F-6EF 1 jpm-f6ef_020122.htm AUTO EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS

 

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 2, 2022. 

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

 

 

 

OATLY GROUP AB 

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

 

N/A 

(Translation of issuer’s name into English)

 

Kingdom of Sweden 

(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, New York 10179 

Telephone: +1-800- 990-1135 

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

 

 

 

Corporation Service Company 

19 West 44th Street, Suite 200 

New York, New York 10036

 

Telephone: +1-866-403-5272 

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

 

Copies to: 

 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
383 Madison Avenue, Floor 11 

New York, New York 10179 

Telephone: +1-800-990-1135

Scott R. Saks, Esq. 

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP 

1301 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, New York 10019-6022 

Telephone: +1-212-318-3151 

 

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 one (1) ordinary share, par value US$ 0.00017 per share, of Oatly Group AB.

300,000,000 

American Depositary Shares

$0.05 $15,000,000 $1,390.50
(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.

 

Pursuant to Rule 429, the Prospectus contained herein also relates to the American Depositary Shares registered under Form F-6 Registration Statement No. 333-255989. This Registration Statement also constitutes Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-255989.

 

 

 

 

 

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 form of the Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a) to this Registration Statement on Form F-6, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

 

CROSS REFERENCE SHEET

 

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 (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   Paragraphs (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
     
Oatly Group AB 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.  These reports can be inspected and retrieved by holders of American Depositary Receipts through the EDGAR system on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s internet website, currently located at www.sec.gov, and can be inspected and copied at public reference facilities maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission, currently located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.   Paragraph (8)

 

 

PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 3. EXHIBITS

 

(a)Deposit Agreement. Deposit Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2021, among Oatly Group AB (the “Company”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary (the “Depositary”), and all Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) issued thereunder (as from time to time amended, the “Deposit Agreement”), including the Form of ADR 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 hereby or the custody of the deposited securities represented thereby. Side Letter, dated December 21, 2021, from the Company to the Depositary pursuant to the Deposit Agreement to change the Company’s agent for service of process. Filed herewith as Exhibit (b).

 

(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 Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities being registered. Filed herewith as Exhibit (d).

 

(e)Certification under Rule 466. Filed herewith as Exhibit (e).

 

(f)Power of Attorney of certain officers and directors of the Company. Set forth on 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., acting solely on behalf of the legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement among Oatly Group AB, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary, and all Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) issued thereunder, 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 The City of New York, State of New York, on February 2, 2022.

 

  Legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement for the issuance of ADRs evidencing American Depositary Shares
     
  By: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Depositary

 

  By: /s/Timothy E. Green
    Name: Timothy E. Green
    Title: Vice President

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Oatly Group AB 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 Malmö, Sweden, on January 31, 2022.

 

  Oatly Group AB
     
  By: /s/ Toni Petersson
    Name: Toni Petersson
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

  

POWERS OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Toni Petersson and Christian Hanke, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and any and all related registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, and to file the same, 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, as amended, this Registration Statement on Form F-6 has been signed by the following persons on January 31, 2022, in the capacities indicated.

 

SIGNATURES

 

Signature   Title
     

/s/Toni Petersson

 

Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer)

Toni Petersson    
     

/s/Christian Hanke

 

Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer)

Christian Hanke    
     
    Director
Fredrik Berg    
     

/s/Steven Chu 

 

Director

Steven Chu    

 

 

 

 

/s/Ann Chung

 

Director

Ann Chung    
     

/s/Bernard Hours

 

Director

Bernard Hours    
     

/s/Hannah Jones

 

Director

Hannah Jones    
     

/s/Mattias Klintemar

 

Director

Mattias Klintemar    
     

/s/Po Sing (Tomakin) Lai

 

Director

Po Sing (Tomakin) Lai    
     

/s/Eric Melloul

 

Director

Eric Melloul    
     

/s/Frances Rathke

 

Director

Frances Rathke    
     

/s/Yawen Wu

 

Director

Yawen Wu    
     

/s/Tim Zhang

 

Director

Tim Zhang    

 

 

 

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 Oatly Group AB, has signed this Registration Statement on Form F-6 in New York, NY U.S.A., on January 31, 2022.

 

  Authorized U.S. Representative
     
  By: Oatly Inc.

 

  By: /s/Michael F. Messersmith
    Name: Michael F. Messersmith
    Title: General Manager and Secretary of Oatly Inc.

         

 

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

Number

   
     
(a)   Deposit Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2021, among Oatly Group AB (the “Company”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary (the “Depositary”), and all Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) issued thereunder (as from time to time amended, the “Deposit Agreement”), including the Form of ADR attached as Exhibit A thereto.
     
(b)   Side Letter, dated December 21, 2021, from the Company to the Depositary pursuant to the Deposit Agreement to change the Company’s agent for service of process.
     
(d)   Opinion of Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities being registered.
     
(e)   Rule 466 Certification.