SEC Modifies Short Selling Ban

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8 October 2008 Two notices.

[Federal Register: October 8, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 196)]
[Notices]
[Page 58987-58993]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Release No. 58724/October 2, 2008]

Amendment to Order and Order Extending Emergency Order Pursuant
to Section 12(k)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Taking
Temporary Action To Respond to Market Developments

Pursuant to Section 12(k)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Exchange Act''),\1\ on September 18, 2008, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (``Commission'') issued an Emergency Order,\2\ as
amended on September 21, 2008 (the ``Order''),\3\ requiring
institutional investment managers to report short sales of certain
publicly traded securities. That Order took effect on September 22,
2008, and required the filing of a Form SH on September 29, 2008. The
Order is currently set to terminate on October 2, 2008.
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78l(k)(2).
\2\ See Exchange Act Release No. 58591 (September 18, 2008).
\3\ See Exchange Act Release No. 58591A (September 21, 2008).
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Pursuant to its authority under Section 12(k)(2)(C) of the Exchange
Act, the Commission is extending the Order. Section 12(k)(2)(C)
authorizes the Commission to extend an emergency order issued pursuant
to Section 12(k)(2)(A) of the Exchange Act for a total effective period
of up to 30 calendar days, if the Commission finds that the emergency
still exists and determines that an extension is necessary in the
public interest and for the protection of investors to maintain fair
and orderly securities markets. As a result of the extension, Forms SH
shall be required to be filed on October 6, 2008, and October 14,
2008.\4\ The Commission is also making technical amendments to Form SH
and its accompanying Instructions.
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\4\ These reports must be filed electronically using the
Commission's EDGAR system.
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The Commission continues to be concerned about the potential for
sudden and excessive fluctuations of securities prices and disruption
in the functioning of the securities markets that could threaten fair
and orderly markets. The Commission also continues to believe that some
persons may take advantage of issuers that have become temporarily
weakened by current market conditions to engage in inappropriate short
selling in the securities of such issuers. Therefore, the Commission
has concluded that it remains necessary to require certain
institutional investment managers to report information concerning
short sales of securities. Accordingly, the Commission has determined
that extending the Order is necessary in the public interest and for
the protection of investors to maintain fair and orderly securities
markets.
The Commission believes that the nonpublic submission of Form SH
may help prevent artificial volatility in securities as well as further
downward swings that are caused by short selling, while at the same
time, providing the Commission with useful information to combat market
manipulation that threatens investors and capital markets. Also, the
Commission has considered further the reasons to maintain the
information as nonpublic in the current market environment, and is
concerned that publicly available Form SH data could give rise to
additional, imitative short selling that was not intended by the
Commission's Order. Accordingly, the Commission has determined that
Forms SH filed under the Order including those that were due on
September 29, 2008, will remain nonpublic to the extent permitted by
law without the filer needing to submit a confidential treatment
request.
Therefore, it is ordered, pursuant to Section 12(k)(2)(C) of the
Exchange Act, that the Order is extended such that it will terminate at
11:59 p.m. EDT on Friday, October 17, 2008.

By the Commission.
Florence E. Harmon,
Acting Secretary.

Form SH--Information Required of Institutional Investment Managers
Pursuant to Emergency Order, Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Release
No. 58591a, September 21, 2008, and Emergency Order, Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 Release No. 58724, October 2, 2008

General Instructions

1. Rule as to Use of Form SH. Institutional investment managers
(``Managers'') must use Form SH for reports to the Commission
required by the Commission's Emergency Order, Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 Release No. 58591A, September 21, 2008, and Emergency
Order, Securities Exchange Act Release No. 58724, dated October 2,
2008 (together, the ``Form SH Emergency Orders''). The Form SH
Emergency Orders provide that every Manager that exercises
investment discretion with respect to accounts holding section 13(f)
securities, as defined in rule 13f-1(c) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 [15 U.S.C. 78m(f)] (``Exchange Act''), who has
filed or was required to file a Form 13F for the calendar quarter
ended June 30, 2008, must file a non-public report on Form SH with
the Commission to report certain information about short sales and
short positions. The non-public Form SH filing must be made on the
Monday (or, if Monday is a federal holiday, the first business day
thereafter) of each calendar week immediately following a Form SH
reporting period (i.e., the preceding Sunday-Saturday calendar week)
in which the Manager has entered into any new short positions with
respect to any section 13(f) securities except for any short
position(s) for options (``SH Short Positions''). The non-public
Form SH will report SH Short Positions for the Sunday-Saturday
calendar week that precedes the date on which the Form SH is due to
be filed.
2. Rules to Prevent Duplicative Reporting. If two or more
Managers, each of which is required by the Form SH Emergency Orders
to file a report on Form SH for the reporting period, exercise
investment discretion with respect to the same securities, only one
such Manager must include information in its reports on Form SH.
A Manager having information that is required by the Form SH
Emergency Orders to be reported on Form SH, and such information is
reported by another Manager (or Managers), such Manager must
identify the Manager(s) reporting on its behalf in the manner
described in Special Instruction 6.
3. Filing of Form SH. A Form SH report that is filed by a
Manager with the Commission shall be non-public upon filing. A
Manager must label its Form SH as non-public by adding the phrase
NON-PUBLIC (in bold and capital letters) at the top and bottom of
each page of the entire form, i.e., each page(s) of the Form SH
Cover Page (the ``Cover Page''), the Form SH Summary Page (the
``Summary Page''), and the Form SH Information Table (the
``Information Table'').
A Manager must file a Form SH report with the Commission on or
before 5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on the Monday (or, if Monday
is a federal holiday, the first business day thereafter) of each
week immediately following the preceding seven calendar day period
in which the Manager has entered into any new SH Short Position(s).
The Form SH must be filed electronically using the Commission's
EDGAR system.
4. Official List of Section 13(f) Securities. The official list
of section 13(f) securities published by the Commission (the ``13F
List'') lists the securities the holdings of which a Manager is to
report on Form 13F. See rule 13f-1(c) [17 CFR 240.13f-1(c)]. Form SH
filers may rely on the current 13F List in determining whether they
need to report on Form SH information about any particular equity
security, excluding short positions for options that are on the 13F
List. The 13F List

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is available on the SEC's Web site, at http://www.sec.gov/divisions/
investment/13flists.htm. Paper copies are available at a reasonable
fee from the Securities and Exchange Commission, Public Reference
Room, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549.

Special Instructions

1. This form consists of three parts: the Cover Page, the
Summary Page, and the Information Table.
2. When preparing the report, omit all bracketed text. Include
brackets used to form check boxes.
The Cover Page:
3. The period end date used in the report (and in the EDGAR
submission header) is the Saturday before the Form SH is filed. The
date should name the month, and express the day and year in Arabic
numerals, with the year being a four-digit numeral (i.e., 2008).
4. Amendments to a Form SH must either restate the Form SH in
its entirety or include only entries that are being reported in
addition to those already reported in a current Form SH for the same
period. If the Manager is filing the Form SH report as an amendment,
then the Manager must check the amendment box on the Cover Page;
enter the amendment number; and check the appropriate box to
indicate whether the amendment (a) is a restatement or (b) adds new
entries. Each amendment must include a complete Cover Page and, if
applicable, a Summary Page and Information Table. Amendments must be
filed sequentially.
5. Present the Cover Page and the Summary Page information in
the format and order provided in the form. The Cover Page may
include information in addition to the required information, so long
as the additional information does not, either by its nature,
quantity, or manner of presentation, impede the understanding or
presentation of the required information. Place all additional
information after the signature of the person signing the report
(immediately preceding the Report Type section). Do not include any
additional information on the Summary Page or in the Information
Table.
6. Designate the Report Type for the Form SH by checking the
appropriate box in the Report Type section of the Cover Page, and
include, where applicable, the List of Other Managers Reporting for
this Manager (on the Cover Page), the Summary Page and the
Information Table, as follows:
a. If all of the information that a Manager is required by the
Form SH Emergency Orders to report on Form SH is reported by another
Manager (or Managers), check the box for Report Type ``FORM SH
NOTICE,'' include (on the Cover Page) the List of Other Managers
Reporting for this Manager, and omit both the Summary Page and the
Information Table.
b. If all of the information that a Manager is required by the
Form SH Emergency Orders to report on Form SH is reported in this
report, check the box for Report Type ``FORM SH ENTRIES REPORT,''
omit from the Cover Page the List of Other Managers Reporting for
this Manager, and include both the Summary Page and the Information
Table.
c. If only a part of the information that a Manager is required
by the Form SH Emergency Orders to report on Form SH is reported in
this report, check the box for Report Type ``FORM SH COMBINATION
REPORT,'' include (on the Cover Page) the List of Other Managers
Reporting for this Manager, and include both the Summary Page and
the Information Table.
Summary Page:
7. Include on the Summary Page the Report Summary, containing
the Number of Other Included Managers, the Information Table Entry
Total and the Information Table Value Total.
a. Enter as the Number of Other Included Managers the total
number of other Managers listed in the List of Other Included
Managers on the Summary Page, not counting the Manager filing this
report. See Special Instruction 8. If none, enter the number zero
(``0'').
b. Enter as the Information Table Entry Total the total number
of line entries providing issuer information included in the
Information Table.
c. Enter as the Information Table Value Total the aggregate fair
market value in U.S. dollars (x $1000) of all securities sold short
during the reporting period that are required to be reported on Form
SH. The Information Table Value Total is determined by multiplying
the Number of Securities Sold Short (Day) (Column 4) by the closing
market price of the security on that day, or, when applicable, the
most recent business day. The Manager must express this total as a
rounded figure. See Special Instruction 9.
8. Include on the Summary Page the List of Other Included
Managers. Use the title, column headings and format provided.
a. If this Form SH does not report the information that a
Manager is required by the Form SH Emergency Orders to report on
Form SH of any Manager other than the Manager filing this report,
enter the word ``NONE'' under the title and omit the column headings
and list entries.
b. If this Form SH reports the information that a Manager is
required by the Form SH Emergency Orders to report on Form SH of one
or more Managers other than the Manager filing this report, enter in
the List of Other Included Managers all such Managers together with
their respective Form 13F file numbers, if known. (The Form 13F file
numbers are assigned to Managers when they file their first Form
13F). Assign a number to each Manager in the List of Other Included
Managers, and present the list in sequential order. The numbers need
not be consecutive. The List of Other Managers cannot include the
Manager filing this report.
Information Table:
9. In determining the fair market value of securities sold
short, a Manager must use the market price of the section 13(f)
securities as of the close of floor trading on the New York Stock
Exchange (``NYSE'') for the day in question. If the securities are
sold short on a non-business day, a Manager must use the market
price of the section 13(f) securities as of the close of the NYSE
for the most recent business day. Such market closing time shall be
used to determine the price for all SH Short Positions, irrespective
of which U.S. equity market the issuer trades on. Enter values
rounded to the nearest one thousand dollars (with ``000'' omitted).
10. Furnish the Information Table using the table title, column
headings and format provided. Provide column headings once at the
beginning of each page of the Information Table. Present the table
in accordance with the column instructions provided in Special
Instructions 10.a.i through 10.a.viii. Do not include any additional
information in the Information Table. Begin the Information Table on
a new page for each day of the prior calendar week, and number any
supplemental pages for a day using the page number and upper case
letters (e.g., Monday-Page 2, Monday-Page 2A, Monday-Page 2B, etc.).
Do not include any portion of the Information Table on either the
Cover Page or the Summary Page.
a. Instructions for each column in the Information Table:
i. Column 1. Name of Issuer. Enter in Column 1 the name of the
issuer as it appears in the current 13F List. Reasonable
abbreviations are permitted.
ii. Column 2. CUSIP Number. Enter in Column 2 the nine (9) digit
CUSIP number of the security for which information is being
reported.
iii. Column 3. Short Position (Start of Day). Enter in Column 3
the number of securities that represent the Manager's short position
in the issuer as of the start of each calendar day during the
reporting period. The Short Position (Start of Day) for Monday,
September 22, 2008 shall be zero.
iv. Column 4. Number of Securities Sold Short (Day). Enter in
Column 4 the aggregate number of securities in the issuer that the
Manager sold short for each calendar day during the reporting
period.
v. Column 5. Value of Securities Sold Short (Day). Enter in
Column 5 the market value in U.S. dollars (x $1,000) of the number
of securities reported in Column 4. In valuing such securities, use
the fair market value for each security. See Special Instruction 9.
vi. Column 6. Short Position (End of Day). Enter in Column 6 the
number of securities that represent the Manager's short position in
the issuer as of the end of each calendar day during the reporting
period.
vii. Column 7. Largest Intraday Short Position. Enter in Column
7 the number of securities that represent the Manager's largest
single short position in the issuer for each calendar day during the
reporting period.
viii. Column 8. Time of Day of Largest Intraday Short Position.
Enter in Column 7 the time of day (Eastern Daylight Time) that the
Manager had the largest single short position in the issuer, as
reported in Column 7.
11. Preparation of the electronic filing:
Filing documents may be submitted in either ASCII or HTML
document format. For ASCII submissions, please note items a, b, and
c. Preparation of the filing document should follow instructions in
the EDGAR Filer Manual, (Volume 2) EDGAR Filing available on the
SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/edmanuals.htm.
a. No line on the Cover Page or the Summary Page may exceed 80
characters in length. See rule 305 of Regulation S-T [17

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CFR 232.305]. The EDGAR tag may be used if it is necessary
to increase the width of a line on the Cover Page or the Summary
Page in a Form SH that is formatted in ASCII. See EDGAR Filer Manual
(Volume 2) for details on the use of this tag.
b. No line in the Form SH Information Table may exceed 132
characters in length. See rule 305 of Regulation S-T [17 CFR
232.305].
c. If the Form SH Report Type is ``SH ENTRIES REPORT'' or ``SH
COMBINATION REPORT,'' then place one EDGAR tag at the end of
the Cover Page and one tag at the end of the Summary Page.
Additional EDGAR tags are not required. Those electing to
include additional tags should, for each page containing a
tag, include no more than sixty (60) lines per page,
including the line on which the tag is placed.
d. In preparing the Form SH report for electronic filing, a
Manager may omit underscoring used in the form to indicate the
placement of information that the Manager is to furnish.
e. Use the following EDGAR submission types for the following
Form SH Report Types:

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Form SH report type EDGAR submission type
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FORM SH ENTRIES
REPORT:
Initial Filing.......................... SH-ER
Amendments.............................. SH-ER/A
FORM SH NOTICE:
Initial Filing.......................... SH-NT
Amendments.............................. SH-NT/A
FORM SH COMBINATION REPORT:
Initial Filing.......................... SH-ER
Amendments.............................. SH-ER/A
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Filings with the form types set forth in this instruction will
be filed on a non-public basis.

Paperwork Reduction Act Information

The Office of Management and Budget has approved this collection
of information pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507 and 5 CFR 1320.13. The OMB
control number for this collection of information is 3235-0646. An
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid control number. We estimate that providing the
requested information will take, on average, approximately 5 hours.
Any member of the public may direct to the Commission any comments
concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate and any suggestions
for reducing this burden. See Form SH Emergency Orders regarding
confidentiality.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Washington, DC 20549

FORM SH

FORM SH COVER PAGE

Report for the Period Ended:
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Check here if Amendment [ballot];
Amendment Number:------------------------------------------------------
This Amendment (Check only one):
[ballot] is a restatement.
[ballot] adds new entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
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Address:---------------------------------------------------------------
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Form 13F File Number: 28-----------------------------------------------

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing
the report is authorized to submit it, that all information
contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is
understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists,
and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name:------------------------------------------------------------------
Title:-----------------------------------------------------------------
Phone:-----------------------------------------------------------------

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
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[Signature]

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[City, State]

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[Date]

Report Type (Check only one):
[ballot] FORM SH ENTRIES REPORT. (Check here if all entries of this
reporting manager are reported in this report.)
[ballot] FORM SH NOTICE. (Check here if no entries reported are in
this report, and all entries are reported by other reporting
manager(s).)
[ballot] FORM SH COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the
entries for this reporting manager is reported in this report and a
portion is reported by other reporting manager(s).)

List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]
Form 13F File Number:
28-[Repeat as necessary.]----------------------------------------------

Name:------------------------------------------------------------------

FORM SH SUMMARY PAGE

Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers:
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Form SH Information Table Entry Total:
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Form SH Information Table Value Total:
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(thousands)

List of Other Included Managers:

Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s)
of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this
Form SH report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.

[If there are no entries in this list, state ``NONE'' and omit the
column headings and list entries.]

No.--------------------------------------------------------------------

Form 13F File Number:
28---------------------------------------------------------------------

Name:------------------------------------------------------------------

[Repeat as necessary.]

Form SH Information Table--Page 1
Sunday [Month, Day, Year]
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Value of Time of day
Short Number of securities Short Largest of largest
Name of issuer CUSIP position securities sold short position intraday intraday
(start of sold short (day) (X (end of short short
day) (day) $1,000) day) position position
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
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Form SH Information Table--Page 2
Monday [Month, Day, Year]
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Value of Time of day
Short Number of securities Short Largest of largest
Name of issuer CUSIP position securities sold short position intraday intraday
(start of sold short (day) (X (end of short short
day) (day) $1,000) day) position position
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
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Form SH Information Table--Page 3
Tuesday [Month, Day, Year]
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Value of Time of day
Short Number of securities Short Largest of largest
Name of issuer CUSIP position securities sold short position intraday intraday
(start of sold short (day) (X (end of short short
day) (day) $1,000) day) position position
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
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Value of Time of day
Short Number of securities Short Largest of largest
Name of issuer CUSIP position securities sold short position intraday intraday
(start of sold short (day) (X (end of short short
day) (day) $1,000) day) position position
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Thursday [Month, Day, Year]
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Value of Time of day
Short Number of securities Short Largest of largest
Name of issuer CUSIP position securities sold short position intraday intraday
(start of sold short (day) (X (end of short short
day) (day) $1,000) day) position position
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Form SH Information Table--Page 6
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Value of Time of day
Short Number of securities Short Largest of largest
Name of issuer CUSIP position securities sold short position intraday intraday
(start of sold short (day) (X (end of short short
day) (day) $1,000) day) position position
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Form SH Information Table--Page 7
Saturday [Month, Day, Year]
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Value of Time of day
Short Number of securities Short Largest of largest
Name of issuer CUSIP position securities sold short position intraday intraday
(start of sold short (day) (X (end of short short
day) (day) $1,000) day) position position
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[Federal Register: October 8, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 196)]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 58723]

 
Order Extending Emergency Order Pursuant to Section 12(K)(2) of 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Taking Temporary Action To Respond 
to Market Developments

October 2, 2008.
    Pursuant to Section 12(k)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Exchange Act''),\1\ on September 18, 2008, the Securities and 
Exchange Commission (``Commission'') issued an Emergency Order (the 
``Order'') that prohibited persons from selling short the securities of 
financial institutions. The Order became effective at 12:01 a.m. E.D.T. 
on September 19, 2008 and is currently set to terminate at 11:59 p.m. 
E.D.T. on October 2, 2008.\2\
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78l(k)(2).
    \2\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 58592 (Sept. 18, 
2008); see also Securities Exchange Act Release No. 58611 (Sept. 21, 
2008).
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    Pursuant to our authority under Section 12(k)(2)(C) of the Exchange 
Act, we are extending the Order. Section 12(k)(2)(C) authorizes the 
Commission to extend an emergency order issued pursuant to Section 
12(k)(2)(A) of the Exchange Act for a total effective period of up to 
30 calendar days, if the Commission finds that the emergency still 
exists and determines that an extension is necessary in the public 
interest and for the protection of investors to maintain fair and 
orderly securities markets.
    We have carefully reevaluated the current state of the markets and 
we remain concerned about the potential for sudden and excessive 
fluctuations of securities prices generally and disruption in the 
functioning of the securities markets that could threaten fair and 
orderly markets. We intend the prohibition to restore investor and 
market confidence by preventing short selling from being used to drive 
down the prices of securities in financial institutions even where 
there is no fundamental basis for a price decline other than general 
market conditions. Thus, we have determined in this environment that 
the standards under Section 12(k)(2) for extending the Order have been 
met. Accordingly, we have determined that extending the Order is in the 
public interest and necessary to maintain fair and orderly securities 
markets and for the protection of investors.
    It is therefore ordered that, pursuant to Section 12(k)(2)(C) of 
the Exchange Act, the Order is extended such that it will terminate at 
the earlier of (i) three business days from the President's signing of 
the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H.R. 1424), or (ii) 
11:59 p.m. E.D.T. on Friday, October 17, 2008.

    By the Commission.
Florence E. Harmon,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-23862 Filed 10-7-08; 8:45 am]

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