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Χ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 40 - F Registration statement pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the fiscal year ended : December 31 , 2019 Commission File Number : BAYTEX ENERGY CORP . 001-32754 Alberta ( Province or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter ) 1381 Not Applicable applicable ) ( Primary standard industrial classification ( I.R.S. employer identification number , if code number , if applicable ) 2800 , 520 3rd Avenue S.W. - Calgary , Alberta T2P 0R3 ( 587 ) 952-3000 ( Address and telephone number of registrant's principle executive offices ) Capitol Corporate Services , Inc. 206 E. 9th St. , Ste 1300 Austin , Texas 78701 ( 800 ) 345-4647 ( Name , address ( including zip code ) and telephone number ( including area code ) of agent for service in the United States ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class : Name of each exchange on which registered : COMMON SHARES New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : NONE Toronto Stock Exchange Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15 ( d ) of the Act : NONE For annual reports , indicate by check mark the information filed with this form : ý Annual Information Form ý Audited Annual Financial Statements Indicate the number of outstanding shares of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report : 554,060,289 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act 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 ý No 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 ) . Yes ý No "