International companies with securities traded in the U.S. must file reports with the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC).
The SEC is the national regulator that public companies must file with.
All filings are found in the EDGAR database.
Who files:
U.S. public parent companies
International companies with securities traded in the U.S. must also file (20F)
Most frequently referenced filings: (Note: Annual Reports are NOT an SEC Filing)
20F = annual filing of non U.S. public parent companies trading in the U.S.
10K = company's annual financials (THE major filing)
10Q = company's unaudited quarterly financials
8K = disclosure of unscheduled significant events
DEF 14A (Proxy Statement) = matters voted on at annual shareholders meeting
6-K = filing by foreign issuers which contains any information that a foreign company issues to its local securities regulators, investors or stock exchange