Notice2025-24057

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Boston Stock Exchange Clearing Corporation; Stock Clearing Corporation of Philadelphia; Notice of Filing of Amendment No. 1 and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, by Boston Stock Exchange Clearing Corporation and Stock Clearing Corporation of Philadelphia To Amend the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of Parent Corporation, Nasdaq, Inc.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 31, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61459-61462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-24057]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-104511; File No. SR-BSECC-2025-001; SR-SCCP-2025-01]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Boston Stock Exchange Clearing 
Corporation; Stock Clearing Corporation of Philadelphia; Notice of 
Filing of Amendment No. 1 and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of 
Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, by Boston Stock 
Exchange Clearing Corporation and Stock Clearing Corporation of 
Philadelphia To Amend the Amended and Restated Certificate of 
Incorporation and By-Laws of Parent Corporation, Nasdaq, Inc.

December 23, 2025.

I. Introduction

    On September 29, 2025, each of Boston Stock Exchange Clearing 
Corporation (``BSECC'') and Stock Exchange Clearing Corporation 
(``SCCP'' and collectively, the ``Clearing Agencies'') filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule 
changes SR-BSECC-2025-001 and SR-SCCP-2025-01, pursuant to Section 
19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act'') \1\ 
and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ to amend the Amended and restated 
Certificate of Incorporation (``Certificate'') and By-Laws (``By-
Laws'') of their parent corporation, Nasdaq, Inc. (``Nasdaq'').\3\ The 
Notices of Filing amend the Certificate to align with certain 
amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (``DGCL'') passed in 
2022 and update the By-Laws to reflect recent changes in law and best 
practices. The Notices of Filing were published for comment in the 
Federal Register on October 3, 2025.\4\ On November 3, 2025, pursuant 
to Section 19(b)(2) of the Exchange Act,\5\

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the Commission designated a longer period within which to approve the 
proposed rule changes, disapprove the proposed rule changes, or 
institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove the proposed 
rule changes.\6\ On December 19, 2025, the Clearing Agencies filed an 
amendment (``Amendment No. 1'') \7\ to the Notices of Filing to correct 
the statutory basis section describing how the proposed rule changes 
are consistent with the Act, namely Sections 17A(b)(3)(A) \8\ and 
17A(b)(3)(F) \9\ and Rule 17ad-22(e)(2) under the Act.\10\ The 
Commission has received no comments regarding the proposed rule 
changes. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments 
on Amendment No. 1 from interested persons, and, for the reasons 
discussed below, is approving the proposed rule changes as modified by 
Amendment No. 1 (hereinafter defined as the ``Proposed Rule Changes'').
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 104156 (Sept. 30, 
2025), 90 FR 48073 (SR-BSECC-2025-001) (``BSECC Notice of Filing''), 
104155 (Sept. 30, 2025), 90 FR 48062 (SR-SCCP-2025-01) (``SCCP 
Notice of Filing'') (collectively, ``Notices of Filing'').
    \4\ Id.
    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 104173 (Nov. 3, 
2025), 90 FR 51424 (designating January 1, 2025, as the date by 
which the Commission shall either approve, disapprove, or institute 
proceedings to determine whether to disapprove the proposed rule 
changes).
    \7\ Amendment No. 1 consists of (1) updated statutory basis 
section describing how the proposed rule changes are consistent with 
the Exchange Act; (2) Exhibit 4, showing no changes to the proposed 
rule text from the Notices of Filing; and (3) Exhibit 5, showing the 
proposed rule text. The text of Amendment No. 1 can be found on the 
Clearing Agencies website: <a href="https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/BSECC/rulefilings">https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/BSECC/rulefilings</a>.
    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(A).
    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
    \10\ 17 CFR 240.17ad-22(e)(2).
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II. Description of the Proposed Rule Changes

    The Clearing Agencies propose amendments to the Certificate to 
exculpate covered officers from monetary liability for breach of 
fiduciary duty, similar to the existing treatment of directors.\11\ As 
discussed more fully in the Notices of Filing, the Clearing Agencies 
state that the proposed amendments would update the Certificate to 
reflect amendments to the DGCL that enable companies to limit the 
liability of certain officers in narrow circumstances.\12\
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    \11\ See, e.g., BSECC Notice of Filing, supra note 3, at 48073.
    \12\ See, e.g., BSECC Notice of Filing, supra note 3, at 48073 
(discussing related corporate governance trends under Delaware law 
and the potential consequences to Nasdaq from failing to adopt the 
proposed changes).
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    The Clearing Agencies also propose amendments to the following 
provisions of the By-Laws: Articles III (Meetings of Stockholders); 
\13\ IV (Board of Directors); \14\ VII (Officers, Agents, and 
Employees); \15\ VIII (Indemnification); \16\ IX (Capital Stock); \17\ 
X (Miscellaneous Provisions); \18\ XI (Amendments and Emergency By-
Laws); \19\ and XIII (Forum Selection); \20\ as well as other non-
substantive changes.\21\ These amendments are summarized below and 
discussed more fully in the Notices of Filing.
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    \13\ See id. at 48074-48077.
    \14\ See id. at 48077-78.
    \15\ See id. at 48078-79.
    \16\ See id. at 48079.
    \17\ See id. at 48079-80.
    \18\ See id. at 48080.
    \19\ See id.
    \20\ See id. at 48080-81.
    \21\ See id. at 48081. These changes are either typographical 
corrections or otherwise administrative or clarifying changes (such 
as changing a reference to ``shareholder'' to ``stockholder'' to 
more closely reflect terminology of the By-Laws).
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Proposed Amendments to Article III

    <bullet> Specify the scope of information that may be requested in 
connection with a stockholder nominee for director to provide that 
Nasdaq may require any other information to determine whether the 
proposed nominee is qualified under the Certificate, the By-Laws, and 
other applicable rules, laws, and regulations.
    <bullet> Amend the information requirements for notices to Nasdaq 
from a Proposing Person \22\ regarding nominations or other business to 
be considered at an annual meeting of stockholders. Such notices 
require ``a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding 
with respect to the nomination or proposal between and among such 
stockholder and/or such beneficial owners, any of their respective 
affiliates or associates, and any others acting in concert with any of 
the foregoing'' (emphasis added).\23\ The amendments remove the 
references to others ``acting in concert.'' \24\
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    \22\ Section 3.1(c) of the By-Laws defines ``Proposing Person'' 
as (i) the stockholder providing the notice of business or the 
notice of the nomination, as applicable, proposed to be brought 
before an annual meeting, (ii) any beneficial owner or beneficial 
owners, if different, on whose behalf such business is proposed to 
be brought before the meeting or the notice of the nomination 
proposed to be made at the meeting is made, as applicable, and (iii) 
any affiliate or associate (each within the meaning of Rule 12b-2 
under the Act for purposes of these By-Laws) of such stockholder or 
beneficial owner.
    \23\ See BSECC Notice of Filing, supra note 3, at 48074; 
proposed By-Laws Section 3.1(b)(iii)(C).
    \24\ The Clearing Agencies propose a similar amendment to By-Law 
Section 3.2(a), which addresses requirements for requesting a 
special meeting of the stockholders, including procedures for 
determining the requisite percentage of stockholders necessary to 
support a special meeting request. See BSECC Notice of Filing, supra 
note 3, at 48076.
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    <bullet> Add a requirement that a Proposing Person's notice must 
include a representation as to whether the Proposing Person intends, or 
is part of a group which intends, ``to solicit proxies or votes in 
support of any proposed nominee in accordance with Rule 14a-19 \25\ 
promulgated under the Act.'' \26\
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    \25\ 17 CFR 240.14a-9 (referred to as the ``universal proxy 
rule'').
    \26\ See, e.g., BSECC Notice of Filing, supra note 3, at 48075; 
proposed By-Laws Section 3.1(b)(iii)(O)(3). Other amendments to the 
By-Laws under the Notices of Filing also clarify when the universal 
proxy rule would apply. See, e.g., BSECC Notice of Filing, supra 
note 3, at 48075; proposed By-Laws Section 3.3(a) (relating to when 
Nasdaq would disregard nominees proposed by a stockholder under the 
universal proxy rule, if the stockholder has failed to comply has 
failed to comply with the rule).
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    <bullet> Limit the number of nominees that a Proposing Person may 
nominate for election at the annual meeting in certain instances to the 
number of directors to be elected at such annual meeting.
    <bullet> Remove a reference to the binding nature of the Board's 
\27\ determination with respect to whether a special meeting request is 
in proper form, which aligns the By-Laws with current Delaware 
corporate practices.\28\
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    \27\ ``Board'' is defined in Article I(c) of the By-Laws as the 
Board of Directors of Nasdaq.
    \28\ The Clearing Agencies propose similar deletions of 
references to the decisions made in the ``sole discretion'' of the 
Board or to the finality or ``binding'' nature of decisions by the 
Board (or persons authorized by the Board), any committees thereof, 
or the chairman of a meeting thereof throughout the proposed 
amendments.
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    <bullet> Require that the chairman who presides over stockholder 
meetings shall be an officer or director of Nasdaq.

Proposed Amendments to Article IV

    <bullet> Provide Nasdaq with greater flexibility to include 
``Issuer Directors'' on the Board by removing the current restriction 
that the Board may not include more than two such directors.\29\
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    \29\ ``Issuer Director'' is defined in Article I(o) of the By-
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    <bullet> Amend the Board quorum and voting provisions to clarify 
how a quorum is calculated and the process for the adjournment of 
meetings.
    <bullet> Amend how notice of meetings may be given to, or waived 
by, directors (e.g., eliminate outdated forms of communication, such as 
telegram, telefax, cable, and radio).
    <bullet> Specify that Nasdaq is opting into Section 141(c)(2) of 
the DGCL, which provides Nasdaq greater flexibility with respect to the 
formation and powers of Board committees, including, for example, 
allowing greater delegations of authority.\30\
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    \30\ See, e.g., BSECC Notice of Filing, supra note 3, at 48077.
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    <bullet> Remove limitations on the ability of Board committees to 
take certain

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actions, such as the authorization of preferred stock designations.
    <bullet> Remove the one-year limitation on the terms of committee 
members.\31\
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    \31\ See, e.g., BSECC Notice of Filing, supra note 3, at 48077-
78. The Notices of Filings also remove the requirement that the 
chair of Nasdaq's Audit Committee must be a Public Director (as 
defined in Article I of the By-Laws). See id. at 78078. The Clearing 
Agencies state that the chair of the Audit Committee must still 
satisfy prescribed independence standards. See id. With respect to 
the Audit Committee, the Notices of Filings would amend the By-Laws 
to provide flexibility for such committee to be renamed from time to 
time or for any successor of such committee delegated with similar 
duties to be known as the respective committee. See, e.g., BSECC 
Notice of Filing, supra note 3, at 48078; proposed By-Law Article 
I(p) and Section 4.13(g). The Notices of Filing make similar changes 
with respect to the Nominating & Governance Committee. See proposed 
By-Law Article I(p).
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    <bullet> Remove duplicative language in the By-Laws that specifies 
that members of the Nominating & Governance Committee may be removed by 
``majority vote of'' the Board, because the By-Laws already separately 
provide the voting standards for all decisions of the Board.\32\
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    \32\ See, e.g., BSECC Notice of Filing, supra note 3, at 48078.
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    <bullet> Modify the quorum requirement for Board committees to 
specify that a majority of the members of a committee then serving in 
office, rather than a majority of total members on the committee, as is 
currently the case, shall constitute a quorum.\33\
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    \33\ Id.
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Proposed Amendments to Article VII

    <bullet> Delete outdated references to Nasdaq's corporate 
structure, including references to having one President that is a 
director, or that has executive authority over the entire company, and 
add provisions that contemplate more than one president.
    <bullet> Make the specified list of officers to be elected by the 
Board permissive rather than mandatory.
    <bullet> Modify the process and authority for appointing Vice 
Presidents and providing that each Vice President shall have all powers 
and duties usually incident to the office of a Vice President, except 
as specifically limited.
    <bullet> Modify who may assign powers and duties to Presidents, 
Vice Presidents, the Secretary, and the Treasurer.\34\
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    \34\ See, e.g., BSECC Notice of Filing, supra note 3, at 48079.
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    <bullet> Clarify that the obligation to pay claims or expenses 
related to the indemnification of directors, officers, employees, and 
agents is limited to those claims and expenses not prohibited by 
applicable law.\35\
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    \35\ Id.
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Proposed Amendments to Article IX

    <bullet> Broaden the scope of officers authorized to sign stock 
certificates.
    <bullet> Provide that applicable law will control whether Nasdaq is 
able to treat stockholders of record as shown on the stock ledgers as 
owners thereof and as the persons entitled to vote such shares and to 
receive notices, as well as when Nasdaq is bound to recognize any 
equitable claim to, or interest in, any shares on the part of any other 
person.
    <bullet> Provide that Nasdaq shall be authorized, rather than the 
Board or an authorized committee thereof, to take certain actions with 
respect to lost, stolen, or destroyed certificates.

Proposed Amendments to Article X

    <bullet> Replace an existing provision regarding the authority for 
the execution of contracts and other documents with a provision that 
more closely reflects Nasdaq's current policies and procedures on 
signatory authority.
    <bullet> Replace an existing provision regarding the required form 
of records with a provision that conforms to updated Delaware law.\36\
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    \36\ See id. at 48080.
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Proposed Amendments to Article XI

    <bullet> Amend the By-Laws to reflect changes to the emergency by-
law provisions of the DGCL.\37\
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    \37\ See id.
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Proposed Amendments to Article XIII

    <bullet> Provide a new forum selection provision.\38\
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    \38\ See id at 48080-81. The Clearing Agencies note that the by-
laws of Cboe Global Markets, Inc., as well as those of CME Group, 
Inc., contain forum selection provisions similar to those proposed 
by the Clearing Agencies. See id. at 48081, n.75.
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III. Discussion and Commission Findings

    Section 19(b)(2)(C) of the Exchange Act directs the Commission to 
approve a proposed rule change of a self-regulatory organization if it 
finds that such proposed rule change is consistent with the 
requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations 
thereunder applicable to such organization.\39\
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    \39\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(C).
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    After carefully considering the Proposed Rule Change, the 
Commission finds that the Proposed Rule Change is consistent with the 
requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations 
thereunder applicable to the Clearing Agencies. More specifically, the 
Commission finds that the Proposed Rule Change is consistent with 
Sections 17A(b)(3)(A) and (F) of the Exchange Act,\40\ and with 
Exchange Act Rule 17ad-22(e)(2) \41\ as described in detail below.
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    \40\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
    \41\ 17 CFR 240.17ad-22(e)(2).
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A. Consistency With Section 17A(b)(3)(A) and (F) of the Exchange Act

    Section 17A(b)(3)(A) of the Exchange Act \42\ requires, among other 
things, that the Clearing Agencies be so organized and have capacity to 
be able to comply with the provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules 
and regulations thereunder. Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Exchange Act 
\43\ requires, among other things, that the Clearing Agencies' rules 
must be designed to promote the prompt and accurate clearance and 
settlement of securities transactions. Based on the Commission's review 
of the record, and for the reasons described below, the changes 
described above are consistent Section 17A(b)(3)(A) and (F) of the 
Exchange Act.
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    \42\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(A).
    \43\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
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    As discussed above, the amendments to the Certificate and By-laws 
make the Clearing Agencies governance documents consistent with 
developments in DGCL that enable companies incorporated in Delaware to 
limit the liability of certain of their officers in narrow 
circumstances. As discussed in the Notices of Filing, the Clearing 
Agencies state that such amendments are increasingly common for public 
companies; that the number of stockholder proposals calling for such 
amendments have continued to increase since 2012 when the DGCL was 
amended; and that the majority of these proposals have been approved by 
wide margins.\44\ The Clearing Agencies state that failing to adopt 
such amendments could potentially expose Nasdaq to higher litigation 
expenses and impact its recruitment and retention of officer 
candidates.\45\ Additionally, updates to Articles VII-XIII clarify 
officer roles, indemnification limits, emergency by-law provisions, and 
record-keeping requirements. The proposed amendments to the Certificate 
and By-laws should help to ensure that the Clearing Agencies are so 
organized and have the capacity to be able to carry out the purposes of 
the Exchange Act by staying consistent with DGCL, while also promoting 
the prompt and accurate clearance and settlement of securities 
transactions by ensuring their

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governance By-laws are consistent with their Certificate.
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    \44\ See, e.g., BSECC Notice of Filing, supra note 3, at 48073.
    \45\ Id.
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    Accordingly, the Proposed Rule Change is consistent with the 
requirements of Section 17A(b)(3)(A) and (F) of the Exchange Act.\46\
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    \46\ Id.
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B. Consistency With Rule 17ad-22(e)(2) Under the Exchange Act

    Rule 17ad-22(e)(2) under the Exchange Act requires that a covered 
clearing agency establish, implement, maintain, and enforce written 
policies and procedures reasonably designed to provide for governance 
arrangements that, among other things, (1) are clear and transparent, 
and (2) support the public interest requirements in Section 17A of the 
Exchange Act.\47\
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    \47\ 17 CFR 240.17ad-22(e)(2).
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    As described above, the amendments to the Certificate and By-laws 
make the Clearing Agencies governance documents consistent with 
developments in DGCL that enable companies incorporated in Delaware to 
limit the liability of certain of their officers in narrow 
circumstances. By aligning the governance arrangements in the By-laws 
with the amendments in the Certificate made as a result in a change to 
the DGCL, the Proposed Rule Change should provide for governance 
arrangements that are clear and transparent. Additionally, updates to 
Articles VII-XIII clarify officer roles, indemnification limits, 
emergency by-law provisions, and record-keeping requirements should 
further provide clear and transparent governance arrangements that 
support the public interest requirements in Section 17A of the Exchange 
Act.
    Accordingly, the Proposed Rule Change is consistent with Rule 17ad-
22(e)(2) under the Exchange Act.\48\
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    \48\ Id.
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IV. Solicitation of Comments on Amendment No. 1 to the Proposed Rule 
Change

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and 
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule 
change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, is consistent with the Exchange 
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#6012150c054d030f0d0d050e1413201305034e070f16"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0674736a632b65696b6b636872754675636528616970">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Please include 
file number SR-BSECC-2025-001; SR-SCCP-2025-01 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 numbers SR-BSECC-2025-001; SR-
SCCP-2025-01. 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 of submission. 
The Commission will post all comments on the Commission's website 
(<a href="http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml">http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml</a>). Copies of the filing will be 
available for inspection and copying at the principal office of BSECC. 
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 numbers SR-BSECC-2025-001; SR-
SCCP-2025-01 and should be submitted on or before January 21, 2026.

V. Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by 
Amendment No. 1

    The Commission finds good cause, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of 
the Exchange Act,\49\ to approve the proposed rule change prior to the 
30th day after the date of publication of notice of the filing of 
Amendment No. 1 in the Federal Register. As discussed above, Amendment 
No. 1 modified the Notices of Filing to correct the statutory basis 
section describing how the proposed rule changes are consistent with 
the Act, namely Sections 17A(b)(3)(A) \50\ and 17A(b)(3)(F) \51\ and 
Rule 17ad-22(e)(2) under the Act.
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    \49\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \50\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(A).
    \51\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
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    For similar reasons as discussed above, the Commission finds that 
Amendment No. 1 is consistent with the requirement that the Clearing 
Agencies' rules be designed to promote the prompt and accurate 
clearance and settlement of securities transactions under Section 
17A(b)(3)(F) of the Exchange Act.\52\ Accordingly, the Commission finds 
good cause, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Exchange Act, to 
approve the proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, on an 
accelerated basis, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Exchange 
Act.\53\
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    \52\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
    \53\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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VI. Conclusion

    On the basis of the foregoing, the Commission finds that the 
proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, is consistent 
with the requirements of the Exchange Act, and in particular, the 
requirements of Section 17A of the Exchange Act \54\ and the rules and 
regulations thereunder.
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    \54\ In approving the Proposed Rule Change, the Commission has 
considered the proposed rules' impact on efficiency, competition, 
and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
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    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 
Exchange Act,\55\ that the proposed rule change (SR-BSECC-2025-001; SR-
SCCP-2025-01), as modified by Amendment No. 1, be, and hereby is, 
approved.
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    \55\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\56\
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    \56\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-24057 Filed 12-30-25; 8:45 am]
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