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17 CFR 240.12a-8

§ 240.12a-8 Exemption of depositary shares.

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17 CFR 240.12a-8, § 240.12a-8 Exemption of depositary shares, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/69000
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Depositary shares (as that term is defined in § 240.12b-2) registered on Form F-6 (§ 239.36 of this chapter), but not the underlying deposited securities, shall be exempt from the operation of section 12(a) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78l(a)).

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This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.