Form 20-F

{{Short description|U.S. SEC filing used by foreign private issuers}}

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Form 20-F is an SEC filing submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission used by certain foreign private issuers to provide information.https://www.sec.gov/files/form20-f.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}} The form is used by companies where 50% or less of the total amount of voting shares are held by American Citizens, but its shares can be traded on an American Exchange.{{Cite web|title=What Is A 20-F? {{!}} Wall Street Oasis|url=https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/finance-dictionary/what-is-a-20f|access-date=2021-05-17|website=www.wallstreetoasis.com}} The purpose of the form is to standardize the reports of foreign businesses for the American Markets.{{Cite web|last=Kenton|first=Will|title=SEC Form 20-F|url=https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/sec-form-20-f.asp|access-date=2021-05-17|website=Investopedia|language=en}}

20-F, 20-F/A

Annual and transition report of foreign private issuers pursuant to sections 13 or 15(d)

20FR12B, 20FR12B/A

Form for initial registration of a class of securities of foreign private issuers pursuant to section 12(b)

20FR12G, 20FR12G/A

Form for initial registration of a class of securities of foreign private issuers pursuant to section 12(g)

The postfix /A stands for 'Amendment'

The report must be filed within four months after the end of the fiscal year.

A 40-F is used for Canadian filers.

It is similar to the Form 10-K used by domestic companies.