FORM BE-12B (REV 9/2017)
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Part III – Investment and Transactions Between U.S. Affiliate and Affiliated Foreign Group
Name of U.S. business enterprise shown on
page 1 of this BE-12B
Instructions for Part III – Prepare a separate Part III to report each ownership interest held by a foreign parent, at anytime during the fiscal year that
ended in calendar year 2017, in the U.S. affiliate named on page 1 of this BE-12. If a foreign parent held both direct and indirect ownership interests in
this U.S. affiliate, prepare one Part III to report the direct interest and a separate Part III to report the indirect interest. A Part III must also be prepared for
foreign parent ownership interests disposed of in their entirety during the year.
Use this Part III to report the foreign parent with the largest voting interest at year-end. Use copies of this Part III to report all additional direct and
indirect voting interests, if any, held by foreign parents in this U.S. affiliate. Additional Part III pages may be downloaded from www.bea.gov/fdi.
If more than one Part III is filed, do not duplicate positions in, or transactions with, the U.S. affiliate.
Section A – IDENTIFICATION OF FOREIGN PARENT AND ULTIMATE BENEFICIAL OWNER (UBO)
64 Number of Parts III filed by the U.S. affiliate If there is only one, enter “1. ..................
3010
1
65 Enter name of foreign parent being reported in this Part III. If the foreign parent is an individual enter “individual.
0
3011
66 For the foreign parent named in item 65 , this Part III is being used to report – Mark (X) one. A direct foreign parent ownership interest
in the U.S. affiliate should match the percentage reported on page 4. An indirect foreign parent ownership interest in the U.S. affiliate must be
calculated based on the percentages reported on page 4.
A direct ownership interest in the U.S. affiliate. See example 1 on page 4 for an illustration of a direct ownership interest.
3012
An indirect ownership interest in the U.S. affiliate. See example 2 on page 4 for an illustration of an indirect ownership interest, and
diagram on page 19 for an illustration of how to calculate percentage of indirect foreign parent ownership.
3013
1
Close FY 2017
(1)
Close FY 2016
(2)
67 If item 66 is marked direct –
Give percent of –
“Voting interest” and “equity interest” are defined in
instructions 11–15 starting on page 24. If the U.S.
affiliate is a partnership or Limited Liability Company
also see instructions 8.b. and 8.c. on page 24.
1 2
a. Voting interest owned ...................................
___ ___ ___ . ___%
3014
1 2
NOTE – Ownership percentages reported in item 67
must match those reported in items 11 and 12 for
the foreign parent listed in item 65 .
b. Equity interest owned ...................................
3015
68 Country in which foreign parent named in item 65
BEA USE ONLY
a. is incorporated or organized, if a business
enterprise, or is a resident, if an individual.
See instruction V.G. on page 29 ......................
b. is located, if a business enterprise and the
country is different from that in item 68a ........
1
3016
1
3017
69 Enter the industry code of the foreign parent named in item 65 , from the list of codes on page 10 that best describes the
PRIMARY activity of the SINGLE entity named as the foreign parent. DO NOT base the code on the worldwide sales of all
consolidated subsidiaries of the foreign parent ...............................................................................................................................
1
3018
1
___ ___ ___ . ___%
___ ___ ___ . ___
%
___ ___ ___ . ___
%
BEA USE ONLY
Control number
--Select Country--
--Select Country--
--Select Industry--
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Part III – Investment and Transactions Between U.S. Affiliate and Affiliated Foreign Group – Continued
FOREIGN PARENT AND UBO INDUSTRY CODES
Note: “ISI codes” are International Surveys Industry codes, as given in the Guide to Industry
Classifications for International Surveys, 2017.
16 Real estate (ISI code 5310)
17 Information (ISI codes 5111–5191)
18 Professional, scientific, and technical services (ISI codes 5411–5419)
19 Other services (ISI codes 1150, 2132, 2133, 5321, 5329, and
5611–8130)
Manufacturing, including fabricating, assembling, and processing of
goods:
20 Food (ISI codes 3111–3119)
21 Beverages and tobacco products (ISI codes 3121 and 3122)
22 Pharmaceuticals and medicine (ISI code 3254)
23 Other chemicals (ISI codes 3251–3259, except 3254)
24 Nonmetallic mineral products (ISI codes 3271–3279)
25 Primary and fabricated metal products (ISI codes 3311–3329)
26 Computer and electronic products (ISI codes 3341–3346)
27 Machinery (ISI codes 3331–3339)
28 Electrical equipment, appliances and components (ISI codes 3351–
3359)
29 Motor vehicles and parts (ISI codes 3361–3363)
30 Other transportation equipment (ISI codes 3364–3369)
31 Other manufacturing (ISI codes 3130–3231, 3261, 3262, 3370–3399)
32 Petroleum manufacturing, including integrated petroleum and
petroleum refining without extraction (ISI codes 3242–3244)
01 Government and government-owned or -sponsored
enterprise, or quasi-government organization or
agency
02 Pension fund — Government run
03 Pension fund — Privately run
04 Estate, trust, or nonprofit organization
05 Individual
Private business enterprise, investment organization,
or group engaged in:
06 Insurance (ISI codes 5242, 5243, 5249)
07 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (ISI codes
1110–1140)
08 Mining (ISI codes 2111–2127)
09 Construction (ISI codes 2360–2380)
10 Transportation and warehousing (ISI codes 4810–
4939)
11 Utilities (ISI codes 2211–2213)
12 Wholesale and retail trade (ISI codes 4231–4540)
13 Banking, including bank holding companies (ISI
codes 5221 and 5229)
14 Holding companies, excluding bank holding
companies (ISI codes 5512 and 5513)
15 Other finance (ISI codes 5223, 5224, 5231, 5238,
that part of ISI code 5252 that is not estates and
trusts, and ISI code 5331)
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Part III – Investment and Transactions Between U.S. Affiliate and Affiliated Foreign Group – Continued
Section A – IDENTIFICATION OF FOREIGN PARENT AND ULTIMATE BENEFICIAL OWNER (UBO) – Continued
Furnish the name, country, and industry code of the UBO. The UBO is that person or entity, proceeding up the ownership chain
beginning with and including the foreign parent, that is not more than 50 percent owned or controlled by another person or entity. See
instruction II.P. on page 22 for the complete definition of UBO.
NOTE: See the diagrams at the bottom of this page for examples of the UBO.
70 Is the foreign parent named in item 65 also the UBO? If the foreign parent is owned or controlled MORE THAN 50 percent by another
person or entity, then the foreign parent is NOT the UBO.
1
1
Yes – (example 1 below) – Skip to 73
3019
No – (examples 2A and 2B below) – Continue with 71
71 Enter the name of the UBO of the foreign parent. If the UBO is an individual, or an associated group of individuals, enter “individual.” See
instruction II.D. on page 21 for the definition of associated group. Identifying the UBO as “bearer shares” is not an acceptable response.
0
3021
72 Enter country in which the UBO is incorporated or organized, if a business enterprise, or is resident, if an
individual or government. Individuals – see instruction V.G. on page 29.
73 Enter the industry code of the UBO from the list of codes on page 10. Select the industry code that best reflects the consolidated worldwide
sales of the UBO, including all of its majority-owned subsidiaries.
3023 1
DO NOT use code “14” for UBO.
EXAMPLES OF THE ULTIMATE BENEFICIAL OWNER (UBO)
Example 1 – The UBO and foreign parent are the same
Foreign company X
The UBO and foreign parent are the
same if the foreign parent is NOT more
than 50 percent owned or controlled by
another person or entity.
1 to 50 percent
Foreign parent = UBO
Foreign
United States
U.S. affiliate
Examples 2A and 2B – The foreign parent is NOT the UBO
2A. The UBO is a foreign person or entity
2B. The UBO is a U.S. person or entity
Foreign company X
(UBO)
Foreign company Z is the foreign
parent of the U.S. affiliate. U.S.
company C is the UBO.
Foreign company Y is the foreign parent
of the U.S. affiliate; foreign company X
is the UBO. The foreign parent is not
the UBO if the foreign parent is more
than 50 percent owned or controlled by
another person or entity.
>50 Percent
Foreign company Z
(Foreign parent)
Foreign company Y
(Foreign parent)
>50 Percent
Foreign
Foreign
United States
United States
U.S. affiliate
U.S. company C
(UBO)
U.S. affiliate
1
2
BEA USE ONLY
1 3022
--Select Country--
--Select Industry--
DO NOT use code “14” for UBO
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80 Other, including accumulated other comprehensive income and treasury stock?
Specify major items
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Amounts reported in Sections B, C, D, and E must be for the fully consolidated U.S. affiliate.
The consolidation rules are found starting on page 22.
NOTE:
74 Copy your answer from item 66 to the appropriate box below and follow the applicable instructions.
1
A direct interest – Continue with item 75 . Do not duplicate amounts reported on other Parts III.
a.
1
1
b.
An indirect interest – Skip to items 85 and 86 . Do not duplicate amounts reported on other Parts III.
2
Section C – EQUITY HOLDINGS IN THE U.S. AFFILIATE BY THE FOREIGN PARENT
NAMED IN ITEM 65
Report amounts according to the books of the U.S. affiliate.
Owners’ equity items – What is the amount of the foreign parent’s share of:
78 Capital stock and additional paid-in capital? Common and preferred, voting and
non-voting capital stock and additional paid-in capital .......................................................
FY 2016
(Unrestated)
(2)
FY 2017
(1)
$ Bil. Mil. Thous. Dols. $ Bil. Mil. Thous. Dols.
1
2
3058
1
2
79 Retained earnings (deficit)? ............................................................................................
3060
1 2
81 Total owners’ equity? The foreign parent’s share of the total owners’ equity reported in
item 32 . Sum of items 78 through 80 for incorporated U.S. affiliates and those
unincorporated U.S. affiliates for which these items are available ......................................
1 2
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Part III – Investment and Transactions Between U.S. Affiliate and Affiliated Foreign Group – Continued
Section B – FOREIGN PARENT’S DIRECT EQUITY SHARE IN THE U.S. AFFILIATE, AS CONSOLIDATED
$ Bil. Mil. Thous. Dols.
What is the foreign parent’s share of:
1
75 The U.S. affiliate’s net income (loss) after provision for income taxes? Enter foreign parent’s share of item 23 .......
76 Dividends or distributed earnings (gross of U.S. withholding tax) – INCLUDE dividends on common and
preferred stock of an incorporated U.S. affiliate or the distributed earnings of an unincorporated U.S. affiliate.
EXCLUDE stock and liquidating dividends.
Report dividends as of the date they were declared or paid. Any subsequent settlement of dividends declared
but not paid SHOULD NOT be reported a second time ..............................................................................................
77 U.S. tax withheld on dividends if the U.S. affiliate is incorporated, or on distributed earnings if the U.S. affiliate
is unincorporated? .......................................................................................................................................................
BEA USE ONLY
3085
1
3073
3062
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
1
1
3074
3075
3012
3013
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Instructions for Section D
CHANGE IN FOREIGN PARENT’S DIRECT EQUITY IN THE U.S. AFFILIATE DURING FY 2017
Entries in Section D are necessary to identify the amount and cause of any changes in equity holdings by the foreign parent in the U.S. affiliate
during the year.
Report the transaction (i.e., market) value of consideration given or received for increases or decreases in the foreign parent’s equity holdings in
the U.S. affiliate.
Unincorporated U.S. affiliates must report the foreign parent’s share of any increase (decrease) in the U.S. affiliate’s equity (or home office account),
arising from its transactions with the foreign parent.
Include in 82a changes caused by:
Treasury stock transactions with the foreign parent and liquidating dividends;
Capitalization of intercompany debt (report the amount of debt converted to equity as the transaction value
of the equity increase), and adjust the debt balance as appropriate in 85A ;
Purchase or sale of capital stock by the foreign parent from or to the U.S. affiliate;
Change in capital of the U.S. affiliate owned by the foreign parent that did not result from a change of stock
issued.
Exclude from 82b changes caused by:
Carrying net income (loss) to the equity account (i.e., retained earnings);
Dividends/earnings distributed and stock dividends. Report in 76 ;
Balance sheet translation adjustments;
The effect of treasury stock transactions with persons other than the foreign parent;
Reorganizations in capital structure that do not affect total equity;
Investments that are written off.
Part III – Investment and Transactions Between U.S. Affiliate and Affiliated Foreign Group – Continued
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Part III – Investment and Transactions Between U.S. Affiliate and Affiliated Foreign Group – Continued
Section D – CHANGE IN FOREIGN PARENT’S DIRECT EQUITY IN THE U.S. AFFILIATE DURING FY 2017
82 What is the transaction value of the foreign parent’s:
a. Increase of equity in the U.S. affiliate due to establishment of the U.S. affiliate by the foreign parent, acquisition
(partial or total) of an equity interest in this U.S. affiliate by the foreign parent, and capital contributions and
other transactions by the foreign parent to the U.S. affiliate? .....................................................................................
b. Decrease of equity in the U.S. affiliate due to liquidation of the U.S. affiliate by the foreign parent, sale (partial or
total) of an equity interest in this U.S. affiliate by the foreign parent, and return of capital and other transactions
from the U.S. affiliate to the foreign parent? ...............................................................................................................
83 What is the total transaction value of the change in the
foreign parent’s equity interest in the U.S. affiliate? ...................................................................................................
This item should equal 82a MINUS 82b .
84 For items 82a and 82b , what are the amounts by
which the transaction values reported in those items:
a. Exceed the value carried on the books of the U.S. affiliate? ..........................................
b. Are less than the value carried on the books of the U.S. affiliate? ................................
Section E – BALANCES AND INTEREST BETWEEN U.S. AFFILIATE, AS CONSOLIDATED, AND THE AFFILIATED FOREIGN
GROUP
Report all current and long-term intercompany accounts and interest between the U.S. affiliate and the affiliated foreign group.
• Derivatives Contracts – EXCLUDE the value of outstanding financial derivatives contracts and any payments or receipts resulting from the settlement
of those contracts. For example, the settlements of interest rate derivatives should NOT be reported as interest or as another type of transaction on
this form. Derivatives contracts are covered by the Treasury International Capital (TIC) Form D, Report of Holdings of, and Transactions in, Financial
Derivatives Contracts.
• Leases – If leases between the U.S. affiliate and the affiliated foreign group are capitalized, then the outstanding capitalized value should be reported
as an intercompany balance. Lease payments should be disaggregated into the amounts that are (i) a reduction in an intercompany balance, and (ii)
interest.
• Insurance Technical Reserves – INCLUDE these provisions (prepaid premiums, claims payable, etc.) when with related parties.
DO NOT net payables and receivables.
DO NOT net interest expense against interest income.
Interest expense and interest income should be reported on the accrual basis.
Banks and Other Financial Intermediaries – EXCLUDE intercompany accounts and interest for the U.S. affiliate’s activities related to depository
or non-depository banking activities (ISI codes 5221 or 5229) or securities broker or dealer activities (ISI code 5231) where the foreign parent is a
depository or non-depository bank, a securities broker or dealer, or in the finance industry (ISI codes 5223, 5224, 5238, 5252) and the intercompany
activity between the foreign parent and the U.S. affiliate would be reportable on Treasury International Capital (TIC) B forms.
For sale or termination
of operations
( 82b )
For acquisition
( 82a )
$ Bil. Mil. Thous. Dols. $ Bil. Mil. Thous. Dols.
1
2
3090
1 2
3091
$ Bil. Mil. Thous. Dols.
3065
3066
3071
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
2 3 4 3200 1
BEA
USE
ONLY
3201
1 2 3 4
1
1
1
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Part III – Investment and Transactions Between U.S. Affiliate and Affiliated Foreign Group – Continued
BEA USE ONLY
3064
3084
1
1
2
2
Please see the diagrams below and on page 4 to identify the Foreign Parent and the Foreign Affiliates of the Foreign Parent (FAFP). Report payable
and receivable balances as well as the annual interest expense and interest income, separately for each.
85 What were the total short- and long-term payable balances owed by the U.S. affiliate to the affiliated foreign group, and the related
interest expense?
Payable/expensed to:
TOTAL short- and long-term payables Interest expense
Close FY 2017 Close FY 2016 FY 2017
$ Bil. Mil. Thous. Dols. $ Bil. Mil. Thous. Dols. $ Bil. Mil. Thous. Dols.
A. Foreign parent ....................................................... 3056
1
000
2
000
3
000
B. Foreign affiliates of the foreign parent (FAFP) ...... 3072
1
000
2
000
3
000
C. TOTAL for affiliated foreign group ......................... 3059
1
000
2
000
3
000
86 What were the total short- and long-term receivable balances owed to the U.S. affiliate by the affiliated foreign group, and the related
interest income?
Receivable/income from:
TOTAL short- and long-term receivables Interest income
Close FY 2017 Close FY 2016 FY 2017
$ Bil. Mil. Thous. Dols. $ Bil. Mil. Thous. Dols. $ Bil. Mil. Thous. Dols.
A. Foreign parent ....................................................... 3057
1
000
2
000
3
000
B. Foreign affiliates of the foreign parent (FAFP) ...... 3094
1
000
2
000
3
000
C. TOTAL for affiliated foreign group ......................... 3081
1
000
2
000
3
000
Affiliated Foreign Group
The affiliated foreign group (AFG) consists of
The foreign parent (FP), which is the first Foreign Entity
(B) outside the United States, proceeding up a chain of
ownership, that has 10 percent or more voting interest in
the U.S. affiliate, and
Every foreign affiliate of the foreign parent (FAFP), which
includes
°
Any Foreign Entity (A), proceeding up the foreign
parent’s ownership chain, that has more than 50
percent direct voting interest in the entity below it,
up to and including that entity in which no other
foreign entity has more than 50 percent direct
voting interest, and
°
Any Foreign Entity (C) and Foreign Entity (D),
in which the FP or any FAFP has more than 50
percent direct voting interest.
The AFG does not include:
Any Foreign Entity (E) proceeding down the FP’s or
FAFP’s ownership chain in which neither the FP nor any
FAFP has more than 50 percent direct voting interest, or
Any U.S. entity.
Identifying the Affiliated Foreign Group
>50% voting interest >50% voting interest
>50% voting interest
10%
voting
interest
50% voting interest
Foreign Parent (FP)
Foreign Entity (B)
FAFP
Foreign Entity (C)
FAFP
Foreign Entity (D)
Foreign Entity (E)
The U.S. Affliate
FAFP
Foreign Entity (A)
Foreign
United States
0
0
0
0
0
0