SEC Expands Electronic Filing Requirements

Overview

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on June 3, 2022 that it has adopted amendments requiring a number of additional forms to be filed or submitted electronically. These final rules are part of the SEC's continuing effort to modernize its filing system and records management, and will go into effect on Monday, July 11, 2022.

The affected documents are currently permitted to be submitted on paper or electronically before the amendments were approved. The new rules require submission electronically and filers will need to use the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR) Filer Manager. Submissions via other methods will no longer be accepted.