2023-00893. RBB Fund Trust and Element ETFs, LLC  

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    AGENCY:

    Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission” or “SEC”).

    ACTION:

    Notice.

    Notice of an application under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“Act”) for an exemption from section 15(a) of the Act and Rule 18f-2 thereunder, as well as from certain disclosure requirements in rule 20a-1 under the Act, Item 19(a)(3) of Form N-1A, Items 22(c)(1)(ii), 22(c)(1)(iii), 22(c)(8) and 22(c)(9) of Schedule 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and sections 6-07(2)(a), (b), and (c) of Regulation S-X (“Disclosure Requirements”).

    Summary of Application:

    The requested exemption would permit Applicants to enter into and materially amend subadvisory agreements with subadvisers without shareholder approval and would grant relief from the Disclosure Requirements as they relate to fees paid to the subadvisers.

    Applicants:

    RBB Fund Trust, and Element ETFs, LLC.

    Filing Dates:

    The application was filed on November 2, 2022, and amended on December 16, 2022.

    Hearing or Notification of Hearing:

    An order granting the requested relief Start Printed Page 3449 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 February 6, 2023, and should be accompanied by proof of service on the 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.

    ADDRESSES:

    The Commission: Secretarys-Office@sec.gov. Applicants: Steven Plump, splump@rbbfund.com; and Aisha Hunt, aisha@kelleyhuntlaw.com.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Lisa Ragen, Branch Chief, at (202) 551-6825 (Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel's Office).

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    For Applicants' representations, legal analysis, and conditions, please refer to Applicants' amended application, dated December 16, 2022, 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 https://www.sec.gov/​edgar/​searchedgar/​legacy/​companysearch.html. You may also call the SEC's Public Reference Room at (202) 551-8090.

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    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, under delegated authority.

    Dated: January 12, 2023.

    Sherry R. Haywood,

    Assistant Secretary.

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    [FR Doc. 2023-00893 Filed 1-18-23; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 8011-01-P

Document Information

Published:
01/19/2023
Department:
Securities and Exchange Commission
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
2023-00893
Dates:
The application was filed on November 2, 2022, and amended on December 16, 2022.
Pages:
3448-3449 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Investment Company Act Release No. 34804, 812-15402
PDF File:
2023-00893.pdf