Sunshine Act Meeting; Date Change, 24059 [2021-09552]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 85 / Wednesday, May 5, 2021 / Notices submission, all subsequent amendments, all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for website 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 the filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments received will be posted without change. Persons submitting comments are cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying information from comment submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR–CBOE–2021–023 and should be submitted on or before May 26, 2021. For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.17 J. Matthew DeLesDernier, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–09447 Filed 5–4–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting; Date Change FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT: 86 FR 23458, May 3, 2021. PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF THE MEETING: Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. The Closed Meeting scheduled for Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 2:00 p.m., has been changed to Friday, May 7, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. CHANGES IN THE MEETING: CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: For further information; please contact Vanessa A. Countryman from the Office of the Secretary at (202) 551–5400. Dated: May 3, 2021. Vanessa A. Countryman, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–09552 Filed 5–3–21; 11:15 am] SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION the most significant aspects of such statements. [Release No. 34–91729; File No. SR– CboeBYX–2021–009] A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Sixth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc.’s Parent Corporation, Cboe Global Markets, Inc. To Implement Proxy Access April 29, 2021. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 notice is hereby given that on April 16, 2021, Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc. (‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘BYX’’) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc. (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘BYX’’) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) a proposed rule change with respect to amendments to the Sixth Amended and Restated Bylaws (the ‘‘CGM Bylaws’’) of its parent corporation, Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (‘‘Cboe’’ or ‘‘Corporation’’). The text of the proposed rule change is provided in Exhibit 5. The text of the proposed rule change is also available on the Exchange’s website (https://markets.cboe.com/us/ equities/regulation/rule_filings/byx/), at the Exchange’s Office of the Secretary, 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 Exchange included statements concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 1 15 17 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). VerDate Sep<11>2014 23:06 May 04, 2021 2 17 Jkt 253001 24059 PO 00000 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). CFR 240.19b–4. Frm 00146 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1. Purpose Cboe has received a stockholder proposal submitted pursuant to Rule 14a–8 under the Act 3 which requested that the CGM Board take steps to implement a ‘‘proxy access’’ bylaw provision. In general, proxy access bylaws allow a stockholder, or group of stockholders, who comply with certain requirements, to nominate candidates for service on a board and have those candidates included in a company’s proxy materials. Such provisions have become common among S&P 500 companies.4 Cboe has determined to take the stockholder’s requested steps to implement proxy access. Accordingly, the Exchange now proposes to make these changes by adopting new Section 2.16 of the CGM Bylaws and making certain conforming changes to current Sections 2.10 and 2.11 of the CGM Bylaws, all of which are described further below. In developing its proposal, Cboe generally tried to balance the relative weight of arguments for and against proxy access provisions. On the one hand, Cboe recognizes the significance of this issue to some investors, who see proxy access as an important accountability mechanism that allows them to participate in board elections through the nomination of stockholder candidates that are presented in a company’s proxy statement. On the other hand, Cboe’s proposed proxy access provision includes certain procedural requirements that are designed to help ensure, among other things, that Cboe and its stockholders will have full and accurate information about nominating stockholders and their nominees and that such stockholders and nominees will comply with applicable laws, regulations and other requirements. Additionally, the Exchange notes the proposed terms are common among companies that have adopted proxy access. The Exchange also notes that the parent companies of other exchanges have adopted substantively similar proxy access provisions and the Exchange does not 3 See 17 CFR 240.14a–8, which requires companies that are subject to the federal proxy rules to include shareholder proposals in companies’ proxy statements to shareholders, subject to certain procedural and substantive requirements. 4 More than 75% of S&P 500 companies have adopted proxy access bylaw provisions. E:\FR\FM\05MYN1.SGM 05MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 24059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09552]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting; Date Change

FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT: 86 FR 23458, May 3, 
2021.

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF THE MEETING: Thursday, May 6, 
2021 at 2:00 p.m.

CHANGES IN THE MEETING: The Closed Meeting scheduled for Thursday, May 
6, 2021 at 2:00 p.m., has been changed to Friday, May 7, 2021 at 1:00 
p.m.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: For further information; please 
contact Vanessa A. Countryman from the Office of the Secretary at (202) 
551-5400.

    Dated: May 3, 2021.
Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-09552 Filed 5-3-21; 11:15 am]
BILLING CODE 8011-01-P
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