SEC form glossary

Form 8-K: current report.

Form 8-K is the current report a public company files to announce major events between periodic reports, such as earnings releases, executive departures, acquisitions, bankruptcy or a change of auditor. Each event is reported under a numbered item, for example Item 2.02 for results of operations.

Filed by
U
Deadline
Generally within four business days after the triggering event
Observed filings
599
Volume rank
#4 of 162 forms

Who files Form 8-K

U.S. domestic public companies when a reportable event occurs.

When it is due

Generally within four business days after the triggering event. Item 7.01 Regulation FD and Item 8.01 other events are voluntary.

What it contains

  • One or more numbered items (1.01 through 9.01)
  • Press releases and other exhibits under Item 9.01
  • Inline XBRL cover page data

Recent Form 8-K filings we observed

Newest 12 filings with form 8-K, 8-K/A in our collector’s record (through 2026-11-09). Each links to the filing index on SEC.gov.
FiledCompanyFormAccession
2026-11-09Vistra Corp.8-K0001140361-26-042795
2026-11-09TIDEWATER INC8-K/A0001437749-26-035903
2026-11-09AbCellera Biologics Inc.8-K0001703057-26-000058
2026-11-09HUMANA INC8-K0000049071-26-000068
2026-11-09HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC.8-K0000866829-26-000032
2026-11-09FutureFuel Corp.8-K0001437749-26-035901
2026-11-09Coherus Oncology, Inc.8-K0001104659-26-124511
2026-11-09Public Storage8-K0001193125-26-453645
2026-11-09EQUINIX INC8-K0001104659-26-124509
2026-11-09AH Realty Trust, Inc.8-K0001569187-26-000176
2026-11-09INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.8-K0002029118-26-000127
2026-11-09Cannae Holdings, Inc.8-K0001704720-26-000180

Variants in the sample: 8-K (589), 8-K/A (10).

Get Form 8-K filings through the API

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Questions

What is SEC Form 8-K?

Form 8-K is the current report a public company files to announce major events between periodic reports, such as earnings releases, executive departures, acquisitions, bankruptcy or a change of auditor. Each event is reported under a numbered item, for example Item 2.02 for results of operations.

When is Form 8-K due?

Generally within four business days after the triggering event. Item 7.01 Regulation FD and Item 8.01 other events are voluntary.

Who files Form 8-K?

U.S. domestic public companies when a reportable event occurs.

How do I know what an 8-K is about?

Read the item numbers on the cover page or in the filing index. Item 2.02 is results of operations, 5.02 covers director and officer changes, 1.01 a material definitive agreement. The section extractor in this API returns text by heading so you can verify boundaries.

Related forms

Definition and deadline: SEC form instructions or rule release. Examples: our record of EDGAR’s latest-filings feed and daily indexes, last observed 2026-11-09.

Plain-text version for agents and LLMs: /sec-forms/8-k.md

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