Section 16 reporting

Section 16 requires officers, directors and ten per cent holders of a public company to report their transactions promptly, and disgorges their short-swing profits.

compliance and practice · updated 2026-10-16

See also

• Schedule 13D — Schedule 13D discloses beneficial ownership above five per cent of a class of registered equity, along with the holder's intention…
• Beneficial ownership — Beneficial ownership is the real economic interest in a security, regardless of whose name it is held in. It determines disclosure…

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