Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Form N-PX

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC File No. 270-524, OMB Control No. 3235-0582] Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 ( printed page 30378) ( 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ) (“Paperwork Reduction Act”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) is soliciting comments on the collection of information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit this existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) for extension and approval. On November 2, 2022, the Commission adopted rule and form amendments (“Amendments”) that would enhance the information funds report on Form N-PX and make that information easier to analyze. [ 1 ] The Commission also adopted a new rule that would require an institutional investment manager subject to section 13(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) to report annually on Form N-PX how it voted proxies relating to executive compensation matters, as required by section 14A of the Exchange Act. The Amendments require funds (and, for executive compensation matters, institutional investment managers) to (i) identify voting matters using language from the issuer's form of proxy (with certain exceptions for issuers who are not subject to the Commission's proxy rules) and categorize their votes from a list of categories; (ii) disclose quantitative information regarding the number of votes cast (or …