The SEC issued a press release on Friday, February 7th, with a decision to provide a temporary exemption from compliance with Rule 13f-2 and Form SHO reporting until 2026. As a result of the exemption, the first reporting period will now be January 2026.
Read Morethe SEC adopted amendments to Form N-PX filings to make proxy voting disclosures more useful and informative for investors. This high-level overview of the changes, including who it affects, timing, and best practices, might be helpful as you prepare for the effective date.
On February 10, 2022, the SEC proposed amendments to certain rules that govern beneficial ownership reporting. The amendments include revising filing deadlines for initial and amended reports filed on Schedules 13D and 13G, clarifying and affirming rules as applied to two or more persons that form a group under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and requiring submissions to be in XML format.
As part of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Final Rule on Updating EDGAR Filing Requirements and Form 144 Filings, reporting companies are required, with compliance dates beginning on January 11, 2023, to submit certain documents electronically, including “glossy” annual reports, notices of exempt solicitations and preliminary roll-up communications, and notices of sales of securities of certain issuers.