§ 16.20 - Compliance with requirements of the securities laws.

(a) Each bank that files a registration statement that has been declared effective pursuant to this part shall comply with the rules, regulations, and forms adopted by the Commission pursuant to section 13 of the Exchange Act and those provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are listed in 12 CFR 11.2(a)(1)(ii) of this chapter as if the securities covered by the registration statement were securities registered pursuant to section 12 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78l).

(b) Suspension of the duty to file current and periodic reports under this section will be in accordance with section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78o(d)).

(c) Paragraph (a) of this section does not apply if the bank is a subsidiary of a one-bank holding company, the financial statements of the bank and the parent bank holding company are substantially the same, and the bank's parent bank holding company files current and periodic reports pursuant to section 13 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78m).

(d) Paragraph (a) of this section does not apply if the bank files the registration statement in connection with a merger, consolidation, or acquisition of assets subject to 12 CFR 5.33(e)(8).