Citibank NA

10/28/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/28/2024 14:16

Post Effective Registration for Depository Shares Form F 6 POS

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 2024 Registration No. 333 - 279201

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

______________

IBERDROLA, S.A.

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

______________

N/A

(Translation of issuer's name into English)

______________

Kingdom of Spain

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

__________________________________

CITIBANK, N.A.

(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

______________

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

(877) 248 - 4237

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

______________

CT Corporation System

28 Liberty Street

New York, NY 10005

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

__________________________________

Copies to:

Juan Manuel de Remedios, Esq.

Jessica Y. Chen, Esq.

White & Case LLP

1221 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10020

(212) 819-8200

Herman H. Raspé, Esq.

Jean-Claude Lanza, Esq.

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
(212) 336-2000

__________________________________

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. 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.

ii

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 (17)
and (18).
(iii) The collection and distribution of dividends Reverse of Receipt - Paragraph (15).
(iv) The transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material Face of Receipt - Paragraph (14);
Reverse of Receipt - Paragraph (18).
(v) The sale or exercise of rights

Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (15)

and (17).

(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 (15) and (17).

(vii) Amendment, extension or termination of the deposit agreement Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (23) and (24) (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 (14).

I-1

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 (8);

Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (20) and (21).

(xi) Fees and charges which may be imposed directly or indirectly on holders of ADSs Face of Receipt - Paragraph (11).
Item 2. AVAILABLE INFORMATION Face of Receipt - Paragraph (14).

The Company publishes the information contemplated in Rule 12g3-2(b)(2)(i) under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") on its internet website or through an electronic information delivery system generally available to the public in the Company's primary trading market. As of the date hereof the Company's internet website is www.iberdrola.com. The information so published by the Company may not be in English, except that the Company is required, in order to maintain its exemption from the Exchange Act reporting obligations pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b), to translate such information into English to the extent contemplated in the instructions to Rule 12g3-2(b). The information so published by the Company cannot be retrieved from the internet website of United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), and cannot be inspected or copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission located (as of the date of the Deposit Agreement) at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.

I-2

PROSPECTUS

The Prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt included as Exhibit A to the Form of Third Amended and Restated 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.

I-3

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 3. EXHIBITS

(a)(i) Form of Third Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, by and among Iberdrola, S.A. (the "Company"), Citibank, N.A., as depositary (the "Depositary"), and all Holders and Beneficial Owners of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder (the "Deposit Agreement"). ___ Filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(i).

(a)(ii) Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2024, 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) Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder or the custody of the deposited securities represented thereby. ___ None.

(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 as Exhibit (d) to the Registration Statement on Form F-6, Reg. No. 333- 279201, filed on May 8, 2024, and incorporated herein by reference.

(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.

II-1

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.

II-2

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 Third Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement as amended, by and among Iberdrola, S.A., 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 28th day of October 2024.

Legal entity created by the Third Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement as amended, under which the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder are to be issued, each American Depositary Share representing the right to receive four (4) ordinary shares of Iberdrola, S.A.
CITIBANK, N.A., solely in its capacity as Depositary
By: /s/ Joseph Connor
Name: Joseph Connor
Title: Attorney-in-Fact

II-3

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Iberdrola, S.A. 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 Madrid, Spain on October 28, 2024.

IBERDROLA, S.A.
By: /s/ Santiago Martínez Garrido
Name: Santiago Martínez Garrido
Title: Secretary of the Board of Directors

II-4

POWERS OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Juan José Zúñiga Benavides 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 October 28, 2024.

Signature Title
/s/ José Ignacio Sánchez Galán Executive chairman
José Ignacio Sánchez Galán
/s/ Armando Martínez Martínez Chief Executive Officer and Director
Armando Martínez Martínez (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ José Sainz Armada Chief Finance, Control and Corporate Development Officer
José Sainz Armada (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Daniel Alcain López Chief Control Officer
Daniel Alcain López (Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Juan Manuel González Serna First Vice-chair and lead director
Juan Manuel González Serna
/s/ Anthony L. Gardner Second Vice-chair
Anthony L. Gardner

II-5

Signature Title
/s/ Iñigo Víctor de Oriol Ibarra Director
Iñigo Víctor de Oriol Ibarra
/s/ María Helena Antolín Raybaud Director
María Helena Antolín Raybaud
/s/ Manuel Moreu Munaiz Director
Manuel Moreu Munaiz
/s/ Xabier Sagredo Ormaza Director
Xabier Sagredo Ormaza
/s/ Sara de la Rica Goiricelaya Director
Sara de la Rica Goiricelaya
/s/ Nicola Mary Brewer Director
Nicola Mary Brewer
/s/ Regina Helena Jorge Nunes Director
Regina Helena Jorge Nunes
/s/ Ángel Jesús Acebes Paniagua Director
Ángel Jesús Acebes Paniagua
/s/ María Ángeles Alcalá Díaz Director
María Ángeles Alcalá Díaz
/s/ Isabel García Tejerina Director
Isabel García Tejerina

II-6

SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Iberdrola, S.A. has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed by the following duly authorized representative in the United States on October 28, 2024.

Authorized U.S. Representative
By: /s/ Justin B. Lagasse

Name: Justin B. Lagasse

Title: Senior Vice President - Chief Financial Officer and Controller

Avangrid, Inc.

II-7

Index to Exhibits

Exhibit Document

Sequentially

Numbered Page

(a)(i) Form of Third Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement
(a)(ii) Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement