Ownership Reports and Trading by Officers, Directors and Principal Security Holders
Overview
We are adopting amendments to two rules that exempt certain transactions from the private right of action to recover short-swing profit provided by Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The amendments are intended to clarify the exemptive scope of these rules, consistent with statements in previous Commission releases. We also are amending Item 405 of Regulations S-K and S-B to harmonize this item with the two-business day Form 4 due date and mandated electronic filing and Web site posting of Section 16 reports.
Prior Actions
Proposed Rule (34-49895)
69 FR 35981
Resources
Details
August 9, 2005, except §§228.405(a), (a)(2) and (b) and 229.405(a), (a)(2) and (b) are effective September 8, 2005. §240.16b-3(d) and (e) are effective August 9, 2005, but because they clarify regulatory conditions that applied to these exemptions since they became effective on August 15, 1996, they are available to any transaction on or after August 15, 1996 that satisfies the regulatory conditions so clarified. §240.16b-7 is effective August 9, 2005, but because it clarifies regulatory conditions that applied to that exemption since it was amended effective May 1, 1991, it is available to any transaction on or after May 1, 1991 that satisfies the regulatory conditions so clarified.
70 FR 46080