Amended Annual and Transition Report (foreign Private Issuer) (20-f/a)

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 20-F/A

(Amendment No. 1)

 

 

 

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

OR

 

☒	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019

OR

 

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

OR

 

☐	SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number: 1-33659

 

 

COSAN LIMITED

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

N/A

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

Bermuda

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 4,100 – 16th floor

São Paulo – SP, 04538-132, Brazil

(55)(11) 3897-9797

(Address of principal executive offices)

Marcelo Eduardo Martins

(55)(11) 3897-9797

[e-mail]

Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 4,100 – 16th floor

São Paulo – SP, 04538-132, Brazil

(Name, Telephone, E-Mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

 

 

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

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Shares		CZZ		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.

The number of outstanding shares as of December 31, 2019 was:

 

Title of Class		Number of Shares Outstanding
Class A Common Shares, par value $.01 per share		125,477,259
Class B – series 1 – Common Shares, par value $.01 per share		96,332,044

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

    Yes   ☒     No  ☐

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   ☐    No   ☒

Note – Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections.

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   ☒    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   ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, 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

☒

Accelerated Filer

☐

Non-accelerated Filer

☐

Emerging growth company

☐

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.   ☐

† 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  ☐		International Financial Reporting Standards as issued				Other  ☐
				by the International Accounting Standards Board  ☒

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    ☐  Item 18

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  ☐    No  ☒

 

 

 

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

We are amending our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 (the “Annual Report” as originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 28, 2020) for the purpose of filing with the SEC the financial statements for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 of Raízen Group – composed of Raízen Energia S.A. and Raízen Combustíveis S.A. as Exhibit 13.3.

Other than set forth above, this Form 20-F/A does not, and does not purport to, amend, update or restate the information in any other item of the Annual Report as originally filed with the SEC. As a result, this Form 20-F/A does not reflect any events that may have occurred after the Annual Report was filed on May 28, 2020.

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PART III

Item 17. Financial Statements

We have responded to Item 18 in lieu of responding to this Item.

Item 18. Financial Statements

See our audited consolidated financial statements beginning on page F-1 of the Annual Report.

Item 19. Exhibits

We are filing the following documents as part of this annual report on Form 20-F:

 

1.1	Memorandum of Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our amended registration statement filed on Form F-1/A with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2007).

 

1.2	Bye-laws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to our amended registration statement filed on Form F-1/A with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August  9, 2007).

 

2.1

Indenture dated November  5, 2010 among Cosan Overseas Limited, Cosan S.A. Indústria e Comércio, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, New York Paying Agent, Transfer Agent and Registrar, The Bank of New York Mellon (London Branch), as London Paying Agent and The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A., as Paying Agent and Transfer Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.5 of our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2011).

 

2.2

Indenture dated June  20, 2016 among Cosan Luxembourg S.A., Cosan S.A. Indústria e Comércio, Deutsche Bank Trust Company, as Trustee, New York Paying Agent, Transfer Agent and Registrar and Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A., as Luxembourg Paying Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2016).

 

2.3	Indenture dated September  20, 2017 among Cosan Limited and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, Principal Paying Agent, Registrar and Transfer Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 of our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2017).

 

2.4	Indenture dated July  31, 2019 among Cosan Limited and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, Principal Paying Agent, Registrar and Transfer Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.4 of our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019).

 

2.5	Description of Securities (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.5 of our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019).

 

4.1

Agreement for the Sale and Purchase of all of the Member Interests in Parent Co-Operative 1 and Parent Co-Operative 2 dated April 23, 2008, between ExxonMobil International Holdings B.V., as vendor, and the registrant’s subsidiaries Cosan S.A. Indústria e Comércio and Usina da Barra S.A. Açúcar e Álcool, as purchasers* (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of our Amendment to our Current Report filed on Form 6-K/A on June 10, 2009).

 

4.2

Framework Agreement dated August 25, 2010 among Cosan S.A. Indústria e Comércio, Cosan Distribuidora de Combustíveis S.A., Cosan Limited, Houches Holdings S.A., Shell Brasil Limitada, Shell Brazil Holding B.V., Shell Overseas Holdings Limited and Milimétrica Participações S.A., or Framework Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2010).

 

4.3	First Amendment to the Framework Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2011).

 

4.4	Second Amendment to the Framework Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2011).

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4.5	Third Amendment to the Framework Agreement, dated as of March 21, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2017).

 

4.6

Joint Venture Agreement among Cosan S.A. Indústria e Comércio, Cosan Limited, Raízen Combustíveis S.A., Raízen S.A., Shell Brazil Holding B.V., Shell Overseas Holdings Limited and Raízen Energia Participações S.A. dated June 1, 2011, and the Amendment and Restatement Agreement to the Joint Venture Agreement, dated as of November 22, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 of our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2011).

 

4.7	Operating and Coordination Agreement dated June 1, 2011 relating to Raízen Energia Participações S.A., Raízen Combustíveis S.A. and Raízen S.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 of our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2011).

 

4.8

Shareholders Agreement of Raízen Combustíveis S.A., dated as of June 1, 2011, and amendments thereto dated as of December 26, 2013, December 19, 2014, November 22, 2016 and August 23, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 of our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2011).

 

4.9

Shareholders Agreement of Raízen Energia Participações S.A., dated as of June 1, 2011, and amendments thereto dated as of June 23, 2014, November 22, 2016, May 25, 2018 and August 16, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 of our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2011).

 

4.10	Term Loan among Cosan Cayman Limited, certain Lenders party thereto and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent for the Lenders dated April 1, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 of our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2012).

 

4.11	Share Purchase Agreement for the acquisition of Comma Oil & Chemicals Limited dated February 29, 2012, between Esso Petroleum Company, Limited and Cosan S.A. Indústria e Comércio (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11 of our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2013).

 

4.12

Share Purchase Agreement for the acquisition of Comgás dated May 28, 2012, between Integra Investments B.V., BG Energy Holdings Limited, Provence Participações S.A. and Cosan S.A. Indústria e Comércio (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.12 of our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2013).

 

8.1	Subsidiaries of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 8.1 of our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019).

 

11.1	Code of Ethics (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 11.1 of our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019).

 

12.1**

Certification pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of the Chief Executive Officer.

 

12.2**

Certification pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of the Chief Financial Officer.

 

13.1**

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of the Chief Executive Officer.

 

13.2**

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of the Chief Financial Officer.

 

13.3**

Financial Statements for the fiscal years ended March  31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 of Raízen Energia and Raízen Combustíveis.

 

16.1

Letter from KPMG Auditores Independentes to the SEC, dated May 28, 2020, confirming that KPMG Auditores Independentes agrees with the disclosures made by the Company in Item 16F of this annual report on Form 20-F (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 16.1 of our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019).

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101.INS

XBRL Instance Document (filed as Exhibit 101.INS to our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference).

 

101.SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (filed as Exhibit 101.SCH to our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference).

 

101.CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (filed as Exhibit 101.CAL to our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference).

 

101.DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (filed as Exhibit 101.DEF to our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference).

 

101.LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (filed as Exhibit 101.LAB to our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference).

 

101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document (filed as Exhibit 101.PRE to our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference).

 

*	Portions of this item have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.

**	Filed herewith.

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SIGNATURES

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 Amendment No. 1 to the annual report on Form 20-F on its behalf.

 

COSAN LIMITED
By:		/s/ Marcelo Eduardo Martins
		Name:		Marcelo Eduardo Martins
		Title:		Chief Financial Officer

Date: June 22, 2020