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The NASDAQ Stock Market®
Dual Listing Agreement
This dual listing agreement (“Dual Listing Agreement”) should be executed and submitted by
issuers currently listed on a registered, national securities exchange (“Other Exchange”) seeking
initial listing on The NASDAQ Stock Market without having their securities designated as
NASDAQ® national market securities within the meaning of Section 11A of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or the rules thereunder. Additionally, this Agreement should be executed
and submitted by any issuer that has previously submitted a Dual Listing Agreement if such
issuer is changing its name.
COMPANY NAME
(“Company”), in consideration for the listing of its securities on The NASDAQ Stock Market,
hereby agrees with The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (collectively, with its affiliates, “NASDAQ”)
that:
1. A. Company certifies that it understands and agrees to comply with all NASDAQ rules,
as they may be amended from time to time, and pay all applicable listing fees when
due.
B. Since Company is currently designated as a national market system security through
its listing on the Other Exchange, NASDAQ will not be required to, and therefore will
not, designate Company’s securities as a national market system security upon the
listing of Company’s securities on NASDAQ.
C. So long as Company remains listed on the Other Exchange:
(i) Company will not be subject to NASDAQ Listing Rule 5250(b)(1), which requires
advance notification of the release of material news to NASDAQ’s Market Watch
Department; and
(ii) Company will not be subject to NASDAQ Listing IM-5250-1, which provides
authority for the implementation of trading halts in an issuer’s securities, except to
the extent that the trading halt is being implemented pursuant to NASDAQ
Marketplace Rules 4120(a)(2), 4120(a)(3) or 4120(a)(4), so as to honor a trading
halt implemented by the Other Exchange.
2.
In the event Company’s securities are removed from the Other Exchange, voluntarily
or otherwise, NASDAQ agrees to designate Company’s securities as national market
system securities, provided Company meets the applicable NASDAQ continued listing
requirements as they exist at that time. Company hereby agrees that in such an
event, it will comply with all applicable NASDAQ listing requirements, including without
limitation NASDAQ Listing Rules 5250(b)(1) and IM 5250-1 referenced above.
3.
Company agrees that it will promptly notify NASDAQ in writing of any corporate action
or other event that will cause Company to cease to be in compliance with NASDAQ
listing requirements. Company further agrees to promptly notify NASDAQ in writing in
the event it notifies the Other Exchange that it no longer satisfies the listing
requirements of that Other Exchange or in the event Company receives notification
from the Other Exchange that it no longer satisfies the applicable listing requirements
of that Other Exchange.
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4.
Company understands that NASDAQ may remove its securities from The NASDAQ
Stock Market, pursuant to applicable procedures, if it fails to meet one or more
requirements of Paragraphs 1-3.
5.
Company understands that if an exception to any of the provisions of any of the
NASDAQ rules has been granted by NASDAQ, such exception shall, during the time it
is in effect, supersede any conflicting provision of this Dual Listing Agreement.
6.
Company warrants and represents that any trading symbol requested to be used by
Company does not violate any trade/service mark, trade name, or other intellectual
property right of any third party. Company agrees and understands that a trading
symbol is provided to Company for the limited purpose of identifying Company’s
security in authorized quotation and trading systems and that Company has no
ownership rights in the trading symbol. The assignment and use of a trading symbol
is governed by the National Market System Plan for the Selection and Reservation of
Securities Symbols, as may be amended from time to time.
7.
Company authorizes NASDAQ to use Company’s corporate logos, Web site address,
trade names, and trade/service marks in order to publicize Company’s dual listing on
The NASDAQ Stock Market, as well as to convey quotation information, transactional
reporting information, and other information regarding Company in connection with
The NASDAQ Stock Market. In order to ensure the accuracy of the information,
Company agrees to provide NASDAQ with Company’s current corporate logos, Web
site address, trade names, and trade/service marks as they may be amended from
time to time.
8.
Company agrees to hold harmless and indemnify NASDAQ (and its officers, directors,
employees and agents) against any and all claims and losses, including but not limited
to costs and attorneys’ fees, resulting from, suffered, or incurred as a result of any
third party’s claim or litigation relating to the infringement of any trade/service mark,
trade name, or other intellectual property right related to or arising out of NASDAQ’s
use of Company’s trading symbol, corporate logos, Web site address, trade names,
and trade/service marks in accordance with the terms of this Dual Listing Agreement.
NASDAQ Warranty; Disclaimers of Warranties.
9.
For any goods or services provided to Company, NASDAQ shall endeavor to provide
them in a good and workmanlike manner. Beyond the warranties stated in this
section, there are no other warranties of any kind, express, implied or statutory
(including the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular use or
purpose).
Limitation of Liability.
10.
In no event will NASDAQ be liable for any trading losses, loss of profits, indirect,
special, punitive, consequential, or incidental loss or damage, even if NASDAQ has
been advised of the possibility of such damages. If NASDAQ is, for any reason, held
liable for any of the above, the liability of NASDAQ is limited:
(a)
(b)
for goods and services for which Company is specifically charged, to the
amount paid by Company for those goods or services during the twelve (12)
months preceding the accrual of the claim; and
in all other instances, to the amount of the annual listing fee paid by Company
during the twelve (12) months preceding the accrual of the claim.
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11.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, NASDAQ shall not be relieved from liability for
damages that result from NASDAQ’s gross negligence or willful tortious misconduct, or
from personal injury or wrongful death claims.
12.
For goods and services provided under a separate written agreement, the limitation of
liability provisions in that agreement shall govern any claims relating to or arising from
the provision of those goods and services.
13.
Under no circumstances shall NASDAQ have any liability for any third party’s goods
and/or services.
14.
Company and NASDAQ agree that these terms reflect a reasonable allocation of risk
and limitation of liability.
15.
This Dual Listing Agreement shall be deemed to have been made in the United States,
in the State of New York and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York, without reference to principles of conflicts of laws.
As an officer of the Company, I am authorized to execute this agreement on the Company’s
behalf.
SIGNATURE
DATE
NAME
TITLE
CORPORATE SEAL
(Optional)
Submit this Dual Listing Agreement to:
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Listing Qualifications
9600 Blackwell Road
Rockville, MD 20850
Note: Issuers changing their name must also concurrently submit the NASDAQ Notification:
Change in Company Name.
©April 2011, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. All rights reserved. The NASDAQ Stock Market and NASDAQ
are registered trademarks of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
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