81_FR_52648 81 FR 52496 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Reflect the Dissolution of One of the Exchange's Intermediate Holding Companies, Direct Edge Holdings LLC

81 FR 52496 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Reflect the Dissolution of One of the Exchange's Intermediate Holding Companies, Direct Edge Holdings LLC

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 152 (August 8, 2016)

Page Range52496-52498
FR Document2016-18701

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 152 (Monday, August 8, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 152 (Monday, August 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52496-52498]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18701]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-78460; File No. SR-BatsEDGX-2016-36]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc.; Notice 
of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To 
Reflect the Dissolution of One of the Exchange's Intermediate Holding 
Companies, Direct Edge Holdings LLC

August 2, 2016.
    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 July 26, 2016, Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or 
``EDGX'') 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. The 
Exchange has designated this proposal as a ``non-controversial'' 
proposed rule change pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \3\ and 
Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder,\4\ which renders it effective upon 
filing with the Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to 
solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
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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 reflect the dissolution of one of 
the Exchange's intermediate holding companies, Direct Edge Holdings LLC 
(``DEH''), on December 31, 2015, by: (i) Amending the bylaws of the 
Exchange's ultimate parent company, Bats Global Markets, Inc. (the 
``Corporation''), to remove reference to DEH, as well as Bats Global 
Markets Holdings, an intermediate holding company wholly owned by the 
Corporation (``BGMH''), (ii) amending the bylaws of the Exchange to 
remove reference to DEH, (iii) deleting the DEH certificate of 
formation and operating agreement from the Exchange's rules, and (iv) 
amending the operating agreement of the Exchange's sole stockholder, 
Direct Edge LLC (``DE LLC''), to reflect that DE LLC's sole member is 
the Corporation rather than DEH and to make other related changes.
    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
    On December 17, 2015, DEH filed a certificate of cancellation with 
the State of Delaware, effective December 31,

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2015. As a result, DEH was dissolved, its affairs wound up, and its 
certificate of formation and operating agreement were cancelled, each 
effective December 31, 2015. In connection with DEH's dissolution, the 
Corporation proposes to amend its bylaws on-file with the Commission to 
remove reference to DEH because the entity no longer exists. The 
Exchange also proposes to remove reference to BGMH because inclusion of 
the reference to BGMH is unnecessary. Specifically, the applicable 
provision relates to any entity in which the Corporation holds an 
interest and the text the Exchange proposes to eliminate is a 
parenthetical that was intended to provide examples, not an exhaustive 
list, of such entities.
    Similarly, the Exchange intends to amend its bylaws to remove 
reference to DEH. Specifically, the Exchange proposes to remove 
references to DEH contained in Article XI, Section 2 of the bylaws, 
which prohibits members of the boards of affiliated entities from 
attending meetings related to the self-regulatory function of the 
Exchange.
    Because DEH has been dissolved, the Exchange also proposes to 
delete the DEH certificate of formation and operating agreement from 
the Exchange's rules. Though the DEH certificate of formation did not 
have any information pertinent to the Exchange, the Exchange notes that 
the DEH operating agreement did contain certain provisions applicable 
to the Exchange's status as a self-regulatory organization. For 
example, Article X, Section 1 provided that DEH would not interfere 
with the Exchange's responsibilities under the Act and Article X, 
Section 2 provided that DEH would cooperate with the Exchange in 
furtherance of such responsibilities. These provisions and the others 
in the operating agreement of DEH related to the Exchange were designed 
to impose restrictions upon DEH for so long as DEH indirectly owned the 
Exchange or were intended to require cooperation by DEH to ensure that 
the Exchange could meet its regulatory obligations. Thus, while the 
dissolution of DEH and the proposed elimination of the operating 
agreement does remove some provisions applicable to the Exchange, there 
is no impact on the Exchange. The Exchange notes that each one of these 
provisions is duplicative of a provision included in the operating 
agreement of DE LLC. Also, the Exchange notes that the primary 
limitations upon the interference with the independence of the Exchange 
related to either ownership or governance are contained either in the 
organizational documents of Exchange or the Corporation, and not the 
organizational documents of any intermediate holding company.
    Finally, DE LLC intends to amend and restate its operating 
agreement to reflect that DE LLC's sole member is the Corporation 
rather than DEH and include the contact information of the member. In 
connection with these changes, the Exchange also proposes to reflect 
the following changes to the operating agreement of DE LLC: (i) general 
language to reflect the amendment and restatement of the operating 
agreement; and (ii) restructuring of certain language related to DE 
LLC's formation. None of the proposed changed described above requires 
a filing with the State of Delaware.
    The purpose of this rule filing is to amend the bylaws of the 
Corporation, the ultimate parent company of the Exchange, to amend the 
bylaws of the Exchange, and to amend and restate the operating 
agreement of DE LLC, the sole stockholder of the Exchange, each as 
described in this proposal.\5\ The purpose of the rule filing is also 
to remove reference to the DEH certificate of formation and operating 
agreement, as neither document is still operative. Thus, the changes 
described herein only relate to references contained in the bylaws of 
the Corporation and the Exchange as well as the operating agreement of 
DE LLC, and do not impact the governance of the Exchange. The Exchange 
will continue to be governed by its existing certificate of 
incorporation and bylaws, as amended by this proposal. The stock in, 
and voting power of, the Exchange will continue to be directly and 
solely held by DE LLC, and the governance of the Exchange will continue 
under its existing structure.
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    \5\ The Exchange notes that such changes have already been filed 
in connection with corporate documents on-file with the Secretary of 
State of Delaware.
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with the 
requirements of the Act and rules and regulations thereunder that are 
applicable to a national securities exchange, and, in particular, with 
the requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.\6\ In particular, the 
proposal is consistent with Section 6(b)(1) of the Act, because it 
retains, without modification, the existing limitations on ownership 
and total voting power that currently exist and that are designed to 
prevent any stockholder from exercising undue control over the 
operation of the Exchange and to assure that the Exchange is able to 
carry out its regulatory obligations under the Act. Under the proposal, 
the Corporation is making certain administrative changes to the bylaws 
of the Corporation, the bylaws of the Exchange and the operating 
agreement of DE LLC. These changes, however, do not impact the 
governance of the Exchange nor do they modify the ownership of the 
Corporation.
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
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(B) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change imposes 
any burden on competition. As described above, the proposed rule change 
is simply to reflect the dissolution of DEH, including the deletion of 
the certificate of formation and operating agreement of DEH and all 
references to DEH in the governance documents of the Corporation, the 
Exchange, and DE LLC. The Exchange has also proposed to remove an 
unnecessary reference in the Corporation's bylaws to BGMH. The changes 
described in the proposal do not impact the governance of the Exchange 
nor do they modify the ownership of the Corporation.

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

    The Exchange has not solicited, and does not intend to solicit, 
comments on this proposed rule change. The Exchange has not received 
any written comments from members or other interested parties.

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (A) 
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public 
interest; (B) impose any significant burden on competition; and (C) by 
its terms, become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was 
filed or such shorter time as the Commission may designate it has 
become effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \7\ and 
paragraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\8\ the Exchange has 
designated this rule filing as non-controversial. The Exchange has 
given the Commission written notice of its intent to file the proposed 
rule change, along with a brief description and text of the proposed 
rule change at least five business days prior to the date of filing of 
the proposed rule change, or such

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shorter time as designated by the Commission.
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \8\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule 
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule 
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is: (1) 
Necessary or appropriate in the public interest; (2) for the protection 
of investors; or (3) otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the 
Act. If the Commission takes such action, the Commission shall 
institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule should be 
approved or 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 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-BatsEDGX-2016-36 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-BatsEDGX-2016-36. 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 
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and 
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such filing 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-BatsEDGX-2016-36 and should 
be submitted on or before August 29, 2016.
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    \9\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\9\
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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                                                  protection of investors and the public                  submission, all subsequent                            change pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)
                                                  interest.                                               amendments, all written statements                    of the Act 3 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii)
                                                     The Exchange has asked the                           with respect to the proposed rule                     thereunder,4 which renders it effective
                                                  Commission to waive the 30-day                          change that are filed with the                        upon filing with the Commission. The
                                                  operative delay. The Exchange asserts                   Commission, and all written                           Commission is publishing this notice to
                                                  that waiver of the operative delay will                 communications relating to the                        solicit comments on the proposed rule
                                                  allow the Exchange to extend the                        proposed rule change between the                      change from interested persons.
                                                  Program prior to its expiration on July                 Commission and any person, other than
                                                  28, 2016, which will ensure that the                                                                          I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                                                                          those that may be withheld from the
                                                  Program continues to operate                                                                                  Statement of the Terms of Substance of
                                                                                                          public in accordance with the
                                                  uninterrupted while the Exchange and                                                                          the Proposed Rule Change
                                                                                                          provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
                                                  the Commission continue to analyze                      available for Web site viewing and                       The Exchange filed a proposal to
                                                  data regarding the Program. The                         printing in the Commission’s Public                   reflect the dissolution of one of the
                                                  Commission believes that waiving the                    Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,                     Exchange’s intermediate holding
                                                  30-day operative delay is consistent                    Washington, DC 20549, on official                     companies, Direct Edge Holdings LLC
                                                  with the protection of investors and the                business days between the hours of                    (‘‘DEH’’), on December 31, 2015, by: (i)
                                                  public interest. Therefore, the                         10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such               Amending the bylaws of the Exchange’s
                                                  Commission hereby waives the 30-day                     filing also will be available for                     ultimate parent company, Bats Global
                                                  operative delay and designates the                      inspection and copying at the principal               Markets, Inc. (the ‘‘Corporation’’), to
                                                  proposed rule change to be operative                    office of the Exchange. All comments                  remove reference to DEH, as well as Bats
                                                  upon filing with the Commission.20                      received will be posted without change;               Global Markets Holdings, an
                                                     At any time within 60 days of the                    the Commission does not edit personal                 intermediate holding company wholly
                                                  filing of the proposed rule change, the                 identifying information from                          owned by the Corporation (‘‘BGMH’’),
                                                  Commission summarily may                                submissions. You should submit only                   (ii) amending the bylaws of the
                                                  temporarily suspend such rule change if                 information that you wish to make                     Exchange to remove reference to DEH,
                                                  it appears to the Commission that such                  available publicly. All submissions                   (iii) deleting the DEH certificate of
                                                  action is necessary or appropriate in the               should refer to File No. SR–BatsBZX–                  formation and operating agreement from
                                                  public interest, for the protection of                  2016–46 and should be submitted on or                 the Exchange’s rules, and (iv) amending
                                                  investors, or otherwise in furtherance of               before August 29, 2016.                               the operating agreement of the
                                                  the purposes of the Act.                                                                                      Exchange’s sole stockholder, Direct
                                                                                                            For the Commission, by the Division of
                                                                                                          Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated            Edge LLC (‘‘DE LLC’’), to reflect that DE
                                                  IV. Solicitation of Comments                                                                                  LLC’s sole member is the Corporation
                                                                                                          authority.21
                                                    Interested persons are invited to                     Robert W. Errett,                                     rather than DEH and to make other
                                                  submit written data, views and                                                                                related changes.
                                                                                                          Deputy Secretary.
                                                  arguments concerning the foregoing,                                                                              The text of the proposed rule change
                                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2016–18697 Filed 8–5–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  including whether the proposal is                                                                             is available at the Exchange’s Web site
                                                                                                          BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                at www.batstrading.com, at the
                                                  consistent with the Act. Comments may
                                                  be submitted by any of the following                                                                          principal office of the Exchange, and at
                                                  methods:                                                                                                      the Commission’s Public Reference
                                                                                                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                                                                                                                                Room.
                                                  Electronic Comments                                     COMMISSION
                                                    • Use the Commission’s Internet                                                                             II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                                                                          [Release No. 34–78460; File No. SR–
                                                  comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                       BatsEDGX–2016–36]                                     Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                                  rules/sro.shtml); or                                                                                          Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                    • Send an email to rule-                              Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats                   Change
                                                  comments@sec.gov. Please include File                   EDGX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing                    In its filing with the Commission, the
                                                  No. SR–BatsBZX–2016–46 on the                           and Immediate Effectiveness of a                      Exchange included statements
                                                  subject line.                                           Proposed Rule Change To Reflect the                   concerning the purpose of and basis for
                                                                                                          Dissolution of One of the Exchange’s                  the proposed rule change and discussed
                                                  Paper Comments                                          Intermediate Holding Companies,                       any comments it received on the
                                                     • Send paper comments in triplicate                  Direct Edge Holdings LLC                              proposed rule change. The text of these
                                                  to Secretary, Securities and Exchange                                                                         statements may be examined at the
                                                                                                          August 2, 2016.
                                                  Commission, 100 F Street NE.,                                                                                 places specified in Item IV below. The
                                                  Washington, DC 20549–1090.                                 Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
                                                                                                                                                                Exchange has prepared summaries, set
                                                                                                          Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
                                                  All submissions should refer to File No.                                                                      forth in Sections A, B, and C below, of
                                                                                                          ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
                                                  SR–BatsBZX–2016–46. This file number                                                                          the most significant parts of such
                                                                                                          notice is hereby given that on July 26,
                                                  should be included on the subject line                                                                        statements.
                                                                                                          2016, Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc. (the
                                                  if email is used. To help the                           ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘EDGX’’) filed with the              (A) Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                  Commission process and review your                      Securities and Exchange Commission                    Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                                  comments more efficiently, please use                   (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule                    Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                  only one method. The Commission will                    change as described in Items I, II, and               Change
                                                  post all comments on the Commission’s
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                                                                                                          III below, which Items have been
                                                  Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                  prepared by the Exchange. The                         1. Purpose
                                                  rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                         Exchange has designated this proposal                    On December 17, 2015, DEH filed a
                                                                                                          as a ‘‘non-controversial’’ proposed rule              certificate of cancellation with the State
                                                     20 For purposes only of waiving the operative

                                                  delay for this proposal, the Commission has
                                                                                                                                                                of Delaware, effective December 31,
                                                                                                            21 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
                                                  considered the proposed rule’s impact on
                                                                                                            1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                                3 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
                                                  efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See
                                                  15 U.S.C. 78c(f).                                         2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                   4 17   CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii).



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                                                  2015. As a result, DEH was dissolved,                   the organizational documents of any                   Exchange is able to carry out its
                                                  its affairs wound up, and its certificate               intermediate holding company.                         regulatory obligations under the Act.
                                                  of formation and operating agreement                      Finally, DE LLC intends to amend and                Under the proposal, the Corporation is
                                                  were cancelled, each effective December                 restate its operating agreement to reflect            making certain administrative changes
                                                  31, 2015. In connection with DEH’s                      that DE LLC’s sole member is the                      to the bylaws of the Corporation, the
                                                  dissolution, the Corporation proposes to                Corporation rather than DEH and                       bylaws of the Exchange and the
                                                  amend its bylaws on-file with the                       include the contact information of the                operating agreement of DE LLC. These
                                                  Commission to remove reference to DEH                   member. In connection with these                      changes, however, do not impact the
                                                  because the entity no longer exists. The                changes, the Exchange also proposes to                governance of the Exchange nor do they
                                                  Exchange also proposes to remove                        reflect the following changes to the                  modify the ownership of the
                                                  reference to BGMH because inclusion of                  operating agreement of DE LLC: (i)                    Corporation.
                                                  the reference to BGMH is unnecessary.                   general language to reflect the
                                                                                                          amendment and restatement of the                      (B) Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                  Specifically, the applicable provision
                                                  relates to any entity in which the                      operating agreement; and (ii)                         Statement on Burden on Competition
                                                  Corporation holds an interest and the                   restructuring of certain language related               The Exchange does not believe that
                                                  text the Exchange proposes to eliminate                 to DE LLC’s formation. None of the                    the proposed rule change imposes any
                                                  is a parenthetical that was intended to                 proposed changed described above                      burden on competition. As described
                                                  provide examples, not an exhaustive                     requires a filing with the State of                   above, the proposed rule change is
                                                  list, of such entities.                                 Delaware.                                             simply to reflect the dissolution of DEH,
                                                     Similarly, the Exchange intends to                     The purpose of this rule filing is to               including the deletion of the certificate
                                                  amend its bylaws to remove reference to                 amend the bylaws of the Corporation,                  of formation and operating agreement of
                                                  DEH. Specifically, the Exchange                         the ultimate parent company of the                    DEH and all references to DEH in the
                                                  proposes to remove references to DEH                    Exchange, to amend the bylaws of the                  governance documents of the
                                                  contained in Article XI, Section 2 of the               Exchange, and to amend and restate the                Corporation, the Exchange, and DE LLC.
                                                  bylaws, which prohibits members of the                  operating agreement of DE LLC, the sole               The Exchange has also proposed to
                                                  boards of affiliated entities from                      stockholder of the Exchange, each as                  remove an unnecessary reference in the
                                                  attending meetings related to the self-                 described in this proposal.5 The                      Corporation’s bylaws to BGMH. The
                                                  regulatory function of the Exchange.                    purpose of the rule filing is also to                 changes described in the proposal do
                                                     Because DEH has been dissolved, the                  remove reference to the DEH certificate               not impact the governance of the
                                                  Exchange also proposes to delete the                    of formation and operating agreement,                 Exchange nor do they modify the
                                                  DEH certificate of formation and                        as neither document is still operative.               ownership of the Corporation.
                                                  operating agreement from the                            Thus, the changes described herein only
                                                  Exchange’s rules. Though the DEH                        relate to references contained in the                 (C) Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                  certificate of formation did not have any               bylaws of the Corporation and the                     Statement on Comments on the
                                                  information pertinent to the Exchange,                  Exchange as well as the operating                     Proposed Rule Change Received From
                                                  the Exchange notes that the DEH                         agreement of DE LLC, and do not impact                Members, Participants or Others
                                                  operating agreement did contain certain                 the governance of the Exchange. The                     The Exchange has not solicited, and
                                                  provisions applicable to the Exchange’s                 Exchange will continue to be governed                 does not intend to solicit, comments on
                                                  status as a self-regulatory organization.               by its existing certificate of                        this proposed rule change. The
                                                  For example, Article X, Section 1                       incorporation and bylaws, as amended                  Exchange has not received any written
                                                  provided that DEH would not interfere                   by this proposal. The stock in, and                   comments from members or other
                                                  with the Exchange’s responsibilities                    voting power of, the Exchange will                    interested parties.
                                                  under the Act and Article X, Section 2                  continue to be directly and solely held
                                                  provided that DEH would cooperate                       by DE LLC, and the governance of the                  III. Date of Effectiveness of the
                                                  with the Exchange in furtherance of                     Exchange will continue under its                      Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
                                                  such responsibilities. These provisions                 existing structure.                                   Commission Action
                                                  and the others in the operating                                                                                  Because the foregoing proposed rule
                                                                                                          2. Statutory Basis
                                                  agreement of DEH related to the                                                                               change does not: (A) Significantly affect
                                                  Exchange were designed to impose                           The Exchange believes that its                     the protection of investors or the public
                                                  restrictions upon DEH for so long as                    proposal is consistent with the                       interest; (B) impose any significant
                                                  DEH indirectly owned the Exchange or                    requirements of the Act and rules and                 burden on competition; and (C) by its
                                                  were intended to require cooperation by                 regulations thereunder that are                       terms, become operative for 30 days
                                                  DEH to ensure that the Exchange could                   applicable to a national securities                   from the date on which it was filed or
                                                  meet its regulatory obligations. Thus,                  exchange, and, in particular, with the                such shorter time as the Commission
                                                  while the dissolution of DEH and the                    requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.6             may designate it has become effective
                                                  proposed elimination of the operating                   In particular, the proposal is consistent             pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the
                                                  agreement does remove some provisions                   with Section 6(b)(1) of the Act, because              Act 7 and paragraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b–
                                                  applicable to the Exchange, there is no                 it retains, without modification, the                 4 thereunder,8 the Exchange has
                                                  impact on the Exchange. The Exchange                    existing limitations on ownership and                 designated this rule filing as non-
                                                  notes that each one of these provisions                 total voting power that currently exist               controversial. The Exchange has given
                                                  is duplicative of a provision included in               and that are designed to prevent any                  the Commission written notice of its
                                                  the operating agreement of DE LLC.                      stockholder from exercising undue
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                                                                                                                                                                intent to file the proposed rule change,
                                                  Also, the Exchange notes that the                       control over the operation of the                     along with a brief description and text
                                                  primary limitations upon the                            Exchange and to assure that the                       of the proposed rule change at least five
                                                  interference with the independence of                                                                         business days prior to the date of filing
                                                                                                            5 The Exchange notes that such changes have
                                                  the Exchange related to either                                                                                of the proposed rule change, or such
                                                                                                          already been filed in connection with corporate
                                                  ownership or governance are contained                   documents on-file with the Secretary of State of
                                                  either in the organizational documents                  Delaware.                                               7 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
                                                  of Exchange or the Corporation, and not                   6 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).                                   8 17   CFR 240.19b–4.



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                                                  shorter time as designated by the                       the Commission does not edit personal                  II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                  Commission.                                             identifying information from                           Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                                     At any time within 60 days of the                    submissions. You should submit only                    Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                  filing of the proposed rule change, the                 information that you wish to make                      Change
                                                  Commission summarily may                                available publicly. All submissions
                                                  temporarily suspend such rule change if                 should refer to File Number SR–                          In its filing with the Commission, the
                                                  it appears to the Commission that such                  BatsEDGX–2016–36 and should be                         Exchange included statements
                                                  action is: (1) Necessary or appropriate in              submitted on or before August 29, 2016.                concerning the purpose of and basis for
                                                  the public interest; (2) for the protection                                                                    the proposed rule change and discussed
                                                                                                            For the Commission, by the Division of
                                                  of investors; or (3) otherwise in                                                                              any comments it received on the
                                                                                                          Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
                                                  furtherance of the purposes of the Act.                                                                        proposed rule change. The text of these
                                                                                                          authority.9
                                                  If the Commission takes such action, the                                                                       statements may be examined at the
                                                  Commission shall institute proceedings                  Robert W. Errett,                                      places specified in Item IV below. The
                                                  to determine whether the proposed rule                  Deputy Secretary.                                      Exchange has prepared summaries, set
                                                  should be approved or disapproved.                      [FR Doc. 2016–18701 Filed 8–5–16; 8:45 am]             forth in sections A, B, and C below, of
                                                  IV. Solicitation of Comments                            BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                 the most significant aspects of such
                                                                                                                                                                 statements.
                                                    Interested persons are invited to
                                                  submit written data, views, and                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                  arguments concerning the foregoing,                     COMMISSION                                             Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                                  including whether the proposed rule                                                                            Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                  change is consistent with the Act.                                                                             Change
                                                                                                          [Release No. 34–78461; File No. SR–C2–
                                                  Comments may be submitted by any of
                                                                                                          2016–015]                                              1. Purpose
                                                  the following methods:
                                                  Electronic Comments                                     Self-Regulatory Organizations; C2                        The Exchange proposes to adopt a
                                                                                                          Options Exchange, Incorporated;                        principles-based approach to prohibit
                                                    • Use the Commission’s Internet                                                                              the misuse of material, nonpublic
                                                  comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                       Notice of Filing and Immediate
                                                                                                          Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule                       information by Market-Makers and
                                                  rules/sro.shtml); or                                                                                           DPMs by deleting Rule 8.9 and Rule
                                                    • Send an email to rule-comments@                     Change Relating to Adopting a
                                                                                                          Principles-Based Approach To Prohibit                  8.21. In so doing, the Exchange would
                                                  sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–
                                                                                                          the Misuse of Material Nonpublic                       harmonize its rules related to the
                                                  BatsEDGX–2016–36 on the subject line.
                                                                                                          Information by Market-Makers and                       preventing the misuse of material,
                                                  Paper Comments                                          Designated Primary Market-Makers                       nonpublic information for every Trading
                                                     • Send paper comments in triplicate                  (‘‘DPMs’’)                                             Permit Holder (‘‘TPH’’). The Exchange
                                                  to Secretary, Securities and Exchange                                                                          believes that Rule 8.9 and Rule 8.21 are
                                                                                                          August 2, 2016.                                        no longer necessary because all TPHs,
                                                  Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
                                                  Washington, DC 20549–1090.                                 Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the                 including Market-Makers and DPMs, are
                                                  All submissions should refer to File                    Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the                   subject to the Exchange’s general
                                                  Number SR–BatsEDGX–2016–36. This                        ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2                 principles-based requirements
                                                  file number should be included on the                   notice is hereby given that on July 28,                governing the protection against misuse
                                                  subject line if email is used. To help the              2016, C2 Options Exchange,                             of material, nonpublic information,
                                                  Commission process and review your                      Incorporated (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘C2’’)              pursuant to Chapter 4 and incorporated
                                                  comments more efficiently, please use                   filed with the Securities and Exchange                 therin [sic] CBOE Rule 4.18 3
                                                  only one method. The Commission will                    Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) the                    (Prevention of the Misuse of Material,
                                                  post all comments on the Commission’s                   proposed rule change as described in                   Nonpublic Information), which obviates
                                                  Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                  Items I and II below, which Items have                 the need for separately prescribed
                                                  rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                         been prepared by the Exchange. The                     requirements for a subset of market
                                                  submission, all subsequent                              Commission is publishing this notice to                participants on the Exchange.
                                                  amendments, all written statements                      solicit comments on the proposed rule
                                                                                                          change from interested persons.                        Background
                                                  with respect to the proposed rule
                                                  change that are filed with the                          I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                        Pursuant to Rule 8.1, TPHs registered
                                                  Commission, and all written                             Statement of the Terms of Substance of                 as Market-Makers have certain rights
                                                  communications relating to the                          the Proposed Rule Change                               and bear certain responsibilities beyond
                                                  proposed rule change between the                                                                               those of other TPHs. All Market-Makers
                                                  Commission and any person, other than                     The Exchange proposes to delete                      are subject to the requirements of Rule
                                                  those that may be withheld from the                     Rules 8.9 and 8.21 related to                          8.5, which sets forth the obligations of
                                                  public in accordance with the                           information barriers. The text of the                  Market-Makers, including providing
                                                  provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                     proposed rule change is available on the               continuous electronic quotes.
                                                  available for Web site viewing and                      Exchange’s Web site (http://                             Rule 8.17 outlines the obligations of
                                                  printing in the Commission’s Public                     www.cboe.com/AboutCBOE/                                DPMs, which must fulfill a number of
                                                  Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
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                                                                                                          CBOELegalRegulatoryHome.aspx), at                      increased obligations in addition to the
                                                  Washington, DC 20549, on official                       the Exchange’s Office of the Secretary,                Market-Maker obligations of Rule 8.5,
                                                  business days between the hours of                      and at the Commission’s Public                         including providing continuous
                                                  10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such                 Reference Room.
                                                  filing will also be available for                                                                                3 Chapter 4 of the CBOE rulebook has been
                                                  inspection and copying at the principal                   9 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                            incorporated into Chapter 4 of the C2 Rules. CBOE
                                                  office of the Exchange. All comments                      1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                                                                                                                                                 Rule 4.18, as incorporated in the C2 Rules, will
                                                  received will be posted without change;                   2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                  hereafter be referenced as ‘‘Rule 4.18.’’



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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation81 FR 52496 

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