Subject: International listings Author: "Paul Arlman" at Internet Date: 4/12/99 11:40 PM To the Secretary of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission mr Jonathan G.Katz Washington DC Brussels, April 12, 1999 Dear mr Secretary, The Federation of European Stock Exchanges (FESE) greatly appreciates the opportunity to comment on the rule proposals made by the SEC on international listings (S 7399, International Series Rel. 1182). However, the comment period ending as of today does not allow us sufficient time for consideration for which reason we respectfully submit to you to extend the deadline by 60 days. Yours sincerely, (signed) Paul Arlman Secretary General FESE 41, rue du Lombard Brussels 1000 Belgium (arlman@fese.be)