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Schedule of Fees for Records Services
(See 17 CFR 200.80(e))

How To Order Documents

Members of the public can arrange to receive copies of materials maintained in the Public Reference Room by describing specific documents and authorizing charges in writing. Written requests must include name(s), date(s), and subject matter and a statement of willingness to pay copying and shipping charges. Address inquiries to: Public Reference Room, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC 20549. All written requests for copying of documents granted under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), should be directed to: FOIA Office, Securities and Exchange Commission, Operations Center, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, VA 22312-2413. The following rates have been established between a commercial contract copier and the Commission and apply to requests made through the Public Reference Room.


Rates of Service: Paper to Paper/
Fiche to Paper
(per page)
Duplicate Microfiche
(per fiche)

Regular Service $0.24 $2.50
Regular Service orders will be shipped within seven calendar days after the contractor receives the order, the material to be copied, and the customer's payment in advance.

Priority Service $0.36 $5.00
      Priority Service orders will be shipped by the close of business of the normal work day following receipt of the order by the contractor, the material to be copied, and the customer's payment in advance. Priority Service does not include FOIA requests.

Please note that all paper facsimile copies of documents are reproduced on 8 1/2" x 11" pages, regardless of the size of the original. Material which cannot be copied onto one 8 1/2" × 11" page without reducing character images to less than 6-point type size will be copied on two pages which the purchaser may match and join. Duplicate microfiche is only available if the official copy is in microfiche format.

Payment Procedures for Contractor Copying and Delivery

Copying requests to the Public Reference Room must be in writing and must contain a statement of willingness to pay for services at the regular or priority rate plus postage or other applicable delivery costs. The contractor will provide an estimate of charges. Payment of these charges must be made in advance by acceptable credit card or check to the contractor, not to the Commission, before copying can be done. Copying of materials released pursuant to FOIA must be arranged through the FOIA Office.

Charges for Commission Services

Copies of Commission documents that require locating, reviewing, and making available for inspection or copying are provided in accordance with the following:

  • First half hour: no fee

  • Fees for each additional one-half hour or fraction thereof are charged according to grade level of the employee performing the above services and are subject to any applicable FOIA fee regulations:

    GS-11 or below - per half hour $ 8.00

    GS-12 or above - per half hour $14.00

  • Attestation with Commission Seal: per Seal $4.00

Payment Procedures for Commission Services

Payment for the above Commission services must be made by check or money order payable to "Securities and Exchange Commission." Address payments to:

Office of the Comptroller
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 5th Street, N.W.
Mail Stop O-3
Washington, DC 20549

Public Reference Copying Facilities

In addition to the copying services described, the contractor maintains customer operated copiers in SEC public reference facilities. These machines can be used to make immediate copies of materials available for inspection at posted rates. (Sales taxes, when applicable, are additional).

Public Reference Document Subscription Services and Microfiche Copies

The contractor offers additional paper or microfiche reproduction services pursuant to the contract. Microfiche and paper copies are also offered through a variety of subscription and demand order services not regulated by the contract. The cost of subscription services varies according to the types of service and volume. Packages currently offered include registration statements and prospectuses under the Securities Act of 1933, registration and listing applications under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, annual reports to shareholders, definitive proxies and information statements, tender offers and acquisition reports, and filings on Forms 6-K, 8-K, 10-K, 10-Q, 20-F, and N-SAR, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940. Subscriptions may be for specified documents or in various combinations and groupings and may be specified either by company name or by major stock exchanges.

Public Reference Magnetic and Video Tape Services

The contractor has expanded its demand services to include magnetic tape of insider information captured from SEC Forms 3, 4, and 5, previously provided by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), at the cost of $90.00 per tape.

Video tape of the April 1994 EDGAR Filers' Conference is also available upon request from the dissemination contractor. The cost of the videotape is $82.40, plus shipping and applicable state sales tax.

The contractor supplying these services will supply information and price lists upon request. Please address requests for information and all orders for non-regulated services to: Disclosure Information Services, Inc., 5161 River Road, Bethesda, MD 20816 (Telephone: toll free 1-800-638-8241 or (301) 951-1300), not to the Commission.

http://www.sec.gov/foia/feesche.htm


Modified: 01/26/2000