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17 CFR 230.802 - Exemption for offerings in connection with an exchange offer or business combination for the securities of foreign private issuers. | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
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§ 230.802
Exemption for offerings in connection with an exchange offer or business combination for the securities of foreign private
Offers and sales in any exchange offer for a class of securities of a foreign private issuer, or in any exchange of securities for
the securities of a foreign private issuer in any business combination, are exempt from the provisions of section 5 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 77e), if they satisfy the following conditions:
Conditions to be met—(1) Limitation on U.S.
ownership. Except in the case of an exchange offer or business combination that is commenced during the
pendency of a prior exchange offer or business combination made in reliance on this paragraph,
U.S. holders of the foreign subject company must hold no more than 10 percent
of the securities that are the subject of the exchange offer or business combination (as determined under the definition
of “U.S. holder” in § 230.800(h)). In the case of a business combination in which the securities are to be
issued by a successor registrant, U.S. holders may hold no more than 10 percent
of the class of securities of the successor registrant, as if measured immediately after completion
of the business combination.
Equal treatment. The offeror must permit U.S. holders to
participate in the exchange offer or business combination on terms at least as favorable as
those offered any other holder of the subject securities. The offeror,
however, need not extend the offer to security holders in those states or
jurisdictions that require registration or qualification, except that the
offeror must offer the same cash alternative to security holders in any such
state that it has offered to security holders
in any other state or jurisdiction.
Informational documents. (i) If the offeror publishes or
otherwise disseminates an informational document to the holders of the
subject securities in connection with the exchange offer or business combination, the offeror must furnish that
informational document, including any amendments thereto, in English, to the
Commission on Form CB (§ 239.800 of this chapter) by the first
business day after publication or dissemination. If the offeror is a foreign
company, it must also file a Form F-X (§ 239.42 of
this chapter) with the Commission at the same time as the submission of the Form
CB to appoint an agent for service of process in the United States.
The offeror must disseminate any informational document to U.S. holders,
including any amendments thereto, in English, on a comparable basis to that
provided to security holders in the foreign subject company's home jurisdiction.
If the offeror disseminates by publication in its home jurisdiction, the offeror must publish the
information in the United States in a manner reasonably calculated to inform
U.S. holders of the offer.
Legends. The following legend or an equivalent statement in
clear, plain language, to the extent applicable, must be included on the
cover page or other prominent portion of any informational document the
offeror publishes or disseminates to U.S. holders: This exchange offer or business combination is made for the
securities of a foreign company. The offer is subject to disclosure
requirements of a foreign country that are different from
those of the United States. Financial statements included in the
document, if any, have been prepared in accordance with foreign accounting
standards that may not be comparable to the financial statements of
United States companies.
It may be difficult for you to enforce your rights and any claim you may have
arising under the federal securities laws, since the issuer is located in a foreign country, and some or all
of its officers and directors may be residents of a foreign country. You may
not be able to sue a foreign company or its officers or directors in a
foreign court for violations of the U.S. securities laws. It may be
difficult to compel a foreign company and its affiliates to subject
themselves to a U.S. court's judgment.
You should be aware that the issuer may purchase securities otherwise than under the
exchange offer, such as in open market or
privately negotiated purchases.
[64 FR 61400, Nov. 10, 1999, as amended at 73 FR 60088, Oct. 9, 2008]
§ 230.802 Exemption for offerings in connection with an exchange offer or business combination for the securities of foreign private issuers.
Offers and sales in any exchange offer for a class of securities of a foreign private issuer, or in any exchange of securities for the securities of a foreign private issuer in any business combination, are exempt from the provisions of section 5 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 77e), if they satisfy the following conditions:
Conditions to be met - (1)
Limitation on U.S. ownership. Except in the case of an exchange offer or business combination that is commenced during the pendency of a prior exchange offer or business combination made in reliance on this paragraph, U.S. holders of the foreign subject company must hold no more than 10 percent of the securities that are the subject of the exchange offer or business combination (as determined under the definition of “U.S. holder” in § 230.800(h)). In the case of a business combination in which the securities are to be issued by a successor registrant, U.S. holders may hold no more than 10 percent of the class of securities of the successor registrant, as if measured immediately after completion of the business combination.
Equal treatment. The offeror must permit U.S. holders to participate in the exchange offer or business combination on terms at least as favorable as those offered any other holder of the subject securities. The offeror, however, need not extend the offer to security holders in those states or jurisdictions that require registration or qualification, except that the offeror must offer the same cash alternative to security holders in any such state that it has offered to security holders in any other state or jurisdiction.
(i) If the offeror publishes or otherwise disseminates an informational document to the holders of the subject securities in connection with the exchange offer or business combination, the offeror must furnish that informational document, including any amendments thereto, in English, to the Commission on Form CB (§ 239.800 of this chapter) by the first business day after publication or dissemination. If the offeror is a foreign company, it must also file a Form F-X (§ 239.42 of this chapter) with the Commission at the same time as the submission of the Form CB to appoint an agent for service of process in the United States.
(ii) The offeror must disseminate any informational document to U.S. holders, including any amendments thereto, in English, on a comparable basis to that provided to security holders in the foreign subject company's home jurisdiction.
(iii) If the offeror disseminates by publication in its home jurisdiction, the offeror must publish the information in the United States in a manner reasonably calculated to inform U.S. holders of the offer.
Legends. The following legend or an equivalent statement in clear, plain language, to the extent applicable, must be included on the cover page or other prominent portion of any informational document the offeror publishes or disseminates to U.S. holders: This exchange offer or business combination is made for the securities of a foreign company. The offer is subject to disclosure requirements of a foreign country that are different from those of the United States. Financial statements included in the document, if any, have been prepared in accordance with foreign accounting standards that may not be comparable to the financial statements of United States companies.
It may be difficult for you to enforce your rights and any claim you may have arising under the federal securities laws, since the issuer is located in a foreign country, and some or all of its officers and directors may be residents of a foreign country. You may not be able to sue a foreign company or its officers or directors in a foreign court for violations of the U.S. securities laws. It may be difficult to compel a foreign company and its affiliates to subject themselves to a U.S. court's judgment.
You should be aware that the issuer may purchase securities otherwise than under the exchange offer, such as in open market or privately negotiated purchases.