Securities Registration (ads, Immediate) (f-6ef)

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 15, 2022

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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CNFinance Holdings Limited

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

n/a

(Translation of issuer's name into English)

The Cayman Islands

(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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Cogency Global Inc.

10 E. 40th Street, 10th Floor

New York NY 10016

Telephone: (800) 221-0102

(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 twenty ordinary shares of CNFinance Holdings Limited

100,000,000

American Depositary Shares

$0.05

$5,000,000

$463.50

(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") filed as Exhibit (a)(2) to this Registration Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.

CROSS REFERENCE SHEET

Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

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

Statement that CNFinance Holdings Limited 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, and that such reports can be inspected and copied through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s EDGAR system or at public reference facilities maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C.

Paragraph (8)

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 3. EXHIBITS

(a)(1)

Form of Deposit Agreement. Form of Deposit Agreement among CNFinance Holdings Limited, 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 attached as Exhibit A thereto. Previously filed as Exhibit (a) to Registration Statement on Form F-6 (File No. 333-228089) filed on October 21, 2018 and incorporated by reference herein.

(a)(2)

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. Filed herewith as Exhibit (d).

(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. 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 July 15, 2022.

	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/ Lisa M. Hayes
	Name:	Lisa M. Hayes
	Title:	Vice President

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, CNFinance Holdings Limited 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 July 15, 2022.

	CNFinance Holdings Limited

	By:	/s/ Bin Zhai
	Name:	Bin Zhai
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

POWERS OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Bin Zhai and Ning Li as attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to do any and all acts and all things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorney and agent may deem necessary or desirable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of American depositary shares (the “ADSs”) representing ordinary shares of the registrant, including, without limitation, the power and authority to sign the name of each of the undersigned in the capacities indicated below to the Registration Statement on Form F-6 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to such ADSs, to any and all amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement, whether such amendments or supplements are filed before or after the effective date of such Registration Statement, to any related Registration Statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in connection with such Registration Statement or any and all amendments thereto, whether such amendments are filed before or after the effective date of such Registration Statement; and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that such attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Under the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on July 15, 2022, in the capacities indicated.

SIGNATURES

Signature		Title

/s/ Bin Zhai Bin Zhai		Chief Executive Officer and Chairman (principal executive officer)

/s/ Jun Qian Jun Qian		Director and Vice President

		Director
Ning Li

		Director
Peng Ge

/s/ Fengyong Gao Fengyong Gao		Independent Director

/s/ Lin Xu Lin Xu		Independent Director

		Independent Director
Xi Wang

/s/ Jing Li Jing Li		Acting Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer)

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 CNFinance Holdings Limited, has signed this Registration Statement on July 15, 2022.

	Authorized U.S. Representative – Cogency Global Inc.

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

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number

(a)(2)	Form of American Depositary Receipt

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

(e)	Rule 466 Certification