# Ownership Reports and Trading by Officers, Directors and Principal Security Holders
> **US Securities and Exchange Commission** · Final rule; request for comment. · Published 2002-09-03 · Effective 2002-08-29 · 67 FR 56462
## Document
- **Document number:** 02-22301
- **Category:** final-rule
- **Agency:** US Securities and Exchange Commission
- **Federal Register citation:** 67 FR 56462
- **CFR reference:** 17 CFR 240
- **Publication date:** 2002-09-03
- **Effective date:** 2002-08-29
- **Docket:** Release Nos. 34-46421
## Abstract

We are adopting rule and form amendments to implement the accelerated filing deadline applicable to change of beneficial ownership reports required to be filed by officers, directors and principal security holders under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The amendments are intended to facilitate the statutory changes, which become effective August 29, 2002, consistent with their purpose.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/09/03/02-22301/ownership-reports-and-trading-by-officers-directors-and-principal-security-holders)
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