SECURITIES ACT REGISTRATIONS
January 19, 2011

The following registration statements have been  filed  with  the  SEC
under the Securities Act of 1933. The reported information appears  as
follows: Form, Name, Address and Phone Number (if  available)  of  the
issuer of the security; Title and the number and/or face amount of the
securities  being  offered;  Name  of  the  managing  underwriter   or
depositor (if  applicable);  File  number  and  date  filed;  Assigned
Branch; and a designation if the statement is a New Issue.

Registration  statements  may  be viewed in person in the Commission's
Public  Reference  Branch  at  100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. To
obtain  paper  copies, please refer to information on the Commission's
Web  site at http://www.sec.gov/answers/publicdocs.htm. In most cases,
you  can  view  and  download  this  information  by  using the search
function located at:
http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html.





S-8     NOVARTIS AG, LICHSTRASSE 35, BASEL SWITZERLAND, V8, CH 4056, 
        0 ($3,449,700,000.00) ADRs/ADSs, (File 333-171739 - Jan. 18) (BR. 01B)

S-8     MINDEN BANCORP, INC., 100 MBL BANK DRIVE, MINDEN, LA, 71055, 
        (318) 377-0523 - 107,797 ($921,388.44) Equity, (File 333-171740 - 
        Jan. 18) (BR. 07)

F-8     NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC, SUITE 2300, 200 GRANVILLE STREET, VANCOUVER, 
        A1, V6C 1S4, 604-669-6227 - 2,474,034 ($40,166,657.00) Equity, 
        (File 333-171742 - Jan. 18) (BR. 04B)

S-8     Golden Spirit Enterprises Ltd., 385 52 AVE, POINT-CALUMET, A8, J0N 1G4, 
        514 688 3289 - 12,000,000 ($360,000.00) Equity, (File 333-171743 - 
        Jan. 18) (BR. 05C)

S-8     ZOOM TECHNOLOGIES INC, C/O BARRY I. GROSSMAN, ESQ., ELLENOFF, 
        GROSSMAN & SCHOLE, 150 EAST 42ND STREET, NEW YORK, NY, 10017, 
        9176090333 - 600,000 ($2,574,000.00) Equity, (File 333-171744 - 
        Jan. 18) (BR. 11A)

S-1     PIONEER FINANCIAL SERVICES INC, 4700 BELLEVIEW AVE, KANSAS CITY, MO, 
        64112, 816-448-2300 - 0 ($50,000,000.00) Other, (File 333-171745 - 
        Jan. 18) (BR. 07C)

N-2     NUVEEN VIRGINIA PREMIUM INCOME MUNICIPAL FUND, 333 WEST WACKER DR, 
        CHICAGO, IL, 60606, 3129178200 - 1,000 ($10,000.00) Equity, 
        (File 333-171746 - Jan. 18) (BR. 18)

S-3ASR  NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS, 455 MISSION BAY BOULEVARD SOUTH, SAN FRANCISCO, 
        CA, 94158, 4154825300 - 0 ($0.00) Debt, 
        0 ($0.00) Debt Convertible into Equity, 0 ($0.00) Equity, 
        (File 333-171747 - Jan. 18) (BR. 01B)

S-1     Advanced Life Sciences Holdings, Inc., (630) 739-6744 - 
        0 ($1,829,321.94) Equity, (File 333-171748 - Jan. 18) (BR. 01B)

S-3ASR  Pharmasset Inc, 303-A COLLEGE ROAD EAST, PRINCETON, NJ, 08540, 
        609-613-4100 - 0 ($0.00) Equity, (File 333-171750 - Jan. 18) (BR. 01C)

F-3ASR  TENARIS SA, 23 AVENUE MONTEREY, LUXEMBOURG, N4, L 2086, 212-376-6500 - 
        0 ($0.00) Non-Convertible Debt, (File 333-171751 - Jan. 18) (BR. 06A)