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OMB Control No: 3235-0378	ICR Reference No: 202504-3235-019
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202208-3235-022
Agency/Subagency: SEC	Agency Tracking No: CF
Title: Form F-8 - Registration Statement
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/12/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2025
Responses	1	5
Time Burden (Hours)	1	1
Cost Burden (Dollars)	450	1,500

Abstract: Form F-8 (17 CFR 239.38) is one of several forms for registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”) available to Canadian foreign private issuers under the multijurisdictional disclosure system. Form F-8 is used for Securities Act registration of two types of transactions: (1) exchange offers and (2) business combinations requiring the vote of shareholders of the participating companies. Canadian issuers using Form F-8 file Canadian disclosure documents under cover of the form and provide indemnification disclosure and certain legends and exhibits. The simplified nature of Form F-8 disclosure promotes capital formation with less expense and greater efficiency and encourages Canadian issuers to extend exchange offers and business combinations to U.S. securityholders. The purpose of the Form F-8 information collection is to provide investors with information important to investment decisions while also promoting capital formation by reducing the cost and increasing the efficiency of Securities Act registration in connection with certain exchange offers and business combination transactions, which may encourage Canadian issuers to extend exchange offers and business combinations to U.S. securityholders. In addition, this information is used by broker-dealers, investment banking firms, professional securities analysts, and others in evaluating securities and advising on investment decision making.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 77e, 77f, 77g, 77j, 77s Name of Law: Securities Act of 1933

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 30177	07/08/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 44277	09/12/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Form F-8 - Registration Statement	SEC 2290	Form F-8

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	1	5	-4
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1	1	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	450	1,500	-1,050

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

Annual Cost to Federal Government:

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Pearl Crawley 202 551-3256 crawleyp@sec.gov

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