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Schedule 13D

Schedule 13D discloses beneficial ownership above five per cent of a class of registered equity, along with the holder's intentions. Concealed control blocks are usually concealed by not filing it.

compliance and practice · updated 2026-10-16

Where does schedule 13d come up?

This term is used in the following manipulation techniques, each explained in full on its own page.

Enforcement actions involving these techniques

Action Agency Filed Technique Penalty Status
SEC v. Airborne Wireless Network and others (pump and dump, 2025) SEC 2025-02-07 Pump And Dump , Undisclosed Control Blocks $22.6m judgment
SEC v. Timothy Page, Trevor Page and others (boiler rooms, 2024) SEC 2024-11-20 Boiler Rooms , Undisclosed Control Blocks $7.7m judgment
SEC v. Brian Quinn and David Skriloff (Environmental Packaging, 2024) SEC 2024-10-18 Reverse Merger Schemes , Undisclosed Control Blocks $461k judgment
SEC v. Kevan Casey, Adrian James, Jonathan Friedlander and Robert Wheat (pump and dump, 2024) SEC 2024-08-09 Pump And Dump , Undisclosed Control Blocks — filed
SEBI v. Vijay Mallya (routing of funds through UBS accounts into group-company shares, 2024) SEBI (India) 2024-07-26 Undisclosed Control Blocks — judgment

See also

Terms that refer here

Section 16 reporting

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