Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule Change To Adopt Additional Listing Requirements for Reverse Mergers

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#  Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule Change To Adopt Additional Listing Requirements for Reverse Mergers

On May 26, 2011, 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 adopt additional listing requirements for reverse mergers. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the *Federal Register* on June 14, 2011. [^3] The Commission received no comments on the proposal.

[^1] 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).

[^2] 17 CFR 240.19b-4.

[^3]*See* Securities Exchange Act Release No. 64633 (June 8, 2011), 76 FR 34781.

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 for this filing is July 29, 2011.

[^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 that it is appropriate to designate a longer period to take action on the proposed rule change so that it has sufficient time to consider the Exchange's proposal, which would establish additional listing requirements for reverse merger companies, whereby an operating company becomes public by combining with a public shell.

Accordingly, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act, [^5] the Commission designates September 12, 2011 as the date by which the Commission should either approve or disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove, the proposed rule change (File Number SR-NASDAQ-2011-073).

[^5] 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

[^6] 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).

For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority. <sup>6</sup>

Elizabeth M. Murphy,

Secretary.