83_FR_20988 83 FR 20899 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Certificate of Incorporation of Its Parent Company NYSE Group, Inc.

83 FR 20899 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Certificate of Incorporation of Its Parent Company NYSE Group, Inc.

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 89 (May 8, 2018)

Page Range20899-20901
FR Document2018-09764

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 89 (Tuesday, May 8, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20899-20901]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09764]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-83160; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2018-26]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing 
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the 
Certificate of Incorporation of Its Parent Company NYSE Group, Inc.

May 3, 2018.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (the ``Act''),\2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby 
given that, on April 25, 2018, NYSE Arca, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or 
``NYSE Arca'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the 
``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II 
below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory 
organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit 
comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend Article X of the certificate of 
incorporation of its parent company NYSE Group, Inc. (``NYSE Group'') 
and make certain technical and conforming changes. The proposed rule 
change is available on the Exchange's website at www.nyse.com, at the 
principal office of the Exchange, and at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization 
included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the 
proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the 
proposed rule change. The text of those statements may be examined at 
the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared 
summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most 
significant parts of such statements.

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to amend Article X (Confidential Amendment) 
of the Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of NYSE 
Group (``NYSE Group Certificate'') and make certain technical and 
conforming changes.
    NYSE Group owns all of the equity interest in the Exchange and its 
national securities exchange affiliates, the New York Stock Exchange 
LLC (``NYSE LLC''), NYSE American LLC (``NYSE American'') and NYSE 
National, Inc. (``NYSE National''). In turn, NYSE Group is a wholly-
owned subsidiary of NYSE Holdings LLC (``NYSE Holdings''), which is 
wholly owned by Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. (``ICE 
Holdings''). ICE Holdings is wholly owned by Intercontinental Exchange 
Inc. (``ICE'').\4\
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    \4\ ICE is a publicly traded company listed on the NYSE.
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    In 2017, the Exchange amended the certificates of incorporation, 
bylaws, and operating agreements, as applicable, of ICE, ICE Holdings, 
NYSE Holdings and NYSE Group (collectively, the ``Governing 
Documents'').\5\ The changes to the Governing Documents included, among 
other things, amendments streamlining references to ICE subsidiaries 
that either are or control national securities exchanges, deleting 
references to other ICE subsidiaries, and amending provisions relating 
to confidential information.\6\ As a result of the changes, 
``Exchange'' is defined in each Governing Document as a national

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securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the Exchange Act \7\ 
that is directly or indirectly controlled by the relevant entity.\8\
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    \5\ The Governing Documents are the Fourth Amended and Restated 
Certificate of Incorporation of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 
(``ICE Certificate''); Eighth Amended and Restated Bylaws of 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (``ICE Bylaws''); Ninth Amended and 
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Intercontinental Exchange 
Holdings, Inc. (``ICE Holdings Certificate''); Sixth Amended and 
Restated Bylaws of Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. (``ICE 
Holdings Bylaws''); Ninth Amended and Restated Limited Liability 
Company Agreement of NYSE Holdings LLC (``NYSE Holdings Operating 
Agreement''); Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of NYSE Group, Inc. 
(``NYSE Group Bylaws''); and the NYSE Group Certificate.
    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 82083 (November 15, 
2017), 82 FR 55453 (November 21, 2017) (SR-NYSEArca-2017-125) 
(notice of filing and immediate effectiveness of proposed rule 
change to amend the governing documents of the Exchange's 
intermediate parent companies) (``Holding Companies Release''); and 
80752 (May 24, 2017), 82 FR 25018 (May 31, 2017) (SR- NYSE-2017-13; 
SR-NYSEArca-2017-29; SR- NYSEMKT-2017-17; SR-NYSENAT-2017-01) (order 
approving proposed rule changes to amend the certificate and bylaws 
of the exchange's ultimate parent company) (``Parent Company 
Release'').
    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
    \8\ See Holding Companies Release, supra note 6, at 55454; ICE 
Certificate, Article V, Section A(3)(a); ICE Bylaws, Article III, 
Section 3.15; ICE Holdings Certificate, Article V, Section A(1); ICE 
Holdings Bylaws, Article III, Section 3.15; NYSE Holdings Operating 
Agreement, Article 1, Section 1.1; NYSE Group Bylaws, Article VII, 
Article 7.9(b); and NYSE Group Certificate, Article IV, Section 
4(b)(1)(A).
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    In making such changes, lists of specific entities were replaced 
with ``Exchange'' or ``Exchanges,'' as applicable.\9\ For example, in 
Article XII, clause (b) of the NYSE Group Certificate, ``the boards of 
directors of New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Arca, NYSE Arca Equities, 
NYSE MKT and NYSE National or the boards of directors of their 
successors'' was amended to ``the boards of directors of each 
Exchange.'' \10\
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    \9\ See Holding Companies Release, supra note 6, at 55455, and 
Parent Company Release, supra note 6, at 25019. Similarly, the terms 
``U.S. Regulated Subsidiary,'' ``U.S. Regulated Subsidiaries,'' 
``Regulated Subsidiary,'' and ``Regulated Subsidiaries'' were 
replaced with ``Exchange'' or ``Exchanges,'' as applicable.
    \10\ See Holding Companies Release, supra note 6, note 12.
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    However, the NYSE Group Certificate retains one list of specific 
entities, which it proposes to amend now. Specifically, in the first 
sentence of Article X of the NYSE Group Certificate, the Exchange 
proposes to replace ``New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Arca, NYSE Arca 
Equities, NYSE MKT and NYSE National'' with ``any Exchange, in each 
case to the extent that such entities continue to be controlled, 
directly or indirectly, by the Corporation''.\11\
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    \11\ The Exchange's affiliates the NYSE LLC, NYSE American, and 
NYSE National have each submitted substantially the same proposed 
rule change to propose the changes described herein. See SR-NYSE-
2018-18, SR-NYSEAmer-2018-16, and SR-NYSENAT-2018-05.
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    The proposed change would not have a substantive effect on what 
entities the provision covers. As national securities exchanges 
registered under Section 6 of the Exchange Act\12\ that are directly 
controlled by NYSE Group, each of the NYSE, NYSE Arca, NYSE MKT (now 
NYSE American LLC) \13\ and NYSE National are ``Exchanges'' within the 
scope of the definition. The reference to NYSE Arca Equities is 
obsolete, as it has been merged out of existence.\14\ As a result, the 
change is non-substantive.
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
    \13\ ``NYSE MKT LLC'' changed its name to ``NYSE American LLC'' 
in 2017. See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 80283 (March 21, 
2017), 82 FR 15244 (March 27, 2017) (SR-NYSEMKT-2017-14).
    \14\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 81419 (August 17, 
2017), 82 FR 40044 (August 23, 2017) (SR-NYSEArca-2017-40).
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    The Exchange notes that the proposed amendment would make the first 
sentence of Article X of the NYSE Group Certificate more consistent 
with the use of ``Exchange'' throughout the Governing Documents, 
particularly in the confidential information provisions of the ICE 
Bylaws, the ICE Holdings Bylaws, and the NYSE Holdings Operating 
Agreement, all of which have the text ``any Exchange, in each case to 
the extent that such entities continue to be controlled, directly or 
indirectly, by the'' Corporation or Company, as applicable.\15\
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    \15\ See ICE Bylaws, Article VIII, Section 8.1; ICE Holdings 
Bylaws, Article VIII, Section 8.1; and NYSE Holdings Operating 
Agreement, Article XII, Section 12.1. See also Holding Companies 
Release, supra note 6, at 55457.
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    In addition, technical and conforming changes would be made to the 
title, recitals, effective time, date and signature line of the NYSE 
Group Certificate.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent 
with Section 6(b) of the Exchange Act \16\ in general, and with Section 
6(b)(1) \17\ in particular, in that it enables the Exchange to be so 
organized as to have the capacity to be able to carry out the purposes 
of the Exchange Act and to comply, and to enforce compliance by its 
exchange members and persons associated with its exchange members, with 
the provisions of the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations 
thereunder, and the rules of the Exchange.
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    \16\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \17\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(1).
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change would enable 
the Exchange to continue to be so organized as to have the capacity to 
carry out the purposes of the Exchange Act and comply and enforce 
compliance with the provisions of the Exchange Act by its members and 
persons associated with its members, because the proposed change would 
add further clarity and transparency to the Exchange's rules without 
having a substantive effect on which entities the provision would 
cover. As national securities exchanges registered under Section 6 of 
the Exchange Act \18\ that are directly controlled by NYSE Group, each 
of the NYSE LLC, NYSE Arca, NYSE American and NYSE National fall within 
the scope of the definition of ``Exchange.'' In addition, removing the 
obsolete reference to NYSE Arca Equities would contribute to the 
orderly operation of the Exchange by adding clarity and transparency to 
the Exchange's rules. The Exchange believes that the proposed technical 
and conforming changes to the title, recitals, effective time, date and 
signature line of the NYSE Group Certificate would contribute to the 
orderly operation of the Exchange by adding clarity and transparency to 
its rules.
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    \18\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
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    Further, the Exchange notes that the Exchange Act definition of 
``exchange'' states that ``exchange'' ``includes the market place and 
the market facilities maintained by such exchange.'' \19\ Accordingly, 
any market places and market facilities maintained by the Exchange 
would fall within the definition of ``Exchange'' and therefore would 
fall within the scope of Article X of the NYSE Group Certificate.
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    \19\ 15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(1).
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    For similar reasons, the Exchange also believes that the proposed 
rule change is consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\20\ in that 
it is designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and 
practices, to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster 
cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in facilitating 
transactions in securities, to remove impediments to and perfect the 
mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system and, 
in general, to protect investors and the public interest.
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    \20\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change would remove 
impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and 
a national market system by simplifying and streamlining the Exchange's 
rules and removing an obsolete reference, thereby ensuring that market 
participants can more easily navigate, understand and comply with its 
rules. In this manner, the proposed change would ensure that persons 
subject to the Exchange's jurisdiction, regulators, and the investing 
public can more easily navigate and understand the NYSE Group 
Certificate.
    In addition, the Exchange believes that the proposed rule change 
would remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and 
open market and a national market system, because the proposed change 
would conform the text of Article X with the use of ``Exchange'' 
throughout the Governing Documents, generally, and with the 
confidential information provisions of the ICE Bylaws, the ICE Holdings 
Bylaws, and the NYSE Holdings Operating Agreement, more specifically. 
As a result, the Governing Documents would be more consistent and 
persons subject to the Exchange's jurisdiction, regulators, and the 
investing public

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could more easily navigate and understand the NYSE Group Certificate 
and the other Governing Documents.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will 
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate 
in furtherance of the purposes of the Exchange Act. The proposed rule 
change is not designed to address any competitive issue but rather is 
meant to update and streamline the NYSE Group Certificate to make it 
more consistent with the use of ``Exchange'' throughout the Governing 
Documents and the confidential information provisions in the ICE 
Bylaws, the ICE Holdings Bylaws, and the NYSE Holdings Operating 
Agreement. The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change will 
serve to promote clarity and consistency, thereby reducing burdens on 
the marketplace and facilitating investor protection. The proposed rule 
change would result in no concentration or other changes of ownership 
of exchanges.

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

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the 
proposed rule change.

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not:
    (i) Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public 
interest;
    (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and
    (iii) 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 and Rule 
19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\21\
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    \21\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6) 
requires a self-regulatory organization to give 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 shorter time as designated by the Commission. 
The Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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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 necessary or 
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or 
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

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-NYSEArca-2018-26 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-NYSEArca-2018-26. 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 website (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 website viewing and printing in 
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 
20549, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 
3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for inspection 
and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments 
received will be posted without change. Persons submitting comments are 
cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying 
information from comment submissions. You should submit only 
information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions 
should refer to File Number SR-NYSEArca-2018-26, and should be 
submitted on or before May 29, 2018.
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    \22\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\22\
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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                                                convert to microfilm or other recording                   Dated: May 1, 2018.                                 A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                media records maintained under Rule                     Eduardo A. Aleman,                                    Statement of the Purpose of, and the
                                                17a–1, if they have filed a record                      Assistant Secretary.                                  Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                destruction plan with the Commission                    [FR Doc. 2018–09690 Filed 5–7–18; 8:45 am]            Change
                                                and the Commission has declared the                     BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                1. Purpose
                                                plan effective.
                                                                                                                                                                 The Exchange proposes to amend
                                                   There are currently 32 SROs: 21                                                                            Article X (Confidential Amendment) of
                                                national securities exchanges, 1 national               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                                                                        COMMISSION                                            the Sixth Amended and Restated
                                                securities association, the MSRB, and 9                                                                       Certificate of Incorporation of NYSE
                                                registered clearing agencies. Of the 32                 [Release No. 34–83160; File No. SR–                   Group (‘‘NYSE Group Certificate’’) and
                                                SROs, only 2 SRO respondents have                       NYSEArca-2018–26]                                     make certain technical and conforming
                                                filed a record destruction plan with the                                                                      changes.
                                                Commission. The staff calculates that                   Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE                      NYSE Group owns all of the equity
                                                the preparation and filing of a new                     Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and                      interest in the Exchange and its national
                                                record destruction plan should take 160                 Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed                   securities exchange affiliates, the New
                                                hours. Further, any existing SRO record                 Rule Change To Amend the Certificate                  York Stock Exchange LLC (‘‘NYSE
                                                destruction plans may require revision,                 of Incorporation of Its Parent Company                LLC’’), NYSE American LLC (‘‘NYSE
                                                over time, in response to, for example,                 NYSE Group, Inc.                                      American’’) and NYSE National, Inc.
                                                changes in document retention                           May 3, 2018.                                          (‘‘NYSE National’’). In turn, NYSE
                                                technology, which the Commission                           Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the              Group is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
                                                estimates will take much less than the                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the                  NYSE Holdings LLC (‘‘NYSE
                                                160 hours estimated for a new plan. The                 ‘‘Act’’),2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3                Holdings’’), which is wholly owned by
                                                Commission estimates that each SRO                      notice is hereby given that, on April 25,             Intercontinental Exchange Holdings,
                                                that has filed a destruction plan will                  2018, NYSE Arca, Inc. (the ‘‘Exchange’’               Inc. (‘‘ICE Holdings’’). ICE Holdings is
                                                spend approximately 30 hours per year                   or ‘‘NYSE Arca’’) filed with the                      wholly owned by Intercontinental
                                                making required revisions. Thus, the                    Securities and Exchange Commission                    Exchange Inc. (‘‘ICE’’).4
                                                total annual compliance burden is                       (the ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule                   In 2017, the Exchange amended the
                                                estimated to be 60 hours per year based                 change as described in Items I and II                 certificates of incorporation, bylaws,
                                                                                                        below, which Items have been prepared                 and operating agreements, as applicable,
                                                on two respondents. The approximate
                                                                                                        by the self-regulatory organization. The              of ICE, ICE Holdings, NYSE Holdings
                                                compliance cost per hour is $422,
                                                                                                        Commission is publishing this notice to               and NYSE Group (collectively, the
                                                resulting in a total internal cost of
                                                                                                        solicit comments on the proposed rule                 ‘‘Governing Documents’’).5 The changes
                                                compliance for these respondents of                                                                           to the Governing Documents included,
                                                $25,320 per year (60 hours @ $422 per                   change from interested persons.
                                                                                                                                                              among other things, amendments
                                                hour).                                                  I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                     streamlining references to ICE
                                                   Written comments are invited on: (a)                 Statement of the Terms of Substance of                subsidiaries that either are or control
                                                Whether the proposed collection of                      the Proposed Rule Change                              national securities exchanges, deleting
                                                information is necessary for the proper                    The Exchange proposes to amend                     references to other ICE subsidiaries, and
                                                performance of the functions of the                     Article X of the certificate of                       amending provisions relating to
                                                Commission, including whether the                       incorporation of its parent company                   confidential information.6 As a result of
                                                information shall have practical utility;               NYSE Group, Inc. (‘‘NYSE Group’’) and                 the changes, ‘‘Exchange’’ is defined in
                                                (b) the accuracy of the Commission’s                    make certain technical and conforming                 each Governing Document as a national
                                                estimate of the burden of the collection                changes. The proposed rule change is
                                                of information; (c) ways to enhance the                 available on the Exchange’s website at
                                                                                                                                                                 4 ICE is a publicly traded company listed on the

                                                quality, utility, and clarity of the                                                                          NYSE.
                                                                                                        www.nyse.com, at the principal office of                 5 The Governing Documents are the Fourth
                                                information to be collected; and (d)                    the Exchange, and at the Commission’s                 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
                                                ways to minimize the burden of the                      Public Reference Room.                                of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (‘‘ICE
                                                collection of information on                                                                                  Certificate’’); Eighth Amended and Restated Bylaws
                                                respondents, including through the use                  II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                    of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (‘‘ICE Bylaws’’);
                                                                                                        Statement of the Purpose of, and                      Ninth Amended and Restated Certificate of
                                                of automated collection techniques or                                                                         Incorporation of Intercontinental Exchange
                                                other forms of information technology.                  Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                Holdings, Inc. (‘‘ICE Holdings Certificate’’); Sixth
                                                Consideration will be given to                          Change                                                Amended and Restated Bylaws of Intercontinental
                                                                                                                                                              Exchange Holdings, Inc. (‘‘ICE Holdings Bylaws’’);
                                                comments and suggestions submitted in                      In its filing with the Commission, the             Ninth Amended and Restated Limited Liability
                                                writing within 60 days of this                          self-regulatory organization included                 Company Agreement of NYSE Holdings LLC
                                                publication.                                            statements concerning the purpose of,                 (‘‘NYSE Holdings Operating Agreement’’); Fourth
                                                                                                        and basis for, the proposed rule change               Amended and Restated Bylaws of NYSE Group, Inc.
                                                   An agency may not conduct or                                                                               (‘‘NYSE Group Bylaws’’); and the NYSE Group
                                                sponsor, and a person is not required to                and discussed any comments it received                Certificate.
                                                respond to, a collection of information                 on the proposed rule change. The text                    6 See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 82083

                                                under the PRA unless it displays a                      of those statements may be examined at                (November 15, 2017), 82 FR 55453 (November 21,
                                                                                                        the places specified in Item IV below.                2017) (SR–NYSEArca–2017–125) (notice of filing
                                                currently valid OMB control number.                                                                           and immediate effectiveness of proposed rule
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                                                                                                        The Exchange has prepared summaries,                  change to amend the governing documents of the
                                                   Please direct your written comments                  set forth in sections A, B, and C below,              Exchange’s intermediate parent companies)
                                                to: Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief                        of the most significant parts of such                 (‘‘Holding Companies Release’’); and 80752 (May
                                                Information Officer, Securities and                     statements.                                           24, 2017), 82 FR 25018 (May 31, 2017) (SR– NYSE–
                                                Exchange Commission, c/o Remi Pavlik-                                                                         2017–13; SR–NYSEArca–2017–29; SR– NYSEMKT–
                                                                                                                                                              2017–17; SR–NYSENAT–2017–01) (order approving
                                                Simon, 100 F Street NE Washington, DC                     1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                              proposed rule changes to amend the certificate and
                                                20549, or send an email to: PRA_                          2 15 U.S.C. 78a.                                    bylaws of the exchange’s ultimate parent company)
                                                Mailbox@sec.gov.                                          3 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                 (‘‘Parent Company Release’’).



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                                                securities exchange registered under                       The Exchange notes that the proposed                The Exchange believes that the
                                                Section 6 of the Exchange Act 7 that is                  amendment would make the first                        proposed technical and conforming
                                                directly or indirectly controlled by the                 sentence of Article X of the NYSE Group               changes to the title, recitals, effective
                                                relevant entity.8                                        Certificate more consistent with the use              time, date and signature line of the
                                                   In making such changes, lists of                      of ‘‘Exchange’’ throughout the                        NYSE Group Certificate would
                                                specific entities were replaced with                     Governing Documents, particularly in                  contribute to the orderly operation of
                                                ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘Exchanges,’’ as                        the confidential information provisions               the Exchange by adding clarity and
                                                applicable.9 For example, in Article XII,                of the ICE Bylaws, the ICE Holdings                   transparency to its rules.
                                                clause (b) of the NYSE Group                             Bylaws, and the NYSE Holdings                            Further, the Exchange notes that the
                                                Certificate, ‘‘the boards of directors of                Operating Agreement, all of which have                Exchange Act definition of ‘‘exchange’’
                                                New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Arca,                      the text ‘‘any Exchange, in each case to              states that ‘‘exchange’’ ‘‘includes the
                                                NYSE Arca Equities, NYSE MKT and                         the extent that such entities continue to             market place and the market facilities
                                                NYSE National or the boards of                           be controlled, directly or indirectly, by             maintained by such exchange.’’ 19
                                                directors of their successors’’ was                      the’’ Corporation or Company, as                      Accordingly, any market places and
                                                amended to ‘‘the boards of directors of                  applicable.15                                         market facilities maintained by the
                                                each Exchange.’’ 10                                        In addition, technical and conforming               Exchange would fall within the
                                                   However, the NYSE Group Certificate                   changes would be made to the title,                   definition of ‘‘Exchange’’ and therefore
                                                retains one list of specific entities,                   recitals, effective time, date and                    would fall within the scope of Article X
                                                which it proposes to amend now.                          signature line of the NYSE Group                      of the NYSE Group Certificate.
                                                Specifically, in the first sentence of                   Certificate.                                             For similar reasons, the Exchange also
                                                Article X of the NYSE Group Certificate,                                                                       believes that the proposed rule change
                                                                                                         2. Statutory Basis                                    is consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the
                                                the Exchange proposes to replace ‘‘New
                                                York Stock Exchange, NYSE Arca,                             The Exchange believes that the                     Act,20 in that it is designed to prevent
                                                NYSE Arca Equities, NYSE MKT and                         proposed rule change is consistent with               fraudulent and manipulative acts and
                                                NYSE National’’ with ‘‘any Exchange, in                  Section 6(b) of the Exchange Act 16 in                practices, to promote just and equitable
                                                each case to the extent that such entities               general, and with Section 6(b)(1) 17 in               principles of trade, to foster cooperation
                                                continue to be controlled, directly or                   particular, in that it enables the                    and coordination with persons engaged
                                                indirectly, by the Corporation’’.11                      Exchange to be so organized as to have                in facilitating transactions in securities,
                                                   The proposed change would not have                    the capacity to be able to carry out the              to remove impediments to and perfect
                                                a substantive effect on what entities the                purposes of the Exchange Act and to                   the mechanism of a free and open
                                                provision covers. As national securities                 comply, and to enforce compliance by                  market and a national market system
                                                exchanges registered under Section 6 of                  its exchange members and persons                      and, in general, to protect investors and
                                                the Exchange Act12 that are directly                     associated with its exchange members,                 the public interest.
                                                controlled by NYSE Group, each of the                    with the provisions of the Exchange Act,                 The Exchange believes that the
                                                NYSE, NYSE Arca, NYSE MKT (now                           the rules and regulations thereunder,                 proposed rule change would remove
                                                NYSE American LLC) 13 and NYSE                           and the rules of the Exchange.                        impediments to and perfect the
                                                National are ‘‘Exchanges’’ within the                       The Exchange believes that the                     mechanism of a free and open market
                                                scope of the definition. The reference to                proposed rule change would enable the                 and a national market system by
                                                NYSE Arca Equities is obsolete, as it has                Exchange to continue to be so organized               simplifying and streamlining the
                                                been merged out of existence.14 As a                     as to have the capacity to carry out the              Exchange’s rules and removing an
                                                result, the change is non-substantive.                   purposes of the Exchange Act and                      obsolete reference, thereby ensuring that
                                                                                                         comply and enforce compliance with                    market participants can more easily
                                                  7 15   U.S.C. 78f.                                     the provisions of the Exchange Act by                 navigate, understand and comply with
                                                  8 See   Holding Companies Release, supra note 6,       its members and persons associated                    its rules. In this manner, the proposed
                                                at 55454; ICE Certificate, Article V, Section A(3)(a);   with its members, because the proposed                change would ensure that persons
                                                ICE Bylaws, Article III, Section 3.15; ICE Holdings      change would add further clarity and                  subject to the Exchange’s jurisdiction,
                                                Certificate, Article V, Section A(1); ICE Holdings
                                                Bylaws, Article III, Section 3.15; NYSE Holdings
                                                                                                         transparency to the Exchange’s rules                  regulators, and the investing public can
                                                Operating Agreement, Article 1, Section 1.1; NYSE        without having a substantive effect on                more easily navigate and understand the
                                                Group Bylaws, Article VII, Article 7.9(b); and NYSE      which entities the provision would                    NYSE Group Certificate.
                                                Group Certificate, Article IV, Section 4(b)(1)(A).       cover. As national securities exchanges                  In addition, the Exchange believes
                                                   9 See Holding Companies Release, supra note 6,
                                                                                                         registered under Section 6 of the                     that the proposed rule change would
                                                at 55455, and Parent Company Release, supra note
                                                6, at 25019. Similarly, the terms ‘‘U.S. Regulated       Exchange Act 18 that are directly                     remove impediments to and perfect the
                                                Subsidiary,’’ ‘‘U.S. Regulated Subsidiaries,’’           controlled by NYSE Group, each of the                 mechanism of a free and open market
                                                ‘‘Regulated Subsidiary,’’ and ‘‘Regulated                NYSE LLC, NYSE Arca, NYSE American                    and a national market system, because
                                                Subsidiaries’’ were replaced with ‘‘Exchange’’ or        and NYSE National fall within the scope               the proposed change would conform the
                                                ‘‘Exchanges,’’ as applicable.
                                                   10 See Holding Companies Release, supra note 6,
                                                                                                         of the definition of ‘‘Exchange.’’ In                 text of Article X with the use of
                                                note 12.                                                 addition, removing the obsolete                       ‘‘Exchange’’ throughout the Governing
                                                   11 The Exchange’s affiliates the NYSE LLC, NYSE       reference to NYSE Arca Equities would                 Documents, generally, and with the
                                                American, and NYSE National have each submitted          contribute to the orderly operation of                confidential information provisions of
                                                substantially the same proposed rule change to           the Exchange by adding clarity and                    the ICE Bylaws, the ICE Holdings
                                                propose the changes described herein. See SR–
                                                NYSE–2018–18, SR–NYSEAmer–2018–16, and SR–               transparency to the Exchange’s rules.                 Bylaws, and the NYSE Holdings
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                                                NYSENAT–2018–05.                                                                                               Operating Agreement, more specifically.
                                                   12 15 U.S.C. 78f.                                       15 See ICE Bylaws, Article VIII, Section 8.1; ICE
                                                                                                                                                               As a result, the Governing Documents
                                                   13 ‘‘NYSE MKT LLC’’ changed its name to ‘‘NYSE        Holdings Bylaws, Article VIII, Section 8.1; and       would be more consistent and persons
                                                American LLC’’ in 2017. See Securities Exchange          NYSE Holdings Operating Agreement, Article XII,
                                                                                                         Section 12.1. See also Holding Companies Release,     subject to the Exchange’s jurisdiction,
                                                Act Release Nos. 80283 (March 21, 2017), 82 FR
                                                15244 (March 27, 2017) (SR–NYSEMKT–2017–14).             supra note 6, at 55457.                               regulators, and the investing public
                                                   14 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 81419        16 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
                                                                                                           17 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(1).                              19 15   U.S.C. 78c(a)(1).
                                                (August 17, 2017), 82 FR 40044 (August 23, 2017)
                                                (SR–NYSEArca–2017–40).                                     18 15 U.S.C. 78f.                                    20 15   U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).



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                                                could more easily navigate and                            investors, or otherwise in furtherance of               For the Commission, by the Division of
                                                understand the NYSE Group Certificate                     the purposes of the Act.                              Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
                                                and the other Governing Documents.                                                                              authority.22
                                                                                                          IV. Solicitation of Comments                          Eduardo A. Aleman,
                                                B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                                                                            Interested persons are invited to                   Assistant Secretary.
                                                Statement on Burden on Competition
                                                                                                          submit written data, views, and                       [FR Doc. 2018–09764 Filed 5–7–18; 8:45 am]
                                                   The Exchange does not believe that                     arguments concerning the foregoing,                   BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                                the proposed rule change will impose                      including whether the proposed rule
                                                any burden on competition that is not                     change is consistent with the Act.
                                                necessary or appropriate in furtherance                   Comments may be submitted by any of                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                of the purposes of the Exchange Act.                      the following methods:                                COMMISSION
                                                The proposed rule change is not
                                                designed to address any competitive                       Electronic Comments                                   [Release No. 34–83161; File No. SR–
                                                                                                                                                                NYSENAT–2018–05]
                                                issue but rather is meant to update and                     • Use the Commission’s internet
                                                streamline the NYSE Group Certificate                     comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                     Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE
                                                to make it more consistent with the use                   rules/sro.shtml); or                                  National, Inc.; Notice of Filing and
                                                of ‘‘Exchange’’ throughout the                              • Send an email to rule-comments@                   Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
                                                Governing Documents and the                               sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–               Rule Change To Amend the Certificate
                                                confidential information provisions in                    NYSEArca–2018–26 on the subject line.                 of Incorporation of Its Parent Company
                                                the ICE Bylaws, the ICE Holdings                                                                                NYSE Group, Inc.
                                                Bylaws, and the NYSE Holdings                             Paper Comments
                                                Operating Agreement. The Exchange                            • Send paper comments in triplicate                May 3, 2018.
                                                believes that the proposed rule change                    to Secretary, Securities and Exchange                    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the
                                                will serve to promote clarity and                         Commission, 100 F Street NE,                          Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
                                                consistency, thereby reducing burdens                     Washington, DC 20549–1090.                            ‘‘Act’’),2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3
                                                on the marketplace and facilitating                                                                             notice is hereby given that on April 25,
                                                                                                          All submissions should refer to File
                                                investor protection. The proposed rule                                                                          2018, NYSE National, Inc. (the
                                                                                                          Number SR–NYSEArca–2018–26. This
                                                change would result in no concentration                                                                         ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘NYSE National’’) filed
                                                                                                          file number should be included on the
                                                or other changes of ownership of                                                                                with the Securities and Exchange
                                                                                                          subject line if email is used. To help the
                                                exchanges.                                                                                                      Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) the
                                                                                                          Commission process and review your
                                                C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                         comments more efficiently, please use                 proposed rule change as described in
                                                Statement on Comments on the                              only one method. The Commission will                  Items I and II below, which Items have
                                                Proposed Rule Change Received from                        post all comments on the Commission’s                 been prepared by the self-regulatory
                                                Members, Participants, or Others                          internet website (http://www.sec.gov/                 organization. The Commission is
                                                                                                          rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                       publishing this notice to solicit
                                                  No written comments were solicited                                                                            comments on the proposed rule change
                                                or received with respect to the proposed                  submission, all subsequent
                                                                                                          amendments, all written statements                    from interested persons.
                                                rule change.
                                                                                                          with respect to the proposed rule                     I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                III. Date of Effectiveness of the                         change that are filed with the                        Statement of the Terms of Substance of
                                                Proposed Rule Change and Timing for                       Commission, and all written                           the Proposed Rule Change
                                                Commission Action                                         communications relating to the
                                                                                                                                                                  The Exchange proposes to amend
                                                   Because the foregoing proposed rule                    proposed rule change between the
                                                                                                                                                                Article X of the certificate of
                                                change does not:                                          Commission and any person, other than
                                                                                                                                                                incorporation of its parent company
                                                   (i) Significantly affect the protection                those that may be withheld from the
                                                                                                                                                                NYSE Group, Inc. (‘‘NYSE Group’’) and
                                                of investors or the public interest;                      public in accordance with the
                                                   (ii) impose any significant burden on                                                                        make certain technical and conforming
                                                                                                          provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
                                                competition; and                                                                                                changes. The proposed rule change is
                                                                                                          available for website viewing and
                                                   (iii) become operative for 30 days                                                                           available on the Exchange’s website at
                                                                                                          printing in the Commission’s Public
                                                from the date on which it was filed, or                                                                         www.nyse.com, at the principal office of
                                                                                                          Reference Room, 100 F Street NE,
                                                such shorter time as the Commission                                                                             the Exchange, and at the Commission’s
                                                                                                          Washington, DC 20549, on official
                                                may designate, it has become effective                                                                          Public Reference Room.
                                                                                                          business days between the hours of
                                                pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the                    10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                Act and Rule 19b–4(f)(6) thereunder.21                    filing also will be available for                     Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                                   At any time within 60 days of the                      inspection and copying at the principal               Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                filing of the proposed rule change, the                   office of the Exchange. All comments                  Change
                                                Commission summarily may                                  received will be posted without change.
                                                temporarily suspend such rule change if                                                                           In its filing with the Commission, the
                                                                                                          Persons submitting comments are                       self-regulatory organization included
                                                it appears to the Commission that such                    cautioned that we do not redact or edit
                                                action is necessary or appropriate in the                                                                       statements concerning the purpose of,
                                                                                                          personal identifying information from                 and basis for, the proposed rule change
                                                public interest, for the protection of                    comment submissions. You should                       and discussed any comments it received
                                                                                                          submit only information that you wish
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                                                   21 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b–                                                            on the proposed rule change. The text
                                                                                                          to make available publicly. All                       of those statements may be examined at
                                                4(f)(6) requires a self-regulatory organization to give
                                                the Commission written notice of its intent to file       submissions should refer to File                      the places specified in Item IV below.
                                                the proposed rule change, along with a brief              Number SR–NYSEArca–2018–26, and                       The Exchange has prepared summaries,
                                                description and text of the proposed rule change,         should be submitted on or before May
                                                at least five business days prior to the date of filing   29, 2018.                                               1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                                of the proposed rule change, or such shorter time
                                                                                                                                                                  2 15 U.S.C. 78a.
                                                as designated by the Commission. The Exchange
                                                has satisfied this requirement.                            22 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                           3 17 CFR 240.19b–4.




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