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Each Fund’s periodic reports to 6. A Portfolio Manager will have no ALPS Advisers, or (b) ownership of less
shareholders will prominently disclose affiliation with the Funds or ALPS than 1% of the outstanding securities of
that ALPS Advisers has ultimate Advisers other than as Portfolio any class of equity or debt of any
responsibility (subject to oversight by Manager, and will have no duties or publicly traded company that is either
the Board) to oversee the Portfolio responsibilities with respect to the a Portfolio Manager or controls, is
Managers and recommend their hiring, Funds beyond the investment controlled by or is under common
termination, and replacement. management of the portion of the control with a Portfolio Manager.
2. Any new Portfolio Management Fund’s portfolio assets allocated to it by
Agreement with respect to a Fund will ALPS Advisers from time to time and 11. In the case of an Assignment of a
be submitted for ratification and related record keeping and reporting. Fund’s Portfolio Management
approval to the vote of such Fund’s 7. The Board of each Fund, in Agreement with a Portfolio Manager,
shareholders no later than at the addition to approving any new Portfolio ALPS Advisers or the Portfolio Manager
regularly scheduled annual meeting of Management Agreement in accordance (or its successor) will pay the
shareholders of the Fund next following with the requirements of section 15(c) of incremental cost of including the
the effective date of the new Portfolio the Act, will specifically determine that proposal to approve or disapprove the
Management Agreement, and its entering into the new Portfolio new Portfolio Management Agreement
continuance after such vote is Management Agreement in advance of in the proxy material for the next annual
conditioned on approval by the majority the next regular annual meeting of the meeting of the Fund’s shareholders.
vote (as defined in section 2(a)(42) of shareholders of the Fund and without
For the Commission, by the Division of
the Act) of such shareholders. prior shareholder approval is in
3. The Funds will continue to hold Investment Management, under delegated
furtherance of the multi-management
annual meetings of their shareholders, authority.
methodology as applied to each Fund’s
whether or not required to do so by the multi-managed assets and is in the best Florence E. Harmon,
rules of the New York Stock Exchange interests of the Fund and its Deputy Secretary.
or otherwise. shareholders. [FR Doc. E7–3772 Filed 3–2–07; 8:45 am]
4. At all times, at least a majority of 8. ALPS Advisers will have BILLING CODE 8010–01–P
the Board of each Fund will be trustees/ responsibility for the general
directors who are not ‘‘interested management and investment of each
persons,’’ as defined in section 2(a)(19) Fund’s assets, subject to oversight by the SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
of the Act, of the Funds or ALPS Fund’s Board. In particular, ALPS COMMISSION
Advisers (‘‘Independent Trustees/ Advisers will (i) provide overall
Directors’’), and the nomination of new investment programs and strategies for
or additional Independent Trustees/ [Release No. 34–55348; File No. SR–Amex–
the Funds, (ii) recommend to the Fund
Directors will be at the discretion of the 2007–18]
Boards investment management firms
then existing Independent Trustees/ for appointment or replacement as the Self-Regulatory Organizations;
Directors. Fund’s Portfolio Managers, (iii) allocate
5. In the case of a previous Portfolio American Stock Exchange LLC; Notice
and reallocate each Fund’s portfolio
Management Agreement terminated by of Filing and Order Granting
assets among the Portfolio Managers,
an assignment by an investment adviser (iv) monitor and evaluate the Accelerated Approval to Proposed
or a controlling person of the investment performance of the Portfolio Rule Change and Amendment No. 1
investment adviser in connection with Managers, including their compliance Thereto To Provide for an Optional
which assignment the investment with each Fund’s investment objectives, Exchange-Provided Fingerprinting
adviser or a controlling person directly policies and restrictions, and (v) Service and To Amend Its Member
or indirectly receives money or other implement procedures reasonably Fees To Include a Processing Fee for
benefit (‘‘Assignment’’), the new designed to ensure that the Portfolio the Fingerprinting Service
Portfolio Management Agreement will Managers comply with each Fund’s
comply with rule 15a–4(b)(2) under the February 26, 2007.
investment objectives, policies and
Act. In any other case, each new restrictions. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the
Portfolio Management Agreement for a 9. The appointment of the new or Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’)
Fund will provide for a sub-advisory fee successor Portfolio Manager will be and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 notice is
no higher than that provided in that announced by press release promptly hereby given that on February 7, 2007,
Fund’s existing Portfolio Management following the Fund’s Board’s action the American Stock Exchange LLC
Agreements and, except for the referred to in Condition 7 above, and a (‘‘Amex’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the
provisions relating to shareholder notice of the new Portfolio Management Securities and Exchange Commission
approval referred to in Condition 2 Agreement, together with a description (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
above, will be on substantially the same of the new or successor Portfolio
change as described in Items I, II, and
other terms and conditions as such Manager, will be included in the
Fund’s existing Portfolio Management III below, which Items have been
applicable Fund’s next report to
Agreements. In all cases, in the event substantially prepared by the Exchange.
shareholders.
that the new Portfolio Management 10. No director/trustee or officer of On February 16, 2007, Amex submitted
Agreement provides for sub-advisory the Funds nor director or officer of Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule
fees at rates less than those provided in ALPS Advisers will own directly or change. This order provides notice of
the existing Portfolio Management indirectly (other than through a pooled the proposed rule change as modified by
Agreements, the difference will be investment vehicle that is not controlled Amendment No. 1 and approves the
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passed on to the Fund and its by such person) any interest in a proposed rule change as amended on an
shareholders through a corresponding Portfolio Manager, except for (a) accelerated basis.
voluntary reduction in the fund ownership of interests in ALPS Advisers
management fees payable by the Fund or any entity that controls, is controlled 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
to ALPS Advisers. by, or is under common control with 2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 42 / Monday, March 5, 2007 / Notices 9795
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9796 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 42 / Monday, March 5, 2007 / Notices
comments more efficiently, please use their fingerprints at the Exchange as part III below, which Items have been
only one method. The Commission will of the Exchange’s registration process. substantially prepared by the Exchange.
post all comments on the Commission’s The Commission further believes that CBOE has designated this proposal as
Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/ the additional changes to the Exchange’s one establishing or changing a due, fee,
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the Member Fees schedule serve to clarify or other charge imposed by a self-
submission, all subsequent the fees associated with the Exchange’s regulatory organization pursuant to
amendments, all written statements new fingerprinting service. Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act 3 and
with respect to the proposed rule Rule 19b–4(f)(2) thereunder,4 which
Accelerated Approval
change that are filed with the renders the proposal effective upon
Commission, and all written The Commission finds good cause, filing with the Commission. The
communications relating to the consistent with Section 19(b)(2) of the Commission is publishing this notice to
proposed rule change between the Act,14 for approving this proposed rule solicit comments on the proposed rule
Commission and any person, other than change, as amended, before the thirtieth change from interested persons.
those that may be withheld from the day after the publication of notice
thereof in the Federal Register because I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
public in accordance with the
it would enable the Exchange to Statement of the Terms of Substance of
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
implement the optional in-house the Proposed Rule Change
available for inspection and copying in
the Commission’s Public Reference fingerprinting service immediately, CBOE proposes to amend its Fees
Room. Copies of such filing also will be providing members and member Schedule to extend until March 1,
available for inspection and copying at applicants another way to be 2008,5 the dividend, merger, and short
the principal office of Amex. All fingerprinted. stock interest strategies fee cap program.
comments received will be posted The text of the proposed rule change
V. Conclusion
without change; the Commission does is available on the Exchange’s Web site
not edit personal identifying It is therefore ordered, pursuant to (http://www.cboe.org/Legal/
information from submissions. You Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,15 that the SubmittedSECFilings.aspx), at the
should submit only information that proposed rule change (SR–Amex–2007– Exchange’s principal office, and at the
you wish to make available publicly. All 18), as modified by Amendment No. 1, Commission’s Public Reference Room.
submissions should refer to File be, and it hereby is, approved on an
accelerated basis. II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Number SR–Amex–2007–18 and should Statement of the Purpose of, and
be submitted on or before March 26, For the Commission, by the Division of
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
2007. Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated
authority.16 Change
IV. Commission’s Findings and Order Florence E. Harmon, In its filing with the Commission, the
Granting Accelerated Approval of the Deputy Secretary. Exchange included statements
Proposed Rule Change concerning the purpose of, and basis for,
[FR Doc. E7–3746 Filed 3–2–07; 8:45 am]
The Commission finds that the BILLING CODE 8010–01–P
the proposed rule change and discussed
proposed rule change is consistent with any comments it received on the
the requirements of the Act and the proposed rule change. The text of these
rules and regulations thereunder SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE statements may be examined at the
applicable to a national securities COMMISSION places specified in Item IV below. The
exchange.12 In particular, the Exchange has prepared summaries, set
[Release No. 34–55357; File No. SR–CBOE– forth in Sections A, B, and C below, of
Commission finds that the proposed 2007–16]
rule change is consistent with Section the most significant aspects of such
6(b)(5) of the Act,13 which requires, Self-Regulatory Organizations; statements.
among other things, that the Exchange’s Chicago Board Options Exchange, A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
rules be designed to prevent fraudulent Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Statement of the Purpose of, and
and manipulative acts and practices, to Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
promote just and equitable principles of Rule Change Relating to an Extension Change
trade, to foster cooperation and of the Dividend, Merger and Short
coordination with persons engaged in Stock Interest Strategies Fee Cap Pilot 1. Purpose
regulating, clearing, settling, processing Program The Exchange currently caps market-
information with respect to, and maker, firm, and broker-dealer
facilitating transactions in securities, to February 27, 2007.
transaction fees associated with
remove impediments to and perfect the Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the dividend, merger, and short stock
mechanism of a free and open market Securities Exchange Act of 1934 interest strategies, as described in
and a national market system, and, in (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 Footnote 13 of the CBOE Fees Schedule
general, to protect investors and the notice is hereby given that on February (‘‘Strategy Fee Cap’’). The Strategy Fee
public interest. 14, 2007, the Chicago Board Options Cap is in effect as a pilot program that
The Commission believes that offering Exchange, Incorporated (‘‘CBOE’’ or is due to expire on March 1, 2007.
an optional in-house fingerprinting ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities The Exchange proposes to extend the
service may provide Exchange members and Exchange Commission Strategy Fee Cap program until March 1,
and member applicants with an (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule 2008. No other changes are proposed.
expedited and less burdensome change as described in Items I, II, and
alternative for obtaining and processing
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3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
14 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2).
12 In approving this proposal, the Commission has 15 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
5 Telephone conversation between Jaime Galvan,
16 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
considered its impact on efficiency, competition, Senior Attorney, CBOE, and Leah Mesfin, Special
and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f). 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
Counsel, Division of Market Regulation,
13 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). 2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. Commission, on February 26, 2007.
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