UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 40-F
[Check one]
| ☑ | REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
OR
| ☐ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(a) or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended:
Commission File Number:
ELK VALLEY RESOURCES LTD.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Not applicable
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English (if applicable)
Canada
(Province or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
| 1221 | Not applicable | |
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number (if applicable)) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number (if applicable)) |
Suite 3300 – 550 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 0B3
Canada
(604) 699-4000
(Address and telephone number of Registrant’s principal executive offices)
CT Corporation System
28 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10005
(212) 894-8940
(Name, address (including zip code) and telephone number (including area code) of agent for service in the United States)
copies to:
Amanda R. Robinson Elk Valley Resources Ltd. Suite 3300 – 550 Burrard Street Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 0B3 Canada (604) 699-4000 | Christopher J. Cummings Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10019-6064 (212) 373-3000 |
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.
Title of each class | Trading symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common shares (including common share purchase rights) | ELK | New York Stock Exchange |
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.
None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.
None
(Title of Class)
For Annual Reports indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form:
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| ☐ Annual information form | ☐ Audited annual financial statements |
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:
Not applicable.
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes ☐ No ☑
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes ☐ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. ☐
If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐
DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT
The following documents have been filed as part of this Registration Statement on Form 40-F as Exhibits hereto:
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements required to be disclosed in this Registration Statement on Form 40-F.
UNDERTAKING AND CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS
A. Undertaking
The Registrant undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to respond to inquiries made by the Commission staff, and to furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the Commission staff, information relating to: the securities registered pursuant to Form 40-F; the securities in relation to which the obligation to file an annual report on Form 40-F arises; or transactions in said securities.
B. Consent to Service of Process
A Form F-X signed by the Registrant and its agent for service of process is being filed with the Commission together with this Registration Statement on Form 40-F.
Any change to the name or address of the agent for service of process of the Registrant shall be communicated promptly to the Commission by an amendment to the Form F-X referencing the file number of the relevant registration statement.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 40-F and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date:April 3, 2023 | ELK VALLEY RESOURCES LTD. | |||||
By: | /s/ Amanda Robinson | |||||
Name: Amanda Robinson | ||||||
Title: Corporate Secretary | ||||||
