When a public company offers new shares, does it have to notify SEC by filing a report?
For example, if the company just gives its employees some shares, does it have to report it to SEC?
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Sign up to join this communityA secondary share offering is disclosed in SEC form S-3.
For employee compensation, the company may disclose equity compensation plans and executive contracts in their usual quarterly filings. Insider transactions are disclosed with Form 4. (PDF)