As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 12, 2019 Registration No. 333-173515

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM F-6/A

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 FOR AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES EVIDENCED BY

AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS

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RENREN INC.

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

 

N/A 

(Translation of issuer’s name into English)

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The Cayman Islands

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

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CITIBANK, N.A. 

(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

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388 Greenwich Street 

New York, New York 10013

(212) 723-5435

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary’s principal executive offices)

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Law Debenture Corporate Services
400 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(212) 750-6474

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

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Copies to:

Z. Julie Gao, 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

Herman H. Raspé, Esq.

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036

(212) 336-2000

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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: ☐

 

The Registrant hereby amends this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 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. 2 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. 2 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. 2 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.

 

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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”)
Filed Herewith as Prospectus

         
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”)

Filed Herewith as Prospectus

         
  (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 - Paragraph (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. 2 to Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a)(i) to this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form F-6 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 3. EXHIBITS

 

(a)(i) Form of Amendment No. 2 to Deposit Agreement, by and among Renren Inc. (the “Company”), Citibank, N.A., as depositary (the “Depositary”), and all Holders and Beneficial Owners of American Depositary Shares outstanding under the terms of the Deposit Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2011. — Filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(i).

 

(a)(ii) Amendment No. 1 to Deposit Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2017, by and among the Company, the Depositary, and all Holders and Beneficial Owners of American Depositary Shares outstanding under the terms of the Deposit Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2011. — Filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(ii).

 

(a)(iii) Deposit Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2011, by and among the Company, the Depositary and all Holders and Beneficial Owners of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder (the “Deposit Agreement”). — Previously filed.

 

(a)(iv) Form of Letter Agreement, by and between the Company and the Depositary. — Previously filed.

 

(b) Letter Agreement, dated as of October 20, 2011, by and between the Company and the Depositary. — Previously filed.

 

(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 of the Company. — Set forth on the signature page 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, as amended from time to time, by and among Renren Inc., Citibank, N.A., as depositary, and all Holders and Beneficial Owners of American Depositary Shares outstanding 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. 2 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 11th day of December, 2019.

 

 

Legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement, as amended, under which the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder are to be issued.

     
  CITIBANK, N.A., solely in its capacity as Depositary
     
  By: /s/ Mark Gherzo
    Name: Mark Gherzo
    Title:   Attorney-in-Fact

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Renren 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 No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China, on the 11th day of December, 2019.

 

  RENREN INC.
     
  By: /s/ Joseph Chen
    Name:  Joseph Chen
    Title: Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form F-6 has been signed by the following persons in the following capacities on the 11th day of December, 2019.

 

Signature   Title
     

/s/ Joseph Chen

 

Chairman of the Board of Directors and

Name: Joseph Chen   Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)    
     

*

 

Chief Financial Officer

Name: Thomas Jintao Ren    
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)    
     

*

 

Director

Name: Hui Huang    
     

*

 

Director

Name: James Jian Liu    
     

*

 

Director

Name: Chuanfu Wang    

 

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Signature   Title
     

*

 

Director

Name: Stephen Tappin    
     

*

 

Director

Name: Tianruo Pu    

 

*By: /s/ Joseph Chen    
  Name: Joseph Chen    
             Attorney-in-Fact    

 

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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 Renren Inc., has signed this registration statement or amendment thereto in New York, on the 12th day of December, 2019.

 

  Authorized U.S. Representative
 

For and on behalf of Cogency Global Inc.

     
  By: /s/ Richard Arthur
    Name: Richard Arthur
    Title:   Assistant Secretary

 

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Index to Exhibits

 

Exhibit Document Sequentially
Numbered Page
     
(a)(i) Form of Amendment No. 2 to Deposit Agreement  
     
(a)(ii) Amendment No. 1 to Deposit Agreement  
     

 

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