Corporate
Feb. 12, 2010
Form 8-K Mandate: All Prescription, No Diagnosis
Keith Paul Bishop of Allen Matkins says the SEC's new reporting requirement is baseless and will increase shareholder cost.
By Keith Paul Bishop
Publicly traded companies are required to file a variety of reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In addition to routine quarterly and annual reports, the SEC requires that companies file a current report on Form 8-K to disclose specified events. When I first began practicing law nearly three decades ago, Form 8-K filings were relatively rare. This was due to the fact that a company was required to file a Form 8-K only in a handfu...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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