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]
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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
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
II. Discussion
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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.
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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
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(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.
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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:
• 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.
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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.
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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.
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(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.
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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 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.
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• 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
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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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[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
requirements of 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)
of Article XII will provide that, subject to
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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
National,
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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
then outstanding votes entitled to be cast.
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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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\24\ The Exchanges also propose to update the Web site link in
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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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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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\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.
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