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Self-Regulatory Organizations; ISE
Gemini Exchange, LLC; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
Proposed Rule Change Relating to the
Amendment of Its Limited Liability
Company Agreement (‘‘LLC
Agreement’’)
September 23, 2014.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on
September 15, 2014, ISE Gemini
Exchange, LLC (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘ISE
Gemini’’) filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the
‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
change, as described in Items I, II and
III below, which items have been
prepared by the self-regulatory
organization. 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 Exchange proposes to amend its
LLC Agreement to incorporate changes
that were made as part of Amendment
No.1 to its Form 1 Application, but then
were inadvertently dropped from
Amendment No. 3 to the Form 1
Application, such that the changes from
Amendment No. 1 did not make it into
the final version of the Exchange’s LLC
Agreement.
The text of the proposed rule change
is available at the Commission’s Public
Reference Room and on the Exchange’s
Internet Web site at https://www.ise.com.
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
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any comments it received on the
proposed rule change. The text of these
statements may be examined at the
places specified in Item IV below. The
self-regulatory organization has
prepared summaries, set forth in
Sections A, B and C below, of the most
significant aspects of such statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
The Exchange is proposing to amend
its LLC Agreement to incorporate
changes that were made as part of
Amendment No.1 to the Topaz
Exchange Form 1 Application, but then
were inadvertently dropped from
Amendment No. 3 to Form 1
Application, such that the changes from
Amendment No. 1 did not make it into
the final version of the Exchange’s LLC
Agreement.3
Specifically, the Exchange is
proposing to: (1) Incorporate the correct
address of the Registered Agent in
Section 1.5; (2) incorporate the correct
provision of Section 3.3 to Article III,
which states that: no distributions shall
be made to the Sole LLC Member
except: (i) Pursuant to Section 3.4
below; or (ii) upon liquidation of the
Company. Notwithstanding any
provision to the contrary contained in
this LLC Agreement, (i) the Company
shall not be required to make a
distribution to the Sole LLC Member if
such distribution would violate the Act
or any other applicable law or is
otherwise required to fulfill the
regulatory functions or responsibilities
of the Company, and (ii) Regulatory
Funds shall be used to fund the legal,
regulatory and surveillance operations
of the Company and the Company shall
not make any distribution to the Sole
LLC Member using Regulatory Funds.
For the purposes of this Section 3.3,
‘‘Regulatory Funds’’ means fees, fines or
penalties derived from the regulatory
operations of the Company, provided
that Regulatory Funds shall not include
revenues derived from listing fees,
3 Amendment No. 2 to the Form 1 Application
did not touch on the LLC Agreement, but rather,
consisted of amendments to Form 1 and Exhibits to
update Exhibit C concerning (i) the Board of
Directors of International Securities Exchange, LLC
(‘‘ISE’’) and Corporate Governance Committee of
ISE, as a result of interim changes thereto, and (ii)
the inclusion of information regarding Longitude
S.A., a newly incorporated affiliate of ISE Gemini,
which information included the Articles of
Incorporation of Longitude S.A. In addition, Exhibit
D was updated to provide financials for Longitude
S.A. and the Foreign Affiliate Exemption Request
was amended to make certain corrections and
clarifications to the organizational chart.
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market data revenues, transaction
revenues or any other aspect of the
commercial operations of the Company
or a facility of the Company, even if a
portion of such revenues are used to pay
costs associated with the regulatory
operations of the Company.; (3)
incorporate in Section 5.2 the correct
provision that the Board of Directors
shall consist of no less than eight (8)
directors; and (4) to incorporate in
Section 6.3(b) the correct provision
stating that any exercise of voting rights
in excess of twenty percent (20%) of the
outstanding Exchange Rights by a
holder of Exchange Rights, together with
any affiliate, as such term is defined in
the Constitution, shall be deemed null
and void.
None of the foregoing changes are
substantive.
2. Statutory Basis
The basis under the Act for this
proposed rule change is the requirement
under Section 6(b)(5) that an exchange
have rules that are designed to prevent
fraudulent and manipulative acts and
practices, to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, to remove
impediments to and perfect the
mechanism for a free and open market
and a national market system, and, in
general, to protect investors and the
public interest. The Exchange proposes
to amend the LLC Agreement to reflect
changes that the Exchange had
incorporated into its Amendment No. 1
to the Form 1 Application, but had
inadvertently dropped when the
Exchange submitted its Amendment No.
3 to the Form 1 Application.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
The proposed rule change does not
impose any burden on competition that
is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
The proposed rule changes are nonsubstantive in nature and do not
implicate any burdens on competition.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants or Others
The Exchange has not solicited, and
does not intend to solicit, comments on
this proposed rule change. The
Exchange has not received any
unsolicited written comments from
members or other interested parties.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
The foregoing rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3) of
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the Act 4 and Rule 19b–4(f)(3)
thereunder.5 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.
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 email to rule-comments@
sec.gov. Please include File No. SR–
ISEGemini–2014–23 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street
NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–ISEGemini–2014–23. This
file number should be included on the
subject line if email 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 Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549 on official
business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such
filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal
office of the Exchange. 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–
ISEGemini–2014–23 and should be
submitted on or before October 20,
2014.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.6
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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Self-Regulatory Organizations; the
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of
Filing of Proposed Rule Change To
Amend the Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation and ByLaws of the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
September 23, 2014.
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
September 10, 2014, The NASDAQ
Stock Market LLC (‘‘NASDAQ’’ or
‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or
‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
change as described in Items I, II, and
III below, which Items have been
prepared by the Exchange. 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 Exchange is filing this proposed
rule change with respect to amendments
of the Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation (the ‘‘Charter’’) and ByLaws (the ‘‘By-Laws’’) of its parent
corporation, The NASDAQ OMX Group,
Inc. (‘‘NASDAQ OMX’’ or the
‘‘Company’’). The proposed
amendments will be implemented on a
date designated by NASDAQ OMX
following approval by the Commission.
The text of the proposed rule change is
available on the Exchange’s Web site at
https://nasdaq.cchwallstreet.com, at the
principal office of the Exchange, and at
the Commission’s Public Reference
Room.
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CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
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U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-73196; File No. SR-ISEGemini-2014-23]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; ISE Gemini Exchange, LLC; Notice
of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating
to the Amendment of Its Limited Liability Company Agreement (``LLC
Agreement'')
September 23, 2014.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on September 15, 2014, ISE Gemini Exchange, LLC (the ``Exchange''
or ``ISE Gemini'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the ``Commission'') the proposed rule change, as described in Items I,
II and III below, which items have been prepared by the self-regulatory
organization. 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.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to amend its LLC Agreement to incorporate
changes that were made as part of Amendment No.1 to its Form 1
Application, but then were inadvertently dropped from Amendment No. 3
to the Form 1 Application, such that the changes from Amendment No. 1
did not make it into the final version of the Exchange's LLC Agreement.
The text of the proposed rule change is available at the
Commission's Public Reference Room and on the Exchange's Internet Web
site at https://www.ise.com.
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 these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. The self-regulatory organization has prepared summaries,
set forth in Sections A, B and C below, of the most significant aspects
of such statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
1. Purpose
The Exchange is proposing to amend its LLC Agreement to incorporate
changes that were made as part of Amendment No.1 to the Topaz Exchange
Form 1 Application, but then were inadvertently dropped from Amendment
No. 3 to Form 1 Application, such that the changes from Amendment No. 1
did not make it into the final version of the Exchange's LLC
Agreement.\3\
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\3\ Amendment No. 2 to the Form 1 Application did not touch on
the LLC Agreement, but rather, consisted of amendments to Form 1 and
Exhibits to update Exhibit C concerning (i) the Board of Directors
of International Securities Exchange, LLC (``ISE'') and Corporate
Governance Committee of ISE, as a result of interim changes thereto,
and (ii) the inclusion of information regarding Longitude S.A., a
newly incorporated affiliate of ISE Gemini, which information
included the Articles of Incorporation of Longitude S.A. In
addition, Exhibit D was updated to provide financials for Longitude
S.A. and the Foreign Affiliate Exemption Request was amended to make
certain corrections and clarifications to the organizational chart.
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Specifically, the Exchange is proposing to: (1) Incorporate the
correct address of the Registered Agent in Section 1.5; (2) incorporate
the correct provision of Section 3.3 to Article III, which states that:
no distributions shall be made to the Sole LLC Member except: (i)
Pursuant to Section 3.4 below; or (ii) upon liquidation of the Company.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this LLC
Agreement, (i) the Company shall not be required to make a distribution
to the Sole LLC Member if such distribution would violate the Act or
any other applicable law or is otherwise required to fulfill the
regulatory functions or responsibilities of the Company, and (ii)
Regulatory Funds shall be used to fund the legal, regulatory and
surveillance operations of the Company and the Company shall not make
any distribution to the Sole LLC Member using Regulatory Funds. For the
purposes of this Section 3.3, ``Regulatory Funds'' means fees, fines or
penalties derived from the regulatory operations of the Company,
provided that Regulatory Funds shall not include revenues derived from
listing fees,
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market data revenues, transaction revenues or any other aspect of the
commercial operations of the Company or a facility of the Company, even
if a portion of such revenues are used to pay costs associated with the
regulatory operations of the Company.; (3) incorporate in Section 5.2
the correct provision that the Board of Directors shall consist of no
less than eight (8) directors; and (4) to incorporate in Section 6.3(b)
the correct provision stating that any exercise of voting rights in
excess of twenty percent (20%) of the outstanding Exchange Rights by a
holder of Exchange Rights, together with any affiliate, as such term is
defined in the Constitution, shall be deemed null and void.
None of the foregoing changes are substantive.
2. Statutory Basis
The basis under the Act for this proposed rule change is the
requirement under Section 6(b)(5) that an exchange have rules that are
designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to
promote just and equitable principles of trade, to remove impediments
to and perfect the mechanism for a free and open market and a national
market system, and, in general, to protect investors and the public
interest. The Exchange proposes to amend the LLC Agreement to reflect
changes that the Exchange had incorporated into its Amendment No. 1 to
the Form 1 Application, but had inadvertently dropped when the Exchange
submitted its Amendment No. 3 to the Form 1 Application.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition
The proposed rule change does not impose any burden on competition
that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of
the Act. The proposed rule changes are non-substantive in nature and do
not implicate any burdens on competition.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants or Others
The Exchange has not solicited, and does not intend to solicit,
comments on this proposed rule change. The Exchange has not received
any unsolicited written comments from members or other interested
parties.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3) of the Act \4\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(3) thereunder.\5\ 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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\5\ 17 CFR 19b-4(f)(3).
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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 email to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include
File No. SR-ISEGemini-2014-23 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
Send paper comments in triplicate to Brent J. Fields,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-ISEGemini-2014-23.
This file number should be included on the subject line if email 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 Web site
viewing and printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F
Street NE., Washington, DC 20549 on official business days between the
hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be
available for inspection and copying at the principal office of the
Exchange. 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-
ISEGemini-2014-23 and should be submitted on or before October 20,
2014.
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\6\
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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