SEC Extends Form for Canadian Stock Self-Buyback Parties
Published Date: 4/1/2026
Notice
Summary
The SEC is asking to extend the approval for Schedule 13E-4F, a form Canadian companies use when offering to buy back their own shares if less than 40% are owned by U.S. investors. This helps U.S. investors get clear info to make smart choices. It takes about 3 hours to complete, happens once a year, and won’t cost companies extra money. Comments are open until May 4, 2026.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
EDGAR disclosures for Canadian buybacks
If you are a U.S. investor in certain Canadian companies, Schedule 13E-4F requires the Canadian issuer to provide information about a cash tender or exchange offer when less than 40% of that class is held by U.S. holders. The disclosures are filed publicly on the SEC's EDGAR system; the form is estimated to take about 3.33 hours to prepare and is filed about once per year. Public comments on this information collection are due by May 4, 2026.
Filing burden on Canadian issuers
If you are a Canadian issuer using Schedule 13E-4F, the SEC estimates preparing the form takes about 3.33 hours per response and that approximately 1 response is filed per year. The Commission estimates 100% of that burden is carried internally by the issuer and that there is no monetary cost burden associated with the filing.
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