Sec Form 20-F - Registration Statement/annual Report/transition Report/shell Company Report Page 4

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(c)
Note Exchange Act Rule 12b-20, which states: “In addition to the information expressly required to be included in a
statement or report, there shall be added such further material information, if any, as may be necessary to make the
required statements, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.”
(d)
If the same information required by this Form also is required by the body of accounting principles used in preparing
the financial statements, you may respond to an item of this Form by providing a cross-reference to the location of
the information in the financial statements, in lieu of repeating the information.
(e)
Note Item 10 of Regulation S-K which explains the Commission policy on projections of future economic performance,
the Commission's policy on securities ratings, and the Commission's policy on use of non-GAAP financial measures
in Commission filings.
(f)
If you are providing the information required by this Form in connection with a registration statement under the
Securities Act, note that Rule 421 requires you to follow plain English drafting principles. You can find helpful
information in “A Plain English Handbook - How to create clear SEC disclosure documents” and in staff legal bulletins
supplementing the Handbook. These documents are available on our Internet website, at
D.
How to File Registration Statements and Reports on this Form.
(a)
You must file the Form 20-F registration statement or annual report in electronic format via our Electronic Data Gathering
and Retrieval System (EDGAR) in accordance with the EDGAR rules set forth in Regulation S-T (17 CFR Part 232). The
Form 20-F registration statement or annual report must be in the English language as required by Regulation S-T Rule
306 (17 CFR 232.306). You must provide the signatures required for the Form 20-F registration statement or annual report
in accordance with Regulation S-T Rule 302 (17 CFR 232.302). If you have technical questions about EDGAR or want
to request an access code, call the EDGAR Filer Support Office at (202) 551-8900. If you have questions about the
EDGAR rules, call the Office of EDGAR and Information Analysis at (202) 551-3610.
(b)
If you are filing the Form 20-F registration statement or annual report in paper under a hardship exemption in Rule 201
or 202 of Regulation S-T (17 CFR 232.201 or 232.202), or as otherwise permitted, you must file with the Commission (i)
three complete copies of the registration statement or report, including financial statements, exhibits and all other
papers and documents filed as part of the registration statement or report, and (ii) five additional copies of the
registration statement or report, which need not contain exhibits. Whether filing electronically or in paper, you must
also file at least one complete copy of the registration statement or report, including financial statements, exhibits and
all other papers and documents filed as part of the registration statement or report, with each exchange on which any
class of securities is or will be registered. When submitting the Form 20-F in paper, you must sign at least one complete
copy of the registration statement or report filed with the Commission and one copy filed with each exchange in
accordance with Exchange Act Rule 12b-11(d) (17 CFR 12b-11(d)). You must conform the unsigned copies when
submitting the Form 20-F registration statement or report in paper. When submitting the Form 20-F in electronic format
to the Commission, you may submit a paper copy containing typed signatures to each United States stock exchange
in accordance with Regulation S-T Rule 302(c) (17 CFR 302(c)). See also Exchange Act Rule 12b-12(d) and Form 20-
F’s Instructions as to Exhibits for requirements concerning use of the English language and treatment of foreign
language documents.
(c)
When registration statements and reports are permitted to be filed in paper, they are filed with the Commission by
sending or delivering them to our File Desk between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Washington, D.C. time. The
File Desk is closed on weekends and federal holidays. If you file a paper registration statement or report by mail or
by any means other than hand delivery, the address is U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Attention: File Desk,
100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. We consider documents to be filed on the date our File Desk receives them.
E.
Which Items to Respond to in Registration Statements and Annual Reports.
(a)
Exchange Act Registration Statements. A registration statement filed under the Exchange Act on this Form must
include the information specified in Part I and Part III. Read the instructions to each item carefully before responding
to the item. In some cases, the instructions may permit you to omit some of the information specified in certain items
in Part I.
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