Regulation 14C (Commission Rules 14c-1 through 14c-7 and Schedule 14C)
Revision of a currently approved collection
Yes
Regular
06/17/2026
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
08/31/2026
354
569
39,756
63,901
7,951,194
8,520,944
Section 14(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (âExchange Actâ) gives the Securities and Exchange Commission (âCommissionâ) authority to prescribe rules and regulations, as necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors, with respect to information that an issuer must provide to its relevant security holders in connection with any meeting of such security holders. Regulation 14C (17 CFR 240.14c-1 through 14c-7) and Schedule 14C (17 CFR 240.14c-101) set forth the requirements for the dissemination, content, and filing of the information statement required under Section 14(c).
The decrease in total annual burden hours of 24,145 hours is due to a decrease in the estimated number of annual responses (from 569 to 354). The decrease in total annual cost burden of $569,750 is due to the estimated decrease in the number of responses, as offset by an increase in the Commissionâs estimate of the cost of outside professionals (from $400 per hour to $600 per hour).
The Securities and Exchange Commission (âCommissionâ) is submitting this Supporting Statement to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (âOMBâ) (1) for the extension of the existing collection of information (OMB Control No. 3235-0057) and (2) to designate OMB Control No. 3235-0057 as a âcommon formâ for purposes of Paperwork Reduction Act (âPRAâ) submissions because the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System uses this information collection (under OMB Control No. 7100-0091).
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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.