F-6 1 jpm-f6_112919.htm REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR AMERICAN DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS

 

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 2, 2019

Registration No. 333-

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

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

 

 

 

ONECONNECT FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

(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)

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

 

383 Madison Avenue, Floor 11

New York, NY 10179

Telephone: +1-800-990-1135

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

 

 

 

Cogency Global Inc. 

122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor

New York, NY 10168

 

Telephone: +1-800-221-0102

 

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

 

Copy to:

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

383 Madison Avenue, Floor 11

New York, NY 10179

Telephone: +1-800-990-1135

 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 three (3) ordinary shares, par value US$0.00001 per ordinary share, of OneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd.

100,000,000.00 American
Depositary Shares

$0.05

$5,000,000.00

$649.00

 

(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 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   Paragraphs (6), (11) and (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), (11) 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 (3), (4), (5), (10) and (13)
     
(vii)   Amendment, extension or termination of the Deposit Agreement   Paragraphs (15), (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), (5) and (6)
     
(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
     
Statement that OneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd. 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 among OneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary (the “Depositary”), and all holders and beneficial owners from time to time of ADRs issued thereunder (the “Deposit Agreement”), including the form of American Depositary Receipt attached as Exhibit A thereto. 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 Pepper Hamilton 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.

 

 

(f)

Power of Attorney for certain officers and directors of the Registrant. 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 Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The City of New York, State of New York, December 2, 2019.

 

 

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/ James A. Kelly III

 

 

 

Name:

James A. Kelly III

 

 

 

Title:

Executive Director

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, OneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd. 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 Shenzhen, China, on December 2, 2019.

 

 

ONECONNECT FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Wangchun Ye

 

 

Name:

Wangchun Ye

 

 

Title:

Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Wangchun Ye and as attorneys-in-fact with full power of substitution for him in any and all capacities to do any and all acts and all things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorney and agent may deem necessary or desirable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the ‘‘Securities Act’’), and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) representing ordinary shares of the registrant, including, without limitation, the power and authority to sign the name of each of the undersigned in the capacities indicated below to the Registration Statement on Form F-6 (the ‘‘Registration Statement’’) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to such ADSs, to any and all amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement, whether such amendments or supplements are filed before or after the effective date of such Registration Statement, to any related Registration Statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in connection with such Registration Statement or any and all amendments thereto, whether such amendments are filed before or after the effective date of such Registration Statement; and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that such attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

         

  /s/ Wangchun Ye

 

Chief Executive Officer, Director

 

December 2, 2019

Wangchun Ye

 

(principle executive officer)

 

 

         

  /s/ Rong Chen

 

Director

 

December 2, 2019

Rong Chen

 

 

 

 

         

  /s/ Sin Yin Tan

 

Director

 

December 2, 2019

Sin Yin Tan

 

 

 

 

         

  /s/ Rui Li

 

Director

 

December 2, 2019

Rui Li

 

 

 

 

         

  /s/ Wenwei Dou

 

Director

 

December 2, 2019

Wenwei Dou

 

 

 

 

         

/s/ Min Zhu

 

Director

 

December 2, 2019

Min Zhu

 

 

 

 

         

/s/ Qi Liang

 

Director

 

December 2, 2019

Qi Liang

 

 

 

 

         

/s/ Yaolin Zhang

 

Director

 

December 2, 2019

Yaolin Zhang

 

 

 

 

         

/s/ Tianruo Pu

 

Director

 

December 2, 2019

Tianruo Pu

 

 

 

 

         

/s/ Lo Wei Jye Jacky

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

December 2, 2019

Lo Wei Jye Jacky

 

(principal financial and accounting officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED U.S. REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of OneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd., has signed this Registration Statement in New York, United States, on December 2, 2019.

 

 

Authorized U.S. Representative

 

 

 

 

Cogency Global Inc.

   

 

By:

/s/ Richard Arthur

 

 

Name: Richard Arthur

 

 

Title: Assistant Secretary

 

 

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit Number

 

 

     

(a)

 

Form of Deposit Agreement among OneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary, and all holders and beneficial owners from time to time of ADRs issued thereunder, including the form of American Depositary Receipt attached as Exhibit A thereto.

     

(d)

 

Opinion of Pepper Hamilton LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities to be registered.