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SEC RIN: 3235-AG81 Publication ID: Spring 1998 
Title: Amendments to Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements 
Abstract: The Commission adopted amendments to the beneficial ownership rules to allow all investors beneficially owning less than 20 percent of the class that have not acquired or held the securities for the purpose of changing or influencing the control of the issuer to use Schedule 13G, in lieu of Schedule 13D. 
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 17 CFR 240.13d-1    17 CFR 240.13d-2    17 CFR 240.13d-7    17 CFR 240.13d-101    17 CFR 240.13d-102    17 CFR 240.16a-1   
Legal Authority: 15 USC 78a et seq   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/03/1996  61 FR 36521   
NPRM Comment Period End  09/09/1996  61 FR 36521   
Final Action  01/16/1998  63 FR 2854   
Final Action Effective  02/17/1998    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Dennis O. Garris
Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
Phone:202 942-2920