Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act
S. 3831119th Congress

Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act

Introduced in the SenateSen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)9 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in Senate · Feb 11, 2026

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act.

Section 2. Disclosure relating to multi-class share structures

Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78n) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(1) Definition

In this subsection, the term multi-class share structure means a capitalization structure that contains 2 or more classes of securities that have differing amounts of voting rights in the election of directors.

(2) Disclosure

The Commission shall, by rule, require each issuer with a multi-class share structure to disclose the information described in paragraph (3) in—

(A) any proxy or consent solicitation material for an annual meeting of the shareholders of the issuer; or

(B) any other filing, as the Commission determines appropriate.

(3) Content

A disclosure made under paragraph (2) shall include, with respect to each person who is a director, director nominee, or named executive officer of the issuer, or who is a beneficial owner of securities with 5 percent or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of securities entitled to vote in the election of directors of the issuer—

(A) the number of shares of all classes of securities entitled to vote in the election of directors beneficially owned by that person, expressed as a percentage of the total number of the outstanding securities of the issuer entitled to vote in the election of directors; and

(B) the amount of voting power held by that person, expressed as a percentage of the total combined voting power of all classes of the securities of the issuer entitled to vote in the election of directors.

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