As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 7, 2006. Registration No. 333-106869
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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
QUIÑENCO S.A.
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)
N/A
(Translation of issuer's name into English)
CHILE
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)
One Wall Street New York, N.Y. 10286
(212) 495-1784
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary's principal executive offices)
_______________________________
The Bank of New York
ADR Division
One Wall Street, 29th Floor
New York, New York 10286
(212) 495-1784
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Peter B. Tisne, Esq.
Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP
120 Broadway
New York, New York 10271
(212) 238-3010
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. [ ]
The offering made under this Registration Statement has been terminated. Accordingly, the Registrant hereby deregisters all remaining American Depositary Shares previously registered by this Registration Statement that have not been issued.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item - 1.
Description of Securities to be Registered
Cross Reference Sheet
Item Number and Caption | Location in Form of Receipt |
1. Name and address of depositary | Introductory Article |
2. Title of American Depositary Receipts and identity of deposited securities | Face of Receipt, top center |
Terms of Deposit: | |
(i) The amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of American Depositary Receipts | Face of Receipt, upper right corner |
(ii) The procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities | Articles number 15, 16 and 18 |
(iii) The collection and distribution of dividends | Articles number 4, 12, 13, 15 and 18 |
(iv) The transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material | Articles number 11, 15, 16 and 18 |
(v) The sale or exercise of rights | Articles number 13, 14, 15 and 18 |
(vi) The deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization | Articles number 12, 13, 15, 17 and 18 |
(vii) Amendment, extension or termination of the deposit agreement | Articles number 20 and 21 |
(viii) Rights of holders of Receipts to inspect the transfer books of the depositary and the list of holders of Receipts | Article number 11 |
(ix) Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities | Articles number 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 22 |
(x) Limitation upon the liability of the depositary | Articles number 14, 18, 19 and 21 |
3. Fees and Charges | Articles number 7 and 8 |
Item - 2.
Available Information
Public reports furnished by issuer | Article number 11 |
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item - 3.
Exhibits
a.
Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of August 19, 2003, among Quiñenco S.A., The Bank of New York, as Depositary, and all Owners and Beneficial Owner from time to time of American Depositary Receipts issued thereunder. - Filed previously.
b.
Form of letter from The Bank of New York to Quiñenco S.A. relating to pre-release activities. – Filed previously.
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. - See (a) and (b) above.
d.
Opinion of Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP, counsel for the Depositary, as to legality of the securities to be registered. – Filed previously.
e.
Certification under Rule 466. – Filed herewith as Exhibit 5.
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 ADRs, 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 ADR thirty days before any change in the fee schedule.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant 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 December 7, 2006.
Legal entity created by the agreement for the issuance of American Depositary Receipts for ordinary shares of Quiñenco S.A..
By:
The Bank of New York,
As Depositary
By:
/s/ Joanne F. DiGiovanni
Name: Joanne F. DiGiovanni
Title: Vice President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Quiñenco S.A. has caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in Santiago, Chile, on December 7, 2006.
QUIÑENCO S.A.
By: /s/ Luis Fernando Antúnez
Luis Fernando Antúnez
Chief Financial Officer
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Guillermo Luksic Craig, Francisco Perez Mackenna and Luis Fernando Antunez, and each of them severally, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact with power of substitution and resubstitution to sign in his or her name, place and stead in any and all capacities the Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) and any documents in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each of said attorneys full power to act with or without the other, and full power and authority to do and perform, in his or her name and on his or her behalf, every act whatsoever which such attorneys, or any one of them, may deem necessary or desirable to be done in connection therewith as fully and to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, 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, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 7, 2006.
/s/ Francisco Perez Mackenna
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)
Francisco Perez Mackenna
/s/ Luis Fernando Antúnez
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer)
Luis Fernando Antúnez
/s/ Guillermo Luksic Craig
Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Guillermo Luksic Craig
/s/ Andrónico Luksic Craig
Director and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
Andrónico Luksic Craig
/s/ Hernán Buchi Buc
Director
Hernán Buchi Buc
/s/ Juan Andres Fontaine Talavera
Director
Juan Andres Fontaine Talavera
/s/ Jean-Paul Luksic Fontbona
Director
Jean-Paul Luksic Fontbona
/s/ Gonzalo Menendez Duque
Director
Gonzalo Menendez Duque
/s/ Matko Koljatic Maroevic
Director
Matko Koljatic Maroevic
PUGLISI & ASSOCIATES
Authorized Representative in the United States
By: /s/ Donald J. Puglisi
Name: Donald J. Puglisi
Title: Managing Director
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number | Exhibit | |
5 | Rule 466 certificate | |