Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 609.037 - Foreign financial statements(a) Under section 609(c) of the act (70 P.S. § 1-609(c)), financial statements and financial information prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, may be distributed to the public if a registration statement designated as Form F-7, F-8, F-9 or F-10 by the Securities and Exchange Commission has been filed with the Department under section 205 or 206 of the act (70 P.S. §§ 1-205 and 1-206) and all of the following apply:(1) The securities which are the subject of the registration statement designated as Form F-9 by the Securities and Exchange Commission are either nonconvertible preferred stock or nonconvertible debt which are to be rated in one of the four highest rating categories by one or more Nationally recognized statistical rating organizations.(2) The securities which are the subject of a registration statement designated as Form F-7 by the Securities and Exchange Commission are offered for cash on the exercise of rights granted to existing securityholders.(3) The securities which are the subject of a registration statement designated as Form F-8 by the Securities and Exchange Commission are securities to be issued in an exchange offer.(4) The securities which are the subject of a registration statement designated as Form F-10 by the Securities and Exchange Commission are offered and sold pursuant to a prospectus in which the Securities and Exchange Commission has not required a reconciliation to United States generally accepted accounting principles with respect to the financial information presented therein.(b) For purposes of this section, preferred stock and debt securities which are not convertible for at least 1 year from the date of effectiveness of the registration statement will be considered to meet the requirement of subsection (a)(1).The provisions of this § 609.037 adopted July 6, 1990, effective 7/28/1990, 20 Pa.B. 3689 and 4089; transferred and renumbered from 64 Pa. Code § 609.037, December 14, 2012, effective 12/15/2012, 42 Pa.B. 7533; amended January 12, 2018, effective 1/13/2018, 48 Pa.B. 389.The provisions of this § 609.037 issued under section 609 of the Pennsylvania Securities Act of 1972 (70 P.S. § 1-609); amended under section 202.C of the Department of Banking and Securities Code (71 P.S. § 733-202.C); section 609(a) of the Pennsylvania Securities Act of 1972 (70 P.S. § 1-609(a)); and section 9(b) of the Takeover Disclosure Law (70 P.S. § 79(b)).