6-K Filings

Overview

The 6-K is the current report that foreign private issuers file with the SEC—the international equivalent of the 8-K.

We monitor 45,000+ tickers globally for SEC filings. For foreign private issuers listed on US exchanges, the 6-K is the primary disclosure vehicle, filed when material events occur (leadership changes, acquisitions, restructurings, etc.).

Not every international company files 6-Ks, but when they do, we catch them. Like 8-Ks, these are event-driven and high-volume, making them valuable for fill rates on international accounts.

Each filing is classified into one or more of 70+ event subtypes using a model we've fine-tuned specifically for SEC document analysis. Because 6-Ks capture discrete events rather than comprehensive narratives, they typically produce 1-3 highly focused signals per filing.

Available Subtypes

Signal Categories

Signals are organized into these categories:

Schema

{
  "signal_id": "8e78afc5-002e-47ca-9797-b7ce96a7550d",
  "batch_id": "batch-627ba9e2",
  "signal_type": "6k",
  "signal_subtype": "restructuring",
  "signal_category": "workforce",
  "detected_at": "2026-01-02T11:18:22.145473Z",
  "association": "company",
  "company": {
    "name": "Scully Royalty Ltd.",
    "domain": "www.scullyroyalty.com",
    "ticker": "SRL",
    "linkedin_url": null,
    "industries": [
      "Financial - Capital Markets"
    ],
    "employee_count_low": 71,
    "employee_count_high": 71,
    "description": "Scully Royalty Ltd. operates as an iron ore mining company in the Americas, Africa, Canada, Asia, and Europe."
  },
  "data": {
    "summary": "Entire Board of Directors replaced in Dec 2025; new leadership pursuing transition plan.",
    "detail": "The company's entire prior board failed to win re-election at the December 2025 annual meeting. A new board is now implementing a transition plan, which often triggers a review of existing strategies, budgets, and vendor relationships.",
    "relevance": 1.0,
    "confidence": "high",
    "sentiment": "neutral",
    "excerpts": "At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company elected each of Jerrod Freund, Mark Holliday, Alan Howe, Nimesh Patel, and Skyler Wichers to the board of directors.",
    "source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16859/000110465926003897/tm263298d1_6k.htm",
    "technologies_mentioned": [],
    "filing_date": "2026-01-02",
    "filing_year": 2026,
    "sales_relevance": "Change management needs",
    "competitors_mentioned": [],
    "regions_mentioned": [
      "Canada"
    ],
    "vendors_mentioned": []
  },
  "metrics": {
    "dollar_millions": null,
    "dollar_context": null,
    "pct": null,
    "pct_context": null,
    "timeframe": "current_year"
  }
}

Field Reference

Core Fields

Company Object

Data Object

Metrics Object (Top-Level)

Coverage

• Refresh: Monthly
• Coverage: 12,500 companies
• Best for: International enterprise sales, Global leadership change triggers, Cross-border M&A tracking

Data Activation

Timing

detected_at is when Autobound extracted the signal. 6-Ks are event-driven filings for foreign private issuers, similar to 8-Ks for US companies.

Use data.filing_date to understand when the filing was actually submitted to the SEC.

Uniqueness

One signal per subtype per filing. Like 8-K, companies can file multiple 6-Ks, so expect many signals per company over time.

Delivery

Each delivery arrives in a timestamped folder. Signals in that folder cover the window between this delivery and the previous one. Treat all signals in a new folder as recent and actionable—no need to diff against prior deliveries.

Best Practices

• Filter on relevance and confidence both above 0.9 for high-precision use cases
• Build picklists from signal_subtype values
• 6-K signals are time-sensitive - prioritize quick action on leadership and strategic changes