---
title: "Index facts already reported on Form 8-K before any new announcement"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/capital-markets-and-securities-ecm-dcm-and-disclosure/summarise-precedent-asx-announcements-for-drafting/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A4-B6-5-US"
practice_area: "Capital Markets & Securities — ECM/DCM and Disclosure"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Index facts already reported on Form 8-K before any new announcement

> For each current report in the file, list the item number the report itself uses, the date on the report, and the facts the report states. Do not draft an announcement, and do not add a fact that is not in the report.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Capital Markets & Securities — ECM/DCM and Disclosure](https://ailawframework.com/practice/capital-markets-and-securities-ecm-dcm-and-disclosure.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | For each current report in the file, list the item number the report itself uses, the date on the report, and the facts the report states. Do not draft an announcement, and do not add a fact that is not in the report. |
| What the lawyer must review | You draft any new announcement, and you check each indexed fact against the report. Rule 13a-11 (17 CFR § 240.13a-11) requires every registrant subject to Rule 13a-1 to file a current report on Form 8-K (17 CFR § 249.308) within the period specified in that form unless substantially the same information has already been reported. The section does not apply to a foreign private issuer required to report on Form 6-K. A failure to file a report required solely by Item 1.01, 1.02, 1.05, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 4.02(a), 5.02(e), or 6.03 of Form 8-K is not deemed a violation of 15 U.S.C. § 78j(b) and Rule 10b-5. Other liability can still apply. Read the item on the current form. Regulation FD (17 CFR § 243.100) requires public disclosure, as provided in § 243.101(e), when material nonpublic information is disclosed to a person described in paragraph (b)(1): simultaneously if intentional, and promptly if not. Section 243.101(e) was not opened. Do not state a day count, and do not file an exchange announcement as a Form 8-K. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Summarise precedent ASX announcements for drafting](https://ailawframework.com/practice/capital-markets-and-securities-ecm-dcm-and-disclosure/summarise-precedent-asx-announcements-for-drafting.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: For each current report in the file, list the item number the report itself uses, the date on the report, and the facts the report states. Do not draft an announcement, and do not add a fact that is not in the report.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The period for filing Form 8-K is the period specified in the form. Do not state a number of business days.
- Rule 13a-11(b) leaves out a foreign private issuer that reports on Form 6-K. Do not index those reports as Form 8-K.
- An index is not an announcement. You write anything that will be published or filed.

## Sources

- [17 CFR § 240.13a-11, current reports on Form 8-K](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/17/240.13a-11) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [17 CFR § 249.308, Form 8-K, for current reports](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/17/249.308) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [17 CFR § 243.100, Regulation FD general rule on selective disclosure](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/17/243.100) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*