F-6 1 education17f6.htm FORM F-6

 

 

 

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 27, 2020. Registration No. 333-______

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

_______________________________

FORM F-6

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

under

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

For Depositary Shares

 

17 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.

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

 

N/A

(Translation of issuer's name into English)

 

Cayman Islands

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

 

240 Greenwich Street New York, N.Y. 10286

(212) 495-1784

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

_______________________________

The Bank of New York Mellon

Legal Department

240 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10286

(212) 495-1784

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

 

Copies to:

Z. Julie Gao, Esq.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

c/o 42/F, Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark

15 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong

+852 3740-4700

Haiping Li, Esq.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

46/F, Tower 2, Jing An Kerry Center

1539 Nanjing West Road, Shanghai

People’s Republic of China

+86 (21) 6193-8200

Brian D. Obergfell, Esq.

Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP

120 Broadway

New York, New York 10271

(212) 238-3032

 

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. [X]

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of each class of

Securities to be registered

Amount to be registered Proposed maximum offering price per unit (1) Proposed maximum  aggregate offering price(2) Amount of registration fee

 

American Depositary Shares representing Class A ordinary shares of 17 Education & Technology Group Inc.

 

500,000,000(2)

American Depositary Shares

 

$5.00

 

$25,000,000

 

$2,727.50

(1)For the purpose of this table only the term "unit" is defined as 100 American Depositary Shares or portion thereof.
(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 Shares.

 

The registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

The prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt (“Receipt”) included as Exhibit A to the form of Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit 1 to this Registration Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

PART I

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

 

 

Item - 1. Description of Securities to be Registered

 

 

 

Cross Reference Sheet

Item Number and Caption

 

Location in Form of Receipt
Filed Herewith as Prospectus

 

  1. Name and address of depositary

 

Introductory Article
  1. Title of the depositary shares and identity of deposited securities

 

Face of Receipt, top center

Terms of Deposit:

 

 
(i)   The amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of depositary shares Face of Receipt, upper right corner
(ii)   The procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities Articles number 15, 16 and 18
(iii)   The procedure for collection and distribution of dividends Articles number 4, 12, 14, 15, 18 and 21
(iv)  The procedure for transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material Articles number 11, 15, 16 and 18
(v)   The sale or exercise of rights Articles number 13, 14, 15 and 18
(vi)  The deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization Articles number 12, 14, 15, 17 and 18
(vii)  Amendment, extension or termination of the deposit agreement Articles number 20 and 21
(viii)  Rights of holders of depositary shares to inspect the transfer books of the depositary and the list of holders of depositary shares Article number 11
(ix)  Restrictions upon the right to transfer or withdraw the underlying securities Articles number 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 21
(x)   Limitation upon the liability of the depositary Articles number 13, 18, 21 and 22

 

3.  Fees and Charges Article number 7

 

Item - 2. Available Information

Public reports furnished by issuer Article number 11
 
 

PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

 

 

Item - 3. Exhibits

 

a. Form of Deposit Agreement dated as of ____________, 2020 among 17 Education & Technology Group Inc., The Bank of New York Mellon, as Depositary, and all Owners and Holders from time to time of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder. - Filed herewith as Exhibit 1.
b. Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the Depositary Shares registered hereby or the custody of the deposited securities represented. - 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 Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP, counsel for the Depositary, as to legality of the securities to be registered. –Filed herewith as Exhibit 4.  
e. Certification under Rule 466. - Not applicable.

 

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 depositary shares, 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 depositary shares 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 November 27, 2020.

 

Legal entity created by the agreement for the issuance of depositary shares representing Class A ordinary shares of 17 Education & Technology Group Inc.

 

By: The Bank of New York Mellon
    As Depositary
   
   
  By:

/s/ Thomas D. Flynn

  Name: Thomas D. Flynn
  Title: Director

 

 

 

 

 
 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned 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 on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Beijing, China, on November 27, 2020.

 

17 Education & Technology Group Inc.
 
 
By:

/s/ Andy Chang Liu

Name: Andy Chang Liu
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 
 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Andy Chang Liu and Michael Chao Du, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, 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, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons on November 27, 2020, in the capacities indicated.

 

Signature

Title
 

/s/ Andy Chang Liu

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Name: Andy Chang Liu (principal executive officer)
   
   

/s/ Dun Xiao

Director
Name: Dun Xiao  
   
   

/s/ Michael Chao Du

Director and Chief Financial Officer
Name: Michael Chao Du (principal financial and accounting officer)
   
   

/s/ Tuck Lye Koh

Director
Name: Tuck Lye Koh  
   

 

 

 
 

SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES

Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of 17 Education & Technology Group Inc., has signed this registration statement in New York, New York on November 24, 2020.

Authorized Representative in the U.S.

Cogency Global Inc.

By: /s/ Colleen A. De Vries
Name: Colleen A. De Vries
Title: Senior Vice President

 

 

 

 
 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

 

Exhibit

Number

Exhibit
   
1 Form of Deposit Agreement dated as of __________, 2020 among 17 Education & Technology Group Inc., The Bank of New York Mellon, as Depositary, and all Owners and Holders from time to time of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder.
   
   
   
4 Opinion of Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP, counsel for the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities to be registered.