SEC and Regulatory Filings
Current Report
A filing used to report major events between regular annual and quarterly filings.
Also called: current event filing
What it means
A current report is a filing meant to quickly disclose significant company events that investors should know about before the next 10-Q or 10-K. In the United States, the common form for this is the 8-K.
Why it matters
It helps users understand that important developments do not only appear during earnings season.