83_FR_56603 83 FR 56384 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Section 303A.00 of the Manual To Change the Threshold for Qualifying as a Smaller Reporting Company To Qualify for Certain Exemptions From the Compensation Committee Requirements

83 FR 56384 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Section 303A.00 of the Manual To Change the Threshold for Qualifying as a Smaller Reporting Company To Qualify for Certain Exemptions From the Compensation Committee Requirements

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Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 219 (Tuesday, November 13, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56384-56385]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-84544; File No. SR-NYSE-2018-51]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; 
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To 
Amend Section 303A.00 of the Manual To Change the Threshold for 
Qualifying as a Smaller Reporting Company To Qualify for Certain 
Exemptions From the Compensation Committee Requirements

November 6, 2018.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby given 
that on October 26, 2018, New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE'' or the 
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II, 
and III below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The 
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 Section 303A.00 of the NYSE Listed 
Company Manual (the ``Manual'') to change the threshold for listed 
companies to benefit from the exemptions from the NYSE compensation 
committee requirements applicable to smaller reporting companies so 
that all companies that qualify for smaller reporting company status 
under the revised SEC definition will qualify for those exemptions.
    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 SEC recently adopted \4\ amendments to the definition of 
``smaller reporting company'' set forth in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation 
S-K,\5\ Rule 12b-2 under the Act \6\ and Rule 405 under the Securities 
Act of 1933.\7\ The amendments raise the smaller reporting company cap 
from less than $75 million in public float to less than $250 million 
and also include as smaller reporting companies issuers with less than 
$100 million in annual revenues if they also have either no public 
float or a public float that is less than $700 million. The amendments 
became effective on September 10, 2018. The Exchange estimates that a 
consequence of the SEC rule changes is that a significantly larger 
number of its listed companies will qualify for smaller reporting 
company status than was previously the case.
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    \4\ Release Nos. 33-10513 and 34-83550 (June 28, 2018); 83 FR 
31992 (July 10. 2018).
    \5\ 17 CFR 229.10(F)(1).
    \6\ 17 CFR 240.12b-2.
    \7\ 17 CFR 230.405.
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    Smaller reporting companies are entitled to avail themselves of 
certain exemptions from the NYSE's compensation committee 
requirements.\8\ Section 303A.00 includes a provision describing the 
period within which a company must comply with all applicable 
compensation committee requirements after it ceases to be a smaller 
reporting company.\9\ This provision currently states explicitly that a 
smaller reporting company must have less than $75 million in public 
float. In light of the recent changes to the SEC's rules with respect 
to smaller reporting companies, the Exchange proposes to delete this 
reference to the $75 million public float cap and revise the provision 
to state simply that a smaller reporting company that fails to meet the 
requirements for smaller reporting company status as of the last 
business day of its second fiscal quarter will cease to be a smaller 
reporting company as of the beginning of the following fiscal year. The 
effect of this amendment will be to change the threshold for listed 
companies to be eligible to benefit from the exemptions from the NYSE 
compensation committee requirements applicable to smaller reporting 
companies so that all companies that qualify for smaller reporting 
company status under the revised SEC definition will qualify for those 
exemptions.
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    \8\ Specifically, listed companies that satisfy the definition 
of smaller reporting company are not required to comply with (i) the 
enhanced requirements with respect to the independence of 
compensation committee members set forth in Section 303A.02(a)(ii) 
and the second paragraph of the Commentary to Section 303A.02(a) of 
the Manual; or (ii) the requirements set forth under Section 
303A.05(c)(iv) of the Manual with respect to the analysis of the 
independence of any compensation consultant, legal counsel or other 
adviser to the compensation committee. Listed smaller reporting 
companies must comply with all other applicable Exchange corporate 
governance requirements, including all other applicable compensation 
committee requirements.
    \9\ Under the SEC rules set forth above with respect to smaller 
reporting companies, a company tests its status as a smaller 
reporting company on an annual basis at the end of its most recently 
completed second fiscal quarter (the ``Smaller Reporting Company 
Determination Date''). A smaller reporting company ceases to be a 
smaller reporting company as of the beginning of the fiscal year 
following the Smaller Reporting Company Determination Date. The 
compensation committee of a company that has ceased to be a smaller 
reporting company as of its Smaller Reporting Company Determination 
Date [sic] must comply with Section 303A.05(c)(iv) as of six months 
from the date it ceases to be a smaller reporting company and must 
have: One member of its compensation committee that meets the 
independence standard of Section 303A.02(a)(ii) and the second 
paragraph of the commentary to Section 303A.02(a) within six months 
of that date; a majority of directors on its compensation committee 
meeting those requirements within nine months of that date; and a 
compensation committee comprised solely of members that meet those 
requirements within twelve months of that date.
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent 
with Section 6(b) of the Act,\10\ in general, and furthers the 
objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act \11\ in particular, in that it 
is designed to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to 
foster cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in regulating, 
clearing, settling, processing information with respect to, and 
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 
and is not designed to permit unfair

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discrimination between customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers. As 
noted above, the effect of the proposed rule change is to change the 
threshold for listed companies to benefit from the exemptions from the 
NYSE compensation committee requirements applicable to smaller 
reporting companies so that all companies that qualify for smaller 
reporting company status under the revised SEC definition will qualify 
for those exemptions. Listed smaller reporting companies must comply 
with all other applicable Exchange corporate governance requirements, 
including all other applicable compensation committee requirements. The 
Commission has already determined through its own rulemaking that the 
revised thresholds for smaller reporting company status proposed in 
this rule proposal are consistent with the goal of the Act to further 
the protection of investors and the public interest \12\ and the 
Exchange believes that its own proposal is consistent with Section 
6(b)(5) of the Act for the same reasons.
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \12\ See footnote 4, supra.
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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 Act. The proposed rule change 
will not impose any burden competition as its sole purpose is to change 
the threshold for listed companies to benefit from the exemptions from 
the NYSE compensation committee requirements applicable to smaller 
reporting companies so that all companies that qualify for smaller 
reporting company status under the revised SEC definition will qualify 
for those exemptions.

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

    The Exchange has filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \13\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\14\ 
Because the 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 prior to 
30 days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as 
the Commission may designate, if consistent with the protection of 
investors and the public interest, the proposed rule change has become 
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder.
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    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \14\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of such 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. If the Commission 
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings under 
Section 19(b)(2)(B) \15\ of the Act to determine whether the proposed 
rule change should be approved or disapproved.
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    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and 
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule 
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of 
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include 
File Number SR-NYSE-2018-51 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-NYSE-2018-51. 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 such 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-NYSE-2018-51, and should be submitted on 
or before December 4, 2018.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\16\
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    \16\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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                                              P.O. Box 29052, San Francisco, CA                        II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                    applicable compensation committee
                                              94129–0052. Email: scarp@                                Statement of the Purpose of, and                      requirements after it ceases to be a
                                              presidiotrust.gov. Telephone:                            Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                smaller reporting company.9 This
                                              415.561.5300.                                            Change                                                provision currently states explicitly that
                                                Dated: November 5, 2018.                                  In its filing with the Commission, the             a smaller reporting company must have
                                              Steve Carp,                                              self-regulatory organization included                 less than $75 million in public float. In
                                                                                                       statements concerning the purpose of,                 light of the recent changes to the SEC’s
                                              Legal Analyst.
                                                                                                       and basis for, the proposed rule change               rules with respect to smaller reporting
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–24698 Filed 11–9–18; 8:45 am]                                                                    companies, the Exchange proposes to
                                                                                                       and discussed any comments it received
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                                                                                                       on the proposed rule change. The text                 delete this reference to the $75 million
                                                                                                       of those statements may be examined at                public float cap and revise the provision
                                                                                                       the places specified in Item IV below.                to state simply that a smaller reporting
                                              SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                  The Exchange has prepared summaries,                  company that fails to meet the
                                              COMMISSION                                               set forth in sections A, B, and C below,              requirements for smaller reporting
                                              [Release No. 34–84544; File No. SR–NYSE–                 of the most significant parts of such                 company status as of the last business
                                              2018–51]                                                 statements.                                           day of its second fiscal quarter will
                                                                                                                                                             cease to be a smaller reporting company
                                              Self-Regulatory Organizations; New                       A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                     as of the beginning of the following
                                              York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of                       Statement of the Purpose of, and the                  fiscal year. The effect of this amendment
                                              Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of                    Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                will be to change the threshold for listed
                                              Proposed Rule Change To Amend                            Change                                                companies to be eligible to benefit from
                                              Section 303A.00 of the Manual To                         1. Purpose                                            the exemptions from the NYSE
                                              Change the Threshold for Qualifying                                                                            compensation committee requirements
                                                                                                          The SEC recently adopted 4                         applicable to smaller reporting
                                              as a Smaller Reporting Company To
                                                                                                       amendments to the definition of                       companies so that all companies that
                                              Qualify for Certain Exemptions From
                                                                                                       ‘‘smaller reporting company’’ set forth               qualify for smaller reporting company
                                              the Compensation Committee
                                                                                                       in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S–K,5 Rule             status under the revised SEC definition
                                              Requirements
                                                                                                       12b–2 under the Act 6 and Rule 405                    will qualify for those exemptions.
                                              November 6, 2018.                                        under the Securities Act of 1933.7 The
                                                 Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the                 amendments raise the smaller reporting                2. Statutory Basis
                                              Securities Exchange Act of 1934                          company cap from less than $75 million                   The Exchange believes that the
                                              (‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3                  in public float to less than $250 million             proposed rule change is consistent with
                                              notice is hereby given that on October                   and also include as smaller reporting                 Section 6(b) of the Act,10 in general, and
                                              26, 2018, New York Stock Exchange                        companies issuers with less than $100                 furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5)
                                              LLC (‘‘NYSE’’ or the ‘‘Exchange’’) filed                 million in annual revenues if they also               of the Act 11 in particular, in that it is
                                              with the Securities and Exchange                         have either no public float or a public               designed to promote just and equitable
                                              Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the                          float that is less than $700 million. The             principles of trade, to foster cooperation
                                              proposed rule change as described in                     amendments became effective on                        and coordination with persons engaged
                                              Items I, II, and III below, which Items                  September 10, 2018. The Exchange                      in regulating, clearing, settling,
                                              have been prepared by the Exchange.                      estimates that a consequence of the SEC               processing information with respect to,
                                              The Commission is publishing this                        rule changes is that a significantly larger           and facilitating transactions in
                                              notice to solicit comments on the                        number of its listed companies will                   securities, to remove impediments to
                                              proposed rule change from interested                     qualify for smaller reporting company                 and perfect the mechanism of a free and
                                              persons.                                                 status than was previously the case.                  open market and a national market
                                                                                                          Smaller reporting companies are                    system, and, in general, to protect
                                              I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                        entitled to avail themselves of certain               investors and the public interest and is
                                              Statement of the Terms of Substance of                   exemptions from the NYSE’s                            not designed to permit unfair
                                              the Proposed Rule Change                                 compensation committee requirements.8
                                                The Exchange proposes to amend                         Section 303A.00 includes a provision                     9 Under the SEC rules set forth above with respect

                                              Section 303A.00 of the NYSE Listed                       describing the period within which a                  to smaller reporting companies, a company tests its
                                                                                                       company must comply with all                          status as a smaller reporting company on an annual
                                              Company Manual (the ‘‘Manual’’) to                                                                             basis at the end of its most recently completed
                                              change the threshold for listed                            4 Release Nos. 33–10513 and 34–83550 (June 28,
                                                                                                                                                             second fiscal quarter (the ‘‘Smaller Reporting
                                              companies to benefit from the                                                                                  Company Determination Date’’). A smaller reporting
                                                                                                       2018); 83 FR 31992 (July 10. 2018).                   company ceases to be a smaller reporting company
                                              exemptions from the NYSE                                   5 17 CFR 229.10(F)(1).
                                                                                                                                                             as of the beginning of the fiscal year following the
                                              compensation committee requirements                        6 17 CFR 240.12b–2.                                 Smaller Reporting Company Determination Date.
                                              applicable to smaller reporting                            7 17 CFR 230.405.                                   The compensation committee of a company that has
                                              companies so that all companies that                       8 Specifically, listed companies that satisfy the   ceased to be a smaller reporting company as of its
                                                                                                       definition of smaller reporting company are not       Smaller Reporting Company Determination Date
                                              qualify for smaller reporting company                                                                          [sic] must comply with Section 303A.05(c)(iv) as of
                                                                                                       required to comply with (i) the enhanced
                                              status under the revised SEC definition                  requirements with respect to the independence of      six months from the date it ceases to be a smaller
                                              will qualify for those exemptions.                       compensation committee members set forth in           reporting company and must have: One member of
                                                                                                       Section 303A.02(a)(ii) and the second paragraph of    its compensation committee that meets the
                                                The proposed rule change is available                                                                        independence standard of Section 303A.02(a)(ii)
                                                                                                       the Commentary to Section 303A.02(a) of the
                                              on the Exchange’s website at
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                                                                                                       Manual; or (ii) the requirements set forth under      and the second paragraph of the commentary to
                                              www.nyse.com, at the principal office of                 Section 303A.05(c)(iv) of the Manual with respect     Section 303A.02(a) within six months of that date;
                                              the Exchange, and at the Commission’s                    to the analysis of the independence of any            a majority of directors on its compensation
                                                                                                       compensation consultant, legal counsel or other       committee meeting those requirements within nine
                                              Public Reference Room.                                                                                         months of that date; and a compensation committee
                                                                                                       adviser to the compensation committee. Listed
                                                                                                       smaller reporting companies must comply with all      comprised solely of members that meet those
                                                1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                                                                                       requirements within twelve months of that date.
                                                                                                       other applicable Exchange corporate governance
                                                2 15 U.S.C. 78a.                                                                                                10 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
                                                                                                       requirements, including all other applicable
                                                3 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                    compensation committee requirements.                     11 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).




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                                              discrimination between customers,                        investors or the public interest; (ii)                    Commission and any person, other than
                                              issuers, brokers, or dealers. As noted                   impose any significant burden on                          those that may be withheld from the
                                              above, the effect of the proposed rule                   competition; and (iii) become operative                   public in accordance with the
                                              change is to change the threshold for                    prior to 30 days from the date on which                   provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
                                              listed companies to benefit from the                     it was filed, or such shorter time as the                 available for website viewing and
                                              exemptions from the NYSE                                 Commission may designate, if                              printing in the Commission’s Public
                                              compensation committee requirements                      consistent with the protection of                         Reference Room, 100 F Street NE,
                                              applicable to smaller reporting                          investors and the public interest, the                    Washington, DC 20549 on official
                                              companies so that all companies that                     proposed rule change has become                           business days between the hours of
                                              qualify for smaller reporting company                    effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)                 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such
                                              status under the revised SEC definition                  of the Act and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii)                      filing also will be available for
                                              will qualify for those exemptions. Listed                thereunder.                                               inspection and copying at the principal
                                              smaller reporting companies must                            At any time within 60 days of the                      office of the Exchange. All comments
                                              comply with all other applicable                         filing of such proposed rule change, the                  received will be posted without change.
                                              Exchange corporate governance                            Commission summarily may                                  Persons submitting comments are
                                              requirements, including all other                        temporarily suspend such rule change if                   cautioned that we do not redact or edit
                                              applicable compensation committee                        it appears to the Commission that such                    personal identifying information from
                                              requirements. The Commission has                         action is necessary or appropriate in the                 comment submissions. You should
                                              already determined through its own                       public interest, for the protection of                    submit only information that you wish
                                              rulemaking that the revised thresholds                   investors, or otherwise in furtherance of                 to make available publicly. All
                                              for smaller reporting company status                     the purposes of the Act. If the                           submissions should refer to File
                                              proposed in this rule proposal are                       Commission takes such action, the                         Number SR–NYSE–2018–51, and
                                              consistent with the goal of the Act to                   Commission shall institute proceedings                    should be submitted on or before
                                              further the protection of investors and                  under Section 19(b)(2)(B) 15 of the Act to                December 4, 2018.
                                              the public interest 12 and the Exchange                  determine whether the proposed rule                         For the Commission, by the Division of
                                              believes that its own proposal is                        change should be approved or                              Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
                                              consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the                   disapproved.                                              authority.16
                                              Act for the same reasons.                                IV. Solicitation of Comments                              Eduardo A. Aleman,
                                                                                                                                                                 Assistant Secretary.
                                              B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                          Interested persons are invited to
                                                                                                                                                                 [FR Doc. 2018–24637 Filed 11–9–18; 8:45 am]
                                              Statement on Burden on Competition                       submit written data, views, and
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                                                 The Exchange does not believe that                    arguments concerning the foregoing,
                                              the proposed rule change will impose                     including whether the proposed rule
                                              any burden on competition that is not                    change is consistent with the Act.                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                              necessary or appropriate in furtherance                  Comments may be submitted by any of                       COMMISSION
                                              of the purposes of the Act. The                          the following methods:
                                                                                                                                                                 [Release No. 34–84542; File No. SR–Phlx–
                                              proposed rule change will not impose                     Electronic Comments                                       2018–67]
                                              any burden competition as its sole
                                              purpose is to change the threshold for                     • Use the Commission’s internet
                                                                                                       comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                         Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq
                                              listed companies to benefit from the                                                                               PHLX LLC; Notice of Filing and
                                              exemptions from the NYSE                                 rules/sro.shtml); or
                                                                                                         • Send an email to rule-comments@                       Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
                                              compensation committee requirements                                                                                Rule Change Relating to New
                                                                                                       sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–
                                              applicable to smaller reporting                                                                                    Derivative Securities Products
                                                                                                       NYSE–2018–51 on the subject line.
                                              companies so that all companies that
                                              qualify for smaller reporting company                    Paper Comments                                            November 6, 2018.
                                              status under the revised SEC definition                                                                               Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
                                                                                                         • Send paper comments in triplicate
                                              will qualify for those exemptions.                                                                                 Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                                                                                       to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
                                                                                                                                                                 (‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
                                              C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                        Commission, 100 F Street NE,
                                                                                                                                                                 notice is hereby given that on October
                                              Statement on Comments on the                             Washington, DC 20549–1090.
                                                                                                                                                                 24, 2018, Nasdaq PHLX LLC (‘‘Phlx’’ or
                                              Proposed Rule Change Received From                       All submissions should refer to File                      ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities
                                              Members, Participants, or Others                         Number SR–NYSE–2018–51. This file                         and Exchange Commission
                                                No written comments were solicited                     number should be included on the                          (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
                                              or received with respect to the proposed                 subject line if email is used. To help the                change as described in Items I and II
                                              rule change.                                             Commission process and review your                        below, which Items have been prepared
                                                                                                       comments more efficiently, please use                     by the Exchange. The Commission is
                                              III. Date of Effectiveness of the                        only one method. The Commission will                      publishing this notice to solicit
                                              Proposed Rule Change and Timing for                      post all comments on the Commission’s                     comments on the proposed rule change
                                              Commission Action                                        internet website (http://www.sec.gov/                     from interested persons.
                                                 The Exchange has filed the proposed                   rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
                                              rule change pursuant to Section                          submission, all subsequent                                I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                              19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act 13 and Rule                  amendments, all written statements                        Statement of the Terms of Substance of
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                                              19b–4(f)(6) thereunder.14 Because the                    with respect to the proposed rule                         the Proposed Rule Change
                                              proposed rule change does not: (i)                       change that are filed with the                               The Exchange proposes to amend
                                              Significantly affect the protection of                   Commission, and all written                               Phlx Rule 803 related to derivative
                                                                                                       communications relating to the
                                                12 See footnote 4, supra.                              proposed rule change between the                            16 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
                                                13 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).                                                                                    1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                                14 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).                               15 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).                              2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.




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