81_FR_538 81 FR 535 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Depository Trust Company; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Add a Fee To Be Charged To Transfer Agents of DTC-Eligible Issues Subject to a Corporate Action

81 FR 535 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Depository Trust Company; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Add a Fee To Be Charged To Transfer Agents of DTC-Eligible Issues Subject to a Corporate Action

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 3 (January 6, 2016)

Page Range535-536
FR Document2015-33218

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 3 (Wednesday, January 6, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 535-536]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-33218]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-76802; File No. SR-DTC-2015-012]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Depository Trust Company; 
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To 
Add a Fee To Be Charged To Transfer Agents of DTC-Eligible Issues 
Subject to a Corporate Action

December 30, 2015.
    Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that 
on December 24, 2015, The Depository Trust Company (``DTC'') 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 DTC. DTC filed the proposed rule change pursuant to 
section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) thereunder.\4\ 
The proposed rule change was 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)(2).
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I. Clearing Agency's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the 
Proposed Rule Change

    The proposed rule change consists of a change to DTC's Fee Schedule 
(``Fee Schedule'') \5\ to add a new fee that would be charged to the 
transfer agent of any DTC-eligible issue when the transfer agent 
notifies DTC of a corporate action event (``Corporate Action'') that 
requires a new CUSIP to be made DTC-eligible,\6\ as more fully 
described below.\7\
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    \5\ Available at http://www.dtcc.com/~/media/Files/Downloads/
legal/fee-guides/dtcfeeguide.pdf?la=en.
    \6\ Corporate Actions processed by DTC include but are not 
limited to the restructuring of DTC-eligible securities resulting 
from mergers, acquisitions, and reverse splits. DTC performs 
Corporate Actions processing primarily through its Mandatory and 
Voluntary Reorganization Services by the DTC Reorganization 
Department (``Reorganization''). Additionally, with respect to any 
Corporate Action that requires DTC to make a new CUSIP(s) DTC-
eligible DTC's Underwriting Department (``Underwriting'') must also 
process the eligibility component of the Corporate Action. DTC 
processes the new CUSIP(s) for eligibility pursuant to the transfer 
agent's notification to DTC of the Corporate Action and related 
instructions and information detailing the issuance of the new 
CUSIP(s) provided by the transfer agent. See generally, the DTC 
Operational Arrangements (``OA''), available at http://www.dtcc.com/
~/media/Files/Downloads/legal/issue-eligibility/eligibility/
operational-arrangements.pdf.
    \7\ Each term not otherwise defined herein has its respective 
meaning as set forth in the Rules, By-Laws and Organization 
Certificate of DTC (the ``Rules''), available at http://www.dtcc.com/legal/rules-and-procedures.aspx.
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II. Clearing Agency's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis 
for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, DTC 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. DTC has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B, 
and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.

(A) Clearing Agency's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis 
for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The proposed rule change would add a fee to the Fee Schedule that 
would be charged to the transfer agent of a DTC-eligible security when 
DTC is notified by the transfer agent to process a Corporate Action 
with respect to the security that requires DTC to make a new CUSIP 
eligible for DTC services.
Background
    Securities may become eligible for deposit at DTC through initial 
offerings,\8\ the Older Issue Eligibility Request process,\9\ and 
Corporate Actions processing.\10\ Through ongoing efforts to evaluate 
its fees and align them with operating costs, DTC has identified that 
it is not recovering costs that it incurs in connection with making 
securities eligible for DTC services through its Corporate Actions 
process.\11\
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    \8\ An initial offering is made eligible for deposit at DTC 
pursuant to an eligibility request to Underwriting from a sponsoring 
Participant. See OA, supra note 6, pp. 1-2 (Submission of an 
Eligibility Request to DTC).
    \9\ Older issues (i.e., issues on the secondary market) may be 
made eligible for deposit pursuant to an Older Issue Eligibility 
Request of a DTC Participant to Underwriting. See id [sic] at p. 2.
    \10\ See supra text accompanying note 6.
    \11\ Eligibility fees for initial offerings and older issues are 
charged to the Participants that sponsor the issues for DTC 
eligibility. DTC does not currently charge an eligibility fee with 
respect to CUSIPS [sic] made eligible in connection with a Corporate 
Action. See Fee Schedule, supra note 5, at pp. 25-26.
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Proposal
    Pursuant to the proposed rule change, in order to align DTC's fees 
with the costs it incurs in making securities eligible for DTC services 
through its processing of Corporate Actions, DTC would implement a new 
fee, to be known as the Corporate Actions Eligibility Fee (``New 
Fee''), which would be charged to the transfer agent of any DTC-
eligible security when the transfer agent notifies DTC of a Corporate 
Action that requires DTC to make a new CUSIP eligible for DTC services. 
The amount of the New Fee would be $1,000 per new CUSIP for any 
security that is made eligible at DTC in connection with a Corporate 
Action.\12\

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The New Fee takes into account the allocation of resources required and 
more manually intensive processing performed by Reorganization and 
Underwriting in order for DTC to provide the services necessary to make 
new CUSIPs DTC-eligible when they are issued as a result of Corporate 
Actions.
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    \12\ For example, in the case of an issue of DTC-eligible common 
stock under CUSIP W which undergoes a reverse split, with the newly-
denominated common stock issued under CUSIP X, the transfer agent 
for that security would incur a charge of $1,000 for the processing 
of the reverse split. If the same issuer subsequently undergoes a 
reorganization involving the exchange of the common stock under 
CUSIP X for common and preferred stock under CUSIPs Y and Z, 
respectively, the transfer agent would be charged $2,000 in 
connection with the exchange reflecting the sum of a $1,000 fee 
relating to the issuance of CUSIP Y and a $1,000 fee relating to the 
issuance of CUSIP Z).
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Implementation Date
    The implementation date of the proposed rule change would be 
January 1, 2016.
2. Statutory Basis
    Section 17A(b)(3)(F) \13\ of the Act requires that the rules of the 
clearing agency be designed, inter alia, to promote the prompt and 
accurate clearance and settlement of securities transactions. DTC 
believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with this 
provision because the New Fee would offset costs incurred by DTC in its 
allocation of resources necessary for making CUSIPs eligible in 
connection with Corporate Actions. The New Fee is designed to 
facilitate allocation of resources necessary for the continued offering 
of this service, thus the proposed rule change would promote the prompt 
and accurate clearance and settlement of securities transactions.
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    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
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(B) Clearing Agency's Statement on Burden on Competition

    DTC does not believe that the proposed rule change would have any 
impact or impose any burden on competition because the proposed rule 
change equally applies (on a per CUSIP basis) to all issues made 
eligible for DTC services as the result of a Corporate Action.

(C) Clearing Agency's Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change 
Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    Written comments relating to the proposed rule change have not been 
solicited or received. DTC will notify the Commission of any written 
comments received by DTC. DTC management has discussed its intent to 
implement the New Fee with members of the Securities Transfer 
Association at industry meetings.

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

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to section 
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \14\ and paragraph (f) of Rule 19b-4 
thereunder.\15\ 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 
necessary or appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of 
investors, or otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
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    \14\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \15\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f).
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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-DTC-2015-012 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-DTC-2015-012. 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 the filing also will be available 
for inspection and copying at the principal office of DTC and on DTCC's 
Web site (http://dtcc.com/legal/sec-rule-filings.aspx). 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-DTC-2015-012 and should be 
submitted on or before January 27, 2016.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\16\
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    \16\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
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                                                                                 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 3 / Wednesday, January 6, 2016 / Notices                                                        535

                                                  All submissions should refer to File                    notice is hereby given that on December                and C below, of the most significant
                                                  Number SR–NYSEArca–2015–125. This                       24, 2015, The Depository Trust                         aspects of such statements.
                                                  file number should be included on the                   Company (‘‘DTC’’) filed with the
                                                                                                                                                                 (A) Clearing Agency’s Statement of the
                                                  subject line if email is used. To help the              Securities and Exchange Commission
                                                                                                                                                                 Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the
                                                  Commission process and review your                      (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
                                                                                                                                                                 Proposed Rule Change
                                                  comments more efficiently, please use                   change as described in Items I, II and III
                                                  only one method. The Commission will                    below, which Items have been prepared                  1. Purpose
                                                  post all comments on the Commission’s                   by DTC. DTC filed the proposed rule                       The proposed rule change would add
                                                  Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                  change pursuant to section 19(b)(3)(A)                 a fee to the Fee Schedule that would be
                                                  rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                         of the Act 3 and Rule 19b–4(f)(2)                      charged to the transfer agent of a DTC-
                                                  submission, all subsequent                              thereunder.4 The proposed rule change                  eligible security when DTC is notified
                                                  amendments, all written statements                      was effective upon filing with the                     by the transfer agent to process a
                                                  with respect to the proposed rule                       Commission. The Commission is                          Corporate Action with respect to the
                                                  change that are filed with the                          publishing this notice to solicit                      security that requires DTC to make a
                                                  Commission, and all written                             comments on the proposed rule change                   new CUSIP eligible for DTC services.
                                                  communications relating to the                          from interested persons.
                                                  proposed rule change between the                                                                               Background
                                                                                                          I. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the
                                                  Commission and any person, other than                                                                             Securities may become eligible for
                                                                                                          Terms of Substance of the Proposed
                                                  those that may be withheld from the                                                                            deposit at DTC through initial
                                                                                                          Rule Change
                                                  public in accordance with the                                                                                  offerings,8 the Older Issue Eligibility
                                                  provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                        The proposed rule change consists of                Request process,9 and Corporate Actions
                                                  available for Web site viewing and                      a change to DTC’s Fee Schedule (‘‘Fee                  processing.10 Through ongoing efforts to
                                                  printing in the Commission’s Public                     Schedule’’) 5 to add a new fee that                    evaluate its fees and align them with
                                                  Reference Section, 100 F Street NE.,                    would be charged to the transfer agent                 operating costs, DTC has identified that
                                                  Washington, DC 20549–1090 on official                   of any DTC-eligible issue when the                     it is not recovering costs that it incurs
                                                  business days between the hours of                      transfer agent notifies DTC of a                       in connection with making securities
                                                  10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                  corporate action event (‘‘Corporate                    eligible for DTC services through its
                                                  filing will also be available for                       Action’’) that requires a new CUSIP to                 Corporate Actions process.11
                                                  inspection and copying at the principal                 be made DTC-eligible,6 as more fully
                                                  office of the Exchange. All comments                    described below.7                                      Proposal
                                                  received will be posted without change;                 II. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the                    Pursuant to the proposed rule change,
                                                  the Commission does not edit personal                   Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the               in order to align DTC’s fees with the
                                                  identifying information from                            Proposed Rule Change                                   costs it incurs in making securities
                                                  submissions. You should submit only                                                                            eligible for DTC services through its
                                                  information that you wish to make                          In its filing with the Commission,                  processing of Corporate Actions, DTC
                                                  available publicly. All submissions                     DTC included statements concerning                     would implement a new fee, to be
                                                  should refer to File Number SR–                         the purpose of and basis for the                       known as the Corporate Actions
                                                  NYSEArca–2015–125 and should be                         proposed rule change and discussed any                 Eligibility Fee (‘‘New Fee’’), which
                                                  submitted on or before January 27, 2016.                comments it received on the proposed                   would be charged to the transfer agent
                                                                                                          rule change. The text of these statements              of any DTC-eligible security when the
                                                     For the Commission, by the Division of               may be examined at the places specified
                                                  Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated                                                                     transfer agent notifies DTC of a
                                                  authority.44
                                                                                                          in Item IV below. DTC has prepared                     Corporate Action that requires DTC to
                                                                                                          summaries, set forth in sections A, B,
                                                  Jill M. Peterson,                                                                                              make a new CUSIP eligible for DTC
                                                  Assistant Secretary.                                      3 15
                                                                                                                                                                 services. The amount of the New Fee
                                                                                                                  U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–33207 Filed 1–5–16; 8:45 am]                4 17  CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2).
                                                                                                                                                                 would be $1,000 per new CUSIP for any
                                                  BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                     5 Available at http://www.dtcc.com/∼/media/         security that is made eligible at DTC in
                                                                                                          Files/Downloads/legal/fee-guides/                      connection with a Corporate Action.12
                                                                                                          dtcfeeguide.pdf?la=en.
                                                                                                             6 Corporate Actions processed by DTC include           8 An initial offering is made eligible for deposit
                                                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                 but are not limited to the restructuring of DTC-       at DTC pursuant to an eligibility request to
                                                  COMMISSION                                              eligible securities resulting from mergers,            Underwriting from a sponsoring Participant. See
                                                                                                          acquisitions, and reverse splits. DTC performs         OA, supra note 6, pp. 1–2 (Submission of an
                                                  [Release No. 34–76802; File No. SR–DTC–                 Corporate Actions processing primarily through its
                                                  2015–012]                                                                                                      Eligibility Request to DTC).
                                                                                                          Mandatory and Voluntary Reorganization Services           9 Older issues (i.e., issues on the secondary
                                                                                                          by the DTC Reorganization Department
                                                                                                                                                                 market) may be made eligible for deposit pursuant
                                                  Self-Regulatory Organizations; The                      (‘‘Reorganization’’). Additionally, with respect to
                                                                                                                                                                 to an Older Issue Eligibility Request of a DTC
                                                  Depository Trust Company; Notice of                     any Corporate Action that requires DTC to make a
                                                                                                                                                                 Participant to Underwriting. See id [sic] at p. 2.
                                                                                                          new CUSIP(s) DTC-eligible DTC’s Underwriting
                                                  Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of                   Department (‘‘Underwriting’’) must also process the
                                                                                                                                                                    10 See supra text accompanying note 6.

                                                  Proposed Rule Change To Add a Fee                       eligibility component of the Corporate Action. DTC        11 Eligibility fees for initial offerings and older

                                                  To Be Charged To Transfer Agents of                     processes the new CUSIP(s) for eligibility pursuant    issues are charged to the Participants that sponsor
                                                                                                          to the transfer agent’s notification to DTC of the     the issues for DTC eligibility. DTC does not
                                                  DTC-Eligible Issues Subject to a                                                                               currently charge an eligibility fee with respect to
                                                                                                          Corporate Action and related instructions and
                                                  Corporate Action                                        information detailing the issuance of the new          CUSIPS [sic] made eligible in connection with a
                                                                                                          CUSIP(s) provided by the transfer agent. See           Corporate Action. See Fee Schedule, supra note 5,
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                                                  December 30, 2015.                                      generally, the DTC Operational Arrangements            at pp. 25–26.
                                                     Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the                  (‘‘OA’’), available at http://www.dtcc.com/∼/media/       12 For example, in the case of an issue of DTC-

                                                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934                         Files/Downloads/legal/issue-eligibility/eligibility/   eligible common stock under CUSIP W which
                                                  (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2                 operational-arrangements.pdf.                          undergoes a reverse split, with the newly-
                                                                                                             7 Each term not otherwise defined herein has its    denominated common stock issued under CUSIP X,
                                                                                                          respective meaning as set forth in the Rules, By-      the transfer agent for that security would incur a
                                                    44 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                            Laws and Organization Certificate of DTC (the          charge of $1,000 for the processing of the reverse
                                                    1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                                ‘‘Rules’’), available at http://www.dtcc.com/legal/    split. If the same issuer subsequently undergoes a
                                                    2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                   rules-and-procedures.aspx.                                                                          Continued




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                                                  The New Fee takes into account the                      III. Date of Effectiveness of the                          filing also will be available for
                                                  allocation of resources required and                    Proposed Rule Change and Timing for                        inspection and copying at the principal
                                                  more manually intensive processing                      Commission Action                                          office of DTC and on DTCC’s Web site
                                                  performed by Reorganization and                            The foregoing rule change has become                    (http://dtcc.com/legal/sec-rule-
                                                  Underwriting in order for DTC to                        effective pursuant to section 19(b)(3)(A)                  filings.aspx). All comments received
                                                  provide the services necessary to make                  of the Act 14 and paragraph (f) of Rule                    will be posted without change; the
                                                  new CUSIPs DTC-eligible when they are                   19b–4 thereunder.15 At any time within                     Commission does not edit personal
                                                  issued as a result of Corporate Actions.                60 days of the filing of the proposed rule                 identifying information from
                                                                                                          change, the Commission summarily may                       submissions. You should submit only
                                                  Implementation Date                                                                                                information that you wish to make
                                                                                                          temporarily suspend such rule change if
                                                                                                          it appears to the Commission that such                     available publicly. All submissions
                                                     The implementation date of the
                                                                                                          action is necessary or appropriate in the                  should refer to File Number SR–DTC–
                                                  proposed rule change would be January
                                                                                                          public interest, for the protection of                     2015–012 and should be submitted on
                                                  1, 2016.                                                                                                           or before January 27, 2016.
                                                                                                          investors, or otherwise in furtherance of
                                                  2. Statutory Basis                                      the purposes of the Act.                                      For the Commission, by the Division of
                                                                                                                                                                     Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
                                                     Section   17A(b)(3)(F) 13of the Act                  IV. Solicitation of Comments                               authority.16
                                                  requires that the rules of the clearing                   Interested persons are invited to                        Jill M. Peterson,
                                                  agency be designed, inter alia, to                      submit written data, views, and                            Assistant Secretary.
                                                  promote the prompt and accurate                         arguments concerning the foregoing,                        [FR Doc. 2015–33218 Filed 1–5–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  clearance and settlement of securities                  including whether the proposed rule
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                                                  transactions. DTC believes that the                     change is consistent with the Act.
                                                  proposed rule change is consistent with                 Comments may be submitted by any of
                                                  this provision because the New Fee                      the following methods:                                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                  would offset costs incurred by DTC in                   Electronic Comments                                        COMMISSION
                                                  its allocation of resources necessary for
                                                  making CUSIPs eligible in connection                      • Use the Commission’s Internet                          [Release No. 34–76803; File No. SR–NYSE–
                                                                                                          comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                          2015–67]
                                                  with Corporate Actions. The New Fee is
                                                                                                          rules/sro.shtml); or
                                                  designed to facilitate allocation of                      • Send an email to rule-                                 Self-Regulatory Organizations; New
                                                  resources necessary for the continued                   comments@sec.gov. Please include File                      York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of
                                                  offering of this service, thus the                      Number SR–DTC–2015–012 on the                              Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
                                                  proposed rule change would promote                      subject line.                                              Proposed Rule Change Adopting New
                                                  the prompt and accurate clearance and
                                                                                                          Paper Comments                                             Rules To Reflect the Implementation of
                                                  settlement of securities transactions.                                                                             Pillar, the Exchange’s New Trading
                                                                                                            • Send paper comments in triplicate                      Technology Platform
                                                  (B) Clearing Agency’s Statement on                      to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
                                                  Burden on Competition                                   Commission, 100 F Street NE.,                              December 30, 2015.
                                                    DTC does not believe that the                         Washington, DC 20549–1090.                                    Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) 1 of the
                                                  proposed rule change would have any                     All submissions should refer to File                       Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
                                                  impact or impose any burden on                          Number SR–DTC–2015–012. This file                          ‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3
                                                  competition because the proposed rule                   number should be included on the                           notice is hereby given that on December
                                                  change equally applies (on a per CUSIP                  subject line if email is used. To help the                 18, 2015, New York Stock Exchange
                                                  basis) to all issues made eligible for DTC              Commission process and review your                         LLC (‘‘NYSE’’ or the ‘‘Exchange’’) filed
                                                  services as the result of a Corporate                   comments more efficiently, please use                      with the Securities and Exchange
                                                  Action.                                                 only one method. The Commission will                       Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) the
                                                                                                          post all comments on the Commission’s                      proposed rule change as described in
                                                  (C) Clearing Agency’s Statement on                      Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                     Items I and II below, which Items have
                                                  Comments on the Proposed Rule                           rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                            been prepared by the self-regulatory
                                                  Change Received From Members,                           submission, all subsequent                                 organization. The Commission is
                                                  Participants, or Others                                 amendments, all written statements                         publishing this notice to solicit
                                                                                                          with respect to the proposed rule                          comments on the proposed rule change
                                                    Written comments relating to the                      change that are filed with the                             from interested persons.
                                                  proposed rule change have not been                      Commission, and all written
                                                  solicited or received. DTC will notify                  communications relating to the                             I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                  the Commission of any written                           proposed rule change between the                           Statement of the Terms of Substance of
                                                  comments received by DTC. DTC                           Commission and any person, other than                      the Proposed Rule Change
                                                  management has discussed its intent to                  those that may be withheld from the                          The Exchange proposes to adopt new
                                                  implement the New Fee with members                      public in accordance with the                              rules to reflect the implementation of
                                                  of the Securities Transfer Association at               provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                        Pillar, the Exchange’s new trading
                                                  industry meetings.                                      available for Web site viewing and                         technology platform. The proposed rule
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                                                                                                          printing in the Commission’s Public                        change is available on the Exchange’s
                                                  reorganization involving the exchange of the            Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,                          Web site at www.nyse.com, at the
                                                  common stock under CUSIP X for common and               Washington, DC 20549 on official                           principal office of the Exchange, and at
                                                  preferred stock under CUSIPs Y and Z, respectively,     business days between the hours of
                                                  the transfer agent would be charged $2,000 in
                                                  connection with the exchange reflecting the sum of      10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                       16 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
                                                                                                                                                                       1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                                  a $1,000 fee relating to the issuance of CUSIP Y and
                                                  a $1,000 fee relating to the issuance of CUSIP Z).        14 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).                               2 15 U.S.C. 78a.
                                                    13 15 U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(3)(F).                            15 17   CFR 240.19b–4(f).                                  3 17 CFR 240.19b–4.




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AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation81 FR 535 

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