175/264 SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE Prior to the listing of our ordinary shares on the NYSE, there has been no public market for our ordinary shares. Sales of substantial amounts of our ordinary shares in the public market following our listing on the NYSE, or the perception that such sales could occur, could adversely affect the public price of our ordinary shares and may make it more difficult for you to sell your ordinary shares at a time and price that you deem appropriate. We will have no input if and when any Registered Shareholder may, or may not, elect to sell their ordinary shares or the prices at which any such sales may occur. Upon our registration, a total of ordinary shares will be outstanding, all of which will be “restricted securities,” as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act. These restricted securities are eligible for public sale only if they are registered under the Securities Act, including the ordinary shares registered hereunder, or if they qualify for an exemption from registration, including under Rules 144 or 701 under the Securities Act, which are summarized below. Restricted securities also may be sold outside of the United States to nonU.S. persons in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S. Substantially all of our ordinary shares may be sold after our initial listing on the NYSE, either by the Registered Shareholders pursuant to this prospectus or by our other existing shareholders in accordance with Rule 144 of the Securities Act. As further described below, until we have been a reporting company for at least 90 days, only nonaffiliates who have beneficially owned their ordinary shares for a period of at least one year will be able to sell their ordinary shares under Rule 144, which is expected to include approximately ordinary shares immediately after our registration. Rule 144 In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, once we have been subject to and in compliance with public company reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act for at least 90 days, an eligible shareholder is entitled to sell such shares without complying with the manner of sale, volume limitation, or notice provisions of Rule 144, subject to compliance with the public information requirements of Rule 144. To be an eligible shareholder under Rule 144, such shareholder must not be deemed to have been one of our affiliates for purposes of the Securities Act at any time during the 90 days preceding a sale and who has beneficially owned the ordinary shares proposed to be sold for at least six months, including the holding period of any prior owner other than our affiliates. If such a person has beneficially owned the ordinary shares proposed to be sold for at least one year, including the holding period of any prior owner other than our affiliates, then such person is entitled to sell such shares without complying with any of the requirements of Rule 144. In general, under Rule 144, as currently in effect, our affiliates or persons selling ordinary shares on behalf of our affiliates are entitled to sell shares 90 days after we become a reporting company. Within any threemonth period, such shareholders may sell a number of ordinary shares that does not exceed the greater of: • 1% of the number of ordinary shares then outstanding, which will equal approximately shares immediately after our registration; or • the average weekly trading volume of our ordinary shares during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to such sale. Sales under Rule 144 by our affiliates or persons selling ordinary shares on behalf of our affiliates also are subject to certain manner of sale provisions and notice requirements and to the availability of current public information about us. 168
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