UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 15F
CERTIFICATION OF A FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUERS TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION OF A CLASS OF SECURITIES UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR ITS TERMINATION OF THE DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER SECTION 13(a) OR SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number: 000-08797
Anglo Swiss Resources Inc. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Suite 309 - 837 West Hastings Street Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 3N6 (604) 683-0484 |
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrants principal executive offices) |
Common Shares, without par value |
(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form) |
Place an X in the appropriate box(es) to indicate the provision(s) relied upon to terminate the duty to file reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
Rule 12h-6(a) [X] | Rule 12h-6(d) [X] |
(for equity securities) | (for successor registrants) |
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Rule 12h-6(c) ☐ | Rule 12h-6(i) ☐ |
(for debt securities) | (for prior Form 15 filers) |
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PART I
Item 1. Exchange Act Reporting History
A. Anglo Swiss Resources Inc. (the Company) initially incurred a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on November 14, 1978.
B. The Company has filed all reports required under Exchange Act Section 13(a) and corresponding Securities and Exchange Commission rules for the 12 months preceding the filing of this Form, and has filed at least one annual report under Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Item 2. Recent United States Market Activity
The Companys common shares have never been sold in the United States in a registered offering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 3. Foreign Listing and Primary Trading Market
A. The Company maintains a listing of its common shares on the TSX Venture Exchange (the TSXV) located in Canada. The Company also maintains a listing of its common shares on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange located in Germany. The Company's common shares are also traded on the Alpha Group in Canada. The TSXV is the primary trading market for the Companys common shares.
B. The date of initial listing of the Companys common shares on the TSXV was October 1, 2001. The date of initial listing of the Companys common shares on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange was February 12, 2004. The Company has maintained a listing of its common shares on the TSXV for at least 12 months preceding the filing of this Form.
C. During the recent 12-month period beginning January 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2010 trading on the TSXV in Canada constituted 86.4% of the trading of the Companys common shares, and trading on the Alpha Group in Canada constituted 10.6% of the trading in the Companys common shares, in transactions on the TSXV, the Alpha Group, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board.
Item 4. Comparative Trading Volume Data
A. The average daily trading volumes of the Companys common shares have been measured for the period beginning on January 1, 2010 and ending on December 31, 2010.
B. The average daily trading volume of the Companys common shares in the United States for the period from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 was 7,280 common shares. The average daily trading volume of the Companys common shares on a worldwide basis for the period from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 was 244,738 common shares.
C. The average daily trading volume of the Companys common shares in the United States for the period from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 was 3.0% of the average daily trading volume of the Companys common shares on a worldwide basis for the period from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010.
Item 5. Alternative Record Holder Information
Not applicable.
Item 6. Debt Securities
Not applicable.
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Item 7. Notice Requirement
A. The Company published the notice required by Rule 12h-6(h) disclosing its intent to terminate its duty to file reports under section 13(a) of the Exchange Act on February 25, 2011. A copy of the notice was submitted under cover of a Form 6-K on February 25, 2011.
B. The notice was disseminated in the United States by BusinessWire via Filing Services Canada.
Item 8. Prior Form 15 Filers
Not applicable.
PART II
Item 9. Rule 12g3-2(b) Exemption
The Company will publish the information required under Rule 12g3-2(b)(1)(iii) on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) at its website: http://www.sedar.com.
PART III
Item 10. Exhibits
None.
Item 11. Undertakings
The undersigned issuer hereby undertakes to withdraw this Form 15F if, at any time before the effectiveness of its termination of reporting under Rule 12h-6, it has actual knowledge of information that causes it reasonably to believe that, at the time of filing the Form 15F:
(1)
The average daily trading volume of its subject class of securities in the United States exceeded 5 percent of the average daily trading volume of that class of securities on a worldwide basis for the same recent 12-month period that the issuer used for purposes of Rule 12h-6(a)(4)(i);
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Its subject class of securities was held of record by 300 or more United States residents or 300 or more persons worldwide, if proceeding under Rule 12h-6(a)(4)(ii) or Rule 12h-6(c); or
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It otherwise did not qualify for termination of its Exchange Act reporting obligations under Rule 12h-6.
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Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Anglo Swiss Resources Inc. has duly authorized the undersigned person to sign on its behalf this certification on Form 15F. In so doing, Anglo Swiss Resources Inc. certifies that, as represented on this Form, it has complied with all of the conditions set forth in Rule 12h-6 for terminating its registration under section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, or its duty to file reports under section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, or both.
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Dated: February 28, 2011 | By: | Chris Robbins |
| Name: | Chris Robbins |
| Title: | Vice President |
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