Document ID: SEC-2011-1826-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: NYSE Amex LLC
Posted Date: 2011-11-25T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 227 (Friday, November 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72738-72739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30323]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-65793; File No. SR-NYSEAmex-2011-87]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Amex LLC; Notice of Filing 
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Correcting an Error 
by Renumbering the Subsections of Section 101 of the Company Guide

November 18, 2011.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby given 
that on November 16, 2011, NYSE Amex LLC (the ``Exchange'' or 
``NYSEAmex'') 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 self-regulatory 
organization. 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\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of the 
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to correct [sic] error by renumbering the 
closed-end fund listing standard as Section 101(g). The text of the 
proposed rule change is available at the Exchange, the Commission's 
Public Reference Room, and http://www.nyse.com.

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 self-regulatory organization 
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 those 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 parts of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    NYSE Amex recently amended Section 101 of Company Guide to adopt 
listing requirements applicable to reverse merger companies.\4\ In 
doing so, the Exchange designated that new rule as Section 101(e) of 
the Company Guide, notwithstanding the fact that this rule number was 
already in use for the Exchange's listing standard for closed-end 
funds. The Exchange proposes to correct this error by renumbering the 
closed-end fund listing standard as Section 101(g). The Exchange also 
proposes to update a cross-reference to the closed-end fund standard in 
Section 102(a) so that it would refer to Section 101(g). Finally, there 
is text at the very end of Section 101 which advises that (i) 
additional criteria applicable to various classes of securities and 
issuers are set forth elsewhere in the Company Guide and (ii) 
applicants should also consider the policies regarding conflicts of 
interest, independent directors and voting rights described in Sections 
120-125. This text is applicable to issuers listing under any of the 
initial listing standards set forth in the Company Guide. However, its 
placement could lead the reader to mistakenly conclude that it was only 
applicable to issuers listing under the unit listing standard which 
immediately precedes it in the current rule text. The Exchange proposes 
to redesignate this text as Section 101(h) to avoid any such confusion. 
In doing so, the Exchange is not amending the text itself or its 
intended application in any way.
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    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34-65710 (November 
8, 2011) (SR-NYSEAmex-2011-55). For purposes of this new rule, a 
``reverse merger company'' means an operating company which becomes 
an Exchange Act reporting company by combining directly or 
indirectly with a shell company which is an Exchange Act reporting 
company, whether through a reverse merger, exchange offer, or 
otherwise.
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent 
with Section 6(b) \5\ of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the 
``Act''),\6\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5) 
of the Act,\7\ in particular in that it is designed to promote just and 
equitable principles of trade, to foster cooperation and coordination 
with persons engaged in regulating, clearing, settling, processing 
information with respect to, and 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. The Exchange believes that 
the proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act 
in that it simply corrects a non substantive error in the text of 
Section 101 as recently amended and clarifies the application of 
existing rule text by renumbering it, in each case with the purpose of 
avoiding confusion.
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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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 purposes of the Act.

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C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed 
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants or Others

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the 
proposed rule change.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 
Commission Action

    The Exchange has filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \8\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\9\ 
Because the proposed rule change does not: (i) Significantly affect the 
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 and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder.\10\
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \10\ 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 satisfied this requirement.
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    The Exchange has requested that the Commission waive the 30-day 
operative delay. The Commission believes that waiver of the operative 
delay is consistent with the protection of investors and the public 
interest because the proposal corrects a non-substantive error in the 
numbering of recently adopted text under Section 101 and clarifies the 
application of existing rule text by renumbering it, and thus avoiding 
confusion. Therefore, the Commission designates the proposal operative 
upon filing.\11\
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    \11\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay, 
the Commission has considered the proposed rule'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.

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

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include 
File Number SR-NYSEAmex-2011-87 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy, 
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEAmex-2011-87. 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 Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro/shtml). 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 Web site 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 
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available for 
inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All 
comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does 
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should 
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All 
submissions should refer to File No. SR-NYSEAmex-2011-87 and should be 
submitted on or before December 16, 2011.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\12\
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    \12\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-30323 Filed 11-23-11; 8:45 am]
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