SEC Registration Forms for Foreign Private Issuers Comparison Chart

Summary

This chart compares the most commonly used registration forms available exclusively to foreign private issuers (FPIs) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act) and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act). It includes the purpose of each registration form, the requirements for an issuer to use the form, when the issuer should use the form, and whether the issuer may incorporate information by reference.