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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
20-F/A
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
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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
Commission file number: 000-28508
Flamel Technologies S.A.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Not Applicable
(Translation of Registrants name into English)
Republic of France
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Parc Club du Moulin a Vent
33, avenue du Docteur Georges Levy
69693 Vénissieux Cedex France
(Address of principal executive offices)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.
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on which Registered |
Ordinary Shares, nominal value 0.122
Euros per share, represented by
American Depositary Shares (as
evidenced by American Depositary
Receipts), each representing one
Ordinary Share
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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 issuers classes of capital or common
stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.
24,041,590 Ordinary Shares, nominal value 0.122 Euros per Ordinary Share
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of
the Securities Act.
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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.
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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.
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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.:
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer þ Non-accelerated filer o
Indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.
Item 17 o Item 18 þ
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).
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EXPLANATORY
NOTE
The Registrant filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2007.
This Amendment to the Form 20-F is being filed in order to make clerical changes to the
certifications pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).
Therefore, this Form 20-F/A consists of a cover page, this explanatory note, the signature page and
the required certifications of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer.
SIGNATURES
The
Registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form 20-F/A
and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its
behalf.
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FLAMEL TECHNOLOGIES S.A. |
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(Registrant) |
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/s/
Stephen H. Willard
Stephen H. Willard
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Chief Executive Officer |
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Date:September
21, 2007
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Exhibit 12.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SEC RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Stephen H. Willard, certify that:
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I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Flamel Technologies S.A. (the Company); |
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to
the period covered by this report; |
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in
this report; |
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The Companys other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and
internal control
over Financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f)
and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have: |
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designed such disclosure
controls and procedures, or
caused such disclosure controls
and procedures to be designed
under our supervision, to ensure
that material information
relating to the Company,
including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to
us by others within those
entities, particularly during
the period in which this
report is being prepared; |
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Designed such internal control
over financial reporting, or
caused such internal control
over financial reporting to be
designed under our supervision,
to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the
preparation of financial
statements for external purposes
in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles. |
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evaluated the effectiveness of
the Companys disclosure
controls and procedures and
presented in this report
our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures, as of
the end of the period covered by
this report based on such
evaluation; and |
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disclosed in this report
any change in the Companys
internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during
the period covered by this
report that has
materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially
affect, the Companys internal
control over financial
reporting; and |
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The Companys other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
reporting, to the Companys auditors and the Audit Committee of the
Companys Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent
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all significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses in the
design or operation of internal
control over financial reporting
which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the Companys
ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial
information; and |
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any fraud, whether or not
material, that involves
management or other employees
who have a significant role in
the Companys internal control
over financial reporting. |
Date:
September 21, 2007
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/s/ Stephen H. Willard |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit 12.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SEC RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I,
Michel Finance, certify that:
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I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Flamel Technologies S.A. (the Company); |
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to
the period covered by this report; |
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in
this report; |
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The Companys other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and
internal control
over Financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Acft Rules 13a-15(f)
and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have: |
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designed such disclosure
controls and procedures, or
caused such disclosure controls
and procedures to be designed
under our supervision, to ensure
that material information
relating to the Company,
including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to
us by others within those
entities, particularly during
the period in which this
report is being prepared; |
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Designed such internal control
over financial reporting, or
caused such internal control
over financial reporting to be
designed under our supervision,
to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the
preparation of financial
statements for external purposes
in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles. |
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evaluated the effectiveness of
the Companys disclosure
controls and procedures and
presented in this report
our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures, as of
the end of the period covered by
this report based on such
evaluation; and |
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disclosed in this report
any change in the Companys
internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during
the period covered by this
report that has
materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially
affect, the Companys internal
control over financial
reporting; and |
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The Companys other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
reporting, to the Companys auditors and the Audit Committee of the
Companys Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions): |
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All significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses in the
design or operation of internal
control over financial reporting
which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the Companys
ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial
information; and |
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any fraud, whether or not
material, that involves
management or other employees
who have a significant role in
the Companys internal control
over financial reporting. |
Date:
September 21, 2007
/s/ Michel Finance
Michel Finance
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer