Securities Registration (ads, Delayed) (f-6)

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 8, 2019

Registration No. 333-

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM F-6

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

For Depositary Shares Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts

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Chr. Hansen Holding A/S

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

n/a

(Translation of issuer's name into English)

Denmark

(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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Chr. Hansen Inc.

9015 W Maple St.

Milwaukee, WI 53214

(414) 607-5700

(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 percentage of one ordinary share of Chr. Hansen Holding A/S

50,000,000

American Depositary Shares

$0.05

$2,500,000

$303

(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 proposed form of American Depositary Receipt ("ADR" or "American Depositary Receipt") included as Exhibit A to the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a) to this Registration Statement, 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, if any, the deposited securities	Paragraph (12)

	(iii)	Collection and distribution of dividends	Paragraphs (4), (5), (7) and (10)

	(iv)	Transmission of 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 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

Item Number and Caption

Location in Form of American Depositary

Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus

(a)

Statement that Chr. Hansen Holding A/S publishes information in English required to maintain the exemption from registration under Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on its Internet Web site (www.chr-hansen.com) or through an electronic information delivery system generally available to the public in its primary trading market.

Paragraph (8)

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 3. EXHIBITS

(a)

Form of Deposit Agreement . Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of , 2019 among Chr. Hansen Holding A/S, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary (the "Depositary"), and all holders from time to time of ADRs issued thereunder (the "Deposit Agreement"), including the Form of American Depositary Receipt, is filed herewith as Exhibit (a).

(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 . Filed herewith as Exhibit (d).

(e)

Certification under Rule 466. Not applicable.

(f)

Powers of Attorney for certain officers and directors and the authorized representative of the Company. Set forth on the signature pages hereto.

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 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 January 8, 2019.

	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/ Joseph M. Leinhauser
	Name:	Joseph M. Leinhauser
	Title:	Executive Director

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Chr. Hansen Holding A/S 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 on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on January 8, 2019.

	Chr. Hansen Holding A/S

	By:	/s/ Mauricio Graber
	Name:	Mauricio Graber
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer and President

POWERS OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Mauricio Graber and Søren W. Lonning, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and any and all related registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Under the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on January 8, 2019, in the capacities indicated.

SIGNATURES

Signature		Title

/s/ Ole Anderson		Chairman of the Board of Directors
Ole Anderson

/s/ Dominique Reiniche		Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
Dominique Reiniche

/s/ Mauricio Graber		Chief Executive Officer, President and Managing Director
Mauricio Graber

/s/ Søren W. Lonning		Chief Financial Officer and Director
Søren W. Lonning		(principal financial and accounting officer)

/s/ Jesper Brandgaard		Director
Jesper Brandgaard

/s/ Luis Cantarell		Director
Luis Cantarell

/s/ Lisbeth Grubov		Director
Lisbeth Grubov

/s/ Charlotte Hemmingsen		Director
Charlotte Hemmingsen

/s/ Heidi Kleinbach-Sauter		Director
Heidi Kleinbach-Sauter

		Director
Per Poulsen

/s/ Kim Ib Soerensen		Director
Kim Ib Soerensen

		Director
Kristian Villumsen

/s/ Mark Wilson		Director
Mark Wilson

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 Chr. Hansen Holding A/S, has signed this Registration Statement in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on January 8, 2019.

	Authorized U.S. Representative

	By:	/s/ Enrique T. Breceda
	Name:	Enrique T. Breceda
	Title:	Vice President and Secretary of Chr. Hansen Inc.

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number

(a)	Form of Deposit Agreement.

(d)	Opinion of Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities to be registered.