https://stockmarketnews.online/guides/ The Filings Docket at stockmarketnews.online tracks SEC EDGAR filings from 100 large U.S. public companies and explains each 8-K, 10-Q, 10-K, proxy and ownership filing in plain English, with links to the original documents. en-us Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://stockmarketnews.online/guides/what-is-a-cik-and-accession-number/ https://stockmarketnews.online/guides/what-is-a-cik-and-accession-number/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A CIK, or Central Index Key, is the permanent number EDGAR assigns to each filer, shown as up to ten digits. An accession number identifies one filing, in the form 0000320193-26-000020: the submitter's CIK, a two-digit year and a sequence number. Together they locate any filing on sec.gov. https://stockmarketnews.online/guides/rule-10b5-1-plans-and-insider-sales/ https://stockmarketnews.online/guides/rule-10b5-1-plans-and-insider-sales/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A Rule 10b5-1 plan is a written plan, adopted while an insider has no material non-public information, that sets future trades in advance. Since February 2023 directors and officers must wait a cooling-off period of at least 90 days before the first trade, and Form 4 has a checkbox marking trades made under such a plan. https://stockmarketnews.online/guides/nt-10-k-late-filing-notice/ https://stockmarketnews.online/guides/nt-10-k-late-filing-notice/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT An NT 10-K or NT 10-Q is a Form 12b-25 notice that a company cannot file its annual or quarterly report on time. Filed within one business day of the deadline, it gives a 15-calendar-day extension for a 10-K or 5 days for a 10-Q, and it must explain why the report is late. https://stockmarketnews.online/guides/8-k-item-1-05-cybersecurity-incidents/ https://stockmarketnews.online/guides/8-k-item-1-05-cybersecurity-incidents/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Item 1.05 of Form 8-K requires a U.S. public company to disclose a cybersecurity incident within four business days after it determines the incident is material. The filing must describe the material aspects of the incident's nature, scope and timing, and its material or reasonably likely material impact on the company. https://stockmarketnews.online/guides/how-to-search-sec-edgar/ https://stockmarketnews.online/guides/how-to-search-sec-edgar/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Start at sec.gov/edgar/search: type a company name, ticker or CIK to open its filing list, then filter by form type and date. For words inside documents, use EDGAR full-text search, which covers filings from 2001 onward. Programmers can use the free JSON APIs on data.sec.gov. https://stockmarketnews.online/guides/how-to-read-an-8-k/ https://stockmarketnews.online/guides/how-to-read-an-8-k/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Read an 8-K from the outside in: check the item numbers on the cover to learn what kind of event it is, note the event date, read the short narrative under each item, then open the exhibits listed under Item 9.01, where press releases and agreements carry the detail. https://stockmarketnews.online/guides/how-to-read-a-10-k/ https://stockmarketnews.online/guides/how-to-read-a-10-k/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Read a 10-K in this order: Item 1 to learn the business, Item 1A for the main risks, Item 7 (MD&A) for management's explanation of results, then the Item 8 financial statements, notes and auditor's report. Finish with Item 9A on internal controls and the list of exhibits. https://stockmarketnews.online/guides/earnings-8-k-item-2-02/ https://stockmarketnews.online/guides/earnings-8-k-item-2-02/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT An Item 2.02 8-K is the filing a U.S. public company makes when it publicly announces results for a completed quarter or year. The cover is short; the substance is the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1. It is usually 'furnished', not 'filed', which limits one form of legal liability. https://stockmarketnews.online/guides/accelerated-filer-status/ https://stockmarketnews.online/guides/accelerated-filer-status/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A large accelerated filer is a U.S. reporting company with a public float of $700 million or more, measured on the last business day of its second fiscal quarter, that has reported for at least 12 months. It must file its 10-K within 60 days of year end and each 10-Q within 40 days. https://stockmarketnews.online/guides/10-q-10-k-filing-deadlines/ https://stockmarketnews.online/guides/10-q-10-k-filing-deadlines/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A 10-Q is due 40 days after quarter end for large accelerated and accelerated filers and 45 days for others. A 10-K is due 60 days after fiscal year end for large accelerated filers, 75 days for accelerated filers and 90 days for everyone else; weekend or holiday deadlines roll to the next business day. https://stockmarketnews.online/guides/10-k-vs-10-q/ https://stockmarketnews.online/guides/10-k-vs-10-q/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A 10-K is the annual report, with audited financial statements, a full business description and complete risk factors, due 60 to 90 days after year end. A 10-Q covers one of the first three quarters, has unaudited but auditor-reviewed statements, updates only what changed, and is due 40 or 45 days after quarter end. https://stockmarketnews.online/forms/schedule-13d-13g/ https://stockmarketnews.online/forms/schedule-13d-13g/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Schedules 13D and 13G are filed when an investor beneficially owns more than 5% of a company's registered voting stock. Schedule 13D is for investors who may seek to influence or control the company and is due within five business days; Schedule 13G is a shorter form for passive and institutional investors. https://stockmarketnews.online/forms/s-1/ https://stockmarketnews.online/forms/s-1/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Form S-1 is the registration statement a company files with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933 to offer securities to the public, most often for an initial public offering. It contains the prospectus, audited financial statements and risk factors, and it is usually amended several times during SEC review. https://stockmarketnews.online/forms/form-4/ https://stockmarketnews.online/forms/form-4/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A Form 4 reports a change in a company insider's ownership of the company's stock. Directors, officers and holders of more than 10% must file it within two business days of most transactions, and each line uses a code that shows whether the shares were bought, sold, granted, exercised or withheld for tax. https://stockmarketnews.online/forms/def-14a/ https://stockmarketnews.online/forms/def-14a/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A DEF 14A is a company's definitive proxy statement, filed with the SEC before a shareholder meeting. It explains every matter shareholders will vote on, such as electing directors, approving executive pay on an advisory basis and ratifying the auditor, and it contains the main disclosure of executive compensation. https://stockmarketnews.online/forms/8-k/ https://stockmarketnews.online/forms/8-k/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A Form 8-K is a public company's current report: it tells investors about a specific material event, such as earnings, a major contract, an executive departure or a cyber incident. Most items must be filed within four business days, and each event is tagged with an item number. https://stockmarketnews.online/forms/10-q/ https://stockmarketnews.online/forms/10-q/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A Form 10-Q is the quarterly report U.S. public companies file for each of the first three fiscal quarters. It contains unaudited financial statements reviewed by the auditor, management's discussion of the quarter and updates to risk factors, and is due 40 or 45 days after quarter end. https://stockmarketnews.online/forms/10-k/ https://stockmarketnews.online/forms/10-k/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A Form 10-K is the annual report a U.S. public company files with the SEC. It contains audited financial statements, a description of the business, risk factors and management's discussion of results, and it is due 60, 75 or 90 days after fiscal year end depending on company size.