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When does your press release
become a Form 8-K exhibit?

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It depends on the event, not the label.

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In four life-sciences filings this summer,

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Exhibit 99.1 was an earnings release,

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an investor deck,

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a PMA-supplement notice
and a Phase 3 topline.

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Same exhibit number,

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three different 8-K items.

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The clocks differ too.

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Most 8-K events have four business days.

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The 48-hour window for an
earnings call is a condition,

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not an extension.

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So route every announcement
by event, item,

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document and clock,

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and have counsel check it
before it goes to EDGAR.

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Three steps.

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One: keep an event
record for each release.

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Two: list each exhibit and its job.

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Three: check four surfaces
before you submit.

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Get the item right before
the headline goes out.