Definitions of most widely used filings
Complete list of SEC forms can be found through this link: http://www.sec.gov/edaux/forms.htm
This is the "current report" that is used to report the occurrence of any material events or corporate changes which are of importance to investors or security holders and previously have not been reported by the registrant. It provides more current information on certain specified events than would Forms 10-Q or 10-K.
This is the annual report that most reporting companies file with the Commission. It provides a comprehensive overview of the registrant's business. The report must be filed within 90 days after the end of the company's fiscal year.
The Form 10-Q is a report filed quarterly by most reporting companies. It includes unaudited financial statements and provides a continuing view of the company's financial position during the year. The report must be filed for each of the first three fiscal quarters of the company's fiscal year and is due within 45 days of the close of the quarter.
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This Schedule discloses beneficial ownership of certain registered equity securities. Any person or group of persons who acquire a beneficial ownership of more than 5% of a class of registered equity securities of certain issuers must file a Schedule 13D reporting such acquisition together with certain other information within ten days after such acquisition. Moreover, any material changes in the facts set forth in the Schedule generally precipitates a duty to promptly file an amendment on Schedule 13D.
The Commission's rules define the term "beneficial owner" to be any person who directly or indirectly shares voting power or investment power (the power to sell the security).
Every director, officer or owner of more than ten percent of a class of equity
securities registered under Section 12 of the '34 Act must file with the Commission a
statement of ownership regarding such security. The initial filing is on Form 3 and
changes are reported on Form 4. The Annual Statement of beneficial ownership of securities
is on Form 5. The forms contain information on the reporting person's relationship to the
company and on purchases and sales of such equity securities.
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Form S-8
This form is used for the registration of securities to be offered to an issuer's employees pursuant to certain plans.
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Form 10
This is the general form for registration of securities pursuant to section 12(b) or (g) of the '34 Act of classes of securities of issuers for which no other form is prescribed. It requires certain business and financial information about the issuer.
Form 10-SB
This is the general form for registration of securities pursuant to Sections 12(b) or (g) of the '34 Act for "small business issuers." This form requires slightly less detailed information about the company's business than Form 10 requires.
Proxy Solicitation Materials. State law governs the circumstances under which shareholders are entitled to vote. When a shareholder vote is required and any person solicits proxies with respect to securities registered under Section 12 of the 1934 Act, that person generally is required to furnish a proxy statement containing the information specified by Schedule 14A. The proxy statement is intended to provide security holders with the information necessary to enable them to vote in an informed manner on matters intended to be acted upon at security holders' meetings, whether the traditional annual meeting or a special meeting. Typically, a security holder is also provided with a "proxy card" to authorize designated persons to vote his or her securities on the security holder's behalf in the event the holder does not vote in person at the meeting. Copies of definitive (final) proxy statements and proxy card are filed with the Commission at the time they are sent to security holders. For further information about the applicability of the Commission's proxy rules, see Section 14(a) of the 1934 Act and Regulation 14A.
Certain preliminary proxy filings relating to mergers, consolidations, acquisitions and similar matters are non-public upon filing; all other proxy filings are publicly available.
This is an integrated form used both as a registration statement for purposes of registering securities of qualified foreign private issuers under Section 12 or as an annual report under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the '34 Act.
This is an integrated form used both as a registration statement to register securities of eligible publicly traded Canadian foreign private issuers or as an annual report for such issuers. It serves as a wraparound for the company's Canadian public reports.
Complete list of SEC forms can be found through this link: http://www.sec.gov/edaux/forms.htm
Complete list of Edgar electronic filings forms:http://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/forms/edgform.htm