EDGAR Pro - Help - Current Event (8-K) Filings

The instructions for Form 8-K describe the types of events that trigger a public company's obligation to file a current report, including any of the following:

Section 1	--	Registrant's Business and Operations
Item 1.01		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 1.02		Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 1.03		Bankruptcy or Receivership

Section 2	--	Financial Information
Item 2.01		Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
Item 2.02		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Item 2.03		Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
Item 2.04		Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement
Item 2.05		Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities
Item 2.06		Material Impairments

Section 3	--	Securities and Trading Markets
Item 3.01		Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing
Item 3.02		Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
Item 3.03		Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders

Section 4	--	Matters Related to Accountants and Financial Statements
Item 4.01		Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
Item 4.02		Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review

Section 5	--	Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.01		Changes in Control of Registrant
Item 5.02		Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
Item 5.03		Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
Item 5.04		Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant's Employee Benefit Plans
Item 5.05		Amendment to Registrant's Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics

Section 6	--	Reserved (for future use)

Section 7	--	Regulation FD Disclosure

Section 8	--	Other Events
Item 8.01		Other Events (The registrant can use this Item to report events that are not specifically called for by Form 8-K, that the registrant considers to be of importance to security holders.)

Section 9	--	Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits

Companies have four days to file a Form 8-K for the events specified in the items in Sections 1-5 and 9 above. However, if the issuer is furnishing a Form 8-K solely to satisfy its obligations under Regulation FD, then the due date might be earlier.

You'll find a company's Form 8-K filings by entering a ticker symbol or company name in the Expanded Search box, and selecting "Current Events" from the form group filter. You can also view the most recent Form 8-K filings submitted to EDGAR by clicking the Today tab and selecting Current Event (8-K) Reports under "Today's SEC Filings Activity"