Securities Registration (ads, Immediate) (f-6ef)
June 30 2017 - 4:02PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on June 30, 2017
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Registration No. 333-_________
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM F-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 FOR DEPOSITARY
SHARES EVIDENCED BY
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS
BIOGAIA
AB
(Exact name of issuer of deposited
securities as specified in its charter)
N/A
(Translation of issuer's name in English)
Kingdom of Sweden
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization
of issuer)
CITIBANK, N.A.
(Exact name of depositary as specified
in its charter)
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
(212) 723-5435
(Address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of depositary's principal executive offices)
CITIBANK, N.A. – DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS
DEPARTMENT
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
(877) 248-4237
(Name, address, including zip code, and
telephone number, including area code of agent for service)
Copies to:
Herman H. Raspé, Esq.
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466:
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immediately upon filing.
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on (Date) at (Time).
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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
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Amount to be
Registered
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Proposed Maximum
Offering
Price
Per Unit*
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Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
Price**
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Amount of
Registration
Fee
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American Depositary Shares (“
ADSs
”), each ADS representing the right to receive one-half
(1/2) of one Class B share of BioGaia AB.
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50,000,000
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$5.00
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$2,500,000.00
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$289.75
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Each unit represents 100 ADSs.
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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 Shares.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Cross Reference Sheet
Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
Item Number and Caption
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Location in Form of American
Depositary Receipt (“
Receipt
”)
Filed
Herewith as Prospectus
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1.
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Name of Depositary and address of its principal executive office
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Face of Receipt
- Introductory Article
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2.
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Title of Receipts and identity of deposited securities
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Face of Receipt
- Top center.
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Terms of Deposit:
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(i)
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The amount of deposited
securities represented by one American Depositary Share (“
ADS
”)
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Face of Receipt
- Upper right corner.
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(ii)
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The procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities
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Reverse of Receipt
- Paragraphs 12, 14 and 17
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(iii)
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The procedure for collecting and distributing dividends
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Face of Receipt
- Paragraphs 4 and 8;
Reverse of Receipt
- Paragraphs 13, 14 and
17
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(iv)
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The procedure for transmitting notices, reports and proxy soliciting material
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Reverse of Receipt
- Paragraphs 11 and 12
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(v)
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The sale or exercise of rights
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Reverse of Receipt
- Paragraphs 13 and 14
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(vi)
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The deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization
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Face of Receipt
- Paragraphs 4 and 8;
Reverse
of Receipt
– Paragraphs 13, 14, 16 and 17
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(vii)
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Amendment, extension or termination of the deposit arrangements
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Reverse of Receipt
– Paragraphs 18 and 19 (no provision for extension)
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(viii)
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The rights that holders of Receipts have to inspect the transfer books of the Depositary and the list of Receipt holders
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Face of Receipt
- Paragraph 3
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(ix)
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Any restrictions on the right to transfer or withdraw the underlying securities
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Face of Receipt
- Paragraphs 2, 4, 5, and 6
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(x)
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Any limitation on the Depositary’s liability
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Face of Receipt
- Paragraphs 1 and 8;
Reverse of Receipt
- Paragraphs 12, 15 and 17
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3.
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Fees and charges that a holder of Receipts may have to pay, either directly or indirectly
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Reverse of Receipt
– Paragraph 20
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Item 2. AVAILABLE INFORMATION
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Reverse of Receipt
- Paragraph 11
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Based on the reasonable good faith belief
of the Depositary after exercising reasonable diligence, the registrant represents that, as of the date hereof, BioGaia AB (the
“
Company
”) publishes in English the information contemplated in Rule 12g3-2(b) under the United States Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “
Exchange Act
”), on its internet website or through an electronic information
delivery system generally available to the public in the Company's primary trading market. As of the date hereof the Company's
internet website is www.biogaia.com. The information so published by the Company cannot be retrieved from the Commission's internet
website, and cannot be inspected or copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission.
prospectus
IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
III. B OF FORM F-6, THIS PAGE AND THE FORM OF AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPT ATTACHED AS AN EXHIBIT TO THIS F-6 REGISTRATION STATEMENT
CONSTITUTE THE PROSPECTUS RELATING TO THE AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES TO BE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS F-6 REGISTRATION STATEMENT.
PART II
INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 3. EXHIBITS
(a) The agreement between Citibank, N.A.,
as depositary (the “
Depositary
”), and all holders and beneficial owners from time to time of American Depositary
Shares registered hereunder. – Filed herewith.
(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.
— None.
(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. — None.
(d) Opinion of Patterson Belknap Webb &
Tyler LLP, counsel for the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities to be registered. – Filed herewith.
(e) Certification under Rule 466. –
Filed herewith.
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 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) 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
a Receipt thirty days before any change in the fee schedule.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, the registrant 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 registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized,
in the City of New York, State of New York, on the 30th day of June, 2017.
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Legal
entity created by the agreement set forth in the American Depositary Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares representing
the right to receive Class B shares of BioGaia AB.
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CITIBANK, N.A., as Depositary
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By:
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/s/ Thomas R. Wood
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Name: Thomas R. Wood
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Title: Vice President
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Index of Exhibits
Exhibit
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Document
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Sequentially
Numbered Page
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(a)
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Form of ADR
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(d)
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Opinion of Counsel to the Depositary
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(e)
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Rule 466 Undertaking
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