(a) All partnership articles and all amendments thereto shall be submitted and be acceptable to the Exchange prior to becoming effective.

(b) The charter or certificate of incorporation and all amendments thereto, the by-laws and all amendments thereto, forms of stock certificates and any and all agreements or other documents and amendments thereto relating to the business or affairs of the member corporation between a member corporation and any of its stockholders or between any of the members, principal executives or approved

(a) Each member organization, shall promptly give to the Exchange notice in writing on such form as may be required by the Exchange (1) on Form U-5, of the death, retirement, or other termination of any party required to be approved under the Rules of the Exchange, (2) of the dissolution of the member organization.

(b) In addition, in the case of a member corporation, such member corporation shall give written notice (1) of any material change in the stockholdings of any member, principal executive or approved person of such

(a) Any person who proposes to form a member organization and any member organization which proposes to admit therein any approved person shall notify the Exchange in writing before any such formation or admission and shall submit such information as may be required by the Rules of the Exchange.

Unless the context requires otherwise, the terms defined in Exchange Rules shall, for all purposes of the Exchange Rules, have the meanings therein specified.

The term "delivery" means the delivery of securities on Exchange contracts, unless otherwise stated.

The term "Floor" means the trading Floor of the Exchange and the premises immediately adjacent thereto, such as the various entrances and lobbies of the 11 Wall Street, 18 New Street, 8 Broad Street, 12 Broad Street and 18 Broad Street Buildings, and also means the telephone facilities available in these locations.

The term "security" or "securities" shall have the meaning given those terms in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the General Rules and Regulations thereunder.

(a) The term "member," when used to denote a natural person approved by the Exchange, means a natural person associated with a member organization who has been approved by the Exchange and designated by such member organization to effect transactions on the floor of the Exchange or any facility thereof.

(b)

The term "the Exchange," when used with reference to the administration of any rule, means the New York Stock Exchange LLC or the officer, employee, person, entity or committee to whom appropriate authority to administer such rule has been delegated by the Exchange.

Unless otherwise indicated in the rule, the terms Board, Board of Directors, Chairman, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, or CEO refer to the Board, Board of Directors, Chairman, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and CEO of the Exchange.