Glossary

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Form 4

Form 4 (Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership) is an SEC insider trading disclosure form reporting changes in an insider’s equity holdings. Learn who must file, when it’s due, and …

EDGAR is the SEC’s electronic system for submitting and accessing public financial and regulatory filings, providing real-time access to company disclosures including insider reports, periodic reports, and registration statements.

Section 16

Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act sets disclosure rules requiring officers, directors, and 10% shareholders of U.S. public companies to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with the SEC …

Form 3

Form 3 is the initial SEC insider ownership disclosure that officers, directors, and 10% beneficial owners must file under Section 16(a) to establish their baseline beneficial equity holdings; beginning March …

Form 5

Form 5 is the SEC’s annual insider disclosure for reporters to file within 45 days after fiscal year end, reporting previously unreported or deferred beneficial ownership changes; beginning March 18, …

Beneficial Owner

Beneficial owner is a person or entity that directly or indirectly has voting power or investment power over a security or the opportunity to profit from it, determining who must …

Reporting Person

Reporting person refers to an insider required under SEC Section 16(a) to disclose beneficial equity ownership and transactions through Forms 3, 4, and 5; this includes officers, directors, and >10% …

Derivative Security

Derivative security refers to an equity-linked instrument whose value is derived from an underlying asset; under Section 16, certain derivatives are defined and reported separately in insider filings.

Direct Ownership

Direct ownership describes securities held in a reporting person’s own name and account; under Section 16, directly owned securities are disclosed separately from indirect holdings in insider filings.

Indirect Ownership

Indirect ownership describes securities held through another person or entity; under Section 16, indirectly owned securities are disclosed separately from direct holdings in insider filings.

Issuer

An issuer is a person or entity that issues or proposes to issue securities; under U.S. securities law, issuer obligations depend on the regulatory context, including Section 16 insider reporting.

Open Market Transaction

An open market transaction is a purchase or sale of securities executed through ordinary trading channels; under Section 16, such transactions are reported using specific codes on insider filings.

10b5-1 Plan

A 10b5-1 plan is a prearranged trading arrangement that can provide an affirmative defense under Rule 10b5-1 when trades are executed according to specified conditions and disclosures.

Private Transaction

A private transaction is a securities purchase or sale executed outside public trading venues; under Section 16, such transactions are reported based on how and where they are executed.

Option Exercise

An option exercise is the use of a stock option to acquire or dispose of an issuer’s underlying equity security at a specified exercise price, resulting in a reportable change …

Grant

A grant is the award of an equity-related right or instrument by an issuer—such as a stock option or restricted stock unit—that may result in a reportable transaction under SEC …

Disposition

A disposition is a transaction that reduces a reporting person’s beneficial ownership of a security and must be disclosed under SEC Section 16 on Form 4 when it results in …

Acquisition

An acquisition is a transaction that increases a reporting person’s beneficial ownership of a security and must be disclosed under SEC Section 16 on Form 4 when it results in …

Gift

A gift is a transfer of securities without consideration that reduces a reporting person’s beneficial ownership and must be disclosed under SEC Section 16 on Form 4 using transaction code …

Corporate Officer

A corporate officer is an executive of an issuer with a registered class of equity securities who meets the SEC’s functional definition under Rule 16a-1(f) and is subject to insider …

Director

A director is a member of an issuer’s board of directors who, for issuers with registered equity securities, is subject to insider reporting obligations under SEC Section 16, including filing …

Ten Percent Owner

A ten percent owner is a person or entity that beneficially owns more than ten percent of a registered class of an issuer’s equity securities and is subject to insider …

Affiliate

An affiliate is a person or entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another person, as defined under SEC Rule 12b-2, with implications across U.S. …

Beneficial Ownership

Beneficial ownership describes when a person or entity has an economic interest in or control over a security, determining who must disclose holdings and transactions under SEC rules, including insider …

Insider

An insider is a person or entity—such as an officer, director, or ten percent beneficial owner—subject to SEC disclosure obligations under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act for holdings …

Stock Option

A stock option is a contractual right to acquire an issuer’s equity securities at a specified exercise price and is treated as a derivative security for SEC insider reporting under …

RSU

An RSU (restricted stock unit) is a right to receive an issuer’s equity securities at a future date subject to vesting conditions and is treated as a derivative security for …

Vesting

Vesting is the process by which rights to equity securities or equity-based awards become non-forfeitable, determining when ownership interests are fixed and how related changes are reported under SEC rules.

Strike Price

The strike price is the fixed price at which a derivative security, such as a stock option, may be exercised to acquire or dispose of an issuer’s equity securities and …

Equity Compensation

Equity compensation refers to arrangements in which an issuer provides rights to acquire or receive equity securities as compensation, with reporting under SEC Section 16 determined by the structure, vesting, …

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