As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 4, 2013

Registration No. 333-

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM F-6

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

under

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

For American Depositary Shares

of

 

MTN GROUP LIMITED

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

N/A

(Translation of issuer's name into English)

 

SOUTH AFRICA

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

One Wall Street, New York, New York 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

ADR Division

One Wall Street, 29th Floor

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

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 aggregate price per unit (1) 		Proposed
maximum aggregate offering price (1) 		Amount of registration fee
American Depositary Shares, each American Depositary Share representing Ordinary Shares, Par Value 0.01 South African Cent each, of MTN Group Limited 200,000,000 American Depositary Shares $5.00 $10,000,000 $1,288.00
1 For the purpose of this table only the term "unit" is defined as 100 American Depositary Shares.
 
 

The prospectus consists of the proposed Form of American Depositary 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 Article
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 Articles number 15 and 16
(iii)   The collection and distribution of dividends Articles number 12, 14 and 15
(iv)  The transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material Articles number 11, 15 and 16
(v)   The sale or exercise of rights Article number 14
(vi)  The deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization Articles number 12 and 17
(vii)  Amendment, extension or termination of the deposit agreement Articles number 20 and 21
(viii)  Rights of holders of Receipts to inspect the transfer books of the depositary and the list of holders of Receipts Article number 11
(ix)  Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities Articles number 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8
(x)   Limitation upon the liability of the depositary Articles number 13 and 18
3.  Fees and Charges Article number 7

 

Item – 2. Available Information

 

Public reports furnished by issuer Article number 11

 

 
 

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item - 3. Exhibits

a. Form of Deposit Agreement dated as of August 12, 2008, among MTN Group Limited, The Bank of New York Mellon as Depositary, and all Owners and holders from time to time of American Depositary Shares 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. - See (a) above.
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 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 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 ADS 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 October 4, 2013.

 

Legal entity created by the agreement for the issuance of American Depositary Receipts for Ordinary Shares, Par Value of 0.01 South African Cent each, of MTN Group Limited.

By: The Bank of New York Mellon,

As Depositary

 

 

By: /s/ Robert W. Goad

Name: Robert W. Goad

Title: Managing Director

 
 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, MTN GROUP LIMITED has caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa on October 4, 2013.

MTN GROUP LIMITED

 

By: /s/ B Goschen

Name: B Goschen

Title: Group Finance Director

(Principal Financial & Accounting Director)

 

Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Sifiso Dabengwa and Brett Goschen, and each of them severally, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact with power of substitution and resubstitution to sign in his name, place and stead in any and all capacities the Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) and any documents in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each of said attorneys full power to act with or without the other, and full power and authority to do and perform, in his name and on his behalf, every act whatsoever which such attorneys, or any one of them, may deem necessary or desirable to be done in connection therewith as fully and to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on October 4, 2013.

/s/ J van Rooyan

/s/ B Goschen

J van Rooyan   B Goschen
Director   Group Finance Director
    (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)
   
   
 

/s/ RS Dabengwa

F Titi   RS Dabengwa
Director   Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)
   

/s/ A F Biljon

 
A F Biljon  
Director  
   
   

/s/ KP Kalyan

 
KP Kalyan  
Director  
   
   
 
 
JHN Strydom  
Director  
   
   

/s/ NP Mageza

 
NP Mageza  
Director  
   
   

/s/ PFN Nhleko

 
PFN Nhleko  
Director  
   
   
 
 
MLD Marole  
Director  
   
   
 
 
AT Mikati  
Director  
   
   

/s/ MJN Njeke

 
MJN Njeke  
Director  
   
   
 
 
A Harper  
Director  
   
   
   
   

 

 

AUTHORIZED U.S. REPRESENTATIVE
   
PUGLISI & ASSOCIATES  
as Authorized U.S. Representative  
   
   
By

/s/ Donald J. Puglisi

 
    Donald J. Puglisi  
  Managing Director  
 
 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit

Number Exhibit

 

  1   Form of Deposit Agreement dated as of August 12, 2008, among MTN GROUP LIMITED, The Bank of   New York Mellon as Depositary, and all Owners and holders from time to time of American Depositary   Shares issued thereunder.
   
   
  4   Opinion of Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP, counsel for the Depositary, as to legality of   the securities to be registered.
   
   
5 Certification under Rule 466.

 

 
 

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