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BE-13A Identifying Foreign Parent Number ___ of ___
NOTE: If there is more than one foreign parent (direct, and/or indirect through existing U.S. affiliates), complete 15 through 27 for
each additional foreign parent on separate pages. Additional copies of these pages may be downloaded from www.bea.gov/be13.
IDENTIFYING THE FOREIGN PARENT
If this foreign parent is an individual who owns 10 percent of the voting interest (directly, and/or indirectly through existing U.S. affiliates)
in the acquired U.S. entity, write “individual” instead of the individual’s name.
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Foreign
parent is the FIRST entity incorporated outside the United
States, proceeding up
a chain of ownership, that has 10 percent or
more
voting interest (directly, or indirectly through existing U.S.
affiliates)
in the acquired U.S. entity.
Voting interest is the percent of ownership in the voting securities of
an incorporated business enterprise or an equivalent interest in an
unincorporated business enterprise, including a branch or partnership.
In a general or limited partnership, voting interest is presumed to
be divided evenly between the general partners, and limited partners
are presumed to have zero voting interest, unless otherwise stated in
the partnership agreement.
In the case of a limited liability corporation (LLC), voting interest
is presumed to be divided equally between the members (owners),
unless otherwise stated in the articles of organization or in the
operating agreement.
EXAMPLE 11.
Direct and Indirect Voting Interest
(Repeated from page 3)
Foreign
United States
Existing U.S. Affiliate(s)
Foreign Company X
Z% voting interest
Acquired U.S. Entity
Y% voting interest
Y%
*
Z% =
Direct
voting
interest
Indirect
voting
interest
Foreign Parent
(NOT a foreign parent)
16 What is this foreign parent's country of incorporation?
If the foreign parent is an individual or government, provide the country of residence. For individuals who do not reside in their country
of citizenship, please follow the guidelines for country of residence on page 12.
Country of Foreign Parent
17 What is this foreign parent's industry code?
Select the category below which best describes the PRIMARY activity of the SINGLE entity named as the foreign parent. (The codes are also
listed on page 11.)
DO NOT base the code on the worldwide sales of all consolidated subsidiaries of the foreign parent.
If the UBO is an individual, select the category "05 - Individual."
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-Industry Code-
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Country of UBO
IDENTIFYING THE ULTIMATE BENEFICIAL OWNER (UBO)
Identifying the Ultimate Beneficial Owner for Foreign Parent Number of
18 Is this foreign parent also the ultimate beneficial owner (UBO)? (See EXAMPLES 9 and 10)
The UBO is the entity, proceeding up the ownership chain that includes the foreign parent, whose voting interest is not more
than 50 percent owned by another entity.
If the foreign parent is owned or controlled more than 50 percent by another entity, then the foreign parent is NOT the UBO.
Yes — SKIP to
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No
Voting interest is the percent of ownership in the voting securities of an incorporated business enterprise or an equivalent interest in an
unincorporated business enterprise.
In a general or limited partnership, voting interest is presumed to be divided evenly between the general partners,
and limited partners are presumed to have zero voting interest, unless otherwise stated in the partnership agreement.
In the case of a limited liability corporation (LLC), voting interest is presumed to be divided equally between the
members (owners), unless otherwise stated in the articles of organization or in the operating agreement.
EXAMPLE 12. Foreign Parent is UBO
EXAMPLE 13. Foreign Parent is Not UBO
19 What is the name of the UBO?
If the UBO is an individual, write “individual” instead of the individual’s name.
20 What is the UBO's country of incorporation?
If the UBO is an individual or government, provide the country of residence. For individuals who do not reside in their country of
citizenship, please follow the guidelines for country of residence on page 12.
21 What is the UBO's industry code?
Select the category below which best reflects the consolidated worldwide sales of the UBO, including all majority-owned subsidiaries.
(The codes are also listed on page 11.)
If the UBO is an individual, select the category "05 - Individual."
Do not use code 14 unless you receive permission from BEA.
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Foreign
United States
Company X
Foreign Parent = UBO
Acquired U.S. Entity
50% voting interest
Foreign
United States
Company X = UBO
Foreign Parent
Acquired U.S. Entity
> 50% voting interest
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-Industry Code-
the acquired U.S. entity immediately prior to the acquisition date reported in 1 ?
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Yes
No — SKIP to
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Percent of
Voting Interest
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2
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What was the percent of voting interest, to a tenth of one percent, that this foreign parent held (directly, and/or
%
indirectly through existing U.S. affiliates) in the acquired U.S. entity prior to the acquisition date reported in
1 ? .....
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Month Day Year
1
25 What was the value of the investment this foreign parent had in the acquired U.S. entity prior to the
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What was the date that the voting interest reported in 23 was acquired?.............................
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$ Bil. Mil. Thous. Dols.
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,000
TRANSACTION INFORMATION
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What was the total cost to this foreign parent’s affiliated foreign group (see EXAMPLE 11)
and
its U.S. affiliates for the acquisition that occurred on the date reported in 1 ?
If there is only one foreign parent, this is the same as the total cost reported in 2 .
If there is more than one foreign parent, the sum of the cost for each should match the
total reported in 2 .
Include the cost of voting interest and non-voting equity interest.
Exclude the cost to any U.S. entity that is not affiliated with this foreign parent.
$ Bil. Mil. Thous. Dols.
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,000
Total cost to this foreign parent's AFG and U.S. affiliates......................
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EXAMPLE 14.
Affiliated Foreign Group
(Repeated
from page 3)
Foreign Company X (2)
Affiliated foreign group means:
(1) the foreign parent,
(2) any foreign entity, proceeding up the foreign parent’s
ownership chain, that owns more than 50 percent of the
entity below it up to and including that entity which is not
owned more than 50 percent by another foreign entity, and
(3) any foreign entity, proceeding down the ownership
chain(s) of each of these members, which is owned more
than 50 percent by the member above it.
(As used here, "entity" is synonymous with "person,"
as that term is used in the broad legal sense.)
>50 % >50 %
>50 %
Foreign Parent (1)
Foreign Company Z (3)
Foreign Company Y (3)
Foreign
United States
10%
Foreign companies X, Y, and
Acquired U.S. Entity
Z and the foreign parent
compose the affiliated foreign
group in this example
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DEBT AND EQUITY BETWEEN THE AFFILIATED FOREIGN GROUP (AFG) AND U.S. AFFILIATES
For the acquisition, how much did:
$ Bil. Mil. Thous. Dols.
A.
This affiliated foreign group DIRECTLY pay to the seller (prior owner) of the
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acquired U.S. entity as consideration (cash or equity)? ..............................................
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,000
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,000
B.
This affiliated foreign group DIRECTLY loan to the acquired U.S. entity?....... ................... . . . ....
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1
,000
C.
This affiliated foreign group invest in existing U.S. affiliates as cash or equity?............................ .
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1
,000
D.
This affiliated foreign group loan to existing U.S. affiliates?. ...........................................
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NOTE: If there is more than one foreign parent (direct, and/or indirect through existing U.S. affiliates), complete 15 through 27 for
each additional foreign parent on separate pages. Additional copies of these pages may be downloaded from www.bea.gov/be13.
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PRIOR OWNERSHIP
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Did this foreign parent hold voting interest (directly, and/or indirectly through existing U.S. affiliate ) in
acquisition date reported in
1 ?
Exclude the cost of the acquisition that took place on the date reported in
1
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Information for Foreign Parent Number ___ of
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