[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 71853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29180]



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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-68313; File Nos. SR-BATS-2012-039; SR-BX-2012-063; SR-
CBOE-2012-094; SR-NASDAQ-2012-109; SR-NYSE-2012-49; SR-NYSEArca-2012-
105; SR-NYSEMKT-2012-48]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; NASDAQ OMX BX 
Inc.; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; The NASDAQ Stock 
Market LLC; New York Stock Exchange LLC; NYSE Arca LLC; NYSE MKT, LLC; 
Notice of Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action on 
Proposed Rule Changes Relating to Adoption of Listing Standards for 
Compensation Committees and Advisors as Required by Rule 10C-1

November 28, 2012.

I. Introduction

    On September 25, 2012, each of BATS Exchange, Inc. (``BATS''), 
NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc. (``BX''), Chicago Board Options Exchange, 
Incorporated (``CBOE''), The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq''), New 
York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE''), NYSE Arca LLC (``NYSE Arca''), and 
NYSE MKT LLC (``NYSE MKT'') (collectively ``Exchanges'') filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to 
Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act''),\2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ proposed rule changes to 
amend certain of their respective rules relating to listing standards 
for compensation committees and advisors. The proposed rule changes 
were published for comment in the Federal Register on October 15, 
2012.\4\ The Commission received fourteen comment letters on these 
proposals in total. The Commission received six comment letters on the 
NYSE proposed rule change,\5\ seven comment letters on the Nasdaq 
proposed rule change,\6\ and one comment letter on the NYSE Arca 
proposed rule change.\7\ The Commission received no other comment 
letters for any of the other Exchanges' proposed rule changes.\8\
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4
    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 68022 (October 9, 
2012), 77 FR 62572 (October 15, 2012) (SR-BATS-2012-039); 68018 
(October 9, 2012), 77 FR 62547 (October 15, 2012) (SR-BX-2012-063); 
68020 (October 9, 2012), 77 FR 62558 (October 15, 2012) (SR-CBOE-
2012-094); 68013 (October 9, 2012), 77 FR 62563 (October 15, 2012) 
(SR-NASDAQ-2012-109); 68011 (October 9, 2012), 77 FR 62541 (October 
15, 2012) (SR-NYSE-2012-49); 68006 (October 9, 2012), 77 FR 62587 
(October 15, 2012) (SR-NYSEArca-2012-105); 68007 (October 9, 2012), 
77 FR 62576 (October 15, 2012) (SR-NYSEMKT-2012-48).
    \5\ See Letter from Thomas R. Moore, Vice President, Corporate 
Secretary and Chief Governance Officer, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 
to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission, dated October 18, 
2012; Letter from J. Robert Brown, Jr., Director, Corporate & 
Commercial Law Program, University of Denver Sturm College of Law to 
Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission, dated October 30, 2012; 
Letter from Dorothy Donohue, Deputy General Counsel, Securities 
Regulation, Investment Company Institute to Elizabeth M. Murphy, 
Secretary, Commission, dated November 1, 2012; Letter from Brandon 
J. Rees, Acting Director, Office of Investment, AFL-CIO to Elizabeth 
M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission, dated November 5, 2012; Letter 
from Carin Zelenko, Director, Capital Strategies Department, 
International Brotherhood of Teamsters to Elizabeth M. Murphy, 
Secretary, Commission, dated November 5, 2012; and Letter from 
Wilson Sonsini Doorich & Rosati, P.C. to Elizabeth M. Murphy, 
Secretary, Commission, dated November 14, 2012.
    \6\ See Letter from J. Robert Brown, Jr., Director, Corporate & 
Commercial Law Program, University of Denver Sturm College of Law to 
Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission, dated October 30, 2012; 
Letter from Dorothy Donohue, Deputy General Counsel, Securities 
Regulation, Investment Company Institute to Elizabeth M. Murphy, 
Secretary, Commission, dated November 1, 2012; Letter from Jeff 
Mahoney, General Counsel, Council of Institutional Investors to 
Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission, dated November 1, 2012; 
Letter from Harold R. Carpenter, CFO, Pinnacle Financial Partners to 
Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission, dated November 5, 2012; 
Letter from Brandon J. Rees, Acting Director, Office of Investment, 
AFL-CIO to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission, dated 
November 5, 2012; Letter from Carin Zelenko, Director, Capital 
Strategies Department, International Brotherhood of Teamsters to 
Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission, dated November 5, 2012; 
and Letter from Wilson Sonsini Doorich & Rosati, P.C. (``WSDR'') to 
Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission, dated November 14, 2012.
    \7\ Letter from Jeff Mahoney, General Counsel, Council of 
Institutional Investors to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, 
Commission, dated November 1, 2012.
    \8\ The Commission notes, however, that these comment letters 
apply to all of the other Exchanges' proposed rule changes, where 
applicable. The Commission also notes that it has designated a 
longer time period for Commission consideration of similar proposed 
rule changes for Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., and National Stock 
Exchange, Inc. See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 68311 
(November 28, 2012) and 68312 (November 28, 2012), respectively.
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \9\ 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 these proposed rule changes should be disapproved. 
The 45th day from the publication of notice of filing of these proposed 
rule changes is November 29, 2012. The Commission is extending the 45-
day time period for Commission action on these proposed rule changes.
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    The Commission finds it appropriate to designate a longer period 
within which to take action on these proposed rule changes so that it 
has sufficient time to consider these proposed rule changes, which 
would revise the rules relating to compensation committee and 
compensation advisor requirements, and to consider the comment letters 
that have been submitted in connection with them.
    Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 
Act,\10\ designates January 13, 2013, as the date by which the 
Commission should either approve or disapprove or institute proceedings 
to determine whether to disapprove these proposed rule changes.
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\11\
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    \11\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-29180 Filed 12-3-12; 8:45 am]
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