240.15d-11—Current reports on Form 8-K (§ 249.308 of this chapter).
        
        (a) 
         Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, every registrant subject to  § 240.15d-1 shall file a current  report on Form 8-K within the period specified in that form unless substantially the same information as that required by Form 8-K has been previously reported by the registrant.
    
    
        
        (b) 
         This section shall not apply to foreign governments, foreign private issuers required to make reports on Form 6-K ( 17 CFR 249.306) pursuant to  § 240.15d-16, issuers of American Depositary Receipts for securities of any foreign issuer, or investment companies required to file periodic reports pursuant to  § 270.30b1-1 of this chapter under the Investment Company Act of 1940, except where such investment companies are required to file notice of a blackout period pursuant to  § 245.104 of this chapter.
    
    
        
        (c) 
         No failure to file a report on Form 8-K that is required solely pursuant to Item 1.01, 1.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 4.02(a), 5.02(e) or 6.03 of Form 8-K shall be deemed to be a violation of 15 U.S.C. 78j(b) and  § 240.10b--5.