Post-effective Amendment to a Previously Filed F-6. (f-6 Pos)

 

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2018

 

Registration No. 333-113288

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO

FORM F-6

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

For Depositary Shares Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts

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YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA

(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)

 

Not applicable

(Translation of issuer's name into English)

 

The Kingdom of Norway

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

 

4 New York Plaza, Floor 12, New York, New York 10004

Telephone [phone]

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary's principal executive offices)

____________________

 

General Counsel

Yara North America, Inc.

100 N. Tampa Street, Suite 3200

Tampa, Florida 33602

[phone]

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

Copy to:

 

Scott A. Ziegler, Esq.

Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP 570 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2405 New York, New York 10022 [phone]

 

It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466

	☒	immediately upon filing
	☐	on (Date) at (Time)

  

If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box. ☐

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  

Title of each class of Securities to be registered	Amount to be registered	Proposed maximum aggregate price per unit (1)	Proposed maximum aggregate offering price (2)	Amount of registration fee
American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each American Depositary Share representing one-half of one Share of Yara International ASA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

(1)

Each unit represents one American Depositary Share.

(2)

Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(k), such estimate is computed on the basis of the maximum aggregate fees or charges to be imposed in connection with the issuance of American Depositary Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares.

 

 

 

PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

The Prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt (“ADR” or “American Depositary Receipt”) included as Exhibit A to the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a) to this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement on Form F-6, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

CROSS REFERENCE SHEET

 

Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

 

Item Number and Caption				Location in Form of American Depositary Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus
(1)	Name and address of Depositary			Introductory paragraph and bottom of face of American Depositary Receipt
(2)	Title of American Depositary Receipts and identity of deposited securities			Face of American Depositary Receipt, top center
	Terms of Deposit:
	(i)	Amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of American Depositary Shares		Face of American Depositary Receipt, upper right corner
	(ii)	Procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities		Paragraph (12)
	(iii)	Collection and distribution of dividends		Paragraphs (4), (5), (7) and (10)
	(iv)	Transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material		Paragraphs (3), (8) and (12)
	(v)	Sale or exercise of rights		Paragraphs (4), (5) and (10)
	(vi)	Deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization		Paragraphs (4), (5), (10) and (13)
	(vii)	Amendment, extension or termination of the Deposit Agreement		Paragraphs (16) and (17)
	(viii)	Rights of holders of ADRs to inspect the transfer books of the Depositary and the list of Holders of ADRs		Paragraph (3)
	(ix)	Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities		Paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5)
	(x)	Limitation upon the liability of the Depositary		Paragraph (14)
(3)	Fees and Charges			Paragraph (7)

 

Item 2. AVAILABLE INFORMATION

 

Item Number and Caption		Location in Form of American Depositary Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus
Public reports furnished by issuer		Paragraph (8)

 

 

 

 

PART II  

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 3. EXHIBITS

 

(a)

Form of Deposit Agreement . Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of                         , 2018 among Yara International ASA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary (the "Depositary"), and all holders from time to time of ADRs issued thereunder (the "Deposit Agreement"), including the Form of American Depositary Receipt, is filed herewith as Exhibit (a).

 

(b)

Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder or the custody of the deposited securities represented thereby . Not Applicable.

 

(c)

Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in effect at any time within the last three years . Not Applicable.

 

(d)

Opinion of Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities being registered . Previously filed.

 

(e)

Certification under Rule 466. Filed herewith as Exhibit (e).

 

(f)

Power of Attorney. Included as part of the signature pages hereto.

 

Item 4. UNDERTAKINGS

 

(a)

The Depositary hereby undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of the American Depositary Receipts, any reports and communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities which are both (1) received by the Depositary as the holder of the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying securities by the issuer.

 

(b)

If the amounts of fees charged are not disclosed in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating the amount of any fee charged and describing the service for which it is charged and to deliver promptly a copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request. The Depositary undertakes to notify each registered holder of an American Depositary Receipt thirty days before any change in the fee schedule.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. on behalf of the legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The City of New York, State of New York, on March 28, 2018.

  

	Legal entity created by the form of Deposit Agreement for the issuance of ADRs evidencing American Depositary Shares
	By:	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Depositary
	By:	/s/ Joseph M. Leinhauser
	Name:	Joseph M. Leinhauser
	Title:	Executive Director

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Yara International ASA certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Oslo, Norway, on March 28, 2018.

 

	YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA
	By:	/s/ Svein Tore Holsether
		Name: Svein Tore Holsether
		Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Svein Tore Holsether and Petter Østbø, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and any and all related registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Under the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement on Form F-6 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on March 28, 2018.

 

Name		Title
/s/ Leif Teksum		Chairman of the Board of Directors
Leif Teksum
/s/ Svein Tore Holsether		President and Chief Executive Officer
Svein Tore Holsether
/s/ Petter Østbø		Chief Financial Officer
Petter Østbø
/s/ Alf Lundteigen		Chief Accounting Officer
Alf Lundteigen
/s/ Maria Moræus Hanssen		Vice Chair of the Board of Directors
Maria Moræus Hanssen
/s/ Hilde Bakken		Director
Hilde Bakken

 

 

 

 

/s/ Geir Isaksen		Director
Geir Isaksen
/s/ John Thuestad		Director
John Thuestad
/s/ Kjersti Aass		Director
Kjersti Aass
/s/ Rune Bratteberg		Director
Rune Bratteberg
/s/ Geir O. Sundbø		Director
Geir O. Sundbø

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT

 

Under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of Yara International ASA has signed this Registration Statement in Tampa, Florida, on March 28, 2018.

 

	Authorized U.S. Representative
	By:	/s/ Alf William Tangvald
		Name: Alf William Tangvald

 

 

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit Number
(a)	Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement.
(e)	Rule 466 Certification