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Corporation · organized in Pennsylvania · formed more than five years before filing · Philadelphia, PA · formerly CHEAP HOLDINGS INC
Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Latest filing by this issuer Oct 28, 2010 · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:11 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET
FIVE BELOW, INC is a corporation organized in Pennsylvania (formed more than five years before filing), based in Philadelphia, PA.
What this means A deal company is usually set up for one investment; its Form D is the notice it files after selling to investors.
It has filed 1 Form D filing (Oct 28, 2010) for 1 offering, retailing under Rule 506: $194M sold of $194M offered to 14 investors, first sale Oct 14, 2010.
What this means 100% of the target was sold by the filing date — about $13.9M per investor.
Key people as listed: Andrew Crawford (director), David Mussafer (director), David Schlessinger (executive officer and director), Howard Ross (director), Kenneth Bull (executive officer) and 3 more.
What this means These are the people the company itself named as running or promoting it. Tap a name to see every other deal they are on.
No sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders are reported. No sales-compensation recipients are listed.
What this means No broker was paid — the sponsor sold it directly to investors.
Activity: 0 new offerings in the last 12 months; no amendment on file; latest filing Oct 28, 2010.
What this means No new raise filed in the past year — this deal company may be done raising, or simply quiet.
Searched SEC Form ADV bulk data (registered + exempt reporting advisers) (24,962 records as of Oct 2, 2026, 8:00 AM ET) — nothing matched FIVE BELOW, INC.
Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), property records (NYC, FL, IL and TX counties) — 43 court cases matching the name, 11 property records listed in Key records below.
What this means 54 records came back, including 21 court cases still open — open cases can take years and cost money. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.
We compared 1 public filing for FIVE BELOW, INC and found 5 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: 42 court cases name FIVE BELOW, INC; and more below.
What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.
Community search for FIVE BELOW, INC has not run yet — it is joining a line of 23,018 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 638 names.
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Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.
43 cases: 21 open, 17 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 5 dismissed
380 Personal Property: Other· Cause:
28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)
380 Personal Property: Other· Cause:
28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)
Other Statutory Actions· Cause:
28:1332 Diversity-Account Receivable
360 P.I.: Other· Cause:
28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)
160 Contract: Stockholders Suits· Cause:
28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Fiduciary Duty
850 Other Statutes: Securities/Commodities· Cause:
15:77 Securities Fraud
850 Other Statutes: Securities/Commodities· Cause:
15:77 Securities Fraud
Other Statutory Actions· Cause:
Civil Miscellaneous Case
Contract: Other· Cause:
28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract
360 P.I.: Other· Cause:
28:1441 Notice of Removal
890 Other statutory actions· Cause:
28:1332(d)(5)(B) Diversity of Citizenship under CAFA
360 P.I.: Other· Cause:
28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal
850 Securities/Commodities· Cause:
15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act
160 Stockholders Suits· Cause:
28:1332 Diversity - Stockholders Suits
850 Other Statutes: Securities/Commodities· Cause:
28:1332 - Diversity: Securities Fraud
Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:11 AM ET.
Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.
State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.
None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: VA (crawled Oct 23, 2026)
SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched FIVE BELOW, INC..
State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (3,318 actions): AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002 — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for CO, FL, IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, NY, OH, UT, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).
None found in sources searched — federal bankruptcy courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026
Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:11 AM ET.
State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.
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No public statement by this issuer has been collected yet, so there is nothing to compare. Sources compared: the sponsor's own website (known from the issuer's own filings — Form C issuer website, EDGAR company profile — an approved profile claim or Form ADV Item 1.I of its matched adviser) · SEC Form D · SEC Form ADV (IAPD) · Internet Archive · No website is on file for this issuer yet.
5 differences found between the filings for FIVE BELOW, INC — 1 worth asking about (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania docket "David E. Schlessinger" filed Apr 30, 2015, closed Jan 25, 2016. David Schlessinger (listed on the same filings) is listed as Debtor ("David E. Schlessinger"). Our match estimate: 61%.
What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania docket "David Schlessinger" filed Sep 3, 2003, closed May 21, 2007. David Schlessinger (listed on the same filings) is listed as Debtor ("David Schlessinger"). Our match estimate: 61%.
What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania docket "David Schlessinger" filed Sep 23, 1987, closed Apr 8, 1992. David Schlessinger (listed on the same filings) is listed as Debtor ("David Schlessinger"). Our match estimate: 61%.
What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.
By role: defendant in 40, party in 1, plaintiff in 1. Newest: "JOHNS v. FIVE BELOW, INC." (District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania, Jul 16, 2026); "Johnson v. Five Below, Inc." (District Court, E.D. California, Jul 15, 2026); "Johnson v. Five Below, Inc." (District Court, E.D. California, Jul 15, 2026). Some of these are name matches with a match estimate below 95% — check each docket.
What this means Several court cases name this subject. Some are routine business suits. Ask what each was about and how it ended.
SEC records list prior names for this filer: FIVE BELOW INC; CHEAP HOLDINGS INC. The current name on file is "FIVE BELOW, INC".
What this means A name change is normal, but your documents may show the old name. Match the CIK, not just the name.
What is compared: every Form D and D/A we hold for this subject, side by side — filing dates vs. first-sale dates (the 15-day rule), amendment timing on open offerings (the yearly-amendment expectation), amounts sold, investor counts, offering amounts and minimums across amendments, industry and size bands, addresses, how each person's name and role is written, paid sellers' CRD numbers, and (for groups) where the member companies were formed and sit. Everything is as filed by the issuer; the SEC does not check it. Differences are common and usually have ordinary explanations — we show both values, the dates, and the source so you can ask. As of Oct 24, 2026.
None reported on 1 offering — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders
| Offering (latest filing) | Sales commissions | Finder's fees | To insiders | Paid to sell it | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2010 D File 021-149746 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.
0 recorded documents and 11 ownership records matched to FIVE BELOW, INC in the sources searched.
Property records coverage: New York City (ACRIS recorded documents and PLUTO ownership, looked up per issuer when its page is viewed; re-checked when the page is viewed again more than 30 days after the last check); Harris County TX (ownership only, no deed, mortgage or sale records; HCAD ownership rolls 2015–2026); Dallas County TX (ownership only, no deed, mortgage or sale records; DCAD ownership roll 2026); Hillsborough County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll + Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll); Cook County IL (assessor ownership and deed/sale records, looked up per issuer when its page is viewed). Recorder indexes (party names on deeds, mortgages and liens) in TX, AZ, NV, CA and WA counties and outside the Clerk index in FL, mortgages and liens outside NYC and Hillsborough County, lis pendens and foreclosure notices everywhere, Los Angeles County CA, Clark County NV, King County WA (loader ready; first load not finished), Cook County IL bulk pass (not finished; per-issuer lookups only so far), New York City bulk pass (not finished; per-issuer lookups only so far), Maricopa County AZ (loader ready; commercial-purpose statement not yet filed), Salt Lake County UT, and all other counties are not covered — not searched. Last refresh by source: Harris County Appraisal District real_acct.txt Oct 24, 2026, 7:27 AM ET; Hillsborough County FL Clerk daily index Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET; Dallas Central Appraisal District ACCOUNT_INFO.CSV Oct 23, 2026, 8:58 PM ET; Florida DOR NAL roll (Dade 23) Oct 23, 2026, 8:58 PM ET; Florida DOR NAL roll (Hillsborough 39) Oct 23, 2026, 8:54 PM ET. NYC and Cook County are also looked up per issuer when its page is viewed; the most recent such lookup on this site finished Oct 24, 2026, 3:30 AM ET. Sources searched: Hillsborough County FL Clerk of Court Official Records daily index (publicrec.hillsclerk.com D/P/M files), 2 daily files (Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026) — loaded Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET · Harris County TX (HCAD ownership rolls 2015–2026) — 714,594 records, loaded Oct 24, 2026, 7:27 AM ET · Dallas County TX (DCAD ownership roll 2026) — 173,688 records, loaded Oct 23, 2026, 8:58 PM ET · Hillsborough County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll + Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll) — 294,950 records, loaded Oct 23, 2026, 8:58 PM ET. Still to be looked up for this issuer: NYC ACRIS via NYC Open Data (Real Property Parties 636b-3b5g, Master bnx9-e6tj, Legals 8h5j-fqxa, Document Control Codes 7isb-wh4c) · NYC PLUTO ownership via NYC Open Data (64uk-42ks) · Cook County IL Assessor via Cook County Open Data (Parcel Sales wvhk-k5uv; Parcel Addresses 3723-97qp). Parties are named as the recorder's index names them (role suffixes as recorded); no address, account number or trust date is shown for an individual, and individual owners of record (home ownership) are not matched or shown. Items still in human review are not shown.
Each filing as reported by the issuer, newest first. Open a row for the full plain-English detail. D = original notice, D/A = amendment.
| Filing | Form D filed Oct 28, 2010 SEC file no. 021-149746 · accession 0001192482-10-000312 |
|---|---|
| Raise progress | $194,000,000 sold of $194,000,000 offered (100%) · $0 remaining · first sale Oct 14, 2010 |
| Filing timing | Date of first sale: Oct 14, 2010 · Form D filed: Oct 28, 2010 (14 days after first sale) Rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale. Both dates are shown as reported; no conclusion is drawn. |
| Time since first sale | 5,854 days (16.0 years) |
| Annual amendments | Issuer reported the offering is not expected to last more than one year. No amendment for this offering in our index (filings 2008 → Oct 22, 2026; checked Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET). Rule: an ongoing offering generally files an amendment at least annually. Dates shown as reported; no conclusion is drawn. |
| Investors | 14 total · issuer reported no non-accredited investors |
| Exemption claimed | Rule 506 (filed before Sept 2013, when 506 was split into 506(b) and 506(c)) |
| Minimum investment accepted | $0 as filed (no minimum reported) |
| Securities offered | Equity |
| Entity details | Organized in PENNSYLVANIA · formed more than five years before filing · revenue range: Decline to Disclose (state and year as reported on the issuer's latest filing) As reported by the issuer on Form D (Items 1–2 and 5). |
| Industry | Retailing |
| Who is paid to sell it | No sales compensation recipients listed on this filing. |
| Money to insiders | Sales commissions: $0 · Finder's fees: $0 · Proceeds to officers, directors, promoters: $0 |
| Signed by | Kenneth Bull, Secretary (Oct 27, 2010) |
| Market context | Not computed — the exemption as filed is Rule 506 before the Sept 2013 split into 506(b) and 506(c) (see Exemption claimed); ranges are computed only for offerings claiming Rule 506(b) or 506(c), compared with the last 5 years of filings. |
| Source | This filing on SEC EDGAR ↗ · retrieved from the SEC Form D bulk data set · PartnerFacts data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET |
All Form D filings for this CIK on SEC EDGAR ↗. History: 0 new offerings in the last 12 months (new offering = a Form D that is not an amendment) · most recent filing Oct 28, 2010. Industry as reported, by offering: One offering, reported as Retailing (Oct 28, 2010).
Officers, directors and promoters the issuer itself named on its Form D. Tap a name for every other deal they are on.
| Name | Relationship | Address state | On filings (first → last) | Also listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Andrew Crawford | Director | NY | Oct 28, 2010 on 1 of 1 filing listed on the latest filing | 104 other issuers |
| DM David Mussafer | Director | MA | Oct 28, 2010 on 1 of 1 filing listed on the latest filing | 4 other issuers |
| DS David Schlessinger | Executive Officer, Director | PA | Oct 28, 2010 on 1 of 1 filing listed on the latest filing | — |
| HR Howard Ross person page: Howard D Ross | Director | PA | Oct 28, 2010 on 1 of 1 filing listed on the latest filing | 12 other issuers |
| KB Kenneth Bull | Executive Officer | PA | Oct 28, 2010 on 1 of 1 filing listed on the latest filing | — |
| RS Ronald Sargent | Director | MA | Oct 28, 2010 on 1 of 1 filing listed on the latest filing | 1 other issuer |
| SC Steven Collins | Director | MA | Oct 28, 2010 on 1 of 1 filing listed on the latest filing | 3 other issuers |
| TV Thomas Vellios | Executive Officer, Director | PA | Oct 28, 2010 on 1 of 1 filing listed on the latest filing | — |
Executive officers, directors and promoters as self-reported by the issuer, one row per person. Spellings of the same name (same first and last name, or the same full name that EDGAR split differently into middle and last name) with no conflicting middle initial are shown on one row (none on this issuer); dates and counts come from the filings that list each name. Licensed persons: FINRA BrokerCheck ↗ · SEC IAPD ↗.
Other issuers listing the same people:
Shared address: this business address appears on no other issuer's filings in our index. As of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.
Searched SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 (51,358 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET) — nothing matched this name.
Searched SEC Form ADV bulk data (registered + exempt reporting advisers) (24,962 records as of Oct 2, 2026, 8:00 AM ET) — nothing matched FIVE BELOW, INC.
No Meta Pixel ids or Facebook / Instagram page links on file for FIVE BELOW, INC as of Oct 24, 2026 — the sponsor website is read for them once it is on file (runs automatically). Meta Ad Library: not searched by PartnerFacts (no API access); a one-tap Ad Library search is under Look further.
No website or social profile named in FIVE BELOW, INC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #357,689 of 374,652 in line (1,156 issuers searched so far).
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