20-F/A 1 a18-11103_120fa.htm 20-F/A

 

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2018

UNITED STATES SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F/A

Amendment No.2

 

o       REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR

x    ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017

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: 1-14712

 

 

 

 

 

ORANGE

 

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Not applicable
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

 

78 rue Olivier de Serres
75015 Paris
France

 

French Republic
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)

(Address of principal executive offices)

Contact person: Cédric Testut, tel +33 1 44 44 21 05, dirjuridique.dfs@orange.com

78 rue Olivier de Serres, 75015 Paris, France

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:

American Depositary Shares, each representing one Ordinary Share, nominal value 4.00 per share

Ordinary Shares, nominal value 4.00 per share*

Name of each exchange on which registered, respectively :

New York Stock Exchange

New York Stock Exchange*

* Listed, not for trading or quotation purposes, but only in connection with the registration of the American Depositary Shares pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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:

Ordinary Shares, nominal value 4.00 per share: 2,660,056,599 at December 31, 2017

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes x

 

No o

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 x

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 x

 

No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files).

Yes x

 

No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging
growth company.  

See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer x

Accelerated filer o

Non-accelerated filer o

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 transition 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  x

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 x

 



 

Explanatory Note

 

This Amendment No. 2 to the Annual Report on Form 20-F of Orange amends Orange’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2017 (the “Original 20-F”), which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2018. Orange is filing this Amendment No. 2 solely to furnish the Interactive Data File disclosed as Exhibit 101 in accordance with Rule 405 of Regulation S-T, which was not included in the Original 20-F. Exhibit 101 includes information in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL).

 

Except as described above, this Amendment No. 2 does not amend any information set forth in the Original 20-F, and Orange has not updated disclosures included therein to reflect any events that occurred subsequent to April 4, 2018.

 

Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed furnished and not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are otherwise not subject to liability under those sections.

 



 

ITEM 19                      List of exhibits

 

The following is a list of exhibits furnished as part of this Amendment No. 2 to Orange’s Annual Report on Form 20-F:

 

101.INS* XBRL Instance Document

 

101.SCH* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

101.CAL* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

101.DEF* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

101.LAB* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

101.PRE* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

 

*    In accordance with Rule 406T(b)(2) of Regulation S-T, this eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) information is furnished and not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under those sections.

 



 

Signature

 

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F/A and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this Amendment No. 2 to the annual report on its behalf.

 

ORANGE

 

 

/s/ Ramon Fernandez

 

 

Name:

Ramon Fernandez

 

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer Delegate, Finance and Strategy

 

 

Paris, France

 

April 24, 2018