Notice2025-11402

Advisors Series Trust and Distribution Cognizant, LLC

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June 23, 2025

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 118 (Monday, June 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 26674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11402]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Investment Company Act Release No. 35642; 812-15789]


Advisors Series Trust and Distribution Cognizant, LLC

June 17, 2025.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'' or ``SEC'').

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice of an application under section 6(c) of the Investment 
Company Act of 1940 (``Act'') for an exemption from section 15(a) of 
the Act, as well as from certain disclosure requirements in rule 20a-1 
under the Act, Item 19(a)(3) of Form N-1A, Items 22(c)(1)(ii), 
22(c)(1)(iii), 22(c)(8) and 22(c)(9) of Schedule 14A under the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and sections 6-07(2)(a), (b), and (c) 
of Regulation S-X (``Disclosure Requirements'').

Summary of Application: The requested exemption would permit Applicants 
to enter into and materially amend subadvisory agreements with 
subadvisers without shareholder approval and would grant relief from 
the Disclosure Requirements as they relate to fees paid to the 
subadvisers.

Applicants: Advisors Series Trust and Distribution Cognizant, LLC.

Filing Dates: The application was filed on May 9, 2025, and amended on 
May 20, 2025.

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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5605333524332237242f257b1930303f35331625333578313920"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="99cafcfaebfcedf8ebe0eab4d6fffff0fafcd9eafcfab7fef6ef">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> and serving the 
Applicants with a copy of the request by email, if an email address is 
listed for the relevant Applicant below, or personally or by mail, if a 
physical address is listed for the relevant Applicant below. Hearing 
requests should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m. on July 14, 
2025, and should be accompanied by proof of service on the 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 emailing the Commission's Secretary.

ADDRESSES:  The Commission: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#693a0c0a1b0c1d081b101a44260f0f000a0c291a0c0a470e061f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ca99afa9b8afbeabb8b3b9e785acaca3a9af8ab9afa9e4ada5bc">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Applicants: 
Jeffrey T. Rauman, President, Advisors Series Trust, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#81ebe4e7e7aff3e0f4ece0efc1f4f2e3e0efeaafe2eeec"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bdd7d8dbdb93cfdcc8d0dcd3fdc8cedfdcd3d693ded2d0">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 
53202; Patrick Neal, Distribution Cognizant, LLC, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e1e0f1a2e0a071d1a1c070c1b1a0701000d01090007140f001a400d0103"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2252435662464b5156504b4057564b4d4c414d454c4b58434c560c414d4f">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, 755 Page Mill Road, Suite BT100, Palo 
Alto, California 94306; Rachael L. Schwartz, Esq., Sullivan & 
Worcester, LLP, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#374544545f405645434d7744425b5b5e4156595b56401954585a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fd8f8e9e958a9c8f8987bd8e889191948b9c93919c8ad39e9290">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 
19th Floor, New York, New York 10020, with a copy to: Elaine E. 
Richards, Vice President and Secretary, Advisors Series Trust, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ff9a939e96919ad18d969c979e8d9b8cbf8a8c9d9e9194d19c9092"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ddb8b1bcb4b3b8f3afb4beb5bcafb9ae9da8aebfbcb3b6f3beb2b0">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, 
Wisconsin 53202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trace W. Rakestraw, Senior Special 
Counsel, at (202) 551-6825 (Division of Investment Management, Chief 
Counsel's Office).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For Applicants' representations, legal 
analysis, and conditions, please refer to Applicants' application, 
dated May 20, 2025, which may be obtained via the Commission's website 
by searching for the file number at the top of this document, or for an 
Applicant using the Company name search field on the SEC's EDGAR 
system.
    The SEC's EDGAR system may be searched at <a href="https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch">https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch</a>. You may also call the SEC's Office of 
Investor Education and Advocacy at (202) 551-8090.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, 
under delegated authority.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-11402 Filed 6-20-25; 8:45 am]
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