NT 10-K
Also known as: notification of late filing · Form 12b-25
DEFINITION
Form 12b-25 (called NT 10-K when the late filing is the annual report, or NT 10-Q for a quarterly) is the SEC notice a company files when it cannot meet a periodic-report deadline. It must be filed within one business day of the missed deadline. Filing an NT 10-K grants an automatic 15-day extension; companies must explain why the filing is delayed.
WHY IT MATTERS FOR RETAIL INVESTORS
An NT 10-K is one of the strongest red-flag signals retail investors can read directly from EDGAR. Late filings are usually tied to accounting issues, auditor disputes, internal-controls problems, or material weaknesses still being investigated. Always read the explanation in Part III of the NT form — vague language ('we need additional time to complete our analysis') often precedes a restatement.
OFFICIAL SEC SOURCE
https://www.sec.gov/about/forms/form12b-25.pdf ↗RELATED TERMS
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