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Schedule TO-C

Schedule TO-C is the SEC form on which a written communication about a tender offer is filed before the offer commences. Because holders read such a filing as a sign that a bid is coming, a false one can lift the target's share price.

manipulation techniques · updated 2026-09-20

Where does schedule to-c 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. Melville Peter ten Cate (sham tender offers, 2023) SEC 2023-01-03 Sham Tender Offers $500k judgment
SEC v. Lee Simmons (price manipulation, 2022) SEC 2022-08-19 EDGAR Filing Fraud , Price Manipulation +1 filed
SEC v. Edgar M. Radjabli, Apis Capital Management LLC and My Loan Doctor LLC (sham tender offers, 2021) SEC 2021-06-11 Sham Tender Offers $419k settled
SEC v. PTG Capital Partners, Ltd. (sham tender offers, 2020) SEC 2020-03-11 EDGAR Filing Fraud , Sham Tender Offers $1.5m judgment
SEC v. Mark E. Burns (price manipulation, 2019) SEC 2019-08-12 EDGAR Filing Fraud , Price Manipulation +1 $60k judgment

See also

Terms that refer here

Tender offer

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