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1 15 U.S.C. 78k–1(a)(3). 

2 17 CFR 242.608. 

3See Letter from Gregory P. Ziegler, Vice 

President, Senior Counsel, MIAX Sapphire, to 

Vanessa Countryman, Secretary, Commission, dated 

Oct 17, 2024. On July 6, 2001, the Commission 

approved the OLPP, which was proposed by the 

American Stock Exchange LLC (‘‘Amex’’) (n/k/a 

NYSE American, LLC (‘‘NYSE American’’)), 

Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated 

(‘‘Cboe’’), International Securities Exchange LLC 

(‘‘ISE’’) (n/k/a Nasdaq ISE, LLC (‘‘Nasdaq ISE’’)), 

Options Clearing Corporation (‘‘OCC’’), 

Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. (‘‘Phlx’’) (n/k/a 

Nasdaq Phlx LLC (Nasdaq Phlx)), and Pacific 

Exchange, Inc. (‘‘PCX’’) (n/k/a NYSE Arca, Inc. 

(‘‘NYSE Arca’’)). See Securities Exchange Act 

Release No. 44521, 66 FR 36809 (July 13, 2001). See 

also Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 49199 

(Feb. 5, 2004), 69 FR 7030 (Feb. 12, 2004) (adding 

Boston Stock Exchange, Inc. as a Sponsor to the 

OLPP); 57546 (Mar. 21, 2008), 73 FR 16393 (Mar. 

27, 2008) (adding Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC 

(‘‘Nasdaq’’) as a Sponsor to the OLPP); 61528 (Feb. 

17, 2010), 75 FR 8415 (Feb. 24, 2010) (adding BATS 

Exchange, Inc. (‘‘BATS’’) (n/k/a Cboe BZX 

Exchange, Inc. (‘‘Cboe BZX’’)) as a Sponsor to the 

OLPP); 63162 (Oct. 22, 2010), 75 FR 66401 (Oct. 28, 

2010) (adding C2 Options Exchange Incorporated 

(‘‘C2’’) (n/k/a Cboe C2 Exchange, Inc. (‘‘Cboe C2’’)) 

as a sponsor to the OLPP); 66952 (May 9, 2012), 77 

FR 28641 (May 15, 2012) (adding BOX Options 

Exchange LLC (‘‘BOX’’) as a Sponsor to the OLPP); 

67327 (June 29, 2012), 77 FR 40125 (July 6, 2012) 

(adding Nasdaq OMX BX, Inc. (‘‘BX’’) (n/k/a Nasdaq 

BX, Inc. (‘‘Nasdaq BX’’)) as a Sponsor to the OLPP); 

70765 (Oct. 28, 2013), 78 FR 65739 (Nov. 1, 2013) 

(adding Topaz Exchange, LLC as a Sponsor to the 

OLPP (‘‘Topaz’’) (n/k/a Nasdaq GEMX, LLC 

(‘‘Nasdaq GEMX’’); 70764 (Oct. 28, 2013), 78 FR 

65733 (Nov. 1, 2013) (adding Miami International 

Securities Exchange, LLC (‘‘MIAX’’) as a Sponsor to 

the OLPP); 76822 (Jan. 1, 2016), 81 FR 1251 (Jan. 

11, 2016) (adding EDGX Exchange, Inc. (‘‘EDGX’’) 

(n/k/a Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc. (‘‘Cboe EDGX’’)) 

as a Sponsor to the OLPP); 77323 (Mar. 8, 2016), 

81 FR 13433 (Mar. 14, 2016) (adding ISE Mercury, 

Continued 

Lexington Global Partners VII, L.P., 

Lexington ICON Co-Invest, L.P., LCP X 

(Luxembourg) Master SCSp, LCP X 

(Luxembourg) SCSp, LCP X (Offshore), 

L.P., LCP X Co-Invest Feeder A, L.P., 

LCP X Co-Invest Partners A, L.P., LCP 

X Co-Invest Partners G, L.P., LCP X CoInvest Partners N, L.P., Lexington Blue 

Sky Co-Invest, L.P., Lexington Blue Sky 

Feeder, L.P., LGP Offshore VIII, L.P., 

LGP Offshore XI L.P., LCP X Co-Invest 

Partners P, L.P., LCP X Co-Invest 

Partners B, L.P., Lexington Capital 

Partners (Ontario) II, L.P., Lexington 

Capital Partners X, L.P., Lexington 

Global Partners VIII, L.P., Lexington 

Global Partners XI, L.P., LCP X CoInvest Partners C, L.P., Lexington CIP 

V–A–O, L.P., Lexington CIP V–C–O, 

L.P., Lexington CIP V–F–O, L.P., 

Lexington CIP V–M–O, L.P., Lexington 

Co-Investment Partners V, L.P., 

Lexington Co-Investment Partners V–A, 

L.P., Lexington Co-Investment Partners 

V–B, L.P., Lexington Co-Investment 

Partners V–C, L.P., Lexington CoInvestment Partners V–F, L.P., 

Lexington Middle Market Investors IV, 

L.P., Lexington Middle Market Partners, 

L.P., LMMI IV Leo, L.P., LMMI 

(Offshore) IV, L.P., LMMP Offshore, 

L.P., Lexington Middle Market Investors 

V, L.P., Lexington Global Partners X, 

L.P., LGP Offshore X, L.P., LGP 

Intermediate X, L.P., Lexington Private 

Equity 25, L.P., Leo Lex Partners SCSp, 

Lexington Co-Investment Partners VI, 

L.P., Lexington Co-Investment Partners 

VI–A, L.P., Lexington Co-Investment 

Partners VI–J, L.P., Lexington CoInvestment Partners VI–F, L.P., 

Lexington CIP VI–F–O, L.P., Lexington 

Co-Investment Partners VI–B, L.P., 

Lexington Co-Investment Partners VI–C, 

L.P., Lexington Co-Investment Partners 

VI (Ontario), L.P., CIP VI–J (Offshore), 

L.P., CIP VI (Offshore), L.P., Lexington 

CIP VI–J–O, L.P., Lexington CIP VI (Lux) 

Master SCSp, Lexington CIP VI (Lux) 

SCSp, Lexington Beacon Feeder, L.P., 

Lexington Viking Co-Invest, L.P., LGP 

Offshore XII, L.P., Lexington Epikairos 

Co-Invest, L.P., Lexington Beacon CoInvest, L.P., Lexington Global Partners 

XII, L.P., LCP X Co-Invest Partners H, 

L.P., Lexington Raptor Co-Invest, L.P., 

Lexington Private Equity Odin, L.P., 

LMMI (Offshore) V, L.P., LMMI V 

(Luxembourg) Master SCSp, LMMI V 

(Luxembourg) SCSp, Lexington Odin 

Co-Invest, L.P., LCP X Co-Invest 

Partners J, L.P., Lexington Continuation 

Vehicle Investors, L.P., LCVI (Offshore), 

L.P., LCVI (Luxembourg) Master SCSp, 

and LCVI (Luxembourg) SCSp. 

FILING DATES: The application was filed 

on April 17, 2024 and amended on 

August 7, 2024, October 24, 2024, and 

November 6, 2024. 

HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An 

order granting the requested relief will 

be issued unless the Commission orders 

a hearing. Interested persons may 

request a hearing on any application by 

emailing the SEC’s Secretary at 

Secretarys-Office@sec.gov and serving 

the Applicants with a copy of the 

request by email, if an email address is 

listed for the relevant Applicant below, 

or personally or by mail, if a physical 

address is listed for the relevant 

Applicant below. Hearing requests 

should be received by the Commission 

by 5:30 p.m. on December 2, 2024, and 

should be accompanied by proof of 

service on applicants, in the form of an 

affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of 

service. Pursuant to rule 0–5 under the 

Act, hearing requests should state the 

nature of the writer’s interest, any facts 

bearing upon the desirability of a 

hearing on the matter, the reason for the 

request, and the issues contested. 

Persons who wish to be notified of a 

hearing may request notification by 

emailing the Commission’s Secretary at 

Secretarys-Office@sec.gov. 

ADDRESSES: The Commission: 

Secretarys-Office@sec.gov. Applicants: 

Todd Lebo, Esq., Todd.Lebo@

franklintempleton.com. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kris 

Easter Guidroz, Senior Counsel, or Lisa 

Reid Ragen, Branch Chief, at (202) 551– 

6825 (Division of Investment 

Management, Chief Counsel’s Office). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

Applicants’ representations, legal 

analysis, and conditions, please refer to 

Applicants’ third amended and restated 

application, dated November 6, 2024, 

which may be obtained via the 

Commission’s website by searching for 

the file number at the top of this 

document, or for an Applicant using the 

Company name search field, on the 

SEC’s EDGAR system. The SEC’s 

EDGAR system may be searched at, at 

http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/ 

legacy/companysearch.html. You may 

also call the SEC’s Public Reference 

Room at (202) 551–8090. 

For the Commission, by the Division 

of Investment Management, under 

delegated authority. 

Dated: November 7, 2024. 

Sherry R. Haywood, 

Assistant Secretary. 

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–101524; File No. 4–443] 

Joint Industry Plan; Notice of Filing 

and Immediate Effectiveness of 

Amendment to the Plan for the 

Purpose of Developing and 

Implementing Procedures Designed To 

Facilitate the Listing and Trading of 

Standardized Options To Make 

Technical Conforming Changes 

November 6, 2024. 

Pursuant to Section 11A(a)(3) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

(‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 608 thereunder,2

notice is hereby given that on October 

17, 2024, MIAX Sapphire, LLC (‘‘MIAX 

Sapphire’’), Miami International 

Securities Exchange, LLC, MIAX 

PEARL, LLC, and MIAX Emerald, LLC 

filed with the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) an 

amendment to the Plan for the Purpose 

of Developing and Implementing 

Procedures Designed to Facilitate the 

Listing and Trading of Standardized 

Options (‘‘OLPP’’ or ‘‘Plan’’).3 The 


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LLC (‘‘ISE Mercury’’) (n/k/a Nasdaq MRX, LLC 

(‘‘Nasdaq MRX’’)) as a Sponsor to the OLPP); 79897 

(Jan. 30, 2017), 82 FR 9263 (Feb. 3, 2017) (adding 

MIAX PEARL, LLC (‘‘MIAX PEARL’’) as a Sponsor 

to the OLPP); 85228 (Mar. 1, 2019), 84 FR 8355 

(Mar. 7, 2019) (adding MIAX Emerald, LLC (‘‘MIAX 

Emerald’’) as a Sponsor to the OLPP); 98388 (Sept. 

14, 2023), 88 FR 64963 (Sept. 20, 2023) (adding 

MEMX LLC (‘‘MEMX’’) as a Sponsor to the OLPP); 

100622 (July 31, 2024), 89 FR 64005 (Aug. 6, 2024) 

(adding MIAX Sapphire as a Sponsor to the OLPP). 

4See Securities and Exchange Act Release No. 

100539 (July 15, 2024), 89 FR 58848 (July 19, 2024) 

(File No. 10–240) (order granting registration as a 

national securities exchange for MIAX Sapphire). 

5See id. at 58866. 

6A ‘‘Plan Sponsor’’ is an Eligible Exchange whose 

participation in the OLPP has become effective 

pursuant to Section 7 of the OLPP. 

7See Letter from Gregory P. Ziegler, Vice 

President, Senior Counsel, MIAX Sapphire, to 

Vanessa Countryman, Secretary, Commission, dated 

July 26, 2024. 

8 17 CFR 242.608(b)(3)(iii). 

9 17 CFR 242.608(a)(1). 

10 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(85). 

1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

Commission approved the application 

of MIAX Sapphire to register as a 

national securities exchange on July 15, 

2024.4 One of the conditions of the 

Commission’s approval of MIAX 

Sapphire was the requirement for the 

exchange to join the OLPP.5 The 

previous amendment added MIAX 

Sapphire as a Plan Sponsor 6 of the 

OLPP.7 This amendment restores text 

inadvertently deleted or altered from the 

Plan as part of the prior amendment to 

add MIAX Sapphire as a Plan Sponsor. 

The Commission is publishing this 

notice to solicit comments on the 

amendment from interested persons. 

I. Description and Purpose of the 

Amendment 

The OLPP establishes procedures 

designed to facilitate the listing and 

trading of standardized options 

contracts on the options exchanges. The 

amendment to the OLPP restores text 

inadvertently deleted or altered from the 

Plan as part of the prior amendment to 

add MIAX Sapphire as a Plan Sponsor, 

which text was approved by the 

Commission in prior amendments to the 

Plan. 

II. Effectiveness of the OLPP 

Amendment 

The foregoing OLPP amendment has 

become effective pursuant to Rule 

608(b)(3)(iii) 8 because it has been 

designated by the sponsors as involving 

solely technical or ministerial matters. 

At any time within sixty days of the 

filing of the amendment, the 

Commission may summarily abrogate 

the amendment and require that it be 

refiled pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of 

Rule 608,9 if it appears to the 

Commission that such action is 

necessary or appropriate in the public 

interest, for the protection of investors, 

or the maintenance of fair and orderly 

markets, to remove impediments to, and 

perfect the mechanisms of, a national 

market system or otherwise in 

furtherance of the purposes of the Act. 

III. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views, and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the amendment is 

consistent with the Act and the rules 

thereunder. Comments may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s internet 

comment form (https://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an email to rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include file number 4– 

443 on the subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• 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 4–443. 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 (https://www.sec.gov/rules/ 

sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all 

subsequent amendments, all written 

statements with respect to the plan that 

are filed with the Commission, and all 

written communications relating to the 

plan between the Commission and any 

person, other than those that may be 

withheld from the public in accordance 

with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will 

be available for website viewing and 

printing in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549, on official 

business days between the hours of 10 

a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing also 

will be available for inspection and 

copying at the principal office of the 

exchanges. 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 

4–443 and should be submitted on or 

before December 4, 2024. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.10

Sherry R. Haywood, 

Assistant Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

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COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–101530; File No. SR–C2– 

2024–020] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe 

C2 Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and 

Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed 

Rule Change To Amend its Fees 

Schedule Related to Physical Port 

Fees 

November 6, 2024. 

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 October 

28, 2024, Cboe C2 Exchange, Inc. (the 

‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘C2’’) 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 comments on the proposed rule 

change from interested persons. 

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Terms of Substance of 

the Proposed Rule Change 

Cboe C2 Exchange, Inc. (the 

‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘C2 Options’’) proposes 

to amend its Fees Schedule. The text of 

the proposed rule change is provided in 

Exhibit 5. 

The text of the proposed rule change 

is also available on the Exchange’s 

website (http://markets.cboe.com/us/ 

options/regulation/rule_filings/ctwo/), 

at the Exchange’s Office of the 

Secretary, and at the Commission’s 

Public Reference Room. 

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 


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