UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20509
 
Form 20-F/A
(Amendment No. 1)
 
(Mark One)
 
☐
REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
OR
 
☒
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016
 
OR
 
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
OR
 
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SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of event requiring this shell company report__________
For the transition period from_________to_________.
Commission file number: 001-36487
 
Atlantica Yield plc
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Not applicable
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
 
England and Wales
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
Great West House, GW1, 17th floor
Great West Road
Brentford, United Kingdom TW8 9DF
Tel: +44 203 499 0465
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Santiago Seage
Great West House, GW1, 17th floor
Great West Road
Brentford, United Kingdom TW8 9DF
Tel: +44 203 499 0465
 
(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)
 
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
Ordinary Shares, nominal value $0.10 per share
NASDAQ Global Select Market
 
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: 100,217,260 ordinary shares, nominal value $0.10 per share.
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. ☒Yes  ☐ No
 
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  ☒ No
 
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  ☐ 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
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.
 
Large accelerated filer ☒
Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☐
 
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
 
U.S. GAAP ☐
International Financial Reporting
Standards as issued by the
International
Accounting Standards Board ☒
Other ☐
 
If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow. ☐ Item 17  ☐ Item 18
 
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
 
Explanatory Note
 
This Amendment No. 1 on Form 20-F/A (“Amendment”) to the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2016 (the “Original Form 20-F”) for Atlantica Yield plc (the “Company”), as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2017 (the “Original Filing Date”), is being filed to include Exhibits 4.10 and 4.11 and amend Exhibit 8.1.
 
Except for the inclusion of Exhibits 4.10 and 4.11 and amendment of Exhibit 8.1, this Amendment does not reflect any events that may have occurred subsequent to the Original Filing Date and does not modify or update any disclosure made in the Original Form 20-F. Additionally, in connection with the filing of this Amendment, the Company is including new certifications of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act. The Company is not including certifications pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) as no financial statements are being filed with this Amendment.
 
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ITEM 19.
EXHIBITS
 
The following exhibits are filed as part of this annual report:
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
1.1
  
Articles of Association of Atlantica Yield plc (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Atlantica Yield plc’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC on May 26, 2016 – SEC File No. 001-36487).
     
4.1
  
Amended and Restated Right of First Offer Agreement by and between Abengoa Yield plc (now Atlantica Yield plc) and Abengoa, S.A., dated December 9, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Atlantica Yield plc’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 filed with the SEC on December 11, 2014 – SEC File No. 333-200848).
     
4.2
  
Financial Support Agreement by and between Abengoa Yield plc (now Atlantica Yield plc) and Abengoa, S.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Atlantica Yield plc’s draft registration statement on Form F-1 submitted to the SEC on February 28, 2014 – SEC File No. 377-00503).
     
4.3
  
Amended Deed between Abengoa Yield plc (now Atlantica Yield plc) and Abengoa Concessions Investments Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to Atlantica Yield plc’s annual report on Form 20-F submitted to the SEC on March 1, 2016 – SEC File No. 001-36487).
     
4.4
  
Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement by and among Abengoa Construcao Brasil Ltd., Sociedad Inversora Lineas de Brasil S.L., Abengoa Concessions, S.L. and Abengoa Concessao Brasil Holding, S.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to Atlantica Yield plc’s annual report on Form 20-F submitted to the SEC on March 1, 2016 – SEC File No. 001-36487).
     
4.5
  
Operation and Maintenance Agreement between Abengoa Solar Espana, S.A. and Solaben Electricidad Dos, S.A., dated December 10, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to Atlantica Yield plc’s draft registration statement on Form F-1 submitted to the SEC on February 28, 2014 – SEC File No. 377-00503).
     
4.6
  
Operation and Maintenance Agreement between Abengoa Solar Espana, S.A. and Solaben Electricidad Tres, S.A., dated December 10, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to Atlantica Yield plc’s draft registration statement on Form F-1 submitted to the SEC on February 28, 2014 – SEC File No. 377-00503).
     
4.7
  
Indenture dated November 17, 2014, by and among Abengoa Yield plc (now Atlantica Yield plc), as issuer, Abengoa Concessions Peru, S.A., Abengoa Solar US Holdings Inc. and Abengoa Solar Holdings USA Inc., as guarantors, The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, registrar, paying agent and transfer agent, and The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A., as Luxembourg paying agent and Luxembourg transfer agent, relating to the issuance and sale by Abengoa Yield plc (now Atlantica Yield plc) of $255,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.000% Senior Notes due 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Atlantica Yield plc’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 filed with the SEC on December 11, 2014 – SEC File No. 333-200848).
     
4.8
  
Form of Global Notes relating to the issuance and sale by Abengoa Yield plc (now Atlantica Yield plc) of $255,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.000% Senior Notes due 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to Atlantica Yield plc’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 filed with the SEC on December 11, 2014 – SEC File No. 333-200848).
     
4.9
  
The Amended and Restated Credit and Guaranty agreement, dated June 26, 2015, among Abengoa Yield plc (now Atlantica Yield plc), the guarantors from time to time party thereto, HSBC Bank plc, HSBC Corporate Trust Company (UK) Limited, Bank of America, N.A., Banco Santander, S.A., Citigroup Global Markets Limited, RBC Capital Markets, Barclays Bank plc and UBS AG, London Branch (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.13 to Atlantica Yield plc’s annual report on Form 20-F submitted to the SEC on March 1, 2015 – Sec File No. 001-36487).
 
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Exhibit No.
  
Description
 
The Note Issuance Facility, dated February 10, 2017 among Atlantica Yield plc, HSBC Corporate Trust Company (UK) Limited as collateral agent, Elavon Financial Services DAC, UK Branch as agent and a group of funds managed by Westbourne Capital as purchasers of the notes issued thereunder.
     
 
Amendment No. 1 to the Note Issuance Facility Agreement among Atlantica Yield plc, HSBC Corporate Trust Company (UK) Limited as collateral agent, Elavon Financial Services DAC, UK Branch as agent and a group of funds managed by Westbourne Capital as purchasers of the notes issued thereunder, dated March 28, 2017
     
 
Subsidiaries of Atlantica Yield plc.
     
 
Certification of Santiago Seage, Chief Executive Officer of Atlantica Yield plc, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
 
Certification of Francisco Martinez-Davis, Chief Financial Officer of Atlantica Yield plc, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
13.1
  
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 13.1 to Atlantica Yield plc’s annual report to the SEC on February 28, 2017 – Sec File No. 001-36487)
     
15.1
  
Consent of Deloitte, S.L. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 15.1 to Atlantica Yield plc’s annual report to the SEC on February 28, 2017 – Sec File No. 001-36487)

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Indicates documents filed herewith.
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Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to certain portions of this exhibit. The omitted portions have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
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SIGNATURES
 
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 20-F/A and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.
 
Date: March 29, 2017

 
ATLANTICA YIELD PLC
 
 
By:
  
/s/ Santiago Seage
 
Name:
  
Santiago Seage
 
Title:
  
Chief Executive Officer
       
 
 
ATLANTICA YIELD PLC
 
 
By:
  
/s/ Francisco Martinez-Davis
 
Name:
  
Francisco Martinez-Davis
 
Title:
  
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
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