Flock blog
Reading regulatory filings, sourced and dated.
Plain-English guides to the public filings Flock tracks: 13F reports, NSE and BSE shareholding patterns, bulk and block deals, and FII/DII flows. Every claim links to its source. Research, not advice.
What is a Structured Digital Database (SDD)?
A Structured Digital Database is the tamper-proof UPSI log that SEBI PIT rules require listed companies to keep. What it records, and how long. Not advice.
What is a corporate governance report? SEBI LODR
A corporate governance report is the quarterly compliance report a listed Indian company files with the exchanges under SEBI LODR Regulation 27. Not advice.
What is a Rule 10b5-1 plan? Insider trading (2026)
A Rule 10b5-1 plan lets a company insider pre-schedule stock trades as a defense to insider-trading claims. How it works and the cooling-off rule. Not advice.
What is UPSI? SEBI insider-trading rules (2026)
UPSI is unpublished price sensitive information under SEBI's insider-trading rules. What counts as UPSI, the price test, and the trading bar. Not advice.
What is a red herring prospectus? India IPO (2026)
A red herring prospectus (RHP) is the offer document filed before a book-built IPO opens. What it contains and how it differs from the draft. Not advice.
What is a 424B prospectus? SEC final prospectus (2026)
A 424B prospectus is the final prospectus a company files with the SEC after its registration statement. What it shows and its subtypes. Not advice.
Rule 10b5-1 plan vs Form 144: how they differ
Rule 10b5-1 plan vs Form 144: the plan is the pre-arranged trading defense; Form 144 is the affiliate's pre-sale notice. One sale can involve both. Not advice.
How to track insider selling (SEC filings, 2026)
How to track insider selling using SEC Form 4 and Form 144: where the records live, which fields matter, and why sales carry less signal than buys. Not advice.
UPSI vs MNPI: India and US insider information
UPSI vs MNPI: UPSI is India's SEBI term for price-sensitive inside information; MNPI is the US standard. Here is how the two frameworks differ. Not advice.
RHP vs DRHP: the two IPO offer documents
RHP vs DRHP: the DRHP is the draft filed with SEBI for review; the RHP is the near-final document filed with the Registrar of Companies. Not advice.
What is a Form S-4 filing? Merger registration guide (2026)
A Form S-4 is the SEC registration statement a company files to issue new stock in a merger or exchange offer. What it contains, why it doubles as a proxy. Not advice.
What is a Form 8-A filing? Exchange registration (2026)
A Form 8-A is the short SEC form a company files to register a class of shares for trading on an exchange, usually at IPO. What it does and when it is used. Not advice.
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