Form DEFS14A definitive proxy statements for special meetings

Form DEFS14A: definitive proxy statements for special meetings, a separate EDGAR type until April 2002.

4,776filings on EDGAR

1994first filed

2002-04-04latest filing

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $SECFEED_KEY" \
  "https://secfeedapi.com/v1/filings?query=formType:%22DEFS14A%22&size=2"

import os, requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://secfeedapi.com/v1/filings",
    params={'query': 'formType:"DEFS14A"', 'size': '2'},
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SECFEED_KEY']}"},
)
print(r.json())

What is DEFS14A?

EDGAR describes DEFS14A as a definitive proxy statement for a special meeting. Until 2002 EDGAR separated proxy statements for special meetings from annual meeting proxies, which used DEF 14A.

The special meeting types were retired in April 2002, and since then special meeting proxies are filed as DEF 14A, or DEFM14A for mergers. Use DEFS14A to complete pre-2002 histories of special votes on charter amendments, reverse splits and similar items.

Who files

Companies soliciting proxies for a special meeting of shareholders, before 2002.

When it is filed

When the definitive special meeting proxy was first sent to shareholders.

Filings per year

Every DEFS14A filing on EDGAR, counted from the SecFeed index. Updated daily.

What is inside

Section	Contents
Notice of special meeting	Date, place and items to be voted on.
Proposals	Charter amendments, share authorizations, reverse splits and similar items.
Voting information	Record date, quorum and vote required.

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Latest DEFS14A filings

Company	Form	Filed
BENTHOS INC	`DEFS14A`	2002-04-04	EDGAR ↗
KIRR MARBACH PARTNERS FUNDS INC	`DEFS14A`	2002-04-02	EDGAR ↗
TRW INC	`DEFS14A`	2002-04-02	EDGAR ↗
WADDELL & REED ADVISORS MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND INC	`DEFS14A`	2002-04-01	EDGAR ↗
ASIA TIGERS FUND INC	`DEFS14A`	2002-03-28	EDGAR ↗
INTELLICORP INC	`DEFS14A`	2002-03-28	EDGAR ↗
SUMMIT MUTUAL FUNDS INC	`DEFS14A`	2002-03-26	EDGAR ↗
USA NETWORKS INC	`DEFS14A`	2002-03-25	EDGAR ↗

Use cases

Complete pre-2002 histories of special shareholder votes
Research historical reverse splits and recapitalizations

Related forms

DEF 14AAnnual meeting proxy

Every DEF 14A definitive proxy statement since 1994: executive pay, board members, audit fees, pay versus performance and ballot proposals.

PRES14CSpecial meeting info statement (to 2002)

Form PRES14C: preliminary information statements for special meetings or actions, a separate EDGAR type until April 2002.

DEFM14AMerger vote proxy

Every DEFM14A definitive merger proxy and PREM14A preliminary merger proxy since 1994: deal terms, background, fairness opinions and projections.

FAQ

What replaced DEFS14A?

Special meeting proxies are filed as DEF 14A, or DEFM14A when they relate to a merger.

Why does the series end in 2002?

EDGAR retired the special meeting variants in April 2002.

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