SEC Extends Form 3 for Stock Ownership Reporting
Published Date: 4/15/2026
Notice
Summary
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to keep using Form 3, which helps track who owns big chunks of company stocks. This form is important for insiders like company leaders and big investors to report their shares. The SEC is asking for approval to extend this form’s use, making it easier for multiple agencies to share the info without extra hassle—no new costs or deadlines, just smoother paperwork.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Form 3 Filing Continues — Time Burden
If you are a reporting person (someone who owns more than 10% of a registered equity class, or a director or officer), you must continue to file Form 3. The SEC estimates each Form 3 takes about 0.5 hours to complete, is filed once per year by about 15,371 respondents, totaling about 7,686 hours annually, and the SEC estimates $0 in annual monetary cost burden.
Estimated Increase in Filings from HFIAA
The SEC estimates an increase of 2,967 annual Form 3 filings based on its recent amendments to implement the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act, raising the annual total to about 15,371 responses. This means more reporting persons (including those covered by the HFIAA amendments) will be required to file Form 3.
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