As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 17, 2016 | Registration No. 333 - 12002 |
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO FORM F-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 FOR AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES EVIDENCED BY
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS
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Rediff.com India Limited
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)
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[N/A]
(Translation of issuer’s name into English)
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Republic of India
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)
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CITIBANK, N.A.
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)
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399 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10043
(212) 816-6690
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary’s principal executive offices)
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India Abroad Publications, Inc.
1501 Broadway, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10036
212-432-6006
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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Copies to:
Eitan Tabak, Esq. Morrison Cohen LLP 909 Third Avenue New York, New York 10022 | Herman H. Raspe, Esq. Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP 1133 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 |
It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466: | o | immediately upon filing. | |
o | on (Date) at (Time). |
If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box: o
The Registrant hereby amends this Post Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Post Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, or until this Post Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine. |
DEREGISTRATION OF UNISSUED AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES
The registrant hereby de-registers 88,586,976 American Depositary Shares that were registered under this Registration Statement (File No. 333-12002), in respect of which no shares have been deposited with the depositary, and which therefore have not been, and will not be, issued.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 1. EXHIBITS
(a)(i) Deposit Agreement, dated as of June 13, 2000 (the “Deposit Agreement”), by and among Rediff.com India Limited (the “Company”), Citibank, N.A., as depositary (the “Depositary”), and all Holders and Beneficial Owners of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder.___ Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(ii) of Post Effective Amendment No. 1 to F-6 Registration Statement (Reg. No. 333 �� 12002).
(a)(ii) Letter Agreement supplementing the Deposit Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2007, by and between the Company and the Depositary. ___ Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(iii) of Post Effective Amendment No. 1 to F-6 Registration Statement (Reg. No. 333 – 12002).
(a)(iii) Amendment No. 1 to Deposit Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2012, by and among the Company, the Depositary, and all Holders and Beneficial Owners of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder. ___ Filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(iii).
(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. ___ previously filed.
(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.
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Item 2. 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, dated as of June 13, 2000, by and among Rediff.com India Limited, Citibank, N.A., as depositary, and all Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American Depositary Shares to be issued thereunder, as supplemented by the Letter Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2007, by and between the Company and the Depositary, and as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Deposit Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2012, by and between the Company and the Depositary, 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 Post Effective Amendment No. 2 to 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 the 10th day of May, 2016.