2021-03343. Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the NYSE Listed Company Manual To Revise the Shareholder Approval Requirements ...  

  • Start Preamble February 12, 2021.

    On December 16, 2020, New York Stock Exchange LLC 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 amend Sections 312.03, 312.04 and 314.00 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual. The Commission published notice of the proposed rule change in the Federal Register on January 4, 2021.[3] The Commission has received no comments on the proposal.

    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 after publication of the notice for this proposed rule change is February 18, 2021. The Commission is extending this 45-day time period.

    The Commission finds that it is appropriate to designate a longer period within which to take action on the proposed rule change so that it has Start Printed Page 10363sufficient time to consider the proposed rule change. Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,[5] designates April 4, 2021, as the date by which the Commission shall either approve or disapprove or institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove the proposed rule change (File Number SR-NYSE-2020-85).

    Start Signature

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.[6]

    Jill M. Peterson,

    Assistant Secretary.

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    Footnotes

    [FR Doc. 2021-03343 Filed 2-18-21; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 8011-01-P

Document Information

Published:
02/19/2021
Department:
Securities and Exchange Commission
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
2021-03343
Pages:
10362-10363 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Release No. 34-91126, File No. SR-NYSE-2020-85
PDF File:
2021-03343.pdf