Notice2026-09123

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Texas Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Adopt Rules Related to the Listing and Trading of Closed-End Funds on the Exchange

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May 8, 2026

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 89 (Friday, May 8, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25400-25404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09123]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-105367; File No. SR-TXSE-2026-005]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Texas Stock Exchange LLC; Notice 
of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Adopt Rules Related to the 
Listing and Trading of Closed-End Funds on the Exchange

May 5, 2026.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given 
that on April 23, 2026, Texas Stock Exchange LLC (the ``Exchange'' or 
``TXSE'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``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

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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

    The Exchange filed a proposal to adopt rules related to the listing 
and trading of closed-end funds on the Exchange.
    The text of the proposed rule change is provided in Exhibit 5.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the 
Commission's website (<a href="https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml">https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml</a>) at the 
Exchange's website (<a href="https://txse.com/rule-filings">https://txse.com/rule-filings</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

    The Exchange proposes to amend its Rules to: (i) add new Rule 
16.316 related to the initial and continued quantitative listing 
standards applicable to Closed-End Funds \3\ based on existing criteria 
applicable to Closed-End Funds listed on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. 
(``BZX''); \4\ (ii) add new rule text specifically related to the 
initial and continued listing of Interval Funds, as defined below, on 
the Exchange; and (iii) to add Closed-End Funds to the list of security 
types for which the annual shareholder meaning[sic] requirements do not 
apply.
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    \3\ As defined in proposed Rule 16.316(a)(1), the term Closed-
End Fund means a closed-end management investment company registered 
under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
    \4\ See BZX Rule 14.8(e).
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Initial Listing
Closed-End Funds
    As proposed, a Closed-End Fund must meet the initial listing 
requirements for either an individual Closed-End Fund (the ``Individual 
CEF Standard'') or a Group \5\ of Closed-End Funds (the ``Group CEF 
Standard''), as provided below, before being listed on the Exchange. 
The Individual CEF Standard requires: (a) a Public Distribution \6\ of: 
(i) at least 500,000 shares where there are at least 800 Public 
Shareholders,\7\ except that companies that are not banks whose 
securities are concentrated in a limited geographical area, or whose 
securities are largely held in block by institutional investors, are 
normally not considered eligible for listing unless the Public 
Distribution appreciably exceeds 500,000 shares; \8\ or (ii) at least 
1,000,000 shares where there are at least 400 Public Shareholders; (b) 
a Public Distribution with a market value \9\ or net assets of at least 
$20 million; (c) a minimum bid price of at least $4 per share; and (d) 
at least four registered and active Market Makers.\10\ The Group CEF 
Standard requires that a Closed-End Fund which is part of a Group be 
subject to the following criteria: (a) the Group has a Public 
Distribution with a market value or net assets of at least $75 million; 
(b) the Closed-End Funds in the Group have a Public Distribution with 
an average market value or average net assets of at least $15 million; 
(c) each Closed-End Fund in the Group has a Public Distribution with a 
market value or net assets of at least $10 million; and (d) each 
Closed-End Fund in the Group has: (i) a Public Distribution of: (a) at 
least 500,000 shares where there are at least 800 Public Shareholders, 
except that companies that are not banks whose securities are 
concentrated in a limited geographical area, or whose securities are 
largely held in block by institutional investors, are normally not 
considered eligible for listing unless the Public Distribution 
appreciably exceeds 500,000 shares; \11\ or (b) at least 1,000,000 
shares where there are at least 400 Public Shareholders; (ii) a minimum 
bid price of at least $4 per share; and (iii) at least four registered 
and active Market Makers. As noted above, these proposed quantitative 
initial listing requirements for Closed-End Funds are substantively 
identical to those of BZX.\12\
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    \5\ As defined in proposed Rule 16.316(b)(2), a ``Group'' is a 
group of Closed-End Funds which are or will be listed on the 
Exchange, and which are managed by a common investment adviser or 
investment advisers who are ``affiliated persons'' as defined in 
Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended. 
Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 defines 
affiliated person of another person as ``(A) any person directly or 
indirectly owning, controlling, or holding with power to vote, 5 per 
centum or more of the outstanding voting securities of such other 
person; (B) any person 5 per centum or more of whose outstanding 
voting securities are directly or indirectly owned, controlled, or 
held with power to vote, by such other person; (C) any person 
directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common 
control with, such other person; (D) any officer, director, partner, 
copartner, or employee of such other person; (E) if such other 
person is an investment company, any investment adviser thereof or 
any member of an advisory board thereof; and (F) if such other 
person is an unincorporated investment company not having a board of 
directors, the depositor thereof.''
    \6\ As defined in proposed Rule 16.316(a)(4), the term ``Public 
Distribution'' shall mean the public distribution including only 
Public Shareholders.
    \7\ As defined in proposed Rule 16.316(a)(3), the term ``Public 
Shareholders'' shall include both shareholders of record and 
beneficial holders, but is exclusive of the holdings of officers, 
directors, controlling shareholders, and other concentrated (i.e. 
10% or greater), affiliated or family holdings.
    \8\ The Exchange notes that where the Public Distribution 
appreciably exceeds 500,000 shares for companies that are not banks 
whose securities are concentrated in a limited geographical area, or 
whose securities are largely held in block by institutional 
investors, the 800 Public Shareholders requirement would also apply.
    \9\ For purposes of Closed-End Funds, the term ``market value'' 
shall mean the official closing price multiplied by the unit of 
account.
    \10\ As provided in Rule 16.002(a)(!5)[sic], the term ``Market 
Maker'' means a dealer that, with respect to a security, holds 
itself out (by entering quotations into the Exchange) as being 
willing to buy and sell such security for its own account on a 
regular and continuous basis and that is registered as such.
    \11\ The Exchange notes that where the Public Distribution 
appreciably exceeds 500,000 shares for companies that are not banks 
whose securities are concentrated in a limited geographical area, or 
whose securities are largely held in block by institutional 
investors, the 800 Public Shareholders requirement would also apply.
    \12\ See BZX Rule 14.8(e).
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Interval Funds
    The Exchange is also proposing to add Rule 16.316(b)(3) related to 
the initial listing requirements that apply to Interval Funds.\13\ 
Interval Funds are a type of Closed-End Fund that offer to repurchase 
shares of the fund at its net asset value on a periodic basis pursuant 
to the requirements of Rule 23c-3. Specifically, the Exchange is 
proposing that an Interval Fund may be listed on the Exchange where it: 
(i) meets the requirements applicable to Closed-End Funds under 
proposed Rule 16.316(b); and (ii) has a periodic interval at which it 
offers to repurchase its common stock equal to or less than three 
months. While Interval Funds are already eligible for listing under 
standard Closed-End Fund listing rules, the Exchange believes that 
adding these rules will both provide additional transparency and 
clarity under exchange rules about the listing of Interval Funds and 
also create a heightened standard for listing Interval Funds on 
exchange--rather than merely needing to comply with the requirements 
under Rule 23c-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, exchange-
listed interval funds will be required to offer repurchase at net asset 
value at least every three months instead of having the flexibility to 
have a periodic interval for repurchase of three, six, or twelve months 
as provided in Rule 23c-3(a)(1).
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    \13\ As provided in proposed Rule 16.316(a)(2), the term 
``Interval Fund'' shall mean a Closed-End Fund that repurchases 
common stock of which it is the issuer pursuant to Rule 23c-3 of the 
Investment Company Act of 1940. The Exchange notes that this 
proposal is also intended to allow the listing of registered closed-
end management investment companies that offer multiple classes of 
shares (i.e. an unlisted class and a listed class) and make periodic 
repurchase offers pursuant to Rule 23c-3 under the Investment 
Company Act of 1940.

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Continued Listing
Closed-End Funds
    The Exchange will consider the suspension of trading in and will 
initiate delisting proceedings (and such Closed-End Fund will not be 
eligible to follow the cure procedures outlined in Rule 16.501) for a 
Closed-End Fund where: (a) the market value of the Public Distribution 
and net assets each are less than $5,000,000 for more than 60 
consecutive days; (b) the Closed-End Fund no longer qualifies as a 
closed-end fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (unless the 
resultant entity otherwise qualifies for listing); (c) the Public 
Distribution is less than 200,000; (d) the total number of Public 
Shareholders is less than 300; (e) the Public Distribution has a market 
value of less than $1,000,000 for more than 90 consecutive days; (f) 
the bid price is less than $1 per share; or (g) there are fewer than 
four registered and active Market Makers. Any failure to meet any of 
the continued listing requirements will subject the applicable Closed-
End Fund to delisting proceedings in accordance with the provisions set 
forth in Rule 16.501 and, as noted above, any such Closed-End Fund will 
not be eligible to follow the cure procedures outlined in Rule 16.501 
in order to regain compliance prior to delisting. The Exchange notes 
that these proposed quantitative continued listing requirements for 
Closed-End Funds are substantively identical to those of BZX.\14\
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    \14\ See BZX Rule 14.8(i).
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Interval Funds
    Additionally, the Exchange will consider the suspension of trading 
in and will initiate delisting proceedings (and such Interval Fund will 
not be eligible to follow the cure procedures outlined in Rule 
16.5010[sic]) for an Interval Fund where: (i) the Interval Fund no 
longer meets the continued listing requirements for a Closed-End Fund 
as enumerated in Rule 16.326(a); (ii) suspended or postponed repurchase 
offers persist in a manner inconsistent with Rule 23c-3 under the 
Investment Company Act of 1940; or (iii) the Interval Fund is otherwise 
not in compliance with the requirements of Rule 23c-3 under the 
Investment Company Act of 1940. While Interval Funds are already 
eligible for listing under standard Closed-End Fund listing rules, the 
Exchange believes that adding these continued listing rules will both 
provide additional transparency and clarity under exchange rules about 
the continued listing of Interval Funds.
Governance
    Any Closed-End Funds listed on the Exchange will be subject to the 
governance requirements in Rule 16.400 applicable to all management 
investment companies listed on the Exchange, including Closed-End 
Funds, except as provided in the exceptions to certain governance 
requirements for management investment companies as provided under Rule 
16.407(a)(5) and the associated Supplementary Material .04. The 
Exchange is not proposing to make any changes to these exceptions. Rule 
16.408(a) provides that ``Each company listing common stock or voting 
preferred stock, and their equivalents, shall hold an annual meeting of 
Shareholders no later than one (1) year after the end of the Company's 
fiscal year-end, unless such Company is a limited partnership that 
meets the requirements of TXSE Rule 16.407(a)(4)(D).'' Supplementary 
Material .01 to Rule 16.408 clearly states that Rule 16.408 is not 
applicable to a number of different types of securities that may be 
listed on the Exchange, including Derivative Securities.\15\ The 
Exchange is proposing to amend Supplementary Material .01 to Rule 
16.408 in order to provide that Rule 16.408(a) would also not be 
applicable to Closed-End Funds. The Exchange notes that there is no 
existing regulatory obligation for Closed-End Funds to hold annual 
meetings (including in the Investment Company Act of 1940).
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    \15\ Under TXSE Rule 16.407(a)(6)(B), ``Derivative Securities,'' 
include the following: Exchange Traded Fund Shares (Rule 17.104), 
Portfolio Depository Receipts and Index Fund Shares (Rule 17.105); 
Equity Index-Linked Securities (Rule 17.110(k)(1)), Commodity-Linked 
Securities (Rule 17.110(k)(2)), Fixed Income Index-Linked Securities 
(Rule 17.110(k)(3)), Futures-Linked Securities (Rule 17.110(k)(4)), 
Multifactor Index-Linked Securities (Rule 17.110(k)(5)), Index-
Linked Exchangeable Notes (Rule 17.111(a)), Equity Gold Shares (Rule 
17.111(b)), Trust Certificates (Rule 17.111(c)), Commodity-Based 
Trust Shares (Rule 17.111(d)), Currency Trust Shares (Rule 
17.111(e)), Commodity Index Trust Shares (Rule 17.111(f)), Commodity 
Futures Trust Shares (Rule 17.111(g)), Partnership Units (Rule 
17.111(h)), Managed Trust Securities (Rule 17.111(j)), SEEDS (Rule 
17.115), Trust Issued Receipts (Rule 17.120), Managed Fund Shares 
(Rule 17.135) and Proxy Portfolio Shares (Rule 17.150). In addition 
to ``Derivative Securities,'' TXSE Rules specifically provide that 
``This requirement is not applicable to Companies whose only 
securities listed on TXSE are non-voting preferred securities, debt 
securities . . . or securities listed pursuant to TXSE Rule 
17.130(a) and TXSE Rule 17.132 (such as Trust Preferred Securities 
and Contingent Value Rights), unless the listed security is a common 
stock or voting preferred stock equivalent (e.g., a callable common 
stock).''
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    Closed-End Funds share the key feature that makes the annual 
shareholder meeting requirement inapplicable to Derivative Securities 
under Supplementary Material .01: they are exchange-listed securities 
whose value is tied to an underlying portfolio of holdings rather than 
to the performance of an operating company, and holders invest for 
exposure to that underlying portfolio rather than to supervise the 
affairs of an operating company through annual shareholder meetings. 
The parallel is even closer with Exchange Traded Fund Shares, Portfolio 
Depository Receipts, and Index Fund Shares, each a type of Derivative 
Security and, like a Closed-End Fund, a registered investment vehicle 
holding assets on behalf of shareholders, with governance 
comprehensively regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940 
rather than through the corporate governance model the annual meeting 
requirement contemplates. The Exchange believes that the strong 
similarities between Closed-End Funds and Derivative Securities, 
combined with the absence of any statutory mandate requiring Closed-End 
Funds to hold an annual shareholder meeting, support excluding Closed-
End Funds from the Rule 16.408 annual meeting requirement.\16\ Applying 
the requirement to Closed-End Funds while not applying it to similarly 
structured exchange-traded products would create an inconsistency in 
treatment for which the Exchange sees no supporting policy rationale.
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    \16\ Notwithstanding the foregoing, TXSE Rules would provide 
that if the issuer of a Closed-End Fund also lists common stock or 
voting preferred stock, or their equivalent, the Company must still 
hold an annual meeting for the holders of that common stock or 
voting preferred stock, or their equivalent.
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Trading Rules
    Closed-End Funds are equity securities, thus rendering trading in 
Closed-End Funds subject to the Exchange's existing rules governing the 
trading of equity securities. The Exchange will allow trading in 
Closed-End Funds from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time and the 
Exchange has appropriate rules to facilitate such transactions during 
all trading sessions.\17\
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    \17\ The Exchange notes that this includes three trading 
sessions on the Exchange: the Pre-Market Session from 8:00 a.m. to 
9:30 a.m. Eastern Time; Regular Trading Hours from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 
p.m. Eastern Time; and the Post-Market Session from 4:00 p.m. to 
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
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Trading Halts
    With respect to trading halts, the Exchange may consider all 
relevant factors in exercising its discretion to halt or suspend 
trading in a Closed-End Fund. The Exchange will halt trading in a 
Closed-End Fund under the conditions specified in Rule 11.020(h)[sic] 
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11.021. Rule 16.207 also provides certain conditions under which the 
Exchange will halt trading in a Closed-End Fund for additional reasons, 
including for the dissemination of material news. Trading may also be 
halted because of market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of 
the Exchange, make trading in the Shares inadvisable. These include 
whether unusual conditions or circumstances detrimental to the 
maintenance of a fair and orderly market are present.
Surveillance
    The Exchange believes that its surveillance procedures are adequate 
to properly monitor the trading of Closed-End Funds on the Exchange 
during all trading sessions and to deter and detect violations of 
Exchange rules and the applicable federal securities laws. Trading of 
Closed-End Funds on the Exchange will be subject to the Exchange's 
surveillance procedures for ETPs and other equity securities traded on 
the Exchange.
Listing Fees
    The Exchange plans to separately submit a proposal to amend Rule 
16.600 related to listing fees in order to implement fees applicable to 
Closed-End Funds prior to this proposal becoming operational.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with 
Section 6(b) of the Act \18\ in general and Section 6(b)(5) of the Act 
\19\ 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, and to 
remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open 
market and a national market system. The Exchange believes that the 
proposed rules will facilitate the listing and trading of additional 
types of exchange-traded securities on the Exchange that will enhance 
competition among market participants, to the benefit of investors and 
the marketplace. In addition, the listing and trading criteria set 
forth in the proposed rules are intended to protect investors and the 
public interest.
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    \18\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
    \19\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    As noted above, the Exchange's proposed quantitative listing 
requirements related to Closed-End Funds for both initial and continued 
listing are substantively identical to those of BZX and, as such, the 
proposed rule change is consistent with the protection of investors and 
the public interest. Additionally, the proposal is designed to prevent 
fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, as any Closed-End Funds 
listed on the Exchange will be required to meet these proposed new 
rules related to initial and continued listing and will be subject to 
existing Exchange trading rules, trading halts, governance, and 
surveillance procedures, as set forth above.
    The Exchange also believes that its proposed initial and continued 
listing standards for Interval Funds are consistent with the Act 
because they are generally designed to memorialize the requirements for 
Interval Funds to list on an exchange rather than just listing on 
exchange under the Closed-End Fund rules. Further, the proposed rules 
related to Interval Funds would require that exchange-listed interval 
funds will be required to offer repurchase at net asset value at least 
every three months instead of having the flexibility to have a periodic 
interval for repurchase of three, six, or twelve months as provided in 
Rule 23c-3(a)(1) which will further protect investors and the public 
interest by reducing the likelihood of extended periods of trading 
below their net asset value than Interval Funds with longer repurchase 
periods. The Exchange notes that these proposed rules are designed to 
supplement the requirements for Interval Funds that already exist under 
the Investment Company Act of 1940.
    The Exchange also believes that the existing governance 
requirements applicable to Closed-End Funds are consistent with the Act 
in that they are generally similar to those applicable to Closed-End 
Funds listed on BZX, except that the Exchange is proposing to add 
Closed-End Funds to the list of instruments that are not subject to the 
annual shareholder meeting requirement. The annual meeting requirement 
is generally intended to apply to operating companies. Closed-End Funds 
share the key feature that makes the annual shareholder meeting 
requirement inapplicable to Derivative Securities under Supplementary 
Material .01: they are exchange-listed securities whose value is tied 
to an underlying portfolio of holdings rather than to the performance 
of an operating company, and holders invest for exposure to that 
underlying portfolio rather than to supervise the affairs of an 
operating company through annual shareholder meetings. The parallel is 
even closer with Exchange Traded Fund Shares, Portfolio Depository 
Receipts, and Index Fund Shares, each a type of Derivative Security 
and, like a Closed-End Fund, a registered investment vehicle holding 
assets on behalf of shareholders, with governance comprehensively 
regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940 rather than through 
the corporate governance model the annual meeting requirement 
contemplates. The Exchange believes that the strong similarities 
between Closed-End Funds and Derivative Securities, combined with the 
absence of any statutory mandate requiring Closed-End Funds to hold an 
annual shareholder meeting, support excluding Closed-End Funds from the 
Rule 16.408 annual meeting requirement.\20\ Applying the requirement to 
Closed-End Funds while not applying it to similarly structured 
exchange-traded products would create an inconsistency in treatment for 
which the Exchange sees no supporting policy rationale. For these 
reasons, the Exchange believes that Closed-End Funds are more 
appropriately treated in the same manner as Derivative Securities 
rather than as operating companies, and that excluding Closed-End Funds 
from the Exchange's annual meeting requirement is consistent with the 
Act.
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    \20\ Notwithstanding the foregoing, TXSE Rules would provide 
that if the issuer of a Closed-End Fund also lists common stock or 
voting preferred stock, or their equivalent, the Company must still 
hold an annual meeting for the holders of that common stock or 
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    The proposal is also designed to promote just and equitable 
principles of trade by way of the proposed initial and continued 
listing standards, which is further bolstered by the requirement that 
any failure to meet any of the continued listing requirements will 
subject the applicable Closed-End Fund to delisting proceedings in 
accordance with the provisions set forth in Rule 16.501. These 
requirements, together with the applicable Exchange equity trading 
rules (which will apply to Closed-End Funds listed under the proposed 
criteria) ensure that all investors will have the same access to 
trading in Closed-End Funds listed on the Exchange, as is the case for 
all other products listed and/or traded on the Exchange, all to the 
benefit of public customers and the marketplace as a whole.
    On the whole, the proposed rule change is designed to perfect the 
mechanism of a free and open market and, in general, to protect 
investors and the public interest in that it will facilitate the 
listing and trading of an additional product type on the Exchange that 
will enhance competition

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among market participants, to the benefit of investors and the 
marketplace.
    For the above reasons, the Exchange believes that the proposed rule 
change is consistent with the requirements of Section 6(b)(5) of the 
Act.

(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 not necessary or appropriate in 
furtherance of the purposes of the Act, as amended. Instead, the 
proposal is a competitive one which would facilitate the listing and 
trading of Closed-End Funds on the Exchange, which the Exchange 
believes will enhance competition among exchanges that list Closed-End 
Funds, which can benefit investors, issuers, and the marketplace 
generally.

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

    The Exchange has neither solicited nor received written 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 proposal 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#493b3c252c642a2624242c273d3a093a2c2a672e263f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d8aaadb4bdf5bbb7b5b5bdb6acab98abbdbbf6bfb7ae">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Please include 
File No. SR-TXSE-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 No. SR-TXSE-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-TXSE-2026-005 and should be submitted on 
or before May 29, 2026.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\21\
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    \21\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-09123 Filed 5-7-26; 8:45 am]
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