Marani Brands Inc. (MRIB)

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MRIB Significant Failures to Deliver as per SEC first half of February:

Looks like mm's like to cover before the weekends on this stock.

http://www.sec.gov/foia/docs/failsdata.htm

# shares in bold -

MONDAY - 20140203|56575N106|MRIB|4590|MARANI BRANDS INC COM STK (NV)|0.01
TUESDAY - 20140204|56575N106|MRIB|5390|MARANI BRANDS INC COM STK (NV)|.
THURSDAY - 20140206|56575N106|MRIB|37789|MARANI BRANDS INC COM STK (NV)|.
FRIDAY - 20140207|56575N106|MRIB|84|MARANI BRANDS INC COM STK (NV)|.

WEDNESDAY - 20140212|56575N106|MRIB|9500|MARANI BRANDS INC COM STK (NV)|.
THURSDAY - 20140213|56575N106|MRIB|57749|MARANI BRANDS INC COM STK (NV)|.



Effective 3/14/14:

http://www.dtcc.com/~/media/Files/Downloads/legal/rule-filings/2013/nscc/SR-NSCC-2013-13-approval-notice.ashx

The pdf to text conversion not perfect, please go to the above source for a "clean" copy.

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Release No. 34-71455; File No. SR-NSCC-2013-13

January 31, 2014

Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Securities Clearing Corporation; Order Approving
Proposed Rule Change to Discontinue its Stock Borrow Program

I. Introduction

On December 10, 2013, the National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”) filed

with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) the proposed rule change SR-

NSCC-2013-13 pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”)1

and Rule 19b-4 thereunder.2 The proposed rule change was published for comment in the

Federal Register on December 27, 2013.3 The Commission did not receive comments on the

proposed rule change. This order approves the proposed rule change.

II. Description of the Proposal

NSCC is amending its Rules and Procedures (“Rules”) to discontinue its Stock Borrow

Program. The effective date of the rule change will be announced by NSCC via an

Important Notice.

Currently, NSCC Members may elect to participate in the Stock Borrow Program by

designating specific securities from their inventory at the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) as

available to be lent in the event that NSCC’s Continuous Net Settlement (“CNS”) system cannot

complete a delivery of a security to a long Member because a short Member has not completed

its delivery to CNS. In such a case, if a lender has identified such a security as available through

the Stock Borrow Program and the lender has a free excess position of the security at DTC,

NSCC initiates deliveries through CNS to the long Member and sets up a pending receive for the

lending Member. If the position is not returned to the lender by the end of the settlement day,

i.e., the Member with the original obligation to deliver to CNS does not complete that delivery,

the lender receives full market value for the securities through NSCC settlement.

Usage of NSCC’s Stock Borrow Program has declined over the past few years. In 2007,

NSCC borrowed a daily average of approximately $1.85 billion in market value at the close of

each day from the approximately 21 Members that participated in the Stock Borrow Program. In

October 2013, only three Members participated in the Stock Borrow Program and the average

daily value borrowed at the close of day during that month was approximately $81 million.

Usage of the program has continued to drop since the end of October 2013. Given the reduction

in the use of the program, NSCC has determined that it is not economically efficient to maintain

the service.

III. Discussion and Commission Finding

Section 19(b)(2)(C) of the Act4 directs the Commission to approve a proposed rule

change of a self-regulatory organization if it finds that such proposed rule change is consistent

with the requirements of the Act and rules and regulations thereunder applicable to such

organization. Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act5 requires that the rules of a clearing agency be

designed to, among other things, “promote the prompt and accurate clearance and settlement of

securities transactions and … to assure the safeguarding of securities and funds which are in the

custody or control of the clearing agency or for which it is responsible.”6 The Commission finds

that NSCC’s proposed rule change is consistent with these requirements because discontinuing

an underutilized service will enable NSCC to allocate its resources to core clearing agency

functions in a more efficient and effective manner.

IV. Conclusion

On the basis of the foregoing, the Commission finds that the proposal is consistent with

the requirements of the Act and in particular with the requirements of Section 17A of the Act7

and the rules and regulations thereunder.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act, that the

proposed rule change SR-NSCC-2013-13 be, and it hereby is, APPROVED.

For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated

authority.8



Kevin M. O’Neill
Deputy Secretary



1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).

2 17 CFR 240.19b-4.

3 Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34-71156 (Dec. 20, 2013), 78 FR 79028 (Dec. 27,
2013) (SR-NSCC-2013-13).

4 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(C).

5 12 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).

6 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).

7 In approving this proposed rule change, the Commission has considered the proposed
rule’s impact on efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).

8 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).