# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001940674
**File Stem:** 0001354457-23-000161
**Filing Date:** 2023-3
**Character Count:** 2354
**Document Hash:** 134050a427aae76cd41da158b27d1610
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001354457-23-000161.hdr.sgml**: 20230308

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001354457-23-000161

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: CERT

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230308

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230307

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20230308

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** SMX (Security Matters) Public Ltd Co
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001940674
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** MISC INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [3590]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** L2
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** CERT
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-41639
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23714298

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** MESPIL BUSINESS CENTRE, MESPIL HOUSE
- **STREET 2:** SUSSEX ROAD
- **CITY:** DUBLIN 4
- **STATE:** L2
- **ZIP:** D04 T4A6
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 353 1 920 1000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** MESPIL BUSINESS CENTRE, MESPIL HOUSE
- **STREET 2:** SUSSEX ROAD
- **CITY:** DUBLIN 4
- **STATE:** L2
- **ZIP:** D04 T4A6

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Empatan Public Ltd Co
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20220801

### Attached PDF Documents

**Attachment 1:** `8A_Cert_SMX.pdf`

# Nasdaq Regulation

Nasdaq

**Eun Ah Choi**
Senior Vice President
U.S. Listing Qualifications & Market Surveillance

March 7, 2023

Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Division of Corporation Finance:

This is to certify that on March 7, 2023, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the "Exchange") received from SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company (the "Registrant") a copy of the Registrant's application on Form 8-A 12(b) for the registration of the following securities:

Class A Ordinary Shares, with a nominal value of $0.0001 per share

Warrants, each exercisable for one Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share

We further certify that the security described above has been approved by the Exchange for listing and registration upon official notice of issuance.

We understand that the Registrant is seeking immediate acceleration of the effective date of registration, and we hereby join in such request

Sincerely,

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, 805 King Farm Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850