---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-003052"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LQDT"
cik: "0001235468"
company_name: "LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC"
filed_at: "2023-02-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T08:50:59.098527+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Liquidity Services imposes insider trading blackout Mar 21-28 for 401k plan change

## Summary
- Blackout period from Mar 21, 2023 at 4pm ET to on or before Mar 28, 2023.
- Reason: elimination of company stock fund as 401k plan investment option and liquidation of shares.
- All directors and executive officers prohibited from trading company common stock during blackout.
- Restrictions apply to direct and indirect trading by family members, partnerships, trusts.
- Rule 10b5-1 plans cannot be entered, amended, or terminated during blackout period.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-003052
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LQDT
- cik: 0001235468
- company_name: LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC
- filed_at: 2023-02-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.04, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1235468/000095017023003052/0000950170-23-003052-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1235468/000095017023003052/lqdt-20230216.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-003052
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-003052.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-003052.txt

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