As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 18, 2012. Registration No. 333-174928
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_______________________________
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM F-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
For Depositary Shares
SBERBANK OF RUSSIA
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)
N/A
(Translation of issuer's name into English)
Russian Federation
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)
One Wall 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
ADR Division
One Wall Street, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10286
(212) 495-1784
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
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. [ ]
The prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt included as Exhibit A to the form of Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Registration Statement, as amended by Exhibit 1.2 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
|
| Introductory Article |
| Face of Receipt, top center |
Terms of Deposit:
| |
| (i) The amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of American Depositary Receipts | Face of Receipt, upper right corner |
| (ii) The procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities | Articles number 15, 16,18 and 27 |
| (iii) The collection and distribution of dividends | Articles number 4, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18 and 27 |
| (iv) The 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, 13, 15, 17,18 and 27 |
| (vii) Amendment, extension or termination of the deposit agreement | Articles number 20 and 21 |
| (viii) Rights of holders of Receipts to inspect the transfer books of the depositary and the list of holders of Receipts | Article number 11 |
| (ix) Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities | Articles number 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 |
| (x) Limitation upon the liability of the depositary | Articles number 14, 18, 21 and 22 |
| 3. Fees and Charges | Articles number 7 and 8 |
Item - 2.Available Information
| Public reports furnished by issuer | Article number 11 |
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item - 3.Exhibits
| a-1. | Form of Deposit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2011 among Sberbank of Russia, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Depositary, and all Owners and Holdersfrom time to time of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder. – Filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1. |
| a-2. | Form of Amendment to Deposit Agreement dated as of _________, 2012 among Sberbank of Russia, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Depositary, and all Owners and Holdersfrom time to time of American Depositary Shares. – Filed herewith as Exhibit 1.2. |
| 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 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. – See (a-1) above. |
| d. | Opinion of Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP, counsel for the Depositary, as to legality of the securities to be registered. – Filed previously. |
| 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.
(a) 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 September 18, 2012.
Legal entity created by the agreement for the issuance of depositary shares representing ordinary shares of Sberbank of Russia.
By: The Bank of New York Mellon,
As Depositary
By:/s/ Irina P. Baichorova
Name: Irina P. Baichorova
Title: Managing Director
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Sberbank of Russia has caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in Moscow, Russia, on September 18, 2012.
Sberbank of Russia
By:/s/ Herman O. Gref
Name: Herman O. Gref
Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Deputy Chairman of the Management Board Anton A. Karamzin his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact with power of substitution and resubstitution to sign in his or her name, place and stead in any and all capacities the Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) and any documents in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto the said attorney full power to act with or without the other, and full power and authority to do and perform, in his or her name and on his or her behalf, every act whatsoever which such attorney may deem necessary or desirable to be done in connection therewith as fully and to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on September 18, 2012.
/s/ Herman O. Gref | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the | |
| Herman O. Gref | Executive Board (principal executive officer), Director | |
/s/ Anton A. Karamzin | Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board | |
| Anton A. Karamzin | (principal financial and accounting officer) | |
| ____________________________ | Chief Accountant | |
| Andrey V. Kruzhalov | ||
/s/ Mikhail E. Dmitriev | Director | |
| Mikhail E. Dmitriev | ||
/s/ Ronald Freeman | Director | |
| Ronald Freeman | ||
/s/ Sergei M. Guriev | Director | |
| Sergei M. Guriev | ||
| ___________________________ | Director | |
| Nadezhda Y. Ivanova | ||
/s/ Sergei M. Ignatiev | Director | |
| Sergei M. Ignatiev | ||
/s/ Georgy I. Luntovsky | Director | |
| Georgy I. Luntovsky | ||
/s/ Mikhail Y. Matovnikov | Director | |
| Mikhail Y. Matovnikov | ||
/s/ Vladimir A. Mau | Director | |
| Vladimir A. Mau | ||
/s/ Alessandro Profumo | Director | |
| Alessandro Profumo | ||
| ____________________________ | Director | |
| Rair R. Simonyan | ||
/s/ Sergei H. Sinelnikov-Murylev | Director | |
| Sergei H. Sinelnikov-Murylev | ||
/s/ Valery V. Tkachenko | Director | |
| Valery V. Tkachenko | ||
/s/ Dmitry V. Tulin | Director | |
| Dmitry V. Tulin | ||
/s/ Alexei V. Ulyukaev | Director | |
| Alexei V. Ulyukaev | ||
/s/ Sergei A. Shvetsov | Director | |
| Sergei A. Shvetsov | ||
| Director | ||
| Bella I. Zlatkis | ||
/s/ Chris G. Osborne | Authorized Representative in the United States | |
| Chris G. Osborne |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number | Exhibit | |
| 1.1 | Form of Deposit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2011 among Sberbank of Russia, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Depositary, and all Owners and Holdersfrom time to time of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder. | |
| 1.2 | Form of Amendment to Deposit Agreement dated as of _________, 2012 among Sberbank of Russia, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Depositary, and all Owners and Holdersfrom time to time of American Depositary Shares | |