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Summary

For Securities Act registration of securities of all issuers for which no other form is authorized or prescribed

Except for securities of foreign governments
or political subdivisions thereof

Recent changes:

Amended by Securities Offering Reform 2005
Amended by ABS Release 2004
These changes are noted below as

Preliminaries

Check Boxes

Shelf registration - Rule 415
Additional securities - Rule 462(b)
Post-effective amendment - Rule 462(c)
Post-effective amendment - Rule 462(d)

Filing fees

Filing fees

General Instructions

I - Eligibility

Form F-1

II - SEC general rules

Form F-1

III - Exchange offers

Form F-1

IV - Roll-up transactions

Form F-1
Limited partnership roll-ups

V - Additional securities

Form F-1

VI - Eligibility to Use Incorporation by Reference

Form F-1

Part I Information Required in Prospectus

Item 1 - Forepart; Outside front cover

Form F-1
S-K 501

Item 2 - Inside front; Outside back cover

Form F-1
S-K 502

Item 3 - Summary; Risk factors; Ratio of earnings

Form F-1
S-K 503(a) - Summary information
S-K 503(b) - Issuer's address
S-K 503(c) - Risk factors
S-K 503(d) - Ratio of earnings

Item 4 - Information about registrant

4(a): Form 20-F Part I
4(b): Form 20-F Item 18
4(c): Form 20-F Item 17
Instructions

Item 4A - Material changes

Form F-1

Item 5 - Incorporation by reference

Form F-1
Refers to General Instruction VI

Item 5A - Re: Indemnification

Disclosure of Commission Position on Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities
Form F-1
S-K 510

Part II Information Not Required in Prospectus

Item 6 - Indemnification of directors and officers

Form F-1
S-K 702

Item 7 - Recent sales of unregistered securities

Form F-1
S-K 701

Item 8 - Exhibits; Financial schedules

Form F-1
S-K 601
Applicable exhibits

1 Underwriting agreement
2 M&A agreement
3(i) Articles of incorporation
3(ii) Bylaws
4 Indentures
5 Legal opinion
8 Tax opinion
9 Voting trust agreement
10 Material contracts
11 Computation of per share earnings
12 Computation of ratios
15 Auditor letter: Interim financials
16 Auditor letter: Change in auditor
21 Subsidiaries
23 Consents of experts and counsel
24 Power of attorney
25 Statement of eligibility of trustee
26 Invitations for competitive bids
99 Additional exhibits

Regulation S-X

Item 9- Undertakings

Form F-1
S-K 512

Signatures

Form F-11
Signatures

SEC FAQs

Telephone Manual 1997

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Other Matters

Disclosure Controls / Certification

Disclosure controls

Prospectus delivery - Rule 434

Prospectus delivery

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