A document required by the SEC to announce certain significant changes in a public company, such as a merger or acquisition, a name or address change, bankruptcy, change of auditors, or any other information which a potential investor ought to know about.
The report that a publicly-held company must file reporting on defined "material" events that might affects its financial situation or the value of its assets or shares.
a report describing any unscheduled material event, required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by all companies with publicly traded securities within fifteen days of the occurrence of the event.
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A current report required to be filed with the SEC if a certain specified event occurs, such as: a change in control of the registrant, acquisition or disposition of assets, bankruptcy or receivership, or other material event. Form 8-K is required to be filed within 15 days of the event.
A report that highlights the occurrence of specific events such as change of control, receivership, takeover or asset acquisition or disposal that is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SEC filing which is a filing that must be made on the occurrence of an event that is deemed to be of significant importance to SECURITY holders.
Form 8-K is a report filed by public companies with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. After a significant event like bankruptcy or departure of a CEO, a public company must file a Form 8-K within four days to provide an update to their Form 10-K report. For a complete list of events that would trigger a Form 8-K to be filed, see the http://www.sec.gov/answers/form8k.htm Official SEC list.
