As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2024 Registration No. 333-_____
 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

_______________________________

FORM F-6

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

under

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

For Depositary Shares

 

INTESA SANPAOLO S.p.A.

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

 

N/A

(Translation of issuer's name into English)

 

REPUBLIC OF ITALY

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

 

240 Greenwich 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 Mellon

Legal Department

240 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10286

(212) 495-1784

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

 

Copies to:

 

Brian D. Obergfell, Esq.

Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP

120 Broadway

New York, New York 10271

(212) 238-3032

Michael S. Immordino, Esq.

White & Case LLP

5 Old Broad Street

London EC2N 1DW

United Kingdom

+44 207 532 1399

 

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. []

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of each class of

Securities to be registered

Amount to be registered Proposed maximum offering price per unit (1) Proposed maximum  aggregate offering price Amount of registration fee

 

American Depositary Shares representing ordinary shares of Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.

 

200,000,000

American Depositary Shares

 

$5.00

 

$10,000,000

 

$1,476.00

(1)For the purpose of this table only the term "unit" is defined as 100 American Depositary Shares or portion thereof.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt (“Receipt”) included as Exhibit A to the form of Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit 1 to this Registration Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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 Filed Herewith as Prospectus

 

1.       Name and address of depositary

 

  Introductory Paragraph

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   Paragraph (12)
(iii)   The collection and distribution of dividends   Paragraphs (4), (5), (7) and (10)
(iv)  The transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material   Paragraphs (8) and (12)
(v)   The sale or exercise of rights   Paragraphs (4), (5) and (10)
(vi)  The 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 Receipts to inspect the transfer books of the depositary and the list of holders of Receipts   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    
    Public reports furnished by issuer   Paragraph (8)
         

 

 

PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

 

 

Item - 3. Exhibits

 

a. Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of March 20, 2008 among Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., The Bank of New York Mellon, as Depositary, and all Holders from time to time of American Depositary Receipts issued thereunder. – Filed herewith as Exhibit 1.
b. Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the Depositary Shares registered hereby or the custody of the deposited securities represented. – 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 Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP, counsel for the Depositary, as to legality of the securities to be registered. – Filed herewith as Exhibit 4.
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 depositary shares, 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 depositary shares 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 April 17, 2024.

 

Legal entity created by the agreement for the issuance of depositary shares representing ordinary shares of Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.

 

By: The Bank of New York Mellon
    As Depositary
   
   
  By:

/s/ Juliana Dager

  Name: Juliana Dager
  Title: Director

 

 

 

 

 
 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. has caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in Milan, Italy, on April 17, 2024.

 

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.
 
 
By:

/s/ Carlo Messina

Name: Carlo Messina
Title: Managing Director and Chief  Executive Officer

 

 

 

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 April 17, 2024.

 

/s/ Carlo Messina

Chief Executive Officer
Carlo Messina (principal executive officer)
   
   

/s/ Luca Bocca

Chief Financial Officer
Luca Bocca (principal financial officer)
   
   

/s/ Elisabetta Stegher

Chief Accounting Officer
Elisabetta Stegher (principal accounting officer)
   
   

/s/ Gian Maria Gros-Pietro

Chair
Gian Maria Gros-Pietro  
   
   

/s/ Paolo Andrea Colombo

Deputy Chair
Paolo Andrea Colombo  
   
   

/s/ Franco Ceruti

Director
Franco Ceruti  
   
   

/s/ Paola Tagliavini

Director
Paola Tagliavini  
   
   

/s/ Liana Logiurato

Director
Liana Logiurato  
   
   

/s/ Luciano Nebbia

Director
Luciano Nebbia  
   
   

/s/ Bruno Picca

Director
Bruno Picca  
   
   

/s/ Livia Pomodoro

Director
Livia Pomodoro  
   
   

/s/ Maria Alessandra Stefanelli

Director
Maria Alessandra Stefanelli  
   
   

/s/ Bruno Maria Parigi

Director
Bruno Maria Parigi  
   
   

/s/ Daniele Zamboni

Director
Daniele Zamboni  
   
   

 

Director
Maria Mazzarella  
   
   

/s/ Anna Gatti

Director
Anna Gatti  
   
   

/s/ Fabrizio Mosca

Director
Fabrizio Mosca  
   
   

/s/ Milena Teresa Motta

Director
Milena Teresa Motta  
   
   

/s/ Maria Cristina Zoppo

Director
Maria Cristina Zoppo  
   
   

/s/ Alberto Maria Pisani

Director
Alberto Maria Pisani  
   
   

/s/ Roberto Franchini

Director
Roberto Franchini  
   
   
   
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., New York Branch Authorized Representative in the United States
   
   
By:

/s/ Nicola Baiocchi Di Silvestri

 
Name Nicola Baiocchi Di Silvestri  
Title: Managing Director and General Manager New York Branch  
     

 

 

 
 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

 

Exhibit

Number

Exhibit
   
1 Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of March 20, 2008 among Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., The Bank of New York Mellon, as Depositary, and all Holders from time to time of American Depositary Receipts issued thereunder.
   
   
   
4 Opinion of Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP, counsel for the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities to be registered.
   
   
5 Certification Under Rule 466.
   

 


ATTACHMENTS / EXHIBITS

ATTACHMENTS / EXHIBITS

FORM OF DEPOSIT AGREEMENT

OPINION OF COUNSEL

CERTIFICATION UNDER RULE 466