Research Guides: Microform Research Sets: 10-K Reports

About this Collection

About: Publicly-held companies are required by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to file a series of reports, one of which is the 10-K. The 10-K report gives a detailed balance sheet and other data on the company. The Libraries own a collection of these reports including the Arkansas companies, for which we also have Annual Reports and Proxy Statements, and a select list of other large corporations. S
Covers 1979-1984. More recent annual and 10-K reports can be found in the online databases, EDGAR from the SEC and Nexis Uni.
Location: Library Annex Cabinets HG 4028 B2 D5
Format: Microfiche
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by company name and then year.
Items: Many thousand fiche; approximately 3 drawers
Publication: Disclosure Incorporated, 196?-

More recent --and some historic -- fillings can be found in these online sources.

Mergent Archives This link opens in a new window
Covers: varies by series. Offers a platform for historical series of several Dun and Bradstreet publications, covering both public and private company information, executive biographies, and industry profiles. Components available from the University Libraries include: Annual Reports, 1844-, Country Report, (Dun & Bradstreet Country Insight Reports, 2003-2010, CRB Commodity Yearbook, 1939-2010, and Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios (KBR), 1979-2010.

EDGAR | Company Filings
EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, is the primary system for companies and others submitting documents under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, and the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Containing millions of company and individual filings, EDGAR benefits investors, corporations, and the U.S. economy overall by increasing the efficiency, transparency, and fairness of the securities markets. The system processes about 3,000 filings per day, serves up 3,000 terabytes of data to the public annually, and accommodates 40,000 new filers per year on average.

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Covers: varies; most newspapers are 1990s-; legal materials extend back to the 19th century. Offers news, legal, and business information from both English language and international sources, including newsletters, magazines, trade journals, wire services, broadcast transcripts as well as directories, corporate profiles, SEC Filings, business, industry and market news, federal and state case law, codes and regulations, law reviews and much more.