Article 19 of the Regulations on the Administration of Futures Trading stipulates that a futures company shall obtain the approval of the the State Council Futures Regulatory Authority in handling the following matters: (1) merger, division, suspension, dissolution or bankruptcy; (2) Changing the business scope; (3) Changing the registered capital and adjusting the ownership structure; (4) The newly-increased shareholders holding more than 5% of the shares or the controlling shareholders have changed: (5) Other matters stipulated by the the State Council Futures Regulatory Authority. So the answer to this question is a.