Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; NYSE Arca, Inc.; NYSE MKT LLC; Order Approving Proposed Rule Changes, Each as Modified by Amendment No. 1 Thereto, in Connection With the Proposed Acquisition of National Stock Exchange, Inc. by the NYSE Group, Inc., 9251-9256 [2017-02262]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 22 / Friday, February 3, 2017 / Notices provides that any Person 8 approved by the Commission as a national securities exchange or national securities association under the Exchange Act may become a Participant by submitting to the Company a completed application in the form provided by the Company.9 As a condition to admission as a Participant, said Person shall: (i) Execute a counterpart of the CAT NMS Plan, at which time Exhibit A shall be amended to reflect the status of said Person as a Participant (including said Person’s address for purposes of notices delivered pursuant to the CAT NMS Plan); and (ii) pay a fee to the Company as set forth in the Plan (the ‘‘Participation Fee’’).10 The amendment to the Plan reflecting the admission of a new Participant shall be effective only when: (x) It is approved by the Commission in accordance with Rule 608 or otherwise becomes effective pursuant to Rule 608; and (y) the prospective Participant pays the Participation Fee.11 MIAX PEARL has executed a copy of the current CAT NMS Plan, amended to include MIAX PEARL in the List of Parties (including the address of MIAX PEARL), paid the applicable Participation Fee and provided each current Plan Participant with a copy of the executed and amended Plan.12 asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES II. Effectiveness of the CAT NMS Plan Amendment The foregoing Plan amendment has become effective pursuant to Rule 608(b)(3)(iii) 13 because it involves solely technical or ministerial matters. At any time within sixty days of the filing of this amendment, the Commission may summarily abrogate the amendment and require that it be refiled pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 608,14 if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate in the public that the Participants shall comprise the ‘‘members’’ of the Company (as the term ‘‘member’’ is defined in Section 18–101(11) of the Delaware Act)). As defined in the CAT NMS Plan, the name of the ‘‘Company’’ is CAT NMS, LLC. 8 See Section 1.1 of the CAT NMS Plan. The term ‘‘Person’’ is defined as means any individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, joint venture, trust, business trust, cooperative or association and any heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns of such Person where the context so permits. 9 See Section 3.3 of the CAT NMS Plan. MIAX PEARL was approved as a national securities exchange on December 13, 2016. See Securities and Exchange Act Release No. 79543, 81 FR 92901 (Dec. 20, 2016) (File No. 10–227). 10 See Section 3.3 of the CAT NMS Plan. 11 Id. 12 See supra note 6. 13 17 CFR 242.608(b)(3)(iii). 14 17 CFR 242.608(a)(1). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:26 Feb 02, 2017 Jkt 241001 interest, for the protection of investors or the maintenance of fair and orderly markets, to remove impediments to, and perfect the mechanisms of, a national market system or otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. III. Solicitation of Comments Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views and arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the amendment 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 Number 4– 698 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 4–698. 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 amendment 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 MIAX PEARL. 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 4–698 and should be submitted on or before February 24, 2017. PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9251 By the Commission. Eduardo A. Aleman, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017–02267 Filed 2–2–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–79901; File Nos. SR–NYSE– 2016–90; SR–NYSEArca–2016–167; SR– NYSEMKT–2016–122] Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; NYSE Arca, Inc.; NYSE MKT LLC; Order Approving Proposed Rule Changes, Each as Modified by Amendment No. 1 Thereto, in Connection With the Proposed Acquisition of National Stock Exchange, Inc. by the NYSE Group, Inc. January 30, 2017. I. Introduction On December 16, 2016, the New York Stock Exchange LLC (‘‘NYSE’’), NYSE Arca, Inc. (‘‘NYSE Arca’’), and NYSE MKT LLC (‘‘NYSE MKT’’) (collectively, the ‘‘Exchanges’’) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Exchange Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 proposed rule changes in connection with the acquisition of National Stock Exchange, Inc. (‘‘NSX’’) by the Exchanges’ parent company, the NYSE Group, Inc. (‘‘NYSE Group’’). The proposed rule changes were published for comment in the Federal Register on December 28, 2016.3 On January 23, 2017, the Exchanges each filed Amendment No. 1 to their respective proposed rule changes.4 The Commission received no comment letters on the proposed rule changes. This order approves the proposed rule changes. The Commission has reviewed carefully the proposed rule changes and finds that the proposed rule changes are consistent with the requirements of the 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). CFR 240.19b–4. 3 See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 79671 (December 22, 2016), 81 FR 96128 (‘‘NYSE Notice’’); 79678 (December 22, 2016), 81 FR 96102 (May 16, 2016) (‘‘NYSE Arca Notice’’); and 79675 (December 22, 2016), 81 FR 96128 (May 16, 2016) (‘‘NYSE MKT Notice’’). 4 In Amendment No. 1, the Exchanges updated an incorrect reference in the proposed amendment to the Sixth Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Amendment No. 1 was technical in nature and therefore does not need to be published for comment. See letters from Martha Redding, Associate General Counsel, Assistant Secretary, NYSE, to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Commission, dated January 23, 2017. 2 17 E:\FR\FM\03FEN1.SGM 03FEN1 9252 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 22 / Friday, February 3, 2017 / Notices Act and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to a national securities exchange.5 In particular, the Commission finds that the proposed rule changes are consistent with Sections 6(b)(1) and (3) of the Act,6 which, among other things, require a national securities exchange to be so organized and have the capacity to be able to carry out the purposes of the Act, and to enforce compliance by its members and persons associated with its members with the provisions of the Act, the rules and regulations thereunder, and the rules of the exchange, and assure the 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 issuers and investors and not be associated with a member of the exchange, broker, or dealer. The Commission also finds that the proposals are consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,7 which requires that the rules of an exchange be designed to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system, and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest. II. Discussion asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES A. Background Currently, the Exchanges are wholly owned subsidiaries of NYSE Group. NYSE Group, in turn, is a wholly owned subsidiary of NYSE Holdings LLC (‘‘NYSE Holdings’’), which is wholly owned by Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. (‘‘ICE Holdings’’).8 On December 14, 2016, ICE entered into an agreement with NSX, pursuant to which NYSE Group would acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of NSX (the ‘‘Acquisition’’).9 As a result of the Acquisition, NSX will be renamed NYSE National, Inc. (‘‘NYSE National’’) and will be operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of NYSE Group.10 In order to consummate the Acquisition and reflect NYSE Group’s proposed ownership of NYSE National, the Exchanges propose to amend certain 5 In approving the proposed rule changes, the Commission has considered their impact on efficiency, competition and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f). 6 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(1) and (b)(3). 7 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). 8 Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (‘‘ICE’’), a public company listed on the NYSE, owns 100% of ICE Holdings. See NYSE Notice, supra note 3 at 96124; NYSE Arca Notice, supra note 3, at 96102; and NYSE MKT Notice, supra note 3, at 96129. 9 See id. 10 See id. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:26 Feb 02, 2017 Jkt 241001 organizational documents of NYSE Group and its intermediary and ultimate parent entities. In particular, as described below, the Exchanges propose to amend the (1) Sixth Amended and Restated Bylaws of ICE (‘‘ICE Bylaws’’), (2) Seventh Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of ICE Holdings (‘‘ICE Holdings COI’’), (3) Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of ICE Holdings (‘‘ICE Holdings Bylaws’’), (4) Independence Policy of the Board of Directors of ICE (‘‘ICE Independence Policy’’), (5) Seventh Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of NYSE Holdings (‘‘NYSE Holdings LLC Agreement’’), (6) Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of NYSE Group (‘‘NYSE Group COI’’), and (7) Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of NYSE Group (‘‘NYSE Group Bylaws’’). The Exchanges represent that the current organizational documents of ICE and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, provide certain protections to the NYSE Exchanges that are designed to protect and facilitate their self-regulatory functions, including certain restrictions on the ability to vote and own shares of ICE.11 The Exchanges also represent that the proposed amendments are designed to provide similar protections to NYSE National as are currently provided to the Exchanges under those organizational documents.12 Moreover, the Exchanges represent that the proposed changes to the organizational documents consist of technical and conforming amendments to reflect the proposed new ownership of NYSE National by the NYSE Group, and, indirectly, ICE.13 B. ICE Bylaws The ICE Bylaws will be amended to reflect the Acquisition and incorporate NYSE National into the ICE Bylaws’ existing (i) voting and ownership restrictions, (ii) provisions relating to the qualifications of directors and officers and their submission to jurisdiction, (iii) compliance with the federal securities laws, (iv) access to books and records, and (v) other matters related to ICE’s control of its registered national securities exchanges. Specifically, the ICE Bylaws will be amended as follows: • Update the heading to reflect that the bylaws will be the seventh amendment and restatement. • Amend the definition of ‘‘U.S. Regulated Subsidiaries’’ in Article III 11 See id. id. 13 See NYSE Notice, supra note 3 at 96124; NYSE Arca Notice, supra note 3, at 96102; and NYSE MKT Notice, supra note 3, at 96129. 12 See PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (Directors), Section 3.15, which currently includes the NYSE, NYSE Market (DE), Inc. (‘‘NYSE Market’’), NYSE Regulation, Inc. (‘‘NYSE Regulation’’), NYSE Arca, LLC, NYSE Arca, NYSE Arca Equities, Inc. (‘‘NYSE Arca Equities’’), and NYSE MKT, to include NYSE National, and to delete obsolete references to NYSE Market and NYSE Regulation.14 • Article VIII (Confidential Information), Section 8.1, provides that, for so long as ICE controls any of the U.S. Regulated Subsidiaries, all confidential information that shall come into the possession of ICE pertaining to any of the U.S. Regulated Subsidiaries contained in the books and records of any of the U.S. Regulated Subsidiaries shall (x) not be made available to any persons (other than as provided in Sections 8.2 and 8.3 of the ICE Bylaws) other than to those officers, directors, employees and agents of ICE that have a reasonable need to know the contents thereof; (y) be retained in confidence by ICE and the officers, directors, employees and agents of ICE; and (z) not be used for any commercial purposes. Section 8.1 will be amended to include NYSE National and to delete the obsolete references to NYSE Market and NYSE Regulation. • Article XI (Amendments to the Bylaws), Section 11.3, provides that, for so long as ICE controls any of the U.S. Regulated Subsidiaries, any amendment to or repeal of the ICE Bylaws must either be (i) filed with or filed with and approved by the Commission under Section 19 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder, or (ii) submitted to the boards of directors of the U.S. Regulated Subsidiaries or the boards of directors of their successors, in each case, only to the extent that such entity continues to be controlled directly or indirectly by ICE. Section 11.3 will be amended to include NYSE National, and to delete the obsolete references to NYSE Market and NYSE Regulation. The Exchanges also propose to add Article XII (Voting and Ownership Limitations) to the ICE Bylaws. Specifically, proposed Section 12.1(a) of Article XII will provide that, subject to 14 According to the Exchanges, NYSE Market and NYSE Regulation were previously parties to a Delegation Agreement whereby the NYSE delegated certain regulatory functions to NYSE Regulation and certain market functions to NYSE Market (DE). See NYSE Notice, supra note 3 at 96124, n.7; NYSE Arca Notice, supra note 3, at 96103, n.7; and NYSE MKT Notice, supra note 3, at 96129, n.7. The Delegation Agreement was terminated when the NYSE re-integrated its regulatory and market functions and the two entities ceased being regulated subsidiaries. Id. NYSE Regulation has since been merged out of existence. Id. E:\FR\FM\03FEN1.SGM 03FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 22 / Friday, February 3, 2017 / Notices asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES its fiduciary obligations under applicable law, for so long as ICE directly or indirectly controls NYSE National (or its successor), the board of directors of ICE shall not adopt any resolution pursuant to clause (b) of Section A.2 of Article V of the certificate of incorporation of ICE,15 unless the board of directors of ICE shall have determined that: • In the case of a resolution to approve the exercise of voting rights in excess of 20% of the then outstanding votes entitled to be cast on such matter, neither such Person 16 nor any of its Related Persons 17 is an ETP Holder (as defined in the bylaws of NYSE National, as such bylaws may be in effect from time to time) of NYSE National (any such Person that is a Related Person of an ETP Holder shall hereinafter also be deemed to be an ‘‘ETP Holder’’ for purposes of these bylaws, as the context may require); • in the case of a resolution to approve entering into an agreement, plan or other arrangement under circumstances that would result in shares of stock of ICE that would be subject to such agreement, plan or other arrangement not being voted on any matter, or the withholding of any proxy relating thereto, where the effect of such agreement, plan or other arrangement would be to enable any person, but for Article V of the certificate of incorporation of ICE, either alone or together with its Related Persons, to vote, possess the right to vote or cause the voting of shares of stock of ICE that would exceed 20% of the then outstanding votes entitled to be cast on such matter (assuming that all shares of stock of ICE that are subject to such agreement, plan or other arrangement are not outstanding votes entitled to be cast on such matter), neither such Person nor any of its Related Persons is, with respect to NYSE National, an ETP Holder. Proposed Section 12.1(b) will provide that, subject to its fiduciary obligations under applicable law, for so long as ICE directly or indirectly controls NYSE National (or its successor), the board of 15 Section A.2(b) of Article V (Limitations on Voting and Ownership) of the certificate of incorporation of ICE relates to ICE board of directors approval of voting of ICE capital stock by a person together with its related persons in excess of ‘‘10%’’ [sic] of the then outstanding votes entitled to be cast. 16 For the purpose of new Section 12.1, ‘‘Person’’ has the meaning assigned in the certificate of incorporation of ICE, as it shall be in effect from time to time. 17 For the purpose of new Section 12.1, ‘‘Related Person’’ has the meaning assigned by the certificate of incorporation of ICE, as it shall be in effect from time to time. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:26 Feb 02, 2017 Jkt 241001 9253 C. ICE Holdings COI The ICE Holdings COI will be amended as follows: • Update the heading and paragraphs (2)–(5) to reflect that the certificate of incorporation will be the eighth amendment and restatement, including replacing an incorrect reference to ‘‘Sixth’’ before ‘‘Amended’’ in paragraph (3). The date of the ICE Holdings COI will also be updated in the preamble. • Amend subsection A.3(c)(ii) of Article V (Limitations on Voting and Ownership) to define an ETP Holder of NYSE Arca Equities as an ‘‘NYSE Arca Equities ETP Holder,’’ to distinguish between the ETP Holders of NYSE Arca Equities and those of NYSE National. The obsolete references to NYSE Market and NYSE Regulation will be deleted. • Amend Subsection A.3(c) of Article V to add subsection (v), similar to those in place for the Exchanges, which will provide that, for so long as the ICE Holdings directly or indirectly controls NYSE National (or its successor), no person nor any of its related persons (as those terms are defined therein) is an ETP Holder (as defined in the bylaws of NYSE National, as such bylaws may be in effect from time to time) of NYSE National. • Amend Subsection A.3(d) of Article V to add ‘‘NYSE Arca’’ before ‘‘ETP Holder’’ in one place to distinguish between the NYSE Arca Equities ETP Holders and those of NYSE National. • Amend Subsection A.3(d) of Article V to add subsection (v) similar to those in place for the Exchanges. Proposed subsection (v) will incorporate NYSE National into an existing restriction, such that the board of directors of ICE Holdings will not be able to adopt a resolution to approve the exercise of voting rights that would exceed 20% of the then outstanding votes entitled to be cast on such matter, where neither such person nor any of its related persons is, with respect to NYSE National, an NYSE National ETP Holder. • Amend Subsection B.3(d) of Article V to add ‘‘NYSE Arca’’ before ‘‘ETP Holder’’ to distinguish between the NYSE Arca Equities ETP Holders and those of NYSE National. • Amend subsection B.3 of Article V to add subsection (g) similar to those in place for the Exchanges, incorporating NYSE National into the restriction on the ICE Holdings board of directors from adopting any resolution pursuant to clause (b) of Section B.2 of Article V of the ICE Holdings COI 19 unless the NYSE Holdings board of directors determines that, for so long as ICE Holdings controls NYSE National, 18 Section B.2(b) of Article V (Limitations on Voting and Ownership) of the certificate of incorporation of ICE relates to ICE board of directors approval of ownership of ICE capital stock by a person together with its related persons in excess of 20% of the then outstanding votes entitled to be cast. 19 Section B.2(b) of Article V (Limitations on Voting and Ownership) of the ICE Holdings COI relates to ICE Holdings board of directors approval of ownership of ICE Holdings capital stock by a person together with its related persons in excess of 20% of the then outstanding votes entitled to be cast. directors of ICE shall not adopt any resolution pursuant to clause (b) of Section B.2 of Article V of the ICE’s certificate of incorporation,18 unless the board of directors of ICE shall have determined that neither such Person nor any of its Related Persons is an ETP Holder. Proposed Section 12.2 will provide that, for so long as ICE shall control, directly or indirectly, NYSE National (or its successor), the ICE board of directors shall not adopt any resolution to repeal or amend any provision of the certificate of incorporation of ICE unless such amendment or repeal shall either be (a) filed with or filed with and approved by the Commission under Section 19 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder or (b) submitted to the board of directors of NYSE National (or the board of directors of its successor), and if such board of directors determines that such amendment or repeal must be filed with or filed with and approved by the Commission under Section 19 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder before such amendment or repeal may be effectuated, then such amendment or repeal shall not be effectuated until filed with or filed with and approved by the Commission, as the case may be. The Commission believes that the proposed changes to the ICE Bylaws are consistent with the requirements of Section 6(b) of the Exchange Act. The Commission also believes that the proposed provisions in the ICE Bylaws are reasonably designed to ensure that the Exchanges are able to carry out their self-regulatory obligations under the Exchange Act and thereby should minimize the potential that a person could improperly interfere with or restrict the ability of the Commission or the Exchanges to effectively carry out their respective regulatory oversight responsibilities under the Exchange Act. Furthermore, the Commission believes that it is appropriate to remove the obsolete references and add references to NYSE National in the ICE Bylaws so that the Bylaws will reflect the proposed ownership structure of NYSE National following the closing of the Acquisition. PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03FEN1.SGM 03FEN1 9254 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 22 / Friday, February 3, 2017 / Notices asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES neither such person nor any of its related persons is an NYSE National ETP Holder. • Amend Article X (Amendments) which provides that, for so long as ICE Holdings shall control, directly or indirectly, any of the U.S. Regulated Subsidiaries, before any amendment or repeal of any provision of the ICE Holdings COI shall be effective, the amendment or repeal must be submitted to the boards of directors of NYSE, NYSE Market, NYSE Regulation, NYSE Arca, NYSE Arca Equities, and NYSE MKT (or the boards of directors of their successors), to add the board of directors of NYSE National to the list of those exchanges that would receive any amendment or repeal of any provision of the ICE Holdings COI. The obsolete references to NYSE Market and NYSE Regulation will be deleted. The Commission believes that the proposed changes to the ICE Holdings COI are consistent with the Exchange Act in that they are reasonably designed to facilitate the Exchanges’ ability to fulfill their self-regulatory obligations under the Exchange Act. Additionally, the Commission believes that the proposed changes should minimize the potential that a person could improperly interfere with or restrict the ability of the Commission or the Exchanges to effectively carry out their respective regulatory oversight responsibilities under the Exchange Act. Furthermore, the Commission believes it is appropriate to replace outdated or obsolete references in the ICE Holdings COI following the closing of the Acquisition. D. ICE Holdings Bylaws The cover page and heading on the first page of the ICE Holdings Bylaws will be amended to reflect that the bylaws will be the fifth amendment and restatement. The effective date on the cover page will also be updated. Additionally, similar to the ICE Bylaws discussed above, the ICE Holdings Bylaws will be amended to include ‘‘NYSE National, Inc.’’ in: (1) The definition of ‘‘U.S. Regulated Subsidiaries’’ in Article III (Directors), Section 3.15; 20 (2) Article VIII (Confidential Information), Section 8.1, which will be amended to extend the same protection to confidential information relating to the selfregulatory function of NYSE National or its successor; 21 and (3) Article XI 20 Article VIII, Section 3.15 will also be amended to delete obsolete references to NYSE Market and NYSE Regulation. 21 Article VIII, Section 8.1 will also be amended to delete obsolete references to NYSE Market and NYSE Regulation. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:26 Feb 02, 2017 Jkt 241001 (Amendment to the Bylaws), Section 11.3, which provides that, for so long as ICE Holdings controls any of the U.S. Regulated Subsidiaries, any amendment to or repeal of the ICE Holdings Bylaws must either be (i) filed with or filed with and approved by the Commission under Section 19 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder, or (ii) submitted to the boards of directors of the U.S. Regulated Subsidiaries or the boards of directors of their successors, in each case only to the extent that such entity continues to be controlled directly or indirectly by ICE Holdings.22 The Commission believes that these proposed changes are consistent with the Exchange Act in that they are intended to align the Exchanges’ upstream ownership governance documents with the proposed ownership structure of NYSE National following the closing of the Acquisition. E. ICE Independence Policy The ICE Independence Policy will be amended to add NYSE National to the section describing ‘‘Independence Qualifications.’’ In particular, NYSE National will be added to categories 1.b. and c. that refer to ‘‘members,’’ as defined in Section 3(a)(3)(A)(i)–(iv) of the Exchange Act.23 The clause ‘‘and ‘Person Associated with an ETP Holder’ (as defined in Rule 1.5 of NYSE National, Inc.)’’ will also be added to category 1.b. Additionally, NYSE National will be added to subsections 4. and 5. of the ‘‘Independence Qualifications’’ section. Obsolete references to NYSE Market and NYSE Regulation will be deleted.24 The Commission believes that these changes should reduce confusion caused by obsolete references and align the Exchanges’ upstream ownership governance documents with the proposed ownership structure of NYSE National following the closing of the Acquisition. F. NYSE Holdings LLC Agreement The Exchanges propose to amend the NYSE Holdings LLC Agreement as follows: • The heading and preamble will be amended to reflect that the LLC agreement will be the eighth amendment and restatement. The effective date will also be updated. In addition, a new clause will be added in the second full sentence that states the 22 Article XI, Section 11.3 will also be amended to delete obsolete references to NYSE Market and NYSE Regulation. 23 See 15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(3)(a). 24 The Exchanges also propose to update the Web site link in footnote 2 to the NYSE Listed Company Manual and commentary. PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 proposed amended NYSE Holdings LLC Agreement amends and restates the Seventh Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2015. • The current penultimate WHEREAS clause will be amended by adding ‘‘in May 2015’’ before ‘‘the Company’’ and the phrase ‘‘now desires to amend and restate’’ immediately following will be replaced with ‘‘amended and restated.’’ The words ‘‘have’’ and ‘‘are’’ will be changed to the past tense ‘‘had’’ and ‘‘were’’ in the final sentence. • The following new WHEREAS clause will be added immediately above the current last WHEREAS clause: ‘‘WHEREAS, the Company now desires to amend and restate the Seventh Amended and Restated Agreement to reflect the acquisition of NYSE National, Inc. by the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary NYSE Group, Inc.;’’. • The definition of ‘‘ETP Holder’’ in Article I (Interpretation), Section 1.1 will be deleted and new definitions of an ‘‘NYSE Arca ETP Holder’’ and ‘‘NYSE National ETP Holder’’ will be added to the definitions section. The Exchanges will also add a definition for ‘‘NYSE National.’’ The obsolete definition of NYSE Market will be deleted. • Article IX (Voting and Ownership Limitations), Section 9.1(a)3.C will be amended to add ‘‘NYSE Arca’’ before ‘‘ETP Holder’’ and the defined term ‘‘NYSE Arca ETP Holder’’ to distinguish between the ETP Holders of NYSE Arca Equities and those of NYSE National. An obsolete reference to NYSE Market will be deleted from Section 9.1(a)3.C. • Clause (v) will be added to Section 9.1(a)3.C. similar to those in place for the Exchanges. Clause (v) will incorporate NYSE National into the existing restriction, such that the NYSE Holdings board of directors will not be able to adopt a resolution pursuant to clause (b) of Section 9.1(a)2 unless the NYSE Holdings board of directors determines that, for so long as NYSE Holdings directly or indirectly controls NYSE National (or its successor), neither such person nor any of its related persons is an ETP Holder (as defined in the bylaws of NYSE National, as such bylaws may be in effect from time to time) of NYSE National (‘‘NYSE National ETP Holder’’). The clause will also provide that any such person that is a related person of an ETP Holder shall hereinafter also be deemed to be an ‘‘NYSE National ETP Holder’’ for purposes of the NYSE Holdings LLC Agreement, as the context may require. • Article IX (Voting and Ownership Limitations), Section 9.1(a)3.D will be amended to add ‘‘NYSE Arca’’ before E:\FR\FM\03FEN1.SGM 03FEN1 asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 22 / Friday, February 3, 2017 / Notices ‘‘ETP Holder’’ in one place to distinguish between the NYSE Arca Equities ETP Holders and those of NYSE National. An outdated reference to NYSE Market will be deleted. • Clause (v) will be added to Section 9.1(a)3.D to incorporate NYSE National into the existing restriction on the NYSE Holdings Board of Directors, such that it will not be able to adopt a resolution to approve the exercise of voting rights that would exceed 20% of the then outstanding votes entitled to be cast on such matter for so long as NYSE Holdings controls NYSE National. The clause will provide that ‘‘for so long as the Corporation directly or indirectly controls NYSE National, neither such person nor any of its Related Persons is an NYSE National ETP Holder.’’ • Article IX, Section 9.1(b)3 will be amended to add subpart G. to incorporate NYSE National into the existing restriction on the NYSE Holdings Board of Directors, so that it will provide that, subject to its fiduciary obligations under applicable law, for so long as NYSE Holdings directly or indirectly controls NYSE National (or its successor), the board of directors of NYSE Holdings shall not adopt any resolution pursuant to (b) of Section 9.1(b)(2) of the NYSE Holdings LLC Agreement, unless the board of directors of NYSE Holdings shall have determined that neither such person nor any of its related persons is an NYSE National ETP Holder. The Commission believes that the proposed changes to the NYSE Holdings LLC Agreement are consistent with the Exchange Act in that they are reasonably designed to facilitate the Exchanges’ability to fulfill their selfregulatory obligations under the Exchange Act. Additionally, the Commission believes that the proposed changes should minimize the potential that a person could improperly interfere with or restrict the ability of the Commission or the Exchanges to effectively carry out their respective regulatory oversight responsibilities under the Exchange Act. Furthermore, the Commission believes that the replacement of outdated or obsolete references may reduce confusion that could result from having these references in the NYSE Holdings LLC Agreement following the closing of the Acquisition. G. NYSE Group COI The Exchanges propose to amend the NYSE Group COI as follows: • The heading and recitations will be amended to reflect that the certificate of incorporation will be the fifth amendment and restatement. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:26 Feb 02, 2017 Jkt 241001 • NYSE National will be added to the list of ‘‘Regulated Subsidiaries’’ in Article IV (Stock), Section 4(b)(1), and the obsolete references to NYSE Market and NYSE Regulation will be deleted. • Section 4(b)(1)(y) of Article IV (Stock) will be amended to define an ETP Holder of NYSE Arca Equities as an ‘‘NYSE Arca Equities ETP Holder,’’ to distinguish between the ETP Holders of NYSE Arca Equities and those of NYSE National, An outdated reference to NYSE Market will be deleted. • Section 4(b)(1)(y) will also be amended to add a provision similar to those in place for the Exchanges providing that, for so long as NYSE Group directly or indirectly controls NYSE National (or its successor), neither such person nor any of its related persons is an ETP Holder (as defined in the rules of NYSE National, as such rules may be in effect from time to time) of NYSE National (defined as an ‘‘NYSE National ETP Holder’’) and that any such person that is a related person of an NYSE National ETP Holder shall hereinafter also be deemed to be an ‘‘NYSE National ETP Holder’’ for purposes of the NYSE Group COI, as the context may require. • Section 4(b)(1)(z) of Article IV will be amended to define an ETP Holder of NYSE Arca Equities as an ‘‘NYSE Arca Equities ETP Holder’’ and delete an outdated reference to NYSE Market. Section 4(b)(1)(z) will also be amended to incorporate NYSE National into the existing restriction on the NYSE Group Board of Directors, such that it will not be able to adopt a resolution to approve the exercise of voting rights that would exceed 20% of the then outstanding votes entitled to be cast on such matter, where neither such person nor any of its related persons is, with respect to NYSE National, an NYSE National ETP Holder. • Section 4(b)(1)(z)(iv) of Article IV will be amended to add ‘‘NYSE Arca’’ before ‘‘ETP Holder’’ to distinguish between the NYSE Arca Equities ETP Holders and those of NYSE National. • Subpart (vii) will be added to Section 4(b)(2)(C) of Article IV to incorporate NYSE National into the existing restriction on the NYSE Group Board of Directors, such that it will not be able to adopt a resolution to approve the exercise of voting rights that would exceed 20% of the then outstanding votes entitled to be cast on such matter, where neither such person nor any of its related persons is, with respect to NYSE PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9255 National, an NYSE National ETP Holder.25 • Article X (Confidential Information) will be amended to extend the same protection to confidential information relating to the self-regulatory function of NYSE National or its successor and delete obsolete references to NYSE Market and NYSE Regulation. Article XII (Amendments to Certificate of Incorporation) provides that, for so long as NYSE Group controls the Regulated Subsidiaries, before any amendment or repeal of any provision of the NYSE Group COI shall be effective, such amendment or repeal shall either (a) be filed with or filed with and approved by the Commission under Section 19 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder or (b) be submitted to the boards of directors of NYSE, NYSE Market, NYSE Regulation, NYSE Arca, NYSE Arca Equities, and NYSE MKT or the boards of directors of their successors. Article XII will be amended to add NYSE National to subsection (b) and delete obsolete references to NYSE Market and NYSE Regulation. The Commission believes that the proposed changes to the NYSE Group COI are consistent with the Exchange Act in that they are reasonably designed to facilitate the Exchanges’ ability to fulfill their self-regulatory obligations under the Exchange Act. Additionally, the Commission believes that the proposed changes should minimize the potential that a person could improperly interfere with or restrict the ability of the Commission or the Exchanges to effectively carry out their respective regulatory oversight responsibilities under the Exchange Act. Furthermore, the Commission believes that the replacement of outdated or obsolete references will reduce confusion that might result from having these references in the NYSE Group COI following the closing of the Acquisition. H. NYSE Group Bylaws The heading of the NYSE Group Bylaws will be amended to reflect that the bylaws will be the third amendment and restatement. Additionally, Article VII (Miscellaneous), Section 7.9(A)(b) will be amended to (1) delete obsolete references to NYSE Market and NYSE Regulation, (2) replace the outdated reference to ‘‘NYSE Alternext US LLC’’ with ‘‘NYSE MKT LLC,’’ and (3) add NYSE National to the list of those exchanges that would receive any 25 An obsolete reference to NYSE Market will be deleted from Article IV (Stock), Section 4(b)(2)(C)(v). E:\FR\FM\03FEN1.SGM 03FEN1 9256 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 22 / Friday, February 3, 2017 / Notices amendment or repeal of any provision of the NYSE Group Bylaws.26 The Commission believes that the proposed changes to the NYSE Group Bylaws are consistent with the Exchange Act in that they are intended to eliminate confusion that may result from having outdated or obsolete references and reflect the proposed new ownership of NYSE National by the NYSE Group. III. Conclusion It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act 27 that the proposed rule changes (SR–NYSE– 2016–90; SR–NYSEArca–2016–167; and SR–NYSEMKT–2016–122), as modified by their respective Amendment No. 1, be, and hereby are, approved. For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.28 Eduardo A. Aleman, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017–02262 Filed 2–2–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–79895; File No. SR– NYSEMKT–2017–03] Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Amending Rules 900.3NY, Rule 961NY, Make a Conforming Change to Rule 935NY, and Eliminate Section 910–AEMI of the AEMI Rules, and Sections 910 and 910–AEMI of the NYSE MKT Company Guide January 30, 2017. asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3 notice is hereby given that on January 18, 2017, NYSE MKT LLC (‘‘Exchange’’ 26 Article VII (Miscellaneous), Section 7.9(A)(b) currently provides that, for so long as NYSE Group controls, directly or indirectly, any of the Exchanges, before any amendment or repeal of any provision of the NYSE Group Bylaws shall be effective, such amendment or repeal must either be (i) filed with or filed with and approved by the Commission under Section 19 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder, or (ii) submitted to the boards of directors of the NYSE, NYSE Market, NYSE Regulation, NYSE Arca, NYSE Arca Equities, and NYSE Alternext US LLC or the boards of directors of their successors, in each case only to the extent that such entity continues to be controlled directly or indirectly by NYSE Group. 27 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(2). 28 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 2 15 U.S.C. 78a. 3 17 CFR 240.19b–4. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:26 Feb 02, 2017 Jkt 241001 or ‘‘NYSE MKT’’) 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 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 Rule 900.3NY to eliminate Price Improving Orders and Quotes, amend Rule 961NY to eliminate the electronic and open outcry bidding and offering requirements associated with a Price Improving Order or Quote, and make a conforming change to Rule 935NY, and (2) eliminate Section 910–AEMI of the AEMI Rules, and Sections 910 and 910– AEMI of the NYSE MKT Company Guide. The proposed rule change is available on the Exchange’s Web site at www.nyse.com, at the principal office of the Exchange, and at the Commission’s Public Reference Room. 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 self-regulatory organization 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 The Exchange proposes to (1) amend Rule 900.3NY to eliminate Price Improving Orders and Quotes, amend Rule 961NY to eliminate the electronic and open outcry bidding and offering requirements associated with a Price Improving Order or Quote, and make a conforming change to Rule 935NY, and (2) eliminate Section 910–AEMI of the AEMI Rules, and Sections 910 and 910– AEMI of the NYSE MKT Company Guide. The Exchange proposes to eliminate these order types in order to streamline its rules and reduce complexity among its order type PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 offerings, and to delete obsolete and outdated rules.4 Elimination of Price Improving Orders and Quotes The Exchange proposes to eliminate, and thus delete from its rules, Price Improving Orders and Quotes, as defined in Rule 900.3NY(r). A Price Improving Order or Price Improving Quote is an order or quote to buy or sell an option at a specified price at an increment smaller than the minimum price variation in the security. Price Improving Orders and Quotes may be entered in increments as small as one cent. Because the Exchange has not implemented this functionality, the Exchange believes it is appropriate to delete the functionality from its rules.5 To reflect this elimination, the Exchange proposes to delete all references to Price Improving Orders and Quotes in Rule 900.3NY(r), and to the electronic and open outcry bidding and offering requirements associated with a Price Improving Order or Quote in the second introductory paragraph of Rule 961NY and in Rules 961NY(a), 961NY(b) and 961NY(c), and to delete in the Commentary to Rule 935NY a reference to Rule 900.3NY(r),6 as follows: • Delete Rule 900.3NY(r), which defines Price Improving Orders and Quotes; • delete the second introductory paragraph of Rule 961NY, which describes which options may be 4 See e.g., Mary Jo White, Chair, Securities and Exchange Commission, Speech at the Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. Global Exchange and Brokerage Conference (June 5, 2014) (available at www.sec.gov/News/Speech/Detail/Speech/ 1370542004312#.U5HI-fmwJiw) (‘‘I am asking the exchanges to conduct a comprehensive review of their order types and how they operate in practice. As part of this review, I expect that the exchanges will consider appropriate rule changes to help clarify the nature of their order types and how they interact with each other, and how they support fair, orderly, and efficient markets.’’ Id.). 5 Though originally adopted as a competitive response to another options market introducing price improving orders, the Exchange never implemented this functionality for a variety of reasons, including technology and because most options volume was concentrated in Penny Pilot issues where price improving orders would be of little or no value. 6 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 59472 (February 27, 2009), 74 FR 9843 (March 6, 2009) (SR–NYSEALTR–2008–14) (order granting accelerated approval of proposed rule change establishing rules for the trading of listed options including order exposure requirements in connection with Price Improving Orders and Quotes, designation of options eligible for Penny Price Improvement, the manner of bidding or offering in open outcry for Penny Pricing, and the required ‘‘sweep’’ of any Penny Pricing interest in the System). 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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 22 (Friday, February 3, 2017)]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-79901; File Nos. SR-NYSE-2016-90; SR-NYSEArca-2016-167; 
SR-NYSEMKT-2016-122]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; NYSE 
Arca, Inc.; NYSE MKT LLC; Order Approving Proposed Rule Changes, Each 
as Modified by Amendment No. 1 Thereto, in Connection With the Proposed 
Acquisition of National Stock Exchange, Inc. by the NYSE Group, Inc.

January 30, 2017.

I. Introduction

    On December 16, 2016, the New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE''), 
NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca''), and NYSE MKT LLC (``NYSE MKT'') 
(collectively, the ``Exchanges'') filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act''),\1\ and Rule 
19b-4 thereunder,\2\ proposed rule changes in connection with the 
acquisition of National Stock Exchange, Inc. (``NSX'') by the 
Exchanges' parent company, the NYSE Group, Inc. (``NYSE Group''). The 
proposed rule changes were published for comment in the Federal 
Register on December 28, 2016.\3\ On January 23, 2017, the Exchanges 
each filed Amendment No. 1 to their respective proposed rule 
changes.\4\ The Commission received no comment letters on the proposed 
rule changes. This order approves the proposed rule changes.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 79671 (December 22, 
2016), 81 FR 96128 (``NYSE Notice''); 79678 (December 22, 2016), 81 
FR 96102 (May 16, 2016) (``NYSE Arca Notice''); and 79675 (December 
22, 2016), 81 FR 96128 (May 16, 2016) (``NYSE MKT Notice'').
    \4\ In Amendment No. 1, the Exchanges updated an incorrect 
reference in the proposed amendment to the Sixth Amended and 
Restated Bylaws of the Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Amendment No. 
1 was technical in nature and therefore does not need to be 
published for comment. See letters from Martha Redding, Associate 
General Counsel, Assistant Secretary, NYSE, to Brent J. Fields, 
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    The Commission has reviewed carefully the proposed rule changes and 
finds that the proposed rule changes are consistent with the 
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Act and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to a national 
securities exchange.\5\ In particular, the Commission finds that the 
proposed rule changes are consistent with Sections 6(b)(1) and (3) of 
the Act,\6\ which, among other things, require a national securities 
exchange to be so organized and have the capacity to be able to carry 
out the purposes of the Act, and to enforce compliance by its members 
and persons associated with its members with the provisions of the Act, 
the rules and regulations thereunder, and the rules of the exchange, 
and assure the 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 issuers and investors and 
not be associated with a member of the exchange, broker, or dealer. The 
Commission also finds that the proposals are consistent with Section 
6(b)(5) of the Act,\7\ which requires that the rules of an exchange be 
designed to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to remove 
impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and 
a national market system, and, in general, to protect investors and the 
public interest.
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    \5\ In approving the proposed rule changes, the Commission has 
considered their impact on efficiency, competition and capital 
formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(1) and (b)(3).
    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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II. Discussion

A. Background

    Currently, the Exchanges are wholly owned subsidiaries of NYSE 
Group. NYSE Group, in turn, is a wholly owned subsidiary of NYSE 
Holdings LLC (``NYSE Holdings''), which is wholly owned by 
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. (``ICE Holdings'').\8\ On 
December 14, 2016, ICE entered into an agreement with NSX, pursuant to 
which NYSE Group would acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of 
NSX (the ``Acquisition'').\9\ As a result of the Acquisition, NSX will 
be renamed NYSE National, Inc. (``NYSE National'') and will be operated 
as a wholly-owned subsidiary of NYSE Group.\10\
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    \8\ Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (``ICE''), a public company 
listed on the NYSE, owns 100% of ICE Holdings. See NYSE Notice, 
supra note 3 at 96124; NYSE Arca Notice, supra note 3, at 96102; and 
NYSE MKT Notice, supra note 3, at 96129.
    \9\ See id.
    \10\ See id.
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    In order to consummate the Acquisition and reflect NYSE Group's 
proposed ownership of NYSE National, the Exchanges propose to amend 
certain organizational documents of NYSE Group and its intermediary and 
ultimate parent entities. In particular, as described below, the 
Exchanges propose to amend the (1) Sixth Amended and Restated Bylaws of 
ICE (``ICE Bylaws''), (2) Seventh Amended and Restated Certificate of 
Incorporation of ICE Holdings (``ICE Holdings COI''), (3) Fourth 
Amended and Restated Bylaws of ICE Holdings (``ICE Holdings Bylaws''), 
(4) Independence Policy of the Board of Directors of ICE (``ICE 
Independence Policy''), (5) Seventh Amended and Restated Limited 
Liability Company Agreement of NYSE Holdings (``NYSE Holdings LLC 
Agreement''), (6) Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of 
Incorporation of NYSE Group (``NYSE Group COI''), and (7) Second 
Amended and Restated Bylaws of NYSE Group (``NYSE Group Bylaws'').
    The Exchanges represent that the current organizational documents 
of ICE and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, provide certain protections 
to the NYSE Exchanges that are designed to protect and facilitate their 
self-regulatory functions, including certain restrictions on the 
ability to vote and own shares of ICE.\11\ The Exchanges also represent 
that the proposed amendments are designed to provide similar 
protections to NYSE National as are currently provided to the Exchanges 
under those organizational documents.\12\ Moreover, the Exchanges 
represent that the proposed changes to the organizational documents 
consist of technical and conforming amendments to reflect the proposed 
new ownership of NYSE National by the NYSE Group, and, indirectly, 
ICE.\13\
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    \11\ See id.
    \12\ See id.
    \13\ See NYSE Notice, supra note 3 at 96124; NYSE Arca Notice, 
supra note 3, at 96102; and NYSE MKT Notice, supra note 3, at 96129.
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B. ICE Bylaws

    The ICE Bylaws will be amended to reflect the Acquisition and 
incorporate NYSE National into the ICE Bylaws' existing (i) voting and 
ownership restrictions, (ii) provisions relating to the qualifications 
of directors and officers and their submission to jurisdiction, (iii) 
compliance with the federal securities laws, (iv) access to books and 
records, and (v) other matters related to ICE's control of its 
registered national securities exchanges. Specifically, the ICE Bylaws 
will be amended as follows:
     Update the heading to reflect that the bylaws will be the 
seventh amendment and restatement.
     Amend the definition of ``U.S. Regulated Subsidiaries'' in 
Article III (Directors), Section 3.15, which currently includes the 
NYSE, NYSE Market (DE), Inc. (``NYSE Market''), NYSE Regulation, Inc. 
(``NYSE Regulation''), NYSE Arca, LLC, NYSE Arca, NYSE Arca Equities, 
Inc. (``NYSE Arca Equities''), and NYSE MKT, to include NYSE National, 
and to delete obsolete references to NYSE Market and NYSE 
Regulation.\14\
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    \14\ According to the Exchanges, NYSE Market and NYSE Regulation 
were previously parties to a Delegation Agreement whereby the NYSE 
delegated certain regulatory functions to NYSE Regulation and 
certain market functions to NYSE Market (DE). See NYSE Notice, supra 
note 3 at 96124, n.7; NYSE Arca Notice, supra note 3, at 96103, n.7; 
and NYSE MKT Notice, supra note 3, at 96129, n.7. The Delegation 
Agreement was terminated when the NYSE re-integrated its regulatory 
and market functions and the two entities ceased being regulated 
subsidiaries. Id. NYSE Regulation has since been merged out of 
existence. Id.
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     Article VIII (Confidential Information), Section 8.1, 
provides that, for so long as ICE controls any of the U.S. Regulated 
Subsidiaries, all confidential information that shall come into the 
possession of ICE pertaining to any of the U.S. Regulated Subsidiaries 
contained in the books and records of any of the U.S. Regulated 
Subsidiaries shall (x) not be made available to any persons (other than 
as provided in Sections 8.2 and 8.3 of the ICE Bylaws) other than to 
those officers, directors, employees and agents of ICE that have a 
reasonable need to know the contents thereof; (y) be retained in 
confidence by ICE and the officers, directors, employees and agents of 
ICE; and (z) not be used for any commercial purposes. Section 8.1 will 
be amended to include NYSE National and to delete the obsolete 
references to NYSE Market and NYSE Regulation.
     Article XI (Amendments to the Bylaws), Section 11.3, 
provides that, for so long as ICE controls any of the U.S. Regulated 
Subsidiaries, any amendment to or repeal of the ICE Bylaws must either 
be (i) filed with or filed with and approved by the Commission under 
Section 19 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder, or 
(ii) submitted to the boards of directors of the U.S. Regulated 
Subsidiaries or the boards of directors of their successors, in each 
case, only to the extent that such entity continues to be controlled 
directly or indirectly by ICE. Section 11.3 will be amended to include 
NYSE National, and to delete the obsolete references to NYSE Market and 
NYSE Regulation.
    The Exchanges also propose to add Article XII (Voting and Ownership 
Limitations) to the ICE Bylaws. Specifically, proposed Section 12.1(a) 
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its fiduciary obligations under applicable law, for so long as ICE 
directly or indirectly controls NYSE National (or its successor), the 
board of directors of ICE shall not adopt any resolution pursuant to 
clause (b) of Section A.2 of Article V of the certificate of 
incorporation of ICE,\15\ unless the board of directors of ICE shall 
have determined that:
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    \15\ Section A.2(b) of Article V (Limitations on Voting and 
Ownership) of the certificate of incorporation of ICE relates to ICE 
board of directors approval of voting of ICE capital stock by a 
person together with its related persons in excess of ``10%'' [sic] 
of the then outstanding votes entitled to be cast.
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     In the case of a resolution to approve the exercise of 
voting rights in excess of 20% of the then outstanding votes entitled 
to be cast on such matter, neither such Person \16\ nor any of its 
Related Persons \17\ is an ETP Holder (as defined in the bylaws of NYSE 
National, as such bylaws may be in effect from time to time) of NYSE 
National (any such Person that is a Related Person of an ETP Holder 
shall hereinafter also be deemed to be an ``ETP Holder'' for purposes 
of these bylaws, as the context may require);
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    \16\ For the purpose of new Section 12.1, ``Person'' has the 
meaning assigned in the certificate of incorporation of ICE, as it 
shall be in effect from time to time.
    \17\ For the purpose of new Section 12.1, ``Related Person'' has 
the meaning assigned by the certificate of incorporation of ICE, as 
it shall be in effect from time to time.
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     in the case of a resolution to approve entering into an 
agreement, plan or other arrangement under circumstances that would 
result in shares of stock of ICE that would be subject to such 
agreement, plan or other arrangement not being voted on any matter, or 
the withholding of any proxy relating thereto, where the effect of such 
agreement, plan or other arrangement would be to enable any person, but 
for Article V of the certificate of incorporation of ICE, either alone 
or together with its Related Persons, to vote, possess the right to 
vote or cause the voting of shares of stock of ICE that would exceed 
20% of the then outstanding votes entitled to be cast on such matter 
(assuming that all shares of stock of ICE that are subject to such 
agreement, plan or other arrangement are not outstanding votes entitled 
to be cast on such matter), neither such Person nor any of its Related 
Persons is, with respect to NYSE National, an ETP Holder.
    Proposed Section 12.1(b) will provide that, subject to its 
fiduciary obligations under applicable law, for so long as ICE directly 
or indirectly controls NYSE National (or its successor), the board of 
directors of ICE shall not adopt any resolution pursuant to clause (b) 
of Section B.2 of Article V of the ICE's certificate of 
incorporation,\18\ unless the board of directors of ICE shall have 
determined that neither such Person nor any of its Related Persons is 
an ETP Holder.
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    \18\ Section B.2(b) of Article V (Limitations on Voting and 
Ownership) of the certificate of incorporation of ICE relates to ICE 
board of directors approval of ownership of ICE capital stock by a 
person together with its related persons in excess of 20% of the 
then outstanding votes entitled to be cast.
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    Proposed Section 12.2 will provide that, for so long as ICE shall 
control, directly or indirectly, NYSE National (or its successor), the 
ICE board of directors shall not adopt any resolution to repeal or 
amend any provision of the certificate of incorporation of ICE unless 
such amendment or repeal shall either be (a) filed with or filed with 
and approved by the Commission under Section 19 of the Exchange Act and 
the rules promulgated thereunder or (b) submitted to the board of 
directors of NYSE National (or the board of directors of its 
successor), and if such board of directors determines that such 
amendment or repeal must be filed with or filed with and approved by 
the Commission under Section 19 of the Exchange Act and the rules 
promulgated thereunder before such amendment or repeal may be 
effectuated, then such amendment or repeal shall not be effectuated 
until filed with or filed with and approved by the Commission, as the 
case may be.
    The Commission believes that the proposed changes to the ICE Bylaws 
are consistent with the requirements of Section 6(b) of the Exchange 
Act. The Commission also believes that the proposed provisions in the 
ICE Bylaws are reasonably designed to ensure that the Exchanges are 
able to carry out their self-regulatory obligations under the Exchange 
Act and thereby should minimize the potential that a person could 
improperly interfere with or restrict the ability of the Commission or 
the Exchanges to effectively carry out their respective regulatory 
oversight responsibilities under the Exchange Act. Furthermore, the 
Commission believes that it is appropriate to remove the obsolete 
references and add references to NYSE National in the ICE Bylaws so 
that the Bylaws will reflect the proposed ownership structure of NYSE 
National following the closing of the Acquisition.

C. ICE Holdings COI

    The ICE Holdings COI will be amended as follows:
     Update the heading and paragraphs (2)-(5) to reflect that 
the certificate of incorporation will be the eighth amendment and 
restatement, including replacing an incorrect reference to ``Sixth'' 
before ``Amended'' in paragraph (3). The date of the ICE Holdings COI 
will also be updated in the preamble.
     Amend subsection A.3(c)(ii) of Article V (Limitations on 
Voting and Ownership) to define an ETP Holder of NYSE Arca Equities as 
an ``NYSE Arca Equities ETP Holder,'' to distinguish between the ETP 
Holders of NYSE Arca Equities and those of NYSE National. The obsolete 
references to NYSE Market and NYSE Regulation will be deleted.
     Amend Subsection A.3(c) of Article V to add subsection 
(v), similar to those in place for the Exchanges, which will provide 
that, for so long as the ICE Holdings directly or indirectly controls 
NYSE National (or its successor), no person nor any of its related 
persons (as those terms are defined therein) is an ETP Holder (as 
defined in the bylaws of NYSE National, as such bylaws may be in effect 
from time to time) of NYSE National.
     Amend Subsection A.3(d) of Article V to add ``NYSE Arca'' 
before ``ETP Holder'' in one place to distinguish between the NYSE Arca 
Equities ETP Holders and those of NYSE National.
     Amend Subsection A.3(d) of Article V to add subsection (v) 
similar to those in place for the Exchanges. Proposed subsection (v) 
will incorporate NYSE National into an existing restriction, such that 
the board of directors of ICE Holdings will not be able to adopt a 
resolution to approve the exercise of voting rights that would exceed 
20% of the then outstanding votes entitled to be cast on such matter, 
where neither such person nor any of its related persons is, with 
respect to NYSE National, an NYSE National ETP Holder.
     Amend Subsection B.3(d) of Article V to add ``NYSE Arca'' 
before ``ETP Holder'' to distinguish between the NYSE Arca Equities ETP 
Holders and those of NYSE National.
     Amend subsection B.3 of Article V to add subsection (g) 
similar to those in place for the Exchanges, incorporating NYSE 
National into the restriction on the ICE Holdings board of directors 
from adopting any resolution pursuant to clause (b) of Section B.2 of 
Article V of the ICE Holdings COI \19\ unless the NYSE Holdings board 
of directors determines that, for so long as ICE Holdings controls NYSE 
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    \19\ Section B.2(b) of Article V (Limitations on Voting and 
Ownership) of the ICE Holdings COI relates to ICE Holdings board of 
directors approval of ownership of ICE Holdings capital stock by a 
person together with its related persons in excess of 20% of the 
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     Amend Article X (Amendments) which provides that, for so 
long as ICE Holdings shall control, directly or indirectly, any of the 
U.S. Regulated Subsidiaries, before any amendment or repeal of any 
provision of the ICE Holdings COI shall be effective, the amendment or 
repeal must be submitted to the boards of directors of NYSE, NYSE 
Market, NYSE Regulation, NYSE Arca, NYSE Arca Equities, and NYSE MKT 
(or the boards of directors of their successors), to add the board of 
directors of NYSE National to the list of those exchanges that would 
receive any amendment or repeal of any provision of the ICE Holdings 
COI. The obsolete references to NYSE Market and NYSE Regulation will be 
deleted.
    The Commission believes that the proposed changes to the ICE 
Holdings COI are consistent with the Exchange Act in that they are 
reasonably designed to facilitate the Exchanges' ability to fulfill 
their self-regulatory obligations under the Exchange Act. Additionally, 
the Commission believes that the proposed changes should minimize the 
potential that a person could improperly interfere with or restrict the 
ability of the Commission or the Exchanges to effectively carry out 
their respective regulatory oversight responsibilities under the 
Exchange Act. Furthermore, the Commission believes it is appropriate to 
replace outdated or obsolete references in the ICE Holdings COI 
following the closing of the Acquisition.

D. ICE Holdings Bylaws

    The cover page and heading on the first page of the ICE Holdings 
Bylaws will be amended to reflect that the bylaws will be the fifth 
amendment and restatement. The effective date on the cover page will 
also be updated. Additionally, similar to the ICE Bylaws discussed 
above, the ICE Holdings Bylaws will be amended to include ``NYSE 
National, Inc.'' in: (1) The definition of ``U.S. Regulated 
Subsidiaries'' in Article III (Directors), Section 3.15; \20\ (2) 
Article VIII (Confidential Information), Section 8.1, which will be 
amended to extend the same protection to confidential information 
relating to the self-regulatory function of NYSE National or its 
successor; \21\ and (3) Article XI (Amendment to the Bylaws), Section 
11.3, which provides that, for so long as ICE Holdings controls any of 
the U.S. Regulated Subsidiaries, any amendment to or repeal of the ICE 
Holdings Bylaws must either be (i) filed with or filed with and 
approved by the Commission under Section 19 of the Exchange Act and the 
rules promulgated thereunder, or (ii) submitted to the boards of 
directors of the U.S. Regulated Subsidiaries or the boards of directors 
of their successors, in each case only to the extent that such entity 
continues to be controlled directly or indirectly by ICE Holdings.\22\
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    \20\ Article VIII, Section 3.15 will also be amended to delete 
obsolete references to NYSE Market and NYSE Regulation.
    \21\ Article VIII, Section 8.1 will also be amended to delete 
obsolete references to NYSE Market and NYSE Regulation.
    \22\ Article XI, Section 11.3 will also be amended to delete 
obsolete references to NYSE Market and NYSE Regulation.
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    The Commission believes that these proposed changes are consistent 
with the Exchange Act in that they are intended to align the Exchanges' 
upstream ownership governance documents with the proposed ownership 
structure of NYSE National following the closing of the Acquisition.

E. ICE Independence Policy

    The ICE Independence Policy will be amended to add NYSE National to 
the section describing ``Independence Qualifications.'' In particular, 
NYSE National will be added to categories 1.b. and c. that refer to 
``members,'' as defined in Section 3(a)(3)(A)(i)-(iv) of the Exchange 
Act.\23\ The clause ``and `Person Associated with an ETP Holder' (as 
defined in Rule 1.5 of NYSE National, Inc.)'' will also be added to 
category 1.b. Additionally, NYSE National will be added to subsections 
4. and 5. of the ``Independence Qualifications'' section. Obsolete 
references to NYSE Market and NYSE Regulation will be deleted.\24\
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    \23\ See 15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(3)(a).
    \24\ The Exchanges also propose to update the Web site link in 
footnote 2 to the NYSE Listed Company Manual and commentary.
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    The Commission believes that these changes should reduce confusion 
caused by obsolete references and align the Exchanges' upstream 
ownership governance documents with the proposed ownership structure of 
NYSE National following the closing of the Acquisition.

F. NYSE Holdings LLC Agreement

    The Exchanges propose to amend the NYSE Holdings LLC Agreement as 
follows:
     The heading and preamble will be amended to reflect that 
the LLC agreement will be the eighth amendment and restatement. The 
effective date will also be updated. In addition, a new clause will be 
added in the second full sentence that states the proposed amended NYSE 
Holdings LLC Agreement amends and restates the Seventh Amended and 
Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2015.
     The current penultimate WHEREAS clause will be amended by 
adding ``in May 2015'' before ``the Company'' and the phrase ``now 
desires to amend and restate'' immediately following will be replaced 
with ``amended and restated.'' The words ``have'' and ``are'' will be 
changed to the past tense ``had'' and ``were'' in the final sentence.
     The following new WHEREAS clause will be added immediately 
above the current last WHEREAS clause: ``WHEREAS, the Company now 
desires to amend and restate the Seventh Amended and Restated Agreement 
to reflect the acquisition of NYSE National, Inc. by the Company's 
wholly-owned subsidiary NYSE Group, Inc.;''.
     The definition of ``ETP Holder'' in Article I 
(Interpretation), Section 1.1 will be deleted and new definitions of an 
``NYSE Arca ETP Holder'' and ``NYSE National ETP Holder'' will be added 
to the definitions section. The Exchanges will also add a definition 
for ``NYSE National.'' The obsolete definition of NYSE Market will be 
deleted.
     Article IX (Voting and Ownership Limitations), Section 
9.1(a)3.C will be amended to add ``NYSE Arca'' before ``ETP Holder'' 
and the defined term ``NYSE Arca ETP Holder'' to distinguish between 
the ETP Holders of NYSE Arca Equities and those of NYSE National. An 
obsolete reference to NYSE Market will be deleted from Section 
9.1(a)3.C.
     Clause (v) will be added to Section 9.1(a)3.C. similar to 
those in place for the Exchanges. Clause (v) will incorporate NYSE 
National into the existing restriction, such that the NYSE Holdings 
board of directors will not be able to adopt a resolution pursuant to 
clause (b) of Section 9.1(a)2 unless the NYSE Holdings board of 
directors determines that, for so long as NYSE Holdings directly or 
indirectly controls NYSE National (or its successor), neither such 
person nor any of its related persons is an ETP Holder (as defined in 
the bylaws of NYSE National, as such bylaws may be in effect from time 
to time) of NYSE National (``NYSE National ETP Holder''). The clause 
will also provide that any such person that is a related person of an 
ETP Holder shall hereinafter also be deemed to be an ``NYSE National 
ETP Holder'' for purposes of the NYSE Holdings LLC Agreement, as the 
context may require.
     Article IX (Voting and Ownership Limitations), Section 
9.1(a)3.D will be amended to add ``NYSE Arca'' before

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``ETP Holder'' in one place to distinguish between the NYSE Arca 
Equities ETP Holders and those of NYSE National. An outdated reference 
to NYSE Market will be deleted.
     Clause (v) will be added to Section 9.1(a)3.D to 
incorporate NYSE National into the existing restriction on the NYSE 
Holdings Board of Directors, such that it will not be able to adopt a 
resolution to approve the exercise of voting rights that would exceed 
20% of the then outstanding votes entitled to be cast on such matter 
for so long as NYSE Holdings controls NYSE National. The clause will 
provide that ``for so long as the Corporation directly or indirectly 
controls NYSE National, neither such person nor any of its Related 
Persons is an NYSE National ETP Holder.''
     Article IX, Section 9.1(b)3 will be amended to add subpart 
G. to incorporate NYSE National into the existing restriction on the 
NYSE Holdings Board of Directors, so that it will provide that, subject 
to its fiduciary obligations under applicable law, for so long as NYSE 
Holdings directly or indirectly controls NYSE National (or its 
successor), the board of directors of NYSE Holdings shall not adopt any 
resolution pursuant to (b) of Section 9.1(b)(2) of the NYSE Holdings 
LLC Agreement, unless the board of directors of NYSE Holdings shall 
have determined that neither such person nor any of its related persons 
is an NYSE National ETP Holder.
    The Commission believes that the proposed changes to the NYSE 
Holdings LLC Agreement are consistent with the Exchange Act in that 
they are reasonably designed to facilitate the Exchanges'ability to 
fulfill their self-regulatory obligations under the Exchange Act. 
Additionally, the Commission believes that the proposed changes should 
minimize the potential that a person could improperly interfere with or 
restrict the ability of the Commission or the Exchanges to effectively 
carry out their respective regulatory oversight responsibilities under 
the Exchange Act. Furthermore, the Commission believes that the 
replacement of outdated or obsolete references may reduce confusion 
that could result from having these references in the NYSE Holdings LLC 
Agreement following the closing of the Acquisition.

G. NYSE Group COI

    The Exchanges propose to amend the NYSE Group COI as follows:
     The heading and recitations will be amended to reflect 
that the certificate of incorporation will be the fifth amendment and 
restatement.
     NYSE National will be added to the list of ``Regulated 
Subsidiaries'' in Article IV (Stock), Section 4(b)(1), and the obsolete 
references to NYSE Market and NYSE Regulation will be deleted.
     Section 4(b)(1)(y) of Article IV (Stock) will be amended 
to define an ETP Holder of NYSE Arca Equities as an ``NYSE Arca 
Equities ETP Holder,'' to distinguish between the ETP Holders of NYSE 
Arca Equities and those of NYSE National, An outdated reference to NYSE 
Market will be deleted.
     Section 4(b)(1)(y) will also be amended to add a provision 
similar to those in place for the Exchanges providing that, for so long 
as NYSE Group directly or indirectly controls NYSE National (or its 
successor), neither such person nor any of its related persons is an 
ETP Holder (as defined in the rules of NYSE National, as such rules may 
be in effect from time to time) of NYSE National (defined as an ``NYSE 
National ETP Holder'') and that any such person that is a related 
person of an NYSE National ETP Holder shall hereinafter also be deemed 
to be an ``NYSE National ETP Holder'' for purposes of the NYSE Group 
COI, as the context may require.
     Section 4(b)(1)(z) of Article IV will be amended to define 
an ETP Holder of NYSE Arca Equities as an ``NYSE Arca Equities ETP 
Holder'' and delete an outdated reference to NYSE Market. Section 
4(b)(1)(z) will also be amended to incorporate NYSE National into the 
existing restriction on the NYSE Group Board of Directors, such that it 
will not be able to adopt a resolution to approve the exercise of 
voting rights that would exceed 20% of the then outstanding votes 
entitled to be cast on such matter, where neither such person nor any 
of its related persons is, with respect to NYSE National, an NYSE 
National ETP Holder.
     Section 4(b)(1)(z)(iv) of Article IV will be amended to 
add ``NYSE Arca'' before ``ETP Holder'' to distinguish between the NYSE 
Arca Equities ETP Holders and those of NYSE National.
     Subpart (vii) will be added to Section 4(b)(2)(C) of 
Article IV to incorporate NYSE National into the existing restriction 
on the NYSE Group Board of Directors, such that it will not be able to 
adopt a resolution to approve the exercise of voting rights that would 
exceed 20% of the then outstanding votes entitled to be cast on such 
matter, where neither such person nor any of its related persons is, 
with respect to NYSE National, an NYSE National ETP Holder.\25\
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    \25\ An obsolete reference to NYSE Market will be deleted from 
Article IV (Stock), Section 4(b)(2)(C)(v).
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     Article X (Confidential Information) will be amended to 
extend the same protection to confidential information relating to the 
self-regulatory function of NYSE National or its successor and delete 
obsolete references to NYSE Market and NYSE Regulation.
    Article XII (Amendments to Certificate of Incorporation) provides 
that, for so long as NYSE Group controls the Regulated Subsidiaries, 
before any amendment or repeal of any provision of the NYSE Group COI 
shall be effective, such amendment or repeal shall either (a) be filed 
with or filed with and approved by the Commission under Section 19 of 
the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder or (b) be 
submitted to the boards of directors of NYSE, NYSE Market, NYSE 
Regulation, NYSE Arca, NYSE Arca Equities, and NYSE MKT or the boards 
of directors of their successors. Article XII will be amended to add 
NYSE National to subsection (b) and delete obsolete references to NYSE 
Market and NYSE Regulation.
    The Commission believes that the proposed changes to the NYSE Group 
COI are consistent with the Exchange Act in that they are reasonably 
designed to facilitate the Exchanges' ability to fulfill their self-
regulatory obligations under the Exchange Act. Additionally, the 
Commission believes that the proposed changes should minimize the 
potential that a person could improperly interfere with or restrict the 
ability of the Commission or the Exchanges to effectively carry out 
their respective regulatory oversight responsibilities under the 
Exchange Act. Furthermore, the Commission believes that the replacement 
of outdated or obsolete references will reduce confusion that might 
result from having these references in the NYSE Group COI following the 
closing of the Acquisition.

H. NYSE Group Bylaws

    The heading of the NYSE Group Bylaws will be amended to reflect 
that the bylaws will be the third amendment and restatement. 
Additionally, Article VII (Miscellaneous), Section 7.9(A)(b) will be 
amended to (1) delete obsolete references to NYSE Market and NYSE 
Regulation, (2) replace the outdated reference to ``NYSE Alternext US 
LLC'' with ``NYSE MKT LLC,'' and (3) add NYSE National to the list of 
those exchanges that would receive any

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amendment or repeal of any provision of the NYSE Group Bylaws.\26\
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    \26\ Article VII (Miscellaneous), Section 7.9(A)(b) currently 
provides that, for so long as NYSE Group controls, directly or 
indirectly, any of the Exchanges, before any amendment or repeal of 
any provision of the NYSE Group Bylaws shall be effective, such 
amendment or repeal must either be (i) filed with or filed with and 
approved by the Commission under Section 19 of the Exchange Act and 
the rules promulgated thereunder, or (ii) submitted to the boards of 
directors of the NYSE, NYSE Market, NYSE Regulation, NYSE Arca, NYSE 
Arca Equities, and NYSE Alternext US LLC or the boards of directors 
of their successors, in each case only to the extent that such 
entity continues to be controlled directly or indirectly by NYSE 
Group.
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    The Commission believes that the proposed changes to the NYSE Group 
Bylaws are consistent with the Exchange Act in that they are intended 
to eliminate confusion that may result from having outdated or obsolete 
references and reflect the proposed new ownership of NYSE National by 
the NYSE Group.

III. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act 
\27\ that the proposed rule changes (SR-NYSE-2016-90; SR-NYSEArca-2016-
167; and SR-NYSEMKT-2016-122), as modified by their respective 
Amendment No. 1, be, and hereby are, approved.
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    \27\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\28\
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    \28\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-02262 Filed 2-2-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 8011-01-P
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