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Effective Oct. 1, 2002, or 5 days after the date on which the Commission receives its fiscal 2003 regular appropriation, whichever date comes later, the Section 6(b) fee rate applicable to the registration of securities, the Section 13(e) fee rate applicable to the repurchase of securities, and the Section 14(g) fee rates applicable to proxy solicitations and statements in corporate control transactions will be reduced to $80.90 per million from the current rate of $92.00 per million.
In addition, effective Oct. 1, 2002, or 30 days after the date on which the Commission receives its fiscal 2003 regular appropriation, whichever date comes later, the Section 31 fee rate applicable to securities transactions on the exchanges and Nasdaq will be reduced to $25.20 per million from the current rate of $30.10 per million.
The Commission consulted with both the Congressional Budget Office and the Office of Management and Budget about the annual adjustments, as required by the Act. The adjusted fee rates will not affect the amount of funding available to the Commission.
A copy of the Commission's order, including the calculation methodology, is available at http://www.sec.gov/rules/other/33-8095.htm.
Self-regulatory organizations collect Section 31 fees pursuant to their rules. Additional information on the transition to the new Section 31 fee rate will be available before the new rate becomes effective on the Internet web sites of The New York Stock Exchange and NASD Regulation at http://www.nyse.com and http://www.nasdr.com.
The Commission will issue further notices as appropriate to keep the public informed of developments relating to the effective dates of the fee rates under Section 6(b), Section 13(e), Section 14(g), and Section 31. These notices will be posted at the SEC's Internet web site at http://www.sec.gov.
