# 17 C.F.R. § 249.220f (2026): Form 20-F, registration of securities of foreign private issuers pursuant to section 12(b) or (g), annual and transition reports pursuant to sections 13 and 15(d), and shell company reports required under Rule 13a-19 or 15d-19 (§ 240.13a-19 or § 240.15d-19 of this chapter)

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## Section

- **Citation:** 17 C.F.R. § 249.220f (2026)
- **Heading:** Form 20-F, registration of securities of foreign private issuers pursuant to section 12(b) or (g), annual and transition reports pursuant to sections 13 and 15(d), and shell company reports required under Rule 13a-19 or 15d-19 (§ 240.13a-19 or § 240.15d-19 of this chapter)
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 17 CFR: Commodity and Securities Exchanges / Chapter II: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION / Part 249: FORMS, SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 / Subpart C: Forms for Applications for Registration of Securities on National Securities Exchanges and Similar Matters / § 249.220f: § 249.220f   Form 20-F, registration of securities of foreign private issuers pursuant to section 12(b) or (g), annual and transition reports pursuant to sections 13 and 15(d), and shell company reports required under Rule 13a-19 or 15d-19 (§ 240.13a-19 or § 240.15d-19 of this chapter).

## Text

(a) Any foreign private issuer, other than an asset-backed issuer (as defined in § 229.1101 of this chapter), may use this form as a registration statement under section 12 (15 U.S.C. 78l) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) (15 U.S.C. 78a
et seq.
), as an annual or transition report filed under section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)), or as a shell company report required under Rule 13a-19 or Rule 15d-19 under the Exchange Act (§ 240.13a-19 or 240.15d-19 of this chapter).
(b) An annual report on this form shall be filed within six months after the end of the fiscal year covered by such report.
(c) A transition report on this form shall be filed in accordance with the requirements set forth in § 240.13a-10 or § 240.15d-10 applicable when the issuer changes its fiscal year end.
[47 FR 54781, Dec. 6, 1982, as amended at 70 FR 1625, Jan. 7, 2005; 70 FR 42248, July 21, 2005]
Editorial Note:
For
Federal Register
citations affecting Form 20-F, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at
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## Nearby sections

- [17 C.F.R. § 249.208a (2026) § 249.208a   Form 8-A, for registration of certain classes of securities pursuant to section 12 (b) or (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T17_P249_S249_208a.md)
- [17 C.F.R. § 249.210 (2026) § 249.210   Form 10, general form for registration of securities pursuant to section 12(b) or (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T17_P249_S249_210.md)
- [17 C.F.R. § 249.218 (2026) § 249.218   Form 18, for foreign governments and political subdivisions thereof.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T17_P249_S249_218.md)
- [17 C.F.R. § 249.220f (2026) § 249.220f   Form 20-F, registration of securities of foreign private issuers pursuant to section 12(b) or (g), annual and transition reports pursuant to sections 13 and 15(d), and shell company reports required under Rule 13a-19 or 15d-19 (§ 240.13a-19 or § 240.15d-19 of this chapter).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T17_P249_S249_220f.md)
- [17 C.F.R. § 249.240f (2026) § 249.240f   Form 40-F, for registration of securities of certain Canadian issuers pursuant to section 12(b) or (g) and for reports pursuant to section 15(d) and Rule 15d-4 (§ 240.15d-4 of this chapter).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T17_P249_S249_240f.md)
- [17 C.F.R. § 249.250 (2026) § 249.250   Form F-X, for appointment of agent for service of process by issuers registering securities on Form F-8, F-9, F-10 or F-80 (§ 239.38, 239.39, 239.40 or 239.41 of this chapter), or registering securities or filing periodic reports on Form 40-F (§ 249.240f of this chapter), or by any issuer or other non-U.S. person filing tender offer documents on Schedule 13E-4F, 14D-1F or 14D-9F (§ 240.13e-102, 240.14d-102 or 240.14d-103 of this chapter), or by any non-U.S. person acting as trustee with respect to securities registered on Form F-7 (§ 249.37 of this chapter), F-8, F-9, F-10 or F-80.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T17_P249_S249_250.md)

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