SECPlus - Find Companies

When performing searches of SEC filings using the Search Selected SEC Filings template, you can use the Find Companies Wizard to locate companies to include in your search.

  1. Click the Find Companies link in the Companies section of the template.  
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  1. In the Find Companies Wizard window, enter the company name you want to find in the Company Name field or the company ticker symbol in the Ticker Symbol field.

    Note:
    If you do not know the full company name, you can search by using the first part of the name. This wizard will add a wildcard and return company names where the first part of the name is at the beginning of the company's current or former name.
  1. If you have any saved company groups, you can select them from the Company Group drop-down menu. Companies in the group will be added to the results list when you click the Next button to complete the search.
  1. You can use the SIC Code/Industry field to filter your company search to a specific SIC code. You can use the Find Industry Codes link to open the Find Industry Codes pop-up dialog. Use this to browse for specific Industry codes.
  1. Click Next to go to the results list. Any company names matching the information you entered will display. Select the check box next to company name you want to add to your SEC Filings search. You can also use the Select All button to select all the companies in the results list.
  2. Click the Next button. A list of the companies you have selected to add to your SEC filing search will display. Click the Add More button if you want to find and include more companies. You can also save the results list as a company group by clicking the Save as Group... button and entering a group name.
  1. Click Finish when you have added all of the companies you want to include in your SEC filings search. The companies will be added to the Company Names field in the Search Selected SEC Filings template.
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