Rarely Filed SEC Form for Small Investment Firms Renewed
Published Date: 7/13/2026
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Summary
The SEC is asking for comments on keeping Form 2-E, which small business investment companies use to report on certain securities offerings twice a year. Even though hardly anyone files it these days, the form helps the SEC keep an eye on these offerings and make sure they follow the rules. It takes about four hours to complete, costs nothing extra, and the deadline to share your thoughts is coming up soon!
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Form 2‑E Reporting Requirement Persists
If you are a small business investment company (SBIC) or a business development company (BDC) that used a Regulation E exempt securities offering, you must continue to file Form 2‑E twice a year reporting offering progress (dates, shares sold/remaining, amounts received, expenses). The SEC says the collection is mandatory, the information will not be kept confidential, it estimates about one respondent files per year, and the average annual burden is four hours with no external cost burden.
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