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UNITED STATES 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

Washington, D.C. 20549 

Form CB

TENDER OFFER/RIGHTS OFFERING NOTIFICATION FORM 

(AMENDMENT NO. ) 

Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to file 

this Form: 

Securities Act Rule 801 (Rights Offering) [ ]

Securities Act Rule 802 (Exchange Offer) [ ] 

Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(h)(8) (Issuer Tender Offer) [ ]

Exchange Act Rule 14d-1(c) (Third Party Tender Offer) [ ]

Exchange Act Rule 14e-2(d) (Subject Company Response) [ ]

(Name of Subject Company) 

(Translation of Subject Company’s Name into English (if applicable)) 

(Jurisdiction of Subject Company’s Incorporation or Organization)

(Name of Person(s) Furnishing Form) 

(Title of Class of Subject Securities) 

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities (if applicable)) 

(Name, Address (including zip code) and Telephone Number (including area code) of 

Person(s) Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Subject Company) 

(Date Tender Offer/Rights Offering Commenced) 

SEC 2560 (07-22) An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a 

collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. Any 

member of the public may direct to the Commission any comments concerning the 

accuracy of this burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing this burden. This 

collection of information has been reviewed by OMB in accordance with the clearance 

requirements of 44 U.S.C. 3507. 
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 

I. Eligibility Requirements for Use of Form CB

A. Use this Form to furnish information pursuant to Rules 13e-4(h)(8), 14d-1(c) and

14e-2(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), and Rules

801 and 802 under the Securities Act of1933 (“Securities Act”).

Instructions 

1. For the purposes of this Form, the term “subject company” means the issuer of the

securities in a rights offering and the company whose securities are sought in a tender

offer.

2. For the purposes of this Form, the term “tender offer” includes both cash and

securities tender offers.

B. The information and documents furnished on this Form are not deemed “filed” with

the Commission or otherwise subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange

Act.

II. Instructions for Submitting Form

A. (1) Regulation S-T Rule 101(a)(1)(vi) (17 CFR 232.101(a)(1)(vi)) requires a party

to submit the Form CB in electronic format via the Commission’s Electronic 

Data Gathering and Retrieval system (EDGAR) in accordance with the EDGAR 

rules set forth in Regulation S-T (17 CFR Part 232). For assistance with 

technical questions about EDGAR or to request an access code, call the 

EDGAR Filer Support Office at (202) 551-8900. 

(2) A party may also file a Form CB in paper under a hardship exemption provided

by Regulation S-T Rule 201 or 202 (17 CFR 232.201 or 232.202). When

submitting a Form CB in paper under a hardship exemption, a party 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 CB.

(3) If filing the Form CB in paper in accordance with a hardship exemption, you

must furnish five copies of this Form and any amendment to the Form (see Part

I, Item 1.(b)), including all exhibits and any other paper or document furnished

as part of the Form, to the Commission at its principal office. You must bind,

staple or otherwise compile each copy in one or more parts without stiff covers.

You must make the binding on the side or stitching margin in a manner that

leaves the reading matter legible.

B. When submitting the Form CB in electronic format, the persons specified in Part IV

must provide signatures in accordance with Regulation S-T Rule 302 (17 CFR

232.302). When submitting the Form CB in paper, the persons specified in Part IV

must sign the original and at least one copy of the Form and any amendments. You

must conform any unsigned copies. The specified persons may provide typed or

facsimile signatures in accordance with Securities Act Rule 402(e) (17 CFR
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230.402(e)) or Exchange Act Rule 12b-11(d) (17 CFR 240.12b-11(d)) as long as the 

filer retains copies of signatures manually signed by each of the specified persons for 

five years. 

C. You must furnish this Form to the Commission no later than the next business day

after the disclosure documents submitted with this Form are published or otherwise

disseminated in the subject company’s home jurisdiction.

D. If filing in paper, in addition to any internal numbering you may include, sequentially

number the signed original of the Form and any amendments by handwritten, typed,

printed or other legible form of notation from the first page of the document through

the last page of the document and any exhibits or attachments. Further, you must set

forth the total number of pages contained in a numbered original on the first page of

the document.

III. Special Instructions for Complying with Form CB

Under Sections 3(b), 7, 8, 10, 19 and 28 of the Securities Act of 1933, and Sections 12,

13, 14, 23 and 36 of the Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations adopted under those 

Sections, the Commission is authorized to solicit the information required to be supplied by this 

form by certain entities conducting a tender offer, rights offer or business combination for the 

securities of certain issuers. 

Disclosure of the information specified in this form is mandatory. We will use the 

information for the primary purposes of assuring that the offeror is entitled to use the Form and 

that investors have information about the transaction to enable them to make informed 

investment decisions. We will make this Form a matter of public record. Therefore, any 

information given will be available for inspection by any member of the public. 

Because of the public nature of the information, the Commission can use it for a variety 

of purposes. These purposes include referral to other governmental authorities or securities selfregulatory organizations for investigatory purposes or in connection with litigation involving the 

Federal securities laws or other civil, criminal or regulatory statutes or provisions. 
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PART I - INFORMATION SENT TO SECURITY HOLDERS 

Item 1. Home Jurisdiction Documents 

(a) You must attach to this Form the entire disclosure document or documents, including

any amendments thereto, in English, that you have delivered to holders of securities or

published in the subject company’s home jurisdiction that are required to be

disseminated to U.S. security holders or published in the United States. The Form need

not include any documents incorporated by reference into those disclosure document(s)

and not published or distributed to holders of securities.

(b) Furnish any amendment to a furnished document or documents to the Commission

under cover of this Form. Indicate on the cover page the number of the amendment.

Item 2. Informational Legends 

You may need to include legends on the outside cover page of any offering document(s) 

used in the transaction. See Rules 801(b) and 802(b). 

Note to Item 2. If you deliver the home jurisdiction document(s) through an electronic medium, 

the required legends must be presented in a manner reasonably calculated to draw attention to 

them. 

PART II - INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED TO BE SENT TO SECURITY HOLDERS 

The exhibits specified below must be furnished as part of the Form, but need not be sent 

to security holders unless sent to security holders in the home jurisdiction. Letter or number all 

exhibits for convenient reference. 

(1) Furnish to the Commission either an English translation or English summary of any reports

or information that, in accordance with the requirements of the home jurisdiction, must be

made publicly available in connection with the transaction but need not be disseminated to

security holders. Any English summary submitted must meet the requirements of

Regulation S-T Rule 306(a) (17 CFR 232.306(a)) if submitted electronically or of

Securities Act Rule 403(c)(3) (17 CFR 230.403(c)(3)) or Exchange Act Rule 12b- 12(d)(3)

(17 CFR 240.12b-12(d)(3)) if submitted in paper.

(2) Furnish copies of any documents incorporated by reference into the home jurisdiction

document(s).

Note to paragraphs (1) and (2) of Part II: In accordance with Regulation S-T Rule 311(f)

(17 CFR 232.311(f)), a party may submit a paper copy under cover of Form SE (17 CFR

239.64, 249.444, 259.603, 269.8, and 274.403) of an unabridged foreign language

document when submitting an English summary in electronic format under paragraph (1)

of this Part or when furnishing a foreign language document that has been incorporated by

reference under paragraph (2) of this Part.
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(3) If any of the persons specified in Part IV has signed the Form CB under a power of

attorney, a party submitting the Form CB in electronic format must include a copy

of the power of attorney signed in accordance with Regulation S-T Rule 302 (17

CFR 232.302). A party submitting the Form CB in paper must also include a copy of

the signed power of attorney.

PART III - CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS 

(1) When this Form is furnished to the Commission, the person furnishing this Form (if a nonU.S. person) must also file with the Commission a written irrevocable consent and power

of attorney on Form F-X.

(2) Promptly communicate any change in the name or address of an agent for service to the

Commission by amendment of the Form F-X.

PART IV - SIGNATURES 

(1) Each person (or its authorized representative) on whose behalf the Form is submitted must

sign the Form. If a person’s authorized representative signs, and the authorized

representative is someone other than an executive officer or general partner, provide

evidence of the representative’s authority with the Form.

(2) Type or print the name and any title of each person who signs the Form beneath his or her

signature.

After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the 

information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. 

(Signature) 

(Name and Title) 

(Date)