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Azul S.A. (AZULQ) sets up ADS program representing Brazil common shares

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Azul S.A. is registering up to 1,500,000,000 American Depositary Shares (ADSs) to be issued under a new deposit agreement with Citibank, N.A. as depositary. Each ADS represents one Share Unit, and each Share Unit represents the right to receive 50,000 Azul S.A. common shares, allowing investors to hold interests in the Brazilian airline through ADSs.

The registration fee table lists a proposed maximum aggregate offering price of $75,000,000, based on a price of $5.00 per ADS Unit, with each ADS Unit representing 100 ADSs and a corresponding SEC registration fee of $10,357.50. The filing also outlines how dividends, voting, fees, and other ADS holder rights will be handled through the deposit agreement and the related American Depositary Receipts.

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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2025

Registration No. 333  -

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 __________________________________

 

FORM F-6

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 FOR AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES EVIDENCED BY

AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS

 ______________

 

Azul S.A.

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

 ______________

 

N/A

(Translation of issuer’s name into English)

 ______________

 

Federative Republic of Brazil

(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)

 ______________

 

Cogency Global Inc.

122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor

New York, NY 10168

(212) 947-7200

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

 __________________________________

 

Copies to:

Manuel Garciadiaz, Esq.

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

450 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017

(212) 450-4000

 

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:  ☐

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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of Each Class of
Securities to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered

Proposed Maximum

Aggregate Price Per ADS Unit*

Proposed Maximum

Aggregate Offering Price**

Amount of

Registration Fee

American Depositary Shares (“ADS(s)”), each ADS representing one (1) Share Unit and each Share Unit representing the right to receive 50,000 common shares of Azul S.A. (the “Company”) 1,500,000,000 ADSs $5.00 $75,000,000.00 $10,357.50
* Each ADS Unit represents 100 ADSs.
**

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 ADSs.

   
   
  The Registrant hereby amends this 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 Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 

 

This Registration Statement 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.

 

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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).
         
  (ix) Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities   Face of Receipt – Paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (6), (7), (9) and (10).

 

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Item Number and Caption

 

Location in Form of American

Depositary Receipt (“Receipt”)
Filed Herewith as Prospectus

         
  (x) Limitation upon the liability of the Depositary  

Face of Receipt - Paragraph (8);

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

         
3. 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 is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, accordingly, files certain reports with, and submits certain reports to, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”). These reports can be retrieved from the Commission’s internet website (www.sec.gov), and can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington D.C. 20549.

 

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PROSPECTUS

 

The Prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt included as Exhibit A to the Form of Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a) to this Registration Statement on Form F-6 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 3.EXHIBITS

 

(a)Form of Deposit Agreement, by and among Azul S.A. (the “Company”), Citibank, N.A., as depositary (the “Depositary”), and all Holders and Beneficial Owners of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder (“Deposit Agreement”). ___ Filed herewith as Exhibit (a).

 

(b)(i)Form of Omnibus Restricted ADS Letter Agreement, by and between the Company and the Depositary. ___ Filed herewith as Exhibit (b)(i).

 

(b)(ii)Form of Letter Agreement, by and between the Company and the Depositary, with respect to the Public Equitization Offer by the Company in the context of the Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of the Company. ___ Filed herewith as Exhibit (b)(ii).

 

(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. ___ Filed herewith as Exhibit (d).

 

(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.

 

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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.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Citibank, N.A., acting solely on behalf of the legal entity to be created by the Deposit Agreement, by and among Azul 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 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 22nd day of December, 2025.

 

  Legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement under which the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder are to be issued, each American Depositary Share representing the right to receive one (1) Share Unit and each Share Unit representing the right to receive 50,000 common shares of Azul S.A.
   
  CITIBANK, N.A., solely in its capacity as Depositary
     
  By:   /s/ Leslie DeLuca
    Name:  Leslie DeLuca
    Title:    Attorney-in-Fact

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Azul 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 Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in São Paulo, Brazil, on December 22, 2025.

 

  AZUL S.A.
   
  By:   /s/ John Peter Rodgerson
    Name:  John Peter Rodgerson
    Title:    Chief Executive Officer

 

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POWERS OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of John Peter Rodgerson and Alexandre Wagner Malfitani 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 Registration Statement on Form F-6 has been signed by the following persons in the following capacities on December 22, 2025.

 

Signature   Title
     
/s/John Peter Rodgerson   Chief Executive Officer
John Peter Rodgerson   (Principal Executive Officer)
     
/s/ Alexandre Wagner Malfitani   Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer
Alexandre Wagner Malfitani   (Principal Financial Officer)
     
/s/ Ricardo Luiz Temer Mariano   Controller
Ricardo Luiz Temer Mariano   (Principal Accounting Officer/Controller)
     
/s/ David Gary Neeleman   Chairman
David Gary Neeleman    
     
/s/ Sérgio Eraldo de Salles Pinto   Director
Sérgio Eraldo de Salles Pinto    
     
/s/ Gilberto de Almeida Peralta   Director
Gilberto de Almeida Peralta    
     
/s/ Daniella Marques Consentino   Director
Daniella Marques Consentino    
     
/s/ Renata Faber Rocha Ribeiro   Director
Renata Faber Rocha Ribeiro    
     
/s/ Patrick Wayne Quayle   Director
Patrick Wayne Quayle    
     
/s/ José Mario Caprioli dos Santos   Director
José Mario Caprioli dos Santos    
     
/s/ James Jason Grant   Director
James Jason Grant    
     
/s/ Jonathan Seth Zinman   Director
Jonathan Seth Zinman    

 

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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 America, has signed this Registration Statement on Form F-6 in New York, New York on December 22, 2025.

 

  Cogency Global Inc.
     
  By: /s/ Colleen A. De Vries
    Name: Colleen A. De Vries
    Title:  Senior Vice-President on behalf of Cogency Global Inc.  

 

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Index to Exhibits

 

Exhibit Document

Sequentially

Numbered Page

     
(a) Form of Deposit Agreement  
     
(b)(i) Form of Omnibus Restricted ADS Letter Agreement  
     
(b)(ii) Form of Letter Agreement  
     
(d) Opinion of counsel to the Depositary  

 

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