F-6 1 e612679_f6-grupo.htm Unassociated Document
As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 8, 2014
 Registration No.  333-


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM F-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
For Depositary Shares Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts
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GRUPO AVAL ACCIONES Y VALORES S.A.
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)
 

(Translation of issuer's name into English)

Republic of Colombia
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, Floor 58, New York, NY, 10005-1401
Telephone (800) 990-1135
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary's principal executive offices)
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Banco de Bogotá S.A., New York Agency
375 Park Avenue, Suite 3407
New York, New York 10152
Telephone: (212) 230-1857
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copy to:
 
 
Scott A. Ziegler, Esq.
Nicholas A. Kronfeld, Esq.
Manuel Garciadiaz, Esq.
Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP
570 Lexington Avenue, 44th Floor
New York, New York  10022
(212) 319-7600
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Phone: (212) 450-4000
 
It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466
  o
immediately upon filing
 
  o
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 evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each American Depositary Share representing 20 preferred shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A.
200,000,000
American
Depositary Shares
$0.05
$10,000,000
$1,288
(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.
 
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.
   
 
 

 
 
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 Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a) to this Registration Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.
 
CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
 
Item 1.  DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
 
       
Location in Form of American Depositary
Item Number and Caption
 
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

     
Location in Form of American Depositary
Item Number and Caption
 
Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus
       
(b)
Statement that Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A.  is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, accordingly files certain reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and that such reports can be inspected by holders of American Depositary Receipts and copied at public reference facilities maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C.
 
Paragraph (8)
 
 
 

 
 
PART II
 
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 
Item 3.  EXHIBITS
 
 
(a)
Form of Deposit Agreement. Form of  Deposit Agreement dated as of           , 2014 among Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A., 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.  Filed herewith as Exhibit (d).
 
 
(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 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.
 
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES
 
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 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 September 8, 2014.
  
 
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/ Gregory A. Levendis  
  Name:  Gregory A. Levendis  
  Title: Executive Director  
       
 
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. 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 Bogotá, Colombia on September 8, 2014.
 
 
GRUPO AVAL ACCIONES Y VALORES S.A.
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Diego Fernando Solano Saravia  
  Name: 
Diego Fernando Solano Saravia
 
  Title:
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 

 
 
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Luis Carlos Sarmiento Gutiérrez, Diego Fernando Solano Saravia, Luis Fernando Pabón Pabón and Jorge Adrián Rincón Plata and each of them, individually, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead in any and all capacities, in connection with this Registration Statement, including to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, this Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments and registrations filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on September 8, 2014, in the capacities indicated.
 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Signature
 
Title
     
/s/ Luis Carlos Sarmiento Gutiérrez
 
President (principal executive officer)
Luis Carlos Sarmiento Gutiérrez
   
     
/s/ Diego Fernando Solano Saravia
 
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)
Diego Fernando Solano Saravia
   
     
/s/ María Edith González Flórez
 
Vice-President of Accounting (principal accounting officer)
María Edith González Flórez
   
     
/s/ Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo
 
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo
   
     
/s/ Alejandro Figueroa Jaramillo
 
Director
Alejandro Figueroa Jaramillo
   
     
/s/ Efraín Otero Álvarez
 
Director
Efraín Otero Álvarez
   
 
 
 

 
 
/s/ Álvaro Velásquez Cock
 
Director
Álvaro Velásquez Cock
   
     
/s/ Julio Leonzo Álvarez Álvarez
 
Director
Julio Leonzo Álvarez Álvarez
   
     
/s/ José Mauricio Rodríguez Múnera
 
Director
José Mauricio Rodríguez Múnera
   
     
/s/ Esther América Paz Montoya
 
Director
Esther América Paz Montoya
   
 
 
 

 
 
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 Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A., has signed this Registration Statement on September 8, 2014.
 
     
 
Authorized Representative in the United States
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Alfonso Garcia  
   
Name: Alfonso Garcia
 
 
 
 

 
 
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit Number
 
Sequentially
Numbered Page
(a)
Form of Deposit Agreement.
 
(d)
Opinion of Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities to be registered.