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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 2
to
FORM 20-F
ý | REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) or (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |
OR | ||
o | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |
OR | ||
o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |
OR | ||
o | SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Commission file number:
Alcon Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
N/A
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
Switzerland
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Rue Louis-d'Affry 6
1701 Fribourg, Switzerland
(Address of principal executive office)
Royce Bedward
Chemin de Blandonnet 8
1214 Vernier
Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: +1 (817) 293-0450
(Name, Telephone, Email and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)
Copies to:
D. Scott Bennett
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Tel: +1 (212) 474-1000
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.
| Title of each class | Name of each exchange on which registered | | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ordinary Shares, nominal value CHF 0.04 per share | SIX Swiss Exchange New York Stock Exchange |
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.
None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.
None
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.
Not applicable
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes o No ý
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes o No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes o No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "accelerated filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o | Accelerated filer o | Non-accelerated filer ý | Emerging growth company o |
If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
† The term "new or revised financial accounting standard" refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
U.S. GAAP o | International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ý | Other o |
If "Other" has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.
Item 17 o Item 18 o
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o No o
This Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form 20-F of Alcon Inc. (File No. 001-31269) is an exhibits-only submission to file certain exhibits incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and to restate the exhibit index in Item 19 of the Registration Statement. Accordingly, this Amendment No. 2 consists only of the facing page, this explanatory note, the exhibit index, the signature page, and the exhibits filed herewith. The rest of the Registration Statement is unchanged and has therefore been omitted from this filing.
We have filed the following documents as exhibits to this Form 20-F:
- *
- To be provided by amendment.
- †
- Previously filed.
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The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this registration statement on its behalf.
Alcon Inc. | ||||||
By: | /s/ DAVID J. ENDICOTT | |||||
Name: | David J. Endicott | |||||
Title: | Authorized Representative | |||||
By: | /s/ DAVID MURRAY | |||||
Name: | David Murray | |||||
Title: | Authorized Representative |
Date: January 18, 2019
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
SIGNATURES