[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 17, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 17CFR239.36]

[Page 646-647]
 
              TITLE 17--COMMODITY AND SECURITIES EXCHANGES
 
             CHAPTER II--SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
PART 239--FORMS PRESCRIBED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart A--Forms for Registration Statements
 
Sec. 239.36  Form F-6, for registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of depositary shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts.

    Form F-6 may be used for the registration under the Securities Act 
of 1933 (the Securities Act) of Depositary shares evidenced by American 
Depositary Receipts (ADRs) issued by a depositary against the deposit of 
the securities of a foreign issuer (regardless of the physical location 
of the certificates) if the following conditions are met:
    (a) The holder of the ADRs is entitled to withdraw the deposited 
securities at any time subject only to (1) temporary delays caused by 
closing transfer books of the depositary or the issuer of the deposited 
securities or the deposit of shares in connection with voting at a 
shareholders' meeting, or the payment of dividends, (2) the payment of 
fees, taxes, and similar charges, and (3) compliance with any laws or 
governmental regulations relating to ADRs or to the withdrawal of 
deposited securities;
    (b) The deposited securities are offered or sold in transactions 
registered under the Securities Act or in transactions that would be 
exempt therefrom if made in the United States; and
    (c) As of the filing date of this registration statement, the issuer 
of the deposited securities is reporting pursuant to the periodic 
reporting requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 or the deposited securities are exempt therefrom by 
Rule 12g3-2(b) (Sec. 240.12g3-2(b) of this chapter) unless the issuer of 
the deposited securities concurrently files

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a registration statement on another form for the deposited securities.

[48 FR 12348, Mar. 24, 1983]

    Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting the General 
Instructions to Form F-6, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which 
appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and on GPO 
Access.