Glossary
Form 10-K
Also: 10-K · annual report
Form 10-K is the annual report a company files under Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. General Instruction A says the form "shall be used for annual reports" under those sections "for which no other form is prescribed," and sets how long after the fiscal year end it is due, by the size of the filer. General Instruction D requires the report to be signed by the company's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, controller or principal accounting officer, and at least a majority of the board. That is why CFO Tribune builds its roster from the signature page of each company's latest 10-K. A later 8-K that reports a change supersedes the roster seat.
Primary sources
- SEC, Form 10-K: General Instructions A and D · read October 23, 2026
Related terms
Guides that use this term
- Who signs the 10-K, and the Sarbanes-Oxley Section 302 and Section 906 certifications
- First-time CFOs: what the filings say and do not say
- How to track CFO changes: the record, the data, RSS and the roster
- Interim CFOs: what an interim appointment means in a filing
- Principal financial officer, CFO and chief accounting officer: what each title means in SEC filings
- Reading CFO succession in public filings: what the documents establish