Proposed Rule Change to Amend Section 4(c) of Schedule A to the FINRA By-Laws Relating to Qualification Examination Fees

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend Section 4(c) of Schedule A to the FINRA By-Laws to: (1) establish the fee for the Securities Industry Essentials^™ (“SIE^™”) examination; (2) revise the fees for the Investment Company and Variable Contracts Products Representative (Series 6), General Securities Representative (Series 7), Direct Participation Programs Representative (Series 22), Securities Trader (Series 57), Investment Banking Representative (Series 79), Private Securities Offerings Representative (Series 82) and Operations Professional (Series 99) examinations; (3) revise the administration and delivery fee for the Municipal Securities Representative (Series 52) examination; and (4) remove the Order Processing Assistant Representative (Series 11), United Kingdom Securities Representative (Series 17), Canada Securities Representative (Series 37 and Series 38), Options Representative (Series 42), Corporate Securities Representative (Series 62) and Government Securities Representative (Series 72) examinations and the associated fees.  The proposed rule change relates to the restructuring of the FINRA representative-level qualification examination program.  The proposed rule change also makes certain non-substantive technical changes to the table of fees under Section 4(c).