6k Sec Form Report Of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant To Rule 13a 16 Or 15d 16 Under The (Page 2 of 4) in pdf

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

A. Rule as to Use of Form 6-K.

This form shall be used by foreign private issuers which are required to furnish reports pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

B. Information and Documentation Required to be Furnished.

Subject to General Instruction D herein, an issuer furnishing a report on this form shall furnish whatever information, not required

to be furnished on Form 40-F or previously furnished, such issuer (i) makes or is required to make public pursuant to the law of the

jurisdiction of its domicile or in which it is incorporated or organized, or (ii) files or is required to file with a stock exchange on which

its securities are traded and which was made public by that exchange, or (iii) distributes or is required to distribute to its security

holders.

The information required to be furnished pursuant to (i), (ii) or (iii) above is that which is material with respect to the issuer and

its subsidiaries concerning: changes in business; changes in management or control; acquisitions or dispositions of assets;

bankruptcy or receivership; changes in registrant’s certifying accountants; the financial condition and results of operations; material

legal proceedings; changes in securities or in the security for registered securities; defaults upon senior securities; material increases

or decreases in the amount outstanding of securities or indebtedness; the results of the submission of matters to a vote of security

holders; transactions with directors, officers or principal security holders; the granting of options or payment of other compensation

to directors or officers; and any other information which the registrant deems of material importance to security holders.

This report is required to be furnished promptly after the material contained in the report is made public as described above.

The information and documents furnished in this report shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Act

or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.

If a report furnished on this form incorporates by reference any information not previously filed with the Commission, such

information must be attached as an exhibit and furnished with the form.

C. Preparation and Filing of Report.

(1) The Form 6-K report shall consist of a cover page, the report or document furnished by the issuer, and a signature page.

An issuer must submit the Form 6-K report in electronic format via the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis,

and Retrieval (EDGAR) system in accordance with the EDGAR rules set forth in Regulation S-T (17 CFR Part 232) except

as discussed below. An issuer submitting the Form 6-K in electronic format must provide the signatures required for the

Form 6-K report in accordance with Regulation S-T Rule 302 (17 CFR 232.302). For assistance with technical questions about

EDGAR or to request an access code, call the EDGAR Filer Support Office at (202) 942-8900. For assistance with the EDGAR

rules, call the Office of EDGAR and Information Analysis at (202) 942-2940

(2) An issuer may submit a Form 6-K in paper under:

Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) (17 CFR 232.101(b)(1)) if the sole purpose of the Form 6-K is to furnish an annual report

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to security holders;

Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) to provide a report or other document that the issuer must furnish and make public under

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the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the issuer’s “home country”),

or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the issuer’s securities are traded, as long as the report or

other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the issuer’s security holders,

and, if discussing a material event, including the disclosure of annual audited or interim consolidated financial results,

has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR; or

a hardship exemption provided by Regulation S-T Rule 201 or 202 (17 CFR 232.201 or 232.202).

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Note to paragraph (2): An issuer that is or will be incorporating by reference all or part of an annual or other report to security

holders, or of any part of a paper Form 6-K, into an electronic filing must file the incorporated portion in electronic format as

an exhibit to the filing in accordance with Regulation S-T Rule 303(b) (17 CFR 232.303(b)).

(3) When submitting a Form 6-K in paper under one of the above rules, an issuer must check the appropriate box on the cover

page of the Form 6-K. When submitting a Form 6-K in paper under a hardship exemption, an issuer must provide the legend

required by Regulation S-T Rule 201(a)(2) or 202(c) (17 CFR 232.201(a)(2) or 232.202(c)) on the cover page of the Form 6-

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