F-6 1 tm2519647d1_f6.htm FORM F-6

 

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 5, 2025

 

Registration No.  333-

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM F-6

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 FOR

DEPOSITARY SHARES EVIDENCED BY AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS

 

 

 

MÉLIUZ S.A.

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

 

N/A

(Translation of issuer's name into English)

 

Federative Republic of Brazil

(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)

 

 

 

Cogency Global Inc.

122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor
New York, New York 10168
Telephone: +1-212-947-7202

(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

 

¨  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 two (2) common shares of Méliuz S.A. 50,000,000 American Depositary Shares $0.05 $2,500,000 $382.75

 

(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.

 

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on Form F-6 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 on Form F-6 shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until this Registration Statement on Form F-6 shall become effective on such date as the U.S. Securities and Exchange 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 form of Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a) to this 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 of the depositary and the address of its principal executive office

  Introductory paragraph and bottom of face of American Depositary Receipt
     

2.       Title of the American Depositary Receipts and identity of the deposited securities

  Face of American Depositary Receipt, top center
     

          Terms of Deposit:

   
     

(a)         Amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of American Depositary Receipts

  Face of American Depositary Receipt, upper right corner
     

(b)         Procedure for voting the deposited securities

  Paragraphs (6), (11) and (12)
     

(c)         Procedure for collecting and distributing dividends

  Paragraphs (4), (5), (7), (10), (11), (13) and (21)
     

(d)         Procedures for transmitting notices, reports and proxy soliciting material

  Paragraphs (3), (8), (11) and (12)
     

(e)         Sale or exercise of rights

  Paragraphs (4), (5), (7) and (10)
     

(f)          Deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization

  Paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (7), (10), (11), (13) and (21)
     

(g)         Amendment, extension or termination of the deposit agreement

  Paragraphs (15), (16) and (17)
     

(h)         Rights that holders of American Depositary Receipts have to inspect the books of the depositary and the list of receipt holders

 

Paragraph (3)

 

 

 

 

Item Number and Caption   Location in Form of American Depositary
Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus                             
     

(i)          Restrictions on the right to transfer or withdraw the underlying securities

  Paragraphs (1), (2), (4), (5) and (6)
     

(j)          Limitation on the depositary’s liability

  Paragraphs (14), (17), (19) and (20)
     

3.       Fees and charges that a holder of ADRs may have to pay, either directly or indirectly

  Paragraph (7)
     

4.       Fees and other direct and indirect payments made by the depositary to the foreign issuer of the deposited securities

  Paragraph (7)
     

Item 2.    AVAILABLE INFORMATION

  Paragraph (8)

 

Méliuz S.A. (the “Company”) publishes information in English required to maintain the exemption from registration under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, afforded by Rule 12g3-2(b) promulgated thereunder on its Internet Web site or through an electronic information delivery system generally available to the public in its primary trading market  As of the date hereof, the Company’s internet website is located at https://ri.meliuz.com.br/default.aspx?linguagem=en.

 

 

 

 

PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 3.    EXHIBITS

 

(a)Form of Deposit Agreement. Form of Deposit Agreement among Méliuz S.A. (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 (as from time to time amended, the "Deposit Agreement"), including the Form of ADR attached as Exhibit A thereto. 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 hereby 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 Norton Rose Fulbright US 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.

 

(f)Power of Attorney of certain officers and directors of the Company. Set forth on the signature pages hereto.

 

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.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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 Méliuz S.A., 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 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 August 5, 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, Méliuz S.A. 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 São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, on August 5, 2025.

 

  MÉLIUZ S.A.
       
       
  By: /s/ Gabriel Loures Araújo .
    Name: Gabriel Loures Araújo
    Title: Chief Executive Officer, Chief Growth,
Strategy and New Business Officer and Director

 

POWERS OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints MARCIO LOURES DE ARAUJO PENNA and DÚNIA NEVES RUAS MOURÃO, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and any and all related registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their 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 capacities indicated on August 5, 2025.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Signature   Title
     
/s/ Gabriel Loures Araújo   Chief Executive Officer, Chief Growth, Strategy and New Business Officer and Director
Gabriel Loures Araújo   (principal executive officer)
 
/s/ Michelle Meirelles Ferreira Costa   Chief Financial Officer
Michelle Meirelles Ferreira Costa   (principal financial and accounting officer)
     
/s/ Israel Fernandes Salmen  

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Israel Fernandes Salmen    
     
/s/ Tulio Braga Paiva Pacheco   Chief Operating Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
Tulio Braga Paiva Pacheco    
     
/s/ André Amaral Ribeiro   Chief Product Officer and Director
André Amaral Ribeiro    
     
/s/ Matheus Costa Ferreira   Director
Matheus Costa Ferreira    
     
/s/ Tiago Bortoletto Veloso de Almeida   Director
Tiago Bortoletto Veloso de Almeida    
     
    Director
Guilherme Villela de Viana Bandeira    
     
    Director
Roberta de Souza Lemos Antunes da Silva    
     
    Director
Roberto Christiano Gaspar de Oliveira    

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED U.S. REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT

 

Pursuant to the Securities Act, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of the registrant has signed this registration statement on the 5th day of August, 2025.

 

  Cogency Global Inc.
  Authorized U.S. Representative

  

    By: /s/ Colleen A. De Vries .
      Name: Colleen A. De Vries
      Title: Sr. Vice President on behalf of Cogency Global Inc.

  

 

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number
   
     
(a)   Form of Deposit Agreement among Méliuz S.A., 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, including the Form of ADR attached as Exhibit A thereto.
     
(d)   Opinion of Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities being registered.