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[F-6] 3i GROUP PLC SEC Filing

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Digital Securities Depository Corporation, Inc. filed a Form F-6 to register 10,000,000 American Depositary Shares (ADSs) for 3i Group plc. Each ADS represents the right to receive one ordinary share of 3i Group plc, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom. The maximum aggregate offering price used solely to calculate the SEC fee is $500,000, resulting in a registration fee of $76.55 under Rule 457(k). The filing states that the prospectus will consist of the form of American Depositary Receipt and related terms, and it describes how dividends, voting, notices, and other holder rights are handled through the depositary structure.

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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 16, 2025

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM F-6

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

under

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

For Depositary Shares

Name of the Company
3i Group plc

N/A
(Translation of issuer’s name into English)

United Kingdom
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

Digital Securities Depository Corporation, Inc.

(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

The Malin
32 Mercer Street, 3rd Floor
New York, New York 10013

917-892-1059
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary’s principal executive offices)

Compliance Oversight and Governance Provided By

Rialto Markets LLC
256 Patrick Mill Circle
Ponte Verda Beach, FL 32082 USA

(917) 575-2601
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

John A. Coleman, Jr.
John A. Coleman, Jr., Esq., P.C.
488 Madison Avenue, Suite 2001, New York, New York 10022

It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466
(check appropriate box)

 ☐ immediately upon filing
☐ on (Date) at (Time).

If a separate 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 (ADS(s)), each ADS representing the right to receive one ordinary share of 3i Group plc (the “Company”)
10,000,000 American Depositary Shares
$0.05
$500,000
$76.55
 

(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 such Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares.

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, as amended, or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.



PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

The prospectus consists of the proposed Form of American Depositary Receipt and Statement of Terms and Conditions filed as Exhibit 1 to this Registration Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item -1.
Description of Securities to be Registered

     
Item Number and Caption
 
Location in Form of
Receipt Filed
Herewith as
Prospectus
 
1.
 
 Name and address of the depositary
 
Introductory Article
 
2.
 
Title of American Depositary Shares and identity of deposited securities
 
Face of Receipt, top center
     
Terms of Deposit
   
     
(i)    The amount of deposited securities represented by each American Depositary Share
 
Face of Receipt, upper right corner
     
(ii)   The procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities
 
Articles number 8 and 12
     
(iii)  The collection and distribution of dividends
 
Articles number 9 and 13
     
(iv)  The transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material
 
Article number 8
     
(v)   The sale or exercise of rights          
 
Articles number 4 and 9
     
(vi)  The deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits, or plans of reorganization          
 
Articles number 9 and 11
     
(vii) Amendment, extension, or termination of the deposit agreement
 
Article number 13 and 17
     
(viii) Rights of holders of American Depositary Shares to inspect the transfer books of the depositary and the list of holders of American Depositary Shares
 
Article number 3
     
(ix)  Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities
 
Articles number 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12 and 14
     
(x)   Limitation upon the liability of the depositary
 
Articles number 5, 8, 9, 12, 13 and 18


Item - 2.
Available Information

 
Statement that as of the date of the establishment of the program for issuance of American Depositary Shares by the Depositary, based on the reasonably good faith belief of the Depositary, after limited investigation, the Registrant represents that, as of the date hereof, the foreign issuer publishes information in English required to maintain the exemption from registration under Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended or on its Internet Web site (with the location of such Internet Web site) or through an electronic information delivery system generally available in its primary trading market
 
Article number 8

 Part II- Information Not Required in Prospectus.

Item – 3.
Exhibits

 
a.
 
Form of American Depositary Receipt and Statement of Terms and Conditions, constituting the Prospectus filed a part of this Registration Statement, which contains the form of agreement relating to the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder. – Filed herewith as Exhibit a.
 
b.
 
Membership Agreement between Rialto Markets LLC and the Digital Securities Depositary Corporation – Filed herewith as Exhibit b.
 
c.
 
Rialto Markets LLC FINRA Membership Agreement - filed herewith as Exhibit c.
 
d.
 
Opinion of John A. Coleman, Jr., Esq., P.C., counsel for the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities to be registered. – Filed herewith as Exhibit d.
 
e.
 
Certification under Rule 466. — Not applicable.
 
f.
 
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.


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

 SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Digital Securities Depository Corporation, Inc., on behalf of the legal entity created by the agreement for the issuance of American Depositary Shares,  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 State of New York, on December XX, 2025.

Legal entity created by the agreement for the issuance of American Depositary Shares for the common stock of 3i Group plc.

By: Digital Securities Depositary Corporation
As Depositary

By: /s/ Alistair Jones
Name: Alistair Jones
Title: CEO


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 
Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit
 
a.
 
Form of American Depositary Receipt and Statement of Terms and Conditions, which contains the form of deposit agreement relating to the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder.
 
b.
 
Membership Agreement between Rialto Markets LLC and the Digital Securities Depositary Corporation – Filed herewith as Exhibit b.
 
c.
 
Rialto Markets LLC FINRA Membership Agreement - filed herewith as Exhibit c.
 
d.
 
Opinion of John A. Coleman, Jr., Esq., P.C., counsel for the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities to be registered. – Filed herewith as Exhibit d.