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  • This checklist summarizes the non-financial disclosures required by Forms F-1, F-3 and Form 20-F (when used either as a registration statement or an annual report). Issuers eligible to use Form F-3 are generally permitted to incorporate much of this non-financial information by reference to the issuer's annual report on Form 20-F. In addition, certain non-IPO issuers may incorporate this information into Form F-1.
  • US Investment Company Act of 1940 The Investment Company Act and the SEC's rules and regulations thereunder establish a comprehensive set of registration and reporting requirements for investment companies. The Investment Company Act's definition of "investment company" is broad. As a result, foreign private issuers that view themselves as operating companies rather than investment companies can nevertheless trigger the Investment Company Act.
  • As a general matter, there is no duty under the US federal securities laws to disclose material information unless an applicable rule or regulation specifically requires disclosure.[816] A foreign private issuer's duty to disclose may arise in situations such as:
  • Tender offers, exchange offers and business combinations involving a non-US target with US securities holders potentially trigger a variety of provisions of the US federal securities laws.[696] Depending principally on the level of US ownership of the target, certain exemptions from this regulatory scheme (known as the Tier I and Tier II exemptions) may be available.[697] We summarize below the requirements and scope of the Tier I and Tier II exemptions, as well as the related exemption from Rule 14e-5.
  • The regime governing communications during public securities offerings in the US Section 5(c) of the Securities Act prohibits all "offers", in whatever form, prior to the filing of a registration statement. The term offer is interpreted broadly.