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Subsidiaries; and Form F–N (17 CFR
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Nancy M. Morris,
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[Release No. 34–53733; File No. 4–208]
Intermarket Trading System; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
the Twenty Second Amendment to the
ITS Plan Relating to the Change in
Name From the Cincinnati Stock
Exchange, Inc., to the National Stock
Exchange and to the Admission of the
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC as an ITS
Participant
April 27, 2006.
Pursuant to Section 11A of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 608 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on April 19,
2006, the ITS Participants, through the
ITS Operating Committee, submitted to
the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) a
proposed amendment (‘‘Twenty Second
Amendment’’) to the restated ITS Plan.3
The purpose of the Twenty Second
Amendment is to recognize the change
in name from the Cincinnati Stock
Exchange, Inc., to the National Stock
Exchange and to admit the NASDAQ
Stock Market LLC as an ITS Participant.
Pursuant to Rule 608(b)(3)(ii) under the
Act,4 the ITS Participants designated the
amendment as concerned solely with
the administration of the Plan. As a
result, the Twenty Second Amendment
has become effective upon filing with
the Commission.5 At any time within 60
1 15
U.S.C. 78k–1.
CFR 242.608.
3 The ITS Plan is a National Market System
(‘‘NMS’’) plan, which was designed to facilitate
intermarket trading in exchange-listed equity
securities based on current quotation information
emanating from the linked markets. See Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 19456 (January 27, 1983),
48 FR 4938 (February 3, 1983).
The ITS Participants currently include the
American Stock Exchange LLC (‘‘Amex’’), the
Boston Stock Exchange, Inc. (‘‘BSE’’); the Chicago
Board Options Exchange, Inc. (‘‘CBOE’’); the
Chicago Stock Exchange (‘‘CHX’’), Inc., the
Cincinnati Stock Exchange, Inc. (‘‘CSE’’), the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
(‘‘NASD’’), the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
(‘‘NYSE’’), the Pacific Exchange, Inc. (‘‘PCX’’), and
the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. (‘‘Phlx’’)
(‘‘Participants’’).
4 17 CFR 242.608(b)(3)(ii).
5 The ITS Participants initially filed the Twenty
Second Amendment on March 17, 2006. The ITS
Participants amended the filing on April 19, 2006
to designate the filing as effective on filing pursuant
to Rule 608(b)(3)(ii) under the Act and to make
other technical changes.
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days of the filing of the amendment, the
Commission may summarily abrogate
the amendment and require that such
amendment be refiled in accordance
with paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 608 and
reviewed in accordance with paragraph
(b)(2) of Rule 608, if it appears to the
Commission that such action is
necessary or appropriate in the public
interest, for the protection of investors,
or the maintenance of fair and orderly
markets, to remove impediments to, and
perfect the mechanisms of, a national
market system or otherwise in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
The Commission is publishing this
notice to solicit comments from
interested persons.
I. Description and Purpose of the
Proposed Amendment
The ITS Participants proposed to
amend the restated ITS Plan to
recognize the change in name from the
Cincinnati Stock Exchange, Inc., to the
National Stock Exchange and to admit
the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC as an
ITS Participant.
A. Governing or Constituent Documents
Not applicable.
B. Implementation of Amendment
The ITS Participants have manifested
their approval of the proposed
amendment by means of their execution
of the Twenty Second Amendment. The
Amendment has become effective upon
filing.
C. Development and Implementation
Phases
Not applicable.
D. Analysis of Impact on Competition
The Participants believe that the
proposed amendment does not impose
any burden on competition.
E. Written Understanding or Agreements
Relating to Interpretation of, or
Participation in, Plan
Not applicable.
F. Approval by Sponsors in Accordance
With Plan
Under section 4(c) of the restated ITS
Plan, the requisite approval of the
amendment is achieved by execution of
the amendment on behalf of each ITS
Participant. The amendment is so
executed.
G. Description of Operation of Facility
Contemplated by the Proposed
Amendment
Not applicable.
H. Terms and Conditions of Access
Not applicable.
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Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated
authority.6
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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I. Method of Determination and
Imposition, and Amount of, Fees and
Charges
Not applicable.
J. Method of Frequency of Processor
Evaluation
Not applicable.
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II. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing,
including whether the proposed Plan
amendment is consistent with the Act.
Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
Sunshine Act; Notice of Meeting
Electronic Comments
• Use the Commission’s Internet
comment form (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml); or
• Send an e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File
No. 4–208 on the subject line.
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K. Dispute Resolution
Not applicable.
DATE AND TIME OF PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED
MEETING: Thursday, May 4, 2006 at 2
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Nancy M. Morris, Secretary,
Securities and Exchange Commission,
Station Place, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
No. 4–208. This file number should be
included on the subject line if e-mail 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
(https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml).
Copies of the submission, all subsequent
amendments, all written statements
with respect to the proposed Plan
amendment that are filed with the
Commission, and all written
communications relating to the
proposed Plan amendment 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 inspection and copying in
the Commission’s Public Reference
Room. Copies of the filing also will be
available for inspection and copying at
the principal office of the ITS. 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. 4–
208 and should be submitted on or
before May 26, 2006.
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The following item has been added to
the 2 p.m. Closed Meeting scheduled for
Thursday, May 4, 2006: a collection
matter.
Commissioner Campos, as duty
officer, determined that no earlier notice
thereof was possible.
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any, matters have been added, deleted
or postponed, please contact the Office
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CHANGE IN THE MEETING:
Dated: May 2, 2006.
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
change as described in Items I, II, and
III below, which Items have been
prepared by the Exchange. On April 5,
2006, the Exchange filed Amendment
No. 1 to the proposed rule change.3 On
April 24, 2006, the Exchange filed
Amendment No. 2 to the proposed rule
change.4 The Commission is publishing
this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change, as amended, from
interested persons.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to amend
Section 141 of the Amex Company
Guide to increase the annual fee for
listed bonds and debentures of
companies whose equity securities are
not listed on the Exchange (‘‘Bonds and
Debentures’’) 5 from $3,500 to $5,000.
The text of the proposed rule change,
as amended, is available on the
Exchange’s Internet Web site (https://
www.amex.com), at the Exchange’s
principal office, and at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room.
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
Exchange 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 these
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 aspects of such
statements.
[Release No. 34–53735; File No. SR–Amex–
2006–20]
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
Self-Regulatory Organizations;
American Stock Exchange LLC; Notice
of Filing of Proposed Rule Change and
Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 Thereto To
Amend the Annual Fee for Certain
Listed Bonds and Debentures
1. Purpose
Amex proposes to increase the annual
fee for listed Bonds and Debentures
from $3,500 to $5,000. Currently,
April 27, 2006.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on March 22,
2006, the American Stock Exchange LLC
(‘‘Amex’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the
6 17
CFR 200.30–3(a)(27).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
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3 In Amendment No. 1, the Exchange explained
that its listed bonds and debentures are primarily
structured products. Amendment No. 1 replaced
and superseded the original filing in its entirety.
4 In Amendment No. 2, the Exchange clarified
that the proposed increase in the annual fee for
bond issues would take effect in January 2007.
Amendment No. 2 replaced and superseded
Amendment No. 1 to the original filing in its
entirety.
5 The Exchange notes that the fees to which this
proposal relates are applicable primarily to
structured products listed on the Exchange as well
as straight corporate debt.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-53733; File No. 4-208]
Intermarket Trading System; Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of the Twenty Second Amendment to the ITS Plan Relating
to the Change in Name From the Cincinnati Stock Exchange, Inc., to the
National Stock Exchange and to the Admission of the NASDAQ Stock Market
LLC as an ITS Participant
April 27, 2006.
Pursuant to Section 11A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 608 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on April 19, 2006, the ITS Participants, through the ITS Operating
Committee, submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') a proposed amendment (``Twenty Second Amendment'') to
the restated ITS Plan.\3\ The purpose of the Twenty Second Amendment is
to recognize the change in name from the Cincinnati Stock Exchange,
Inc., to the National Stock Exchange and to admit the NASDAQ Stock
Market LLC as an ITS Participant. Pursuant to Rule 608(b)(3)(ii) under
the Act,\4\ the ITS Participants designated the amendment as concerned
solely with the administration of the Plan. As a result, the Twenty
Second Amendment has become effective upon filing with the
Commission.\5\ At any time within 60 days of the filing of the
amendment, the Commission may summarily abrogate the amendment and
require that such amendment be refiled in accordance with paragraph
(a)(1) of Rule 608 and reviewed in accordance with paragraph (b)(2) of
Rule 608, if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary
or appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors,
or the maintenance of fair and orderly markets, to remove impediments
to, and perfect the mechanisms of, a national market system or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit comments from interested persons.
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78k-1.
\2\ 17 CFR 242.608.
\3\ The ITS Plan is a National Market System (``NMS'') plan,
which was designed to facilitate intermarket trading in exchange-
listed equity securities based on current quotation information
emanating from the linked markets. See Securities Exchange Act
Release No. 19456 (January 27, 1983), 48 FR 4938 (February 3, 1983).
The ITS Participants currently include the American Stock
Exchange LLC (``Amex''), the Boston Stock Exchange, Inc. (``BSE'');
the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. (``CBOE''); the Chicago
Stock Exchange (``CHX''), Inc., the Cincinnati Stock Exchange, Inc.
(``CSE''), the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
(``NASD''), the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (``NYSE''), the
Pacific Exchange, Inc. (``PCX''), and the Philadelphia Stock
Exchange, Inc. (``Phlx'') (``Participants'').
\4\ 17 CFR 242.608(b)(3)(ii).
\5\ The ITS Participants initially filed the Twenty Second
Amendment on March 17, 2006. The ITS Participants amended the filing
on April 19, 2006 to designate the filing as effective on filing
pursuant to Rule 608(b)(3)(ii) under the Act and to make other
technical changes.
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I. Description and Purpose of the Proposed Amendment
The ITS Participants proposed to amend the restated ITS Plan to
recognize the change in name from the Cincinnati Stock Exchange, Inc.,
to the National Stock Exchange and to admit the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
as an ITS Participant.
A. Governing or Constituent Documents
Not applicable.
B. Implementation of Amendment
The ITS Participants have manifested their approval of the proposed
amendment by means of their execution of the Twenty Second Amendment.
The Amendment has become effective upon filing.
C. Development and Implementation Phases
Not applicable.
D. Analysis of Impact on Competition
The Participants believe that the proposed amendment does not
impose any burden on competition.
E. Written Understanding or Agreements Relating to Interpretation of,
or Participation in, Plan
Not applicable.
F. Approval by Sponsors in Accordance With Plan
Under section 4(c) of the restated ITS Plan, the requisite approval
of the amendment is achieved by execution of the amendment on behalf of
each ITS Participant. The amendment is so executed.
G. Description of Operation of Facility Contemplated by the Proposed
Amendment
Not applicable.
H. Terms and Conditions of Access
Not applicable.
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I. Method of Determination and Imposition, and Amount of, Fees and
Charges
Not applicable.
J. Method of Frequency of Processor Evaluation
Not applicable.
K. Dispute Resolution
Not applicable.
II. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed Plan
amendment is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any
of the following methods:
Electronic Comments
Use the Commission's Internet comment form (https://
www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
Send an e-mail to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include
File No. 4-208 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
Send paper comments in triplicate to Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, Station Place, 100 F
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.
All submissions should refer to File No. 4-208. This file number
should be included on the subject line if e-mail 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 (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml).
Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written
statements with respect to the proposed Plan amendment that are filed
with the Commission, and all written communications relating to the
proposed Plan amendment 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 inspection and
copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room. Copies of the filing
also will be available for inspection and copying at the principal
office of the ITS. 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. 4-208 and
should be submitted on or before May 26, 2006.
For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
pursuant to delegated authority.\6\
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\6\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(27).
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Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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