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Pending content is not necessarily effective.","topic":"235","topic_title":"Notes to Financial Statements","subtopic":"235-10","subtopic_title":"Overall","section":{"number":"S99","label":"SEC 99 SEC Materials","anchor":"sec-99-sec-materials","is_sec":true,"groups":[{"block":null,"heading":"SEC Rules, Regulations, and Interpretations","paragraphs":[{"citation":"235-10-S99-1","para":"S99-1","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\">The following is the text of Regulation S-X Rule 4-08, General Notes to Financial Statements (17 CFR 210.4-08).<ul class=\"ul simple\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__GUID-72A24F51-D630-4ED5-A2EF-07788194D843\"><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368806-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77181B5A-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">If applicable to the person for which the financial statements are filed, the following shall be set forth on the face of the appropriate statement or in appropriately captioned notes. The information shall be provided for each statement required to be filed, except that the information required by paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of this section shall be provided as of the most recent audited balance sheet being filed and for paragraph (j) of this section as specified therein. When specific statements are presented separately, the pertinent notes shall accompany such statements unless cross-referencing is appropriate. </span></span></div><ul class=\"ul simple\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__GUID-D59ED726-194D-4F5C-9A82-7377ABAFE1FB\"><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368807-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77181D65-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(a) [Reserved]</span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368808-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77181F09-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(b) Assets subject to lien. Assets mortgaged, pledged, or otherwise subject to lien, and the approximate amounts thereof, shall be designated and the obligations collateralized briefly identified. </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368809-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77182043-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(c) Defaults. The facts and amounts concerning any default in principal, interest, sinking fund, or redemption provisions with respect to any issue of securities or credit agreements, or any breach of covenant of a related indenture or agreement, which default or breach existed at the date of the most recent balance sheet being filed and which has not been subsequently cured, shall be stated in the notes to the financial statements. If a default or breach exists but acceleration of the obligation has been waived for a stated period of time beyond the date of the most recent balance sheet being filed, state the amount of the obligation and the period of the waiver. </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368810-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_7718216C-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(d) Preferred shares. </span></span><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77182272-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Aggregate preferences on involuntary liquidation, if other than par or stated value, shall be shown parenthetically in the equity section of the balance sheet. </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368813-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_7718236C-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(e) Restrictions which limit the payment of dividends by the registrant. </span></span></div><ul class=\"ul simple\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__GUID-BF310A12-6A94-4461-9065-09DD050463FF\"><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368814-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_7718246D-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(1) Describe the most significant restrictions on the payment of dividends by the registrant, indicating their sources, their pertinent provisions, and the amount of retained earnings or net income restricted or free of restrictions. </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368815-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_771825E8-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(2) Disclose the amount of consolidated retained earnings which represents undistributed earnings of 50 percent or less owned persons accounted for by the equity method. </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368816-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77182E99-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(3) The disclosures in paragraphs (e)(3)(i) and (ii) of this section shall be provided when material.</span></span></div><ul class=\"ul simple\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__GUID-7DE3199F-A331-42E2-B9F0-435E4D8D9B63\"><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368817-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_7718333B-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\"> (i) Describe the nature of any restrictions on the ability of consolidated subsidiaries and unconsolidated subsidiaries to transfer funds to the registrant in the form of cash dividends, loans or advances (i. e., borrowing arrangements, regulatory restraints, foreign government, etc.) </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368818-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_7718353A-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(ii) Disclose separately the amounts of such restricted net assets for unconsolidated subsidiaries and consolidated subsidiaries as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal year. </span></span></div></li></ul></li></ul></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368819-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77183710-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(f) Significant changes in bonds, mortgages and similar debt. Any significant changes in the authorized amounts of bonds, mortgages and similar debt since the date of the latest balance sheet being filed for a particular person or group shall be stated. </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368820-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_771838A7-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(g) Summarized financial information of subsidiaries not consolidated and 50 percent or less owned persons. </span></span></div><ul class=\"ul simple\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__GUID-EDB7247A-2FB7-46F1-A17E-C72CCDF4B495\"><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368821-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77183A12-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(1) The summarized information as to assets, liabilities and results of operations as detailed in § 210.1-02(bb) shall be presented in notes to the financial statements on an individual or group basis for: </span></span></div><ul class=\"ul simple\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__GUID-DE331C0E-5DDE-4DD8-A783-D5F0E07CFC72\"><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368822-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77183B6D-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(i) Subsidiaries not consolidated; or </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368823-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77183C8E-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(ii) For 50 percent or less owned persons accounted for by the equity method by the registrant or by a subsidiary of the registrant, if the criteria in § 210.1-02(w) for a significant subsidiary are met: </span></span></div><ul class=\"ul simple\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__GUID-CE205A2B-C622-4DFF-B7A4-D541DAFE8146\"><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368824-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77183D9D-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(A) Individually by any subsidiary not consolidated or any 50% or less owned person; or </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368825-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77183EA3-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(B) On an aggregated basis by any combination of such subsidiaries and persons. </span></span></div></li></ul></li></ul></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368826-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77183F95-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(2) Summarized financial information shall be presented insofar as is practicable as of the same dates and for the same periods as the audited consolidated financial statements provided and shall include the disclosures prescribed by § 210.1-02(bb). Summarized information of subsidiaries not consolidated shall not be combined for disclosure purposes with the summarized information of 50 percent or less owned persons. </span></span></div></li></ul></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368827-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_771840AB-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(h) Income tax expense. </span></span></div><ul class=\"ul simple\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__GUID-FCACF501-42A0-461B-B48C-927F433E080E\"><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368828-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_771841ED-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\"> (1) Disclosure shall be made in the statement of comprehensive income or a note thereto, of the components of income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit) as either domestic or foreign.</span></span></div><ul class=\"ul simple\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__GUID-4157F904-028C-40CC-825F-2CE565593682\"><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368829-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_7718431D-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">NOTE 1 to Paragraph (h)(1): Amounts applicable to United States Federal income taxes, to foreign income taxes and the other income taxes shall be stated separately for each major component. Amounts applicable to foreign income (loss) and amounts applicable to foreign or other income taxes which are less than five percent of the total of income before taxes or the component of tax expense, respectively, need not be separately disclosed. For purposes of this rule, foreign income (loss) is defined as income (loss) generated from a registrant's foreign operations, i. e., operations that are <em class=\"ph i\">located outside</em> of the registrant's home country. </span></span></div></li></ul></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368830-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77184450-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(2) In the reconciliation between the amount of reported total income tax expense (benefit) and the amount computed by multiplying the income (loss) before tax by the applicable statutory Federal income tax rate if no individual reconciling item amounts to more than five percent of the amount computed by multiplying the income before tax by the applicable statutory Federal income tax rate, and the total difference to be reconciled is less than five percent of such computed amount, no reconciliation need be provided unless it would be significant in appraising the trend of earnings. Reconciling items that are individually less than five percent of the computed amount may be aggregated in the reconciliation. Where the reporting person is a foreign entity, the income tax rate in that person's country of domicile should normally be used in making the above computation, but different rates should not be used for subsidiaries or other segments of a reporting entity. When the rate used by a reporting person is other than the United States Federal corporate income tax rate, the rate used and the basis for using such rate shall be disclosed. </span></span></div></li></ul></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368834-122690\"><ul class=\"ul simple\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__GUID-BF4E7D45-4E12-4484-A920-79C21B6A7267\"><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368838-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_771845B3-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(4) Price at which warrant or right is exercisable. </span></span></div></li></ul></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL120403433-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_771846FC-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(i)-(j) [Reserved]</span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368839-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77184840-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(k) Related party transactions that affect the financial statements. </span></span></div><ul class=\"ul simple\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__GUID-36436880-F782-4697-8E39-004EAA633E2F\"><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368840-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77184982-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(1) Amounts of related party transactions should be stated on the face of the balance sheet, statement of comprehensive income, or statement of cash flows. </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368841-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77184AC1-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(2) In cases where separate financial statements are presented for the registrant, certain investees, or subsidiaries, any intercompany profits or losses resulting from transactions with related parties and the effects thereof shall be disclosed. </span></span></div></li></ul></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL120403434-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77184C31-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(l) [Reserved]</span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368842-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77184D7D-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(m) Repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements. </span></span></div><ul class=\"ul simple\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__GUID-33079373-56D6-4BFC-B6FB-BF2F0A4CEDAA\"><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368843-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77184F13-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(1) Repurchase agreements (assets sold under agreements to repurchase). </span></span></div><ul class=\"ul simple\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__GUID-9FFDC3C8-89AF-4C00-BCED-A780BAECF992\"><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368844-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_7718502B-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(i) If, as of the most recent balance sheet date, the carrying amount (or market value, if higher than the carrying amount or if there is no carrying amount) of the securities or other assets sold under agreements to repurchase (repurchase agreements) exceeds 10% of total assets, disclose separately in the balance sheet the aggregate amount of liabilities incurred pursuant to repurchase agreements including accrued interest payable thereon. </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368846-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_7718511A-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(ii)(A) If, as of the most recent balance sheet date, the carrying amount (or market value, if higher than the carrying amount) of securities or other assets sold under repurchase agreements, other than securities or assets specified in paragraph (m)(1)(ii)(B) of this section, exceeds 10% of total assets, disclose in an appropriately captioned footnote containing a tabular presentation, segregated as to type of such securities or assets sold under agreements to repurchase (e. g., U.S. Treasury obligations, U.S. Government agency obligations and loans), the following information as of the balance sheet date for each such agreement or group of agreements (other than agreements involving securities or assets specified in paragraph (m)(1)(ii)(B) of this section) maturing (1) overnight; (2) term up to 30 days; (3) term of 30 to 90 days; (4) term over 90 days and (5) demand: </span></span></div><ul class=\"ul simple\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__GUID-31D60B0C-1A4D-4487-B379-D05A87A92056\"><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368847-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77185206-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(i) The carrying amount and market value of the assets sold under agreement to repurchase, including accrued interest plus any cash or other assets on deposit under the repurchase agreements; and </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368848-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_771852EC-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(ii) The repurchase liability associated with such transaction or group of transactions and the interest rate(s) thereon. </span></span></div></li></ul></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368845-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_771853CE-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(B) For purposes of paragraph (m)(1)(ii)(A) of this section only, do not include securities or other assets for which unrealized changes in market value are reported in current income or which have been obtained under reverse repurchase agreements. </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368850-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_771854AC-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(iii) If, as of the most recent balance sheet date, the amount at risk under repurchase agreements with any individual counterparty or group of related counterparties exceeds 10% of stockholders' equity (or in the case of investment companies, net asset value), disclose the name of each such counterparty or group of related counterparties, the amount at risk with each, and the weighted average maturity of the repurchase agreements with each. The amount at risk under repurchase agreements is defined as the excess of carrying amount (or market value, if higher than the carrying amount or if there is no carrying amount) of the securities or other assets sold under agreement to repurchase, including accrued interest plus any cash or other assets on deposit to secure the repurchase obligation, over the amount of the repurchase liability (adjusted for accrued interest). (Cash deposits in connection with repurchase agreements shall not be reported as unrestricted cash pursuant to rule 5-02.1.) </span></span></div></li></ul></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368851-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_771855A7-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(2) Reverse repurchase agreements (assets purchased under agreements to resell). </span></span></div><ul class=\"ul simple\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__GUID-EBB3330A-EDD3-4E65-AF1C-F9A097EA03C7\"><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368852-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_771856B7-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(i) If, as of the most recent balance sheet date, the aggregate carrying amount of \"reverse repurchase agreements\" (securities or other assets purchased under agreements to resell) exceeds 10% of total assets: </span></span></div><ul class=\"ul simple\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__GUID-5DB3F1C1-B374-40FF-B906-897BE9BEBB2C\"><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6592533-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_771857FC-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(A) Disclose separately such amount in the balance sheet; and </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6592534-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_7718594C-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(B) Disclose in an appropriately captioned footnote: </span></span></div><ul class=\"ul simple\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__GUID-AF920AB1-B1DC-46B4-A0AB-80EF35A5F1E3\"><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6592535-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77185A9D-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(1) The registrant's policy with regard to taking possession of securities or other assets purchased under agreements to resell; and </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6592536-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77185BAD-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(2) Whether or not there are any provisions to ensure that the market value of the underlying assets remains sufficient to protect the registrant in the event of default by the counterparty and if so, the nature of those provisions. </span></span></div></li></ul></li></ul></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368853-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77185CF0-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(ii) If, as of the most recent balance sheet date, the amount at risk under reverse repurchase agreements with any individual counterparty or group of related counterparties exceeds 10% of stockholders' equity (or in the case of investment companies, net asset value), disclose the name of each such counterparty or group of related counterparties, the amount at risk with each, and the weighted average maturity of the reverse repurchase agreements with each. The amount at risk under reverse repurchase agreements is defined as the excess of the carrying amount of the reverse repurchase agreements over the market value of assets delivered pursuant to the agreements by the counterparty to the registrant (or to a third party agent that has affirmatively agreed to act on behalf of the registrant) and not returned to the counterparty, except in exchange for their approximate market value in a separate transaction. </span></span></div></li></ul></li></ul></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368854-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77185E35-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(n) Accounting policies for certain derivative instruments. Disclosures regarding accounting policies shall include to the extent material where in the statement of cash flows derivative financial instruments, and their related gains and losses, as defined by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles are reported. </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e23776-122690__SL6368870-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77185F8F-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">[45 FR 63669, Sept. 25, 1980, as amended at 46 FR 56179, Nov. 16, 1981; 50 FR 25215, June 18, 1985; 50 FR 49532, Dec. 3, 1985; 51 FR 3770, Jan. 30, 1986; 57 FR 45293, Oct. 1, 1992; 59 FR 65636, Dec. 20, 1994; 62 FR 6063, Feb. 10, 1997; 74 FR 18615, Apr. 23, 2009; 76 FR 50119, Aug. 12, 2011; 83 FR 50200, Oct. 4, 2018] </span></span></div></li></ul></li></ul></div></div>","snippet":"The following is the text of Regulation S-X Rule 4-08, General Notes to Financial Statements (17 CFR 210.4-08).\nIf applicable to the person for which the financial statements are filed, the following shall be set forth o…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:17db1c52d3f87cfea8796245685a09684a4a9076db08f98342a158aef3c2af58","downloaded_from":"2026-09-09T23:14:35.922Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-09T23:14:35.922Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147480678","source_sha256":"628d24b2db80089b4dd2d208af3b82049ee41b904e1dae7519570ade02a5e35b"}},{"citation":"235-10-S99-2","para":"S99-2","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\">The following is the text of Regulation S-X Rule 12-01, Application of §§210.12-01 to 210.12-29 (17 CFR 210.12-01).<ul class=\"ul simple\" id=\"d3e24056-122690__GUID-261D09E1-C705-4D7D-ABD5-6E4BFF888EAB\"><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e24056-122690__SL6368871-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_771860EB-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">These sections prescribe the form and content of the schedules required by §§ 210.5-04, 210.6-10, 210.6A-05, and 210.7-05. </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e24056-122690__SL120403435-122690\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_771861F0-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">[59 FR 65637, Dec. 20, 1994]</span></span></li></ul></div></div>","snippet":"The following is the text of Regulation S-X Rule 12-01, Application of §§210.12-01 to 210.12-29 (17 CFR 210.12-01).\nThese sections prescribe the form and content of the schedules required by §§ 210.5-04, 210.6-10, 210.6A…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:ce2b60ca8278e27661ab8c6b4bdc7264697160b1d4e1d78d4ca0915fc6fc1b62","downloaded_from":"2026-09-09T23:14:35.922Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-09T23:14:35.922Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147480678","source_sha256":"628d24b2db80089b4dd2d208af3b82049ee41b904e1dae7519570ade02a5e35b"}},{"citation":"235-10-S99-3","para":"S99-3","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\">The following is the text of Regulation S-X Rule 12-04, Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (17 CFR 210.12-04).<ul class=\"ul simple\" id=\"d3e24068-122690__GUID-84EE496C-3CB8-44C2-AE9F-811D81436A14\"><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e24068-122690__SL6368873-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77186358-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(a) Provide condensed financial information as to financial position, cash flows and results of operations of the registrant as of the same dates and for the same periods for which audited consolidated financial statements are required. The financial information required need not be presented in greater detail than is required for condensed statements by § 210.10-01(a)(2), (3) and (4). Detailed footnote disclosure which would normally be included with complete financial statements may be omitted with the exception of disclosures regarding material contingencies, long-term obligations and guarantees. Descriptions of significant provisions of the registrant's long-term obligations, mandatory dividend or redemption requirements of redeemable stocks, and guarantees of the registrant shall be provided along with a five-year schedule of maturities of debt. If the material contingencies, long-term obligations, redeemable stock requirements and guarantees of the registrant have been separately disclosed in the consolidated statements, they need not be repeated in this schedule. </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e24068-122690__SL6368874-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_7718647A-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">(b) Disclose separately the amounts of cash dividends paid to the registrant for each of the last three fiscal years by consolidated subsidiaries, unconsolidated subsidiaries and 50 percent or less owned persons accounted for by the equity method, respectively. </span></span></div></li></ul><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77186551-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">[46 FR 56180, Nov. 16, 1981, as amended at 57 FR 45293, Oct. 1, 1992]</span></span></div></div>","snippet":"The following is the text of Regulation S-X Rule 12-04, Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (17 CFR 210.12-04).\n(a) Provide condensed financial information as to financial position, cash flows and results of op…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:d6abba06e74c8d0dcbaa467c5c2f31ecb478debc03e9726bde1e8aae5b81b405","downloaded_from":"2026-09-09T23:14:35.922Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-09T23:14:35.922Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147480678","source_sha256":"628d24b2db80089b4dd2d208af3b82049ee41b904e1dae7519570ade02a5e35b"}},{"citation":"235-10-S99-4","para":"S99-4","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\">The following is the text of Regulation S-X Rule 12-09, Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (17 CFR 210.12-09).<ul class=\"ul simple\" id=\"d3e24088-122690__GUID-294C5312-D7EE-4A35-B840-9083348ABE2C\"><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e24088-122690__SL6368875-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><div class=\"fig figure fignone\"><img src=\"/asc-img/GUID-CFA46380-A044-422B-8088-30F0263E9348-low.gif\" altsource=\"GUID-CFA46380-A044-422B-8088-30F0263E9348-low.gif\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77186A0C-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\"></span></span><div class=\"figcaption\">Reg. § 210.12-09 Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Column A Column B Column C-Additions Column D Column E Description1 Balance at beginning of period\t\" (1) Charged to costs and expenses\"\t\" (2) Charged to other accounts— describe\"\tDeductions— describe\t\"Balance at end of period\" 1\t\"List, by major classes, all valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves not included in specific schedules. Identify each class of valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves by descriptive title. Group (a) those valuation and qualifying accounts which are deducted in the balance sheet from the assets to which they apply and (b) those reserves which support the balance sheet caption, Reserves.Valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves as to which the additions, deductions, and balances were not individually significant may be grouped in one total and in such case the information called for under columns C and D need not be given.\" </div></div></div></li></ul><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77186B05-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">[37 FR 14602, July 21, 1972. Redesignated and amended at 45 FR 63679, Sept. 25, 1980]</span></span></div></div>","snippet":"The following is the text of Regulation S-X Rule 12-09, Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (17 CFR 210.12-09).\n[37 FR 14602, July 21, 1972. Redesignated and amended at 45 FR 63679, Sept. 25, 1980]","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:5db7fef3e75d51a11441e8f916d6d6c2548d17eaa3aa41f9e346ce009ed093f0","downloaded_from":"2026-09-09T23:14:35.922Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-09T23:14:35.922Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147480678","source_sha256":"628d24b2db80089b4dd2d208af3b82049ee41b904e1dae7519570ade02a5e35b"}}],"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:2e4e8fb1e1a4ddc29eff246d113001a025d4b32ac290c305c06b1d09206c1737","downloaded_from":"2026-09-09T23:14:35.922Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-09T23:14:35.922Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147480678","source_sha256":"628d24b2db80089b4dd2d208af3b82049ee41b904e1dae7519570ade02a5e35b"}},{"block":null,"heading":"SEC Staff Guidance","paragraphs":[{"citation":"235-10-S99-5","para":"S99-5","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\">The following is the text of SAB Topic 1.D.1, Disclosures Required of Companies Complying with Item 17 of Form 20-F.<ul class=\"ul simple\" id=\"d3e24112-122690__GUID-B0DA0C48-A7D9-4FA1-ADBA-EB10539EC5BC\"><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e24112-122690__SL6368876-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77186C06-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Facts: A foreign private issuer may use Form 20-F as a registration statement under section 12 or as an annual report under section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. The registrant must furnish the financial statements specified in Item 17 of that form (Effective for fiscal years ending on or after December 15, 2011, compliance with Item 18 rather than Item 17 will be required for all issuer financial statements in all Securities Act registration statements, Exchange Act registration statements on Form 20-F, and annual reports on Form 20-F. See SEC Release No. 33-8959). However, in certain circumstances, Form F-3 requires that the annual report include financial statements complying with Item 18 of the form. Also, financial statements complying with Item 18 are required for registration of securities under the Securities Act in most circumstances. Item 17 permits the registrant to use its financial statements that are prepared on a comprehensive basis other than U.S. GAAP, but requires quantification of the material differences in the principles, practices and methods of accounting for any basis other than International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). An issuer complying with Item 18, other than those using IFRS as issued by the IASB, must satisfy the requirements of Item 17 and also must provide all other information required by U.S. GAAP and Regulation S-X. </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e24112-122690__SL6368877-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77186CFB-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Question: Assuming that the registrant's financial statements include a discussion of material variances from U.S. GAAP along with quantitative reconciliations of net income and material balance sheet items, does Item 17 of Form 20-F require other disclosures in addition to those prescribed by the standards and practices which comprise the comprehensive basis on which the registrant's primary financial statements are prepared? </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e24112-122690__SL6368878-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77186DF4-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Interpretive Response: No. The distinction between Items 17 and 18 is premised on a classification of the requirements of U.S. GAAP and Regulation S-X into those that specify the methods of measuring the amounts shown on the face of the financial statements and those prescribing disclosures that explain, modify or supplement the accounting measurements. Disclosures required by U.S. GAAP but not required under the foreign GAAP on which the financial statements are prepared need not be furnished pursuant to Item 17. </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e24112-122690__SL6368879-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77186ECC-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Notwithstanding the absence of a requirement for certain disclosures within the body of the financial statements, some matters routinely disclosed pursuant to U.S. GAAP may rise to a level of materiality such that their disclosure is required by Item 5 (Management's Discussion and Analysis) of Form 20-F. Among other things, this item calls for a discussion of any known trends, demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that are reasonably likely to affect liquidity, capital resources or the results of operations in a material way. Also, instruction 2 of this item requires \"a discussion of any aspects of the differences between foreign and U.S. GAAP, not discussed in the reconciliation, that the registrant believes is necessary for an understanding of the financial statements as a whole.\" Matters that may warrant discussion in response to Item 5 include the following: </span></span></div><ul class=\"ul simple\" id=\"d3e24112-122690__GUID-219AE482-16A1-44AC-9CC1-0A16C9FA6C2E\"><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e24112-122690__SL6368880-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77186FAD-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">material undisclosed uncertainties (such as reasonably possible loss contingencies), commitments (such as those arising from leases), and credit risk exposures and concentrations; </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e24112-122690__SL6368881-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77187086-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">material unrecognized obligations (such as pension obligations); </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e24112-122690__SL6368882-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77187156-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">material changes in estimates and accounting methods, and other factors or events affecting comparability; </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e24112-122690__SL6368883-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_7718722E-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">defaults on debt and material restrictions on dividends or other legal constraints on the registrant's use of its assets; </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e24112-122690__SL6368884-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_7718734C-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">material changes in the relative amounts of constituent elements comprising line items presented on the face of the financial statements; </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e24112-122690__SL6368885-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77187434-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">significant terms of financings which would reveal material cash requirements or constraints; </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e24112-122690__SL6368886-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_7718751A-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">material subsequent events, such as events that affect the recoverability of recorded assets; </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e24112-122690__SL6368887-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77187653-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">material related party transactions (as addressed by FASB ASC Topic <a altsource=\"GUID-CD979913-B748-48CB-97C2-E736FE70F245.ditamap\" class=\"ditamap\">850</a>, Related Party Disclosures) that may affect the terms under which material revenues or expenses are recorded; and </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li\" id=\"d3e24112-122690__SL6368888-122690\"><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_77187745-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">significant accounting policies and measurement assumptions not disclosed in the financial statements, including methods of costing inventory, recognizing revenues, and recording and amortizing assets, which may bear upon an understanding of operating trends or financial condition. </span></span></div></li></ul></li></ul></div></div>","snippet":"The following is the text of SAB Topic 1.D.1, Disclosures Required of Companies Complying with Item 17 of Form 20-F.\nFacts: A foreign private issuer may use Form 20-F as a registration statement under section 12 or as an…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:c6f6b2424e686665d2978507e76082adedb7f1118d7f96714834677f479f4398","downloaded_from":"2026-09-09T23:14:35.922Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-09T23:14:35.922Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147480678","source_sha256":"628d24b2db80089b4dd2d208af3b82049ee41b904e1dae7519570ade02a5e35b"}}],"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:959a292665ed72d74fb4f00bf4650bd0c57a4482e0c6357ffa7bd66a0ab2d0d6","downloaded_from":"2026-09-09T23:14:35.922Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-09T23:14:35.922Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147480678","source_sha256":"628d24b2db80089b4dd2d208af3b82049ee41b904e1dae7519570ade02a5e35b"}}],"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:b50ef8b99af36630c5e4c043290091cb545da0490477f83c7f86e8945d22441b","downloaded_from":"2026-09-09T23:14:35.922Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-09T23:14:35.922Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147480678","source_sha256":"628d24b2db80089b4dd2d208af3b82049ee41b904e1dae7519570ade02a5e35b"}},"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:b50ef8b99af36630c5e4c043290091cb545da0490477f83c7f86e8945d22441b","downloaded_from":"2026-09-09T23:14:35.922Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-09T23:14:35.922Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147480678","source_sha256":"628d24b2db80089b4dd2d208af3b82049ee41b904e1dae7519570ade02a5e35b"}}