CFR > Title 17 - Commodity and Securities Exchanges > CHAPTER II—SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION > PART 240—GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS, SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 > SUBPART A—Rules and Regulations Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.0-1 to §240.12a-9) > 240.3a12-3—Exemption from sections 14(a), 14(b), 14(c), 14(f) and 16 for securities of certain foreign issuers.

240.3a12-3—Exemption from sections 14(a), 14(b), 14(c), 14(f) and 16 for securities of certain foreign issuers.

(a) Securities for which the filing of registration statements on Form 18 [ 17 CFR 249.218] are authorized shall be exempt from the operation of sections 14 and 16 of the Act.
(b) Securities registered by a foreign private issuer, as defined in Rule 3b-4 ( § 240.3b-4 of this chapter ), shall be exempt from sections 14(a), 14(b), 14(c), 14(f) and 16 of the Act.

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[44 FR 70137, Dec. 6, 1979, as amended at 47 FR 54780, Dec. 6, 1982; 56 FR 30067, July 1, 1991]