SEC Charges Eight Companies for Failure to Disclose Complete Information on Form NT

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged eight companies for failing to disclose in SEC Form 12b-25 filings that their request for seeking a delayed quarterly or annual reporting filing was caused by an anticipated restatement or correction of prior financial reporting. The violations were uncovered by an initiative focused on Form 12b-25 filings by companies that quickly thereafter announced financial restatements or corrections. Each of the companies was a public reporting company at the time of the violations and agreed to settle the Commission's charges and pay civil penalties. Public companies are required to file the SEC's Form 12b-25 "Notification of Late Filing," commonly known as "Form NT," when "not timely" filing a Form 10-Q or Form 10-K and seeking additional days to file their reports.