| As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 2020 | Registration No. 333-191526 |
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 AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES EVIDENCED BY
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS
voxeljet AG
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)
N/A
(Translation of issuer’s name into English)
Federal Republic of Germany
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)
CITIBANK, N.A.
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)
388 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10013
(877) 248-4237
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary’s principal executive offices)
Corporation Service Company
1090 Vermont Avenue N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
(800) 927-9800
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Lillian Tsu Hogan Lovells LLP 390 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10017 (212) 918-3599
| Herman H. Raspé, Esq. (212) 336-2301
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| 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 Registrant hereby amends this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 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. 1 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. 1 to Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine. |
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-6 may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Cross Reference Sheet
| Item 1. | DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED |
Item Number and Caption | Location in Form of American Depositary Receipt (“Receipt”) | |||
| 1. | Name of Depositary and address of its principal executive office | Face of Receipt - Introductory Article. | ||
| 2. | Title of Receipts and identity of deposited securities | Face of Receipt - Top Center. | ||
| Terms of Deposit: | ||||
| (i) | The amount of deposited securities represented by one American Depositary Share ("ADSs") | Face of Receipt - Upper right corner. | ||
| (ii) | The procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities | Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (17) and (18). | ||
| (iii) | The collection and distribution of dividends | Reverse of Receipt - Paragraph (15). | ||
| (iv) | The transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material | Face of Receipt - Paragraph (14); Reverse of Receipt - Paragraph (18). | ||
| (v) | The sale or exercise of rights | Reverse of Receipt – Paragraphs (15) and (17). | ||
| (vi) | The deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization | Face of Receipt - Paragraphs (3) and (6); Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (15) and (19). | ||
| (vii) | Amendment, extension or termination of the deposit agreement | Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (23) and (24) (no provision for extensions). | ||
| (viii) | Rights of holders of Receipts to inspect the transfer books of the Depositary and the list of holders of ADSs | Face of Receipt - Paragraph (14). | ||
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| Item Number and Caption | Location in Form of American Depositary Receipt (“Receipt”) Filed Herewith as Prospectus | |||
| (ix) | Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities | Face of Receipt – Paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (6), (7), (9) and (10). | ||
| (x) | Limitation upon the liability of the Depositary | Face of Receipt - Paragraph (8); Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (20) and (21). | ||
| 3. | Fees and charges which may be imposed directly or indirectly on holders of ADSs | Face of Receipt - Paragraph (11). | ||
| Item 2. | AVAILABLE INFORMATION | Face of Receipt - Paragraph (14). | ||
The Company is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, accordingly, files certain reports with, and furnishes certain reports to, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”). These reports can be retrieved from the Commission’s internet website (www.sec.gov), and can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.
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PROSPECTUS
The Prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt included as Exhibit A to the Form of Amendment No. 1 to Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a)(i) to this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-6 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
| Item 3. | EXHIBITS |
| (a)(i) | Form of Amendment No. 1 to Deposit Agreement, by and among voxeljet AG (the “Company”), Citibank, N.A., as depositary (the “Depositary”), and all Holders and Beneficial Owners of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder (“Form of Amendment No. 1”). — Filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(i). |
| (a)(ii) | Deposit Agreement, dated as of October 23, 2013, by and among the Company, the Depositary and all Holders and Beneficial Owners of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder (“Deposit Agreement”). — Filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(ii). |
| (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. — Previously filed. |
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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 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. |
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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, as proposed to be amended by the Form of Amendment No. 1 to Deposit Agreement, by and among voxeljet AG, Citibank, N.A., as depositary, and all Holders and Beneficial Owners 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 Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 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 31st day of July, 2020.
| Legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement, as proposed to be amended by the Form of Amendment No. 1 to Deposit Agreement, for the issuance of American Depositary Shares registered hereunder, each American Depositary Share, following such amendment, representing one (1) ordinary share of voxeljet AG | ||
| CITIBANK, N.A., solely in its capacity as Depositary | ||
| 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, voxeljet AG 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. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in Friedberg, Germany on July 31, 2020.
| voxeljet AG | ||
| By: | /s/ Dr. Ingo Ederer | |
| Name: | Dr. Ingo Ederer | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-6 has been signed by the following persons in the following capacities on July 31, 2020.
| Signature | ||
| /s/ Dr. Ingo Ederer | Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Management Board | |
| Dr. Ingo Ederer | (Principal Executive Officer) | |
| /s/ Rudolf Franz | Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Management Board | |
| Rudolf Franz | (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | |
| /s/ Peter Nietzer | Member of Supervisory Board | |
| Peter Nietzer | ||
| /s/ Dr. Stefan Söhn | Member of Supervisory Board | |
| Dr. Stefan Söhn | ||
| /s/ Volker Neuber | Member of Supervisory Board | |
| Volker Neuber |
| *By: | /s/ Dr. Ingo Ederer | ||
| Dr. Ingo Ederer | |||
| Attorney-in-Fact |
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Signature of Authorized Representative in the United States
Pursuant to the requirements of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the registrant’s duly authorized representative in the United States has signed this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement in Canton, Michigan on the 31st day of July, 2020.
| voxeljet AG | |
| /s/ Michael Dougherty | |
| Name: Michael Dougherty | |
| Title: Managing Director, voxeljet America, Inc. |
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Index to Exhibits
| Exhibit | Document | Sequentially Numbered Page |
| (a)(i) | Form of Amendment No. 1 to Deposit Agreement | |
| (a)(ii) | Deposit Agreement |