Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 163

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.

Rule 163 (17 CFR 230.163) provides an exemption from Section 5(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) for certain communications by, or on behalf of, a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 (17 CFR 230.405), before a registration statement is filed, subject to certain conditions. The rule is intended to facilitate capital formation by giving eligible well-known seasoned issuers freedom to communicate with investors at any time, including by means of a written offer other than a statutory prospectus. The information filed under Rule 163 is mandatory, and filings made pursuant to Rule 163 are publicly available on the Commission's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (“EDGAR”) system. We estimate that approximately 12 respondents make one filing per year pursuant to Rule 163, for a total of approximately 12 responses annually. We estimate that respondents incur approximately 0.083 hours per Rule 163 response, for a total annual reporting burden of 1 hour (0.083 hours per response × 12 responses). We estimate that respondents incur $72.50 cost burden per Rule 163 response, for a total annual cost of $870 ($72.50 cost per response × 12 responses).

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: www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAViewICR?​ref_​nbr=​202607-3235-021 or send an email comment to MBX.OMB.OIRA.SEC_desk_officer@omb.eop.gov within 30 days of the day after publication of this notice by November 30, 2026.