F-6/A 1 d343876df6a.htm PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 FORM F-6 Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 Form F-6

 

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2012

Registration No. 333-181036

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

FORM F-6

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 FOR DEPOSITARY SHARES EVIDENCED BY AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS

 

 

CORPBANCA

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

N/A

(Translation of issuer’s name into English)

REPUBLIC OF CHILE

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

(212) 602-1044

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,

of depositary’s principal executive offices)

Corpbanca, New York Branch

845 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

(212) 980-1770

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,

of agent for service)

Copies to:

 

Howard Kleinman, Esq.

Dechert LLP

1095 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

United States of America

(212) 698-3567

 

Conrado Tenaglia, Esq.

Linklaters LLP

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10105

United States of America

(212) 903-9010

 

 

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
Aggregate Price

Per Unit(1)

 

Proposed Maximum
Aggregate

Offering Price(2)

 

Amount of
Registration Fee

American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”)

evidenced by American Depositary Receipts

(“ADRs”), representing common shares of

Corpbanca

 

N/A

 

  N/A   N/A   N/A

(1) Each unit represents one hundred (100) ADSs.

(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 ADSs.

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 this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 


PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

The prospectus consists of the proposed form of ADR included as Exhibit A to the Form of Deposit Agreement previously filed as Exhibit 1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-6 and is incorporated into this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-6 by reference.

 

Item 1.

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

Cross-Reference Sheet

 

Item Number and Caption

    

Location in Form of ADR Filed Herewith as

Prospectus

 

    

 

1.   Name of Depositary and address of its principal executive office:      Introductory Article.
2.   Title of ADRs and identity of deposited securities:      First page of ADR, top center.
Terms of Deposit:     
(a)   Amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of ADRs:      First page of ADR, upper right corner.
(b)   Any procedure for voting the deposited securities:      Articles number 15, 16 and 18.
(c)   Procedure for collecting and distributing dividends:      Articles number 4, 12, 13, 15 and 18.
(d)   Procedures for transmitting notices, reports and proxy soliciting material:      Articles number 11, 15, 16 and 18.
(e)   Sale or exercise of rights:      Articles number 13, 14, 15 and 18.
(f)   Deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization:      Articles number 12, 13, 15, 17 and 18.
(g)   Amendment, extension or termination of the deposit agreement:      Articles number 20 and 21.
(h)   Rights of holders of ADRs to inspect the transfer books of the depositary and the list of holders of ADRs:      Article number 11.
(i)   Restrictions on the right to transfer or withdraw the underlying securities:      Articles number 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8.
(j)   Any limitation on the depositary’s liability:      Articles number 14, 18, 19 and 21.
3.   Fees and charges which may be imposed directly or indirectly on holders of ADRs:      Article number 7.


Item 2. AVAILABLE INFORMATION

 

Item Number and Caption  

Location in Form of ADR Filed Herewith as

Prospectus

 

 

 

(a) Public reports furnished by the Issuer.   Article number 11.

 

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 3.

EXHIBITS

 

(a)

Form of Deposit Agreement, including the Form of ADR, among Corpbanca, as Issuer, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Depositary, and all Holders and Beneficial Owners of ADSs evidenced by ADRs issued thereunder – Previously filed as Exhibit 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-6 (Reg. No. 333-181036) filed with the Commission on April 30, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

(b)

Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the ADSs registered hereby 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 Linklaters LLP, counsel for the Depositary as to the legality of the securities being 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 ADRs, 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 ADR thirty (30) days before any change in the fee schedule.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 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 May 2, 2012.

 

Legal entity to be created by the Deposit Agreement for the issuance of ADRs evidencing ADSs for common shares of Corpbanca

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Depositary,

By:  

/s/ Laura Bonner

 
  Name: Laura Bonner  
  Title:   Vice President  
By:  

/s/ James Kelly

 
  Name: James Kelly  
  Title:   Vice President  

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Corpbanca has caused this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Santiago, Chile, on May 2, 2012.

 

CORPBANCA,

 
By:  

/s/ Jorge Andrés Saieh Guzmán

 
  Name: Jorge Andrés Saieh Guzmán  
  Title: Chairman of the Board  
By:  

/s/ Julio Barriga Silva

 
  Name: Julio Barriga Silva  
  Title: Director  
By:  

/s/ Ana Beatriz Holuigue Barros

 
  Name: Ana Beatriz Holuigue Barros  
  Title: Director  
By:  

/s/ Francisco León Délano

 
  Name: Francisco León Délano  
  Title: Director  
By:  

/s/ Jorge Selume Zaror

 
  Name: Jorge Selume Zaror  
  Title: Director  
By:  

/s/ Francisco Mobarec Asfura

 
  Name: Francisco Mobarec Asfura  
  Title: Director  
By:  

/s/ Eugenio Gigogne Miqueles

 
  Name: Eugenio Gigogne Miqueles  
  Title: Chief Financial Officer  
By:  

/s/ Fernando Massú Taré

 
  Name: Fernando Massú Taré  
  Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT IN THE UNITED STATES

Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-6 has been signed by the undersigned in his/her capacity as the duly authorized representative of the registrant in the United States on May 2, 2012.

 

CORPBANCA, NEW YORK BRANCH

By:  

/s/ Fernando Burgos

 
  Name: Fernando Burgos  
  Title:     General Manager  
   

  For and on behalf of Corpbanca, New   York Branch, the Authorized U.S.   Representative

 

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

  

Document

1   

 

Form of Deposit Agreement, including the Form of ADR, among Corpbanca, as Issuer, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Depositary, and all Holders and Beneficial Owners of ADSs evidenced by ADRs issued thereunder—Previously filed as Exhibit 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-6 (Reg. No. 333-181036) filed with the Commission on April 30, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference.

4   

Opinion of Linklaters LLP, counsel for the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities being registered.

 

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