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Summary

Short-form registration statement may be used if:

Issuer meets S-3's registrant requirements
Securities meet S-3's transaction requirements
See Eligibility

Recent changes:

Amended by Securities Offering Reform 2005
Amended by ABS Release 2004
Changes noted below as

Preliminaries

Check Boxes

Dividend reinvestment plans
Shelf registration - Rule 415
Additional securities - Rule 462(b)
Post-effective amendment - Rule 462(c)
Post-effective amendment - Rule 462(e)
Post-effective amendment - Rule 413(b)

Filing fees

Filing fees

General Instructions

I - Eligibility

Form F-3
I.A - Registrant requirements
I.B - Transaction requirements
I.C - Automatic shelf offerings by WKSIs

II - SEC general rules

Form F-3

III - Dividend reinvestment plans

Form F-3
Note check box

IV - Additional securities

Form F-3

IV.A - Per Rule 462(b)
IV.B - WKSIs per Rule 413(b)

Part I Information Required in Prospectus

Item 1 - Forepart; Outside front cover

Form F-3
S-K 501

Item 2 - Inside front; Outside back cover

Form F-3
S-K 502

Item 3 - Summary; Risk factors; Ratio of earnings

Form F-3
S-K 503:

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 the offering

Form F-3

Item 5 - Material changes

Form F-3

Item 6 - Incorporation by reference

Form F-3

Item 7- Re: Indemnification

Disclosure of Commission Position on Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities
Form F-3
S-K 510

Part II Information Not Required in Prospectus

Item 8 - Indemnification of directors and officers

Form F-3
S-K 702

Item 9 - Exhibits; Financial schedules

Form F-3

S-K 601
Applicable exhibits

1 Underwriting agreement
2 M&A agreement
4 Indentures
5 Legal opinion
8 Tax opinion
15 Auditor letter: Interim financials
23 Consents of experts and counsel
24 Power of attorney
25 Statement of eligibility of trustee
26 Invitations for competitive bids
99 Additional exhibits

Item 10 - Undertakings

Form F-3
S-K 512

Signatures

Form F-3
Signatures

SEC FAQs

Telephone Manual 1997

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First Supplement 1999

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