Please note that this Workshop will only be offered as a live, interactive webcast via Zoom. Speakers and participants will be participating in the program remotely.  Participants will have the ability to interact with faculty and the live remote audience during the Workshop and will have access to all program materials. Attendees will need to download Zoom Client for Meetings Software prior to the program. If you are using a VPN please disconnect from the VPN prior to starting the program.

Half Day Program

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Overview

Why You Should Attend

In this virtual Workshop for SEC reporting professionals, building on the SEC’s materials discussed in our Foreign Private Issuer 101 Reporting Essentials Workshop 2024, you will develop the practical knowledge base, skills and tools needed to draft and review Parts II and III of the Form 20-F Annual Report for foreign private issuers (FPIs). This program focuses on the disclosure requirements for controls and procedures, financial statements, governance (including cybersecurity and climate-related matters), and exhibits. Please note that the Part I item requirements of the Form 20-F are addressed in our Form 20-F (Part One) Essentials Workshop and that the Operating and Financial Review and Prospects (Item 5 of the Form 20-F) is addressed in our MD&A SEC Reporting Essentials Workshop. This is an interactive Workshop (via Zoom), and open discussion is encouraged through breakout sessions. The Workshop includes online access to PLI’s SEC Reporting Handbook.

What You Will Learn

After completing this Workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Navigate Parts II and III (Items 13 through 18) of the Form 20-F, including exhibits, and their respective instructions
  • Understand the key similarities and differences between Items 13 through 18 and the corresponding sections of U.S. domestic filings
  • Understand the disclosure requirements of Item 15 – Controls and Procedures
  • Navigate the numerous disclosures in Items 16A through 16K, such as those for “audit committee financial experts”, codes of ethics, repurchases of equity securities, changes in auditors, insider trading policies, cybersecurity and climate-related matters
  • Understand the use of Item 17 versus Item 18 for the presentation of financial statements
  • Evaluate the need for exhibits to the Form 20-F
  • Be on the alert for the SEC staff’s “hot buttons,” including frequent comment areas on Parts II and III of the Form 20-F

What You Should Bring 

To customize your Workshop and gain the most benefit from this interactive learning experience, we recommend you have access to your company’s or a client’s most recent SEC Form 20-F. If you work with a company that is not yet public, filings from a company in your industry are a reasonable alternative. 

Who Should Attend

SEC reporting professionals, including those involved in the preparation or review of financial statements, partners of public accounting firms and their staff, lawyers and corporate legal staff, investor relations professionals, and audit committee members.

Program Level 

Basic 

Prerequisites 

Attendees should have some prior experience with SEC reporting and foreign private issuer matters. We recommend first attending our Foreign Private Issuer 101 Reporting Essentials Workshop 2024, so that you have the foundational tools and skills necessary for this program.

Advanced Preparation 

None

Suggested add-on courses:

Continue your learning at these other advanced SEC Reporting Essential Workshops:

  • Form 20-F (Part One): Key Information, Risk Factors & Part I Disclosures Essentials Workshop 2024
  • MD&A SEC Reporting Essentials Workshop (Note this program addresses the Form 20-F’s Operating and Financial Review and Prospects)
Topics
Accounting and financial reporting Disclosure (Securities and other financial products) Securities filings and financial statements Form 20-F
Industries
Securities Accounting and Auditing

Credit Details

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