| As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 29, 2024 | Registration No. 333 - 168238 |
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
AMBOW EDUCATION HOLDING LTD.
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)
N/A
(Translation of issuer’s name into English)
The Cayman Islands
(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)
Dr. Jin Huang, President, Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer
19925 Stevens Creek Blvd,
Cupertino, CA 95014
United States of America
(628) 888-4587
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
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Mitchell S. Nussbaum Lawrence Venick Loeb & Loeb LLP 345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154 (212) 407-4000 |
Herman H. Raspé, Esq. Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP 1133 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 (212) 336-2301 |
| 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 : ☐ | ||
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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.
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 (16) and (17). | ||
| (iii) | The collection and distribution of dividends | Reverse of Receipt - Paragraph (14). | ||
| (iv) | The transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material | Face of Receipt - Paragraph (13); Reverse of Receipt - Paragraph (16). | ||
| (v) | The sale or exercise of rights |
Reverse of Receipt – Paragraphs (14) and (16). | ||
| (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 (14) and (18). | ||
| (vii) | Amendment, extension or termination of the deposit agreement | Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (22) and (23) (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 (13). | ||
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Item Number and Caption |
Location in Form of American Depositary Receipt (“Receipt”) | |||
| (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 – Pargraph (7); Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (19) and (20). | ||
| (xi) | Fees and charges which may be imposed directly or indirectly on holders of ADSs | Face of Receipt - Paragraph (10). | ||
| Item 2. | AVAILABLE INFORMATION | Face of Receipt - Paragraph (13). | ||
The Company is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, accordingly, is required to file or submit certain reports with, and submits 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 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.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
| Item 3. | EXHIBITS |
(a)(i) Form of Amendment No. 1 to Deposit Agreement, by and among Ambow Education Holding Ltd., (the “Company”), Citibank, N.A., as depositary (the “Depositary”), and all Holders and Beneficial Owners of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder. ___ Filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(i).
(a)(ii) Deposit Agreement, dated as of August 10, 2010, by and among the Company, the Depositary, and all Holders and Beneficial Owners of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder.___ Filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(ii).
(b) Warrant Exercise Letter Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2020, by and among the Company, the Depositary, and all Holders and Beneficial Owners of American Depositary Shares. ___ Filed herewith as Exhibit (b).
(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. ___ Set forth on the signature pages hereto.
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| Item 4. | UNDERTAKINGS |
| (a) | The Depositary 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, by and among Ambow Education Holding Ltd., Citibank, N.A., as depositary, and all Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time 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 29th day of January 2024.
| Legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement under which the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder are to be issued, each American Depositary Share representing twenty (20) Class A ordinary shares of Ambow Education Holding Ltd. | ||
| CITIBANK, N.A., solely in its capacity as Depositary | ||
| By: | /s/ Joseph Connor | |
| Name: Joseph Connor | ||
| Title: Attorney-in-Fact | ||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Ambow Education Holding Ltd. 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 San Diego, State of California, on January 29, 2024.
| AMBOW EDUCATION HOLDING LTD. | |||
| By: | /s/ Dr. Jin Huang | ||
| Name: | Dr. Jin Huang | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer | ||
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POWERS OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Jin Huang to act as his/her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for him/her and in his/her name, place and stead, in any and all such capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent 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 s/he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his/her 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 Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-6 has been signed by the following persons in the following capacities on January 29, 2024.
| Signature | Title | |
| /s/ Dr. Jin Huang | Chairman Executive Officer, Acting Chief Financial Officer and Director | |
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Dr. Jin Huang |
(Principal Executive Officer, Principal Accounting and Financial
Officer)
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| /s/ Yanhui Ma | Director | |
|
Yanhui Ma |
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| /s/ Yigong Justin Chen | Director | |
|
Yigong Justin Chen |
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| /s/ Mingjun Wang | Director | |
|
Mingjun Wang |
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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT IN THE
UNITED STATES
Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of Ambow Education Holding Ltd. has signed this Post- Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-6 in San Diego, California on January 29, 2024.
| Authorized U.S. Representative | ||
| Jin Huang | ||
| By: | /s/ Dr. Jin Huang | |
| Name: Dr. Jin Huang | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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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 | |
| (b) | Warrant Exercise Letter Agreement |