BE-13D – Identifying Foreign Parent Number of
IDENTIFYING THE FOREIGN PARENT
6 What is the name of this foreign parent?
If this foreign parent is an individual who owns 10 percent of the voting interest (directly, and/or indirectly through other U.S. affiliates) in the
expanding U.S. affiliate, write “individual” instead of the individual’s name.
EXAMPLE 2.
Foreign Parent
Foreign parent is the FIRST entity incorporated outside the United
States, proceeding up a chain of ownership, that has a 10 percent or
more voting interest (directly, and/or indirectly through U.S. affiliates)
in the expanding U.S. affiliate.
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.
7 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 9.
8 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 8.)
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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Foreign
United States
Other U.S. Affiliate(s)
Z%
voting interest
Y% voting interest
Y%
*
Z% =
Direct
voting
interest
Indirect
voting
interest
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FORM BE-13D (REV. 01/2017)
NOTE: If there is more than one foreign parent (direct, and/or indirect through other U.S. affiliates) complete 6 through 12 for
each additional foreign parent on a separate page. Additional copies of these pages maybe downloaded from www.bea.gov/be13.
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Country of Foreign Parent
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1
Expanding U.S. Affiliate
Foreign Company X
(NOT a foreign parent)
Foreign Parent
0
BEA USE ONLY
-Country-
-Industry Code-
BE-13D – Identifying the Ultimate Beneficial Owner for Foreign Parent Number of
IDENTIFYING THE ULTIMATE BENEFICIAL OWNER (UBO)
9 Is this foreign parent also the ultimate beneficial owner (UBO)? (See EXAMPLES 3 and 4)
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
12
No
EXAMPLE 3. Foreign Parent is UBO
EXAMPLE 4. Foreign Parent is Not UBO
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.
10 What is the name of the UBO?
If the UBO is an individual, write “individual” instead of the individual’s name.
11 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 9.
12 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 8.)
If
the UBO is an
individual, select the category "05 - Individual."
Do
not
use
code 14 unless you receive permission from
BEA.
FORM BE-13D (REV. 01/2017)
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2
1
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Country of UBO
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NOTE: If there is more than one foreign parent (direct, and/or indirect through other U.S. affiliates) complete 6 through 12 for
each additional foreign parent on a separate page. Additional copies of these pages may be downloaded from www.bea.gov/be13.
Foreign
United States
Company X
Foreign Parent = UBO
50% voting interest
Foreign
United States
Company X = UBO
Foreign Parent
> 50% voting interest
0
BEA USE ONLY
-Country-
-Industry Code-