Schedule 13E-3

Schedule 13E-3

A form that a company must file with the SEC during a management buyout. That is, the schedule 13E-3 is filed when the senior management of a publicly-traded company buys all of the company's shares outstanding. A schedule 13E-3 is necessary because it stops trade on the company's stock and allows the company to operate without recourse to shareholders.

Schedule 13E-3

An SEC form that must be filed when a company is taken private. See also going private.