If your company is a reporting company, your next step is to identify its beneficial owners.
A beneficial owner is any individual who, directly or indirectly:
• Exercises substantial control over a reporting company;
OR
• Owns or controls at least 25 percent of the ownership interests of a reporting company.
An individual might be a beneficial owner through substantial control, ownership interests, or both. Reporting companies are not required to report the reason (i.e., substantial control or ownership interests) that an individual is a beneficial owner.