f20fa_043013.htm
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2013
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F/A
(Amendment No. 1)

[   ]       
REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
OR

[X]       
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the Fiscal Year Ended: December 31, 2012

OR
[   ]       
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
OR
[   ]       
SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
000-51341
(Commission file number)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
GENTIUM S.p.A.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)
 

Italy
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
Piazza XX Settembre 2
22079 Villa Guardia (Como), Italy
+39 031 5373200
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.
 
 
Title of each class
    Name of each exchange
on which registered
American Depositary Shares
   
The Nasdaq Global Market
Ordinary shares, no par value*
   
The Nasdaq Global Market
(Title of Class)
 
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
 
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None
 
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.
 
15,038,483 ordinary shares
 
  •
 
Not for trading, but only in connection with the registration of the American Depositary Shares.
 
 
 

 
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
     
Yes [   ]
 
No [X]
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
     
Yes [X]
 
No  [   ]
Note – Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections.
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
     
Yes [X]
 
No [   ]
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
     
Yes [   ]
 
No [X]
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.  See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
     
Large accelerated filer [   ]
Accelerated filer [X]
Non-accelerated filer [   ]
 
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the consolidated financial statements included in this filing:
     
U.S. GAAP [X]
International Financial Reporting Standards as issued
by the International Accounting Standards Board [   ]
Other [   ]
 
If “Other has been checked in response to the previous question, indicated by check mark which financial item the registrant has elected to follow.
     
Yes [   ]
 
No [   ]
 
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
     
Yes [   ]
 
No [X]
 

 
 

 
TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
 
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   EXPLANATORY NOTE  2
   SIGNATURES  3
   INDEX OF EXHIBITS  4
 

 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
 
We are filing this Amendment No. 1 to our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, which was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2013, for the sole purpose of furnishing the Interactive Data File as Exhibit 101.
 
No other changes have been made to the annual report. This amendment does not reflect events that have occurred after the April 1, 2013 filing date of the annual report on Form 20-F, or modify or update the disclosures presented therein, except to reflect the amendment described above.
 

 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
 
 
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this Amendment No. 1 to its annual report on its behalf.
 

 
     
GENTIUM S.P.A.
     
(Registrant)
       
   
By:
/s/  Khalid Islam
      Dr. Khalid Islam
      Chief Executive Officer
 
 
Date: April 30, 2013
 
 
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
 
 
Exhibit
 
Description
 
       
101
 
101.INS*
XBRL Instance Document.
       
   
101.SCH*
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
       
   
101.CAL*
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
       
   
101.DEF*
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
       
   
101.LAB*
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
       
   
101.PRE*
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
       
    *  
XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.
 
 
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