S-4EF auto effective registrations for bank holding company formations
S-4EF: an automatically effective Form S-4 registering securities issued to form a bank or savings and loan holding company.
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $SECFEED_KEY" \ "https://secfeedapi.com/v1/filings?query=formType:%22S-4EF%22&size=2"
import os, requests
r = requests.get(
"https://secfeedapi.com/v1/filings",
params={'query': 'formType:"S-4EF"', 'size': '2'},
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SECFEED_KEY']}"},
)
print(r.json())What is S-4EF?
When a bank or savings association reorganizes into a holding company structure and the holding company issues shares to the existing shareholders, the shares can be registered on Form S-4 under a general instruction that makes the registration effective on filing. EDGAR tags these S-4EF.
Filings are rare and concentrated in the 1990s and 2000s; the most recent is from 2022.
Banks and savings associations forming a holding company.
Effective on filing, before the reorganization closes.
Filings per year
Every S-4EF filing on EDGAR, counted from the SecFeed index, amendments included. Updated daily.
What is inside
| Section | Contents |
|---|---|
| Reorganization description | Holding company formation and share exchange. |
| Holding company | Governance and capital of the new parent. |
| Exhibits | Plan of reorganization and opinions. |
Get S-4EF data with SecFeed
Search the filings with formType:"S-4EF", read any document as text or PDF, and use these APIs for structured data:
Latest S-4EF filings
| Company | Form | Filed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton Bancorp, Inc. | S-4EF | 2022-03-04 | EDGAR ↗ |
| Amalgamated Financial Corp. | S-4EF | 2020-09-08 | EDGAR ↗ |
| Virginia National Bankshares Corp | S-4EF | 2013-03-26 | EDGAR ↗ |
| WSB Holdings Inc | S-4EF/A | 2007-11-14 | EDGAR ↗ |
| WSB Holdings Inc | S-4EF/A | 2007-10-26 | EDGAR ↗ |
| WSB Holdings Inc | S-4EF | 2007-10-23 | EDGAR ↗ |
| Midwest Bancshares, Inc. | S-4EF | 2007-09-27 | EDGAR ↗ |
| Virginia Savings Bancorp | S-4EF | 2007-04-20 | EDGAR ↗ |
Use cases
- Track bank holding company formations
- Banking sector corporate structure research
Related forms
Every Form S-4 since 1994: registration of securities issued in mergers, acquisitions and exchange offers, often a joint proxy statement prospectus.
S-4 POSS-4EF post-effective amendmentS-4 POS: a post-effective amendment to an S-4EF auto effective registration used in forming a bank or savings and loan holding company.
FAQ
What is S-4EF used for?
Registering shares issued when a bank or savings association forms a holding company; it is effective on filing.
Is it still used?
Rarely. The latest filing in the index is from 2022.
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