Form 40-F - United States Securities And Exchange Commission (Page 2 of 16) in pdf

Annual information form

Audited annual financial statements

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered

by the annual report.

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant by filing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information

to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). If “Yes” is marked,

indicate the file number assigned to the Registrant in connection with such Rule.

Yes

82- _________ No

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act

during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject

to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the

registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards†

provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to

its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

A. Rules As To Use of Form 40-F

(1) Form 40-F may be used to file reports with the Commission pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 15d-4

thereunder by Registrants that are subject to the reporting requirements of that Section solely by reason of their having filed a

registration statement on Form F-7, F-8, F-10 or F-80 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”).

Note:

No reporting obligation arises under Section 15(d) of the Securities Act from the registration of securities on Form F-7,

F-8 or F-80 if the issuer, at the time of filing such Form, is exempt from the requirements of Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act

pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b). See Rule 12h-4 under the Exchange Act.

(2) Form 40-F may be used to register securities with the Commission pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, to

file reports with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13a-3 thereunder, and to file reports

with the Commission pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act if:

(i) the Registrant is incorporated or organized under the laws of Canada or any Canadian province or territory;

(ii) the Registrant is a foreign private issuer or a crown corporation;

(iii) the Registrant has been subject to the periodic reporting requirements of any securities commission or equivalent regulatory

authority in Canada for a period of at least 12-calendar months immediately preceding the filing of this Form and is currently

in compliance with such obligations; and

(iv) the aggregate market value of the public float of the Registrant’s outstanding equity shares is $75 million or more; or teh

Registrant filed a Form F-9 with the Commission on or before December 30, 2012.

Instructions

For purposes of this Form, “foreign private issuer” shall be construed in accordance with Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

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