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

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

Correct! There are instances where an 8-K is required to be filed within four days, however the rules aren’t always so straightforward. Learn more on page 211.

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.

Correct! This code is usually used in conjunction with others, such as Item 2.01 (acquisition and disposition of assets), to include reworked financial statements reflecting the impact of the acquisition or sale.

Correct! This item is used when a company has been bought or taken over. There’s usually some warning before one of these is filed, whether it is triggered by a hostile takeover, planned merger, or an investor buying up just over 50% of the company’s shares. Still, there may be some interesting details in it to include in a story.

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.

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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.