ADC Therapeutics (ADCT) POS AMProspectus update (post-effective amendment)

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 16, 2022.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549 

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO

FORM F-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 

ADC THERAPEUTICS SA

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Biopôle

Route de la Corniche 3B

1066 Epalinges

Switzerland

+41 21 653 02 00

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

ADC Therapeutics America, Inc.

430 Mountain Avenue, 4th Floor

Murray Hill, NJ 07974

(908) 546-5556

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

Copies to:

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: Not applicable. Removal from registration of securities that were not sold pursuant to this registration statement.

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933. Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐

†  The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 (the “Post-Effective Amendment”) to the Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-256686) (the “Registration Statement”) of ADC Therapeutics SA (the “Company”) is being filed to deregister all securities that had been registered for sale on the Registration Statement that remain unsold under such Registration Statement. The securities registered on the Registration Statement are common shares issuable upon the conversion of senior secured convertible notes. On August 15, 2022, the Company completed an exchange of all outstanding senior secured convertible notes for new securities and cash consideration, and such senior secured convertible notes ceased to be outstanding. In accordance with the undertakings made by the Company in the Registration Statement, the Company hereby removes from registration any and all securities registered under the Registration Statement that remain unsold as of date hereof and terminates the effectiveness of the Registration Statement.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the municipality of Epalinges, Switzerland on August 16, 2022.

No other person is required to sign this Post-Effective Amendment in reliance upon Rule 478 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.