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As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 12, 2025

Registration No. 333-278165

 

 

UNITED STATES
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

DEPOSITARY SHARES EVIDENCED BY AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS

 

 

 

OATLY GROUP AB

(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)

 

N/A

(Translation of issuer’s name into English)

 

Kingdom of Sweden

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

 

383 Madison Avenue, Floor 11
New York, New York 10179

Telephone: +1-800- 990-1135

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary’s principal executive offices)

 

 

 

Corporation Service Company

19 West 44th Street, Suite 200

New York, New York 10036

Telephone: +1-866-403-5272

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

Copies to:

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
383 Madison Avenue, Floor 11

New York, New York 10179

Telephone: +1-800-990-1135

 

Scott R. Saks, Esq.

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

1301 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019-6022

Telephone: +1-212-318-3151

 

It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466

x immediately upon filing

¨ on (Date) at (Time)

 

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 twenty (20) ordinary shares, par value $0.00017 per share, of Oatly Group AB N/A N/A N/A N/A
(1)Each unit represents one American Depositary Share.
(2)Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(k), 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.

 

Pursuant to Rule 429, the Prospectus contained herein also relates to the American Depositary Shares registered under Form F-6 Registration Statement No. 333-262476. This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-6 also constitutes Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-262476.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 form of Amendment No. 1 to the Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a)(2) to this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-6, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

 

CROSS REFERENCE SHEET

  

 

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   Paragraphs (6), (11) and (12)
  (iii) Procedure for collecting and distributing dividends   Paragraphs (4), (5), (7), and (10)
  (iv) Procedures for transmitting notices, reports and proxy soliciting material   Paragraphs (3), (8), (11) 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 (3), (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), (5) and (6)
  (x) Limitation upon the liability of the Depositary   Paragraph (14)
         
(3) Fees and charges that a holder of ADRs may have to pay either directly or indirectly   Paragraph (7)

 

 

 

 

Item 2. AVAILABLE INFORMATION

 

Item Number and Caption

  Location in Form of American Depositary Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus
     
Oatly Group AB is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, accordingly files certain reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These reports can be inspected and retrieved by holders of American Depositary Receipts through the EDGAR system on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Internet Website, currently located at www.sec.gov, and can be inspected and copied at public reference facilities maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission, currently located at 100 F. Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.   Paragraph (8)

 

 

 

 

PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 3. EXHIBITS

 

(a)(1)Deposit Agreement. Deposit Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2021, among Oatly Group AB (the “Company”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary (the “Depositary”), and all Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) issued thereunder (the “Deposit Agreement”). Filed as Exhibit (a) to the Registration Statement on Form F-6 (File No. 333-262476) and incorporated herein by this reference.

 

(a)(2)Form of Amendment No. 1 to the Deposit Agreement. Form of Amendment No. 1 to the Deposit Agreement among the Company, the Depositary and all Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of ADRs issued thereunder, including the Form of ADR attached as Exhibit A thereto. Filed herewith.

 

(b)Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the American Depositary Shares registered hereby or the custody of the deposited securities represented thereby. Side Letter, dated December 21, 2021, from the Company to the Depositary pursuant to the Deposit Agreement to change the Company’s agent for service of process. Filed as Exhibit (b) to the Registration Statement on Form F-6 (File No. 333-262476) and incorporated herein by this reference.

 

(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 Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities being registered. Previously filed.

 

(e)Certification under Rule 466. Filed herewith as Exhibit (e).

 

(f)Power of Attorney of certain officers and directors of the Company. Previously filed.

 

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., acting solely in its capacity as depositary (the “Depositary”) on behalf of the legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement (the “Deposit Agreement”), among Oatly Group AB, the Depositary and all Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) 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 February 12, 2025.

  

  Legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement for the issuance of ADRs evidencing American Depositary Shares
   
  By: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., solely in its capacity as Depositary
   
    By: /s/ Timothy E. Green
      Name: Timothy E. Green
      Title: Vice President

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Oatly Group AB 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 Malmö, Sweden, on February 12, 2025.

 

  OATLY GROUP AB
     
  By: /s/ Jean-Christophe Flatin
    Name:    Jean-Christophe Flatin
    Title:      Chief Executive Officer

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the 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 capacities indicated on February 12, 2025.

 

SIGNATURES

 

Signature     Title  
     
/s/ Jean-Christophe Flatin     Chief Executive Officer
Jean-Christophe Flatin   (principal executive officer)
     
*   Chief Financial Officer
Marie-José David   (principal financial and accounting officer)
     
*   Board Member (chairman)
Eric Melloul    
     
*   Board Member
Ann Chung    
     
*   Board Member
Bernard Hours    
     
*   Board Member
Lillis Härd    
     
*   Board Member
Hannah Jones    
     
*   Board Member
Frances Rathke    
     
    Board Member
Gregory Christenson  
     
*   Board Member
Yawen Wu    
     
*   Board Member
Lai Shu Tuen-Muk    
     
*   Board Member
Xin Wang    
     
*   Board Member
Martin Brok    

 

*      By: /s/ Jean-Christophe Flatin    
  Name: Jean-Christophe Flatin    
  Title: Attorney-in Fact    

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED U.S. REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of Oatly Group AB, has signed this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-6 in the City of New York, State of New York, on February 12, 2025.

 

  Authorized U.S. Representative
   
  Oatly Inc.
   
  By: /s/ Matthew Merritt
  Name: Matthew Merritt
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number
 
   
(a)(2) Form of Amendment No. 1 to the Deposit Agreement among Oatly Group AB, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary, and all Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) issued thereunder, including the Form of ADR attached as Exhibit A thereto.
   
(e) Rule 466 Certification.