80_FR_29871 80 FR 29772 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; EDGA Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change, and Amendment No. 1 Thereto, To Amend Rule 11.2 To State That EDGA Exchange, Inc. Will Not Designate for Trading Any Security Admitted to Unlisted Trading Privileges on the Exchange Unless That Security Satisfies Certain Liquidity Requirements

80 FR 29772 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; EDGA Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change, and Amendment No. 1 Thereto, To Amend Rule 11.2 To State That EDGA Exchange, Inc. Will Not Designate for Trading Any Security Admitted to Unlisted Trading Privileges on the Exchange Unless That Security Satisfies Certain Liquidity Requirements

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 2015)]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-74986; File No. SR-EDGA-2015-19]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; EDGA Exchange, Inc.; Notice of 
Filing of a Proposed Rule Change, and Amendment No. 1 Thereto, To Amend 
Rule 11.2 To State That EDGA Exchange, Inc. Will Not Designate for 
Trading Any Security Admitted to Unlisted Trading Privileges on the 
Exchange Unless That Security Satisfies Certain Liquidity Requirements

May 18, 2015.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given 
that on May 5, 2015, EDGA Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or ``EDGA'') 
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 Exchange. On May 15, 2015, BATS filed 
Amendment No. 1 to the proposal. Amendment No. 1 amended and replaced 
the original proposal in its entirety. The Commission is publishing 
this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change, as 
modified by Amendment No. 1, from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange filed a proposal to amend Rule 11.2 to state that the 
Exchange will not designate for trading any security admitted to 
unlisted trading privileges on the Exchange unless that security 
satisfies certain liquidity requirements, as further described below.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available at the Exchange's 
Web site at www.batstrading.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 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 the most significant parts of such 
statements.

(A) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    With limited exception, the current equity market structure under 
Regulation NMS applies the same rules with respect to, among other 
things, tick sizes, order protection, locked and crossed markets, and 
access fees to all exchange-listed securities. The Exchange believes 
that Regulation NMS, along with technological advancements, has 
produced great efficiencies to the equity market, resulting in intense 
competition between exchanges and broker-dealers. The Exchange believes 
the net result for most exchange-listed securities has been decreases 
in transaction costs, including decreases in explicit commissions and 
the narrowing of effective spreads investors pay to enter and exit 
positions. However, the Exchange recognizes that not all exchange-
listed securities have benefited to the same extent under the current 
one-size fits all approach to the equity market. In particular, 
investors continue to experience difficulty trading illiquid 
securities, including paying higher effective spreads and difficulty 
sourcing liquidity across multiple exchanges and non-exchange trading 
venues while minimizing market impact.
    The Exchange believes the market quality of securities that are 
today illiquid could benefit from a concentration of quoted liquidity 
on the listing exchange. By concentrating quoted liquidity on the 
listing exchange, for the reasons discussed below, the Exchange 
believes liquidity providers will quote more competitively, resulting 
in more efficient price formation and a narrower national best bid or 
offer (``NBBO''), as well as the display of more quoted size at price 
levels outside the NBBO (``depth of book''). In turn, the Exchange 
believes that these enhancements to market quality could ultimately 
increase investor and member interest in such securities resulting in 
greater average daily trading volume. As such, as described below, the 
Exchange is proposing to adopt rules to clarify the circumstances under 
which the Exchange would voluntarily provide advance notice to the 
industry that it is ceasing to quote and trade

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certain specific illiquid securities until such securities meet and 
sustain an average daily volume threshold indicative of increased 
liquidity.
    In particular, the Exchange proposes to amend Rule 11.2 to state 
that the Exchange may determine not to designate for trading any 
security admitted to unlisted trading privileges on the Exchange if 
that security falls below certain consolidated average daily volume 
requirements, as further described below. Rule 11.2 currently states 
that any class of securities listed or admitted to unlisted trading 
privileges on the Exchange pursuant to Chapter XIV of the Exchange's 
rules \3\ shall be eligible to become designated for trading on the 
Exchange. The Rule further states that all securities designated for 
trading are eligible for odd-lot, round-lot and mixed-lot executions, 
unless otherwise indicated by the Exchange or limited pursuant to 
Exchange rules. The Exchange proposes to include these existing 
provisions of Rule 11.2 within subparagraph (a) of the proposed rule in 
order to separately propose additional provisions under subparagraphs 
(b), (c), and (d).
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    \3\ Chapter XIV of the Exchange's rules discusses the securities 
eligible to be designated for trading on the Exchange. Exchange Rule 
14.1, in particular, states that the Exchange may extend unlisted 
trading privileges to any Equity Security (as defined in the Rule) 
that is listed on another national securities exchange or with 
respect to which unlisted trading privileges may otherwise be 
extended in accordance with Section 12(f) of the Exchange Act.
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    The Exchange proposes to add new subparagraph (b) to Rule 11.2, 
which would state that the Exchange may determine not to designate for 
trading any security admitted to unlisted trading privileges on the 
Exchange pursuant to Chapter XIV of the Exchange's rules when that 
security's consolidated average daily trading volume is equal to or 
less than 2,500 shares during the preceding 90 calendar days.\4\ The 
Exchange further proposes to add new subparagraph (c) to Rule 11.2, 
which would state that any security not designated for trading by the 
Exchange pursuant to subparagraph (b) of this Rule may be designated 
for trading by the Exchange if its consolidated average daily trading 
volume exceeds 5,000 shares over any 90 calendar day period since the 
security was not designated for trading pursuant to subparagraph (b). 
The Exchange also proposes to make clear that new subparagraph (c) is 
not intended to limit the Exchange's ability to designate any security 
for trading pursuant to the Exchange's general authority under 
subparagraph (a) of Rule 11.2. The Exchange also proposes to add new 
subparagraph (d) to Rule 11.2, which would require the Exchange to 
provide notice at least one trading day in advance of any securities it 
is making unavailable for trading pursuant to subparagraph (b) of Rule 
11.2, and any securities it is making available for trading under 
subparagraph (c) of Rule 11.2.
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    \4\ Based on internal statistics, the Exchange anticipates that 
limiting the rule's applicability to those securities with a 
consolidated average daily trading volume of 2,500 shares or less 
during the preceding 90 calendar days will affect approximately 700 
securities.
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    While the Exchange is proposing to retain discretion over whether 
it will in fact determine not to quote and trade securities that meet 
the criteria described in proposed new subparagraphs (b) and (c) of 
Rule 11.2, the Exchange notes that nothing in its rules or applicable 
securities regulation requires it to designate for trading any class of 
securities listed or admitted to unlisted trading privileges on the 
Exchange pursuant to Chapter XIV of the Exchange's rules. The Exchange 
believes that adopting such a provision in its rules could enhance 
market quality for securities falling below the consolidated average 
daily volume threshold by facilitating the concentration of quoted 
liquidity on the listing exchange.\5\ In determining whether to 
exercise its discretion under proposed new subparagraphs (b) and (c) of 
Rule 11.2, the Exchange would consider such factors as member and 
investor feedback as well as whether the other non-listing exchanges 
have decided to cease quoting and trading in the effected securities. 
The Exchange further believes that adoption of a rule requiring it to 
provide advance notice to its members of any securities the Exchange is 
choosing not to trade under proposed new subparagraph (b) of Rule 11.2 
and any securities it is making available for trading pursuant to 
proposed new subparagraph (c) of Rule 11.2 will help avoid confusion by 
providing transparency and certainty to members and investors regarding 
the securities the Exchange is or is not designating for quoting and 
trading on the Exchange.
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    \5\ The Exchange understands that the EDGX Exchange, Inc., BATS 
Exchange, Inc., and BATS Y-Exchange, Inc. will separately file 
substantially similar proposed rule changes with the Commission.
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    The Exchange believes that limiting the impact of paragraph (b) of 
the proposed rule change to securities with a consolidated average 
daily trading volume that is equal to or less than 2,500 shares during 
the preceding 90 calendar days is reasonable because such securities 
tend to be illiquid, as reflected by larger quoted and effective 
spreads, with smaller quoted size at both the NBBO and throughout the 
depth of book than more actively-traded securities. Similarly, the 
Exchange believes that considering to designate for trading those 
securities that have not been trading on the Exchange pursuant to 
paragraph (b) once such securities have a consolidated average daily 
trading volume that exceeds 5,000 shares over a 90 calendar day period 
since the security was not designated for trading pursuant to proposed 
subparagraph (b) of Rule 11.2 is reasonable because such activity may 
demonstrate that such securities are now trading more effectively. The 
Exchange believes that its proposed rule changes may facilitate an 
improvement in market quality for the effected securities.\6\ In 
particular, the Exchange believes that by concentrating the quoted 
liquidity in such securities on the listing exchange, liquidity 
providers will be incented to quote on such exchange more 
competitively, resulting in narrower bid-ask spreads and greater quoted 
depth of book. The Exchange believes liquidity providers would be so 
incented because concentrating the quoted liquidity in such securities 
on the listing exchange would: (i) Reduce liquidity providers' risk of 
adverse selection inherent in quoting in a fragmented market, (ii) 
provide greater certainty of execution on the one exchange at which 
liquidity providers are quoting, and (iii) enhance competition for 
order book priority at the NBBO and throughout the depth of book. 
Although the Exchange would be voluntarily foregoing potential market 
share by not quoting and trading securities subject to the Rule, the 
Exchange believes the aforementioned enhancements in market quality may 
increase investor interest in trading such securities, which in turn 
would generate increased volume and ultimately benefit the Exchange 
once such securities become eligible for

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    \6\ Based on an internal study, the Exchange believes a majority 
of the securities that would be covered by the Rule's criteria are 
small-cap companies (i.e., companies with a market capitalization of 
$250 million or less). Suggesting that the current U.S. equity 
market often fails to provide sufficient liquidity for the 
securities of small-cap companies, the Commission's Advisory 
Committee on Small and Emerging Companies (``Advisory Committee'') 
recommended to the Commission concentrating the market for such 
securities through the creation of a separate U.S. equity market. 
See Recommendations Regarding Separate U.S. Equity Market for 
Securities of Small and Emerging Companies, by the Advisory 
Committee on Small and Emerging Companies, dated February 1, 2013. 
The Advisory Committee also stated that other actions with respect 
to trading venues may also be warranted to facilitate liquidity in 
small and emerging companies. Id.
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule changes are consistent 
with Section 6(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act'') 
\7\ and further the objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act \8\ 
because they are 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, to foster cooperation and 
coordination with persons engaged in facilitating transactions in 
securities, and, in general, to protect investors and the public 
interest.
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Exchange notes that nothing in its rules or any applicable 
securities regulation requires it to designate for trading any class of 
securities listed or admitted to unlisted trading privileges on the 
Exchange pursuant to Chapter XIV of the Exchange's rules. However, the 
Exchange believes adopting a rule to clarify the circumstances under 
which the Exchange would voluntarily provide advance notice to the 
industry that it is ceasing to quote and trade certain specific 
illiquid securities until such securities meet and sustain a 
consolidated average daily volume threshold indicative of increased 
liquidity would promote just and equitable principles of trade, remove 
impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and 
a national market system by facilitating the concentration of displayed 
liquidity on the listing exchange for effected securities, which the 
Exchange believes could enhance the market quality of such 
securities.\9\ The Exchange believes that concentrating displayed 
liquidity on the listing exchange in certain illiquid securities may 
enhance market quality of such securities by enabling liquidity 
providers to more efficiently form competitive prices at the NBBO, and 
to provide greater quoted depth of book. In addition, the Exchange 
believes that if displayed liquidity is concentrated on the listing 
exchange in such securities, the listing exchange may have flexibility 
to innovate with alternative market structures, such as variable tick 
sizes or periodic batch auctions that are not currently possible under 
Regulation NMS when multiple exchanges are quoting and trading the 
securities, and which may further enhance the market quality of the 
effected illiquid securities.\10\
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    \9\ See supra note 6.
    \10\ The Exchange is not proposing or advocating any form of 
trade-at prohibition, which, depending on its various iterations, 
would generally act to prevent trading off-exchange without first 
executing against all equal or better priced protected quotations. 
Rather, the Exchange is proposing and advocating a reduction in the 
number of displayed venues on which certain illiquid securities will 
be quoted and traded, which the Exchange believes will concentrate 
the quoting activity serving to enhance quote competition and 
thereby increase market quality by narrowing the NBBO and increasing 
the quoted depth of book for effected securities, without regard to 
off-exchange trading.
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    The proposed rule change promotes just and equitable principles of 
trade because it will provide certainty and transparency to members and 
investors with respect to which securities the Exchange will or will 
not designate for quoting and trading on the Exchange, thereby avoiding 
confusion.

(B) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule changes will 
result in any burden on competition that is not necessary or 
appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The Exchange 
notes that nothing in its rules or any applicable securities regulation 
require it to designate for trading any class of securities listed or 
admitted to unlisted trading privileges on the Exchange pursuant to 
Chapter XIV of the Exchange's rules. The Exchange believes enacting 
such a provision in its rules would not impose a burden on competition 
that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of 
the Act. While the Exchange will be voluntarily foregoing potential 
market share by not quoting and trading securities subject to the rule, 
the Exchange believes the proposal will enhance market quality in such 
securities by increasing quoting competition among liquidity providers 
on the listing exchange, which will result in better prices at the NBBO 
and greater depth of book. The Exchange further believes these 
enhancements in market quality may increase investor interest in 
trading such securities, which in turn would improve competition by 
generating increased volume which would also ultimately benefit the 
Exchange once such securities become eligible for trading on the 
Exchange under the rule in the future.

(C) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the 
Proposed Rule Change Received From Members, Participants or Others

    The Exchange has neither solicited nor received written comments on 
the proposed rule changes.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 
Commission Action

    Within 45 days of the date of publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register or within such longer period (i) as the Commission may 
designate up to 90 days of such date if it finds such longer period to 
be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to 
which the Exchange consents, the Commission will: (a) By order approve 
or disapprove such proposed rule change, or (b) institute proceedings 
to determine whether the proposed rule change should be disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and 
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule 
change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, is consistent with the Act. 
Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include 
File Number SR-EDGA-2015-19 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Brent J. Fields, 
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-EDGA-2015-19. 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 (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all 
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are 
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to 
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other 
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the

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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 the filing will also be available 
for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All 
comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does 
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should 
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All 
submissions should refer to File Number SR-EDGA-2015-19 and should be 
submitted on or before June 12, 2015.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\11\
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    \11\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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                                                      • Send an email to rule-comments@                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                statements may be examined at the
                                                    sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–                   COMMISSION                                             places specified in Item IV below. The
                                                    BATS–2015–37 on the subject line.                                                                                Exchange has prepared summaries, set
                                                                                                              [Release No. 34–74986; File No. SR–EDGA–
                                                                                                              2015–19]
                                                                                                                                                                     forth in Sections A, B, and C below, of
                                                    Paper Comments                                                                                                   the most significant parts of such
                                                      • Send paper comments in triplicate                     Self-Regulatory Organizations; EDGA                    statements.
                                                    to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities                 Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of a                  (A) Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                    and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street                     Proposed Rule Change, and                              Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                                    NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090.                           Amendment No. 1 Thereto, To Amend                      Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                                                                              Rule 11.2 To State That EDGA                           Change
                                                    All submissions should refer to File                      Exchange, Inc. Will Not Designate for
                                                    Number SR–BATS–2015–37. This file                         Trading Any Security Admitted to                       1. Purpose
                                                    number should be included on the                          Unlisted Trading Privileges on the                        With limited exception, the current
                                                    subject line if email is used. To help the                Exchange Unless That Security                          equity market structure under
                                                    Commission process and review your                        Satisfies Certain Liquidity                            Regulation NMS applies the same rules
                                                    comments more efficiently, please use                     Requirements                                           with respect to, among other things, tick
                                                    only one method. The Commission will                                                                             sizes, order protection, locked and
                                                                                                              May 18, 2015.
                                                    post all comments on the Commission’s                                                                            crossed markets, and access fees to all
                                                                                                                 Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
                                                    Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                                                                           exchange-listed securities. The
                                                                                                              Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
                                                    rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                                                                                  Exchange believes that Regulation NMS,
                                                                                                              ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
                                                    submission, all subsequent                                                                                       along with technological advancements,
                                                                                                              notice is hereby given that on May 5,
                                                    amendments, all written statements                                                                               has produced great efficiencies to the
                                                                                                              2015, EDGA Exchange, Inc. (the
                                                    with respect to the proposed rule                                                                                equity market, resulting in intense
                                                                                                              ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘EDGA’’) filed with the
                                                    change that are filed with the                                                                                   competition between exchanges and
                                                                                                              Securities and Exchange Commission
                                                    Commission, and all written                                                                                      broker-dealers. The Exchange believes
                                                                                                              (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
                                                    communications relating to the                                                                                   the net result for most exchange-listed
                                                                                                              change as described in Items I, II, and
                                                    proposed rule change between the                                                                                 securities has been decreases in
                                                                                                              III below, which Items have been
                                                    Commission and any person, other than                                                                            transaction costs, including decreases in
                                                                                                              prepared by the Exchange. On May 15,
                                                                                                                                                                     explicit commissions and the narrowing
                                                    those that may be withheld from the                       2015, BATS filed Amendment No. 1 to
                                                                                                                                                                     of effective spreads investors pay to
                                                    public in accordance with the                             the proposal. Amendment No. 1
                                                                                                                                                                     enter and exit positions. However, the
                                                    provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                       amended and replaced the original
                                                                                                                                                                     Exchange recognizes that not all
                                                    available for Web site viewing and                        proposal in its entirety. The
                                                                                                                                                                     exchange-listed securities have
                                                    printing in the Commission’s Public                       Commission is publishing this notice to
                                                                                                                                                                     benefited to the same extent under the
                                                    Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,                         solicit comments on the proposed rule
                                                                                                                                                                     current one-size fits all approach to the
                                                    Washington, DC 20549, on official                         change, as modified by Amendment No.
                                                                                                                                                                     equity market. In particular, investors
                                                    business days between the hours of                        1, from interested persons.
                                                                                                                                                                     continue to experience difficulty trading
                                                    10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                    I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                      illiquid securities, including paying
                                                    filing will also be available for                         Statement of the Terms of Substance of                 higher effective spreads and difficulty
                                                    inspection and copying at the principal                   the Proposed Rule Change                               sourcing liquidity across multiple
                                                    office of the Exchange. All comments                         The Exchange filed a proposal to                    exchanges and non-exchange trading
                                                    received will be posted without change;                   amend Rule 11.2 to state that the                      venues while minimizing market
                                                    the Commission does not edit personal                     Exchange will not designate for trading                impact.
                                                    identifying information from                              any security admitted to unlisted                         The Exchange believes the market
                                                    submissions. You should submit only                       trading privileges on the Exchange                     quality of securities that are today
                                                    information that you wish to make                         unless that security satisfies certain                 illiquid could benefit from a
                                                    available publicly. All submissions                       liquidity requirements, as further                     concentration of quoted liquidity on the
                                                    should refer to File Number SR–BATS–                      described below.                                       listing exchange. By concentrating
                                                    2015–37 and should be submitted on or                        The text of the proposed rule change                quoted liquidity on the listing exchange,
                                                    before June 12, 2015.                                     is available at the Exchange’s Web site                for the reasons discussed below, the
                                                                                                              at www.batstrading.com, at the                         Exchange believes liquidity providers
                                                      For the Commission, by the Division of                                                                         will quote more competitively, resulting
                                                    Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated                principal office of the Exchange, and at
                                                                                                              the Commission’s Public Reference                      in more efficient price formation and a
                                                    authority.11                                                                                                     narrower national best bid or offer
                                                                                                              Room.
                                                    Robert W. Errett,                                                                                                (‘‘NBBO’’), as well as the display of
                                                    Deputy Secretary.                                         II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                     more quoted size at price levels outside
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–12414 Filed 5–21–15; 8:45 am]               Statement of the Purpose of, and                       the NBBO (‘‘depth of book’’). In turn,
                                                                                                              Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                 the Exchange believes that these
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                                                                                                                                                                     ultimately increase investor and
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                                                                                                              Exchange included statements                           member interest in such securities
                                                                                                              concerning the purpose of and basis for                resulting in greater average daily trading
                                                                                                              the proposed rule change and discussed                 volume. As such, as described below,
                                                                                                              any comments it received on the                        the Exchange is proposing to adopt rules
                                                                                                              proposed rule change. The text of these                to clarify the circumstances under
                                                                                                                                                                     which the Exchange would voluntarily
                                                                                                               1 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                              provide advance notice to the industry
                                                      11 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                             2 17   CFR 240.19b–4.                                 that it is ceasing to quote and trade


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                                                    certain specific illiquid securities until              to designate any security for trading                 spreads, with smaller quoted size at
                                                    such securities meet and sustain an                     pursuant to the Exchange’s general                    both the NBBO and throughout the
                                                    average daily volume threshold                          authority under subparagraph (a) of                   depth of book than more actively-traded
                                                    indicative of increased liquidity.                      Rule 11.2. The Exchange also proposes                 securities. Similarly, the Exchange
                                                       In particular, the Exchange proposes                 to add new subparagraph (d) to Rule                   believes that considering to designate
                                                    to amend Rule 11.2 to state that the                    11.2, which would require the Exchange                for trading those securities that have not
                                                    Exchange may determine not to                           to provide notice at least one trading                been trading on the Exchange pursuant
                                                    designate for trading any security                      day in advance of any securities it is                to paragraph (b) once such securities
                                                    admitted to unlisted trading privileges                 making unavailable for trading pursuant               have a consolidated average daily
                                                    on the Exchange if that security falls                  to subparagraph (b) of Rule 11.2, and                 trading volume that exceeds 5,000
                                                    below certain consolidated average                      any securities it is making available for             shares over a 90 calendar day period
                                                    daily volume requirements, as further                   trading under subparagraph (c) of Rule                since the security was not designated for
                                                    described below. Rule 11.2 currently                    11.2.                                                 trading pursuant to proposed
                                                    states that any class of securities listed                 While the Exchange is proposing to                 subparagraph (b) of Rule 11.2 is
                                                    or admitted to unlisted trading                         retain discretion over whether it will in             reasonable because such activity may
                                                    privileges on the Exchange pursuant to                  fact determine not to quote and trade                 demonstrate that such securities are
                                                    Chapter XIV of the Exchange’s rules 3                   securities that meet the criteria                     now trading more effectively. The
                                                    shall be eligible to become designated                  described in proposed new                             Exchange believes that its proposed rule
                                                    for trading on the Exchange. The Rule                   subparagraphs (b) and (c) of Rule 11.2,               changes may facilitate an improvement
                                                    further states that all securities                      the Exchange notes that nothing in its                in market quality for the effected
                                                    designated for trading are eligible for                 rules or applicable securities regulation             securities.6 In particular, the Exchange
                                                    odd-lot, round-lot and mixed-lot                        requires it to designate for trading any              believes that by concentrating the
                                                    executions, unless otherwise indicated                  class of securities listed or admitted to             quoted liquidity in such securities on
                                                    by the Exchange or limited pursuant to                  unlisted trading privileges on the                    the listing exchange, liquidity providers
                                                    Exchange rules. The Exchange proposes                   Exchange pursuant to Chapter XIV of                   will be incented to quote on such
                                                    to include these existing provisions of                 the Exchange’s rules. The Exchange                    exchange more competitively, resulting
                                                    Rule 11.2 within subparagraph (a) of the                believes that adopting such a provision               in narrower bid-ask spreads and greater
                                                    proposed rule in order to separately                    in its rules could enhance market                     quoted depth of book. The Exchange
                                                    propose additional provisions under                     quality for securities falling below the              believes liquidity providers would be so
                                                    subparagraphs (b), (c), and (d).                        consolidated average daily volume                     incented because concentrating the
                                                       The Exchange proposes to add new                     threshold by facilitating the                         quoted liquidity in such securities on
                                                    subparagraph (b) to Rule 11.2, which                    concentration of quoted liquidity on the              the listing exchange would: (i) Reduce
                                                    would state that the Exchange may                       listing exchange.5 In determining                     liquidity providers’ risk of adverse
                                                    determine not to designate for trading                  whether to exercise its discretion under              selection inherent in quoting in a
                                                    any security admitted to unlisted                       proposed new subparagraphs (b) and (c)                fragmented market, (ii) provide greater
                                                    trading privileges on the Exchange                      of Rule 11.2, the Exchange would                      certainty of execution on the one
                                                    pursuant to Chapter XIV of the                          consider such factors as member and                   exchange at which liquidity providers
                                                    Exchange’s rules when that security’s                   investor feedback as well as whether the              are quoting, and (iii) enhance
                                                    consolidated average daily trading                      other non-listing exchanges have                      competition for order book priority at
                                                    volume is equal to or less than 2,500                   decided to cease quoting and trading in
                                                                                                                                                                  the NBBO and throughout the depth of
                                                    shares during the preceding 90 calendar                 the effected securities. The Exchange
                                                                                                                                                                  book. Although the Exchange would be
                                                    days.4 The Exchange further proposes to                 further believes that adoption of a rule
                                                    add new subparagraph (c) to Rule 11.2,                                                                        voluntarily foregoing potential market
                                                                                                            requiring it to provide advance notice to
                                                    which would state that any security not                                                                       share by not quoting and trading
                                                                                                            its members of any securities the
                                                    designated for trading by the Exchange                                                                        securities subject to the Rule, the
                                                                                                            Exchange is choosing not to trade under
                                                    pursuant to subparagraph (b) of this                                                                          Exchange believes the aforementioned
                                                                                                            proposed new subparagraph (b) of Rule
                                                    Rule may be designated for trading by                                                                         enhancements in market quality may
                                                                                                            11.2 and any securities it is making
                                                    the Exchange if its consolidated average                                                                      increase investor interest in trading
                                                                                                            available for trading pursuant to
                                                    daily trading volume exceeds 5,000                                                                            such securities, which in turn would
                                                                                                            proposed new subparagraph (c) of Rule
                                                    shares over any 90 calendar day period                  11.2 will help avoid confusion by                     generate increased volume and
                                                    since the security was not designated for               providing transparency and certainty to               ultimately benefit the Exchange once
                                                    trading pursuant to subparagraph (b).                   members and investors regarding the                   such securities become eligible for
                                                    The Exchange also proposes to make                      securities the Exchange is or is not                     6 Based on an internal study, the Exchange
                                                    clear that new subparagraph (c) is not                  designating for quoting and trading on                believes a majority of the securities that would be
                                                    intended to limit the Exchange’s ability                the Exchange.                                         covered by the Rule’s criteria are small-cap
                                                                                                               The Exchange believes that limiting                companies (i.e., companies with a market
                                                       3 Chapter XIV of the Exchange’s rules discusses      the impact of paragraph (b) of the                    capitalization of $250 million or less). Suggesting
                                                    the securities eligible to be designated for trading    proposed rule change to securities with               that the current U.S. equity market often fails to
                                                    on the Exchange. Exchange Rule 14.1, in particular,                                                           provide sufficient liquidity for the securities of
                                                    states that the Exchange may extend unlisted            a consolidated average daily trading                  small-cap companies, the Commission’s Advisory
                                                    trading privileges to any Equity Security (as defined   volume that is equal to or less than                  Committee on Small and Emerging Companies
                                                                                                            2,500 shares during the preceding 90
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                                                    in the Rule) that is listed on another national                                                               (‘‘Advisory Committee’’) recommended to the
                                                    securities exchange or with respect to which            calendar days is reasonable because                   Commission concentrating the market for such
                                                    unlisted trading privileges may otherwise be                                                                  securities through the creation of a separate U.S.
                                                    extended in accordance with Section 12(f) of the        such securities tend to be illiquid, as               equity market. See Recommendations Regarding
                                                    Exchange Act.                                           reflected by larger quoted and effective              Separate U.S. Equity Market for Securities of Small
                                                       4 Based on internal statistics, the Exchange                                                               and Emerging Companies, by the Advisory
                                                    anticipates that limiting the rule’s applicability to     5 The Exchange understands that the EDGX            Committee on Small and Emerging Companies,
                                                    those securities with a consolidated average daily      Exchange, Inc., BATS Exchange, Inc., and BATS Y-      dated February 1, 2013. The Advisory Committee
                                                    trading volume of 2,500 shares or less during the       Exchange, Inc. will separately file substantially     also stated that other actions with respect to trading
                                                    preceding 90 calendar days will affect                  similar proposed rule changes with the                venues may also be warranted to facilitate liquidity
                                                    approximately 700 securities.                           Commission.                                           in small and emerging companies. Id.



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                                                    trading on the Exchange under the rule                   quality of the effected illiquid                       (C) Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                    in the future.                                           securities.10                                          Statement on Comments on the
                                                                                                                The proposed rule change promotes                   Proposed Rule Change Received From
                                                    2. Statutory Basis
                                                                                                             just and equitable principles of trade                 Members, Participants or Others
                                                       The Exchange believes that the                        because it will provide certainty and                    The Exchange has neither solicited
                                                    proposed rule changes are consistent                     transparency to members and investors                  nor received written comments on the
                                                    with Section 6(b) of the Securities                      with respect to which securities the                   proposed rule changes.
                                                    Exchange Act of 1934 (the ‘‘Act’’) 7 and
                                                                                                             Exchange will or will not designate for                III. Date of Effectiveness of the
                                                    further the objectives of Section 6(b)(5)
                                                                                                             quoting and trading on the Exchange,                   Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
                                                    of the Act 8 because they are designed to
                                                                                                             thereby avoiding confusion.                            Commission Action
                                                    promote just and equitable principles of
                                                    trade, to remove impediments to and                      (B) Self-Regulatory Organization’s                        Within 45 days of the date of
                                                    perfect the mechanism of a free and                      Statement on Burden on Competition                     publication of this notice in the Federal
                                                    open market and a national market                                                                               Register or within such longer period (i)
                                                    system, to foster cooperation and                          The Exchange does not believe that                   as the Commission may designate up to
                                                    coordination with persons engaged in                     the proposed rule changes will result in               90 days of such date if it finds such
                                                    facilitating transactions in securities,                 any burden on competition that is not                  longer period to be appropriate and
                                                    and, in general, to protect investors and                necessary or appropriate in furtherance                publishes its reasons for so finding or
                                                    the public interest.                                     of the purposes of the Act. The                        (ii) as to which the Exchange consents,
                                                       The Exchange notes that nothing in its                Exchange notes that nothing in its rules               the Commission will: (a) By order
                                                    rules or any applicable securities                       or any applicable securities regulation                approve or disapprove such proposed
                                                    regulation requires it to designate for                  require it to designate for trading any                rule change, or (b) institute proceedings
                                                    trading any class of securities listed or                class of securities listed or admitted to              to determine whether the proposed rule
                                                    admitted to unlisted trading privileges                  unlisted trading privileges on the                     change should be disapproved.
                                                    on the Exchange pursuant to Chapter                      Exchange pursuant to Chapter XIV of                    IV. Solicitation of Comments
                                                    XIV of the Exchange’s rules. However,                    the Exchange’s rules. The Exchange
                                                    the Exchange believes adopting a rule to                 believes enacting such a provision in its                 Interested persons are invited to
                                                    clarify the circumstances under which                    rules would not impose a burden on                     submit written data, views, and
                                                    the Exchange would voluntarily provide                   competition that is not necessary or                   arguments concerning the foregoing,
                                                    advance notice to the industry that it is                appropriate in furtherance of the                      including whether the proposed rule
                                                    ceasing to quote and trade certain                       purposes of the Act. While the Exchange                change, as modified by Amendment No.
                                                    specific illiquid securities until such                                                                         1, is consistent with the Act. Comments
                                                                                                             will be voluntarily foregoing potential
                                                    securities meet and sustain a                                                                                   may be submitted by any of the
                                                                                                             market share by not quoting and trading
                                                    consolidated average daily volume                                                                               following methods:
                                                                                                             securities subject to the rule, the
                                                    threshold indicative of increased                                                                               Electronic Comments
                                                                                                             Exchange believes the proposal will
                                                    liquidity would promote just and
                                                                                                             enhance market quality in such                           • Use the Commission’s Internet
                                                    equitable principles of trade, remove
                                                    impediments to and perfect the                           securities by increasing quoting                       comment form (http://www.sec.gov/
                                                    mechanism of a free and open market                      competition among liquidity providers                  rules/sro.shtml); or
                                                    and a national market system by                          on the listing exchange, which will                      • Send an email to rule-comments@
                                                    facilitating the concentration of                        result in better prices at the NBBO and                sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–
                                                    displayed liquidity on the listing                       greater depth of book. The Exchange                    EDGA–2015–19 on the subject line.
                                                    exchange for effected securities, which                  further believes these enhancements in
                                                                                                                                                                    Paper Comments
                                                    the Exchange believes could enhance                      market quality may increase investor
                                                    the market quality of such securities.9                  interest in trading such securities,                     • Send paper comments in triplicate
                                                    The Exchange believes that                               which in turn would improve                            to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities
                                                    concentrating displayed liquidity on the                 competition by generating increased                    and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street
                                                    listing exchange in certain illiquid                     volume which would also ultimately                     NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090.
                                                    securities may enhance market quality                    benefit the Exchange once such                         All submissions should refer to File
                                                    of such securities by enabling liquidity                 securities become eligible for trading on              Number SR–EDGA–2015–19. This file
                                                    providers to more efficiently form                       the Exchange under the rule in the                     number should be included on the
                                                    competitive prices at the NBBO, and to                   future.                                                subject line if email is used. To help the
                                                    provide greater quoted depth of book. In                                                                        Commission process and review your
                                                    addition, the Exchange believes that if                                                                         comments more efficiently, please use
                                                    displayed liquidity is concentrated on                                                                          only one method. The Commission will
                                                    the listing exchange in such securities,                   10 The Exchange is not proposing or advocating
                                                                                                                                                                    post all comments on the Commission’s
                                                    the listing exchange may have flexibility                any form of trade-at prohibition, which, depending
                                                                                                                                                                    Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/
                                                    to innovate with alternative market                      on its various iterations, would generally act to      rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
                                                    structures, such as variable tick sizes or               prevent trading off-exchange without first executing   submission, all subsequent
                                                                                                                                                                    amendments, all written statements
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                                                    periodic batch auctions that are not                     against all equal or better priced protected
                                                    currently possible under Regulation                      quotations. Rather, the Exchange is proposing and      with respect to the proposed rule
                                                    NMS when multiple exchanges are                          advocating a reduction in the number of displayed      change that are filed with the
                                                                                                             venues on which certain illiquid securities will be    Commission, and all written
                                                    quoting and trading the securities, and
                                                                                                             quoted and traded, which the Exchange believes
                                                    which may further enhance the market                                                                            communications relating to the
                                                                                                             will concentrate the quoting activity serving to
                                                                                                             enhance quote competition and thereby increase         proposed rule change between the
                                                      7 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).                                    market quality by narrowing the NBBO and               Commission and any person, other than
                                                      8 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).                                 increasing the quoted depth of book for effected       those that may be withheld from the
                                                      9 See supra note 6.                                    securities, without regard to off-exchange trading.    public in accordance with the


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                                                    provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                       a hearing by writing to the                            indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the
                                                    available for Web site viewing and                        Commission’s Secretary and serving                     Bank of Montreal, a Canadian bank
                                                    printing in the Commission’s Public                       applicants with a copy of the request,                 holding company.
                                                    Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,                         personally or by mail. Hearing requests                   2. Each Series has, or will have, as its
                                                    Washington, DC 20549, on official                         should be received by the Commission                   investment adviser, the Adviser, or an
                                                    business days between the hours of                        by 5:30 p.m. on June 9, 2015 and should                entity controlling, controlled by or
                                                    10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                    be accompanied by proof of service on                  under common control with the Adviser
                                                    filing will also be available for                         the applicants, in the form of an                      or its successors (included in the term,
                                                    inspection and copying at the principal                   affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of            the ‘‘Adviser’’).2 An Adviser serves, or
                                                    office of the Exchange. All comments                      service. Pursuant to rule 0–5 of the Act,              will serve, as the investment adviser to
                                                    received will be posted without change;                   hearing requests should state the nature               each Series pursuant to an investment
                                                    the Commission does not edit personal                     of the writer’s interest, any facts bearing            advisory agreement with the Company
                                                    identifying information from                              upon the desirability of a hearing on the              (the ‘‘Investment Management
                                                    submissions. You should submit only                       matter, the reason for the request, and                Agreement’’). Each Investment
                                                    information that you wish to make                         the issues contested. Persons who wish                 Management Agreement has been or
                                                    available publicly. All submissions                       to be notified of a hearing may request                will be approved by the board of
                                                    should refer to File Number SR–EDGA–                      notification by writing to the                         directors (the ‘‘Board’’),3 including a
                                                    2015–19 and should be submitted on or                     Commission’s Secretary.                                majority of the members of the Board
                                                    before June 12, 2015.                                     ADDRESSES: Secretary, U.S. Securities                  who are not ‘‘interested persons,’’ as
                                                                                                              and Exchange Commission, 100 F                         defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Act, of
                                                      For the Commission, by the Division of
                                                    Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated                Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549–                     the Series, or the Adviser (‘‘Independent
                                                    authority.11                                              1090. Applicants, 111 East Kilbourn                    Board Members’’), and by the
                                                    Robert W. Errett,                                         Avenue, Suite 200, Milwaukee, WI                       shareholders of the relevant Series as
                                                                                                              53202.                                                 required by sections 15(a) and 15(c) of
                                                    Deputy Secretary.
                                                                                                                                                                     the Act and rule 18f–2 thereunder. The
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–12413 Filed 5–21–15; 8:45 am]               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean
                                                                                                                                                                     terms of these Investment Management
                                                    BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                    E. Minarick, Senior Counsel, at (202)
                                                                                                                                                                     Agreements comply or will comply with
                                                                                                              551–6811, or Danielle Marchesani,
                                                                                                                                                                     section 15(a) of the Act.
                                                                                                              Branch Chief, at (202) 551–6821                           3. Under the terms of each Investment
                                                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                   (Division of Investment Management,                    Management Agreement, the Adviser,
                                                    COMMISSION                                                Chief Counsel’s Office).                               subject to the supervision of the Board,
                                                    [Investment Company Act Release No.                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                         will provide continuous investment
                                                    31603; 812–14370]                                         following is a summary of the                          management of the assets of each Series.
                                                                                                              application. The complete application                  The Adviser will periodically review a
                                                    BMO Funds, Inc. and BMO Asset                             may be obtained via the Commission’s                   Series’ investment policies and
                                                    Management Corp.; Notice of                               Web site by searching for the file                     strategies, and based on the need of a
                                                    Application                                               number, or an applicant using the                      particular Series may recommend
                                                                                                              Company name box, at http://                           changes to the investment policies and
                                                    May 15, 2015.                                             www.sec.gov/search/search.htm or by                    strategies of the Series for consideration
                                                    AGENCY:  Securities and Exchange                          calling (202) 551–8090.                                by the Board. For its services to each
                                                    Commission (‘‘Commission’’).
                                                                                                              Applicants’ Representations                            Series under the applicable Investment
                                                    ACTION: Notice of an application under
                                                                                                                                                                     Management Agreement, the Adviser
                                                    section 6(c) of the Investment Company                       1. The Company is organized as a                    will receive an investment management
                                                    Act of 1940 (‘‘Act’’) for an exemption                    Wisconsin corporation and is registered                fee from that Series. Each Investment
                                                    from section 15(a) of the Act and rule                    under the Act as an open-end                           Management Agreement provides that
                                                    18f–2 under the Act, as well as from                      management investment company. The                     the Adviser may, subject to the approval
                                                    certain disclosure requirements.                          Company currently has, or intends to                   of the Board, including a majority of the
                                                                                                              introduce, at least one series of shares               Independent Board Members, and the
                                                    SUMMARY OF APPLICATION:    Applicants                     (each, a ‘‘Series’’), with its own distinct            shareholders of the applicable Sub-
                                                    request an order that would permit them                   investment objective, policies and                     Advised Series (if required), delegate
                                                    to enter into and materially amend sub-                   restrictions, that would operate under a               portfolio management responsibilities of
                                                    advisory agreements with Wholly-                          multi-manager structure. The Adviser is                all or a portion of the assets of a Sub-
                                                    Owned Sub-Advisers (as defined below)                     a Delaware corporation and is registered               Advised Series to one or more Sub-
                                                    and non-affiliated sub-advisers without                   as an investment adviser under the                     Advisers.4
                                                    shareholder approval and would grant                      Investment Advisers Act of 1940
                                                    relief from certain disclosure                            (‘‘Advisers Act’’).1 The Adviser is an                 of a sub-adviser (as defined below), the name of the
                                                    requirements.                                                                                                    Adviser that serves as the primary adviser to the
                                                    APPLICANTS: BMO Funds, Inc. (the                            1 Applicants request that the relief apply to        Sub-Advised Series, or a trademark or trade name
                                                                                                              applicants, as well as to any future Series and any    that is owned by or publicly used to identify that
                                                    ‘‘Company’’) and BMO Asset                                                                                       Adviser, will precede the name of the sub-adviser.
                                                                                                              other existing or future registered open-end
                                                    Management Corp. (the ‘‘Adviser’’).                       investment management company or series thereof           2 Each Adviser is, or will be, registered with the

                                                    FILING DATES: The application was filed                                                                          Commission as an investment adviser under the
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                                                                                                              that: (a) Is advised by the Adviser; (b) uses the
                                                    October 10, 2014, and amended on                          multi-manager structure described in the               Advisers Act. For the purposes of the requested
                                                                                                              application (‘‘Multi-Manager Structure’’); and (c)     order, ‘‘successor’’ is limited to an entity that
                                                    January 30, 2015, and May 8, 2015.                                                                               results from a reorganization into another
                                                                                                              complies with the terms and conditions of the
                                                    HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An                    application (‘‘Sub-Advised Series’’). All registered   jurisdiction or a change in the type of business
                                                    order granting the application will be                    open-end investment companies that currently           organization.
                                                                                                                                                                        3 The term ‘‘Board’’ also includes the board of
                                                    issued unless the Commission orders a                     intend to rely on the requested order are named as
                                                                                                              applicants. Any entity that relies on the requested    trustees or directors of a future Sub-Advised Series.
                                                    hearing. Interested persons may request                   order will do so only in accordance with the terms        4 A ‘‘Sub-Adviser’’ is (a) an indirect or direct

                                                                                                              and conditions contained in the application. If the    ‘‘wholly-owned subsidiary’’ (as such term is
                                                      11 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                            name of any Sub-Advised Series contains the name                                                   Continued




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