General Rules and Regulations
promulgated
under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Rule 15d-16 -- Reports of Foreign Private Issuers on Form 6-K
Every foreign private issuer which is subject to Rule 15d-1 shall make reports on Form
6-K, except that this rule shall not apply to:
Investment companies required to file reports pursuant
to Rule 30b1-1;
Issuers of American depositary receipts for
securities of any foreign issuer; or
Asset-backed issuers, as defined in section 229.1101 of this chapter.
Such reports shall be transmitted promptly after the
information required by Form 6-K is made public
by the issuer, by the country of its domicile or under the laws of which it was incorporated
or organized or by a foreign securities exchange with which the issuer has filed
the information.
Reports furnished pursuant to this rule shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of section
18 of the Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.
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