As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2017. Registration No. 333-147143
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM F-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
For Depositary Shares
USINAS SIDERÚRGICAS DE MINAS GERAIS S.A. – USIMINAS
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)
Steel Mills of Minas Gerais Inc.—USIMINAS
(Translation of issuer's name into English)
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)
225 Liberty 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)
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The Bank of New York Mellon
ADR Division
225 Liberty Street, 21st 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 Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit 1 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
Filed Herewith as Prospectus |
| Name and address of depositary | Introductory paragraph |
- Title of American Depositary Receipts and identity of deposited securities
| 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 and 18 |
| (iii) The collection and distribution of dividends | Articles number 4, 12, 13, 15 and 18 |
| (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 and 18 |
| (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, 8 and 22 |
| (x) Limitation upon the liability of the depositary | Articles number 14, 18, 19, 21 and 25 |
| 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. | Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement (Common Shares) dated as of _______________, 2017 among Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. - Usiminas, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Depositary, and all Owners and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder. - Filed herewith as Exhibit 1. |
| 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) 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. |
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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.
(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 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 November 9, 2017.
Legal entity created by the agreement for the issuance of depositary shares representing common shares of Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. - Usiminas.
By: The Bank of New York Mellon,
As Depositary
By:/s/ Slawomir Soltowski
Name: Slawomir Soltowski
Title: Managing Director
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. - Usiminas has caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on November 9, 2017.
Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. - Usiminas
| By: | /s/ Sergio Leite de Andrade |
| Name: | Sergio Leite de Andrade |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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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 November 9, 2017.
/s/ Sergio Leite de Andrade | | Chief Executive Officer |
| Sergio Leite de Andrade | | (principal executive officer) |
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/s/ Ronald Seckelmann | | Finance and Investor Relations Vice-President |
| Ronald Seckelmann | | (principal financial officer) |
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/s/ Julio Mendez Arroyo | | Controller |
| Julio Mendez Arroyo | | (principal accounting officer) |
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/s/ Elias de Matos Brito | | Chairman of the Board of Directors |
| Elias de Matos Brito | | |
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/s/ Guilherme Poggiali Almeida | | Director |
| Guilherme Poggiali Almeida | | |
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| | Director |
| Francisco Augusto da Costa e Silva | | |
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| | Director |
| Oscar Montero Martinez | | |
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/s/ Antonio Mendes | | Director |
| Antonio Mendes | | |
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/s/ Kazuhiro Egawa | | Director |
| Kazuhiro Egawa | | |
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/s/ Rita Rebelo Horta de Assis Fonseca | | Director |
| Rita Rebelo Horta de Assis Fonseca | | |
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| | Director |
| Wanderley Resende de Souza | | |
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| | Director |
| Gesner José Oliveira Filho | | |
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| | Director |
| Ricardo Antônio Weiss | | |
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/s/ Luiz Carlos de Miranda Faria | | Director |
| Luiz Carlos de Miranda Faria | | |
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| PUGLISI & ASSOCIATES | | Authorized Representative in the United States |
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| By: | /s/ Donald J. Puglisi | | |
| Name: | Donald J. Puglisi | | |
| Title: | Managing Director | | |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit Number | Exhibit |
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| 1 | Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement (Common Shares) dated as of ___________, 2017 among Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. - Usiminas, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Depositary, and all Owners and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder. |
