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Xiiva shares; (2) the financial
performance and business prospects of
Xiiva; and (3) offerings to foreign
investors and any restrictions on the
resale of shares.
The Commission is of the opinion that
the public interest and the protection of
investors require a suspension of trading
in the securities of the above-listed
company.
Therefore, it is ordered, pursuant to
section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, that trading in the abovelisted company is suspended for the
period of 9:30 a.m. EST, December 14,
2007 through 11:59 p.m. EST, on
December 28, 2007.
By the Commission.
J. Lynn Taylor,
Assistant Secretary.
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Self-Regulatory Organizations;
Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change Relating to Class Quoting
Limits
December 12, 2007.
yshivers on PROD1PC62 with NOTICES
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on November
29, 2007, the Chicago Board Options
Exchange, Incorporated (‘‘Exchange’’ or
‘‘CBOE’’) filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’)
the proposed rule change as described
in Items I, II, and III below, which Items
have been substantially prepared by the
Exchange. The Exchange filed the
proposal as a ‘‘non-controversial’’
proposed rule change pursuant to
Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act 3 and
Rule 19b–4(f)(6) thereunder.4 The
Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule
change from interested persons.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
The CBOE proposes to amend CBOE
Rule 8.3A pertaining to Class Quoting
Limits. The text of the proposed rule
change is available on the Exchange’s
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.
3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
2 17
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II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission, the
Exchange included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for
the proposed rule change and discussed
any comments it received on the
proposed rule change. The text of those
statements may be examined at the
places specified in Item IV below. The
Exchange has prepared summaries, set
forth in sections A, B, and C below, of
the most significant parts of such
statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
CBOE Rule 8.3A, Interpretation and
Policy .01, establishes the upper limit,
i.e., Class Quoting Limit (‘‘CQL’’), on the
number of members that may quote
electronically in a particular product
traded on CBOE’s Hybrid Trading
System or Hybrid 2.0 Platform. CBOE
determined to establish the current
CQLs in 2005 to ensure that it has the
ability to effectively handle all quotes
generated by its members, and because
CBOE does not have systems bandwidth
capacity to support an unlimited
number of electronic quoters in every
class.5 The CQLs that CBOE established
varied from 25 to 40, with the CQL for
all Hybrid Trading Classes being 25, and
the CQLs for products trading on the
Hybrid 2.0 Platform ranging from 25 to
40 depending on the trading volume of
the product in the preceding calendar
quarter.
CBOE now proposes to amend Rule
8.3A, Interpretation and Policy .01, to
increase to fifty the CQL for products
trading on the Hybrid Trading System or
Hybrid 2.0 Platform.6 CBOE does not
believe maintaining the existing CQL
levels is appropriate and necessary, and
represents that it has the systems
bandwidth capacity to support this
increase in the CQLs. Additionally,
CBOE believes that establishing a CQL
level of 50 for products traded on
CBOE’s Hybrid Trading System or
Hybrid 2.0 Platform will alleviate the
operational burden of having to
5 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 51366
(March 14, 2005), 70 FR 13217 (March 18, 2005)
(approving SR–CBOE–2004–75).
6 Presently, all products traded on CBOE except
three are traded on the Hybrid 2.0 Platform.
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calculate and assign different CQLs each
quarter for products traded on the
Hybrid 2.0 Platform based on revised
trading volume statistics, and
maintaining lists of classes that have
‘‘increased CQLs’’ because the number
of quoters in a product on the last
trading day of the quarter exceeded the
product’s new CQL.
If CBOE’s President previously had
determined to increase the CQL in a
particular product due to exceptional
circumstances in accordance with
Interpretation and Policy .01(c) of Rule
8.3A, then the product will continue to
maintain the increased CQL
notwithstanding this rule change
provided the increased CQL exceeded
50. If the increased CQL was less than
50, then pursuant to this rule change the
product’s CQL would now be set at 50.7
Finally, because paragraph (a)(ii) of
Interpretation .01 of Rule 8.3A is
proposed to be deleted in connection
with this rule change, CBOE proposes to
incorporate the language of paragraph
(a)(ii) in new paragraph (b) of
Interpretation .01 which pertains to the
authority of the President to increase the
CQL in a particular class due to
exceptional circumstances. In that
regard, if the President (or his designee)
later determines to reduce the CQL
upon cessation of the exceptional
circumstances, any reduction must be
undertaken in accordance with the
following procedure. If a member
changes his/her appointment and ceases
quoting electronically in that class after
the President (or his designee) has
determined to decrease the CQL, the
‘‘increased’’ CQL will decrease by one
until such time that the number of
remaining members quoting
electronically in the product equals the
‘‘reduced CQL.’’ From that point
forward, the number of members
quoting electronically in the product
may not exceed the ‘‘reduced CQL.’’
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes the proposed
rule change is consistent with the Act
and the rules and regulations under the
Act applicable to a national securities
exchange and, in particular, the
requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.8
Specifically, the Exchange believes the
proposed rule change is consistent with
the Section 6(b)(5) Act 9 requirements
7 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 56772
(November 8, 2007), 72 FR 64261 (November 15,
2007) (increasing the CQL in fourteen option classes
due to exceptional circumstances). The CQL in
Goldman Sachs Group will continue to be 60,
whereas the CQL in the other option classes will
now be set at 50 pursuant to this rule filing.
8 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
9 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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that the rules of an exchange be
designed to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, to prevent
fraudulent and manipulative acts and,
in general, to protect investors and the
public interest.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
CBOE does not believe that the
proposed rule change will impose any
burden on competition that is not
necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants, or Others
The Exchange neither solicited nor
received comments on the proposal.
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III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Because the foregoing rule does not (i)
significantly affect the protection of
investors or the public interest; (ii)
impose any significant burden on
competition; and (iii) become operative
for 30 days from the date on which it
was filed, or such shorter time as the
Commission may designate if consistent
with the protection of investors and the
public interest, provided that the selfregulatory organization has given the
Commission written notice of its intent
to file the proposed rule change at least
five business days prior to the date of
filing of the proposed rule change or
such shorter time as designated by the
Commission,10 the proposed rule
change has become effective pursuant to
Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 11 and
Rule 19b–4(f)(6) thereunder.12 At any
time within 60 days of the filing of such
proposed rule change, the Commission
may summarily abrogate such rule
change if it appears to the Commission
that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for
the protection of investors, or otherwise
in furtherance of the purposes of the
Act.
Under Rule 19b–4(f)(6) of the Act,13
the proposal does not become operative
for 30 days after the date of its filing, or
such shorter time as the Commission
may designate if consistent with the
protection of investors and the public
interest. The Exchange represents that
there currently is a waitlist in some
option classes traded on the Exchange
and that the Exchange has not filed a
10 CBOE
fulfilled this requirement.
11 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
12 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
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proposed rule change to increase the
CQL in these classes in light of the
current filing.14 The Exchange has
requested that the Commission waive
the 30-day operative date, so that the
proposal may become operative upon
filing, enabling parties currently on the
waitlist to begin quoting an option
without delay. The Commission agrees
and, consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest, has
determined to waive the 30-day
operative date so that the proposal may
become operative upon filing.15
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing,
including whether the proposed rule
change is 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
Number SR–CBOE–2007–133 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–CBOE–2007–133. 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 Commission’s
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
14 Telephone conversation between Patrick
Sexton, Associate General Counsel, CBOE, and
Sonia Trocchio, Special Counsel, Division of
Trading and Markets, Commission (December 6,
2007).
15 For purposes only of accelerating the operative
date of this proposal, the Commission has
considered the proposed rule’s impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. 15
U.S.C. 78c(f).
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available for inspection and copying in
the Commission’s Public Reference
Room, 100 F Street, NE., Washington,
DC 20549, on official business days
between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Copies of such filing also will be
available for inspection and copying at
the principal office of the CBOE. 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–CBOE–2007–133 and
should be submitted on or before
January 8, 2008.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.16
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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Self-Regulatory Organizations; The
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
Proposed Rule Change To Modify Fees
for Members Using the Nasdaq Market
Center
December 11, 2007.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder, 2
notice is hereby given that on November
30, 2007, The NASDAQ Stock Market
LLC (‘‘Nasdaq’’) filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
change as described in Items I, II, and
III below, which Items have been
prepared substantially by Nasdaq.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the
Act 3 and Rule 19b–4(f)(2)4 thereunder,
Nasdaq has designated this proposal as
establishing or changing a member due,
fee, or other charge, which renders the
proposed rule change effective
immediately upon filing.
The Commission is publishing this
notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change from interested
persons.
16 17
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 7 CFR 240.19b–4.
3 5 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
4 7 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2).
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-56943; File No. SR-CBOE-2007-133]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change Relating to Class Quoting Limits
December 12, 2007.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on November 29, 2007, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated
(``Exchange'' or ``CBOE'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in
Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been substantially
prepared by the Exchange. The Exchange filed the proposal as a ``non-
controversial'' proposed rule change pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\4\ The
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change from interested persons.
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
\3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
\4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
The CBOE proposes to amend CBOE Rule 8.3A pertaining to Class
Quoting Limits. The text of the proposed rule change is available on
the Exchange's Web site (https://www.cboe.org/Legal), at the Exchange's
Office of the Secretary, and at the Commission.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of those statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in
sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant parts of such
statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
1. Purpose
CBOE Rule 8.3A, Interpretation and Policy .01, establishes the
upper limit, i.e., Class Quoting Limit (``CQL''), on the number of
members that may quote electronically in a particular product traded on
CBOE's Hybrid Trading System or Hybrid 2.0 Platform. CBOE determined to
establish the current CQLs in 2005 to ensure that it has the ability to
effectively handle all quotes generated by its members, and because
CBOE does not have systems bandwidth capacity to support an unlimited
number of electronic quoters in every class.\5\ The CQLs that CBOE
established varied from 25 to 40, with the CQL for all Hybrid Trading
Classes being 25, and the CQLs for products trading on the Hybrid 2.0
Platform ranging from 25 to 40 depending on the trading volume of the
product in the preceding calendar quarter.
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\5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 51366 (March 14,
2005), 70 FR 13217 (March 18, 2005) (approving SR-CBOE-2004-75).
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CBOE now proposes to amend Rule 8.3A, Interpretation and Policy
.01, to increase to fifty the CQL for products trading on the Hybrid
Trading System or Hybrid 2.0 Platform.\6\ CBOE does not believe
maintaining the existing CQL levels is appropriate and necessary, and
represents that it has the systems bandwidth capacity to support this
increase in the CQLs. Additionally, CBOE believes that establishing a
CQL level of 50 for products traded on CBOE's Hybrid Trading System or
Hybrid 2.0 Platform will alleviate the operational burden of having to
calculate and assign different CQLs each quarter for products traded on
the Hybrid 2.0 Platform based on revised trading volume statistics, and
maintaining lists of classes that have ``increased CQLs'' because the
number of quoters in a product on the last trading day of the quarter
exceeded the product's new CQL.
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\6\ Presently, all products traded on CBOE except three are
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If CBOE's President previously had determined to increase the CQL
in a particular product due to exceptional circumstances in accordance
with Interpretation and Policy .01(c) of Rule 8.3A, then the product
will continue to maintain the increased CQL notwithstanding this rule
change provided the increased CQL exceeded 50. If the increased CQL was
less than 50, then pursuant to this rule change the product's CQL would
now be set at 50.\7\
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\7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 56772 (November 8,
2007), 72 FR 64261 (November 15, 2007) (increasing the CQL in
fourteen option classes due to exceptional circumstances). The CQL
in Goldman Sachs Group will continue to be 60, whereas the CQL in
the other option classes will now be set at 50 pursuant to this rule
filing.
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Finally, because paragraph (a)(ii) of Interpretation .01 of Rule
8.3A is proposed to be deleted in connection with this rule change,
CBOE proposes to incorporate the language of paragraph (a)(ii) in new
paragraph (b) of Interpretation .01 which pertains to the authority of
the President to increase the CQL in a particular class due to
exceptional circumstances. In that regard, if the President (or his
designee) later determines to reduce the CQL upon cessation of the
exceptional circumstances, any reduction must be undertaken in
accordance with the following procedure. If a member changes his/her
appointment and ceases quoting electronically in that class after the
President (or his designee) has determined to decrease the CQL, the
``increased'' CQL will decrease by one until such time that the number
of remaining members quoting electronically in the product equals the
``reduced CQL.'' From that point forward, the number of members quoting
electronically in the product may not exceed the ``reduced CQL.''
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with
the Act and the rules and regulations under the Act applicable to a
national securities exchange and, in particular, the requirements of
Section 6(b) of the Act.\8\ Specifically, the Exchange believes the
proposed rule change is consistent with the Section 6(b)(5) Act \9\
requirements
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that the rules of an exchange be designed to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and,
in general, to protect investors and the public interest.
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\8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
\9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition
CBOE does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose any
burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others
The Exchange neither solicited nor received comments on the
proposal.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Because the foregoing rule does not (i) significantly affect the
protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose any
significant burden on competition; and (iii) become operative for 30
days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as the
Commission may designate if consistent with the protection of investors
and the public interest, provided that the self-regulatory organization
has given the Commission written notice of its intent to file the
proposed rule change at least five business days prior to the date of
filing of the proposed rule change or such shorter time as designated
by the Commission,\10\ the proposed rule change has become effective
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \11\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
thereunder.\12\ At any time within 60 days of the filing of such
proposed rule change, the Commission may summarily abrogate such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
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\10\ CBOE fulfilled this requirement.
\11\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
\12\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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Under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) of the Act,\13\ the proposal does not become
operative for 30 days after the date of its filing, or such shorter
time as the Commission may designate if consistent with the protection
of investors and the public interest. The Exchange represents that
there currently is a waitlist in some option classes traded on the
Exchange and that the Exchange has not filed a proposed rule change to
increase the CQL in these classes in light of the current filing.\14\
The Exchange has requested that the Commission waive the 30-day
operative date, so that the proposal may become operative upon filing,
enabling parties currently on the waitlist to begin quoting an option
without delay. The Commission agrees and, consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest, has determined to
waive the 30-day operative date so that the proposal may become
operative upon filing.\15\
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\13\ Id.
\14\ Telephone conversation between Patrick Sexton, Associate
General Counsel, CBOE, and Sonia Trocchio, Special Counsel, Division
of Trading and Markets, Commission (December 6, 2007).
\15\ For purposes only of accelerating the operative date of
this proposal, the Commission has considered the proposed rule's
impact on efficiency, competition, and capital formation. 15 U.S.C.
78c(f).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is 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 Number SR-CBOE-2007-133 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-CBOE-2007-133. 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 Commission's 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, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of the CBOE. 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-CBOE-2007-133 and should be
submitted on or before January 8, 2008.
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\16\
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\16\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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