Self-Regulatory Organizations; Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 Thereto, and Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval to Amendment Nos. 6 and 7, Relating to Amendments to Its By-Laws and Charter in Connection With a Restructuring of Its Board of Governors, 26589-26592 [E6-6776]
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explains the terms, characteristics, and
risks of trading such shares.
4. NYSE Arca, Inc. will require that
investors purchasing newly-issued
Shares will receive a prospectus and
that ETP Holders purchasing Shares
from the Trust for resale to investors
will deliver a prospectus to such
investors.
5. The Exchange will also cease
trading in the Shares pursuant to UTP
if: (a) the listing market stops trading the
Shares because of a regulatory halt
similar to NYSE Arca Equities, Inc. 7.12
or a halt because the ITV or the value
of the underlying Index is no longer
available as described in the Amex
Order; or (b) if the primary market
delists the Shares.32
With respect to the trading of these
Shares pursuant to UTP, this approval
order is conditioned on NYSE Arca,
Inc.’s adherence to these
representations.
The Commission finds good cause for
approving this proposed rule change
before the thirtieth day after the
publication of notice thereof in the
Federal Register. As noted previously,
the Commission previously found that
the listing and trading of these Shares
on the Amex is consistent with the
Act.33 The Commission presently is not
aware of any issue that would cause it
to revisit that earlier finding or preclude
the trading of these Shares on the
Exchange pursuant to UTP. The
Commission also notes that
Commentary .02 to NYSE Arca Equities,
Inc. Rule 8.200 is substantially similar
to rules previously approved by the
Commission for other SROs.34
Therefore, accelerating approval of this
proposed rule change should benefit
investors by creating, without undue
delay, additional competition in the
market for these Shares.
V. Conclusion
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It is therefore ordered, pursuant to
Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,35 that the
proposed rule change (SR–PCX–2006–
22), is approved on an accelerated basis.
32 If the Exchange is the listing market for TIRs
that invest in Investment Shares, the Exchange will
halt trading in the TIRs if: (1) The value of the
underlying Index updated at least every 15 seconds
from a source not affiliated with the sponsor, trust,
or the Exchange is no longer available; (2) the IFV
per Share updated at least every 15 seconds is no
longer available; or (3) the Exchange stops
providing on the Exchange’s Web site, via a
hyperlink to the fund’s Web site, such Index value
and IFV per Share.
33 See Amex Order.
34 See Amex Rule 1200A et seq.
35 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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For the Commission, by the Division of
Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated
authority.36
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6–6781 Filed 5–4–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8010–01–P
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–53734; File No. SR–Phlx–
2005–93]
Self-Regulatory Organizations;
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.;
Order Approving a Proposed Rule
Change and Amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3,
4, and 5 Thereto, and Notice of Filing
and Order Granting Accelerated
Approval to Amendment Nos. 6 and 7,
Relating to Amendments to Its ByLaws and Charter in Connection With
a Restructuring of Its Board of
Governors
April 27, 2006.
I. Introduction
On December 30, 2005, the
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.
(‘‘Phlx’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to section
19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4
thereunder,2 a proposed rule change to
amend its By-laws (‘‘By-Laws’’) and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation
(‘‘Charter’’) to revise the current
structure of the Exchange’s Board of
Governors (‘‘Board’’). On February 16,
2006, the Exchange filed Amendment
No. 1 to the proposed rule change; on
March 10, 2006, the Exchange filed
Amendment No. 2 to the proposed rule
change; on March 17, 2006, the
Exchange filed Amendment No. 3 to the
proposed rule change; and on March 20,
2006, the Exchange filed Amendment
Nos. 4 and 5 to the proposed rule
change.3 The proposed rule change was
published for comment in the Federal
Register on March 23, 2006.4
The Commission received no
comments on the proposal. On April 25,
2006, the Exchange filed Amendment
No. 6 to the proposed rule change,5 and
36 17
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
3 For a brief description of these amendments, see
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53518 (March
20, 2006), 71 FR 14766 (March 23, 2006) (‘‘Notice’’),
at notes 3 through 7, inclusive.
4 See Notice.
5 In Amendment No. 6, the Exchange
consolidated the rule text of the proposed rule
change, as revised by prior amendments, into a
single document; revised the proposed definition of
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on April 27, 2006, the Exchange filed
Amendment No. 7 to the proposed rule
change.6 This order approves the
proposed rule change, as amended by
Amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
Simultaneously, the Commission
provides notice of filing of Amendment
Nos. 6 and 7, and grants accelerated
approval of Amendment Nos. 6 and 7.
II. Description of the Proposal
The proposed rule change, as
amended, would revise both the
Exchange’s By-Laws and Charter to
restructure the composition of the Board
and certain Board committees.
Specifically, the proposed rule change
would create a majority independent
Board; adopt definitions of
‘‘Independent’’ and ‘‘Independent
Governor’’ and adopt independence
determination standards based
principally on the Commission’s
proposed SRO governance rulemaking; 7
convert all Non-Industry 8 Governor
positions on the Board to Independent
Governor positions and add an
additional Independent Governor;
eliminate the positions of On-Floor and
Off-Floor Governors 9 and create
Member Governor and Stockholder
Governor positions; 10 revise the
categories of Governors that are elected
by Phlx members; 11 reduce the number
of Vice-Chairmen of the Board from two
to one and adopt new criteria for
selecting the Vice-Chairman; and make
other revisions, including with respect
to the composition of various Board
standing committees.
A. Board Composition
Currently, the Board consists of 22
Governors: The Chairman of the Board,
who is the Chief Executive Officer of the
Exchange; 11 Non-Industry Governors
(including at least five Public
‘‘Stockholder Governor’’ in the Charter and ByLaws to clarify its meaning; and made minor
revisions and clarifying changes to the rule text and
purpose section of the filing. Amendment No. 6
superseded and replaced the proposed rule change,
as amended, in its entirety.
6 In Amendment No. 7, the Exchange proposed to
change the word ‘‘affiliation’’ to ‘‘relationship’’ in
the proposed definition of ‘‘Material Relationship;’’
incorporated the portion of the statutory basis
section of the filing that was inadvertently omitted
in Amendment No. 6, and made other technical
changes to the proposed rule text.
7 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 50669
(November 18, 2004), 69 FR 71126 (December 8,
2004) (‘‘Proposed SRO Governance Rulemaking’’).
8 See Phlx By-Laws Article I, section 1–1(t) for a
definition of ‘‘non-industry’’ when used in the
context of Governors or committee members.
9 See Phlx By-Laws Article IV, section 4–1 for a
discussion of On-Floor and Off-Floor Governors.
10 See proposed Phlx By-Laws Article I, Sections
1–1(u) (defining ‘‘Member Governor’’) and 1–1(hh)
(defining ‘‘Stockholder Governor’’).
11 See infra note 17 and accompanying text.
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Governors); 12 five On-Floor Governors;
and five Off-Floor Governors. The
Exchange has proposed to increase the
number of Governors to 23 and to revise
the composition of the Board to consist
of: the Chairman of the Board, who is
the Chief Executive Officer of the
Exchange; 12 Independent Governors;
six Stockholder Governors; two Member
Governors; one Philadelphia Board of
Trade (‘‘PBOT’’) Governor; and one
Vice-Chairman.
1. Majority Independent Board
The Exchange proposes to convert all
Non-Industry and Public Governor
positions to Independent Governor
positions and to add an additional
Independent Governor, for a total of 12
Independent Governors. Under the
proposal, an ‘‘Independent Governor’’
would be defined as a Governor who
has no Material Relationship with the
Exchange or any affiliate of the
Exchange, any member of the Exchange
or any affiliate of such member, or any
issuer of securities that are listed or
traded on the Exchange or a facility of
the Exchange.13 ‘‘Material Relationship’’
would be defined as a relationship,
compensatory or otherwise, that could
reasonably affect the independent
judgment or decision-making of a
Governor.14 The proposed rule change
would require the Nominating,
Elections and Governance Committee
first to ascertain that candidates for
Independent Governor positions are
qualified under the proposed definition
of ‘‘Independent’’ prior to nominating
them,15 and then would require the
Board to make subsequent
independence determinations following
an Independent Governor’s nomination
at least annually, and as often as
necessary in light of a Governor’s
circumstances.16
2. Designated Governors
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The Exchange proposes to replace the
five On-Floor Governor positions with
five Designated Governor positions. The
‘‘Designated Governors’’ would consist
of the two Member Governors, the two
Designated Independent Governors, and
12 See Phlx By-Laws Article I, section 1–1(y) for
a definition of ‘‘public’’ when used in the context
of Governors or committee members.
13 See proposed Phlx By-Laws Article I, sections
1–1(o) and (p). See also proposed Phlx Charter
Article FOURTH (b)(iii)(A).
14 See proposed Phlx By-Laws Article I, section
1–1(s).
15 See proposed changes to Phlx By-Laws Article
III, section 3–4(a) and Article XXVIII, Section 28–
3(c).
16 See proposed ‘‘Annual Independence Review’’
in the Phlx By-Laws Article IV, section 4–4(b).
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the one PBOT Governor.17 A ‘‘Member
Governor’’ is defined as a Governor who
is a member or a general partner or an
executive officer (vice-president and
above) of a member organization and is
duly elected to fill one of the two (2)
vacancies on the Board of Governors
allocated to Member Governors.18 The
‘‘Designated Independent Governors’’
are the two Independent Governors who
are elected by the Phlx members.19 The
‘‘PBOT Governor’’ is a Governor who is
a member of the PBOT and is duly
elected to fill the one (1) vacancy on the
Board allocated to the PBOT Governor.
3. Stockholder Governors
The Exchange also proposes to
replace the five Off-Floor Governor
positions with six Stockholder Governor
positions. The Stockholder Governors
would be elected by the holders of the
Exchange’s Common Stock. A
‘‘Stockholder Governor’’ is defined as a
Governor who is a holder of Class A or
Class B Common Stock in the Exchange
or an officer, director (or a person in a
similar position in business entities that
are not corporations), designee or an
employee of a holder of Class A or Class
B Common Stock in the Exchange or of
any affiliate or subsidiary of such holder
of Class A or Class B Common Stock
and who is duly elected to fill one of the
six vacancies on the Board of Governors
allocated to the Stockholder
Governors.20 In addition to electing the
Stockholder Governors, the Exchange’s
Common Stock holders would elect 10
of the 12 Independent Governors.
4. Single Vice-Chairman of the Board
Currently, there are two ViceChairmen of the Board; one ViceChairman is selected from one of the
On-Floor Governors by the member
organization representatives or, if there
is no contest between or among Floor
17 At the annual meeting of members and member
organizations, member organization representatives
elect the Designated Governors, who are then
elected at the annual stockholders meeting by the
holder of the Series A Preferred Stock. See Phlx ByLaws, Article III, section 3–2(a) and Article XXVIII,
section 28–2.
18 See proposed Phlx By-Laws Article I, section
1–1(u).
19 The former 11 Non-Industry Governors were
elected by the holders of the Exchange’s Common
Stock. Under the proposed rule change, two of the
12 Independent Governors would be Designated
Independent Governors and would be elected by
Phlx members and member organizations, through
their respective member organization
representatives, but the other 10 Independent
Governors would be elected by the holders of the
Exchange’s Common Stock. See discussion infra
sections II.A.3 and III.
20 See Amendment No. 6 (proposing to amend
proposed Phlx By-Laws Article I, section 1–1(hh).
See also proposed Phlx Charter Article FOURTH
(b)(iii)(A)).
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Governors, by the Board, and one ViceChairman is selected from one of the
Off-Floor Governors by the Board.21 The
Phlx proposes to amend its By-Laws to
provide for a single Vice-Chairman of
the Board, who would be recommended
by the Chairman for nomination by the
Nominating, Elections and Governance
Committee and elected by the holders of
Common Stock.22 The Vice-Chairman
would serve as a Governor and would
not be subject to any term limits.23 The
Vice-Chairman would be required to be
an individual who, within the prior
three years, has been a member
primarily engaged in business on the
Exchange’s equity market or equity
options market, or is a general partner,
executive officer (vice-president or
above) or a member associated with a
member organization primarily engaged
in business on the Exchange’s equity
market or equity options market.24
B. Composition of Board Committees
The Exchange proposes to revise the
composition of certain Board
committees to reflect the proposed
Board restructuring.
1. Nominating, Elections and
Governance Committee
Currently, the Phlx’s Nominating and
Elections Committee is composed of
seven members: The committee
Chairman, who must be a Public
Governor; three Non-Industry
Governors; one Off-Floor Member, who
may be a Governor; one On-Floor Equity
Governor; and one On-Floor Equity
Options Governor.25 The Exchange
proposes to reduce the size of this
committee to five members, consisting
of: three Independent Governors (one of
whom must be a Designated
Independent Governor), one Member
Governor, and one Stockholder
Governor. The Exchange also proposes
to rename the committee as the
‘‘Nominating, Elections and Governance
Committee.’’ The Nominating, Elections
and Governance Committee would
select its Chairman from among the
members of the committee that are
Independent Governors.
2. Business Conduct Committee
The Exchange’s Business Conduct
Committee currently is composed of
nine members: Three Non-Industry
21 See
Phlx By-Laws Article IV, section 4–2.
proposed Phlx By-Laws Article XXVIII,
section 28–3(b) and proposed Phlx Charter Article
FOURTH (b)(iii)(A).
23 See proposed Phlx By-Laws Article IV, section
4–3(a).
24 See proposed Phlx By-Laws Article V, section
5–2.
25 See Phlx By-Laws Article X, section 10–19(a).
22 See
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Governors (one of whom must be a
Public Governor); one Equity Floor
member; one Equity Options Floor
member; one At-Large Floor member;
and three Off-Floor members. The
Exchange proposes to modify this
committee’s composition to be as
follows: Three Independent Governors;
four persons who are either Phlx
members or associated with a member
organization; one Phlx member whose
business principally is carried out on
the equity floor; and one Phlx member
whose business is principally carried
out on the equity options floor.
3. Compensation Committee
The Phlx’s Compensation Committee
is composed of five members: three
Non-Industry Governors (one of whom
must be a Public Governor) and the two
Vice-Chairmen of the Board. The
Chairman of the committee must be one
of the Non-Industry Governors. The
proposal would modify the composition
of this committee to be as follows: four
Independent Governors, one of whom
must serve as Chairman of the
committee, and the Vice-Chairman of
the Board.
4. Executive Committee
The Exchange’s Executive Committee
is composed of nine members: The
Chairman of the Board who serves as
the committee’s chairman; the two ViceChairmen of the Board; the Chairman of
the Finance Committee; the Chairmen of
the two floor committees whose floors
are not represented by the On-Floor
Vice-Chairman; one Off-Floor Governor;
and two Non-Industry Governors, one of
whom must be a Public Governor. The
proposal would modify the committee’s
composition to be as follows: the
Chairman of the Board; the ViceChairman of the Board; two Stockholder
Governors; two Independent Governors;
the Chairman of the Finance Committee;
and two Chairmen of floor committees.
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5. Quality of Markets Committee
The Exchange proposes to modify the
composition of the Quality of Markets
Committee. Specifically, the Exchange
proposes to convert all Non-Industry
committee member positions to
Independent committee member
positions and all Industry committee
member positions to Stockholder and
Member committee member positions.
The Quality of Markets Committee
would be required to include as many
Independent committee members as it
does Stockholder and Member
committee members.
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C. Other Changes
The Exchange also proposes to make
other changes to its Charter and ByLaws. The Exchange proposes to remove
the requirement in Article NINTH of its
Charter that any action required or
permitted to be taken at any meeting of
the Exchange’s stockholders may be
taken without a meeting, without prior
notice and without a vote, only with the
unanimous written consent of all the
stockholders entitled to vote thereon.
The default provision in the Delaware
General Corporate Law statute would
apply instead.26 The Exchange also
made minor and/or clarifying changes to
its By-Laws.27
D. Transition Period
The Exchange represents that the
proposed amendments to its Charter and
By-Laws would require minimal
changes to the existing composition of
the Board, subject to a formal analysis
and determination by the Board of the
qualifications of the Independent
Governors, and would largely result in
a reclassification of current Board
positions. The Exchange further
represents that, upon approval of the
proposed rule change, it intends to hold
the annual meeting of its members and
member organizations, followed by the
annual meeting of its stockholders, in
order to elect the class of 2009
Governors. The class of 2009 Governors
would be nominated and elected
pursuant to the new requirements of the
amended Charter and By-Laws. The
Exchange would permit the current
classes of 2007 and 2008 Governors to
complete their terms, but would have
the Nominating, Elections and
Governance Committee, with the
Board’s approval, appoint such
Governors to fill the new positions
established by the amended Charter and
By-Laws until the expiration of their
terms in 2007 and 2008, respectively.
III. Discussion and Commission
Findings
After careful consideration, the
Commission finds that the proposed
rule change, as amended, is consistent
with the requirements of the Act and the
26 Under title 8, section 228(a) of the Delaware
Code, unless otherwise provided in a company’s
certificate of incorporation, any action that may be
taken at a stockholders meeting may be taken
without a meeting, without prior notice, and
without a vote, upon the written consent of at least
the minimum number of votes that would be
necessary to take such action at a meeting if all the
shares entitled to vote thereon were present and
voted.
27 These minor changes include capitalizing
certain defined terms (‘‘Stockholder,’’ ‘‘Member,’’
‘‘Member Organization’’) and providing a more
specific a citation to its arbitration rules.
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rules and regulations thereunder
applicable to a national securities
exchange.28 In particular, the
Commission finds that the proposed
rule change is consistent with the
requirements of section 6(b)(3) of the
Act, which provides that the rules of an
exchange must assure a fair
representation of its members in the
selection of its directors and
administration of its affairs and provide
that one or more directors shall be
representative of issues and investors
and not be associated with a member of
the exchange, broker, or dealer.29
The Phlx’s Board of Governors
currently is composed of the Chairman
of the Board (who must be the
Exchange’s Chief Executive Officer) and
21 other Governors. By adding a new
Governor position, which would be
classified as an Independent Governor
position, the Exchange would create a
Board that is composed of a majority of
Independent Governors, i.e., 12 of the
23 Governors on the Board would have
to satisfy the proposed independence
standards. The Nominating, Elections
and Governance Committee would be
required to evaluate whether potential
candidates for the Independent
Governor positions satisfy the
Exchange’s independence criteria prior
to nominating such candidates for
election. Moreover, upon an
Independent Governor’s election, the
Board would be required to reassess
such Governor’s independence at least
annually and as often as necessary in
light of such Governor’s circumstances.
The Commission believes that the
majority independent Board should
help the Exchange mitigate any conflicts
of interest that may arise when persons
with a nexus to the Exchange are
involved in key decisions.30
Furthermore, the proposal to conduct
periodic independence determinations
should help ensure that the Exchange’s
independence standards are maintained
during an Independent Governor’s
tenure on the Board.
Currently, the five Governors elected
by Phlx members, through their member
organization representatives, consist of
28 In approving this proposed rule change, the
Commission notes that it has considered the
proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition
and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
29 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(3).
30 The Commission notes that the Phlx’s
proposals to create a majority independent Board,
to impose independence criteria for the majority of
its Governors and to assess periodically the
independence determinations for those Governors
are consonant with similar provisions in the
Proposed SRO Governance Rulemaking. The
Commission notes, however, that the Exchange may
be required to make additional changes to further
strengthen its governance structure, depending
upon the results of this rulemaking.
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the four On-Floor Governors and one
Industry Governor who is a member of
PBOT. The Exchange proposes to revise
the categories of Governors who are
elected by members to consist of two
Member Governors, one PBOT
Governor, and two Designated
Independent Governors (collectively,
the Designated Governors). Although
the proposal would reduce from four to
two the number of Governors who are
Phlx members and are elected by the
Exchange’s membership, it would add
two Designated Independent Governors
to be elected by Phlx members.
Accordingly, it would not reduce the
number of Governors elected by Phlx
members. Moreover, the proposal would
not alter the right of Phlx members to
submit independent nominations for the
Designated Governor positions.
In addition, the Exchange proposes to
revise the composition of its
Nominating, Elections and Governance
Committee. This committee currently is
composed of seven members, two of
whom are On-Floor Governors and thus
are elected by Phlx members. Under the
Exchange’s proposal, the committee
would consist of five members, two of
whom must be a Designated
Independent Governor and a Member
Governor. The Exchange also proposes
revisions to the composition of its
Business Conduct Committee by
requiring three of its nine members to be
Independent Governors, four committee
members to be Phlx members or persons
associated with a member organization,
one committee member to be a Phlx
member who primarily conducts
business on the Phlx’s equity floor, and
one committee member to be a Phlx
member who primarily conducts
business on the equity options floor.
In the Commission’s view, the
revisions to the composition of the
Board, the Nominating, Elections and
Governance Committee, and the
Business Conduct Committee provide
for the fair representation of members in
the selection of the Exchange’s directors
and the administration of its affairs,
consistent with the requirements of
section 6(b)(3) of the Act.31
The Commission finds good cause to
approve Amendment Nos. 6 and 7 to the
proposed rule change prior to the 30th
day after the amendment is published
for comment in the Federal Register. In
Amendment No. 6, the Exchange
proposes to incorporate the proposed
definitions of ‘‘Member Organization,’’
‘‘Vice-Chairman,’’ ‘‘Material
Relationship,’’ and ‘‘Stockholder’’ as
contained in the Phlx By-Laws into
Article FOURTH of its Charter because
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these terms are used throughout the
Phlx Charter. In Amendment No. 6, the
Exchange also proposes to revise the
definition of ‘‘Stockholder Governor’’ to
clarify the categories of persons eligible
to serve as a Stockholder Governor. In
Amendment No. 7, the Exchange
proposes to change the word
‘‘affiliation’’ in the proposed definition
of ‘‘Material Relationship’’ to
‘‘relationship’’ and to incorporate the
portion of text in the statutory basis
section of the proposed rule change that
was inadvertently omitted in
Amendment No. 6. In both Amendment
Nos. 6 and 7, the Exchange proposes
other minor revisions that are technical
in nature and do not affect the substance
of the proposed rule change.
The Commission believes that the
proposed revisions made by
Amendment Nos. 6 and 7 clarify the
proposed rule change, as amended, and
do not change its substance.
Accordingly, the Commission finds
good cause to accelerate approval of
Amendment Nos. 6 and 7.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing,
including whether Amendment Nos. 6
and 7 are consistent with the Act.
Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
Electronic Comments
• Use the Commission’s Internet
comment form (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml); or
• Send an e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File
No. SR–Phlx–2005–93 on the subject
line.
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Nancy M. Morris, Secretary,
Securities and Exchange Commission,
100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC
20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–Phlx–2005–93. This file
number should be included on the
subject line if e-mail is used. To help the
Commission process and review your
comments more efficiently, please use
only one method. The Commission will
post all comments on the Commissions
Internet Web site (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
submission, all subsequent
amendments, all written statements
with respect to the proposed rule
change that are filed with the
Commission, and all written
communications relating to the
proposed rule change between the
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Commission and any person, other than
those that may be withheld from the
public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
available for inspection and copying in
the Commission’s Public Reference
Room. Copies of such filing also will be
available for inspection and copying at
the principal office of the Phlx. All
comments received will be posted
without change; the Commission does
not edit personal identifying
information from submissions. You
should submit only information that
you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File
Number SR–Phlx–2005–93 and should
be submitted by May 26, 2006.
V. Conclusion
It is therefore ordered, pursuant to
section 19(b)(2) of the Exchange Act,32
that the proposed rule change (SR–
Phlx–2005–93), as amended by
Amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, be,
and hereby is, approved and that
Amendment Nos. 6 and 7 to the
proposed rule change be, and hereby
are, approved on an accelerated basis.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated
authority.33
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Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-53734; File No. SR-Phlx-2005-93]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.;
Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4,
and 5 Thereto, and Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated
Approval to Amendment Nos. 6 and 7, Relating to Amendments to Its By-
Laws and Charter in Connection With a Restructuring of Its Board of
Governors
April 27, 2006.
I. Introduction
On December 30, 2005, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.
(``Phlx'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4
thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to amend its By-laws (``By-
Laws'') and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (``Charter'') to
revise the current structure of the Exchange's Board of Governors
(``Board''). On February 16, 2006, the Exchange filed Amendment No. 1
to the proposed rule change; on March 10, 2006, the Exchange filed
Amendment No. 2 to the proposed rule change; on March 17, 2006, the
Exchange filed Amendment No. 3 to the proposed rule change; and on
March 20, 2006, the Exchange filed Amendment Nos. 4 and 5 to the
proposed rule change.\3\ The proposed rule change was published for
comment in the Federal Register on March 23, 2006.\4\
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
\3\ For a brief description of these amendments, see Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 53518 (March 20, 2006), 71 FR 14766 (March
23, 2006) (``Notice''), at notes 3 through 7, inclusive.
\4\ See Notice.
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The Commission received no comments on the proposal. On April 25,
2006, the Exchange filed Amendment No. 6 to the proposed rule
change,\5\ and on April 27, 2006, the Exchange filed Amendment No. 7 to
the proposed rule change.\6\ This order approves the proposed rule
change, as amended by Amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. Simultaneously,
the Commission provides notice of filing of Amendment Nos. 6 and 7, and
grants accelerated approval of Amendment Nos. 6 and 7.
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\5\ In Amendment No. 6, the Exchange consolidated the rule text
of the proposed rule change, as revised by prior amendments, into a
single document; revised the proposed definition of ``Stockholder
Governor'' in the Charter and By-Laws to clarify its meaning; and
made minor revisions and clarifying changes to the rule text and
purpose section of the filing. Amendment No. 6 superseded and
replaced the proposed rule change, as amended, in its entirety.
\6\ In Amendment No. 7, the Exchange proposed to change the word
``affiliation'' to ``relationship'' in the proposed definition of
``Material Relationship;'' incorporated the portion of the statutory
basis section of the filing that was inadvertently omitted in
Amendment No. 6, and made other technical changes to the proposed
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II. Description of the Proposal
The proposed rule change, as amended, would revise both the
Exchange's By-Laws and Charter to restructure the composition of the
Board and certain Board committees. Specifically, the proposed rule
change would create a majority independent Board; adopt definitions of
``Independent'' and ``Independent Governor'' and adopt independence
determination standards based principally on the Commission's proposed
SRO governance rulemaking; \7\ convert all Non-Industry \8\ Governor
positions on the Board to Independent Governor positions and add an
additional Independent Governor; eliminate the positions of On-Floor
and Off-Floor Governors \9\ and create Member Governor and Stockholder
Governor positions; \10\ revise the categories of Governors that are
elected by Phlx members; \11\ reduce the number of Vice-Chairmen of the
Board from two to one and adopt new criteria for selecting the Vice-
Chairman; and make other revisions, including with respect to the
composition of various Board standing committees.
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\7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 50669 (November 18,
2004), 69 FR 71126 (December 8, 2004) (``Proposed SRO Governance
Rulemaking'').
\8\ See Phlx By-Laws Article I, section 1-1(t) for a definition
of ``non-industry'' when used in the context of Governors or
committee members.
\9\ See Phlx By-Laws Article IV, section 4-1 for a discussion of
On-Floor and Off-Floor Governors.
\10\ See proposed Phlx By-Laws Article I, Sections 1-1(u)
(defining ``Member Governor'') and 1-1(hh) (defining ``Stockholder
Governor'').
\11\ See infra note 17 and accompanying text.
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A. Board Composition
Currently, the Board consists of 22 Governors: The Chairman of the
Board, who is the Chief Executive Officer of the Exchange; 11 Non-
Industry Governors (including at least five Public
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Governors); \12\ five On-Floor Governors; and five Off-Floor Governors.
The Exchange has proposed to increase the number of Governors to 23 and
to revise the composition of the Board to consist of: the Chairman of
the Board, who is the Chief Executive Officer of the Exchange; 12
Independent Governors; six Stockholder Governors; two Member Governors;
one Philadelphia Board of Trade (``PBOT'') Governor; and one Vice-
Chairman.
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\12\ See Phlx By-Laws Article I, section 1-1(y) for a definition
of ``public'' when used in the context of Governors or committee
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1. Majority Independent Board
The Exchange proposes to convert all Non-Industry and Public
Governor positions to Independent Governor positions and to add an
additional Independent Governor, for a total of 12 Independent
Governors. Under the proposal, an ``Independent Governor'' would be
defined as a Governor who has no Material Relationship with the
Exchange or any affiliate of the Exchange, any member of the Exchange
or any affiliate of such member, or any issuer of securities that are
listed or traded on the Exchange or a facility of the Exchange.\13\
``Material Relationship'' would be defined as a relationship,
compensatory or otherwise, that could reasonably affect the independent
judgment or decision-making of a Governor.\14\ The proposed rule change
would require the Nominating, Elections and Governance Committee first
to ascertain that candidates for Independent Governor positions are
qualified under the proposed definition of ``Independent'' prior to
nominating them,\15\ and then would require the Board to make
subsequent independence determinations following an Independent
Governor's nomination at least annually, and as often as necessary in
light of a Governor's circumstances.\16\
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\13\ See proposed Phlx By-Laws Article I, sections 1-1(o) and
(p). See also proposed Phlx Charter Article FOURTH (b)(iii)(A).
\14\ See proposed Phlx By-Laws Article I, section 1-1(s).
\15\ See proposed changes to Phlx By-Laws Article III, section
3-4(a) and Article XXVIII, Section 28-3(c).
\16\ See proposed ``Annual Independence Review'' in the Phlx By-
Laws Article IV, section 4-4(b).
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2. Designated Governors
The Exchange proposes to replace the five On-Floor Governor
positions with five Designated Governor positions. The ``Designated
Governors'' would consist of the two Member Governors, the two
Designated Independent Governors, and the one PBOT Governor.\17\ A
``Member Governor'' is defined as a Governor who is a member or a
general partner or an executive officer (vice-president and above) of a
member organization and is duly elected to fill one of the two (2)
vacancies on the Board of Governors allocated to Member Governors.\18\
The ``Designated Independent Governors'' are the two Independent
Governors who are elected by the Phlx members.\19\ The ``PBOT
Governor'' is a Governor who is a member of the PBOT and is duly
elected to fill the one (1) vacancy on the Board allocated to the PBOT
Governor.
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\17\ At the annual meeting of members and member organizations,
member organization representatives elect the Designated Governors,
who are then elected at the annual stockholders meeting by the
holder of the Series A Preferred Stock. See Phlx By-Laws, Article
III, section 3-2(a) and Article XXVIII, section 28-2.
\18\ See proposed Phlx By-Laws Article I, section 1-1(u).
\19\ The former 11 Non-Industry Governors were elected by the
holders of the Exchange's Common Stock. Under the proposed rule
change, two of the 12 Independent Governors would be Designated
Independent Governors and would be elected by Phlx members and
member organizations, through their respective member organization
representatives, but the other 10 Independent Governors would be
elected by the holders of the Exchange's Common Stock. See
discussion infra sections II.A.3 and III.
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3. Stockholder Governors
The Exchange also proposes to replace the five Off-Floor Governor
positions with six Stockholder Governor positions. The Stockholder
Governors would be elected by the holders of the Exchange's Common
Stock. A ``Stockholder Governor'' is defined as a Governor who is a
holder of Class A or Class B Common Stock in the Exchange or an
officer, director (or a person in a similar position in business
entities that are not corporations), designee or an employee of a
holder of Class A or Class B Common Stock in the Exchange or of any
affiliate or subsidiary of such holder of Class A or Class B Common
Stock and who is duly elected to fill one of the six vacancies on the
Board of Governors allocated to the Stockholder Governors.\20\ In
addition to electing the Stockholder Governors, the Exchange's Common
Stock holders would elect 10 of the 12 Independent Governors.
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\20\ See Amendment No. 6 (proposing to amend proposed Phlx By-
Laws Article I, section 1-1(hh). See also proposed Phlx Charter
Article FOURTH (b)(iii)(A)).
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4. Single Vice-Chairman of the Board
Currently, there are two Vice-Chairmen of the Board; one Vice-
Chairman is selected from one of the On-Floor Governors by the member
organization representatives or, if there is no contest between or
among Floor Governors, by the Board, and one Vice-Chairman is selected
from one of the Off-Floor Governors by the Board.\21\ The Phlx proposes
to amend its By-Laws to provide for a single Vice-Chairman of the
Board, who would be recommended by the Chairman for nomination by the
Nominating, Elections and Governance Committee and elected by the
holders of Common Stock.\22\ The Vice-Chairman would serve as a
Governor and would not be subject to any term limits.\23\ The Vice-
Chairman would be required to be an individual who, within the prior
three years, has been a member primarily engaged in business on the
Exchange's equity market or equity options market, or is a general
partner, executive officer (vice-president or above) or a member
associated with a member organization primarily engaged in business on
the Exchange's equity market or equity options market.\24\
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\21\ See Phlx By-Laws Article IV, section 4-2.
\22\ See proposed Phlx By-Laws Article XXVIII, section 28-3(b)
and proposed Phlx Charter Article FOURTH (b)(iii)(A).
\23\ See proposed Phlx By-Laws Article IV, section 4-3(a).
\24\ See proposed Phlx By-Laws Article V, section 5-2.
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B. Composition of Board Committees
The Exchange proposes to revise the composition of certain Board
committees to reflect the proposed Board restructuring.
1. Nominating, Elections and Governance Committee
Currently, the Phlx's Nominating and Elections Committee is
composed of seven members: The committee Chairman, who must be a Public
Governor; three Non-Industry Governors; one Off-Floor Member, who may
be a Governor; one On-Floor Equity Governor; and one On-Floor Equity
Options Governor.\25\ The Exchange proposes to reduce the size of this
committee to five members, consisting of: three Independent Governors
(one of whom must be a Designated Independent Governor), one Member
Governor, and one Stockholder Governor. The Exchange also proposes to
rename the committee as the ``Nominating, Elections and Governance
Committee.'' The Nominating, Elections and Governance Committee would
select its Chairman from among the members of the committee that are
Independent Governors.
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2. Business Conduct Committee
The Exchange's Business Conduct Committee currently is composed of
nine members: Three Non-Industry
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Governors (one of whom must be a Public Governor); one Equity Floor
member; one Equity Options Floor member; one At-Large Floor member; and
three Off-Floor members. The Exchange proposes to modify this
committee's composition to be as follows: Three Independent Governors;
four persons who are either Phlx members or associated with a member
organization; one Phlx member whose business principally is carried out
on the equity floor; and one Phlx member whose business is principally
carried out on the equity options floor.
3. Compensation Committee
The Phlx's Compensation Committee is composed of five members:
three Non-Industry Governors (one of whom must be a Public Governor)
and the two Vice-Chairmen of the Board. The Chairman of the committee
must be one of the Non-Industry Governors. The proposal would modify
the composition of this committee to be as follows: four Independent
Governors, one of whom must serve as Chairman of the committee, and the
Vice-Chairman of the Board.
4. Executive Committee
The Exchange's Executive Committee is composed of nine members: The
Chairman of the Board who serves as the committee's chairman; the two
Vice-Chairmen of the Board; the Chairman of the Finance Committee; the
Chairmen of the two floor committees whose floors are not represented
by the On-Floor Vice-Chairman; one Off-Floor Governor; and two Non-
Industry Governors, one of whom must be a Public Governor. The proposal
would modify the committee's composition to be as follows: the Chairman
of the Board; the Vice-Chairman of the Board; two Stockholder
Governors; two Independent Governors; the Chairman of the Finance
Committee; and two Chairmen of floor committees.
5. Quality of Markets Committee
The Exchange proposes to modify the composition of the Quality of
Markets Committee. Specifically, the Exchange proposes to convert all
Non-Industry committee member positions to Independent committee member
positions and all Industry committee member positions to Stockholder
and Member committee member positions. The Quality of Markets Committee
would be required to include as many Independent committee members as
it does Stockholder and Member committee members.
C. Other Changes
The Exchange also proposes to make other changes to its Charter and
By-Laws. The Exchange proposes to remove the requirement in Article
NINTH of its Charter that any action required or permitted to be taken
at any meeting of the Exchange's stockholders may be taken without a
meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, only with the
unanimous written consent of all the stockholders entitled to vote
thereon. The default provision in the Delaware General Corporate Law
statute would apply instead.\26\ The Exchange also made minor and/or
clarifying changes to its By-Laws.\27\
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\26\ Under title 8, section 228(a) of the Delaware Code, unless
otherwise provided in a company's certificate of incorporation, any
action that may be taken at a stockholders meeting may be taken
without a meeting, without prior notice, and without a vote, upon
the written consent of at least the minimum number of votes that
would be necessary to take such action at a meeting if all the
shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.
\27\ These minor changes include capitalizing certain defined
terms (``Stockholder,'' ``Member,'' ``Member Organization'') and
providing a more specific a citation to its arbitration rules.
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D. Transition Period
The Exchange represents that the proposed amendments to its Charter
and By-Laws would require minimal changes to the existing composition
of the Board, subject to a formal analysis and determination by the
Board of the qualifications of the Independent Governors, and would
largely result in a reclassification of current Board positions. The
Exchange further represents that, upon approval of the proposed rule
change, it intends to hold the annual meeting of its members and member
organizations, followed by the annual meeting of its stockholders, in
order to elect the class of 2009 Governors. The class of 2009 Governors
would be nominated and elected pursuant to the new requirements of the
amended Charter and By-Laws. The Exchange would permit the current
classes of 2007 and 2008 Governors to complete their terms, but would
have the Nominating, Elections and Governance Committee, with the
Board's approval, appoint such Governors to fill the new positions
established by the amended Charter and By-Laws until the expiration of
their terms in 2007 and 2008, respectively.
III. Discussion and Commission Findings
After careful consideration, the Commission finds that the proposed
rule change, as amended, is consistent with the requirements of the Act
and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to a national
securities exchange.\28\ In particular, the Commission finds that the
proposed rule change is consistent with the requirements of section
6(b)(3) of the Act, which provides that the rules of an exchange must
assure a fair representation of its members in the selection of its
directors and administration of its affairs and provide that one or
more directors shall be representative of issues and investors and not
be associated with a member of the exchange, broker, or dealer.\29\
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\28\ In approving this proposed rule change, the Commission
notes that it has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
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The Phlx's Board of Governors currently is composed of the Chairman
of the Board (who must be the Exchange's Chief Executive Officer) and
21 other Governors. By adding a new Governor position, which would be
classified as an Independent Governor position, the Exchange would
create a Board that is composed of a majority of Independent Governors,
i.e., 12 of the 23 Governors on the Board would have to satisfy the
proposed independence standards. The Nominating, Elections and
Governance Committee would be required to evaluate whether potential
candidates for the Independent Governor positions satisfy the
Exchange's independence criteria prior to nominating such candidates
for election. Moreover, upon an Independent Governor's election, the
Board would be required to reassess such Governor's independence at
least annually and as often as necessary in light of such Governor's
circumstances. The Commission believes that the majority independent
Board should help the Exchange mitigate any conflicts of interest that
may arise when persons with a nexus to the Exchange are involved in key
decisions.\30\ Furthermore, the proposal to conduct periodic
independence determinations should help ensure that the Exchange's
independence standards are maintained during an Independent Governor's
tenure on the Board.
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\30\ The Commission notes that the Phlx's proposals to create a
majority independent Board, to impose independence criteria for the
majority of its Governors and to assess periodically the
independence determinations for those Governors are consonant with
similar provisions in the Proposed SRO Governance Rulemaking. The
Commission notes, however, that the Exchange may be required to make
additional changes to further strengthen its governance structure,
depending upon the results of this rulemaking.
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Currently, the five Governors elected by Phlx members, through
their member organization representatives, consist of
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the four On-Floor Governors and one Industry Governor who is a member
of PBOT. The Exchange proposes to revise the categories of Governors
who are elected by members to consist of two Member Governors, one PBOT
Governor, and two Designated Independent Governors (collectively, the
Designated Governors). Although the proposal would reduce from four to
two the number of Governors who are Phlx members and are elected by the
Exchange's membership, it would add two Designated Independent
Governors to be elected by Phlx members. Accordingly, it would not
reduce the number of Governors elected by Phlx members. Moreover, the
proposal would not alter the right of Phlx members to submit
independent nominations for the Designated Governor positions.
In addition, the Exchange proposes to revise the composition of its
Nominating, Elections and Governance Committee. This committee
currently is composed of seven members, two of whom are On-Floor
Governors and thus are elected by Phlx members. Under the Exchange's
proposal, the committee would consist of five members, two of whom must
be a Designated Independent Governor and a Member Governor. The
Exchange also proposes revisions to the composition of its Business
Conduct Committee by requiring three of its nine members to be
Independent Governors, four committee members to be Phlx members or
persons associated with a member organization, one committee member to
be a Phlx member who primarily conducts business on the Phlx's equity
floor, and one committee member to be a Phlx member who primarily
conducts business on the equity options floor.
In the Commission's view, the revisions to the composition of the
Board, the Nominating, Elections and Governance Committee, and the
Business Conduct Committee provide for the fair representation of
members in the selection of the Exchange's directors and the
administration of its affairs, consistent with the requirements of
section 6(b)(3) of the Act.\31\
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The Commission finds good cause to approve Amendment Nos. 6 and 7
to the proposed rule change prior to the 30th day after the amendment
is published for comment in the Federal Register. In Amendment No. 6,
the Exchange proposes to incorporate the proposed definitions of
``Member Organization,'' ``Vice-Chairman,'' ``Material Relationship,''
and ``Stockholder'' as contained in the Phlx By-Laws into Article
FOURTH of its Charter because these terms are used throughout the Phlx
Charter. In Amendment No. 6, the Exchange also proposes to revise the
definition of ``Stockholder Governor'' to clarify the categories of
persons eligible to serve as a Stockholder Governor. In Amendment No.
7, the Exchange proposes to change the word ``affiliation'' in the
proposed definition of ``Material Relationship'' to ``relationship''
and to incorporate the portion of text in the statutory basis section
of the proposed rule change that was inadvertently omitted in Amendment
No. 6. In both Amendment Nos. 6 and 7, the Exchange proposes other
minor revisions that are technical in nature and do not affect the
substance of the proposed rule change.
The Commission believes that the proposed revisions made by
Amendment Nos. 6 and 7 clarify the proposed rule change, as amended,
and do not change its substance. Accordingly, the Commission finds good
cause to accelerate approval of Amendment Nos. 6 and 7.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether Amendment Nos. 6
and 7 are consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
Electronic Comments
Use the Commission's Internet comment form (https://
www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
Send an e-mail to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include
File No. SR-Phlx-2005-93 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
Send paper comments in triplicate to Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-Phlx-2005-93. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commissions Internet Web site (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml).
Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written
statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with
the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed
rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those
that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions
of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection and copying in the
Commission's Public Reference Room. Copies of such filing also will be
available for inspection and copying at the principal office of the
Phlx. All comments received will be posted without change; the
Commission does not edit personal identifying information from
submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make
available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-
Phlx-2005-93 and should be submitted by May 26, 2006.
V. Conclusion
It is therefore ordered, pursuant to section 19(b)(2) of the
Exchange Act,\32\ that the proposed rule change (SR-Phlx-2005-93), as
amended by Amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, be, and hereby is,
approved and that Amendment Nos. 6 and 7 to the proposed rule change
be, and hereby are, approved on an accelerated basis.
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\32\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
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\33\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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