Merger and Acquisition Announcements on SEC Form S-4
Retrieve the most recent SEC Form S-4 filings, which are used to register securities issued in connection with business combinations such as mergers, acquisitions, and exchange offers.
This query returns original S-4 filings while excluding amended filings (S-4/A) and post-effective amendments (S-4 POS) to focus on initial registration statements.
The results are sorted by filing date, allowing you to quickly identify the latest announced business combination transactions.
Request
Editable{
"query": "formType:\"S-4\" AND NOT formType:(\"4/A\" OR \"S-4 POS\")",
"from": "0",
"size": "20",
"sort": [{"filedAt":{"order":"desc"}}]
}from sec_api import QueryApi
queryApi = QueryApi("YOUR_API_KEY")
queryApi.get_filings({
"query": "formType:\"S-4\" AND NOT formType:(\"4/A\" OR \"S-4 POS\")",
"from": "0",
"size": "20",
"sort": [{"filedAt":{"order":"desc"}}]
})import { queryApi } from "sec-api";
queryApi.setApiKey("YOUR_API_KEY");
await queryApi.getFilings({
"query": "formType:\"S-4\" AND NOT formType:(\"4/A\" OR \"S-4 POS\")",
"from": "0",
"size": "20",
"sort": [{"filedAt":{"order":"desc"}}]
});curl -X POST "https://api.sec-api.io?token=YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"query": "formType:\"S-4\" AND NOT formType:(\"4/A\" OR \"S-4 POS\")",
"from": "0",
"size": "20",
"sort": [{"filedAt":{"order":"desc"}}]
}'