Template:Finance links historical/doc
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This template provides a link to Securities and Exchange Commission filings for former public U.S. companies.
Usage
[edit]This template should be placed in the External links section, preferably after any official or specialist links.
Sites included
[edit]This template provides links to the following services:
Fields
[edit]- name
- (optional, will take the page name) The name of the company as you would like it to appear in each link. This is usually the full, official name of the company, such as Microsoft Corporation or Google, Inc.
- sec_cik
- The SEC CIK (Central Index Key) is an identifier assigned by the Securities and Exchange Commission to all public companies. To find the CIK for any public company, search for the company name at https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/cik.htm. The CIK code is listed directly on the search results page, to the left of the company name. Any leading zeros may be removed from this number. For example, the search results for a query of "microsoft" returns two entries. The relevant entry is listed as "MICROSOFT CORP" and has a CIK of 789019 (with 4 leading zeros removed).
Examples
[edit]Public company
[edit]{{Finance links historical
| name = Cerner Corporation <!-- can be removed, will take the page name -->
| sec_cik = 804753
}}
Appears as:
- Historical business data for Cerner Corporation:
- SEC filings
See also
[edit]{{Finance links}}, which should be used for publicly traded companies