SEC Renews Form 4 Without Changing a Thing
Published Date: 6/22/2026
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Summary
The SEC is asking to keep using Form 4, which insiders fill out to report changes in their stock ownership. This form helps keep trading fair and transparent, and now the Federal Reserve will also use it, making things simpler for everyone. No new costs or deadlines—just a smooth extension and teamwork between agencies!
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1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Insiders Must Keep Filing Form 4
If you are a reporting person (an owner of more than 10% of a registered equity class, or a director or officer), you must continue to file Form 4 disclosing changes in beneficial ownership before the end of the second business day after the transaction. The SEC estimates about 62,243 reporting persons file roughly 3.3 times per year (about 212,003 responses annually), at about 0.5 hours per response for a total of 106,002 hours and $0 annual cost; Form 4 filings are publicly available on the SEC's EDGAR system.
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