Correct! Exhibits, amendments, and changes between filings can all be invaluable sources of information for stories.

Correct! There’s no rule that says companies have to stick to one topic in an 8-K – some disclose details about multiple unrelated developments.

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Correct! Companies can amend 8-Ks long after they are originally filed, so keep an eye out for these.

Correct! This item is triggered if a company reduces the rights of its shareholders (or debtholders). One common way companies do this is through a so-called poison pill measure, designed to make hostile takeovers more difficult. Simply adopting a “shareholder rights plan” generally triggers Item 1.01, not this item.

Correct! Don't overlook or feel intimated by these filings as they can contain important information to help your reporting.

That’s right! These 8-Ks are triggered by the sale of 1% (or, for smaller companies, 5%) of the company’s shares in a private transaction.

Correct! It does many of the things that the paid services above will do, although the site’s interface can be less intuitive and take more practice to learn and operate.

That's right! This item prohibits companies from disclosing significant details to select investors. Regulation FD 8-Ks generally disclose some piece of previously undisclosed information that was inadvertently shared with a smaller group of investors, perhaps at an analyst’s conference.

Correct! New or modified pay details for top executives are filed with the same code as the appointment or departure of directors and officers. Here, companies have some leeway in describing the new or changed pay, but they can choose whether to include the actual employment agreement or another contract.