SEC 8-K Filings

Analysis of SEC 8-K filings to identify material events that impact a company's operations, leadership, or financial condition. Unlike annual 10-K filings, 8-K reports are filed in real-time as major events occur, providing timely triggers for outreach.

Why This Insight Matters

Real-time triggers - Respond to major events days after they are filed
Leadership changes - Track new C-suite appointments and board changes
M&A activity - Surface acquisitions or asset dispositions immediately
Material contracts - Identify new strategic partnerships or major customer agreements
Financial updates - Monitor interim financial performance and guidance

Available Subtypes

Signal	Subtype Enum	SEC Item	Description
Material Agreement	`materialAgreement`	1.01	Entry into a material definitive agreement
Agreement Termination	`agreementTermination`	1.02	Termination of a material definitive agreement
Acquisition	`acquisition`	2.01	Completion of acquisition of assets
Disposition	`disposition`	2.01	Sale or disposition of assets/business unit
Bankruptcy	`bankruptcy`	1.03	Bankruptcy or receivership filing
Leadership Change	`leadershipChange`	5.02	Departure or appointment of key officers
Board Change	`boardChange`	5.02	Departure or election of directors
Financing Event	`financingEvent`	2.03	Creation of a direct financial obligation
Equity Issuance	`equityIssuance`	3.02	Unregistered sales of equity securities
Material Impairment	`materialImpairment`	2.06	Material impairments
Delisting	`delisting`	3.01	Notice of delisting or listing rule failure
Dividend Change	`dividendChange`	8.01	Declaration of a dividend or distribution
Stock Buyback	`stockBuyback`	8.01	Announcement of stock repurchase program
Cyber Incident	`cyberIncident`	1.05	Cybersecurity incident disclosure
Regulatory Action	`regulatoryAction`	8.01	Notice of non-compliance or regulatory action
Litigation Update	`litigationUpdate`	8.01	Significant legal proceedings update
Guidance Update	`guidanceUpdate`	8.01	Change in earnings guidance or outlook
Facility Change	`facilityChange`	8.01	Opening or closing of a material facility
Other Material Event	`otherMaterialEvent`	8.01	Other significant events disclosed

Response Fields

Core Fields

Field	Type	Example	Description
`signal_subtype`	string	`"leadershipChange"`	Specific subtype from table above
`relevance`	float	`0.85`	Sales relevance score (0.0-1.0)
`confidence`	string	`"high"`	AI confidence: `high`, `medium`, or `low`
`sentiment`	string	`"neutral"`	Event sentiment: `positive`, `negative`, or `neutral`
`headline`	string	`"Apple appoints Jennifer Newstead as new General Counsel"`	Brief summary (<15 words)
`detail`	string	`"Jennifer Newstead will become Apple's General Counsel..."`	1-2 sentence explanation
`evidence`	string[]	`["On December 4, 2025, Apple Inc. announced..."]`	Direct quotes from the filing

Filing Metadata

Field	Type	Example	Description
`filing_date`	string	`"2025-12-05"`	SEC filing date
`accepted_date`	string	`"2025-12-05 16:31:42"`	SEC acceptance timestamp
`sec_item`	string	`"5.02"`	SEC form item number
`category`	string	`"organizational"`	Category: `organizational`, `strategic`, `budget`, `guidance`
`source_url`	string	`"https://www.sec.gov/..."`	Link to the original SEC filing

Person Fields (for leadership/board changes)

Field	Type	Example	Description
`person_name`	string	`"Jennifer Newstead"`	Name of executive/director
`person_title`	string	`"General Counsel"`	Title of the person
`person_action`	string	`"appointed"`	Action: `appointed`, `departed`, `elected`, `resigned`

Entity & Metric Fields

Field	Type	Example	Description
`counterparty`	string	`"HSBC Bank USA"`	Other party in agreements/acquisitions
`competitors_mentioned`	string[]	`["Microsoft", "Google"]`	Competitors named in filing
`vendors_mentioned`	string[]	`[]`	Vendors named in filing
`dollar_amount_millions`	float	`1300`	Dollar amount in millions
`dollar_context`	string	`"Principal amount of convertible notes"`	Context for the dollar amount
`effective_date`	string	`"2026-03-01"`	Effective date of the event

{
  "signal_id": "38bc08ffea10dcd0",
  "signal_type": "sec-8-k",
  "signal_subtype": "leadershipChange",
  "signal_name": "Apple Inc. - Departure or appointment of key officers",
  "detected_at": "2025-12-30T05:23:46.646020Z",
  "batch_id": "batch_8k_1735534926",
  "cycle_id": "2025-W01",
  "company": {
    "name": "Apple Inc.",
    "domain": "www.apple.com",
    "ticker": "AAPL",
    "industries": ["Consumer Electronics"],
    "sector": "Technology",
    "employee_count_low": 164000,
    "market_cap": 4045174397280,
    "country": "US",
    "exchange": "NASDAQ",
    "cik": "0000320193"
  },
  "data": {
    "filing_date": "2025-12-05",
    "accepted_date": "2025-12-05 16:31:42",
    "sec_item": "5.02",
    "category": "organizational",
    "relevance": 0.85,
    "confidence": "high",
    "sentiment": "neutral",
    "headline": "Apple appoints Jennifer Newstead as new General Counsel effective March 2026",
    "detail": "Jennifer Newstead will become Apple's General Counsel and Senior Vice President on March 1, 2026, replacing Kate Adams who has held the position since 2017.",
    "evidence": [
      "On December 4, 2025, Apple Inc. announced that Jennifer Newstead will become Apple's general counsel on March 1, 2026..."
    ],
    "person_name": "Jennifer Newstead",
    "person_title": "General Counsel and Senior Vice President",
    "person_action": "appointed",
    "counterparty": null,
    "competitors_mentioned": [],
    "vendors_mentioned": [],
    "dollar_amount_millions": null,
    "dollar_context": null,
    "effective_date": "2026-03-01",
    "source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036125044561/ef20060722_8k.htm"
  }
}

API Usage

Generate Content API

{
  "enabledInsights": ["leadershipChange", "materialAgreement", "acquisition", "guidanceUpdate"],
  "disabledInsights": []
}

Sample Data

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Example Output

"Saw the 8-K filing regarding Jennifer Newstead joining as General Counsel in March - big transition for the legal team. Since she'll be reporting to Tim Cook, I imagine modernizing the legal ops stack might be on the agenda. We've been helping other F500 legal teams with [your value prop] - worth a quick chat?"

Coverage

Refresh: Real-time (within 24 hours of SEC filing)
Coverage: ~10,000+ US public companies
Best for: Sales development, account management, executive targeting, M&A triggers