SEC filings
Form 3 is the initial statement of beneficial ownership that a director, officer, or 10% owner files when they become a Section 16 reporting person, or when the company first registers a class of equity under Section 12.
TakePublic drafts Form 3 from your insider roster and ownership records, routes it through counsel review, and files it under the reporting person's own EDGAR codes. Nothing files without your securities attorney signing off on the exact document.
The general rule is 10 calendar days after the person becomes a Section 16 insider. If the person is already an insider when the company first registers under Section 12, the Form 3 is due no later than the registration's effective date. Due dates on a weekend or SEC holiday roll forward to the next business day. Deadlines run on Eastern Time (ET).
| Situation | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Becomes a Section 16 insider after registration | 10 calendar days after the event |
| Already an insider at Section 12 registration | No later than the registration effective date |
Weekend and SEC holiday due dates roll to the next business day. All deadlines ET.
Add directors, officers, and 10% owners on the Insiders page, including each person's own EDGAR CIK and CCC. Section 16 forms file under the reporting person, not the company.
Guided intake builds the ownership statement from the roster and holdings. Regenerating an AI draft would destroy that content, so Form 3 is intake-driven.
Form 3 skips auditor review and moves from internal review to counsel review.
Your securities attorney signs off on the exact document hash. After sign-off, submit to EDGAR through TakePublic or export the package for the company's own EDGAR agent.
Ten calendar days after becoming a Section 16 insider. If the person is already an insider when the company first registers under Section 12, the Form 3 is due no later than that registration's effective date. Weekend and SEC holiday due dates roll forward. All deadlines ET.
Directors, officers, and beneficial owners of more than 10% of a class of equity registered under Section 12. Whether a person is a reporting person is a legal question for securities counsel.
No. Forms 3, 4, and 5 file under the reporting person's own CIK and CCC. TakePublic stores those codes on the insider record and uses them only for that person's Section 16 submissions.
The Section 16 plan, $499 per month, covers Forms 3, 4, and 5 drafted, signed by counsel, and filed, on top of Monitor's calendar and alerts.
The primary sources behind this page, on the SEC's own site.
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