Companies File Buyback Forms for SEC-Fed Teamwork
Published Date: 3/6/2026
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Summary
The SEC is asking to keep using and extend a form that companies fill out when there's a big offer to buy their shares. This form helps both the SEC and the Federal Reserve keep track of these offers without extra paperwork. No new costs or deadlines for companies, just a smoother way for agencies to share info.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Issuers must file before share buybacks
If your company is the subject of a tender offer, Rule 13e-1 makes it unlawful for the issuer to purchase any of its equity securities during that tender offer unless the issuer first files a statement with the SEC. This filing requirement is mandatory under Rule 13e-1 (17 CFR 240.13e-1).
Estimated time and external fee burden
The SEC estimates it takes about 11.25 hours per Rule 13e-1 response, with roughly 25% (about 3 hours) carried internally by the company and 75% handled by outside professionals at $600 per hour. The SEC estimates the annual external cost burden at approximately $5,063 per response (based on one response annually).
Filings are publicly available on EDGAR
Filings made in response to Rule 13e-1 are publicly available on the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system, giving the public access to statements filed when an issuer is the subject of a tender offer.
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