# Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension: Form F-3 Registration Statement
*Upon Written Request, Copies Available From:* Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-2736
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.* ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget this request for extension of the previously approved collection of information discussed below.
Form F-3 (17 CFR 239.33) is used by foreign issuers to register securities pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a *et seq.* ). The information collected is intended to ensure the adequacy of information available to investors in connection with securities offerings. The information required by Form F-3 is mandatory, and Form F-3 is publicly available on the Commission's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (“EDGAR”) system. We estimate that Form F-3 takes approximately 153.42 hours per response and is filed once per year by approximately 236 issuers, for a total of approximately 236 responses annually. We estimate that 25% of the 153.42 hours per response is carried internally by the issuer for annual reporting burden of 9,052 hours ((25% × 153.42 hours per response) × 236 responses). We estimate that 75% of the 153.42 hours per response is carried externally by outside professionals retained by the issuer at an estimated rate of $600 per hour for a total annual cost burden of $16,293,204 ((75% × 153.42 hours per response) × $600 per hour × 236 responses).
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.
The public may view and comment on this information collection request at: *https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202508-3235-007* or send an email comment to *[email protected]* within 30 days of the day after publication of this notice by April 6, 2026.
Dated: February 27, 2026.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.