Rule 8012 Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure

Rule 8012 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure is about Disclosure Statement. It is under Part VIII (Appeals to District Court or Bankruptcy Appellate Panel) of the Rules.

(a) Disclosure by a Nongovernmental Corporation. Any nongovernmental corporation that is a party to a district- court or BAP proceeding or that seeks to intervene must file a statement that:

(1) identifies any parent corporation and any publicly held corporation that owns 10% or more of its stock; or

(2) states that there is no such corporation.

(b) Disclosure About the Debtor. The debtor, the trustee, or, if neither is a party, the appellant must file a statement that:

(1) identifies each debtor not named in the caption; and

(2) for each debtor that is a corporation, discloses the information required by (a).

(c) Time to File; Supplemental Filing. A Rule 8012 statement must:

(1) be filed with the principal brief or upon filing a motion, response, petition, or answer in the district court or BAP, whichever occurs first— unless a local rule requires earlier filing;

(2) be included before the table of contents in the principal brief; and

(3) be supplemented whenever the information required by this rule changes.