JPMorgan Chase Bank NA - ADR Depositary

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Post Effective Registration for Depository Shares Form F 6 POS

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 19, 2024

Registration No. 333-275909

UNITED STATES
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

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Biodexa Pharmaceuticals PLC

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

n/a

(Translation of issuer's name into English)

England and Wales

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

383 Madison Avenue, Floor 11, New York, New York 10179

Telephone (800) 990-1135

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

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Puglisi & Associates

850 Library Avenue, Suite 204

Newark, Delaware 19711

(302) 738-6680

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

Copy to:

Scott A. Ziegler, Esq.

Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP

570 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2405

New York, New York 10022

(212) 319-7600

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. ☐

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 evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each American Depositary Share representing a specified number of ordinary shares of Biodexa Pharmaceuticals PLC N/A N/A N/A N/A
(1) Each unit represents 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 Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares.

PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

The Prospectus consists of the form of American Depositary Receipt ("ADR" or "American Depositary Receipt") filed as Exhibit A to the form of Amendment No. 1 to the Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a)(2) to this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-6, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

CROSS REFERENCE SHEET

Item Number and Caption

Location in Form of American Depositary

Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus

(1) Name and address of Depositary Introductory paragraph and bottom of face of American Depositary Receipt
(2) Title of American Depositary Receipts and identity of deposited securities Face of American Depositary Receipt, top center
Terms of Deposit:
(i) Amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of American Depositary Shares Face of American Depositary Receipt, upper right corner
(ii) Procedure for voting the deposited securities Paragraph (12)
(iii) Procedure for collecting and distributing dividends Paragraphs (4), (5), (7) and (10)
(iv) Procedures for transmitting notices, reports and proxy soliciting material Paragraphs (3), (8) and (12)
(v) Sale or exercise of rights Paragraphs (4), (5) and (10)
(vi) 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 ADRs to inspect the transfer books of the Depositary and the list of holders of ADRs Paragraph (3)
(ix) Restrictions upon the right to transfer 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 that a holder of ADRs may have to pay, either directly or indirectly Paragraph (7)

Item 2. AVAILABLE INFORMATION

Item Number and Caption

Location in Form of American Depositary

Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus

(a) Statement that Biodexa Pharmaceuticals PLC is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and accordingly files certain reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These reports can be inspected and retrieved by holders of American Depositary Receipts through the EDGAR system on the Securities and Exchange Commission's Internet Website, currently located at www.sec.gov, and can be inspected and copied at public reference facilities maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission, currently located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Paragraph (8)

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 3. EXHIBITS

(a)(1) Form of Deposit Agreement. Form of Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of December 18, 2023 among Biodexa Pharmaceuticals PLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary (the "Depositary"), and all Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of ADRs issued thereunder (the "Deposit Agreement"). Previously filed.
(a)(2) Form of Amendment to Deposit Agreement, including the form of American Depositary Receipt. Filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(2).
(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. 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 Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities being registered. Previously filed.
(e) Certification under Rule 466. Filed herewith as Exhibit (e).
(f) Powers of Attorney for certain officers and directors and the authorized representative of the Company. Previously filed.

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 American Depositary Receipts, 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 American Depositary Receipt thirty days before any change in the fee schedule.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. on behalf of the legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement, 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 September 19, 2024.

Legal entity created by the form of Deposit Agreement for the issuance of ADRs evidencing American Depositary Shares
By: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Depositary
By: /s/ Timothy E. Green
Name: Timothy E. Green
Title: Vice President

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Biodexa Pharmaceuticals PLC 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, on September 19, 2024.

Biodexa Pharmaceuticals PLC
By: /s/ Stephen Stamp
Name: Stephen Stamp
Title: Chief Executive Officer

Under the requirements of the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-6 has been signed by the following persons on September 19, 2024, in the capacities indicated.

SIGNATURES

Signature

Title

/s/ Stephen Parker*

Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors

Stephen Parker

/s/ Stephen Stamp

Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)

Stephen Stamp

/s/ Simon Turton, Ph.D.*

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Simon Turton, Ph.D.

/s/ Sijmen de Vries, M.D.*

Non-Executive Director

Sijmen de Vries, M.D.

/s/ Ann Merchant

Non-Executive Director

Ann Merchant
* By: /s/ Stephen Stamp
Stephen Stamp, Power of Attorney

SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT

Under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of Biodexa Pharmaceuticals PLC, has signed this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement on Form F-6 in Newark, Delaware, on September 19, 2024.

Authorized U.S. Representative
By: /s/ Donald J. Puglisi
Name: Donald J. Puglisi
Title: Managing Director, Puglisi & Associates

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number
(a)(2) Form of Amendment No. 1 to Deposit Agreement
(e) Rule 466 Certification