Notice2025-18794

Self-Regulatory Organizations; MEMX LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Eighth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of MEMX Holdings LLC

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September 29, 2025

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 186 (Monday, September 29, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46666-46670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-104029; File No. SR-MEMX-2025-30]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; MEMX LLC; Notice of Filing and 
Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Eighth 
Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of MEMX 
Holdings LLC

September 24, 2025.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that 
on September 11, 2025, MEMX LLC (``MEMX'' or the ``Exchange'') filed 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the 
proposed rule change as described in Items I and II below, which Items 
have been prepared by the Exchange. The Exchange filed the proposal as 
a ``non-controversial'' proposed rule change pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\4\ 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\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \4\ 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 is filing with the Commission a proposed rule change 
to amend the Eighth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company 
Agreement (the ``Holdco LLC Agreement'') of MEMX Holdings LLC 
(``Holdco'' or the ``Company''), as further described below. Holdco is 
the parent company of the Exchange and directly or indirectly owns all 
of the limited liability company membership interests in the Exchange. 
The text of the proposed rule change is provided in Exhibit 5 and is 
available on the Exchange's website at <a href="https://info.memxtrading.com/regulation/rules-and-filings/">https://info.memxtrading.com/regulation/rules-and-filings/</a>.

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 Exchange 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 these 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 aspects of such 
statements.

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to amend the Holdco LLC Agreement \5\ to 
reflect amendments that were previously approved by the Holdco Board in 
accordance with the Holdco LLC Agreement and Delaware law, including: 
(i) an amendment to the provisions relating to the pre-emptive right of 
certain limited liability company members of the Company (``Members'') 
with respect to issuances of Units \6\ or other equity interests in the 
Company or its subsidiaries (``Company Subsidiaries''); and (ii) 
amendments intended to update and/or clarify existing language in 
various provisions. Each of these amendments is discussed below.
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    \5\ References herein to the ``Holdco LLC Agreement'' refer to 
the Eighth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement 
of MEMX Holdings LLC, as may be amended from time to time. All 
section references herein are to sections of the Holdco LLC 
Agreement unless indicated otherwise. Capitalized terms used but not 
defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the 
Holdco LLC Agreement.
    \6\ The term ``Units'' means a unit representing a fractional 
part of the membership interests of the Members. See Section 1.1.
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Amendment To Pre-Emptive Right Provision
    Section 9.1 of the Holdco LLC Agreement provides for a pre-emptive 
right of certain Members to purchase a pro rata portion of any New 
Securities \7\ that the Company or any Company Subsidiary may from time 
to time propose to issue or sell to any party within a specified 
timeframe. The Exchange notes that pre-emptive rights are commonly 
provided to equity owners of private companies, such as

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the Company, and are designed to protect equity owners against dilution 
resulting from new issuances by allowing an equity owner to purchase 
its pro rata portion of a new security issuance to maintain its 
proportional stake in the company.
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    \7\ The term ``New Securities'' means any authorized but 
unissued Units and any Unit Equivalents convertible into Units, 
exchangeable or exercisable for Units, or providing a right to 
subscribe for, purchase or acquire Units, or, in each of the 
foregoing cases, if such New Securities are issued by a Company 
Subsidiary any equity interests or Equity Interest Equivalents in 
such Company Subsidiary; provided, that the term ``New Securities'' 
shall not include Units, Unit Equivalents, equity interests or 
Equity Interest Equivalents issued or sold by the Company or any 
Company Subsidiary in connection with: (i) a grant to any existing 
or prospective Directors, Officers or other service providers of the 
Company pursuant to any incentive plan of the Company or similar 
equity-based plans or other compensation agreement (including the 
Incentive Plan); (ii) the conversion or exchange of any validly 
issued securities of the Company or any Company Subsidiary into 
Units or other equity interests, or the exercise of any warrants or 
other rights to acquire Units or other equity interests; (iii) any 
acquisition by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of any equity 
interests, assets, properties or business of any Person; (iv) any 
merger, consolidation or other business combination involving the 
Company or any Company Subsidiary; (v) the commencement of any 
Public Offering; (vi) without prejudice to clause (iv) above, any 
issuance of Units, Unit Equivalents, equity interests or Equity 
Interest Equivalents in a transaction which results in a Change of 
Control of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, with respect to 
which the Board has waived the rights of the Members under Section 
9.1 pursuant to a Supermajority Board Vote; (vii) conversion of 
Class C Units and/or Class D Units, as applicable, pursuant to 
Sections 3.10(d), 3.10(e) or 3.11, as applicable; or (viii) to the 
extent not covered by clauses (i) through (vii) above, Common Units 
issued in the manner set forth in clauses (A) through (H) of the 
definition of Exempted Securities. See Section 9.1(b).
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    The definition of New Securities in the Holdco LLC Agreement 
describes the types of securities that are included in that term and 
therefore are subject to the Members' pre-emptive right, and it also 
specifies certain types of securities that are excluded from that term 
and therefore are not subject to the Members' pre-emptive right. The 
Holdco Board has resolved, and the Exchange therefore proposes, to 
amend the definition of New Securities to specifically exclude Units or 
other equity interests issued or sold by the Company or any Company 
Subsidiary in connection with a warrants or other equity rights program 
administered by a Regulated Securities Exchange Subsidiary \8\ that is 
approved by the Holdco Board by Supermajority Board Vote and is 
effective pursuant to a rule filing that is filed with the Commission 
(any such program, an ``Exchange Warrants Program''). The Exchange 
notes that Exchange Warrants Programs are generally designed for the 
purpose of incentivizing Exchange participation in exchange for the 
issuance of Units or other equity interests,\9\ and the Holdco Board 
has determined that the Members' pre-emptive right should not apply to 
issuances under such programs.
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    \8\ The term ``Regulated Securities Exchange Subsidiary'' means 
any national securities exchange controlled, directly or indirectly, 
by the Company, including MEMX LLC and MX2 LLC. See Section 1.1.
    \9\ The Exchange notes that it in 2024 adopted an Exchange 
Warrants Program (the ``2024 Warrants Program'') pursuant to which 
warrants representing the right to acquire equity in Holdco upon 
vesting are issued to participants on the Exchange's options 
platform (``MEMX Options'') who also participate in the 2024 
Warrants Program in exchange for such participants' achievement of 
certain trade volume thresholds on MEMX Options. The 2024 Warrants 
Program was designed to incentivize market participants on MEMX 
Options to direct greater trade volume to MEMX Options, thereby 
enhancing its market quality. See Securities Exchange Act Release 
No. 100247 (May 30, 2024), 89 FR 48203 (June 5, 2024) (SR-MEMX-2024-
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    Thus, under the proposed rule change, issuances of Units or other 
equity interests under future Exchange Warrants Programs would not be 
subject to the Members' pre-emptive right, and the Exchange believes 
this proposed change would facilitate the administration of future 
Exchange Warrants Programs on the Exchange, as it would limit 
participation in the equity issuances under such programs to the 
participants in such programs, consistent with the design of such 
programs. The Exchange notes that while this proposed change may have 
an impact on the proportional ownership of the Exchange or its parent 
company in connection with a future Exchange Warrants Program by 
disapplying the right of certain Members to participate in the equity 
issuance thereunder, any such Exchange Warrants Program must be 
effective pursuant to a rule filing that is filed with the Commission 
and any related equity issuance is subject to the ownership limitations 
of the Holdco LLC Agreement.\10\
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    \10\ See, e.g., Section 3.5(a)(ii) of the Holdco LLC Agreement, 
which states that ``[n]o Exchange Member, either alone or together 
with its Related Persons, may own, directly or indirectly, of record 
or beneficially, Units constituting more than twenty percent (20%) 
of any class of Units.''
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Amendments To Update and/or Clarify Various Provisions
    The Exchange is also proposing to make amendments to the Holdco LLC 
Agreement that are intended to update and/or clarify existing language 
in various provisions. The purpose of these amendments is to add 
clarity to the Holdco LLC Agreement by updating information that is 
outdated or otherwise clarifying the relevant provision consistent with 
its original intent. Each amendment was previously approved by the 
Holdco Board and is discussed below.
    <bullet> The Exchange proposes to amend the definition of ``MX2 LLC 
Agreement'' in Section 1.1. Currently, Section 1.1 defines the term 
``MX2 LLC Agreement'' as the First Amended and Restated Limited 
Liability Company Agreement of MX2 LLC, a Subsidiary of the Company, 
effective as of September 17, 2024, as may be amended or restated from 
time to time. The MX2 LLC Agreement was initially adopted by its 
Managing Member, Holdco, on September 17, 2024, and then it was 
subsequently amended and restated and adopted by the Board of Directors 
of MX2 LLC on April 28, 2025. The Exchange proposes to amend the 
definition of MX2 LLC Agreement to update the referenced effective date 
to April 28, 2025, which is the date that it was adopted by the Board 
of Directors of MX2 LLC.
    <bullet> The Exchange proposes to amend Sections 3.2(a) and (b) to 
clarify the voting rights of the Class A-1 Units and Class A-2 Units. 
Section 3.2 provides for the authorization and voting rights of the 
Class A-1 Units, Class A-2 Units, Nonvoting Class A-1 Units, Nonvoting 
Class A-2 Units, Class C-1 Units, Class C-2 Units, Class D-1 Units, 
Class D-2 Units, Voting Common Units and Nonvoting Common Units. 
Sections 3.2(a) and (b) relate to the Class A-1 Units and Class A-2 
Units, respectively. The Exchange proposes to amend Sections 3.2(a) and 
(b) to specify that, with respect to the Class A-1 Units and Class A-2 
Units, each such Unit shall have one vote per Unit on all matters on 
which such Units are entitled to vote. The Exchange notes that each 
type of Unit described in Section 3.2, including Class A-1 Units and 
Class A-2 Units, was originally intended to have one vote per Unit on 
all matters on which such type of Unit is entitled to vote, and 
Sections 3.2(c)-(g) include language that specifies this voting 
construct with respect to the other types of Units described in that 
section. Therefore, this proposed change is intended to clarify the 
number of votes corresponding to each Class A-1 Unit and Class A-2 Unit 
consistent with the original intent of the relevant provisions. The 
Exchange notes that the proposed language in Sections 3.2(a) and (b) 
mirrors the language used in Sections 3.2(c)-(g) to describe this 
voting construct with respect to the other types of Units described in 
Section 3.2.
    <bullet> The Exchange proposes to amend Section 3.2(c) to correct 
an inadvertent drafting error relating to the voting construct 
applicable to the Nonvoting Class A-1 Units. Specifically, Section 
3.2(c) contains an erroneous reference to ``Nonvoting Class A Unit'' 
that was originally intended to be a reference to ``Nonvoting Class A-1 
Unit'' as that is the type of Unit to which this provision relates. 
Therefore, the Exchange proposes to amend Section 3.2(c) to replace the 
erroneous reference to ``Nonvoting Class A Unit'' with an appropriate 
reference to ``Nonvoting Class A-1 Unit'' to clarify the provision 
consistent with its original intent.
    <bullet> The Exchange proposes to amend Section 7.4(f) to update an 
outdated provision relating to a past tax election made by the Company. 
Currently, Section 7.4(f) provides that the Company shall make a 
specified tax election upon its filing of its 2020 U.S. federal income 
tax return. The Company did in fact make the specified tax election 
upon its filing of its 2020 U.S. federal income tax return, and as 
such, the Exchange proposes to update the language in Section 7.4(f) to 
reflect that this tax election was previously made by the Company.
    <bullet> The Exchange proposes to amend Section 8.18(c)(i) to 
include ``LLC'' after the references to ``MEMX'' and ``MX2'' to reflect 
those entities' full legal names, which would clarify this provision 
consistent with its original intent.

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    <bullet> The Exchange proposes to amend Section 8.18(c)(vi)(A) to 
clarify a reference made to the Exchange Boards of MEMX LLC and MX2 
LLC. Section 8.18(c)(vi) provides for certain actions in the event of a 
Combination of Exchange Director Nominating Members, and subparagraph 
(A) provides that following such Combination, the surviving Affiliated 
group of Exchange Director Nominating Members shall have the right to 
nominate one Exchange Director to an Exchange. The Exchange notes that 
the reference to ``an Exchange'' in this provision was originally 
intended to reference each applicable Exchange Board--namely, the 
Exchange Boards of MEMX LLC and/or MX2 LLC, as applicable. The Exchange 
proposes to amend Section 8.18(c)(vi)(A) to replace the reference to 
``an Exchange'' with a reference to ``each applicable Exchange Board'' 
to clarify this provision consistent with its original intent.
    <bullet> The Exchange proposes to amend Section 8.18(c)(vi)(D) to 
replace an erroneous reference to ``Exchange Director Nomination 
Rotation'' with an appropriate reference to each of the MEMX LLC 
Exchange Director Nomination Rotation and the MX2 LLC Exchange Director 
Nomination Rotation. The Exchange notes that the reference to 
``Exchange Director Nomination Rotation'' in this provision was 
originally intended to refer to each applicable nomination rotation--
namely, the MEMX LLC Exchange Director Nomination Rotation and the MX2 
LLC Exchange Director Nomination Rotation--but the term ``Exchange 
Director Nomination Rotation'' is not a defined term in the Holdco LLC 
Agreement. Therefore, the proposed change to instead reference each of 
the MEMX LLC Exchange Director Nomination Rotation and the MX2 LLC 
Exchange Director Nomination Rotation is intended to clarify the 
provision consistent its original intent by referencing the appropriate 
defined terms.
    <bullet> The Exchange proposes to amend Section 8.18(g)(iv) to 
replace four erroneous references to ``Exchange'' with appropriate 
references to ``Exchange Board'' as originally intended. The Exchange 
notes that the term ``Exchange'' is not defined in the Holdco LLC 
Agreement, so the proposed change is intended to clarity the provision 
consistent with its original intent by replacing references to an 
erroneous undefined term with the appropriate defined term.
    <bullet> The Exchange proposes to amend Section 12.4(c) to remove a 
reference to a date that has passed and delete related language that is 
now outdated and obsolete. Section 12.4(c) provides that until February 
19, 2023, no approval of the Holdco Board is required for a specified 
level of variance in the Company's Annual Budget, and that upon such 
date the Holdco Board shall determine by Supermajority Board Vote the 
level of variance in the Company's Annual Budget that does not require 
approval of the Holdco Board after such date. The Exchange notes that 
such date has passed, and the Holdco Board has determined by 
Supermajority Board Vote that the same level of variance in the 
Company's Annual Budget that applied before such date will continue to 
not require approval of the Holdco Board, consistent with the Company's 
existing practice. Accordingly, the Exchange proposes to remove the 
outdated reference to February 19, 2023, and delete the final sentence 
of Section 12.4(c) regarding the Holdco Board's action to be taken upon 
such date, as such date has passed and such action was previously 
taken.
    The Exchange proposes to update Exhibit A to remove a reference to 
a date that has passed. Exhibit A, which is a Form of Adherence 
Agreement, contains a field for a date to be filled in when completing 
the form, and that date field currently references 2023. As 2023 has 
passed, the Exchange proposes to update Exhibit A by deleting the 
reference to 2023 and replacing it with a reference to ``2__'' for the 
year to be filled in upon any future completion of the form.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed amendments to the Holdco 
LLC Agreement are consistent with Section 6(b) of the Act,\11\ in 
general, and further the objectives of Section 6(b)(1) of the Act,\12\ 
in particular, in that such amendments enable the Exchange to be so 
organized as to have the capacity to be able to carry out the purposes 
of the Act and to comply with the provisions of the Act, the rules and 
regulations thereunder, and the rules of the Exchange. The Exchange 
also believes that the proposed amendments are consistent with Section 
6(b)(5) of the Act,\13\ which requires the rules of an exchange to be 
designed to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to remove 
impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and 
a national market system, and, in general, to protect investors and the 
public interest.
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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(1).
    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed amendment to exclude from 
the definition of New Securities, and, in turn, the Members' pre-
emptive right, Units or other equity interests issued or sold by the 
Company or any Company Subsidiary in connection with an Exchange 
Warrants Program is consistent with the Act because, as described 
above, such change would facilitate the administration of future 
Exchange Warrants Programs on the Exchange, which are generally 
designed to incentivize Exchange participation and thereby enhance the 
Exchange's market quality. As such, this proposed change would remove 
impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and 
a national market system.
    The Exchange notes that there was sufficient representation on the 
Holdco Board of Members impacted by this proposed change and that the 
approval of this proposed change by the Holdco Board was effectuated in 
accordance with Delaware law. Furthermore, while this proposed change 
may have an impact on the proportional ownership of the Exchange or its 
parent company in connection with a future Exchange Warrants Program, 
the Exchange notes that the proposed change requires that any such 
Exchange Warrants Program be effective pursuant to a rule filing that 
is filed with the Commission, so there would be Commission review of 
any potential ownership changes resulting from any such Exchange 
Warrants Program, which would also remain subject to the ownership 
limitations of the Holdco LLC Agreement. In this regard, the Exchange 
believes the proposed change is consistent with the Act, as it enables 
the Exchange and its parent company to be organized as to have the 
capacity to carry out the purposes of the Act and to comply with the 
provisions of the Act, the rules and regulations thereunder, and the 
rules of the Exchange and does not impair the ability of the SEC to 
enforce the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated 
thereunder with respect to the Exchange.
    The Exchange believes the proposed amendments to update and clarify 
various provisions in the Holdco LLC Agreement are consistent with the 
Act, as such amendments would update and clarify the Holdco LLC 
Agreement in a manner consistent with actions previously taken by the 
Holdco Board in accordance with the Holdco LLC Agreement, thereby 
increasing transparency and helping to avoid any potential confusion 
resulting from

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retaining outdated, obsolete, or unclear provisions. The Exchange 
believes that updating the Holdco LLC Agreement in this manner would 
ensure clarity with respect to the corporate documents of the 
Exchange's parent company, thereby enabling the Exchange to be so 
organized as to have the capacity to carry out the purposes of the Act 
and to comply with the provisions of the Act, the rules and regulations 
thereunder, and the rules of the Exchange, promoting just and equitable 
principles of trade, removing impediments to and perfect the mechanism 
of a free and open market, and protecting investors and the public 
interest.

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

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposal will impose any 
burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in 
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The proposal is not intended to 
address competitive issues nor the operation of the Exchange. Rather, 
as described above, this proposal is concerned solely with the equity 
rights of Members of Holdco and the administration of Holdco's 
corporate documents. As such, the Exchange does not believe that this 
proposed rule change will impose any burden on competition not 
necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

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

    The Exchange neither solicited nor received comments on the 
proposed rule change.

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

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \14\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder \15\ 
in that it effects a change that: (i) does not significantly affect the 
protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) does not impose 
any significant burden on competition; and (iii) by its terms, does not 
become operative for 30 days after the date of the filing, or such 
shorter time as the Commission may designate if consistent with the 
protection of investors and the public interest.
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    \14\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \15\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed amendments to the Holdco 
LLC Agreement described above would not significantly affect the 
protection of investors and the public interest. In addition, the 
Exchange does not believe that this proposal imposes any significant 
burden on competition because the proposed amendments to the Holdco LLC 
Agreement do not address competitive issues but rather are concerned 
solely with the equity rights of Members of Holdco and the 
administration of Holdco's corporate documents, as discussed above.
    Furthermore, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) \16\ requires a self-regulatory 
organization to give the Commission written notice of its intent to 
file a proposed rule change under that subsection at least five 
business days prior to the date of filing, or such shorter time as 
designated by the Commission. The Exchange has provided such notice.
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    \16\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule 
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule 
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or 
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or 
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission 
takes such action, the Commission will institute proceedings to 
determine whether the proposed rule change should be approved or 
disapproved.
    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) normally does 
not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of filing. Rule 
19b-4(f)(6)(iii), however, permits the Commission to designate a 
shorter time if such action is consistent with the protection of 
investors and the public interest. The Exchange requested that the 
Commission waive the 30-day operative delay contained in Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) so that the Exchange may amend the Holdco LLC Agreement as 
soon as possible. The Exchange states that waiver of the operative 
delay is consistent with the protection of investors and the public 
interest because it would allow the Holdco LLC Agreement to reflect 
updated and clarified provisions that were previously approved by the 
Holdco Board in accordance with the Holdco LLC Agreement and Delaware 
law, each as discussed above, in a timely manner, thereby creating more 
transparent, consistent, and clear standards for the administration and 
governance of the parent company of the Exchange. The Exchange also 
states that the proposed changes to the Holdco LLC Agreement do not 
materially alter the existing governance framework of the Exchange or 
its parent company. The Commission believes the proposed rule change 
presents no novel legal or regulatory issues, and that waiver of the 
30-day operative delay is consistent with the protection of investors 
and the public interest. Accordingly, the Commission believes that 
waiver of the 30-day operative delay is consistent with the protection 
of investors and the public interest. Accordingly, the Commission 
hereby waives the 30-day operative delay and designates the proposed 
rule change operative upon filing.\17\
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    \17\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay, 
the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on 
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 
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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

    <bullet> Use the Commission's internet comment form (<a href="https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml">https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml</a>); or
    <bullet> Send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3644435a531b55595b5b535842457645535518515940"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e496918881c9878b8989818a9097a4978187ca838b92">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Please include 
file number SR-MEMX-2025-30 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

    <bullet> 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-MEMX-2025-30. 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 (<a href="https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml">https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml</a>). Copies of the filing will be available for inspection and 
copying at the principal office of the Exchange. Do not include 
personal identifiable information in submissions; you should submit 
only information that you wish to make available publicly. We may 
redact in part or withhold entirely from publication submitted material 
that is obscene or subject to copyright protection. All submissions 
should refer to file number SR-MEMX-2025-30 and should be submitted on 
or before October 20, 2025.


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    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\18\
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    \18\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-18794 Filed 9-26-25; 8:45 am]
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