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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2000
Registration No. 333-42292
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE
AMENDMENT NO. 1 to
FORM F-2
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Satyam Infoway Limited
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Not Applicable
(Transaction of Registrant's name into English)
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Republic of India 7379 Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Classification Code Number) Identification Number)
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Maanasarovar Towers
271-A, Anna Salai, Teynampet
Chennai 600 018
India
(91) 44-435-3221
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of the
Registrant's principal executive offices)
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CT Corporation System
111 8th Avenue, New York, New York 10011, (212) 894-8940
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
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Copies to:
Anthony J. Richmond, Esq.
Latham & Watkins
135 Commonwealth Drive
Menlo Park, California 94025
(650) 328-4600
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
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If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, check the following box. [_]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. [_]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [_]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [_]
If delivery of this prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [_]
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DEREGISTRATION OF UNISSUED EQUITY SHARES
Pursuant to its Registration Statement on Form F-2 (Registration No. 333-
42292), Satyam Infoway Limited registered the resale of up to 625,000 equity
shares, par value Rs.10 per share. The sole purpose of the registration
statement is to register for resale the ADSs issued in connection with Satyam
Infoway's investment in CricInfo Limited. On July 31, 2000, Satyam Infoway
completed its acquisition of a 25% stake in CricInfo Limited through the
issuance of an aggregate of 551,180 equity shares (representing 2,204,720 ADSs).
Satyam Infoway hereby deregisters the 73,820 equity shares (represented by
295,280 ADSs) which were not issued in connection with the CricInfo Limited
transaction.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Registrant certifies that it has duly caused this post-effective amendment No. 1
to registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized in the City of Chennai, State of Tamil Nadu, Country
of India, on this 1st day of August, 2000.
SATYAM INFOWAY LIMITED
By /s/ R. Ramaraj
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Name: R. Ramaraj
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated:
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/s/ R. Ramaraj Chief Executive Officer and Director August 1, 2000
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R. Ramaraj
/s/ T.R. Santhanakrishnan Chief Financial Officer August 1, 2000
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T.R. Santhanakrishnan
* Director August 1, 2000
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B. Ramalinga Raju
* Director August 1, 2000
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Pranab Barua
Director August , 2000
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T.H. Chowdary
* Director August 1, 2000
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Donald Peck
Director August , 2000
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C. Srinivasa Raju
Director August , 2000
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S. Srinivasan
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* Authorized Representative in the United States August 1, 2000
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Donald J. Puglisi
*By: /s/ T.R. Santhanakrishnan August 1, 2000
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T.R. Santhanakrishnan, attorney-in-fact
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