17 CFR § 240.3a12-3
Exemption from sections 14(a), 14(b), 14(c), 14(f) and 16 for securities of certain foreign issuers
April 15, 2021
(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.
[44 FR 70137, Dec. 6, 1979, as amended at 47 FR 54780, Dec. 6, 1982; 56 FR 30067, July 1, 1991]