have a good understanding of the industry. B. There are a lot of specific forms that need to be filed with the SEC when compared to dealing with a private company. Financial statements need to be reviewed. They will have to file form S-1 if they plan to issue new securities, form 8-K reports significant events that are of interest to investors, form 10-K filed annually 60-90 days after close of fiscal year, form 10-Q filed quarterly contains certain financial information and requires auditor
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Trang Tran, Yinjia Hua, Xiaoyi Zhou, Wei Luo - Group 3 Professor Nina Dorata Business Combinations – ACC 638 (T, 6:55pm-9:20pm) 11 May 2011 Pfizer & Wyeth When Pfizer announced an agreement to buy Wyeth in January 2009, it was expected to not only create a pharmaceutical behemoth which would be the biggest merger since AT&T and BellSouth in March 2006 (according to the research firm Capital IQ but also would be an extraordinary event in such a financial crisis for the period 2008-2009 because
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The 10K vs. the Annual Report eBay Inc. is one of the largest e-commerce businesses listed in the Fortune 500. Like other companies, eBay Inc. prepares an Annual Report and a 10K every year in which it discloses each activity and financial performance. eBay Inc.’s Annual Report and 10K are designed for different audiences. The Annual Report provides information about the company’s activities and financial performance for shareholders and investors. The 10K is an official document that publicly
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 The Act & Impact ACC 410, Jackie Lewis, Ph.D. Abstract The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, officially named the “Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002”, is recognized to be the most noteworthy U.S. federal disclosure and corporate governance legislation since the Securities Act of1933 (the Securities Act) and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act). Furthermore, the provisions of the Act are
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COMPANY CONTACT: Arthur W. Hicks, Jr. President and COO (508) 533-4300 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cybex Reaches Settlement in Barnhard Product Liability Suit Medway, MA, February 6, 2012 -- Cybex International, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYBI), a leading manufacturer of premium exercise equipment, announced today that it has reached a settlement in the product liability litigation, Barnhard v. Cybex International, Inc. Pursuant to the settlement, Cybex will pay to the plaintiff, net of insurance, approximately
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liability, income, and cash flow generated throughout the fiscal year. It also contains information on executive compensation and the company’s organizational structure (10K). Explain what is included in 10Q reports and why they are needed. 10Q forms are quarterly reports that have to be filed by publicly traded companies and some private companies. The reports contain information on the company’s equity. Companies only file three 10Q reports a year because the fourth quarter is reported in the
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the SEC if 1) it completes a public offering under the 1933 Act, or 2) its securities are traded on a national exchange, or 3) it has at least 500 shareholders and total assets exceeding $10 million. Public companies under this act must file annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and Form 8-K. The Securities and
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processes of the company and it makes sure that the Starbucks is complying with all rules and regulations that is required by the SEC. There are several financial reporting such as the Company’s Annual report to shareholders, the Annual Report form 10-K and Starbucks reports along with other amendments files with or reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission are made available by its reporters. The commission has a checklist on reviewing the audit processes with independent auditors and
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LJB Company | Internal Controls Report | FI504 Professor J. Roberts | Michael Franklin FI504 10/19/2011 | LJB Company is a local distributor serving various companies nationally. With its rapid growth and success, we have discussed the possibility of becoming a public company. If LJB Company decides to become a public company we should advise you of certain federal securities laws that LJB Company would face. It is imperative that you should discuss this information with your legal
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price would decrease both the company’s reported earnings and their reported earnings per share (EPS). Despite rising walnut prices, the company consistently posted EPS that defied analyst projections. Between the 2010 SEC Form 10-Q second quarter filing and the SEC Form 10-K of FY 2011, the price of Diamond stock jumped from $39 dollars per share to $90 per share (SEC, 2014). On January 9, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Diamond Foods for its 2010-2011
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