Securities and Exchange Commission
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 [Release No. 34-105517] May 20, 2026. Pursuant to the authority granted under Section 16(a)(5) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), and subject to the conditions listed below, the Commission is exempting from the reporting requirements of Section 16(a), and rules related to that provision, the directors and officers of a foreign private issuer, as that term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 3b-4, [ 1 ] with a class of equity securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act (“FPI”), that is (i) incorporated or organized in a “qualifying jurisdiction,” as defined below, and (ii) subject to a “qualifying regulation,” as defined below. The exemptive relief is available to directors and officers of an FPI that is either (i) incorporated or organized in a “qualifying jurisdiction” and subject to a “qualifying regulation” of the same jurisdiction or (ii) incorporated or organized in a qualifying jurisdiction but subject to a qualifying regulation of a different jurisdiction. [ 2 ] The jurisdictions and regulations listed below are added to the list of “Qualifying Jurisdictions” and “Qualifying Regulations” previously set forth in the Order Granting Directors and Officers of Certain Foreign Private Issuers an Exemption from the Filing Requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act issued March 5, 2026 (the “March…
Citation: 91 FR 30345
