[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1199-1200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-425]



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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-36686; File No. SR-DTC-95-25]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; the Depository Trust Company; 
Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Allow Participants To 
Make Intraday Withdrawals of Principal and Income Payments

January 5, 1996.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act''),\1\ notice is hereby given that on November 15, 1995, The 
Depository Trust Company (``DTC'') filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change (File No. 
SR-DTC-95-25) as described in Items I, II, and III below, which items 
have been prepared primarily by DTC. The Commission is publishing this 
notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested 
persons.

    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1) (1988).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The purpose of the proposed rule change is to allow DTC 
participants to make intraday withdrawals of certain principal and 
income payments (``P&I payments'') \2\ that have been credited to the 
participants' money settlement accounts at DTC.

    \2\ These payments include dividend, interest, reorganization 
and redemption payments, and other periodic payments.
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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, DTC included statements 
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and 
discussed any comments that it received on the proposed rule change. 
The text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in 
Item IV below. DTC has prepared summaries, set forth in sections (A), 
(B), and (C) below, of the most significant aspects of such 
statements.\3\

    \3\ The Commission has modified the text of the summaries 
submitted by DTC.
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(A) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In a memorandum dated July 29, 1994, which was issued jointly with 
the National Securities Clearing Corporation (``NSCC'') and which 
described the planned conversion of DTC's money settlement system to an 
entirely same-day funds settlement (``SDFS'') system, DTC announced 
plans to offer a service for intraday withdrawal of P&I payments. The 
service was developed in response to participants' requests to have the 
funds resulting from P&I payments available for participants' use prior 
to the time of DTC money settlement at the end of the day. DTC plans to 
begin the new service in the first quarter of 1996.
    In the current next-day funds settlement (``NDFS'') environment, 
P&I payment allocations are credited to participants' accounts on a 
regular basis at a specific time during the day. Under the proposed 
rule change, P&I payment allocations for SDFS issues will be credited 
to participants' money settlement accounts throughout each processing 
day as funds are received by DTC from issuers and their paying agents. 
A participant only may withdraw P&I payments that have been credited to 
its account. Withdrawal requests for P&I payments will be subject to 
the risk management controls of the SDFS system (i.e., collateral 
monitor and net debit caps). Any withdrawal request that is blocked due 
to insufficient collateral or a net debit cap will recycle until enough 
collateral or settlement credits have been generated to satisfy the 
collateral or net debit cap deficiency or until the end of the recycle 
period on that day. Any early withdrawal requests still recycling at 
the end of the recycle period will be dropped from the system, and the 
P&I payment allocation will be included in the end-of-day settlement.
    DTC believes the proposed rule change is consistent with Section 
17A of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder because the 
proposed rule change will facilitate the processing of P&I payments 
through DTC's facilities. DTC also believes the proposed rule change 
will be implemented consistently with the safeguarding of securities 
and funds in DTC's custody or control or for which it is responsible 
because the intraday withdrawals of P&I payments will be subject to 
DTC's existing SDFS system risk management controls.

(B) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    DTC does not believe that the proposed rule change will impact or 
impose a burden on competition.

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

    All participants were informed of the proposed rule change by a DTC 
Important Notice dated October 12, 1995, as well as by the 1994 
memorandum referred to above. Written comments from DTC participants or 
others have not been solicited or received on the proposed rule change. 
DTC will notify the Commission of any written comments received by DTC.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 
Commission Action

    Within thirty-five days of the date of publication of this notice 
in the Federal Register or within such longer period (i) as the 
Commission may designate up to ninety days of such date if it finds 
such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so 
finding or (ii) as to which DTC consents, the Commission will:
    (a) By order approve 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. Persons making written submissions 
should file six copies thereof with the Secretary, Securities and 
Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549. 
Copies of the 

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submission, all subsequent amendments, all written statements with 
respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with the Commission, 
and all written communications relating to the proposed rule change 
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 inspection and copying in the Commission's 
Public Reference Section, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549. 
Copies of such filing will also be available for inspection and copying 
at the principal office of DTC. All submissions should refer to the 
file number SR-DTC-95-25 and should be submitted by February 7, 1996.

    For the Commission by the Division of Market Regulation, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\4\

    \4\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12) (1994).
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Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-425 Filed 1-16-96; 8:45 am]
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