Notice2026-05667
Advisors Series Trust and Scharf Investments, LLC
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March 24, 2026
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 24, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14056-14057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05667]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Investment Company Act Release No. 36027; 812-15912]
Advisors Series Trust and Scharf Investments, LLC
March 19, 2026.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'' or ``SEC'').
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice of an application under section 6(c) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (``Act'') for an exemption from section 15(a) of
the Act, as well as from certain disclosure requirements in rule 20a-1
under the Act, Item 19(a)(3) of Form N-1A, Items 22(c)(1)(ii),
22(c)(1)(iii), 22(c)(8) and 22(c)(9) of Schedule 14A under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and sections 6-07(2)(a), (b), and (c)
of Regulation S-X (``Disclosure Requirements'').
Summary of Application: The requested exemption would permit
Applicants to enter into and materially amend subadvisory agreements
with subadvisers without shareholder approval and would grant relief
from the Disclosure Requirements as they relate to fees paid to the
subadvisers.
Applicants: Advisors Series Trust and Scharf Investments, LLC.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on October 3, 2025, and
amended on February 27, 2026.
Hearing or Notification of Hearing: An order granting the requested
relief will be issued unless the Commission orders a hearing.
Interested persons may request a hearing on any application by emailing
the SEC's Secretary at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7221171100170613000b015f3d14141b1117320117115c151d04"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5f6c0c6d7c0d1c4d7dcd688eac3c3ccc6c0e5d6c0c68bc2cad3">[email protected]</span></a> and serving
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the Applicants with a copy of the request by email, if an email address
is listed for the relevant Applicant below, or personally or by mail,
if a physical address is listed for the relevant Applicant below. The
email should include the file number referenced above. Hearing requests
should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m., Eastern time on
April 13, 2026, and should be accompanied by proof of service on the
Applicants, in the form of an affidavit, or, for lawyers, a certificate
of service. Pursuant to rule 0-5 under the Act, hearing requests should
state the nature of the writer's interest, any facts bearing upon the
desirability of a hearing on the matter, the reason for the request,
and the issues contested. Persons who wish to be notified of a hearing
may request notification by emailing the Commission's Secretary.
ADDRESSES: The Commission: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#94c7f1f7e6f1e0f5e6ede7b9dbf2f2fdf7f1d4e7f1f7baf3fbe2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b281e18091e0f1a09020856341d1d12181e3b081e18551c140d">[email protected]</span></a>. Applicants:
Rachael L. Schwartz, Esq., Sullivan & Worcester, LLP,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7002031318071102040a3003051c1c1906111e1c11075e131f1d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c4b6b7a7acb3a5b6b0be84b7b1a8a8adb2a5aaa8a5b3eaa7aba9">[email protected]</span></a>, with a copy to: Elaine E. Richards, Vice
President and Secretary, Advisors Series Trust,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#482d242921262d663a212b20293a2c3b083d3b2a292623662b2725"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d4b1b8b5bdbab1faa6bdb7bcb5a6b0a794a1a7b6b5babffab7bbb9">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Loko, Senior Special Counsel,
at (202) 551-6825 (Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel's
Office).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For Applicants' representations, legal
analysis, and conditions, please refer to Applicants' application,
dated February 27, 2026, which may be obtained via the Commission's
website by searching for the file number at the top of this document,
or for an Applicant using the Company name search field on the SEC's
EDGAR system. The SEC's EDGAR system may be searched at <a href="https://www.sec.gov/search-filings">https://www.sec.gov/search-filings</a>. You may also call the SEC's Office of
Investor Education and Advocacy at (202) 551-8090.
For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management,
under delegated authority.
Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-05667 Filed 3-23-26; 8:45 am]
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