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Form 8-K In addition to filing annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, public companies must report certain material corporate events on a more current basis. Form 8-K is the “current report” companies must file with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about.
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 Item 1.04 Mine Safety - Reporting of Shutdowns and Patterns of Violations
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 Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain 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 Item 5.06 Change in Shell Company Status Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders Item 5.08 Shareholder Director Nominations
Section 6 Asset-Backed Securities Item 6.01 ABS Informational and Computational Material Item 6.02 Change of Servicer or Trustee Item 6.03 Change in Credit Enhancement or Other External Support Item 6.04 Failure to Make a Required Distribution Item 6.05 Securities Act Updating 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.)
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