Notice2026-00142

Self-Regulatory Organizations; 24X National Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Further Extend the Temporary Exemption From the Ownership and Voting Limitations in the Limited Liability Agreement of 24X Bermuda Holdings LLC

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January 8, 2026

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 746-750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00142]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-104545; File No. SR-24X-2025-17]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; 24X National Exchange LLC; Notice 
of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Further Extend the Temporary 
Exemption From the Ownership and Voting Limitations in the Limited 
Liability Agreement of 24X Bermuda Holdings LLC

January 6, 2026.
    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 December 23, 2025, 24X National Exchange LLC (``24X'' or the 
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``SEC'' or ``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)(iii).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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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 revise the Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of 24X 
Bermuda Holdings LLC (the ``24X Bermuda Holdco Agreement'') to extend 
the temporary exemption from the ownership and voting limitations set 
forth in Section 9.2(g) of the 24X Bermuda Holdco LLC Agreement with 
respect to Dmitri Galinov and his Related Persons until December 14, 
2030. 24X Bermuda Holdings LLC (``24X Bermuda Holdco'') wholly owns 24X 
US Holdings LLC, which, in turn, wholly owns the Exchange. The text of 
the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's website 
(<a href="https://equities.24exchange.com/regulation">https://equities.24exchange.com/regulation</a>) and at the principal 
office of the Exchange.

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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 is filing with the Commission a proposed rule change 
to revise the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company 
Operating Agreement of 24X Bermuda Holdings LLC (the ``24X Bermuda 
Holdco Agreement'') to extend the temporary exemption from the 
ownership and voting limitations set forth in Section 9.2(g) of the 24X 
Bermuda Holdco LLC Agreement with respect to Dmitri Galinov and his 
Related Persons until December 14, 2030. 24X Bermuda Holdings LLC 
(``24X Bermuda Holdco'') wholly owns 24X US Holdings LLC, which, in 
turn, wholly owns the Exchange.
a. Background
i. Temporary Exemption From Ownership and Voting Limitations
    The 24X Bermuda Holdco LLC Agreement includes restrictions on the 
ability to own and vote units in 24X Bermuda Holdco (``Units'').\5\ As 
the SEC stated in its approval order for the registration of the 
Exchange, ``[t]hese limitations are designed to prevent any party to 
the 24X Bermuda LLC Agreement from exercising undue control over the 
operation of the Exchange and to ensure that the Exchange and the 
Commission are able to carry out their regulatory obligations under the 
Exchange Act.'' \6\
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    \5\ See Section 9.2 of the 24X Bermuda Holdco LLC Agreement.
    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Rel. No. 101777 (Nov. 27, 2024), 
89 FR 97092, 97095 (Dec. 6, 2024) (``24X Registration Approval 
Order'').
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    The relevant ownership limitation in the 24X Bermuda Holdco LLC 
Agreement provides that, for so long as 24X Bermuda Holdco shall 
control, directly or indirectly, 24X, no Person, either alone or 
together with its Related Persons,\7\ are permitted to own, directly or 
indirectly, of record or beneficially, more than forty percent of the 
then issued and outstanding Units.\8\
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    \7\ For the definition of a Related Person, see Section 1.49 of 
the 24X Bermuda Holdco LLC Agreement.
    \8\ Section 9.2(a)(i) of the 24X Bermuda Holdco LLC Agreement. 
While Section 9.2(a)(ii) of the 24X Bermuda Holdco LLC Agreement 
also sets forth an ownership restriction that applies to 24X 
Exchange Members, this provision does not apply to Dmitri Galinov; 
the ownership limitation that does apply to Dmitri Galinov and his 
Related Persons is set forth in Section 9.2(a)(i) of the 24X Bermuda 
Holdco LLC Agreement.
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    In addition, with regard to the voting limitation, the 24X Bermuda 
Holdco LLC Agreement provides that no Person, alone or together with 
its Related Persons, may, directly, indirectly, or pursuant to any 
voting trust, agreement, plan or other arrangement, vote or cause the 
voting of Units or give any consent or proxy with respect to Units 
representing more than 20% of the voting power of the then issued and 
outstanding Units.\9\ Nor may any Person, either alone or together with 
its Related Persons, enter into any agreement, plan or other 
arrangement with any other Person, either alone or together with its 
Related Persons, under circumstances that would result in the Units 
that are subject to such agreement, plan or other arrangement not being 
voted on any matter or matters or any proxy relating thereto being 
withheld, where the effect of such agreement, plan or other arrangement 
would be to enable any Person, either alone or together with its 
Related Persons, to vote, possess the right to vote, or cause the 
voting of Units that would represent more than 20% of such voting 
power.\10\
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    \9\ Section 9.2(a)(iii) of the 24X Bermuda Holdco LLC Agreement.
    \10\ Id.
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    As set forth in Section 9.2(g)(i) of the 24X Bermuda Holdco LLC 
Agreement, Dmitri Galinov and his Related Persons have a temporary 
exemption from the ownership limitation set forth in Section 9.2 of the 
24X Bermuda Holdco LLC Agreement until nine months after the Commission 
grants 24X's application for registration as a national securities 
exchange or until two months after 24X commences operation, if later 
than nine months.\11\ Further, the 24X Bermuda Holdco LLC Agreement 
states that if Dmitri Galinov and his Related Persons do not comply 
with the ownership limitation in Section 9.2 of the 24X Bermuda Holdco 
LLC Agreement within the applicable time period, then 24X Bermuda shall 
redeem all of the Units the holding of which by Dmitri Galinov and/or 
his Related Persons results in a violation of Section 9.2 for a price 
per Unit, as applicable, equal to the lesser of (a) book value or (b) 
Fair Market Value of such Units.\12\
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    \11\ Section 9.2(g)(i) of the 24X Bermuda Holdco LLC Agreement. 
On September 25, 2025, this exemption was extended until two months 
after the Exchange commenced operations. See Securities Exchange Act 
Release No. 10453 (September 25, 2025), 90 FR 47111 (September 30, 
2025) (``Two-Month Extension Release''). The Exchange commenced 
operations on October 14, 2025. Therefore, the exemption was 
extended until December 14, 2025.
    \12\ Id.
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    Dmitri Galinov and his Related Persons also have a temporary 
exemption from the voting limitation set forth in Section 9.2 of the 
24X Bermuda Holdco LLC Agreement until nine months after the Commission 
grants 24X's application for registration as a national securities 
exchange or until two months after 24X commences operation, if later 
than nine months, but only with respect to any vote regarding any 
merger, consolidation or dissolution of the 24X Bermuda or any sale of 
all or substantially all of the assets of the 24X Bermuda.\13\
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    \13\ Section 9.2(g)(ii) of the 24X Bermuda Holdco LLC Agreement.
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    When the Commission approved the original limited temporary 
exemption in Section 9.2(g) of the 24X Bermuda Holdco LLC Agreement 
from the ownership limitation and voting imitations set forth in 
Section 9.2 of the 24X Bermuda Holdco LLC Agreement for Dmitri Galinov 
and his Related Persons as consistent with the Exchange Act, the 
Commission determined that the limited, defined period time in which 
the exemption would be in place would prevent Dmitri Galinov and his 
Related Persons from exercising undue control over 24X and minimize the 
possibility that 24X's ability to carry out its self-regulatory 
responsibilities under the Exchange Act could be impaired.\14\ In 
addition, the Commission noted that, because the exemption from the 
voting limitation applies only with respect to the limited situations 
involving any merger, consolidation or dissolution of 24X Bermuda 
Holdco or any sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the 24X 
Bermuda Holdco, the exemption would not permit undue control over 24X 
or impair the regulatory responsibilities of 24X.\15\ The Commission 
further noted that the ``temporary exemption is designed to afford 
Dmitri Galinov and his Related Persons the ability to protect the 
investment they have already made in the establishment of 24X that is 
over the current ownership limitation,

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represented by 24X to be 3.29% of the Units of all outstanding Units.'' 
\16\ Finally, the Commission noted that the Commission has approved 
other temporary exemptions from the ownership or voting limitations 
included in the governance documents of owners of a national securities 
exchange.\17\
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    \14\ 24X Registration Approval Order at 97098.
    \15\ Id.
    \16\ Id. The excess percentage is now 3.07% of the Units of all 
outstanding Units.
    \17\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 49067 (Jan. 13, 
2004), 69 FR 2761 (Jan. 20, 2004) (order granting approval to a 
proposed rule change by the Boston Stock Exchange Inc. Relating to 
the LLC Operating Agreement of the Proposed New Exchange Facility to 
be Operated by the Boston Options Exchange Group LLC) (approval of 
an exemption from a voting limitation for a period of 10 years for 
an owner of the BOX facility). See also Securities Exchange Act 
Release No. 42455 (Feb. 24, 2000), 65 FR 11388 (Mar. 2, 2000) (order 
granting registration of the International Securities Exchange LLC) 
(approval of an exemption from an ownership limitation for period of 
10 years for certain founders of the exchange).
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ii. Ownership by Dmitri Galinov and His Related Persons
    Exhibit K of 24X's Form 1 describes Dmitri Galinov and his Related 
Person's 43.07% ownership of 24X Bermuda Holdco. Absent the exemption, 
such ownership would exceed the 40% ownership limitation set forth in 
the 24X Bermuda Holdco LLC Agreement. Specifically, Exhibit K of 24X's 
Form 1 describes their ownership as follows:
    Dmitri Galinov owns 7,000,000 Common Units and 179,215 Seed-3 
Preferred Units, for a total of 7,179,215 Units for all classes 
outstanding. Dmitri Galinov is a Related Person of KNG CAPITAL LLC, 
Tanya Nazarov-Kenneally, and Vladimir Nazarov. KNG CAPITAL LLC owns 
320,616 Seed-1 Preferred Units, which represents 1.84% of all classes 
of outstanding Units. Tanya Nazarov-Kenneally owns 1,794 Seed-3 
Preferred Units, which represents 0.01% of all classes of outstanding 
Units. Vladimir Nazarov owns 7,176 Seed-3 Preferred Units, which 
represents 0.04% of all classes of outstanding Units. Accordingly, on 
an aggregate basis, Dmitri Galinov, together with his Related Persons, 
owns 43.07% of the Units of all classes of outstanding Units.\18\
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    \18\ Exhibit K of 24X Form 1 at footnote 2.
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iii. Expiration of Temporary Exemption
    The Commission granted 24X's application for registration as a 
national securities exchange on November 27, 2024; therefore, nine 
months after such date was August 27, 2025. 24X commenced operation on 
October 14, 2025. Two months after October 14, 2025 is December 14, 
2025, which is the later of the two dates. Therefore, the temporary 
exemption expired on December 14, 2025.
b. Extension of Temporary Exemption From Ownership and Voting 
Limitations
    The Exchange proposes to revise the 24X Bermuda Holdco LLC 
Agreement to extend the temporary exemption from the ownership and 
voting limitations set forth in Section 9.2(g) of the 24X Bermuda 
Holdco LLC Agreement with respect to Dmitri Galinov and his Related 
Persons until December 14, 2030, which will be the fifth anniversary of 
the date on which 24X commenced operation. Accordingly, with these 
changes, the temporary exemption would be in place until December 14, 
2030, rather than December 14, 2025. In addition, the Exchange proposes 
to amend Sections 9.2(g)(i) and (ii) of the 24X Bermuda Holdco LLC 
Agreement to state that the temporary exemptions would only remain in 
place provided Dmitri Galinov and his Related Persons ownership 
percentage in 24X Bermuda Holdco does not exceed the current ownership 
level of 43.07% of 24X Bermuda Holdco LLC. This five-year extension 
would allow the Exchange to dilute Dmitri Galinov and his Related 
Person's ownership in Bermuda Holdco LLC, make any necessary rule 
filings to implement any dilution transaction(s), and for the 
Commission to consider such filing(s).
    The first sentence of Section 9.2(g)(i) of the 24X Bermuda LLC 
Agreement currently states the following:
    Dmitri Galinov and his Related Persons shall have a temporary 
exemption from the limitation on ownership set forth in Section 9.2 
above until nine (9) months after the date of approval by the SEC of 
24X National Exchange's Form 1 application to register as a national 
securities exchange or until two months after commencement of the 
operation of the national securities exchange, if later than nine (9) 
months.
    The Exchange proposes to replace this sentence with the following 
sentence:
    Dmitri Galinov and his Related Persons shall have a temporary 
exemption from the limitation on ownership set forth in Section 9.2 
above until December 14, 2030 so long as the ownership percentage of 
Dmitri Galinov and his Related Persons in the Company does not exceed 
43.07% during such period.
    Similarly, Section 9.2(g)(ii) of the 24X Bermuda LLC Agreement 
currently states the following:
    Dmitri Galinov and his Related Persons shall have a temporary 
exemption from the voting limitations set forth in Section 9.2 above 
until nine (9) months after the date of approval by the SEC of 24X 
National Exchange's Form 1 application to register as a national 
securities exchange or until two months after commencement of the 
operation of the national securities exchange, if later than nine (9) 
months, but only with respect to any vote regarding any merger, 
consolidation or dissolution of the Company or any sale of all or 
substantially all of the assets of the Company.
    The Exchange proposes to revise this provision to state the 
following:
    Dmitri Galinov and his Related Persons shall have a temporary 
exemption from the voting limitations set forth in Section 9.2 above 
until December 14, 2030 so long as the ownership percentage of Dmitri 
Galinov and his Related Persons in the Company does not exceed 43.07% 
during such exemption, but only with respect to any vote regarding any 
merger, consolidation or dissolution of the Company or any sale of all 
or substantially all of the assets of the Company.
    The proposed five-year extension of the temporary exemption would 
provide a reasonable accommodation to a new entrant in the exchange 
market by allowing 24X Bermuda Holdco to avoid the expense of redeeming 
all of the Units the holding of which by Dmitri Galinov and/or his 
Related Persons results in a violation of Section 9.2 for a price per 
Unit, as applicable, equal to the lesser of (a) book value or (b) Fair 
Market Value of such Units. Such funds instead may be used with regard 
to the operation and regulation of the Exchange.
    Furthermore, the reasons that the Commission cited for approving 
the temporary exemption in Section 9.2(g) of the 24X Bermuda Holdco LLC 
Agreement as consistent with the Exchange Act also support the approval 
of the extension of the exemption. First, the limited, defined period 
of time in which the extension would be in place and the limited amount 
by which the ownership interest may exceed 40% would serve to prevent 
Dmitri Galinov and his Related Persons from exercising undue control 
over 24X and minimize the possibility that 24X's ability to carry out 
its self-regulatory responsibilities under the Exchange Act could be 
impaired. Second, because the exemption from the voting limitation 
would continue to apply only with respect to the limited situations 
involving any merger, consolidation or dissolution of 24X Bermuda 
Holdco or any sale of all or substantially all of the

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assets of the 24X Bermuda Holdco, it would not permit undue control 
over 24X or impair the regulatory responsibilities of 24X. Third, the 
extension of the temporary exemption is designed to afford Dmitri 
Galinov and his Related Persons the ability to protect the investment 
they have already made in the establishment of 24X that is over the 
current ownership limitation, which is by only 3.07% of the Units of 
all outstanding Units. Fourth, as the Commission previously noted, the 
Commission has approved other temporary exemptions from the ownership 
or voting limitations included in the governance documents of owners of 
a national securities exchange, including exemptions that last longer 
than five years.\19\
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    \19\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 49067 (Jan. 13, 
2004), 69 FR 2761 (Jan. 20, 2004) (order granting approval to a 
proposed rule change by the Boston Stock Exchange Inc. Relating to 
the LLC Operating Agreement of the Proposed New Exchange Facility to 
be Operated by the Boston Options Exchange Group LLC) (approval of 
an exemption from a voting limitation for a period of 10 years for 
an owner of the BOX facility). See also Securities Exchange Act 
Release No. 42455 (Feb. 24, 2000), 65 FR 11388 (Mar. 2, 2000) (File 
No. 10-127) (order granting registration of the International 
Securities Exchange LLC) (approval of an exemption from an ownership 
limitation for period of 10 years for certain founders of the 
exchange).
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposed rule change is consistent 
with Section 6(b) of the Exchange Act \20\ in general, and furthers the 
objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Exchange Act \21\ in particular, 
in that it is designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and 
practices, to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster 
cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in facilitating 
transactions in securities, to remove impediments to and perfect the 
mechanisms of a free and open market and a national market system and, 
in general, to protect investors and the public interest. Additionally, 
the Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with 
Section 6(b)(5) of the Exchange Act \22\ requirement that the rules of 
an exchange not be designed to permit unfair discrimination between 
customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers. The Exchange also believes 
that the proposed rule change would further the objectives of Section 
6(b)(1) of the Act,\23\ 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.
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    \20\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
    \21\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \22\ See id.
    \23\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(1).
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    The proposed five-year extension of the temporary exemption would 
provide a reasonable accommodation to a new entrant in the exchange 
market by allowing the avoidance of the expense of redeeming all of the 
Units in excess of the ownership limitations of Dmitri Galinov and/or 
his Related Persons. Such funds instead may be used with regard to the 
operation and regulation of the Exchange. The defined period of time in 
which the extension would be in place and the limited amount by which 
the ownership interest may exceed 40% would serve to prevent Dmitri 
Galinov and his Related Persons from exercising undue control over 24X 
and minimize the possibility that 24X's ability to carry out its self-
regulatory responsibilities under the Exchange Act could be impaired. 
The proposed five-year extension would provide the Exchange more time 
to accomplish the required dilution.
    Furthermore, the extension of the exemption would not undermine the 
goals of the ownership and voting limitations. Because the exemption 
from the voting limitation would continue to apply only with respect to 
the limited situations involving any merger, consolidation or 
dissolution of 24X Bermuda Holdco or any sale of all or substantially 
all of the assets of the 24X Bermuda Holdco, it would not permit undue 
control over 24X or impair the regulatory responsibilities of 24X. The 
extension of the temporary exemption is designed to afford Dmitri 
Galinov and his Related Persons the ability to protect the investment 
they have already made in the establishment of 24X that is over the 
current ownership limitation, which is by only 3.07% of the Units of 
all outstanding Units of 24X Bermuda Holdco. The temporary exemption is 
consistent with other temporary exemptions from the ownership or voting 
limitations approved by the Commission with regard to other national 
securities exchanges, including exemptions that last longer than five 
years.\24\
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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 Exchange Act. The Exchange 
believes that the proposed extension of the temporary exemption from 
the ownership and voting limitations would enhance competition. By 
providing 24X, a new entrant to the exchange market, with additional 
time to address the regulatory requirements regarding the dilution of 
the indirect ownership interest of Dmitri Galinov and his Related 
Persons in the Exchange, the Exchange may avoid the expense of 
redeeming all of the Units in excess of the ownership limitations of 
Dmitri Galinov and/or his Related Persons, and instead may use such 
funds with regard to the operation and regulation of the Exchange. In 
addition, the proposed rule change would enhance competition by 
allowing additional time for the Exchange to seek to increase the 
diversity of indirect ownership of the Exchange. Furthermore, the 
temporary exemption is consistent with other temporary exemptions from 
the ownership or voting limitations approved by the Commission with 
regard to other national securities exchanges.

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

    Because the foregoing 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 for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or 
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become 
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \25\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) \26\ thereunder.
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    \25\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \26\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4. In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6) requires a 
self-regulatory organization to give the Commission written notice 
of its intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a brief 
description and text of the proposed rule change, at least five 
business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule 
change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission. The 
Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \27\ normally 
does not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of the 
filing. However, pursuant to Rule 19b4(f)(6)(iii),\28\ the Commission 
may designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the 
protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange has asked 
the Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay so that

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the proposal may become operative immediately upon filing. The 
Commission believes that waiving the 30-day operative delay is 
consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest. 
The Commission has approved other temporary exemptions from the 
ownership or voting limitations included in exchange governance 
documents,\29\ and the proposal does not raise any novel regulatory 
issues. Accordingly, the Commission designates the proposed rule change 
to be operative upon filing.\30\
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    \27\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \28\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \29\ See supra note 17.
    \30\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay, 
the Commission also has considered the proposed rule's impact on 
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 
78c(f).
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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 shall institute proceedings to 
determine whether the proposed rule change should be approved or 
disapproved.

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="http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml">http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml</a>); or
    <bullet> Send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3745425b521a54585a5a525943447744525419505841"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d1a3a4bdb4fcb2bebcbcb4bfa5a291a2b4b2ffb6bea7">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Please include 
File Number SR-24X-2025-17 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-24X-2025-17. 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-24X-2025-17 and should be submitted on 
or before January 29, 2026.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\31\
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    \31\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-00142 Filed 1-7-26; 8:45 am]
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