Unassociated Document
Registration No.333-5086                
  
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
FORM F-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
For American Depositary Shares Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts
 
DASSAULT SYSTÈMES S.A.
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)

N/A
(Translation of issuer's name into English)

France
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization of Issuer)
 
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)
4 New York Plaza, New York, New York 10004
Tel. No.: (212) 623-0636
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number of depositary's principal offices)
 
Deborah Dean
Dassault Systèmes Americas Corporation
900 Chelmsford Street Tower 2 Floor 5
Lowell, MA 01851
(978) 442 -2500

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number of agent for service)
 
With copies to:
Scott A. Ziegler, Esq.
Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP
570 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022

It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466
 ximmediately upon filing   o on [date] at [time]
 
If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box. o


The Prospectus consists of the form of American Depositary Receipt (AADR@) included as Exhibit A to the form of Amendment No. 2 to Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a)(3) to this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form F-6, which is incorporated herein by reference.
 
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PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

CROSS REFERENCE SHEET

     
Location in Form of
  Item Number  
ADR Filed Herewith
 
and Caption
  
as Prospectus
     
Item 1.  DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
     
1.
Name of depositary and
Face, introductory paragraph
 
address of its principal executive office
and final sentence on face.
     
2.
Title of ADR and identity
Face, top center and
 
of deposited securities
introductory paragraph
     
 
Terms of Deposit
  
     
(i)
The amount of deposited
Face, upper right corner
 
securities represented by
and introductory
 
one unit of ADRs
paragraph
     
(ii)
The procedure for voting,
Reverse, paragraph (12)
 
if any, the deposited
  
 
securities
  
     
(iii)
The collection and
Face, paragraphs (4), (5) and
 
distribution of dividends
(7); Reverse, paragraph (10)
     
(iv)
The transmission of
Face, paragraphs (3) and (8);
 
notices, reports and
Reverse, paragraph (12)
 
proxy soliciting material
  
     
(v)
The sale or exercise of
Face, paragraphs (4) and (5);
 
rights
Reverse, paragraph (10)
     
(vi)
The deposit or sale of
Face, paragraphs (4) and (5);
 
securities resulting from
Reverse, paragraphs (10) and
 
dividends, splits or plans
(13)
 
of reorganization
  
     
(vii)
Amendment, extension or
Reverse, paragraphs (16)
 
termination of the deposit
and (17) (no provision
 
agreement
for extension)
 
 
   
Location in Form of
  Item Number
ADR Filed Herewith
 
 and Caption
as Prospectus
     
(viii)
Rights of holders of ADRs
Face, paragraph (3)
 
to inspect the transfer books
  
 
of the Depositary and the
  
 
lists of holders of ADRs
  
     
(ix)
Restrictions upon the right
Face, paragraphs (1), (2),
 
to deposit or withdraw the
(4) and (5)
 
underlying securities
  
     
(x)
Limitation upon the liability
Reverse, paragraph (14)
 
of the Depositary and/or the
  
 
Company
  
     
3.
Description of all fees and
Face, paragraph (7)
 
charges which may be imposed
  
 
directly or indirectly against
  
 
the holders of ADRs
  
     
Item 2.  AVAILABLE INFORMATION
 
   
Location in Form of
 
Item Number
ADR Filed
 
and Caption
Herewith as Prospectus
     
Statement that upon effectiveness of the termination of the Company's reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company will publish information in English required to maintain the exemption from registration under Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on its Internet Web site (www.3ds.com) or through an electronic information delivery system generally available to the public in its primary trading market
Face, paragraph (8)
 

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 3. EXHIBITS

(a)(1) Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of December 31, 1998 to Deposit Agreement dated as of June 27, 1996 among Dassault Systèmes, S.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (fka Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York), as depositary (the "Depositary"), and all holders from time to time of American Depositary Receipts issued thereunder (the "Deposit Agreement"). Previously filed as exhibit (a) to Registration Statement No. 333-5086 and incorporated herein by reference.

(a)(2) Form of Amendment No. 1 to Deposit Agreement. Previously filed as Exhibit (a)(2) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-5086, which is incorporated herein by reference.

(a)(3) Form of Amendment No. 2 to Deposit Agreement, including form of ADR. Filed herewith as exhibit (a)(3)

(b) Any other agreement, to which the Depositary is a party, relating to the issuance of the Depositary Shares registered hereby or custody of the deposited securities represented thereby. - None.

(c)Any 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. - None.

(d)Opinion of counsel to the Depositary as to the legality of the securities to be registered. Previously filed as exhibit (d) to Registration Statement No. 333-5086 and incorporated herein by reference.

(e)Certification under Rule 466. - Filed herewith as Exhibit (e)

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 ADRs, 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 ADR thirty days before any change in the fee schedule.
 
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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 of the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to 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 14 , 2008.
 
     
 
Legal entity created by the form of Deposit Agreement for the issuance of ADRs evidencing American Depositary Shares
 
 		  
 		  
 
  By:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
  in its capacity as Depositary
     
     
  By:   /s/Joseph M. Leinhauser
     Name:  Joseph M. Leinhauser
 
   Title: Vice President

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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 the requirements for filing on Form F-6 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Paris, France, on the 14th day of October, 2008.
 
     
 
DASSAULT SYSTÈMES S.A.
 
  		 
 		  
 
  By:   /s/Thibault de Tersant
 
Name: Thibault de Tersant
 
Title:   Senior Executive Vice-President and CFO
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement on Form F-6 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 14th day of Octobert, 2008.

Name
  
Title
     
     
 /s/Charles Edelstenne
  
Chairman of the Board
 (Charles Edelstenne)
    
     
     
 /s/Bernard Charlès
  
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
 (Bernard Charlès)
    
     
     
 /s/Thibault de Tersant
  
Senior EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Director
 (Thibault de Tersant)
    
     
     
 /s/Valérie Raoul-Desprez
  
Chief Accounting Officer
 (Valérie Raoul-Desprez)
    
     
     
 /s/Paul R. Brown
  
Director
 (Paul R. Brown)
    
     
     
 /s/Laurent Dassault
  
Director
 (Laurent Dassault)
    
     
     
 /s/Bernard Dufau
  
Director
 (Bernard Dufau)
    
 
3
 
 /s/Andre Kudelski
  
Director
 (André Kudelski)
    
     
     
 /s/Jean-Pierre Chahid-Nourai
  
Director
 (Jean-Pierre Chahid-Nouraï)
    
     
     
 /s/Arnoud De Meyer
  
Director
 (Arnoud De Meyer)
    
     
     
 /s/Deborah Dean
  
Authorized Representative in the United States
 (Deborah Dean)
    

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Index to Exhibits

Exhibit
    
Number
    
     
     
(a)(3)
  
Form of Amendment to Deposit Agreement
     
(e)
  
Rule 466 Certification