NASDAQ OMX Announces Third Quarter 2008 New Listings Statistics
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. today announced that The NASDAQ Stock Market captured a total of 58 new listings, including three New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)-listed companies, 16 American Stock Exchange (AMEX)-listed companies, and seven IPOs in the third quarter of 2008.
Notable listings in the quarter included three switches from the NYSE, bringing $23 billion in market capitalization to NASDAQ. They were CME Group (CME), the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, Seagate Technology (STX), a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of hard disc drives and storage solutions, and Celera Corporation (CRA), a healthcare business delivering personalized disease management through a combination of products and services.
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NASDAQ Temporarily Suspends Bid Price / Market Value Requirements
Effective immediately:
- NASDAQ has suspended the enforcement of the rules requiring a minimum $1 closing bid price
- NASDAQ has also suspended the enforcement of the rules requiring a minimum market value of publicly held shares (MVPHS)
- NASDAQ will not take any action to delist any security for these concerns during the suspension
- The suspension will remain in effect through Friday, January 16, 2009. These rules will be reinstated on Monday, January 19, 2009.
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