This Rule is no longer applicable. Incorporated NYSE Rule 351 has been superseded by FINRA Rule 2241. Please consult the appropriate FINRA Rule.
(a) Each member not associated with a member organization and each member organization shall promptly report to the Exchange whenever such member or member organization, or any member or registered or non-registered employee associated with such member or member organization:
(1) has violated any provision of any securities law or regulation, or any agreement with or rule or standards of conduct of any governmental agency, self-regulatory organization, or business or professional organization, or engaged in conduct which is inconsistent with just and equitable principles of trade or detrimental to the interests or welfare of the Exchange;
(2) is the subject of any written customer complaint involving allegations of theft or misappropriation of funds or securities or of forgery;
(3) is named as a defendant or respondent in any proceeding brought by a regulatory or self-regulatory body alleging the violation of any provision of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or of any other Federal or state securities, insurance, or commodities statute, or of any rule or regulation thereunder, or of any agreement with, or of any provision of the constitution, rules or similar governing instruments of, any securities, insurance or commodities regulatory or self-regulatory organization;
(4) is denied registration or is expelled, enjoined, directed to cease and desist, suspended or otherwise disciplined by any securities, insurance or commodities industry regulatory or self-regulatory organization or is denied membership or continued membership in any such self-regulatory organization; or is barred from becoming associated with any member or member organization of any such self-regulatory organization;
(5) is arrested, arraigned, indicted or convicted of, or pleads guilty to, pleads no contest to, any felony; or any misdemeanor that involves the purchase or sale of any security, the taking of a false oath, the making of a false report, bribery, perjury, burglary, larceny, theft, robbery, extortion, forgery, counterfeiting, fraudulent concealment, embezzlement, fraudulent conversion, or misappropriation of funds, or securities, or a conspiracy to commit any of these offenses, or substantially equivalent activity in a domestic, military or foreign court;
(6) is a director, controlling stockholder, partner, officer or sole proprietor of, or an associated person with, a broker, dealer, investment company, investment advisor, underwriter or insurance company which was suspended, expelled or had its registration denied or revoked by any agency, jurisdiction or organization or is associated in such a capacity with a bank, trust company or other financial institution which was convicted of, or pleaded no contest to, any felony or misdemeanor;
(7) is a defendant or respondent in any securities or commodities-related civil litigation or arbitration which has been disposed of by judgment, award or settlement for an amount exceeding $15,000. However, when a member organization is the defendant or respondent, then the reporting to the Exchange shall be required only when such judgment, award or settlement is for an amount exceeding $25,000;
(8) is the subject of any claim for damages by a customer, broker or dealer which is settled for an amount exceeding $15,000. However, when the claim for damages is against a member organization, then the reporting to the Exchange shall be required only when such claim is settled for an amount exceeding $25,000;
(9) is, or learns that he is associated in any business or financial activity with any person who is, subject to a "statutory disqualification" as that term is defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(10) is the subject of any disciplinary action taken by the member or member organization against any of its associated persons involving suspension, termination, the withholding of commissions or imposition of fines in excess of $2,500, or any other significant limitation on activities.
(b) Each member associated with a member organization and each registered or non-registered employee of a member or member organization shall promptly report the existence of any of the conditions set forth in paragraph (a) of this rule to the member or member organization with which such person is associated.
(c) Each approved person shall promptly report to the member organization with which such approved person is associated, whenever such approved person becomes subject to a statutory disqualification as defined in Section 3(a)(39) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and upon being so notified, or otherwise learning such fact, the member or member organization shall promptly so advise the Exchange in writing, giving the name of the person subject to the statutory disqualification and details concerning the disqualification.
(d) At such intervals and in such detail as the Exchange shall specify, each member not associated with a member organization and each member organization shall report to the Exchange statistical information regarding customer complaints relating to such matters as may be specified by the Exchange. For the purpose of this paragraph (d), "customer" includes any person other than a broker or dealer.
(e) Each member not associated with a member organization and a principal executive of each member organization shall take one or both of the following two actions in relation to the trades that are subject to the review procedures required by
[Rule 342].21(a):
(i) Sign a written statement in the form specified below and deliver it to the Exchange by the 15th day of the month following the calendar quarter in which the trade occurred, and
(ii) As to any such trade that is the subject of an internal investigation pursuant to
[Rule 342].21(b), but has not been both resolved and included in the written statement made pursuant to subparagraph (i) above, report in writing to the Exchange:
(A) The commencement of the internal investigation, the identity of the trade and the reason why the trade could not be the subject of a written statement made pursuant to subparagraph (i) above (report by the 15th day of the month, following the calendar quarter in which the trade occurred).
(B) The quarterly progress of each open investigation (report by the 15th day of the month following the quarter).
(C) The completion of the investigation, detailing the methodology and results of the investigation, any internal disciplinary action taken, and any referral of the matter to the Exchange, another self-regulatory organization, the Securities and Exchange Commission or another Federal agency; and including, where no internal disciplinary action has been taken and no such referral has been made, a written statement in relation to the trade in the form specified below (report within one week after completion of the investigation).
The statement that subparagraph (i) requires shall read substantially as follows:
(1) [I/NAME OF MEMBER ORGANIZATION] [have/has] established procedures for reviewing the facts and circumstances surrounding trades in NYSE listed securities and related financial instruments for [my/the] account [of NAME OF MEMBER ORGANIZATION] ("Proprietary Trades") and for the accounts of [my/its] [members, allied members and] employees and their family members, including trades reported by other members or member organizations pursuant to [Rule 407], ("Employee Trades"), which procedures [I/NAME OF MEMBER ORGANIZATION] [have/has] determined to be reasonably designed to identify trades that may violate the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the rules under that act or the rules of the Exchange prohibiting insider trading and manipulative and deceptive devices,
(2) I, my designees or the senior supervisors responsible for particular activities have carried out those procedures in relation to Proprietary Trades and Employee Trades effected during the [ORDINAL NUMBER] quarter of [YEAR], and
(3) Based upon my assessment of the adequacy of those procedures and of the diligence of those carrying out those procedures, and except as to those Proprietary Trades and Employee Trades that I have reported to the Exchange pursuant to [Rule 351](e)(ii) as the subject of internal investigation, I have no reasonable cause to believe that: (a) any one or more of the Proprietary Trades effected during the period referred to in clause (2) above, or (b) any one or more of the Employee Trades both effected during that period and reviewed under those procedures violated the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the rules under the act or the rules of the Exchange prohibiting insider trading and manipulative and deceptive devices.
When a statement pertains to one or more trades that have been the subject of an internal investigation pursuant to [Rule 342].21(b) but as to which no internal disciplinary action has been taken and no referral of the matter to the Exchange, to another self-regulatory organization or to a Federal agency has been made, the statement that subparagraph (ii) (C) requires shall be as above, except that it shall refer to the particular trade(s) (rather than to the trades of a particular calendar quarter) and shall omit the clause excepting trades reported as the subject of an investigation.
(f) Each member and member organization that prepares, issues or distributes research reports or whose research analysts make public appearances is required to submit to the member's or member organization's Designated Examining Authority, annually, a letter of attestation signed by a principal executive that the member or member organization has established and implemented procedures reasonably designed to comply with the provisions of [Rule 472]. The attestation must also specifically certify that each research analyst's compensation was reviewed and approved in accordance with the requirements of [Rule 472](h)(2) and that the basis for such approval has been documented.
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.10 Any report required pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b) or (d) of this Rule 351 shall be submitted to the Exchange on a form or forms prescribed by the Exchange.
.11 For purposes of [Rule 351](f), the attestation must be submitted by April 1 of each year.
.12 The term "research report" is defined in [Rule 472].10 and the term "public appearance" is defined in [Rule 472].50.
.13 The term "customer complaint" shall mean any written statement of a customer, or any person acting on behalf of a customer, other than a broker or dealer, alleging a grievance involving the activities of those persons under the control of a member organization.