Securities and Exchange Commission
- [Investment Advisers Act Release No. 6972/File No. 803-00295]
AGENCY:
Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”).
ACTION:
Notice.
Notice of application for an exemptive order under Section 202(a)(11)(H) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Act”).
Applicant: Benjamin Partners LLC.
Summary of Application: The Applicant requests that the Commission issue an order under Section 202(a)(11)(H) of the Act declaring the Applicant to be a person not within the intent of Section 202(a)(11) of the Advisers Act, which defines the term “investment adviser.”
Filing Dates: The application was filed on June 3, 2026.
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 on any application by emailing the SEC's Secretary at Secretarys-Office@sec.gov and serving the Applicant with a copy of the request by email, if an email address is listed for the Applicant below, or personally or by mail, if a physical address is listed for the Applicant below. The email should include the file number referenced above. Hearing requests should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m., Eastern time, on July 13, 2026, and should be accompanied by proof of service on the Applicant 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 may request notification of a hearing by emailing the Commission's Secretary.
ADDRESSES:
The Commission: Secretarys-Office@sec.gov. The Applicant: 589 Broadway New York, NY 10012; amy.doberman@wilmerhale.com, gretchen.roin@wilmerhale.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Taylor Evenson, Senior Counsel, or Matthew Cook, Branch Chief, at (202) 551-6825 (Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel's Office).