how to file sec form 4 statement of changes in beneficial ownership
in general a party must file form 4 electronically via the commission s electronic data gathering analysis and retrieval system edgar exceptions can occur during hardship it is mandatory within two business days starting from the end of the day the material transaction occurred 7here is a link to a downloadable sec form 4 statement of changes in beneficial ownership real world example of sec form 4in february 2020 elon musk the chief executive officer ceo of the publicly traded company tesla inc tsla filed sec form 4 as an individual below is a copy of the form 4 as well as the details of the transaction which was obtained via the sec s edgar system 8the sec form 4 shows that elon musk purchased 13 037 shares at a price of 767 which left mr musk with a total number of shares owned of 34 098 597 following the purchase section 5 