Regan Capital Alternative Income Fund Exemption Request
Summary
The SEC published a notice of application filed by Regan Capital Alternative Income Fund and Regan Capital, LLC under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. The applicants request exemptions from sections 18(a)(2), 18(c), and 18(i), rule 23c-3, and section 17(d) to permit registered closed-end investment companies to issue multiple classes of shares and impose asset-based distribution/service fees and early withdrawal charges. Hearing requests must be received by April 20, 2026.
What changed
Regan Capital Alternative Income Fund and Regan Capital, LLC filed an application with the SEC on February 17, 2026, requesting exemptions from multiple provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Specifically, the applicants seek relief from sections 18(a)(2), 18(c), and 18(i) regarding capital structure requirements, an exemption from rule 23c-3 for closed-end fund redemption procedures, and an order pursuant to section 17(d) and rule 17d-1 to permit multiple share classes with asset-based distribution and/or service fees and early withdrawal charges.
The SEC will issue an order granting the requested relief unless a hearing is ordered. Interested persons may request a hearing by emailing the SEC Secretary at Secretarys-Office@sec.gov by 5:30 p.m. Eastern time on April 20, 2026. Hearing requests must include the file number, state the requester's interest, any facts bearing upon the desirability of a hearing, and be accompanied by proof of service on the Applicants via affidavit or certificate of service. Closed-end fund managers and their counsel should review the application to assess whether the requested exemptions could affect their operations or represent precedent worth commenting on.
What to do next
- Review the exemption application on SEC EDGAR to assess whether the requested relief affects closed-end fund operations
- Determine whether to submit a hearing request or public comment to the SEC by April 20, 2026
- If submitting a hearing request, serve proof of service on Applicants' representatives: Alyssa M. Bernard (alyssa.bernard@usbank.com), Deborah Bielicke Eades (deades@vedder.com), or Mark A. Quade (mquade@vedder.com)
Source document (simplified)
Content
March 26, 2026.
ACTION:
Notice.
Notice of an application under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”) for an exemption from sections
18(a)(2), 18(c) and 18(i) of the Act, under sections 6(c) and 23(c) of the Act for an exemption from rule 23c-3 under the
Act, and for an order pursuant to section 17(d) of the Act and rule 17d-1 under the Act.
SUMMARY OF APPLICATION:
Applicants request an order to permit certain registered closed-end investment companies to issue multiple classes of shares
and to impose asset-based distribution and/or service fees and early withdrawal charges.
APPLICANTS:
Regan Capital Alternative Income Fund and Regan Capital, LLC.
FILING DATE:
The application was filed on February 17, 2026.
HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING:
An order granting the requested relief will be issued unless the Commission orders a hearing. Interested persons may request
a hearing on any application by emailing the SEC's Secretary at Secretarys-Office@sec.gov and serving the Applicants with a copy of the request by email, if an email address is listed for the relevant Applicant below,
or personally or by mail, if a physical address is listed for the relevant Applicant below. The email should include the file
number referenced above. Hearing requests should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m., Eastern time on April 20, 2026,
and should be accompanied by proof of service on the Applicants, in the form of an affidavit, or, for lawyers, a certificate
of service. Pursuant to rule 0-5 under the Act, hearing requests should state the nature of the writer's interest, any facts
bearing upon the desirability of a hearing on the matter, the reason for the request, and the issues contested. Persons who
wish to be notified of a hearing may request notification by emailing the Commission's Secretary.
ADDRESSES:
The Commission: Secretarys-Office@sec.gov. Applicants: Alyssa M. Bernard, Regan Capital Alternative Income Fund, alyssa.bernard@usbank.com; with copies to Deborah Bielicke Eades, deades@vedder.com and Mark A. Quade, Vedder Price P.C., mquade@vedder.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Trace W. Rakestraw, Senior Special Counsel, at (202) 551-6825 (Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel's Office).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
For Applicants' representations, legal analysis, and conditions, please refer to Applicants' application, dated February 17,
2026, which may be obtained via the Commission's website by searching for the file number at the top of this document, or
for an Applicant using the Company name search field on the SEC's EDGAR system. The SEC's EDGAR system may be searched at https://www.sec.gov/search-filings. You may also call the SEC's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy at (202) 551-8090.
For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, under delegated authority.
Sherry R. Haywood, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2026-06140 Filed 3-30-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011-01-P
Download File
Download
Named provisions
Related changes
Source
Classification
Who this affects
Taxonomy
Browse Categories
Get Banking & Finance alerts
Weekly digest. AI-summarized, no noise.
Free. Unsubscribe anytime.
Get alerts for this source
We'll email you when Regs.gov: Securities and Exchange Commission publishes new changes.