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Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas/ADR Group – ‘F-6’ on 2/2/23 re: Hesai Group

On:  Thursday, 2/2/23, at 10:19am ET   ·   Accession #:  1104659-23-9670   ·   File #:  333-269524

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Registration Statement – Depositary Shares Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts (ADRs)   —   Form F-6   —   SA’33

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: F-6         Registration Statement - Depositary Shares          HTML     59K 
                Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts (ADRs)                 
 2: EX-99.(A)   Exhibit (A)                                         HTML    398K 
 3: EX-99.(D)   Exhibit (D)                                         HTML      7K 


‘F-6’   —   Registration Statement – Depositary Shares Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts (ADRs)


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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 2, 2023 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

AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES EVIDENCED BY AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS

 

 

 

Hesai Group

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

 

 

 

Not Applicable

(Translation of issuer’s name into English)

 

 

 

Cayman Islands

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

 

 

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

 

1 Columbus Circle

New York, New York 10019

+1 (212) 250-9100

(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, NY 10168

+1 (800) 221-0102

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

 

 

 

Copies to:

Yuting Wu, Esq.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &

Flom LLP

JingAn Kerry Centre, Tower II, 46/F

1539 Nanjing West Road

Shanghai, the People’s Republic of

China

+86 21-6193-8200

Shu Du, Esq.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &

Flom LLP

c/o 42/F, Edinburgh Tower, The

Landmark

15 Queen’s Road Central

Hong Kong

+852 3740-4700

Brian V. Breheny, Esq.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &

Flom LLP and Affiliates

1440 New York Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C.

United States

1 202-371-7000

Melissa Butler, Esq.

White & Case LLP

5 Old Broad Street
London EC2N 1DW
United Kingdom

+44 20 7532 1502

 

 

 

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 :  x

 

 

 

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, each representing one Class B ordinary share, par value US$0.0001 per share, of Hesai Group 200,000,000  American Depositary Shares $0.05 $10,000,000 $1,102

 

1  For the purpose of this table only the term "unit" is defined as 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 Shares.

 

The registrant hereby amends this 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 registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

This registration statement 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.

 

 

 

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PART I

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

The prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt (“Receipt”) included as Exhibits A and B to the form of Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a) to this registration statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

 

Required Information   Location in Form of Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus
1.  Name of depositary and address of its principal executive office  

Face of Receipt – introductory paragraph

         
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 (“ADS”)  

Face of Receipt – upper right corner

 

         
  (ii)  The procedure for voting the deposited securities   Reverse of Receipt – Articles 14 and 15
         
  (iii)  The procedure for collecting and distributing dividends   Reverse of Receipt – Articles 13 and 14
         
  (iv)  The procedures for transmitting notices, reports and proxy soliciting material  

Face of Receipt – Article 12;

Reverse of Receipt – Articles 14 and 15

         
  (v)  The sale or exercise of rights   Reverse of Receipt – Articles 13 and 14
         
  (vi)  The deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization  

Face of Receipt – Articles 3, 6 and 9;

Reverse of Receipt – Articles 13 and 16

         
  (vii)  Amendment, extension or termination of the deposit arrangements   Reverse of Receipt – Articles 20 and 21 (no provision for extension)
         
  (viii)  The rights of holders of Receipts to inspect the books of the depositary and the list of holders of Receipts   Face of Receipt – Article 12
         
  (ix)  Restrictions upon the right to transfer or withdraw the underlying securities  

Face of Receipt – Articles 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 and 10;

Reverse of Receipt – Article 22

         
  (x)     Limitation on the depositary’s liability  

Face of Receipt – Article 10;

Reverse of Receipt – Articles 15, 16, 17 and 18

         
3.      Fees and charges that a holder of Receipts may have to pay, either directly or indirectly   Face of Receipt – Article 9
       
4. Fees and other direct and indirect payments made by the depositary to the foreign issuer of the deposited securities   Face of Receipt – Article 9
           

 

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Item 2. AVAILABLE INFORMATION

 

Following the effectiveness of the registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-269247) and the registration statement on Form 8-A covering the American Depositary Shares, each representing one Class B ordinary share of Hesai Group (the “Company”), the Company will be subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, accordingly, will file certain reports with, and will furnish certain reports to, the Commission. These reports may be retrieved from the Commission’s website (www.sec.gov) and may be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington D.C. 20549.

 

PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 3. EXHIBITS

 

  (a) Form of Deposit Agreement, by and among the Company, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as depositary (the “Depositary”), and all holders and beneficial owners from time to time of ADSs issued thereunder (“Deposit Agreement”).  — Filed herewith as Exhibit (a).

 

  (b) Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the ADSs 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 White & Case LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities to be registered. — Filed herewith as Exhibit (d).

 

  (e) Certification under Rule 466. — Not applicable.

 

  (f) Powers of attorney for 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 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 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 ADR 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, 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 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 2, 2023.

 

 

Legal entity created by the form of Deposit Agreement for the issuance of Receipts for Class B ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share, of Hesai Group

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Depositary

     
  By:  /s/ Michael Tompkins
    Name:  Michael Tompkins
    Title: Director
     
  By:  /s/ Michael Curran
    Name:  Michael Curran
    Title: Vice President

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China, on February 2, 2023.

 

  Hesai Group
     
  By:  /s/ Yifan Li
    Name:  Yifan Li
    Title: Director and Chief Executive Officer

 

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Dr. Yifan Li and Mr. Louis T. Hsieh, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, 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 registration statement has been signed by the following persons on February 2, 2023, in the capacities indicated.

 

Signature   Title
     
/s/ Yifan Li   Director and Chief Executive Officer
Name: Yifan Li   (Principal Executive Officer)
     
/s/ Kai Sun   Director
Name: Kai Sun    
     
/s/ Shaoqing Xiang   Director
Name: Shaoqing Xiang    
     
/s/ Louis T. Hsieh   Director and Global Chief Financial Officer
Name: Louis T. Hsieh   (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
     
/s/ Cailian Yang   Director
Name: Cailian Yang    

 

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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES

 

Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of Hesai Group, has signed this registration statement in New York, New York, United States of America on February 2, 2023.

 

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

 

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Index to Exhibits

 

Exhibit Document
(a) Form of Deposit Agreement
(d) Opinion of White & Case LLP, counsel to the Depositary

 

 

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