Securities and Exchange Commission December 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Termination of a Foreign Private Issuer's Registration of a Class of Securities Under Section 12(g) and Duty To File Reports Under Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Document Number: 05-24618
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-12-30
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
We propose to amend the rules allowing a foreign private issuer to terminate the registration of a class of equity securities under section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and thus stop filing reports required as a result of registration) and to cease its reporting obligations regarding a class of equity or debt securities under section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Under the current rules, a foreign private issuer may find it difficult to terminate its Exchange Act registration and reporting obligations despite the fact that there is relatively little interest in the issuer's securities among United States investors. Moreover, currently a foreign private issuer can only suspend, and cannot permanently terminate, a duty to report arising under section 15(d). The proposed rules would permit the termination of Exchange Act reporting regarding a class of equity securities under either section 12(g) or section 15(d) by a foreign private issuer that meets specified criteria designed to measure U.S. market interest for that class of securities. The proposed rules would also permit a foreign private issuer to terminate, and not merely suspend, its section 15(d) reporting obligations regarding a class of debt securities as long as it meets conditions similar to the current requirements for suspending its reporting obligations relating to that class of debt securities. At the same time, the proposed rules would seek to provide U.S. investors with ready access through the Internet to material information about a foreign private issuer that is required by its home country on an ongoing basis after it has exited the Exchange Act reporting system.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: E5-8065
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-29
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: E5-8058
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-29
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Applications for Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
Document Number: E5-8054
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-29
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On October 24, 2005, applicant transferred its assets to Munder Internet Fund, a series of Munder Series Trust, based on net asset value. Expenses of $133,000 incurred in connection with the reorganization were paid by applicant and Munder Capital Management, applicant's investment adviser. Filing Dates: The application was filed on November 23, 2005, and amended on December 14, 2005. Applicant's Address: 599 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10022.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: E5-8050
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-29
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Revisions to Accelerated Filer Definition and Accelerated Deadlines for Filing Periodic Reports
Document Number: 05-24479
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-12-27
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
We are adopting amendments to the accelerated filing deadlines that apply to periodic reports so that a ``large accelerated filer'' (an Exchange Act reporting company with a worldwide market value of outstanding voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of $700 million or more) will become subject to a 60-day Form 10-K annual report filing deadline, beginning with the annual report filed for its first fiscal year ending on or after December 15, 2006. Until then, large accelerated filers will remain subject to a 75-day annual report deadline. Accelerated filers will continue to file their Form 10-K annual reports under a 75-day deadline, with no further reduction scheduled to occur under the revised rules. Accelerated filers and large accelerated filers will continue to file their Form 10-Q quarterly reports under a 40-day deadline, rather than the 35-day deadline that was scheduled to apply next year under the previously existing rules. Further, the amendments revise the definition of the term ``accelerated filer'' to permit an accelerated filer that has voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of less than $50 million to exit accelerated filer status at the end of the fiscal year in which its equity falls below $50 million and to file its annual report for that year and subsequent periodic reports on a non- accelerated basis. Finally, the amendments permit a large accelerated filer that has voting and non-voting common equity held by non- affiliates of less than $500 million to exit large accelerated filer status at the end of the fiscal year in which its equity falls below $500 million and to file its annual report for that year and subsequent periodic reports as an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer, as appropriate.
Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice
Document Number: 05-24477
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-23
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: E5-7672
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-22
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: E5-7671
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-12-22
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
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