UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Before the

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Release No. 94312 / February 25, 2022

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING

File No. 3-17614

In the Matter of

Laurence I. Balter d/b/a Oracle

Investment Research,

Respondent.

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ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO

ENTER AN ORDER APPROVING OR

DISAPPROVING PLAN OF

DISTRIBUTION

On December 29, 2021, pursuant to Rule 1103 of the United States Securities and

Exchange Commission’s Rules on Fair Fund and Disgorgement Plans (the “Commission’s

Rules”), 17 C.F.R.§ 201.1103, the Commission published a Notice of Proposed Plan of

Distribution and Opportunity to Comment (“Notice”)1 for the distribution of monies placed into

a Fair Fund in the above-captioned matter. The Notice invited public comment on the proposed

plan of distribution (“Plan”) through January 28, 2022, and the Commission received one public

comment that raised various issues (the “Comment”).

Rule 1104 of the Commission’s Rules, 17 C.F.R. § 201.1104, provides in relevant part,

“[t]he order approving or disapproving the plan should be entered within 30 days after the end of

the final period allowed for comments on the proposed plan unless the Commission or the

hearing officer, by written order, allows a longer period for good cause shown.”

Thirty (30) days from the end of the final period for comments on the Plan will lapse on

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Exchange Act Rel. No. 93872 (Dec. 29, 2021).

February 27, 2022. The Division requests additional time to present its recommendation to the

Commission regarding the Comment and the Plan and has demonstrated good cause to extend

the thirty (30) day time period, provided in Rule 1104 of the Commission’s Rules, with entry of

an order extending time to approve or disapprove the Plan until April 29, 2022.

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that pursuant to Rule 1104 of the Commission’s Rules,2

for good cause shown, the time for entering an order approving or disapproving the Plan is

extended to April 29, 2021.

For the Commission, by its Secretary, pursuant to delegated authority.

Vanessa A. Countryman

Secretary

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17 C.F.R. § 201.1104.

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