Distribution of Rights. In the event that the Company shall offer or cause to be offered to the holders of any Deposited Securities any rights to subscribe for additional Common Stock or any rights of any other nature, the Depositary, after consultation with the Company, has discretion as to the procedure to be followed in making such rights available to the Holders entitled thereto, subject to certain conditions set forth in Section 5.09 of the Deposit Agreement (which are summarized in paragraph (27) below), or in disposing of such rights on behalf of such Holders and making the net proceeds available in cash to such Holders or, if by the terms of such rights offering or by reason of applicable law, the Depositary may neither make such rights available to such Holders nor dispose of such rights and make the net proceeds available to such Holders, then the Depositary will allow the rights to lapse; provided, however, that the Depositary will, if requested by the Company, take action as follows: (i) if at the time of the offering of any rights the Depositary determines that it is lawful and feasible to make such rights available to all or certain Holders by means of warrants or otherwise, the Depositary will, after deduction or upon payment of the fees and expenses of the Depositary, distribute warrants or other instruments in proportion to the number of ADSs representing such Deposited Securities held by them respectively, or by means of such other method as it may deem feasible in order to facilitate the exercise, sale or transfer of rights by such Holders or the sale or resale of securities obtainable upon exercise of such rights by such Holders; or (ii) if at the time of the offering of any rights the Depositary determines that it is not lawful or not feasible to make such rights available to certain Holders by means of warrants or otherwise, or if the rights represented by such warrants or such other instruments are not exercised and appear to be about to lapse, the Depositary will use its reasonable efforts to sell such rights or such warrants or other instruments, if a market therefor is available, at public or private sales, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem proper and, after deduction or upon payment of the fees and expenses of the Depositary and any applicable taxes, allocate the net proceeds of such sales for the account of the Holders otherwise entitled to such rights, warrants or other instruments upon an averaged or other practicable basis without regard to any distinctions among such Holders because of exchange restrictions or the date of delivery of any ADR or ADRs, or otherwise. If registration (under the Securities Act or any other applicable law) of the rights or the securities to which any rights relate is required in order for the Company to offer such rights to Holders and to sell to them the securities to which such rights relate, the Depositary will not offer such rights to Holders unless and until a registration statement is in effect, or unless the offering and sale of such rights or securities to such Holders are exempt from registration under the provisions of such law and, if requested by the Depositary, the Company furnishes to the Depositary an opinion of counsel in the United States for the Company reasonably satisfactory to the Depositary to such effect. The Company shall have no obligation to register such rights or such securities under the Securities Act.
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Samples: Common Stock Deposit Agreement (Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co), Common Stock Deposit Agreement (Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co), Common Stock Deposit Agreement (Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co)
Distribution of Rights. In the event that (a) Distribution to ADS Holders. Whenever the Company shall offer or cause intends to be offered distribute to the holders of any the Deposited Securities any rights to subscribe for additional Common Stock Shares (or any rights of any other nature), the Depositary, after consultation with the Company, has discretion as Company shall give notice thereof to the procedure Depositary at least 60 days prior to the proposed distribution stating whether or not it wishes such rights to be followed in making made available to Holders of ADSs. Upon receipt of a notice indicating that the Company wishes such rights to be made available to the Holders entitled thereto, subject to certain conditions set forth in Section 5.09 of the Deposit Agreement (which are summarized in paragraph (27) below), or in disposing of such rights on behalf of such Holders and making the net proceeds available in cash to such Holders or, if by the terms of such rights offering or by reason of applicable lawADSs, the Depositary may neither make such rights available shall consult with the Company to such Holders nor dispose of such rights determine, and make the net proceeds available to such Holders, then Company shall assist the Depositary will allow the rights to lapse; providedin its determination, however, that the Depositary will, if requested by the Company, take action as follows:
(i) if at the time of the offering of any rights the Depositary determines that whether it is lawful and feasible reasonably practicable to make such rights available to the Holders. The Depositary shall make such rights available to Holders only if (i) the Company shall have requested that such rights be made available to Holders, (ii) the Depositary shall have received documentation within the terms of Section 5.7 reasonably satisfactory to it, and (iii) the Depositary shall have determined that such distribution of rights is reasonably practicable. In the event any of the conditions set forth above are not satisfied, the Depositary shall proceed with the sale of the rights as contemplated in Section 4.4(b) below. In the event all or certain Holders conditions set forth above are satisfied, the Depositary shall establish an ADS Record Date (upon the terms described in Section 4.9) and establish procedures to distribute such rights (by means of warrants or otherwise) and to enable the Holders to exercise the rights (upon payment of applicable (a) fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary will, after deduction or upon payment of the fees and expenses of the Depositary, distribute warrants or other instruments in proportion to the number of ADSs representing such Deposited Securities held by them respectively, or by means of such other method as it may deem feasible in order to facilitate the exercise, sale or transfer of rights by such Holders or the sale or resale of securities obtainable upon exercise of such rights by such Holders; or
(iib) if at the time of the offering of any rights the Depositary determines that it is not lawful or not feasible to make such rights available to certain Holders by means of warrants or otherwise, or if the rights represented by such warrants or such other instruments are not exercised and appear to be about to lapse, the Depositary will use its reasonable efforts to sell such rights or such warrants or other instruments, if a market therefor is available, at public or private sales, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem proper and, after deduction or upon payment of the fees and expenses of the Depositary and any applicable taxes, allocate the net proceeds of such sales for the account of the Holders otherwise entitled to such rights, warrants or other instruments upon an averaged or other practicable basis without regard to any distinctions among such Holders because of exchange restrictions or the date of delivery of any ADR or ADRs, or otherwise. If registration (under the Securities Act or any other applicable law) of the rights or the securities to which any rights relate is required in order for the Company to offer such rights to Holders and to sell to them the securities to which such rights relate, the Depositary will not offer such rights to Holders unless and until a registration statement is in effect, or unless the offering and sale of such rights or securities to such Holders are exempt from registration under the provisions of such law and, if requested by the Depositary, the Company furnishes to the Depositary an opinion of counsel in the United States for the Company reasonably satisfactory to the Depositary to such effect). The Company shall have no obligation assist the Depositary to register the extent necessary in establishing such procedures. Nothing herein shall obligate the Depositary to make available to the Holders a method to exercise such rights or such securities under the Securities Actto subscribe for Shares (rather than ADSs).
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Citibank,N.A./ADR), Deposit Agreement (TNT N.V./ADR), Deposit Agreement (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. - ADR Depositary)