83_FR_36798 83 FR 36652 - OFI Carlyle Private Credit Fund and OC Private Capital, LLC; Notice of Application

83 FR 36652 - OFI Carlyle Private Credit Fund and OC Private Capital, LLC; Notice of Application

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 146 (July 30, 2018)

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FR Document2018-16154

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 146 (Monday, July 30, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 146 (Monday, July 30, 2018)]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Investment Company Act Release No. 33168; 812-14853]


OFI Carlyle Private Credit Fund and OC Private Capital, LLC; 
Notice of Application

July 24, 2018.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'').

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice of an application under section 6(c) of the Investment 
Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') for an exemption from sections 
18(a)(2), 18(c), and 18(i) of the Act, pursuant to sections 6(c) and 
23(c) of the Act, granting an exemption from rule 23c-3 under the Act, 
and for an order pursuant to section 17(d) of the Act and rule 17d-1 
under the Act.

Summary of Application:  Applicants request an order to permit certain 
registered closed-end management investment companies to issue multiple 
classes of shares of beneficial interest (``Shares'') and to impose 
asset-based service and/or distribution fees and early withdrawal 
charges.

Applicants:  OFI Carlyle Private Credit Fund (the ``Initial Fund'') and 
OC Private Capital, LLC (the ``Adviser'').

Filing Dates:  The application was filed on December 15, 2017, and 
amended on March 26, 2018, June 6, 2018, and July 3, 2018.

Hearing or Notification of Hearing:  An order granting the requested 
relief will be issued unless the Commission orders a hearing. 
Interested persons may request a hearing by writing to the Commission's 
Secretary and serving applicants with a copy of the request, personally 
or by mail. Hearing requests should be received by the Commission by 
5:30 p.m. on August 17, 2018, and should be accompanied by proof of 
service on applicants, in the form of an affidavit or, for lawyers, a 
certificate of service. Pursuant to rule 0-5 under the Act, hearing 
requests should state the nature of the writer's interest, any facts 
bearing upon the desirability of a hearing on the matter, the reason 
for the request, and the issues contested. Persons who wish to be 
notified of a hearing may request notification by writing to the 
Commission's Secretary.

ADDRESSES:  Secretary, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F 
Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090; Applicants, 6803 South Tucson 
Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Kieran G. Brown, Senior Counsel, at 
(202) 551-6773 or Nadya B. Roytblat, Assistant Director, at (202) 551-
6825 (Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel's Office).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The following is a summary of the 
application. The complete application may be obtained via the 
Commission's website by searching for the file number, or an applicant 
using the Company name box, at http://www.sec.gov/search/search.htm or 
by calling (202) 551-8090.

Applicants' Representations

    1. The Initial Fund is a Delaware statutory trust that is 
registered under the Act as a non-diversified, closed-end management 
investment company. The Initial Fund's investment objective is to 
produce current income by opportunistically allocating its assets 
across a wide range of credit strategies.
    2. The Adviser, a Delaware limited liability company, is registered 
as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The 
Adviser serves as investment adviser to the Initial Fund.
    3. The applicants seek an order to permit the Initial Fund to issue 
multiple classes of Shares, each having its own fee and expense 
structure, and to impose asset-based service and/or distribution fees 
and early withdrawal charges.
    4. Applicants request that the order also apply to any other 
registered closed-end management investment company that conducts a 
continuous offering of its shares, existing now or in the future, for 
which the Adviser, its successors,\1\ or any entity controlling, 
controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser, or its 
successors, acts as investment adviser, and which provides periodic 
liquidity with respect to its Shares through tender offers conducted in 
compliance with either rule 23c-3 under the Act or rule 13e-4 under the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``1934 Act'') (each such closed-
end investment company, a ``Future Fund'' and, together with the 
Initial Fund, each, a ``Fund'' and collectively, the ``Funds'').\2\
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    \1\ A successor in interest is limited to an entity that results 
from a reorganization into another jurisdiction or a change in the 
type of business organization.
    \2\ The Initial Fund and any Future Fund relying on the 
requested relief will do so in a manner consistent with the terms 
and conditions of the application. Applicants represent that any 
person presently intending to rely on the requested relief is listed 
as an applicant.
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    5. The Initial Fund currently issues a single class of Shares (the 
``Initial Class Shares''). The Shares are currently being offered on a 
continuous basis pursuant to a registration statement under the 
Securities Act of 1933 at their net asset value per share plus the 
applicable sales load. The Initial Fund, as a closed-end investment 
company, does not continuously redeem Shares as does an open-end 
management investment company. Shares of the Initial Fund are not 
listed on any securities exchange and do not trade on an over-the-
counter system such as NASDAQ. Applicants do not expect that any 
secondary market will ever develop for the Shares.
    6. If the requested relief is granted, the Initial Fund intends to 
offer multiple classes of Shares, such as the Initial Class Shares and 
a new Share class (the ``New Class Shares''), or any other classes. 
Because of the different distribution fees, shareholder services fees, 
and any other class expenses that may be attributable to the different 
classes, the net income attributable to, and any dividends payable on, 
each class of Shares may differ from each other from time to time.

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    7. Applicants state that, from time to time, the Board of a Fund 
may create additional classes of Shares, or may vary the 
characteristics described of the Initial Class and New Class Shares, 
including without limitation, in the following respects: (1) The amount 
of fees permitted by different distribution plans or different service 
fee arrangements; (2) voting rights with respect to a distribution plan 
of a class; (3) different class designations; (4) the impact of any 
class expenses directly attributable to a particular class of Shares 
allocated on a class basis as described in the application; (5) 
differences in any dividends and net asset values per Share resulting 
from differences in fees under a distribution plan or in class 
expenses; (6) any early withdrawal charge or other sales load 
structure; and (7) any exchange or conversion features, as permitted 
under the Act.
    8. Applicants state that, in order to provide some liquidity to 
shareholders, the Initial Fund is structured as an ``interval fund'' 
and makes quarterly offers to repurchase between 5% and 25% of its 
outstanding Shares at net asset value, pursuant to rule 23c-3 under the 
Act, unless such offer is suspended or postponed in accordance with 
regulatory requirements. Any other investment company that intends to 
rely on the requested relief will provide periodic liquidity to 
shareholders in accordance with either rule 23c-3 under the Act or rule 
13e-4 under the 1934 Act.
    9. Applicants represent that any asset-based service and/or 
distribution fees of a Fund will comply with the provisions of Rule 
2341 of the Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority 
(``FINRA Rule 2341'') as if that rule applied to the Fund.\3\ 
Applicants also represent that each Fund will disclose in its 
prospectus the fees, expenses and other characteristics of each class 
of Shares offered for sale by the prospectus, as is required for open-
end, multiple class funds under Form N-1A. As is required for open-end 
funds, each Fund will disclose its expenses in shareholder reports, and 
describe any arrangements that result in breakpoints in, or elimination 
of, sales loads in its prospectus.\4\ In addition, applicants will 
comply with applicable enhanced fee disclosure requirements for fund of 
funds, including registered funds of hedge funds.\5\
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    \3\ Any references to FINRA Rule 2341include any successor or 
replacement rule that may be adopted by the Financial Industry 
Regulatory Authority (``FINRA'').
    \4\ See Shareholder Reports and Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure 
of Registered Management Investment Companies, Investment Company 
Act Release No. 26372 (Feb. 27, 2004) (adopting release) (requiring 
open-end investment companies to disclose fund expenses in 
shareholder reports); and Disclosure of Breakpoint Discounts by 
Mutual Funds, Investment Company Act Release No. 26464 (June 7, 
2004) (adopting release) (requiring open-end investment companies to 
provide prospectus disclosure of certain sales load information).
    \5\ Fund of Funds Investments, Investment Company Act Rel. Nos. 
26198 (Oct. 1, 2003) (proposing release) and 27399 (Jun. 20, 2006) 
(adopting release). See also rules 12d1-1, et seq. of the Act.
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    10. Each Fund and its distributor (the ``Distributor'') will also 
comply with any requirements that may be adopted by the Commission or 
FINRA regarding disclosure at the point of sale and in transaction 
confirmations about the costs and conflicts of interest arising out of 
the distribution of open-end investment company shares, and regarding 
prospectus disclosure of sales loads and revenue sharing arrangements 
as if those requirements applied to the Fund and the Distributor. Each 
Fund or the Distributor will contractually require that any other 
distributor of the Fund's Shares comply with such requirements in 
connection with the distribution of Shares of the Fund.
    11. Each Fund will allocate all expenses incurred by it among its 
various classes of Shares based on the net assets of the Fund 
attributable to each class, except that the net asset value and 
expenses of each class will reflect distribution fees, service fees, 
and any other incremental expenses of that class. Expenses of a Fund 
allocated to a particular class of the Fund's Shares will be borne on a 
pro rata basis by each outstanding Share of that class. Applicants 
state that each Fund will comply with the provisions of rule 18f-3 
under the Act as if it were an open-end investment company.
    12. Applicants state that the Initial Fund does not intend to offer 
any exchange privilege or conversion feature, but any such privilege or 
feature introduced in the future by a Fund will comply with rule 11a-1, 
rule 11a-3, and rule 18f-3 as if the Fund were an open-end investment 
company.
    13. Applicants state that the Initial Fund does not currently 
intend to impose an early withdrawal charge. However, in the future a 
Fund may impose an early withdrawal charge on shares submitted for 
repurchase that have been held less than a specified period. The Fund 
may waive the early withdrawal charge for certain categories of 
shareholders or transactions to be established from time to time. 
Applicants state that each Fund will apply the early withdrawal charge 
(and any waivers or scheduled variations of the early withdrawal 
charge) uniformly to all shareholders in a given class and consistently 
with the requirements of rule 22d-1 under the Act as if the Fund was an 
open-end investment company.
    14. The Initial Fund, operating as an interval fund pursuant to 
rule 23c-3 under the Act, does not intend to, but a Fund may, offer its 
shareholders an exchange feature under which the shareholders of the 
Fund may, in connection with the Fund's periodic repurchase offers, 
exchange their Shares of the Fund for shares of the same class of (i) 
registered open-end investment companies or (ii) other registered 
closed-end investment companies that comply with rule 23c-3 under the 
Act and continuously offer their shares at net asset value, that are in 
the Fund's group of investment companies (collectively, the ``Other 
Funds''). Shares of a Fund operating pursuant to rule 23c-3 that are 
exchanged for shares of Other Funds will be included as part of the 
repurchase offer amount for such Fund as specified in rule 23c-3 under 
the Act. Any exchange option will comply with rule 11a-3 under the Act, 
as if the Fund were an open-end investment company subject to rule 11a-
3. In complying with rule 11a-3 under the Act, each Fund will treat an 
early withdrawal charge as if it were a contingent deferred sales load.
    15. Applicants state that the Initial Fund does not currently 
intend to impose a repurchase fee, but may do so in the future.\6\ If a 
Fund charges a repurchase fee, Shares of the Fund will be subject to a 
repurchase fee at a rate of no greater than 2% of the shareholder's 
repurchase proceeds if the interval between the date of purchase of the 
Shares and the valuation date with respect to the repurchase of those 
Shares is less than one year. Repurchase fees, if charged, will equally 
apply to all classes of Shares of the Fund, consistent with section 18 
of the Act and rule 18f-3 thereunder. To the extent a Fund determines 
to waive, impose scheduled variations of, or eliminate a repurchase 
fee, it will do so consistently with the requirements of rule 22d-1 
under the Act as if the repurchase fee were a contingent deferred sales 
load and as if the Fund were a registered open-end investment company 
and the Fund's waiver of, scheduled variation in, or elimination of, 
the repurchase fee will

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apply uniformly to all shareholders of the Fund regardless of class.
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    \6\ Unlike a distribution-related charge, the repurchase fee is 
payable to the Fund to compensate long-term shareholders for the 
expenses related to shorter-term investors, in light of the Fund's 
generally longer-term investment horizons and investment operations.
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Applicants' Legal Analysis

Multiple Classes of Shares

    1. Section 18(a)(2)(A) and (B) makes it unlawful for a registered 
closed-end investment company to issue a senior security that is a 
stock unless (a) immediately after such issuance it will have an asset 
coverage of at least 200% and (b) provision is made to prohibit the 
declaration of any distribution, upon its common stock, or the purchase 
of any such common stock, unless in every such case such senior 
security has at the time of the declaration of any such distribution, 
or at the time of any such purchase, an asset coverage of at least 200% 
after deducting the amount of such distribution or purchase price, as 
the case may be. Applicants state that the creation of multiple classes 
of shares of the Funds may violate section 18(a)(2) because the Funds 
may not meet such requirements with respect to a class of shares that 
may be a senior security.
    2. Section 18(c) of the Act provides, in relevant part, that a 
registered closed-end investment company may not issue or sell any 
senior security if, immediately thereafter, the company has outstanding 
more than one class of senior security. Applicants state that the 
creation of multiple classes of Shares of a Fund may be prohibited by 
section 18(c), as a class may have priority over another class as to 
payment of dividends because shareholders of different classes would 
pay different fees and expenses.
    3. Section 18(i) of the Act provides that each share of stock 
issued by a registered management investment company will be a voting 
stock and have equal voting rights with every other outstanding voting 
stock. Applicants state that permitting multiple classes of Shares of a 
Fund may violate section 18(i) of the Act because each class would be 
entitled to exclusive voting rights with respect to matters solely 
related to that class.
    4. Section 6(c) of the Act provides that the Commission may exempt 
any person, security or transaction or any class or classes of persons, 
securities or transactions from any provision of the Act, or from any 
rule or regulation under the Act, if and to the extent such exemption 
is necessary or appropriate in the public interest and consistent with 
the protection of investors and the purposes fairly intended by the 
policy and provisions of the Act. Applicants request an exemption under 
section 6(c) from sections 18(a)(2), 18(c) and 18(i) to permit the 
Funds to issue multiple classes of Shares.
    5. Applicants submit that the proposed allocation of expenses 
relating to distribution and voting rights among multiple classes is 
equitable and will not discriminate against any group or class of 
shareholders. Applicants submit that the proposed arrangements would 
permit each Fund to facilitate the distribution of its Shares and 
provide investors with a broader choice of shareholder options. 
Applicants assert that the proposed closed-end investment company 
multiple class structure does not raise the concerns underlying section 
18 of the Act to any greater degree than open-end investment companies' 
multiple class structures that are permitted by rule 18f-3 under the 
Act. Applicants state that each Fund will comply with the provisions of 
rule 18f-3 as if it were an open-end investment company.

Early Withdrawal Charges

    1. Section 23(c) of the Act provides, in relevant part, that no 
registered closed-end investment company shall purchase securities of 
which it is the issuer, except: (a) On a securities exchange or other 
open market; (b) pursuant to tenders, after reasonable opportunity to 
submit tenders given to all holders of securities of the class to be 
purchased; or (c) under other circumstances as the Commission may 
permit by rules and regulations or orders for the protection of 
investors.
    2. Rule 23c-3 under the Act permits a registered closed-end 
investment company (an ``interval fund'') to make repurchase offers of 
between five and twenty-five percent of its outstanding shares at net 
asset value at periodic intervals pursuant to a fundamental policy of 
the interval fund. Rule 23c-3(b)(1) under the Act permits an interval 
fund to deduct from repurchase proceeds only a repurchase fee, not to 
exceed two percent of the proceeds, that is paid to the interval fund 
and is reasonably intended to compensate the fund for expenses directly 
related to the repurchase.
    3. Section 23(c)(3) provides that the Commission may issue an order 
that would permit a closed-end investment company to repurchase its 
shares in circumstances in which the repurchase is made in a manner or 
on a basis that does not unfairly discriminate against any holders of 
the class or classes of securities to be purchased.
    4. Applicants request relief under section 6(c), discussed above, 
and section 23(c)(3) from rule 23c-3 to the extent necessary for each 
Fund to impose early withdrawal charges on shares of the Fund submitted 
for repurchase that have been held for less than a specified period.
    5. Applicants state that the early withdrawal charges they intend 
to impose are functionally similar to contingent deferred sales loads 
imposed by open-end investment companies under rule 6c-10 under the 
Act. Rule 6c-10 permits open-end investment companies to impose 
contingent deferred sales loads, subject to certain conditions. 
Applicants note that rule 6c-10 is grounded in policy considerations 
supporting the employment of contingent deferred sales loads where 
there are adequate safeguards for the investor and state that the same 
policy considerations support imposition of early withdrawal charges in 
the interval fund context. In addition, applicants state that early 
withdrawal charges may be necessary for the Fund's Distributor to 
recover distribution costs. Applicants represent that any early 
withdrawal charge imposed by a Fund will comply with rule 6c-10 under 
the Act as if the rule were applicable to closed-end investment 
companies. Each Fund will disclose early withdrawal charges in 
accordance with the requirements of Form N-1A concerning contingent 
deferred sales loads.

Asset-Based Service and/or Distribution Fees

    1. Section 17(d) of the Act and rule 17d-1 under the Act prohibit 
an affiliated person of a registered investment company or an 
affiliated person of such person, acting as principal, from 
participating in or effecting any transaction in connection with any 
joint enterprise or joint arrangement in which the investment company 
participates unless the Commission issues an order permitting the 
transaction. In reviewing applications submitted under section 17(d) 
and rule 17d-1, the Commission considers whether the participation of 
the investment company in a joint enterprise or joint arrangement is 
consistent with the provisions, policies and purposes of the Act, and 
the extent to which the participation is on a basis different from or 
less advantageous than that of other participants.
    2. Rule 17d-3 under the Act provides an exemption from section 
17(d) and rule 17d-1 to permit open-end investment companies to enter 
into distribution arrangements pursuant to rule 12b-1 under the Act. 
Applicants request an order under section 17(d) and rule 17d-1 under 
the Act to permit the Fund to impose asset-based service and/or 
distribution fees. Applicants have agreed to comply with rules 12b-1 
and

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17d-3 as if those rules applied to closed-end investment companies, 
which they believe will resolve any concerns that might arise in 
connection with a Fund financing the distribution of its shares through 
asset-based service and/or distribution fees.
    For the reasons stated above, applicants submit that the exemptions 
requested under section 6(c) are necessary and appropriate in the 
public interest and are consistent with the protection of investors and 
the purposes fairly intended by the policy and provisions of the Act. 
Applicants further submit that the relief requested pursuant to section 
23(c)(3) will be consistent with the protection of investors and will 
insure that applicants do not unfairly discriminate against any holders 
of the class of securities to be purchased. Finally, applicants state 
that the Funds' imposition of asset-based service and/or distribution 
fees is consistent with the provisions, policies and purposes of the 
Act and does not involve participation on a basis different from or 
less advantageous than that of other participants.

Applicants' Condition

    Applicants agree that any order granting the requested relief will 
be subject to the following condition:
    Each Fund relying on the requested order will comply with the 
provisions of rules 6c-10, 12b-1, 17d-3, 18f-3, 22d-1 and, where 
applicable, 11a-3 under the Act, as amended from time to time or 
replaced, as if those rules applied to closed-end management investment 
companies, and will comply with FINRA Rule 2341, as amended from time 
to time, as if that rule applied to all closed-end management 
investment companies.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, 
under delegated authority.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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                                               rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                            investment companies to issue multiple                Adviser serves as investment adviser to
                                               submission, all subsequent                                 classes of shares of beneficial interest              the Initial Fund.
                                               amendments, all written statements                         (‘‘Shares’’) and to impose asset-based                   3. The applicants seek an order to
                                               with respect to the proposed rule                          service and/or distribution fees and                  permit the Initial Fund to issue multiple
                                               change that are filed with the                             early withdrawal charges.                             classes of Shares, each having its own
                                               Commission, and all written                                APPLICANTS: OFI Carlyle Private Credit                fee and expense structure, and to
                                               communications relating to the                             Fund (the ‘‘Initial Fund’’) and OC                    impose asset-based service and/or
                                               proposed rule change between the                           Private Capital, LLC (the ‘‘Adviser’’).               distribution fees and early withdrawal
                                               Commission and any person, other than                      FILING DATES: The application was filed               charges.
                                               those that may be withheld from the                        on December 15, 2017, and amended on                     4. Applicants request that the order
                                               public in accordance with the                              March 26, 2018, June 6, 2018, and July                also apply to any other registered
                                               provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                        3, 2018.                                              closed-end management investment
                                               available for website viewing and                          HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING:                   company that conducts a continuous
                                               printing in the Commission’s Public                        An order granting the requested relief                offering of its shares, existing now or in
                                               Reference Room, 100 F Street NE,                           will be issued unless the Commission                  the future, for which the Adviser, its
                                               Washington, DC 20549, on official                          orders a hearing. Interested persons may              successors,1 or any entity controlling,
                                               business days between the hours of                         request a hearing by writing to the                   controlled by, or under common control
                                               10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such                    Commission’s Secretary and serving                    with the Adviser, or its successors, acts
                                               filing also will be available for                          applicants with a copy of the request,                as investment adviser, and which
                                               inspection and copying at the principal                    personally or by mail. Hearing requests               provides periodic liquidity with respect
                                               office of FINRA. All comments received                     should be received by the Commission                  to its Shares through tender offers
                                               will be posted without change. Persons                     by 5:30 p.m. on August 17, 2018, and                  conducted in compliance with either
                                               submitting comments are cautioned that                     should be accompanied by proof of                     rule 23c–3 under the Act or rule 13e–
                                               we do not redact or edit personal                          service on applicants, in the form of an              4 under the Securities Exchange Act of
                                               identifying information from comment                       affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of           1934 (the ‘‘1934 Act’’) (each such
                                               submissions. You should submit only                        service. Pursuant to rule 0–5 under the               closed-end investment company, a
                                               information that you wish to make                          Act, hearing requests should state the                ‘‘Future Fund’’ and, together with the
                                               available publicly. All submissions                        nature of the writer’s interest, any facts            Initial Fund, each, a ‘‘Fund’’ and
                                               should refer to File Number SR–FINRA–                      bearing upon the desirability of a                    collectively, the ‘‘Funds’’).2
                                               2018–026 and should be submitted on                        hearing on the matter, the reason for the                5. The Initial Fund currently issues a
                                               or before August 20, 2018.                                 request, and the issues contested.                    single class of Shares (the ‘‘Initial Class
                                                 For the Commission, by the Division of                   Persons who wish to be notified of a                  Shares’’). The Shares are currently being
                                               Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated                 hearing may request notification by                   offered on a continuous basis pursuant
                                               authority.36                                               writing to the Commission’s Secretary.                to a registration statement under the
                                               Eduardo A. Aleman,                                         ADDRESSES: Secretary, U.S. Securities                 Securities Act of 1933 at their net asset
                                               Assistant Secretary.                                       and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street                 value per share plus the applicable sales
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–16166 Filed 7–27–18; 8:45 am]                NE, Washington, DC 20549–1090;                        load. The Initial Fund, as a closed-end
                                                                                                          Applicants, 6803 South Tucson Way,                    investment company, does not
                                               BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                                                                                          Centennial, Colorado 80112.                           continuously redeem Shares as does an
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      open-end management investment
                                               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                    Kieran G. Brown, Senior Counsel, at                   company. Shares of the Initial Fund are
                                               COMMISSION                                                 (202) 551–6773 or Nadya B. Roytblat,                  not listed on any securities exchange
                                                                                                          Assistant Director, at (202) 551–6825                 and do not trade on an over-the-counter
                                               [Investment Company Act Release No.                                                                              system such as NASDAQ. Applicants do
                                               33168; 812–14853]                                          (Division of Investment Management,
                                                                                                          Chief Counsel’s Office).                              not expect that any secondary market
                                                                                                                                                                will ever develop for the Shares.
                                               OFI Carlyle Private Credit Fund and OC                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                                                                                                                                   6. If the requested relief is granted, the
                                               Private Capital, LLC; Notice of                            following is a summary of the
                                                                                                                                                                Initial Fund intends to offer multiple
                                               Application                                                application. The complete application
                                                                                                                                                                classes of Shares, such as the Initial
                                                                                                          may be obtained via the Commission’s
                                               July 24, 2018.                                                                                                   Class Shares and a new Share class (the
                                                                                                          website by searching for the file
                                               AGENCY: Securities and Exchange                                                                                  ‘‘New Class Shares’’), or any other
                                                                                                          number, or an applicant using the
                                               Commission (‘‘Commission’’).                                                                                     classes. Because of the different
                                                                                                          Company name box, at http://
                                               ACTION: Notice.                                                                                                  distribution fees, shareholder services
                                                                                                          www.sec.gov/search/search.htm or by
                                                                                                                                                                fees, and any other class expenses that
                                                                                                          calling (202) 551–8090.
                                                 Notice of an application under section                                                                         may be attributable to the different
                                               6(c) of the Investment Company Act of                      Applicants’ Representations                           classes, the net income attributable to,
                                               1940 (the ‘‘Act’’) for an exemption from                      1. The Initial Fund is a Delaware                  and any dividends payable on, each
                                               sections 18(a)(2), 18(c), and 18(i) of the                 statutory trust that is registered under              class of Shares may differ from each
                                               Act, pursuant to sections 6(c) and 23(c)                   the Act as a non-diversified, closed-end              other from time to time.
                                               of the Act, granting an exemption from                     management investment company. The                       1 A successor in interest is limited to an entity
                                               rule 23c–3 under the Act, and for an                       Initial Fund’s investment objective is to
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                                                                                                                                                                that results from a reorganization into another
                                               order pursuant to section 17(d) of the                     produce current income by                             jurisdiction or a change in the type of business
                                               Act and rule 17d–1 under the Act.                          opportunistically allocating its assets               organization.
                                               SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicants                         across a wide range of credit strategies.                2 The Initial Fund and any Future Fund relying

                                               request an order to permit certain                            2. The Adviser, a Delaware limited                 on the requested relief will do so in a manner
                                                                                                                                                                consistent with the terms and conditions of the
                                               registered closed-end management                           liability company, is registered as an                application. Applicants represent that any person
                                                                                                          investment adviser under the                          presently intending to rely on the requested relief
                                                 36 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                             Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The                  is listed as an applicant.



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                                                  7. Applicants state that, from time to                comply with applicable enhanced fee                     any waivers or scheduled variations of
                                               time, the Board of a Fund may create                     disclosure requirements for fund of                     the early withdrawal charge) uniformly
                                               additional classes of Shares, or may vary                funds, including registered funds of                    to all shareholders in a given class and
                                               the characteristics described of the                     hedge funds.5                                           consistently with the requirements of
                                               Initial Class and New Class Shares,                         10. Each Fund and its distributor (the               rule 22d–1 under the Act as if the Fund
                                               including without limitation, in the                     ‘‘Distributor’’) will also comply with                  was an open-end investment company.
                                               following respects: (1) The amount of                    any requirements that may be adopted                       14. The Initial Fund, operating as an
                                               fees permitted by different distribution                 by the Commission or FINRA regarding                    interval fund pursuant to rule 23c–3
                                               plans or different service fee                           disclosure at the point of sale and in                  under the Act, does not intend to, but
                                               arrangements; (2) voting rights with                     transaction confirmations about the                     a Fund may, offer its shareholders an
                                               respect to a distribution plan of a class;               costs and conflicts of interest arising out             exchange feature under which the
                                               (3) different class designations; (4) the                of the distribution of open-end                         shareholders of the Fund may, in
                                               impact of any class expenses directly                    investment company shares, and                          connection with the Fund’s periodic
                                               attributable to a particular class of                    regarding prospectus disclosure of sales                repurchase offers, exchange their Shares
                                               Shares allocated on a class basis as                     loads and revenue sharing arrangements                  of the Fund for shares of the same class
                                               described in the application; (5)                        as if those requirements applied to the                 of (i) registered open-end investment
                                               differences in any dividends and net                     Fund and the Distributor. Each Fund or                  companies or (ii) other registered
                                               asset values per Share resulting from                    the Distributor will contractually                      closed-end investment companies that
                                               differences in fees under a distribution                 require that any other distributor of the               comply with rule 23c–3 under the Act
                                               plan or in class expenses; (6) any early                 Fund’s Shares comply with such                          and continuously offer their shares at
                                               withdrawal charge or other sales load                    requirements in connection with the                     net asset value, that are in the Fund’s
                                               structure; and (7) any exchange or                       distribution of Shares of the Fund.                     group of investment companies
                                               conversion features, as permitted under                     11. Each Fund will allocate all                      (collectively, the ‘‘Other Funds’’).
                                               the Act.                                                 expenses incurred by it among its                       Shares of a Fund operating pursuant to
                                                  8. Applicants state that, in order to                 various classes of Shares based on the                  rule 23c–3 that are exchanged for shares
                                               provide some liquidity to shareholders,                  net assets of the Fund attributable to                  of Other Funds will be included as part
                                               the Initial Fund is structured as an                     each class, except that the net asset                   of the repurchase offer amount for such
                                               ‘‘interval fund’’ and makes quarterly                    value and expenses of each class will                   Fund as specified in rule 23c–3 under
                                               offers to repurchase between 5% and                      reflect distribution fees, service fees,                the Act. Any exchange option will
                                               25% of its outstanding Shares at net                     and any other incremental expenses of                   comply with rule 11a–3 under the Act,
                                               asset value, pursuant to rule 23c–3                      that class. Expenses of a Fund allocated                as if the Fund were an open-end
                                               under the Act, unless such offer is                      to a particular class of the Fund’s Shares              investment company subject to rule
                                               suspended or postponed in accordance                     will be borne on a pro rata basis by each               11a–3. In complying with rule 11a–3
                                               with regulatory requirements. Any other                  outstanding Share of that class.                        under the Act, each Fund will treat an
                                               investment company that intends to rely                  Applicants state that each Fund will                    early withdrawal charge as if it were a
                                               on the requested relief will provide                     comply with the provisions of rule 18f–                 contingent deferred sales load.
                                               periodic liquidity to shareholders in                    3 under the Act as if it were an open-                     15. Applicants state that the Initial
                                               accordance with either rule 23c–3 under                  end investment company.                                 Fund does not currently intend to
                                               the Act or rule 13e–4 under the 1934                        12. Applicants state that the Initial                impose a repurchase fee, but may do so
                                               Act.                                                     Fund does not intend to offer any                       in the future.6 If a Fund charges a
                                                  9. Applicants represent that any asset-               exchange privilege or conversion                        repurchase fee, Shares of the Fund will
                                               based service and/or distribution fees of                feature, but any such privilege or feature              be subject to a repurchase fee at a rate
                                               a Fund will comply with the provisions                   introduced in the future by a Fund will                 of no greater than 2% of the
                                               of Rule 2341 of the Rules of the                         comply with rule 11a–1, rule 11a–3, and                 shareholder’s repurchase proceeds if the
                                               Financial Industry Regulatory Authority                  rule 18f–3 as if the Fund were an open-                 interval between the date of purchase of
                                               (‘‘FINRA Rule 2341’’) as if that rule                    end investment company.                                 the Shares and the valuation date with
                                               applied to the Fund.3 Applicants also                       13. Applicants state that the Initial                respect to the repurchase of those
                                               represent that each Fund will disclose                   Fund does not currently intend to                       Shares is less than one year. Repurchase
                                               in its prospectus the fees, expenses and                 impose an early withdrawal charge.                      fees, if charged, will equally apply to all
                                               other characteristics of each class of                   However, in the future a Fund may                       classes of Shares of the Fund, consistent
                                               Shares offered for sale by the                           impose an early withdrawal charge on                    with section 18 of the Act and rule 18f–
                                               prospectus, as is required for open-end,                 shares submitted for repurchase that                    3 thereunder. To the extent a Fund
                                               multiple class funds under Form N–1A.                    have been held less than a specified                    determines to waive, impose scheduled
                                               As is required for open-end funds, each                  period. The Fund may waive the early                    variations of, or eliminate a repurchase
                                               Fund will disclose its expenses in                       withdrawal charge for certain categories                fee, it will do so consistently with the
                                               shareholder reports, and describe any                    of shareholders or transactions to be                   requirements of rule 22d–1 under the
                                               arrangements that result in breakpoints                  established from time to time.                          Act as if the repurchase fee were a
                                               in, or elimination of, sales loads in its                Applicants state that each Fund will                    contingent deferred sales load and as if
                                               prospectus.4 In addition, applicants will                apply the early withdrawal charge (and                  the Fund were a registered open-end
                                                                                                                                                                investment company and the Fund’s
                                                  3 Any references to FINRA Rule 2341include any        Breakpoint Discounts by Mutual Funds, Investment        waiver of, scheduled variation in, or
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                                               successor or replacement rule that may be adopted        Company Act Release No. 26464 (June 7, 2004)
                                               by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority           (adopting release) (requiring open-end investment
                                                                                                                                                                elimination of, the repurchase fee will
                                               (‘‘FINRA’’).                                             companies to provide prospectus disclosure of
                                                  4 See Shareholder Reports and Quarterly Portfolio     certain sales load information).                          6 Unlike a distribution-related charge, the

                                               Disclosure of Registered Management Investment             5 Fund of Funds Investments, Investment               repurchase fee is payable to the Fund to
                                               Companies, Investment Company Act Release No.            Company Act Rel. Nos. 26198 (Oct. 1, 2003)              compensate long-term shareholders for the
                                               26372 (Feb. 27, 2004) (adopting release) (requiring      (proposing release) and 27399 (Jun. 20, 2006)           expenses related to shorter-term investors, in light
                                               open-end investment companies to disclose fund           (adopting release). See also rules 12d1–1, et seq. of   of the Fund’s generally longer-term investment
                                               expenses in shareholder reports); and Disclosure of      the Act.                                                horizons and investment operations.



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                                               apply uniformly to all shareholders of                   permit the Funds to issue multiple                    shares of the Fund submitted for
                                               the Fund regardless of class.                            classes of Shares.                                    repurchase that have been held for less
                                                                                                           5. Applicants submit that the                      than a specified period.
                                               Applicants’ Legal Analysis                               proposed allocation of expenses relating                5. Applicants state that the early
                                               Multiple Classes of Shares                               to distribution and voting rights among               withdrawal charges they intend to
                                                                                                        multiple classes is equitable and will                impose are functionally similar to
                                                  1. Section 18(a)(2)(A) and (B) makes it
                                                                                                        not discriminate against any group or                 contingent deferred sales loads imposed
                                               unlawful for a registered closed-end
                                                                                                        class of shareholders. Applicants submit              by open-end investment companies
                                               investment company to issue a senior
                                                                                                        that the proposed arrangements would                  under rule 6c–10 under the Act. Rule
                                               security that is a stock unless (a)
                                                                                                        permit each Fund to facilitate the                    6c–10 permits open-end investment
                                               immediately after such issuance it will
                                                                                                        distribution of its Shares and provide                companies to impose contingent
                                               have an asset coverage of at least 200%
                                                                                                        investors with a broader choice of                    deferred sales loads, subject to certain
                                               and (b) provision is made to prohibit the
                                                                                                        shareholder options. Applicants assert                conditions. Applicants note that rule
                                               declaration of any distribution, upon its                that the proposed closed-end                          6c–10 is grounded in policy
                                               common stock, or the purchase of any                     investment company multiple class                     considerations supporting the
                                               such common stock, unless in every                       structure does not raise the concerns                 employment of contingent deferred
                                               such case such senior security has at the                underlying section 18 of the Act to any               sales loads where there are adequate
                                               time of the declaration of any such                      greater degree than open-end                          safeguards for the investor and state that
                                               distribution, or at the time of any such                 investment companies’ multiple class                  the same policy considerations support
                                               purchase, an asset coverage of at least                  structures that are permitted by rule                 imposition of early withdrawal charges
                                               200% after deducting the amount of                       18f–3 under the Act. Applicants state                 in the interval fund context. In addition,
                                               such distribution or purchase price, as                  that each Fund will comply with the                   applicants state that early withdrawal
                                               the case may be. Applicants state that                   provisions of rule 18f–3 as if it were an             charges may be necessary for the Fund’s
                                               the creation of multiple classes of shares               open-end investment company.                          Distributor to recover distribution costs.
                                               of the Funds may violate section                                                                               Applicants represent that any early
                                               18(a)(2) because the Funds may not                       Early Withdrawal Charges
                                                                                                                                                              withdrawal charge imposed by a Fund
                                               meet such requirements with respect to                      1. Section 23(c) of the Act provides,              will comply with rule 6c–10 under the
                                               a class of shares that may be a senior                   in relevant part, that no registered                  Act as if the rule were applicable to
                                               security.                                                closed-end investment company shall                   closed-end investment companies. Each
                                                  2. Section 18(c) of the Act provides,                 purchase securities of which it is the                Fund will disclose early withdrawal
                                               in relevant part, that a registered closed-              issuer, except: (a) On a securities                   charges in accordance with the
                                               end investment company may not issue                     exchange or other open market; (b)                    requirements of Form N–1A concerning
                                               or sell any senior security if,                          pursuant to tenders, after reasonable                 contingent deferred sales loads.
                                               immediately thereafter, the company                      opportunity to submit tenders given to
                                               has outstanding more than one class of                   all holders of securities of the class to             Asset-Based Service and/or Distribution
                                               senior security. Applicants state that the               be purchased; or (c) under other                      Fees
                                               creation of multiple classes of Shares of                circumstances as the Commission may                      1. Section 17(d) of the Act and rule
                                               a Fund may be prohibited by section                      permit by rules and regulations or                    17d–1 under the Act prohibit an
                                               18(c), as a class may have priority over                 orders for the protection of investors.               affiliated person of a registered
                                               another class as to payment of                              2. Rule 23c–3 under the Act permits                investment company or an affiliated
                                               dividends because shareholders of                        a registered closed-end investment                    person of such person, acting as
                                               different classes would pay different                    company (an ‘‘interval fund’’) to make                principal, from participating in or
                                               fees and expenses.                                       repurchase offers of between five and                 effecting any transaction in connection
                                                  3. Section 18(i) of the Act provides                  twenty-five percent of its outstanding                with any joint enterprise or joint
                                               that each share of stock issued by a                     shares at net asset value at periodic                 arrangement in which the investment
                                               registered management investment                         intervals pursuant to a fundamental                   company participates unless the
                                               company will be a voting stock and                       policy of the interval fund. Rule 23c–                Commission issues an order permitting
                                               have equal voting rights with every                      3(b)(1) under the Act permits an interval             the transaction. In reviewing
                                               other outstanding voting stock.                          fund to deduct from repurchase                        applications submitted under section
                                               Applicants state that permitting                         proceeds only a repurchase fee, not to                17(d) and rule 17d–1, the Commission
                                               multiple classes of Shares of a Fund                     exceed two percent of the proceeds, that              considers whether the participation of
                                               may violate section 18(i) of the Act                     is paid to the interval fund and is                   the investment company in a joint
                                               because each class would be entitled to                  reasonably intended to compensate the                 enterprise or joint arrangement is
                                               exclusive voting rights with respect to                  fund for expenses directly related to the             consistent with the provisions, policies
                                               matters solely related to that class.                    repurchase.                                           and purposes of the Act, and the extent
                                                  4. Section 6(c) of the Act provides that                 3. Section 23(c)(3) provides that the              to which the participation is on a basis
                                               the Commission may exempt any                            Commission may issue an order that                    different from or less advantageous than
                                               person, security or transaction or any                   would permit a closed-end investment                  that of other participants.
                                               class or classes of persons, securities or               company to repurchase its shares in                      2. Rule 17d–3 under the Act provides
                                               transactions from any provision of the                   circumstances in which the repurchase                 an exemption from section 17(d) and
                                               Act, or from any rule or regulation                      is made in a manner or on a basis that                rule 17d–1 to permit open-end
                                               under the Act, if and to the extent such                 does not unfairly discriminate against                investment companies to enter into
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                                               exemption is necessary or appropriate                    any holders of the class or classes of                distribution arrangements pursuant to
                                               in the public interest and consistent                    securities to be purchased.                           rule 12b–1 under the Act. Applicants
                                               with the protection of investors and the                    4. Applicants request relief under                 request an order under section 17(d) and
                                               purposes fairly intended by the policy                   section 6(c), discussed above, and                    rule 17d–1 under the Act to permit the
                                               and provisions of the Act. Applicants                    section 23(c)(3) from rule 23c–3 to the               Fund to impose asset-based service and/
                                               request an exemption under section 6(c)                  extent necessary for each Fund to                     or distribution fees. Applicants have
                                               from sections 18(a)(2), 18(c) and 18(i) to               impose early withdrawal charges on                    agreed to comply with rules 12b–1 and


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                                               17d–3 as if those rules applied to                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                 swap-based portfolios that ICC clears.
                                               closed-end investment companies,                         COMMISSION                                              ICC uses its risk management system to
                                               which they believe will resolve any                                                                              determine the appropriate Initial Margin
                                                                                                        [Release No. 34–83690; File No. SR–ICC–
                                               concerns that might arise in connection                  2018–004]
                                                                                                                                                                and Guaranty Fund requirements that
                                               with a Fund financing the distribution                                                                           offset the risks of the credit default
                                               of its shares through asset-based service                Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE                      swap-based portfolios ICC clears. The
                                               and/or distribution fees.                                Clear Credit LLC; Order Approving                       risk management system is composed of
                                                                                                        Proposed Rule Change Relating To                        risk model components (‘‘Model
                                                  For the reasons stated above,                                                                                 Components’’), which employ a
                                               applicants submit that the exemptions                    Formalization of the ICC Model
                                                                                                        Validation Framework                                    combination of statistical analysis of
                                               requested under section 6(c) are                                                                                 credit spread time series and stress test
                                               necessary and appropriate in the public                  July 24, 2018.                                          simulation scenarios to address different
                                               interest and are consistent with the                                                                             sources of risk. These sources of risk
                                                                                                        I. Introduction
                                               protection of investors and the purposes                                                                         addressed by the Model Components
                                               fairly intended by the policy and                           On May 23, 2018, ICE Clear Credit                    constitute the foundation of total Initial
                                               provisions of the Act. Applicants further                LLC (‘‘ICC’’) filed with the Securities                 Margin and Guaranty Fund
                                               submit that the relief requested                         and Exchange Commission                                 requirements for the credit default
                                               pursuant to section 23(c)(3) will be                     (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to Section                   swap-based portfolios that ICC clears.6
                                                                                                        19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act                    The Framework considers both new
                                               consistent with the protection of
                                                                                                        of 1934 (‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4                      Model Components and enhancements
                                               investors and will insure that applicants
                                                                                                        thereunder,2 a proposed rule change to                  to existing Model Components
                                               do not unfairly discriminate against any                 formalize the ICC Model Validation
                                               holders of the class of securities to be                                                                         (collectively, ‘‘Model Change’’). New
                                                                                                        Framework. The proposed rule change                     Model Components consider sources of
                                               purchased. Finally, applicants state that                was published in the Federal Register
                                               the Funds’ imposition of asset-based                                                                             risk that are not currently included in
                                                                                                        on June 12, 2018.3 The Commission has                   the risk management system.7
                                               service and/or distribution fees is                      not received any comments on the
                                               consistent with the provisions, policies                                                                         Enhancements to existing Model
                                                                                                        proposed rule change. For the reasons                   Components improve upon the
                                               and purposes of the Act and does not                     discussed below, the Commission is                      methodologies already used by the risk
                                               involve participation on a basis different               approving the proposed rule change.
                                                                                                                                                                management system to consider a given
                                               from or less advantageous than that of
                                                                                                        II. Description of the Proposed Rule                    source or sources of risk.8 The
                                               other participants.                                      Change                                                  Framework classifies Model Changes as
                                               Applicants’ Condition                                       The proposed rule change would                       either Materiality A or Materiality B,
                                                                                                        formalize the ICC Model Validation                      depending on how substantially the
                                                  Applicants agree that any order                       Framework (‘‘Framework’’), which sets                   Model Change affects the risk
                                               granting the requested relief will be                    forth ICC’s model validation                            management system’s assessment of risk
                                               subject to the following condition:                      procedures.4 Through the use of these                   for the related source or sources of risk.9
                                                  Each Fund relying on the requested                    model validation procedures, ICC                        Materiality A Model Changes
                                               order will comply with the provisions of                 determines the effectiveness of the risk                substantially affect the risk management
                                               rules 6c–10, 12b–1, 17d–3, 18f–3, 22d–                   models underpinning ICC’s risk                          system’s assessment of risk for the
                                               1 and, where applicable, 11a–3 under                     management system, considers new                        related source or sources of risk.
                                               the Act, as amended from time to time                    components and enhancements to                          Materiality B Model Changes do not
                                                                                                        existing components of the risk models,                 substantially affect the risk management
                                               or replaced, as if those rules applied to
                                                                                                        and monitors and validates on an                        system’s assessment of risk for the
                                               closed-end management investment
                                                                                                        ongoing basis the risk models. The                      related source or sources of risk. The
                                               companies, and will comply with
                                                                                                        Framework also describes the personnel                  Framework requires that the ICC Chief
                                               FINRA Rule 2341, as amended from                                                                                 Risk Officer (‘‘CRO’’) and the ROO
                                               time to time, as if that rule applied to                 responsible for, and the governance
                                                                                                        process associated with, the successful                 review and determine which
                                               all closed-end management investment                                                                             enhancements to the risk management
                                                                                                        operation and maintenance of the model
                                               companies.                                                                                                       system qualify as Model Changes and
                                                                                                        validation procedures. Specifically, the
                                                 For the Commission, by the Division of                 Framework designates ICC’s Risk                         classify Model Changes as Materiality A
                                               Investment Management, under delegated                   Oversight Officer (‘‘ROO’’) as the                      or B.10 The Framework requires that the
                                               authority.                                               Framework owner and makes the ROO                       ICC Risk Committee review the
                                               Eduardo A. Aleman,                                       responsible to the ICC President for the                materiality classifications and provide
                                               Assistant Secretary.                                     successful operation and maintenance                    feedback as necessary.11 The
                                                                                                        of the Framework.5                                      Framework also describes the Model
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–16154 Filed 7–27–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                           ICC has a proprietary risk                           Inventory which is maintained by the
                                               BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                                                                                        management system that uses models to                   ICC Risk Department and which
                                                                                                        assess the risk of the credit default                   contains key information about all
                                                                                                                                                                Model Components and Model
                                                                                                             1 15
                                                                                                                U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                               Changes.12 The Framework requires that
                                                                                                             2 17
                                                                                                                CFR 240.19b–4.                                  the ICC ROO review the model
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                                                                                                           3 Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34–83386

                                                                                                        (June 6, 2018), 83 FR 27360 (June 12, 2018) (SR–          6 Id.
                                                                                                        ICC–2018–004) (‘‘Notice’’).                               7 Id.
                                                                                                           4 Notice, 83 FR at 27361. Capitalized terms used
                                                                                                                                                                  8 Notice,   83 FR at 27361.
                                                                                                        herein but not otherwise defined have the meaning
                                                                                                                                                                  9 Id.
                                                                                                        set forth in the Framework and ICE Clear Europe
                                                                                                                                                                  10 Id.
                                                                                                        rulebook, which is available at https://
                                                                                                        www.theice.com/clear-europe/regulation#rulebook.          11 Id.
                                                                                                           5 Notice, 83 FR at 27361.                              12 Id.




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Document Created: 2018-07-28 01:44:44
Document Modified: 2018-07-28 01:44:44
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesThe application was filed on December 15, 2017, and amended on March 26, 2018, June 6, 2018, and July 3, 2018.
ContactKieran G. Brown, Senior Counsel, at (202) 551-6773 or Nadya B. Roytblat, Assistant Director, at (202) 551- 6825 (Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel's Office).
FR Citation83 FR 36652 

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