SEC Registration Statement Form F-4 Information Collection Request

Regs.gov: Securities and Exchange Commission

Published March 17th, 2026

Detected March 21st, 2026

Summary

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget to extend the approval for the information collection requirements associated with Form F-4. This form is used by foreign issuers to register securities in business combinations, reorganizations, and exchange offers.

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the extension of the previously approved collection of information under Form F-4. This form is utilized by foreign issuers to register securities in business combinations, reorganizations, and exchange offers, ensuring investors receive adequate information. The SEC estimates the form requires approximately 1,435.79 hours per response, with an estimated annual reporting burden of 21,537 hours and an annual cost burden of $38,766,330 for external professional services.

This notice serves as a request for public comment on the information collection request. While the document itself is a notice regarding an existing information collection, the comment period deadline is April 20, 2026. Regulated entities, particularly foreign issuers planning business combinations or exchange offers, should be aware of this ongoing information collection requirement and the opportunity to comment on its renewal. The SEC is seeking to extend the OMB Control Number for this collection.

What to do next

Review Form F-4 information collection requirements and associated burden hours.
Submit comments to the SEC via the provided email or RegInfo.gov by April 20, 2026, if desired.

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Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-2736

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget this request
for extension of the previously approved collection of information discussed below.

Form F-4 (17 CFR 239.34) is used by foreign issuers to register securities in business combinations, reorganizations and exchange
offers pursuant to federal securities laws pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a, et seq.). The information collected is

  intended to ensure the adequacy of information available to investors in connection with business combination transactions.
  The information required by Form F-4 is mandatory, and Form F-4 is publicly available on the Commission's Electronic Data
  Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (“EDGAR”) system. We estimate that Form F-4 takes approximately 1,435.79 hours per response
  and is filed by approximately 60 respondents. We estimate that 25% of the 1,435.79 hours per response (358.95 hours) is carried
  internally by the registrant for a total annual reporting burden of 21,537 hours (358.95 hours per response × 60 responses).
  We estimate that 75% of the 1,435.79 hours per response is carried externally by outside professionals retained by the issuer
  at an estimated rate of $600 per hour for a total annual cost burden of $38,766,330 ($600 per hour × (75% × 1,435.79 total
  burden hours per response) × 60 responses annually).

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB Control Number.

The public may view and comment on this information collection request at: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202512-3235-011 or send an email comment to MBX.OMB.OIRA.SECdeskofficer@omb.eop.gov within 30 days of the day after publication of this notice by April 20, 2026.

Dated: March 17, 2026. Sherry R. Haywood, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2026-05460 Filed 3-19-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011-01-P