SEC Form DEF 14A Executive Compensation, CEO Pay & Proxy Statement Scraper API

Extract official SEC EDGAR Form DEF 14A (Definitive Proxy Statement), DEFM14A (Merger Proxies), DFAN14A (Activist Proxy Fights), PRE 14A (Preliminary Proxies), and DEFA14A (Shareholder Presentations) directly into clean JSON, CSV, or Excel datasets.

Built for executive recruiters, compensation benchmarking consultants, ESG and corporate governance researchers, M&A analysts, n8n and Make automation workflows, and AI agents (Claude MCP and Cursor)—with zero SEC API keys or residential proxies required.

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Why Choose This SEC Form DEF 14A & Proxy Statement Scraper?

Feature	What You Get
Complete Proxy Filing Coverage	Extracts annual Definitive Proxy Statements (DEF 14A), M&A Merger Proxies (DEFM14A), Activist Proxy Contests (DFAN14A), and Investor Presentation Decks (DEFA14A).
Automatic Governance Classification	Categorizes every filing by proxy type and summarizes the exact executive compensation, board election, or M&A buyout disclosures inside.
Exact SEC Acceptance Timestamps	Captures the exact filing date, annual meeting report date, and down-to-the-second SEC EDGAR acceptance timestamp.
Zero Proxy or API Key Costs	Connects directly to official SEC EDGAR endpoints with compliant rate-limiting—keeping your run costs near zero.
AI Agent & MCP Server Ready	Plug directly into Claude Desktop, Cursor, LangChain, n8n, Make, or Zapier for automated executive pay and governance research.

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What Data Does This Actor Extract? (Sample JSON Output)

Every proxy filing is structured into a clean, flat JSON record with direct links to the official SEC document and index page:

{
  "ticker": "NVDA",
  "companyName": "NVIDIA CORP",
  "cik": "0001045810",
  "formType": "DEF 14A",
  "filingDate": "2026-05-14",
  "reportDate": "2026-06-25",
  "acceptanceDateTime": "2026-05-14T16:18:42.000Z",
  "proxyCategory": "Definitive Annual Proxy Statement (DEF 14A)",
  "governanceDataIncluded": "Summary Compensation Table (CEO/CFO Pay), Board Director Biographies, Audit Fees & Shareholder Proposals",
  "isDefinitiveAnnualProxy": true,
  "isMergerOrActivistProxy": false,
  "accessionNumber": "0001045810-26-000084",
  "secFilingUrl": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045810/000104581026000084/nvda-20260514.htm",
  "secIndexUrl": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045810/000104581026000084/0001045810-26-000084-index.htm"
}

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How to Use SEC Form DEF 14A Proxy Statement Scraper

1. Enter Stock Tickers: Add one or more US public stock tickers (e.g., NVDA, AAPL, TSLA, MSFT, META, AMZN). The Actor resolves tickers to 10-digit SEC Central Index Keys (CIKs) automatically.
2. Choose Proxy Scope: Keep includePreliminaryProxies enabled to capture both annual DEF 14A statements and supplemental DEFA14A investor presentation decks, or uncheck it to isolate definitive annual, merger, and activist proxies.
3. Set Max Filings Per Ticker: Choose how many historical proxy filings to extract per company (default: 10).
4. Run & Export: Click Start and download your dataset in JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML, or connect directly via the Apify REST API.

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SEC Schedule 14A Proxy Form Codes Reference

SEC Form	Official Filing Name	High-Value Data Inside
DEF 14A	Definitive Proxy Statement	Summary Compensation Table (CEO, CFO & Named Executive Officer salary, bonus, stock awards), CEO Pay Ratio, Board Director biographies & 5% beneficial owners.
DEFM14A	Definitive Merger Proxy	M&A buyout background, investment bank fairness opinions, valuation multiples, and Golden Parachute executive severance payouts.
DFAN14A	Non-Management Activist Proxy	Activist hedge fund proxy fight letters, dissident board nominee slates, and turnaround presentations.
DEFA14A	Additional Proxy Soliciting Materials	Supplemental investor slide decks, executive pay defense presentations, and annual meeting updates.
PRE 14A	Preliminary Proxy Statement	Early draft of shareholder meeting agendas, reverse stock splits, and corporate charter amendments before final SEC review.

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Transparent Pay-Per-Event Pricing

You only pay for the exact proxy statement records extracted:

• Actor Startup (apify-actor-start): USD 0.01 per run.
• Extracted Proxy Filing (proxy-filing-extracted): USD 0.005 per parsed proxy statement record (USD 5.00 per 1,000 filings).
• Free Tier Friendly: With Apify's free USD 5.00 monthly credit, you can extract nearly 1,000 proxy statement records every month for free.

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Top Use Cases

• Executive Recruiting & Compensation Benchmarking: Track C-suite base salaries, cash bonuses, RSU equity grants, and board director compensation packages across S&P 500 and Russell 2000 companies.
• M&A Arbitrage & Buyout Analysis: Monitor DEFM14A merger proxies to extract deal timelines, shareholder vote dates, and golden parachute payouts.
• Activist Campaign & Proxy Fight Tracking: Spot DFAN14A filings the moment an activist investor launches a board-seat proxy contest.
• AI Governance & Financial Research Agents (MCP): Give Claude Desktop, Cursor, or LangChain direct access to official SEC proxy filings via Apify's Model Context Protocol (MCP) server.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What is SEC Form DEF 14A?

SEC Form DEF 14A (Definitive Proxy Statement) is the official filing a US public company must provide to shareholders ahead of its annual or special shareholder meeting. It is the primary source for audited CEO and executive compensation tables, board of directors member backgrounds, audit firm fees, related-party transactions, and shareholder voting proposals.

What is the difference between Form DEF 14A and Form DEFM14A?

Form DEF 14A is filed for standard annual or special shareholder meetings (such as electing directors and approving executive pay). Form DEFM14A is filed specifically when shareholders are asked to vote on a corporate Merger or Acquisition (M&A), containing detailed deal history, valuation models, and executive buyout compensation.

How can I automate SEC DEF 14A extraction in Python, Google Sheets, or n8n?

You can call this Actor via the Apify REST API, the apify-client Python or Node.js SDK, or the native Apify node in n8n, Make, and Zapier to automatically feed new proxy filings into Google Sheets, Airtable, or your LLM pipeline.

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