{"data":{"id":"us/17-cfr-240.12a-8","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"17 CFR 240.12a-8","heading":"a-8 Exemption of depositary shares.","body":"Depositary shares (as that term is defined in § 240.12b-2) registered on Form F-6 (§ 239.36 of this chapter), but not the underlying deposited securities, shall be exempt from the operation of section 12(a) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78l(a)).","path":["Title 17—Commodity and Securities Exchanges","CHAPTER II—SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","PART 240—GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS, SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934","Subpart A—Rules and Regulations Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-17.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:31Z","sha256":"6d53ba8425423bb79eaaed8a18d712766299bf30578e2d7a75812a7b159e121e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/17-cfr-240.12a-7","next":"us/17-cfr-240.12a-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}