Securities and Exchange Commission
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Securities and Exchange Commission [Release No. 34-101662; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2024-045] November 20, 2024. I. Introduction On August 6, 2024, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq” or “Exchange”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”)  [ 1 ] and Rule 19b-4 thereunder, [ 2 ] a proposed rule change to modify the application of the minimum bid price compliance periods and the delisting appeals process for bid price non-compliance in Nasdaq Rules 5810 and 5815 under certain circumstances. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register on August 23, 2024. [ 3 ] On October 3, 2024, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Exchange Act, [ 4 ] the Commission designated a longer period within which to approve the proposed rule change, disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove the proposed rule change. [ 5 ] This order institutes proceedings under Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Exchange Act  [ 6 ] to determine whether to approve or disapprove the proposed rule change. ( printed page 93370) II. Description of the Proposed Rule Change  [ 7 ] A. Background Nasdaq Rules require a company's equity securities listed on the Nasdaq Global Select, Global, and Capital Markets to maintain a minimum bid price of at least one dollar per share (the &…
Citation: 89 FR 93369
