SEC Keeps Shareholder Mail Vote Forms Rolling
Published Date: 4/13/2026
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Summary
The SEC is asking for public feedback as it seeks to extend approval for the paperwork rules around Regulation 14C, which covers how companies handle certain shareholder votes by mail. This update won’t change the rules but will let the SEC keep using a shared form with the Federal Reserve, making things simpler for everyone involved. Companies and shareholders should expect no new costs or deadlines, just smoother paperwork processes continuing through the extension.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Schedule 14C: Estimated Hours and Costs
The SEC estimates Schedule 14C takes about 149.74 hours per response, filed once per year by about 354 respondents. The agency estimates an internal annual reporting burden of 39,756 hours and external professional cost of $7,951,194 annually (based on 25% of 149.74 hours per response billed at $600 per hour across 354 responses).
SEC Seeks Extension; Keeps Common Form
The SEC plans to ask the Office of Management and Budget to extend approval for the information collection tied to Regulation 14C (Commission Rules 14c-1 through 14c-7 and Schedule 14C) and to designate that collection as a "common form" shared with the Federal Reserve. The agency says this will not change the underlying rules and that companies and shareholders should expect no new costs or new filing deadlines, just continued and simplified paperwork processes.
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