Form 15f - Certification Of A Foreign Private Issuer'S Termination Of Registration (Page 2 of 6) in pdf

the obligation under section 15(d) of the Exchange Act to file or furnish reports required by section 13(a) of the Act

regarding a class of equity securities; or

both.

2. A foreign private issuer may file Form 15F, pursuant to Rule 12h-6(c) (17 CFR 240.12h-6(c)), when seeking

to terminate its reporting obligations under section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act regarding a class of debt

securities.

3. A foreign private issuer may file Form 15F, pursuant to Rule 12h-6(d) (17 CFR 240.12h-6(d)), when seeking to

terminate the registration of a class of securities under section 12(g), or reporting obligations under section 13(a) or sec-

tion 15(d) of the Exchange Act, to which it has succeeded pursuant to Rule 12g-3 (17 CFR 240.12g-3) or Rule 15d-5 (17

CFR 240.15d-5).

4. A foreign private issuer may file Form 15F, pursuant to Rule 12h-6(i) (17 CFR 240.12h-6(i)), if, before the effec-

tive date of Rule 12h-6, it terminated the registration of a class of securities under section 12(g) of the Act, or suspended

its reporting obligations regarding a class of equity or debt securities under section 15(d) of the Act, in order to:

terminate under Rule 12h-6 the registration of a class of equity securities that was the subject of a Form 15

(§249.323 of this chapter) filed by the issuer pursuant to §240.12g-4; or

terminate its reporting obligations under section 15(d) of the Act, which had been suspended by the terms of that

section or by the issuer’s filing of a Form 15 pursuant to §240.12h-3, regarding a class of equity or debt securities.

B. Certification Effected by Filing Form 15F

By completing and signing this Form, the issuer certifies that:

it meets all of the conditions for termination of Exchange Act reporting specified in Rule 12h-6 (17 CFR 240.12h-

6); and

there are no classes of securities other than those that are the subject of this Form 15F regarding which the issuer

has Exchange Act reporting obligations.

C. Effective Date

For an issuer filing Form 15F under Rule 12h-6(a), (c) or (d), the duty to file any reports required under section

13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act will be suspended immediately upon filing the Form 15F. If there are no objections

from the Commission, 90 days, or within a shorter period as the Commission may determine, after the issuer has filed its

Form 15F, there shall take effect:

the termination of registration of a class of securities under section 12(g) of the Act;

the termination of the issuer’s duty to file or submit reports under section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Act; or

both.

For an issuer that has already terminated its registration of a class of equity securities pursuant to Rule 12g-4 or

suspended its reporting obligations under section 15(d) or Rule 12h-3, the effectiveness of its termination of section

12(g) registration under Rule 12h-6 and the corresponding duty to file reports required by section 13(a) of the Act, or

the termination of its previously suspended reporting obligations under section 15(d) of the Act, shall also occur 90 days

after the issuer has filed its Form 15F under Rule 12h-6(i), or within a shorter period as the Commission may determine,

if there are no objections from the Commission.

D. Other Filing Requirements

You must file Form 15F and related materials, including correspondence, in electronic format via our Electronic

Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system in accordance with the EDGAR rules set forth in Regulation

S-T (17 CFR Part 232). The Form 15F and related materials must be in the English language as required by Regulation

S-T Rule 306 (17 CFR 232.306). You must provide the signature required for Form 15F in accordance with Regulation

S-T Rule 302 (17 CFR 232.302). If you have technical questions about EDGAR, 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.

If the Form 15F is subsequently withdrawn or denied, you must, within 60 days after the date of the withdrawal or

denial, file with or submit to the Commission all reports that would have been required had you not filed the Form 15F.

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