As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2024
Registration No. 333-249198
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM F-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-249198
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Natura &Co Holding S.A.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Natura &Co Holding Inc.
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
Federative Republic of Brazil | 2844 | Not Applicable |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
Avenida Alexandre Colares, No. 1188, Sala A17-Bloco A Parque Anhanguera São Paulo, São Paulo 05106-000, Brazil Telephone: +55 11 4446-4200 |
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices) |
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| Cogency Global Inc. 122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor New York, NY 10168 (212) 947-7200 | |
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service) |
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| Copy to: | |
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| Manuel Garciadiaz Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 450 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 (212) 450-4000 | |
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: Not Applicable.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
DEREGISTRATION OF UNSOLD SECURITIES
Natura &Co Holding S.A., a corporation (sociedade anônima) incorporated under the laws of Brazil (“Natura &Co” or the “Company”), is filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Registration Statement on Form F-3 (No. 333-249198) (the “Registration Statement”), previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to terminate all offerings and deregister:
| · | any and all securities, registered but unsold or otherwise unissued as of the date hereof under the Registration Statement, filed with the SEC on October 1, 2020, registering the offer and sale, from time to time, by the Company and/or the selling shareholders identified in any prospectus supplement, of an indeterminate number of common shares of the Company, including common shares represented by American Depositary Shares, each representing two common shares. |
On January 30, 2024, the Company filed a Form 25 notification of removal from listing with the SEC for removal of the Company’s securities from listing and registration under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). On February 9, 2024, the Company’s securities were delisted from the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). In connection therewith, the Company has terminated all offerings of its securities pursuant to the Registration Statement. In accordance with the undertaking made by the Company in Part II, Item 10(a)(3) of the Registration Statement to remove from registration, by means of a post-effective amendment, any of the securities that had been registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering, the Company hereby removes from registration any and all securities registered but unsold or otherwise unissued under the Registration Statement as of the date hereof, and terminates the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. After giving effect to this Amendment, there will be no remaining securities registered by the Company pursuant to the Registration Statement.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-3 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in São Paulo, Brazil, on this 23rd day of April, 2024.
| NATURA &CO HOLDING S.A. |
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| By: | /s/ Guilherme Strano Castellan |
| | Name: | Guilherme Strano Castellan |
| | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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| By: | /s/ Itamar Gaino Filho |
| | Name: | Itamar Gaino Filho |
| | Title: | Chief Legal and Compliance Officer |
No other person is required to sign this Post-Effective Amendment in reliance upon Rule 478 under the Securities Act of 1933.
SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED U.S. REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of Natura &Co Holding S.A., has signed this registration statement in the city of New York, United States, on the 23rd day of April, 2024.
| COGENCY GLOBAL INC. — Authorized Representative in the United States |
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| By: | /s/ Colleen A. De Vries |
| | Name: | Colleen A. De Vries |
| | Title: | Sr. Vice President on behalf of Cogency Global Inc. |