Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Pub. L. 94409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold the following meeting during the week of January 3, 2005:

A closed meeting will be held on Thursday, January 6, 2005, at 10 a.m.

Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the

I. Introduction

On June 30, 2004, the American Stock Exchange LLC (``Amex'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,\1\ as amended (the ``Act''), and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to amend its

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on December 16, 2004, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (``MSRB'' or ``Board'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the proposed rule

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on December 21, 2004, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (``NASD''), through its subsidiary, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (``Nasdaq''), filed with the Securities and

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``SEA'' or the ``Exchange Act''),\2\ and Rule 19b4
thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby given that on December 1, 2004, the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (``NYSE'' or the ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ``Commission'' or