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FORM 18
For Foreign Governments and Political Subdivisions Thereof
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) AND (c)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Published 7/5/35
File No. ______________________
(Leave Blank)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(Name of Registrant)
Names of Exchanges
Title of Issue
Securities
Amount
on which Registration
or Issues
to be Registered
to be Registered
Applied for
Name and Address of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications from the Securities and Exchange Commission:
Rule as to the Use of Form 18
This form shall be used for applications for the permanent registration of securities of foreign governments and political
subdivisions thereof, filed on or after July 1, 1935; provided, however, that any public corporation or other autonomous entity in
the nature of a political subdivision. except a state, province, county or municipality or similar body politic, may, at its option,
use Form 21 in lieu of this Form.
Instructions
1. The application, including exhibits, is to be filed with the exchange upon which registration is being sought and in triplicate
with the Commission. At least one application filed with the Commission and one filed with the exchange is to be signed. If
application is made for the registration of securities of the registrant on more than one exchange, the registrant may prepare
one application at covering all securities to be registered on any of the exchanges and, in such case, should file such
application with each are exchange and in triplicate with the Commission. A registrant may, however, at its option prepare
separate applications for each exchange upon which registration of any of its securities is being sought, and, in such case,
should file each such application in triplicate with the Commission.
2. All applications should be typed or printed on paper 8.5 by 11 inches in size. Tables and financial data, however, may be on
larger paper but should be folded to such size. Typed or printed matter should leave a margin of at least 1.5 inches on the left.
Applications should be securely bound and on the left only. The registrant’s typewritten or printed application should contain
both the items in the form and the answers thereto.
3. Where “brief” answers are indicated, the answer may incorporate by reference particular items, sections or paragraphs of a ny
Exhibit, and may be qualified in its entirety by such reference.
4.
If there are several principle parties obligor of the securities being registered, the financial information required may
be presented in a consolidated form, if that is desired.
5. Where information is asked as of the close of the last fiscal year, if such information is not yet available for such date , it may
be furnished as of the close of the latest fiscal year for which it is available.
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