As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2008
File No. 333-155084
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORM F-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
For Depositary Shares Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts
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PERNOD RICARD SA
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)
FRANCE
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)
CITIBANK, N.A.
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)
399 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10043
(212) 816-6690
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of depositary's principal
executive offices)
CITIBANK, N.A. - DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS DEPARTMENT
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
(212) 816-6690
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code
of agent for service)
Copies to:
Walter G. Van Dorn, Jr., Esq.
Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP
Two World Financial Center
New York, New York 10281
(212) 912-7400
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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DE-REGISTERING AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES
EVIDENCED BY AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS
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The fifty million (50,000,000) American depositary shares, which were
registered under Registration Statement No. 333-155084 and have not been issued
prior to the date hereof, are hereby being de-registered effective immediately.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
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 post-effective amendment
no. 1 to the 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 November 13, 2008.
Legal entity created by the agreement set
forth in the American depositary receipts
evidencing American depositary shares
representing shares of common stock of
Pernod Ricard SA
CITIBANK, N.A., as Depositary
By: /s/ Susan A. Lucanto
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Name: Susan A. Lucanto
Title: Vice President