20\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
\21\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
requires the Exchange to give the Commission written notice of the
Exchange's intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a
brief description and text of the proposed rule change, at least
five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule
change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission. The
Exchange has complied with this requirement.
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A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \22\ normally
does not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of the
filing. However, pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii),\23\ the Commission
may designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange has asked
the Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay so that the proposal
may become operative immediately upon filing. The Exchange states that
waiver of the operative delay will provide certain investment companies
registered under the 1940 Act immediate relief from certain shareholder
approval requirements if the conditions of the rule as described above
are met.
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\22\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
\23\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
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The Commission previously approved a substantively similar rule
change for Arca and found it consistent with the Section 6(b)(5) of the
Act.\24\ For these reasons, the Commission believes that the proposed
rule change presents no novel issues and that waiver of the 30-day
operative delay is consistent with the protection of investors and the
public interest. Accordingly, the Commission hereby waives the 30-day
operative delay and designates the proposal operative upon filing.\25\
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\24\ See supra note 5Error! Bookmark not defined..
\25\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has considered the proposed rule change's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
78c(f).
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At any time within 60 days of the filing of such proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings under
Section 19(b)(2)(B) \26\ of the Act to determine whether the proposed
rule change should be approved or disapproved.
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\26\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
Electronic Comments
<bullet> Use the Commission's internet comment form (<a href="http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml">http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml</a>); or
<bullet> Send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b2c0c7ded79fd1dddfdfd7dcc6c1f2c1d7d19cd5ddc4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="87f5f2ebe2aae4e8eaeae2e9f3f4c7f4e2e4a9e0e8f1">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include
File Number SR-NASDAQ-2021-083 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
<bullet> Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NASDAQ-2021-083. This
file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's internet website (<a href="http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml">http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml</a>).
Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written
statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with
the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed
rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those
that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions
of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for website viewing and printing in
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for inspection
and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change. Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying
information from comment submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR-NASDAQ-2021-083, and should be submitted
on or before November 26, 2021.
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\27\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\27\
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-24015 Filed 11-3-21; 8:45 am]
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