SEC requires foreign issuers to file electronically via EDGAR
10 May 2002
The US SEC has amended Regulation S-T, the Commission's rules governing electronic filing, to eliminate the current exemption of foreign issuers from mandated EDGAR filing.
Starting 4 November 2002, foreign companies (including Canadian issuers operating under the Multijurisdictional Disclosure System) and foreign governments must file their Securities Act and Exchange Act documents electronically. Click for (PDF 54k).