| As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 4, 2012 | Registration No. 333- |
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM F-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
For Depositary Shares Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts
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Grupo Financiero Santander México, S.A.B. de C.V.
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)
Santander Mexico Financial Group, S.A.B. de C.V.
(Translation of issuer's name into English)
United Mexican States
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)
1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, Floor 58, New York, NY, 10005-1401
Telephone (800) 990-1135
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary's principal executive offices)
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Banco Santander, S.A.
New York Branch
45 E. 53rd Street
New York, New York 10022
Attn: James H. Bathon, Chief Legal Officer
(212) 350-3500
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
| Scott A. Ziegler, Esq. | |
Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP 570 Lexington Avenue, 44th Floor New York, New York 10022 (212) 319-7600 |
It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466
x immediately upon filing
oon ___ at ___ a.m. (EST)
If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box.
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of each class of Securities to be registered | Amount to be registered | Proposed maximum aggregate price per unit (1) | Proposed maximum aggregate offering price (2) | Amount of registration fee |
| American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each American Depositary Share representing five Series B shares of Grupo Financiero Santander México, S.A.B. de C.V. | 700,000,000 American Depositary Shares | $0.05 | $35,000,000 | $4011 |
| (1) | Each unit represents one American Depositary Share. |
| (2) | Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(k) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, such estimate is computed on the basis of the maximum aggregate fees or charges to be imposed in connection with the issuance of American Depositary Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares. |
The Registrant hereby amends this 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 Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
The Prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt (“ADR” or “American Depositary Receipt”) included as Exhibit A to the Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a) to this Registration Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.
CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
Item Number and Caption | Location in Form of American Depositary Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus | |
| (1)Name and address of Depositary | Introductory paragraph and bottom of face of American Depositary Receipt | |
| (2)Title of American Depositary Receipts and identity of deposited securities | Face of American Depositary Receipt, top center | |
| Terms of Deposit: | ||
| (i)Amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of American Depositary Shares | Face of American Depositary Receipt, upper right corner | |
| (ii)Procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities | Paragraph (12) | |
| (iii)Collection and distribution of dividends | Paragraphs (4), (5), (7) and (10) | |
| (iv)Transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material | Paragraphs (3), (8) and (12) | |
| (v)Sale or exercise of rights | Paragraphs (4), (5) and (10) | |
| (vi)Deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization | Paragraphs (4), (5), (10) and (13) | |
| (vii)Amendment, extension or termination of the Deposit Agreement | Paragraphs (16) and (17) | |
| (viii)Rights of holders of ADRs to inspect the transfer books of the Depositary and the list of Holders of ADRs | Paragraph (3) | |
| (ix)Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities | Paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5) | |
| (x)Limitations on the liability of the Depositary | Paragraph (14) | |
| (3) Fees and Charges | Paragraph (7) |
Item 2. AVAILABLE INFORMATION
| Item Number and Caption | Location in Form of American Depositary Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus | |
(b) Statement that Grupo Financiero Santander México, S.A.B. de C.V. State that the foreign issuer is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and accordingly files reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and that such reports are available for inspection and copying through the Commission’s EDGAR system or at public reference facilities maintained by the Commission in Washington, D.C. | Paragraph (8) |
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 3. EXHIBITS
| (a) | Form of Deposit Agreement. Form of Deposit Agreement dated as of , 2012 among Grupo Financiero Santander México, S.A.B. de C.V., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary (the "Depositary"), and all holders from time to time of ADRs issued thereunder (the "Deposit Agreement"), including the Form of American Depositary Receipt, is 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. 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. Not Applicable. |
| (d) | Opinion of Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities being registered. Filed herewith as Exhibit (d). |
| (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 American Depositary Receipts, 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 an American Depositary Receipt thirty days before any change in the fee schedule. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. on behalf of the legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement, 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 September 4, 2012.
Legal entity created by the form of Deposit Agreement for the issuance of ADRs evidencing American Depositary Shares | |||
| By: | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Depositary | ||
| By: | /s/ Gregory A. Levendis | ||
| Name: | Gregory A. Levendis | ||
| Title: | Vice President | ||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Grupo Financiero Santander México, S.A.B. de C.V. 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, on September 4, 2012.
Grupo Financiero Santander México, S.A.B. de C.V. | |||
| By: | /s/ Marcos Alejandro Martínez Gavica | ||
| Name: | Marcos Alejandro Martínez Gavica | ||
| Title: | Executive President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Marcos Alejandro Martínez Gavica, Pedro José Moreno Cantalejo, Emilio de Eusebio Saiz, Eduardo Fernández García-Travesí, Ana Luisa González Martínez, Jesús González del Real and Juan Eduardo Llanos, and each of them, individually, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead in any and all capacities, in connection with this registration statement, including to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, this registration statement and any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments and registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such attorneys-in-fact and agents 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 he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their 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 by the following persons on September 4, 2012 in the capacities indicated:
Name | Title | |
| /s/ Marcos Alejandro Martínez Gavica | Executive President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | |
| Marcos Alejandro Martínez Gavica | ||
| /s/ Pedro José Moreno Cantalejo | Vice President of Administration and Finance (Principal Financial Officer) | |
| Pedro José Moreno Cantalejo | ||
| /s/ Emilio de Eusebio Saiz | Deputy General Director of Intervention and Control Management (Principal Accounting Officer) | |
| Emilio de Eusebio Saiz | ||
| /s/ Carlos Gómez y Gómez | Chairman | |
| Carlos Gómez y Gómez |
| Director | ||
| Jesús María Zabalza Lotina | ||
| /s/ José Carlos Ávila Benito | Director | |
| José Carlos Ávila Benito | ||
| Independent Director | ||
| Antonino Fernández Rodríguez | ||
| Independent Director | ||
| Joaquín Vargas Guajardo | ||
| /s/ Fernando Solana Morales | Independent Director | |
| Fernando Solana Morales | ||
| Independent Director | ||
| Vittorio Corbo Lioi | ||
| Independent Director | ||
| Carlos Fernández González | ||
| /s/ Fernando Ruiz Sahagún | Independent Director | |
| Fernando Ruiz Sahagún | ||
| /s/ Alberto Torrado Martínez | Independent Director | |
| Alberto Torrado Martínez | ||
| /s/ James H. Bathon | Authorized Representative in the United States | |
James H. Bathon Authorized Signatory |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit | ||
| (a) | Form of Deposit Agreement. | |
| (d) | Opinion of Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities to be registered. |