| As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2022 | Registration No. 333-173449 |
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
VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG
WIENER VERSICHERUNG GRUPPE
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)
N/A
(Translation of issuer's name into English)
Austria
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)
240 Greenwich 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
Legal Department
240 Greenwich Street
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 (“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 Article |
- Title of the depositary shares and identity of deposited securities
| Face of Receipt, top center |
Terms of Deposit: | |
| (i) The amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of depositary shares | Face of Receipt, upper right corner |
| (ii) The procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities | Articles number 15, 16 and 18 |
| (iii) The procedure for collection and distribution of dividends | Articles number 4, 12, 14, 15, 18 and 21 |
| (iv) The procedure for 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, 14, 15, 17 and 18 |
| (vii) Amendment, extension or termination of the deposit agreement | Articles number 20 and 21 |
| (viii) Rights of holders of depositary shares to inspect the transfer books of the depositary and the list of holders of depositary shares | Article number 11 |
| (ix) Restrictions upon the right to transfer or withdraw the underlying securities | Articles number 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 21 |
| (x) Limitation upon the liability of the depositary | Articles number 13, 14, 18, 21 and 22 |
| 3. Fees and Charges | Article number 7 |
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 dated as of ____________, 2023 among Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Depositary, and all Owners and Holders from time to time of American Depositary Securities 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. – 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. |
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 December 22, 2022.
Legal entity created by the agreement for the issuance of depositary shares representing ordinary shares of Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe
| By: | The Bank of New York Mellon |
| | As Depositary |
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| | By: | /s/ Robert W. Goad |
| | Name: | Robert W. Goad |
| | Title: | Managing Director |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, WIENER VERSICHERUNG GRUPPE AG has caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in Vienna, Austria, on December 22, 2022.
| VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG WIENER VERSICHERUNG GRUPPE |
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| By: | /s/ Dr. Philipp Bardas |
| Name: | Dr. Philipp Bardas |
Title: | Head of General Secretariat and Legal |
| By: | /s/ Mag. (FH) Nina Higatzberger-Schwarz |
| Name: | Mag. (FH) Nina Higatzberger-Schwarz |
| Title: | Head of Investor Relations |
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Dr. Philipp Bardas and Mag. (FH) Nina Higatzberger-Schwarz, and each of them severally, 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 each of said attorneys 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 attorneys, or any one of them, 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 any of them, or their 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 December 22, 2022.
/s/ Prof. Elisabeth Stadler | General Manager and Chairwoman of the |
| /s/ Prof. Elisabeth Stadler | Managing Board (principal executive officer) |
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/s/ Hartwig Löger | Deputy General Manager and Deputy Chairman |
| Hartwig Löger | of the Managing Board |
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/s/ WP/Stb Mag. Liane Hirner | Chief Financial and Risk Officer and Member of the |
| WP/Stb Mag. Liane Hirner | Managing Board (principal financial and accounting |
| | officer) |
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/s/ Mag. Peter Höfinger | Member of the Managing Board |
| Mag. Peter Höfinger | |
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/s/ Mag. Gerhard Lahner | Chief Operating Officer and Member of the |
| Mag. Gerhard Lahner | Managing Board |
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/s/ Gábor Lehel | Chief Information Officer and Member of the |
| Gábor Lehel | Managing Board |
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/s/ Mag. Harald Riener | Member of the Managing Board |
| Mag. Harald Riener | |
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/s/ Dr. Peter Thirring | Chief Technology Officer and Member of the |
| Dr. Peter Thirring | Managing Board |
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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 dated as of __________, 2023 among Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Depositary, and all Owners and Holders from time to time of American Depositary Securities issued thereunder. |
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