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As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26 , 2024

 

Registration No. 333-254493

 

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

___________________

 

Zhihu Inc.

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

 

n/a

(Translation of issuer's name into English)

 

Cayman Islands

(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: (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 (212) 947-7200

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

 

Copies to:

Scott A. Ziegler, Esq.

Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP

570 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2405

New York, New York 10022

(212) 319-7600

 

It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466

   ☐ immediately upon filing

   ☒ on May 9, 2024 at 4:30 p.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 three Class A ordinary shares of Zhihu Inc. 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

 

 

 

 

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 Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a) to this Registration Statement, 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   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) Limitation upon 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 Zhihu Inc. 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, and that such reports can be inspected by holders of American Depositary Receipts and copied through the EDGAR system or at public reference facilities maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C       Paragraph (8)

 

 

 

 

PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 3. EXHIBITS

 

(a)(1) Form of Deposit Agreement. Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of                , 2024 among Zhihu Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary (the "Depositary"), and all Holders and Beneficial Owners 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 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)Powers of Attorney for certain officers and the authorized representative 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.

 

 

 

 

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 Post-Effective Amendment 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 April 26, 2024.

 

  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: Executive Director

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Zhihu Inc. 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 to Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on April 26, 2024.

 

  Zhihu Inc.
     
     
  By: /s/Yuan Zhou
  Name:   Yuan Zhou
  Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

POWERS OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Yuan Zhou and Han Wang, 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.

 

Under the requirements of the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement on Form F-6 has been signed by the following persons on April 26, 2024, in the capacities indicated.

 

SIGNATURES

 

Signature   Title
     
/s/Yuan Zhou   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Yuan Zhou    
     
/s/Dahai Li   Director and Chief Technology Officer
Dahai Li    
     
/s/Zhaohui Li   Director
Zhaohui Li    
     
/s/Bing Yu   Director
Bing Yu    
     
/s/Hanhui Sam Sun   Director
Hanhui Sam Sun    
     
/s/Hope Ni   Director
Hope Ni    
     
/s/Derek Chen   Director
Derek Chen    
     
/s/Han Wang   Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Han Wang    

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT

 

Under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of Zhihu Inc., has signed this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement on Form F-6 in New York, New York, on April 26, 2024.

 

  Cogency Global Inc.
     
  By: /s/Colleen A. De Vries
  Name: Colleen A. De Vries
  Title:

Senior Vice President on behalf of 

Cogency Global Inc

 

 

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit Number    
     
(a) Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement.  
     
(e) Rule 466 Certification