SEC Proposes Regulation E-Delivery: Electronic Delivery Would Become The Default

On July 16, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed Regulation E-Delivery, which would make electronic delivery the default method for delivering regulatory disclosures to investors, clients and other recipients under the federal securities laws. If adopted, Regulation E-Delivery would become the SEC’s primary rule on e-delivery and would generally supersede its current guidance-based framework, which is built on an “opt-in” model requiring affirmative investor consent before documents can be delivered electronically. The public comment period will remain open for 60 days after the proposing release is published in the Federal Register.

Why This Matters

Under current guidance, issuers and market intermediaries generally must deliver many required regulatory disclosures and reports in paper unless the recipient opts into electronic delivery. Regulation E-Delivery would reverse that presumption: covered information could be delivered electronically by default