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

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 13, 2022.

Registration No. 333-

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM F-6

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 FOR

DEPOSITARY SHARES EVIDENCED BY AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS

Equinor ASA

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

N/A

(Translation of issuer's name into English)

Norway

(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: +1-800- 990-1135

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary's principal executive offices)

Equinor US Holdings Inc.

120 Long Ridge Road, Suite 3EO1

Stamford, CT 06902-1839

Telephone: +1-203-978-6900

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

Copies to:

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
383 Madison Avenue, Floor 11

New York, New York 10179

Telephone: +1-800-990-1135

Scott R. Saks, Esq.

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

1301 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019-6022

Telephone: +1-212-318-3151

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. x

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 one (1) ordinary shares of Equinor ASA.

250,000,000

American Depositary Shares

$0.05

$12,500,000

$1,377.5

(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.

Pursuant to Rule 429, the Prospectus contained herein also relates to the American Depositary Shares registered under Form F-6 Registration Statement No. 333-229229. This Registration Statement also constitutes Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-229229.

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 Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a) to this Registration Statement on Form F-6, 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	Paragraphs (6), (11) and (12)
	(iii)	Collection and distribution of dividends	Paragraphs (4), (5), (7), (10), (11), (13) and (20)
	(iv)	Transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material	Paragraphs (3), (8), (11) and (12)
	(v)	Sale or exercise of rights	Paragraphs (4), (5), (7) and (10)
	(vi)	Deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization	Paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (7), (10), (11), (13) and (20)
	(vii)	Amendment, extension or termination of the Deposit Agreement	Paragraphs (15), (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), (5) and (6)
	(x)	Limitation upon the liability of the Depositary	Paragraphs (14), (17) and (19)
(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

Equinor ASA 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. These reports can be inspected and retrieved by holders of American Depositary Receipts through the EDGAR system on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Internet Website, currently located at www.sec.gov, and can be inspected and copied at public reference facilities maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission, currently located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.

Paragraph (8)

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 3. EXHIBITS

(a)

Deposit Agreement. Deposit Agreement, dated as of February 4, 2019 (as from time to time amended, the "Deposit Agreement"), among Equinor, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary (the "Depositary"), and all Holders from time to time of American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") issued thereunder, including the Form of ADR attached as Exhibit A thereto. 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 hereby 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 Norton Rose Fulbright US 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)

Power of Attorney of certain officers and directors 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., acting solely on behalf of the legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement among Equinor ASA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary, and all Holders from time to time of American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") 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 October 13, 2022.

Legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement for the issuance of ADRs evidencing American Depositary Shares

By:	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Depositary


	By:	/s/ Timothy E. Green
		Name: Timothy E. Green
		Title: Vice President

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Equinor ASA 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 Stavanger, Norway, on October 13, 2022.

Equinor ASA


By:	/s/ Anders Opedal
	Name:	Anders Opedal
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

POWERS OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Anders Opedal and Torgrim Reitan, 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 of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement on Form F-6 has been signed by the following persons on October 13, 2022, in the capacities indicated.

SIGNATURES

Signature		Title

/s/ Jon Erik Reinhardsen		Chairman of the Board of Directors
Jon Erik Reinhardsen


/s/ Anders Opedal		President and Chief Executive Officer
Anders Opedal		(principal executive officer)


/s/ Torgrim Reitan		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Torgrim Reitan		(principal financial and accounting officer)

/s/ Anne Drinkwater		Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors
Anne Drinkwater


		Non-Executive Director
Bjørn Tore Godal


/s/ Hilde Møllerstad		Non-Executive Director
Hilde Møllerstad


/s/ Per Martin Labråthen		Non-Executive Director
Per Martin Labråthen


		Non-Executive Director
Tove Andersen


/s/ Rebeka Glasser Herlofsen		Non-Executive Director
Rebekka Glasser Herlofsen


		Non-Executive Director
Finn Bjørn Ruyter


		Non-Executive Director
Stig Lœgreid


/s/ Jonathan (Jon) Lewis		Non-Executive Director
Jonathan (Jon) Lewis


		Non-Executive Director
Michael D. Lewis

SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED U.S. REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of Equinor ASA, has signed this Registration Statement on Form F-6 in Newark, Delaware, on October 13, 2022.

Authorized U.S. Representative


	Puglisi & Associates


	By:	/s/ Donald J. Puglisi
		Name:	Donald J. Puglisi
		Title:	Managing Director

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number

(a)		Deposit Agreement, dated as of February 4, 2019 (as from time to time amended, the "Deposit Agreement"), among Equinor ASA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary (the "Depositary"), and all Holders from time to time of American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") issued thereunder, including the Form of ADR attached as Exhibit A thereto.

(d)		Opinion of Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities being registered.

(e)		Rule 466 Certification.