Periodic Reporting and Disclosure Obligations: Overview | Practical Law

Periodic Reporting and Disclosure Obligations: Overview | Practical Law

This Note provides an overview of the periodic reporting and disclosure obligations established by the SEC that apply to public companies. In particular, this Note summarizes the obligations of a company once it becomes public to file periodic reports and other Exchange Act documents with the SEC and the securities exchanges, including the types of documents, the information included in each document and the SEC review process. This Note also summarizes other general obligations of a public company regarding when it must disclose information. In addition, this Note summarizes the obligations of directors, officers and certain stockholders of a public company to file information about their securities holdings with the SEC.

Periodic Reporting and Disclosure Obligations: Overview

Practical Law Practice Note Overview 7-381-0961 (Approx. 27 pages)

Periodic Reporting and Disclosure Obligations: Overview

by Practical Law Corporate & Securities
This Note provides an overview of the periodic reporting and disclosure obligations established by the SEC that apply to public companies. In particular, this Note summarizes the obligations of a company once it becomes public to file periodic reports and other Exchange Act documents with the SEC and the securities exchanges, including the types of documents, the information included in each document and the SEC review process. This Note also summarizes other general obligations of a public company regarding when it must disclose information. In addition, this Note summarizes the obligations of directors, officers and certain stockholders of a public company to file information about their securities holdings with the SEC.