Notice2026-02120

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Exchange Rule 14.12

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4990-4994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02120]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-104744; File No. SR-CboeBZX-2026-005]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of 
Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Exchange Rule 14.12

 January 29, 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 January 29, 2026, Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or 
``BZX'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'' or 
``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II, 
and III, below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. 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.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (``BZX'' or the ``Exchange'') is filing 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'' or ``SEC'') 
a proposal to amend Exchange Rule 14.12 (Failure to Meet Listing 
Standards) to authorize the Listing Qualifications Department to grant 
Companies an additional 180-day compliance period for deficiencies 
related to the beneficial holders continued listings standard (as 
provided in Rule 14.11) that require submission of a Plan of Compliance 
under Rule 14.12(f). The text of the proposed rule change is provided 
in Exhibit 5.
    The text of the proposed rule change is also available on the 
Commission's website (<a href="https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml">https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml</a>), the 
Exchange's website (<a href="https://www.cboe.com/us/equities/regulation/rule_filings/bzx/">https://www.cboe.com/us/equities/regulation/rule_filings/bzx/</a>), and at the principal office of the Exchange.

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 submitting a proposal to amend Exchange Rule 14.12 
(Failure to Meet Listing Standards) to authorize the Listing 
Qualifications Department \3\ (``Staff'') to grant Companies \4\ an 
additional 180-day compliance period for deficiencies related to the 
beneficial holder continued listing standard (as provided under Rule 
14.11) \5\ that require submission of a Plan of Compliance under Rule 
14.12(f).
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    \3\ See Exchange Rule 14.12(b)(7) (defining ``Listing 
Qualifications Department'').
    \4\ See Exchange Rule 14.1(a)(3) (defining ``Company'').
    \5\ The ``beneficial holders'' continued listing requirement 
refers to the record and/or beneficial holders requirement. See 
Exchange Rules 14.11(b)(9)(B)(i)(a), 14.11(c)(9)(B)(i)(a), 
14.11(e)(4)(I)(i), 14.11(e)(5)(E)(ii)(a), 14.11(e)(6)(E)(ii)(a), 
14.11(e)(7)(E)(ii)(a), 14.11(e)(8)(D)(ii)(a), 
14.11(e)(9)(D)(ii)(a)(1), 14.11(e)(10)(E)(ii)(d)(1), 
14.11(f)(2)(D)(ii)(a), 14.11(f)(4)(C)(ii)(a), 
14.11(i)(4)(B)(iii)(a), 14.11(k)(4)(B)(ii)(a), 14.11(l)(4)(B)(i)(c), 
14.11(m)(4)(B)(iv)(a), and 14.11(n)(4)(B)(i)(c).

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Current Rule Framework
    Exchange Rule 14.12 generally governs the procedures for the 
independent review, suspension, and delisting of Companies that fail to 
satisfy one or more standards for initial or continued listing on the 
Exchange, and thus are ``deficient'' with respect to Exchange listing 
standards.\6\ When Staff determines that a Company does not meet a 
listing standard set forth in Chapter XIV, it will immediately notify 
the Company of the deficiency.\7\
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    \6\ See Exchange Rule 14.12(a).
    \7\ See Exchange Rule 14.12(c).
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    Unless the Company is currently under review by an Adjudicatory 
Body for a Staff Delisting Determination, Staff may accept and review a 
plan to regain compliance (a ``Company Compliance Plan'') when a 
Company is deficient with the beneficial holder continued listing 
requirement or other applicable requirement.\8\
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    \8\ See Exchange Rule 14.12(f)(2)(A).
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    Existing Exchange Rule 14.12(f)(2)(B)(i) provides that upon review 
of a Company Compliance Plan, the Exchange may grant an extension of 
time to regain compliance not greater than 180 calendar days from the 
date of Staff's initial notification. If Staff grants an extension, it 
informs the Company in writing of the basis for granting the extension 
and the terms of the extension.
Proposed Amendment
    The Exchange proposes to adopt new Exchange Rule 14.12(f)(2)(B)(ii) 
to permit the Staff to grant an additional cure period of 180 calendar 
days, not to exceed a total of 360 calendar days from the date of the 
Exchange's initial notification for deficiencies related to the 
beneficial holders continued listing requirement (as provided in Rule 
14.11). A Company currently under review by an Adjudicatory Body for a 
Staff Delisting Determination will not be eligible for this additional 
extension. If Staff grants an extension, it will inform the Company in 
writing of the basis for granting the extension and the terms of the 
extension.
    The proposed rule change applies to all exchange-traded products 
(``ETPs'') eligible to list pursuant to Exchange Rule 14.11, regardless 
of product type or investment strategy. Any issuer that demonstrates 
quantifiable progress toward compliance with the beneficial holder 
requirement during the initial 180-day compliance period may be granted 
the additional time at Staff's discretion. This approach ensures that 
all issuers are treated equitably and that compliance timeframes can be 
appropriately tailored based on objective evidence of progress toward 
compliance.
    The proposed additional 180-day extension would not be automatic 
but rather would be granted at Staff's discretion based on quantifiable 
evidence that the ETP is making progress toward compliance. Staff would 
evaluate whether the product is demonstrating a clear trend of 
beneficial holder growth during the initial 180-day compliance period. 
Given that the beneficial holder requirement is a quantifiable standard 
(50 beneficial holders), Staff can readily assess whether a product is 
nearing compliance by reviewing periodic beneficial holder counts and 
determining whether the product has shown measurable improvement. Staff 
may consider whether the beneficial holder count has increased by a 
meaningful percentage during the initial compliance period, whether the 
rate of holder accumulation is accelerating, or whether the product has 
achieved a threshold number of holders indicating that compliance is 
likely within the extended period. This discretionary approach ensures 
that the additional 180 days is granted only to products demonstrating 
genuine progress toward compliance, rather than providing an automatic 
extension that could allow non-viable products to remain listed 
indefinitely.
    While the proposed rule applies uniformly to all products, the 
Exchange has observed that certain product structures, particularly 
``Outcome Strategy ETPs'' as defined below, may face unique challenges 
in achieving beneficial holder requirements within the standard 180-day 
timeframe due to their structural characteristics and investor usage 
patterns.
    Outcome Strategy ETPs are multiple ETPs listed by an issuer that 
are each designed to provide (i) a pre-defined set of returns; (ii) 
over a specified outcome period; (iii) based on the performance of the 
same underlying instruments; and (iv) each employ the same outcome 
strategy for achieving the pre-defined set of returns. For example, 
consider a tranche of funds that seeks to achieve its investment 
objective through a laddered portfolio of twelve ETFs. The term 
``laddered portfolio'' refers to the fund's investment in multiple 
underlying ETFs that have outcome period expiration dates which occur 
on a rolling, or staggered, basis. Each tranche represents a different 
vintage or starting point within the same overall strategy, creating a 
continuous spectrum of investment opportunities for investors seeking 
to enter the strategy at different times.
    The threat of delisting to a single tranche of the series 
fundamentally impairs the fund manager's ability to distribute and 
maintain the entire series. Unlike standalone ETPs, where one product's 
delisting does not affect other products, Outcome Strategy ETPs are 
marketed, distributed, and understood by investors as complete series. 
An incomplete series creates a competitive disadvantage that extends 
beyond the non-compliant tranche itself, as financial advisors and 
institutional investors who allocate to these strategies rely on the 
availability of a full ladder of expiration dates to implement their 
investment strategies effectively. An incomplete series may cause these 
market participants to abandon the entire product suite in favor of 
competitors offering complete series, resulting in asset outflows and 
holder reductions across all tranches, including those in full 
compliance with listing standards.
    Many investors in Outcome Strategy ETFs roll assets into the next 
``front-month'' or near-dated tranche as their current holdings 
approach expiration. This rolling behavior is fundamental to how these 
products are designed to be used. Accordingly, near-term tranches tend 
to accumulate assets and beneficial holders while back-dated tranches 
(those further from expiration) tend to see less interest, fewer 
assets, and fewer beneficial holders. This creates a predictable 
pattern where back-dated tranches may temporarily fall below the 
beneficial holder threshold during their early life but would naturally 
cure as they become front-month tranches and attract rolling assets 
from maturing positions. The 180-day timeframe may be insufficient for 
a newly-launched or back-dated tranche to progress through this natural 
maturation cycle and benefit from the rolling behavior that drives 
holder accumulation.
    The proposed amendment aligns the Exchange's rules with competitive 
practices. While NYSE Arca Rule 5.5-E(m) does not explicitly set forth 
the parameters of its staff review of a compliance plan, NYSE Arca's 
internal policies provide staff with discretion in determining how to 
handle failures to meet continued listing standards.\9\ Specifically, 
NYSE Arca's 2025 Listed ETP Compliance Guidance Letter states that 
staff will conduct its own review and make a determination on how to 
proceed with non-compliance with continued listing standards. This

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discretionary framework provides NYSE Arca with flexibility in granting 
compliance periods. The proposed rule change codifies an explicit 
maximum compliance period in the Exchange's rules, providing regulatory 
certainty while ensuring competitive parity with NYSE Arca's approach.
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed additional 180-day 
compliance period is not a relaxation of listing standards, but rather 
an appropriate accommodation that aligns compliance timeframes with 
demonstrated progress toward compliance. The extended period maintains 
meaningful compliance pressure while preventing unnecessary delistings 
of products that are demonstrably moving toward curing their 
deficiencies. All other aspects of the Compliance Plan, including the 
minimum beneficial holder requirement itself and all other continued 
listing standards, remain unchanged.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with 
the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to the 
Exchange and, in particular, the requirements of Section 6(b) of the 
Act.\10\ Specifically, the Exchange believes the proposed rule change 
is consistent with the Section 6(b)(5) \11\ requirements that the rules 
of an exchange be 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 regulating, 
clearing, settling, processing information with respect to, and 
facilitating transactions in securities, 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. 
Additionally, the Exchange believes the proposed rule change is 
consistent with the Section 6(b)(5) \12\ requirement that the rules of 
an exchange not be designed to permit unfair discrimination between 
customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers.
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \12\ Id.
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    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change removes impediments 
to and perfects the mechanism of a free and open market and a national 
market system and protects investors and the public interest by 
providing Staff with appropriate discretion to grant an additional 180-
day compliance period (for a total of 360 days from initial 
notification) when an issuer demonstrates quantifiable progress toward 
curing a beneficial holder deficiency. The proposed amendment 
recognizes that a uniform 180-day compliance period may be insufficient 
in certain circumstances where issuers are making genuine progress 
toward compliance but require additional time to achieve the listing 
standard due to product-specific characteristics, market conditions, or 
other factors affecting beneficial holder accumulation.
    The proposed rule change is consistent with the protection of 
investors and the public interest because it maintains robust listing 
standards while providing appropriate flexibility to prevent premature 
delistings of products that are demonstrably moving toward compliance. 
The additional 180-day compliance period is not automatic but rather is 
granted at Staff's discretion based on quantifiable evidence that the 
issuer is making progress toward compliance with the beneficial holder 
requirement. Staff will evaluate whether the issuer is demonstrating a 
clear trend of beneficial holder growth during the initial 180-day 
compliance period. Given that the beneficial holder requirement is a 
quantifiable standard (50 beneficial holders), Staff can readily assess 
whether an issuer is nearing compliance by reviewing periodic 
beneficial holder counts and determining whether the issuer has shown 
measurable improvement. Staff may consider whether the beneficial 
holder count has increased by a meaningful percentage during the 
initial compliance period, whether the rate of holder accumulation is 
accelerating, or whether the issuer has achieved a threshold number of 
holders indicating that compliance is likely within the extended 
period. This discretionary approach ensures that the additional 180 
days is granted only to issuers demonstrating genuine progress toward 
compliance, rather than providing an automatic extension that could 
allow non-viable products to remain listed indefinitely.
    The proposed rule change protects investors by preventing premature 
delistings that would disrupt the investment strategies of existing 
holders when issuers are on a clear path to curing deficiencies. 
Premature delisting forces investors to liquidate positions when the 
issuer is making demonstrable progress toward compliance, potentially 
resulting in tax consequences, transaction costs, and the inability to 
maintain their intended exposure. The extended compliance period, 
granted based on objective evidence of progress, reduces the likelihood 
of such disruptions while maintaining meaningful compliance pressure 
through Staff's ongoing review of beneficial holder trends.
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change promotes just and 
equitable principles of trade by providing Staff with appropriate 
flexibility to tailor compliance timeframes to individual circumstances 
based on objective, quantifiable evidence of progress toward 
compliance, rather than imposing rigid timeframes that may result in 
unnecessary delistings. The proposed discretionary framework ensures 
that compliance timeframes are appropriately calibrated based on 
demonstrated progress rather than applying uniform deadlines that may 
not account for varying circumstances affecting beneficial holder 
accumulation.
    While the Exchange has observed that issuers of Outcome Strategy 
ETPs have been particularly burdened by the existing 180-day compliance 
timeframe, the proposed rule change is not limited to any specific 
product type. Outcome Strategy ETPs function as integrated series where 
individual tranches are interdependent components of a unified 
investment strategy. These products experience predictable beneficial 
holder accumulation patterns based on proximity to outcome period 
expiration, as many investors roll assets into ``front-month'' or near-
dated tranches as their current holdings approach expiration. This 
creates a pattern where back-dated tranches may temporarily fall below 
the beneficial holder threshold during their early life but would 
naturally cure as they become front-month tranches and attract rolling 
assets from maturing positions.
    However, the proposed rule change applies uniformly to all issuers 
demonstrating quantifiable progress toward compliance, regardless of 
product type or investment strategy. Any issuer that demonstrates a 
clear trend of beneficial holder growth during the initial 180-day 
compliance period may be granted the additional time at Staff's 
discretion. This approach ensures that all issuers are treated 
equitably and that compliance timeframes can be appropriately tailored 
based on objective evidence of progress toward compliance, while 
recognizing that certain product structures may face unique challenges 
in achieving beneficial holder requirements within the standard 
timeframe.
    The proposed rule change also protects investors in products with 
integrated series structures by preventing cascading non-compliance 
effects. For products such as Outcome

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Strategy ETPs that are marketed, distributed, and understood by 
investors as complete series, the delisting of a single tranche can 
render the entire series incomplete compared to competing offerings, 
causing financial advisors and institutional investors to redirect 
assets to competitors with full product suites. This can trigger holder 
attrition across all tranches, including those in full compliance with 
listing standards, potentially creating a cycle of serial non-
compliance. The extended compliance period, when granted based on 
demonstrated progress, provides issuers with sufficient time to 
implement comprehensive remediation strategies that stabilize 
integrated product series, protecting the interests of holders across 
all tranches and preventing unnecessary market disruption. However, 
this investor protection benefit extends beyond Outcome Strategy ETPs 
to any product where premature delisting based on temporary beneficial 
holder deficiencies could harm investors when the issuer is making 
measurable progress toward compliance.
    The proposed rule change removes impediments to and perfects the 
mechanism of a free and open market by promoting competitive equity 
among listing venues. The Exchange is aware that NYSE Arca's internal 
policies provide staff with discretion in determining how to handle 
failures to meet continued listing standards, and that NYSE Arca's 2025 
Listed ETP Compliance Guidance Letter states that staff will conduct 
its own review and make a determination on how to proceed with non-
compliance with continued listing standards. This discretionary 
framework provides NYSE Arca with flexibility in granting compliance 
periods. The proposed rule change codifies an explicit maximum 
compliance period in the Exchange's rules, providing regulatory 
certainty and transparency while ensuring that issuers listing on the 
Exchange are not disadvantaged relative to issuers on competing venues. 
This promotes fair competition among exchanges and prevents regulatory 
arbitrage that could disadvantage the Exchange and its listed issuers.
    The proposed rule change does not relax or weaken listing 
standards. The minimum beneficial holder requirement itself remains 
unchanged at 50 beneficial holders, and all other continued listing 
standards continue to apply without modification. The proposed 
amendment merely provides Staff with discretion to grant an extended 
timeframe for issuers to cure beneficial holder deficiencies when Staff 
determines, based on quantifiable evidence, that the issuer is making 
progress toward compliance and that additional time is appropriate. 
Companies currently under review by an Adjudicatory Body for a Staff 
Delisting Determination remain ineligible for the additional extension, 
ensuring that the extended compliance period is available only during 
the initial compliance review process and not as a means to 
indefinitely delay delisting proceedings.
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change fosters cooperation 
and coordination with persons engaged in facilitating transactions in 
securities by providing issuers with a compliance framework that 
recognizes varying circumstances affecting beneficial holder 
accumulation while maintaining objective standards for granting 
extensions. The extended compliance period, granted based on 
demonstrated progress, allows issuers to pursue substantive remediation 
efforts or to allow sufficient time for natural product lifecycles or 
market conditions to support beneficial holder growth, while ensuring 
through Staff's discretionary review that only issuers making genuine 
progress receive additional time.
    For these reasons, the Exchange believes the proposed rule change 
is consistent with the requirements of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act and 
the protection of investors and the public interest.

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 Act. The Exchange does not 
believe the proposed rule change will impose any burden on intramarket 
competition because it will apply uniformly to all issuers that are 
deficient with the beneficial holder continued listing requirement. The 
proposed additional 180-day compliance period (for a total of 360 days 
from initial notification) is available to any issuer that demonstrates 
quantifiable progress toward compliance with the beneficial holder 
requirement during the initial 180-day compliance period, regardless of 
the type of ETP or investment strategy employed. The rule does not 
favor any particular issuer, product type, or market participant, but 
rather provides Staff with discretion to grant additional time based on 
measurable compliance progress.
    The Exchange does not believe the proposed rule change will impose 
any burden on intramarket competition because it will apply uniformly 
to all issuers that are deficient with the beneficial holder continued 
listing requirement. The proposed additional 180-day compliance period 
(for a total of 360 days from initial notification) is available to any 
issuer that demonstrates quantifiable progress toward compliance with 
the beneficial holder requirement during the initial 180-day compliance 
period, regardless of the type of ETP or investment strategy employed. 
The rule does not favor any particular issuer, product type, or market 
participant, but rather provides Staff with discretion to grant 
additional time based on measurable compliance progress. The 
discretionary nature of the additional compliance period ensures that 
it does not create competitive advantages for any particular issuer or 
product type. Staff will grant the extension only when the issuer 
demonstrates a clear trend of beneficial holder growth during the 
initial compliance period, ensuring that only issuers making genuine 
efforts to cure deficiencies receive additional time. This maintains 
competitive pressure on all issuers to achieve and maintain compliance 
with listing standards while providing appropriate flexibility to 
account for circumstances where additional time is warranted based on 
demonstrated progress.
    The Exchange does not believe the proposed rule change will impose 
any burden on intermarket competition. To the contrary, the proposed 
rule change promotes intermarket competition by aligning the Exchange's 
compliance procedures with competitive practices at other listing 
venues. As noted in the Purpose section, NYSE Arca's internal policies 
provide staff with discretion in determining how to handle failures to 
meet continued listing standards, and NYSE Arca's 2025 Listed ETP 
Compliance Guidance Letter states that staff will conduct its own 
review and make a determination on how to proceed with non-compliance 
with continued listing standards. This discretionary framework provides 
NYSE Arca with flexibility in granting compliance periods that may 
functionally provide extended timeframes for issuers to cure 
deficiencies.
    The proposed rule change codifies an explicit maximum compliance 
period in the Exchange's rules, providing regulatory certainty and 
transparency while ensuring that issuers listing on the Exchange are 
not disadvantaged relative to issuers on competing venues. Without this 
amendment, issuers and particularly those of Outcome Strategy

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ETPs or other products with unique structural characteristics, might 
favor listing on other exchanges that provide greater flexibility in 
compliance timeframes, which could disadvantage the Exchange and reduce 
competition among listing venues. The proposed rule change levels the 
competitive playing field and ensures that listing venue selection is 
based on factors other than disparities in compliance procedures.
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change may enhance 
intermarket competition by enabling the Exchange to attract and retain 
listings of ETPs that might otherwise list on competing venues with 
more flexible compliance frameworks. This increased competition among 
listing venues benefits investors by providing greater choice in where 
and how to access investment products. Other exchanges remain free to 
adopt similar accommodations or to maintain their existing compliance 
procedures, ensuring that competition among exchanges continues to 
drive improvements in listing standards and procedures.
    For these reasons, the Exchange does not believe the proposed rule 
change will impose any burden on competition that is 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

    Within 45 days of the date of publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register or within such longer period up to 90 days (i) as the 
Commission may designate if it finds such longer period to be 
appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to 
which the Exchange consents, the Commission will:
    A. by order approve or disapprove such proposed rule change, or
    B. institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule 
change should be 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="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#4a383f262f67292527272f243e390a392f29642d253c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1260677e773f717d7f7f777c6661526177713c757d64">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Please include 
file number SR-CboeBZX-2026-005 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-CboeBZX-2026-005. 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-CboeBZX-2026-005 and should be submitted 
on or before February 24, 2026.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\13\
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-02120 Filed 2-2-26; 8:45 am]
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