# Federal Register #S7-2026-33

SEC Proposed Rule to Modernize Proxy Solicitation Regulations

**Buyer:** Securities and Exchange Commission
**Posted:** September 21, 2026
**Respond By:** November 20, 2026
**Identifier:** S7-2026-33

This opportunity concerns a proposed rulemaking by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to modernize proxy solicitation regulations.
- Government Buyer:
  - Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- OEMs and Vendors:
  - No OEMs or vendors are mentioned; this is a regulatory action, not a procurement.
- Products/Services Requested:
  - No products or services are being procured.
- Key Proposed Rule Changes:
  - Elimination of the requirement for registrants to deliver an annual report to security holders
  - Removal of the delivery deadline when documents are incorporated by reference into a proxy statement
  - Elimination of the requirement to file soliciting material for certain exempt solicitations
  - Shortening of the minimum broker search period for proxy solicitations
- Notable Requirements:
  - The amendments are intended to update and simplify compliance for registrants, reflecting developments since the last rule amendments
- No contract, purchase, or acquisition is involved in this notice

### Description

The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing amendments to modernize rules related to proxy solicitations. The amendments aim to eliminate the requirement for registrants to deliver an annual report to security holders, remove the delivery deadline when documents are incorporated by reference into a proxy statement, eliminate the requirement to file soliciting material for certain exempt solicitations, and shorten the minimum broker search period for proxy solicitations. These changes are intended to update the rules to reflect developments since their last amendment and simplify compliance for registrants.

[View original listing](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/21/2026-19259/proxy-solicitation-modernization)