SEC confidential treatment orders
CT ORDER filings: SEC orders granting confidential treatment for redacted portions of material contracts and other exhibits.
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $SECFEED_KEY" \ "https://secfeedapi.com/v1/filings?query=formType:%22CT%20ORDER%22&size=2"
import os, requests
r = requests.get(
"https://secfeedapi.com/v1/filings",
params={'query': 'formType:"CT ORDER"', 'size': '2'},
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SECFEED_KEY']}"},
)
print(r.json())What is CT ORDER?
Companies may redact commercially sensitive terms, such as pricing in a supply agreement, from exhibits they file. Under the traditional process they apply under Rule 406 or Rule 24b-2, and the SEC issues a confidential treatment order, posted as CT ORDER.
Since 2019, companies can redact immaterial and competitively harmful information from material contracts without applying, so CT ORDER volume has fallen, but the orders still show which agreements contain hidden terms and until when.
Issued by the SEC staff to registrants that applied for confidential treatment.
When the staff grants an application, often with an expiration date for the confidential treatment.
Filings per year
Every CT ORDER filing on EDGAR, counted from the SecFeed index. Updated daily.
What is inside
| Section | Contents |
|---|---|
| Registrant | Company and CIK. |
| Exhibits covered | The filing and exhibit numbers that were redacted. |
| Expiration | The date until which the information stays confidential. |
| Legal basis | Rule 406 under the Securities Act or Rule 24b-2 under the Exchange Act. |
Get CT ORDER data with SecFeed
Search the filings with formType:"CT ORDER", read any document as text or PDF, and use these APIs for structured data:
Latest CT ORDER filings
| Company | Form | Filed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personalis, Inc. | CT ORDER | 2026-10-02 | EDGAR ↗ |
| Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. | CT ORDER | 2026-10-01 | EDGAR ↗ |
| Utz Brands, Inc. | CT ORDER | 2026-10-01 | EDGAR ↗ |
| Utz Brands, Inc. | CT ORDER | 2026-10-01 | EDGAR ↗ |
| Arcus Biosciences, Inc. | CT ORDER | 2026-09-28 | EDGAR ↗ |
| Argo Blockchain Plc | CT ORDER | 2026-06-26 | EDGAR ↗ |
| IHS Holding Ltd | CT ORDER | 2026-06-25 | EDGAR ↗ |
| DESTINATION XL GROUP, INC. | CT ORDER | 2026-06-22 | EDGAR ↗ |
Use cases
- Find material contracts with redacted pricing terms
- Track when confidential treatment expires
Related forms
SEC staff comment letters (UPLOAD) and company responses (CORRESP) since 2003: the review dialogue behind 10-Ks, S-1s and proxy statements.
8-KCurrent reportsEvery Form 8-K current report since 1993, classified by item: earnings, acquisitions, auditor changes, executive departures, cyber incidents and more.
10-KAnnual reportsEvery Form 10-K annual report filed on EDGAR since 1993, searchable by company, date and text, with sections and XBRL financials as JSON.
FAQ
Why are there fewer CT ORDER filings since 2019?
The FAST Act amendments let companies redact certain information from material contracts without filing a confidential treatment application.
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