Notice2025-17242

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Certain Initial Listing Requirements for de-SPAC Transactions

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 9, 2025)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-103864; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2025-066]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; 
Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Certain Initial 
Listing Requirements for de-SPAC Transactions

September 4, 2025.

    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that 
on August 22, 2025, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'' or 
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in 
Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by the 
Exchange. The Commission is publishing this notice to

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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 modify the rules applicable to de-SPAC 
transactions to align the treatment of OTC trading SPACs with similarly 
situated exchange-listed SPACs.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's 
website at <a href="https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/nasdaq/rulefilings">https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/nasdaq/rulefilings</a>, and at the principal office of the Exchange.

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
    Nasdaq is proposing to modify the definition of a ``Reverse 
Merger'' in Listing Rule 5005(a)(39) \3\ to exclude the security of a 
special purpose acquisition company, as that term is defined in Item 
1601(b) of Regulation S-K (``SPAC'') \4\ that is listing in connection 
with a de-SPAC transaction, as that term is defined in Item 1601(a) of 
Regulation S-K (``de-SPAC transaction''), upon effectiveness of a 1933 
Securities Act registration statement (``Registration Statement''). 
Nasdaq also proposes to modify Listing Rules 5315(e)(4), 5405(a)(4), 
and 5505(a)(5) (the ``ADV Requirement'') to exclude the security of a 
company listing in connection with a de-SPAC transaction, upon 
effectiveness of a Registration Statement, from the minimum trading 
volume requirement applicable to newly listing companies that 
previously traded in the over-the-counter (``OTC'') market. The effect 
of these changes will be to treat a de-SPAC transaction by a SPAC 
trading in the OTC market in the same way as a de-SPAC transaction with 
a listed SPAC and, in each case, subject these transactions to the same 
rules applicable to an initial public offering.\5\
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    \3\ Rule 5005(a)(39) defines a ``Reverse Merger'' as ``any 
transaction whereby an operating company becomes an Exchange Act 
reporting company by combining, either directly or indirectly, with 
a shell company which is an Exchange Act reporting company, whether 
through a reverse merger, exchange offer, or otherwise.'' However, 
the definition currently excludes from being a Reverse Merger ``the 
acquisition of an operating company by a listed company satisfying 
the requirements of IM-5101-2 or a business combination described in 
Rule 5110(a).''
    \4\ The term special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) means a 
company that has:
    (1) Indicated that its business plan is to:
    (i) Conduct a primary offering of securities that is not subject 
to the requirements of Sec.  230.419 of this chapter (Rule 419 under 
the Securities Act);
    (ii) Complete a business combination, such as a merger, 
consolidation, exchange of securities, acquisition of assets, 
reorganization, or similar transaction, with one or more target 
companies within a specified time frame; and
    (iii) Return proceeds from the offering and any concurrent 
offering (if such offering or concurrent offering intends to raise 
proceeds) to its security holders if the company does not complete a 
business combination, such as a merger, consolidation, exchange of 
securities, acquisition of assets, reorganization, or similar 
transaction, with one or more target companies within the specified 
time frame; or
    (2) Represented that it pursues or will pursue a special purpose 
acquisition company strategy. 17 CFR 229.1601.
    \5\ An OTC SPAC can also structure its de-SPAC transaction such 
that the operating company, and not the SPAC, is the surviving 
entity. In a transaction structured in this manner, the de-SPAC 
transaction would not be subject to the Reverse Merger or ADV 
Requirements because the listing applicant is a new registrant and 
not the OTC traded entity. The proposed rule change will therefore 
also align the treatment of these various structures.
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Reverse Merger Rule
    Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5110(c), a security issued by a Company 
formed by a Reverse Merger, as defined in Listing Rule 5005(a)(39), is 
eligible for initial listing only if it satisfies additional listing 
conditions, including, among other requirements, that immediately 
before the filing of the initial listing application, the combined 
entity traded for at least one year in the U.S. over-the-counter 
market, on another national securities exchange, or on a regulated 
foreign exchange; and timely filed all required periodic financial 
reports with the SEC or other regulatory authority (Forms 10-Q, 10-K or 
20-F) for the prior year, including at least one annual report (the 
``Reverse Merger Requirement'').\6\
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    \6\ See Listing Rule 5110(c).
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    Listing Rule 5005(a)(39) defines a ``Reverse Merger'' as a 
transaction whereby an operating company becomes an Exchange Act 
reporting company by combining with a shell company. While a SPAC is a 
shell company, the rule specifically excludes from the definition of a 
Reverse Merger the acquisition of an operating company by a ``listed'' 
SPAC.\7\ The Reverse Merger rule also provides an exception for a 
company that lists in connection with a firm commitment underwritten 
public offering where the gross proceeds to the company will be at 
least $40 million.\8\
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    \7\ See Listing Rule 5005(a)(39).
    \8\ See Listing Rule 5110(c)(3).
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    The Reverse Merger Requirement was designed to prevent an operating 
company from becoming an Exchange Act reporting company in a so-called 
``backdoor registration'' \9\ and immediately accessing public markets 
without any of the vetting from investors and/or underwriters that 
companies typically undergo when they perform a traditional IPO. 
Moreover, in these transactions, the newly public company typically is 
not required to file a 1933 Act registration statement, which is 
subject to the SEC Staff review.
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    \9\ See former Commissioner Aguilar speech: Facilitating Real 
Capital Formation, citing release No. 33-8587, (July 15, 2005) [70 
FR 42233] (stating that ``These transactions generally take one of 
two forms: In the most common type of transaction, a ``reverse 
merger,'' the private business merges into the shell company, with 
the shell company surviving and the former shareholders of the 
private business controlling the surviving entity. In another common 
type of transaction, a ``back door registration,'' the shell company 
merges into the formerly private company, with the formerly private 
company surviving and the shareholders of the shell company becoming 
shareholders of the surviving entity.'').
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    The Commission recently adopted new rules to align the legal 
obligations of companies in de-SPAC transactions with those in 
traditional IPOs and mandated additional disclosures for both SPAC IPOs 
and de-SPAC transactions (the ``SPAC Release'').\10\ In the SPAC 
Release the Commission explained that ``[w]hile structured as an M&A 
transaction, the de-SPAC transaction also is the functional equivalent 
of the private target company's IPO, because it results in the target 
company becoming part of a combined company that is a reporting company 
and provides the private target company with access to cash proceeds 
that the SPAC had previously raised from the public.'' \11\ Further, 
investment banks involved in the de-SPAC

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transaction could be considered statutory underwriters and could be 
found liable for any material misstatements or omissions in the 
registration statement, similar to an IPO.\12\
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    \10\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 99418 (January 24, 
2024), 89 FR 14158 (February 26, 2024). In the SPAC Release the 
Commission also adopted a definition for a ``de-SPAC transaction'' 
that Nasdaq Staff proposes to utilize. See 17 CFR 229.1601 (Item 
1601 of Regulation S-K): ``The term de-SPAC transaction means a 
business combination, such as a merger, consolidation, exchange of 
securities, acquisition of assets, reorganization, or similar 
transaction, involving a special purpose acquisition company and one 
or more target companies (contemporaneously, in the case of more 
than one target company).''
    \11\ SPAC Release at 14160.
    \12\ See e.g., SPAC Release at 14238: ``in a de-SPAC 
distribution, there would be an underwriter present where someone is 
selling for the issuer or participating in the distribution of 
securities in the combined company to the SPAC's investors and the 
broader public. Depending on the facts and circumstances, such an 
entity could be deemed a ``statutory underwriter'' even though it 
may not be named as an underwriter in any given offering or may not 
be engaged in activities typical of a named underwriter in 
traditional capital raising. Section 11 would apply as it would to 
anyone acting as underwriter with respect to a registered de-SPAC 
transaction, and such person will have liability for any material 
misstatement or omission in the registration statement.''
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    As described above, Listing Rule 5005(a)(39) already excludes a de-
SPAC transaction by a currently listed SPAC from the definition of a 
Reverse Merger, as do the comparable rules of other exchanges.\13\ This 
exception was premised on the fact that Nasdaq initially listed the 
SPAC knowing it would seek to conduct a de-SPAC transaction, and 
investors invested with that knowledge and with the benefit of the 
additional disclosure and redemption possibilities that come at the 
time of the de-SPAC transaction, and so it would be inconsistent to 
require the company to delist and trade in the OTC market at the time 
it completes the very transaction it was formed to pursue. Nasdaq 
believes that expanding this definition to also exclude other de-SPAC 
transactions from the rule is similarly reasonable where the de-SPAC is 
listing at the time of effectiveness of a Registration Statement. The 
Commission treats a de-SPAC transaction as the functional equivalent of 
an IPO; \14\ and given the proposed requirement that a de-SPAC 
transaction occurs upon effectiveness of the Registration Statement, 
such transaction is subject to a level of investor protection, rigorous 
disclosure requirements, and SEC review similar to that of an IPO. 
Similarly, a company conducting a firm commitment underwritten offering 
is also currently excluded from the Reverse Merger rules, because such 
an offering involves an underwriter and requires a registration 
statement, which includes issuer disclosure and can be reviewed by the 
Commission. These same elements apply to a de-SPAC transaction listing 
at the time of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, including the 
participation of investment banks that the Commission has noted could 
be considered statutory underwriters. Thus, Nasdaq believes that 
regardless of where the SPAC is trading, a company listing on Nasdaq in 
connection with a de-SPAC transaction at the time of effectiveness of a 
Registration Statement should be excluded from the Reverse Merger 
Requirement.
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    \13\ See e.g., NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 102.01F 
(``However, a Reverse Merger does not include the acquisition of an 
operating company by a listed company which qualified for initial 
listing as an acquisition company under Section 102.06.'').
    \14\ See footnote 10, above.
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    To effect this change, Nasdaq proposes to modify Listing Rule 
5005(a)(39) to revise the existing de-SPAC exclusion from the 
definition of a Reverse Merger to exclude any de-SPAC transaction, as 
that term is defined in Item 1601(a) of Regulation S-K, that is listing 
upon effectiveness of a Registration Statement.
Average Daily Trading Volume Requirement
    In 2019, the Commission approved Nasdaq's proposed changes to 
enhance its initial listing standards related to liquidity (``Initial 
Liquidity Amendments'').\15\ Under the revised standards, the ADV 
Requirement provides that securities that traded in the OTC market 
prior to the application to list such securities on Nasdaq, must have a 
minimum average daily trading volume over the 30 trading days prior to 
listing of at least 2,000 shares a day, with trading occurring on more 
than half of those 30 days. Nasdaq adopted the ADV Requirement to help 
ensure a liquid trading market, promote price discovery and help 
establish an appropriate market price for the OTC securities listing on 
Nasdaq.
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    \15\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 86314 (July 5, 
2019), 84 FR 33102 (July 11, 2019) (approving SR-NASDAQ-2019-009).
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    Since implementing the Initial Liquidity Amendments, Nasdaq has 
determined that the ADV Requirement is neither necessary nor 
appropriate for the listing of a Company in connection with a de-SPAC 
transaction.
    Historically, SPACs listed and traded primarily, if not 
exclusively, on national securities exchanges while pursuing a business 
combination, and, at the time the ADV Requirement was adopted SPACs 
were neither targeted nor immediately affected by the ADV Requirement. 
Recently, however, Nasdaq observed an increase in a number of SPACs 
that have been delisted from an exchange and then trade as SPACs in the 
OTC market. When an OTC-trading SPAC enters into a business combination 
and applies to list on Nasdaq in connection with the de-SPAC 
transaction the ADV Requirement applies because the primary equity 
security ``is trading in the U.S. over-the-counter market as of the 
date of application. . .'' \16\
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    \16\ See Listing Rules 5315(e)(4), 5405(a)(4), and 5505(a)(5): 
``[i]f the security is trading in the U.S. over-the-counter market 
as of the date of application, such security must have a minimum 
average daily trading volume of 2,000 shares over the 30 trading day 
period prior to listing. . .''
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    For an operating company, investors determine a valuation of the 
company based on its revenues, future cash flow expectations, business 
activities and peer valuations, among other metrics. Nasdaq believes 
that imposing the ADV Requirement on operating companies trading in the 
OTC market helps ensure that once listed these companies will have 
sufficient investor base and trading interest to provide the depth and 
liquidity necessary to promote fair and orderly markets. In contrast, 
in the Exchange's view, the value of a SPAC prior to a business 
combination typically is not based on investor interest in the 
operating company or analysis of its metrics, but instead is based 
primarily on the value of the cash held in the trust account and 
supported by the potential redemption ability at the time of the de-
SPAC transaction. Nasdaq therefore believes that the ADV Requirement 
for OTC-trading SPACs is not relevant to help establish the legitimacy 
of the SPAC market price.
    Further, Nasdaq believes that the investor base in the SPAC, 
typically, changes significantly at the time of the de-SPAC transaction 
and investors interested in the operating company will first purchase 
the securities following that transaction. As a result, trading in the 
SPAC prior to the de-SPAC transaction is not indicative of how the 
company will trade after the transaction and, therefore, the de-SPAC 
transaction more closely resembles an IPO of the target company than an 
OTC uplisting, thus rendering the ADV Requirement not meaningful in 
helping establish whether the new company will trade well once listed. 
Accordingly, Nasdaq proposes to modify Listing Rules 5315(e)(4), 
5405(a)(4), and 5505(a)(5), on the Nasdaq Global Select, Global and 
Capital Markets, accordingly, to exclude from the ADV Requirement the 
security of a company listing in connection with a de-SPAC transaction, 
as that term is defined in Item 1601(a) of Regulation S-K, upon 
effectiveness of a Registration Statement.
    Although OTC-trading SPACs will be excluded from the ADV 
Requirement at the time of their application, the post business 
combination company will be required to satisfy all of Nasdaq's other 
initial listing standards, as would any

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IPO or other new listing. Nasdaq believes that this will continue to 
help ensure that securities of the post business combination companies 
have sufficient public float, investor base, and trading interest 
likely to generate depth and liquidity to support exchange listing and 
trading, which will help to protect investors and the public interest.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section 
6(b) of the Act,\17\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 
6(b)(5) of the Act,\18\ in particular, in that it is designed to 
promote just and equitable principles of trade, 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, by (1) excluding the security of an OTC-trading SPAC listing 
in connection with a de-SPAC transaction upon effectiveness of a 
Registration Statement from the definition of a Reverse Merger, and (2) 
removing a listing requirement applicable to an OTC-trading SPAC that 
is not an appropriate measure of investor base and trading interest. In 
both cases, based on the unique characteristics of a de-SPAC 
transaction, the changes will align the requirements for listing a de-
SPAC transaction with those for listing an IPO, consistent with the 
treatment by the Commission in other contexts, eliminating an 
impediment to a free and open market, while ensuring adequate 
distribution, shareholder interest, a liquid trading market and 
investor protections through other listing standards.
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    \17\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \18\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    Nasdaq believes that excluding a de-SPAC transaction by an OTC-
trading SPAC from the Reverse Merger definition avoids imposing an 
unnecessary impediment to the mechanism of a free and open market and 
is not unfairly discriminatory. Specifically, as noted above, the 
Reverse Merger Requirement was designed to prevent an operating company 
from becoming an Exchange Act reporting company and immediately 
accessing public markets without proper disclosure and vetting 
opportunities by the Commission and investors. Nasdaq believes that a 
de-SPAC transaction with an OTC-trading SPAC where the post transaction 
entity lists upon effectiveness of a Registration Statement does not 
present the same concerns as a typical Reverse Merger transaction. The 
Commission in the SPAC Release explained that ``[w]hile structured as 
an M&A transaction, the de-SPAC transaction also is the functional 
equivalent of the private target company's IPO, because it results in 
the target company becoming part of a combined company that is a 
reporting company and provides the private target company with access 
to cash proceeds that the SPAC had previously raised from the public.'' 
Unlike the historical ``backdoor registrations'' that the Reverse 
Merger rule was designed to capture, a de-SPAC transaction would be 
required to file a 1933 Act registration statement to avail itself of 
the proposed rule change. Further, investment banks involved in the de-
SPAC transaction could be considered statutory underwriters and could 
be found liable for any material misstatements or omissions in the 
registration statement,\19\ similar to an IPO and the existing 
exception to the application of the Reverse Merger rule where a company 
lists in connection with certain firm commitment public offerings.
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    Nasdaq believes that excluding a de-SPAC transaction by OTC-trading 
SPACs from the definition of a Reverse Merger is reasonable because it 
aligns the treatment of such transactions with the treatment of a de-
SPAC transaction by a Nasdaq-listed SPAC because both cases represent 
the functional equivalent of an IPO, as the Commission explained in the 
SPAC Release, and, therefore, these cases differ from a typical Reverse 
Merger where a public shell merges into a private company, in a so-
called ``backdoor registration'' \20\ without a Registration Statement 
which is subject to review by Commission staff.\21\
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    \20\ See footnote 8, above.
    \21\ Nasdaq notes that a de-SPAC transaction where the SPAC is 
not the surviving entity is not subject to the Reverse Merger 
Requirement because the entity to be listed is a new registrant, 
and, therefore a de-SPAC transaction can already be structured so as 
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    The proposed requirement that a de-SPAC transaction by an OTC-
trading or listed SPAC, is excluded from the definition of Reverse 
Merger only where the Company is listing upon effectiveness of a 
Registration Statement is designed to protect investors and the public 
interest, because it will ensure such companies satisfy the rigorous 
disclosure requirements under the Securities Act of 1933 and are 
subject to review by Commission staff.
    Nasdaq also believes that excluding the security of a company 
listing in connection with a de-SPAC transaction, upon effectiveness of 
a Registration Statement, from the ADV Requirement applicable to newly 
listing companies that previously traded in the OTC market is designed 
to avoid imposing an unnecessary impediment to the mechanism of a free 
and open market and is not unfairly discriminatory.
    Specifically, as noted above, the ADV Requirement was adopted to 
help ensure a liquid trading market, promote price discovery and 
establish an appropriate market price for the OTC securities listing on 
Nasdaq. However, since implementing the Initial Liquidity Amendments, 
Nasdaq has determined that the ADV Requirement is neither necessary nor 
appropriate for the listing of de-SPAC transactions because trading in 
the SPAC is not indicative of trading in the merged operating company 
because shareholders, typically, have the opportunity to redeem their 
shares in the SPAC for a pro rata portion of the trust at the time of 
the business combination.
    For an operating company, investors determine a valuation of the 
company based on its revenues, future cash flow expectations, business 
activities and peer valuations, among other metrics. Nasdaq believes 
that imposing the ADV Requirement on operating companies trading in the 
OTC market helps ensure that once listed these companies will have 
sufficient investor base and trading interest to provide the depth and 
liquidity necessary to promote fair and orderly markets. In contrast, 
in the Exchange's view, the value of a SPAC prior to a business 
combination is not based solely on investor demand for the security but 
is based primarily on the value of the cash held in the trust account. 
In that regard, the Exchange has observed that SPACs generally have 
historically traded close to the value in the trust during the period 
between its public offering and the consummation of a business 
combination. This suggests that the value of a SPAC's security derives 
from the value of the underlying trust. Nasdaq therefore believes that 
assessing the average daily trading volume of the SPAC before the 
transaction is not relevant to help establish the trading 
characteristics of the post transaction entity.
    Further, Nasdaq believes that the investor base in the SPAC, 
typically, changes significantly at the time of the de-SPAC transaction 
and investors interested in the operating company will first purchase 
the securities following that transaction. As a result, trading in the 
SPAC prior to the de-SPAC transaction is not indicative of how the 
company will trade after the transaction and, therefore, the de-SPAC 
transaction more closely resembles an IPO of the target company than an 
OTC

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uplisting rendering the ADV Requirement not meaningful in helping 
establish whether the new company will trade well once listed.\22\
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    \22\ Nasdaq notes that a de-SPAC transaction where the SPAC is 
not the surviving entity is not subject to the ADV Requirement 
because the entity to be listed is a new registrant, and, therefore 
a de-SPAC transaction can already be structured not to implicate the 
ADV Requirement.
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    The Exchange believes that other listing standards will help it to 
ensure adequate distribution, shareholder interest and a liquid trading 
market of a de-SPAC transaction security following a business 
combination. In all cases, a de-SPAC transaction must satisfy Nasdaq's 
initial listing standards which will continue to help ensure that 
securities of the post business combination entity have sufficient 
public float, investor base, and trading interest likely to generate 
depth and liquidity to support exchange listing and trading, which 
should help to protect investors and the public interest.

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 not necessary or appropriate in 
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The proposed rule changes are 
designed to avoid imposing an unnecessary impediment to the mechanism 
of a free and open market and does not limit the ability of companies 
to list on any other national securities exchange. Furthermore, while 
the rule change may permit more companies to list on Nasdaq in 
connection with de-SPAC transactions, other exchanges could adopt 
similar rules to compete for such listings. In addition, the proposed 
rule change could help facilitate competition amongst OTC-trading SPACs 
with other SPACs.

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

    Within 45 days of the date of publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register or within such longer period up to 90 days (i) as the 
Commission may designate if it finds such longer period to be 
appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to 
which the Exchange consents, the Commission will:
    A. by order approve or disapprove such proposed rule change, or
    B. institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule 
change should be disapproved.

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="https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml">https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml</a>); or
    <bullet> Send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0e7c7b626b236d6163636b607a7d4e7d6b6d20696178"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b090e171e56181416161e150f083b081e18551c140d">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Please include 
file number SR-NASDAQ-2025-066 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-2025-066. 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="https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml">https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml</a>). Copies of the filing will be available for inspection and 
copying at the principal office of the Exchange. Do not include 
personal identifiable information in submissions; you should submit 
only information that you wish to make available publicly. We may 
redact in part or withhold entirely from publication submitted material 
that is obscene or subject to copyright protection. All submissions 
should refer to file number SR-NASDAQ-2025-066 and should be submitted 
on or before September 30, 2025.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\23\
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    \23\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-17242 Filed 9-8-25; 8:45 am]
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