Travis Perkins plc (the “Company”) publishes the information contemplated in Rule 12g3-2(b)(2)(i) under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) on its internet website or through an electronic information delivery system generally available to the public in the Company’s primary trading market. As of the date hereof the Company’s internet website is www.travisperkins.co.uk. The information so published by the Company may not be in English, except that the Company is required, in order to maintain its exemption from the Exchange Act reporting obligations pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b), to translate such information into English to the extent contemplated in Rule 12g3-2(b). The information so published by the Company cannot be retrieved from the internet website of United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), and cannot be inspected or copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission located (as of the date of the Deposit Agreement) at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.
PROSPECTUS
The Prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt included as Exhibit A to the Form of Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a) to this Registration Statement on Form F-6 and is incorporated herein by reference.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 1. EXHIBITS
(a) | Form of Deposit Agreement, by and among Travis Perkins plc, (the “Company”), Citibank, N.A., as depositary (the “Depositary”), and all Holders and Beneficial Owners of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder (“Deposit Agreement”). ___ 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. ___ None. |
(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. ___ None. |
(d) | Opinion of counsel for the Depositary as to the legality of the securities to be registered. ___ Filed herewith as Exhibit (d). |
(e) | Certificate under Rule 466. ___ None. |
(f) | Powers of Attorney for certain officers and directors and the authorized representative of the Company. ___ Set forth on the signature pages hereto. |
Item 2. UNDERTAKINGS
(a) | The Depositary undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of ADSs, 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 amount of fees charged is 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 ADS thirty (30) days before any change in the fee schedule. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Citibank, N.A., acting solely on behalf of the legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement, by and among Travis Perkins plc, Citibank, N.A., as depositary, and all Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American Depositary Shares to be 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 April 29, 2014.
| Legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement under which the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder are to be issued, each American Depositary Share representing the right to receive one (1) Ordinary Share, 10 pence per share, of Travis Perkins plc. CITIBANK, N.A., solely in its capacity as Depositary | |
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| By: | /s/ Keith Galfo | |
| | Name: Keith Galfo | |
| | Title: Vice President | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Travis Perkins plc 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 London, United Kingdom, on April 29, 2014.
| TRAVIS PERKINS PLC | |
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| By: | /s/ R. M. Walker | |
| | Name: R. M. Walker | |
| | Title: Chairman | |
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POWERS OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Tony Buffin to act as his/her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for him/her and in his/her name, place and stead, in any and all such capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as s/he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his/her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement on Form F-6 has been signed by the following persons in the following capacities on April 29, 2014.
Signature | | Title |
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/s/ John Carter | | Chief Executive |
Name: John Carter | | (Principal Executive Officer) |
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/s/ Tony Buffin | | Group Finance Director |
Name: Tony Buffin | | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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/s/ Robert Walker | | Non-executive Director |
Name: Robert Walker | | |
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| | Non-executive Director |
Name: Ruth Anderson | | |
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/s/ John Coleman | | Non-executive Director |
Name: John Coleman | | |
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/s/ Andrew Simon | | Non-executive Director |
Name: Andrew Simon O.E.B. | | |
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| | Non-executive Director |
Name: Christopher Rogers | | |
AUTHORIZED U.S. REPRESENTATIVE
Authorized Representative in the U.S. /s/ Donald J. Puglisi | | |
Donald J. Puglisi Managing Director Puglisi & Associates | | |
Index to Exhibits
Exhibit | Document | Sequentially Numbered Page |
(a) | Form of Deposit Agreement | |
(d) | Opinion of counsel to the Depositary | |