Common use of Establishment of ADR Facility; Stock Exchange Listings Clause in Contracts

Establishment of ADR Facility; Stock Exchange Listings. (a) Parent shall cause a sponsored American depositary receipt (“ADR”) facility (the “ADR Facility”) to be established with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the “Depositary Bank”) for the purpose of issuing the ADSs, including specifically and without limitation entering into a customary deposit agreement (the “Deposit Agreement”) with the Depositary Bank establishing the ADR Facility, to be effective as of the Effective Time, and filing with the SEC the Form F-6 Registration Statement. Parent shall consider in good faith the comments of the Company on the Deposit Agreement, and the Deposit Agreement shall be subject to the approval of the Company, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. In any event, subject to the prior sentence and applicable Laws, the Deposit Agreement shall (A) provide (i) that each ADS under the ADR Facility shall represent and be exchangeable for four (4) Parent Ordinary Shares, (ii) for customary provisions for the voting by the Depositary Bank of such Parent Ordinary Shares as instructed by the holders of the ADSs, (iii) for the issuance, at the request of a holder, of either certificated or uncertificated ADRs, (iv) subject to the limitations provided for in General Instruction I.A.1 of SEC Form F-6, that holders of ADSs shall have the right at any time to exchange their ADSs for the underlying Parent Ordinary Shares and (v) that the Parent Ordinary Shares deposited by Parent with the Custodian for the ADR Facility shall be held by the Custodian for the benefit of the Depositary Bank, (B) require the Depositary Bank to forward voting instructions and other shareholder communications (including notices, reports and proxy solicitation materials) to the registered holders of ADSs promptly following its receipt of such materials, (C) include customary provisions for the distribution to holders of ADSs of dividends, other distributions or the rights to participate in any rights offerings in each case received by the Custodian from Parent (or in certain cases the US dollars available to the Depositary from the net proceeds of the sale of the foregoing), and (D) not permit (x) except as required by applicable Law, any amendment that prejudices any substantial right of ADS holders without giving at least 30 days’ notice to the holders of the outstanding ADSs, or (y) any termination by Parent or the Depositary Bank on less than 30 days’ written notice to ADS holders. The Deposit Agreement shall not provide for (i) a right of Parent to withdraw Parent Ordinary Shares from the custody account maintained by the Custodian or (ii) fees to be imposed by the Depositary upon holders of ADSs in connection with the sale or transfer of such ADSs on the NASDAQ Stock Market. The material terms of the Deposit Agreement and the ADSs shall be described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Depositary Bank to issue a number of ADSs sufficient to constitute the non-cash portion of the Merger Consideration. The holders of ADSs shall not be liable for any UK stamp duty reserve tax arising (i) on the issuance of ADSs by the Depositary in connection with the Merger, or (ii) under applicable Law in effect on the date of this Agreement, on any subsequent sale or transfer of such ADSs by such holders on the NASDAQ Stock Market. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the ADSs to be eligible for settlement through the Depository Trust Company. (b) Parent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the ADSs to be issued in the Merger to be approved for listing (subject to official notice of issuance) on The NASDAQ Stock Market as promptly as practicable after the establishment of the ADR Facility. (c) Parent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Parent Ordinary Shares underlying the ADSs to be issued in the Merger to be approved for admission to the Official List of the UKLA and to trading on the London Stock Exchange’s main market for listed securities prior to the Effective Time including, specifically and without limitation, supplying all such information, giving all such undertakings, executing all such documents, paying all such fees and doing or procuring to be done all such things as may be necessary or required by the UKLA or the London Stock Exchange for the purposes of obtaining such approval. The Parent shall, on or prior to Closing, procure the waiver of any cancellation of the admission of the Parent Ordinary Shares to the Official List of the UKLA pursuant to the Listing Rules as a result of the Merger or procure that, with effect from the Effective Time, all such shares (including the Parent Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Merger) shall be admitted or readmitted, as applicable, to the Official List of the UKLA. (d) The parties to this Agreement shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Company Common Stock to be de-listed from The NASDAQ Stock Market and de-registered under the Exchange Act as promptly as practicable following the Effective Time.

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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (CSR PLC), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Zoran Corp \De\)

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Establishment of ADR Facility; Stock Exchange Listings. (a) Parent shall cause a sponsored American depositary receipt (“ADR”) facility (the “ADR Facility”) to be established with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the “Depositary Bank”) for the purpose of issuing the ADSs, including specifically and without limitation entering into a customary deposit agreement (the “Deposit Agreement”) with the Depositary Bank establishing the ADR Facility, to be effective as of the Effective Time, and filing with the SEC the Form F-6 Registration Statement. Parent shall consider in good faith the comments of the Company on the Deposit Agreement, and the Deposit Agreement shall be subject to the approval of the Company, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. In any event, subject to the prior sentence and applicable Laws, the Deposit Agreement shall (A) provide (i) that each ADS under the ADR Facility shall represent and be exchangeable for four (4) Parent Ordinary Shares, (ii) for customary provisions for the voting by the Depositary Bank of such Parent Ordinary Shares as instructed by the holders of the ADSs, (iii) for the issuance, at the request of a holder, of either certificated or uncertificated ADRs, (iv) subject to the limitations provided for in General Instruction I.A.1 of SEC Form F-6, that holders of ADSs shall have the right at any time to exchange their ADSs for the underlying Parent Ordinary Shares and (v) that the Parent Ordinary Shares deposited by Parent with the Custodian for the ADR Facility shall be held by the Custodian for the benefit of the Depositary Bank, (B) require the Depositary Bank to forward voting instructions and other shareholder communications (including notices, reports and proxy solicitation materials) to the registered holders of ADSs promptly following its receipt of such materials, (C) include customary provisions for the distribution to holders of ADSs of dividends, other distributions or the rights to participate in any rights offerings in each case received by the Custodian from Parent (or in certain cases the US dollars available to the Depositary from the net proceeds of the sale of the foregoing), and (D) not permit (x) except as required by applicable Law, any amendment that prejudices any substantial right of ADS holders without giving at least 30 days’ notice to the holders of the outstanding ADSs, or (y) any termination by Parent or the Depositary Bank on less than 30 days’ written notice to ADS holders. The Deposit Agreement shall not provide for (i) a right of Parent to withdraw Parent Ordinary Shares from the custody account maintained by the Custodian or (ii) fees to be imposed by the Depositary upon holders of ADSs in connection with the sale or transfer of such ADSs on the NASDAQ Stock Market. The material terms of the Deposit Agreement and the ADSs shall be described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Depositary Bank to issue a number of ADSs sufficient to constitute the non-cash portion of the Merger Consideration. The holders of ADSs shall not be liable CSR plc Annual Report and Financial Statements 2010 AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (continued) for any UK stamp duty reserve tax arising (i) on the issuance of ADSs by the Depositary in connection with the Merger, or (ii) under applicable Law in effect on the date of this Agreement, on any subsequent sale or transfer of such ADSs by such holders on the NASDAQ Stock Market. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the ADSs to be eligible for settlement through the Depository Trust Company. (b) Parent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the ADSs to be issued in the Merger to be approved for listing (subject to official notice of issuance) on The NASDAQ Stock Market as promptly as practicable after the establishment of the ADR Facility. (c) Parent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Parent Ordinary Shares underlying the ADSs to be issued in the Merger to be approved for admission to the Official List of the UKLA and to trading on the London Stock Exchange’s main market for listed securities prior to the Effective Time including, specifically and without limitation, supplying all such information, giving all such undertakings, executing all such documents, paying all such fees and doing or procuring to be done all such things as may be necessary or required by the UKLA or the London Stock Exchange for the purposes of obtaining such approval. The Parent shall, on or prior to Closing, procure the waiver of any cancellation of the admission of the Parent Ordinary Shares to the Official List of the UKLA pursuant to the Listing Rules as a result of the Merger or procure that, with effect from the Effective Time, all such shares (including the Parent Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Merger) shall be admitted or readmitted, as applicable, to the Official List of the UKLA. (d) The parties to this Agreement shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Company Common Stock to be de-listed from The NASDAQ Stock Market and de-registered under the Exchange Act as promptly as practicable following the Effective Time.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (CSR PLC)

Establishment of ADR Facility; Stock Exchange Listings. (a) Parent shall cause a sponsored American depositary receipt (“ADR”) facility (the “ADR Facility”) to be established with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. a reputable national bank reasonably acceptable to the Company (the “Depositary Bank”) for the purpose of issuing the ADSs, including specifically and without limitation entering into a customary deposit agreement (the “Deposit Agreement”) with the Depositary Bank establishing the ADR Facility, to be effective as of the Effective Time, and filing with the SEC the Form F-6 Registration StatementF-6. Parent shall consider in good faith the comments of the Company on the Deposit Agreement, and the Deposit Agreement shall be subject to the approval of the Company, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. In any event, subject to the prior sentence and applicable Laws, the Deposit Agreement shall (A) provide (i) that each ADS under the ADR Facility shall represent and be exchangeable for four (4) one Parent Ordinary SharesShare ranking pari passu with all other Parent Ordinary Shares in issue at Closing including in respect of any entitlement to dividends or other distributions declared, paid or made after Closing, (ii) for customary provisions for the voting by the Depositary Bank of such Parent Ordinary Shares as instructed by the holders of the ADSs, (iii) for the issuance, at the request of a holder, of either certificated or uncertificated ADRs, (iv) subject to the limitations provided for in General Instruction I.A.1 of SEC Form F-6, that holders of ADSs shall have the right at any time to exchange their ADSs for the underlying Parent Ordinary Shares and (v) that the Parent Ordinary Shares deposited by Parent with the Custodian custodian (the “Custodian”) for the ADR Facility shall be held by the Custodian for the benefit of the Depositary Bank, (B) require the Depositary Bank to forward voting instructions and other shareholder communications (including notices, reports and proxy solicitation materials) to the registered holders of ADSs promptly following its receipt of such materials, (C) include customary provisions for the distribution to holders of ADSs of dividends, other distributions or the rights to participate in any rights offerings in each case received by the Custodian from Parent (or in certain cases the US dollars available to the Depositary from the net proceeds of the sale of the foregoing), and (D) not permit (x) except as required by applicable Law, any amendment that prejudices any substantial right of ADS holders without giving at least 30 days’ notice to the holders of the outstanding ADSs, or (y) any termination by Parent or the Depositary Bank on less than 30 days’ written notice to ADS holders. The Deposit Agreement shall not provide for (i) a right of Parent to withdraw Parent Ordinary Shares from the custody account maintained by the Custodian or (ii) fees to be imposed by the Depositary upon holders of ADSs in connection with the sale or transfer of such ADSs on the The NASDAQ Stock MarketMarket or the New York Stock Exchange, as applicable. The material terms of the Deposit Agreement and the ADSs shall be described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Depositary Bank to issue a number of ADSs sufficient to constitute the non-cash portion of the Merger Consideration. The holders of ADSs shall not not, and Parent shall, be liable for any UK stamp duty reserve tax Tax or other transfer or similar Tax arising (i) on the issuance of the ADSs by the Depositary Bank in connection with the Merger, or (ii) under applicable Law in effect on the date of this Agreement, on any subsequent sale or transfer of such ADSs by such holders on the NASDAQ Stock Market. The Company Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the ADSs to be eligible for settlement through the Depository Trust CompanyDTC. Parent and the Company shall use their reasonable best efforts to ensure that an original executed copy of this Agreement is not brought into the United Kingdom, save where it is necessary for such a copy to be brought into the United Kingdom for the purposes of litigation. (b) Parent shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the ADSs issuable to be issued in the Merger Company Stockholders as contemplated by this Agreement to be approved for listing (on either, at Parent’s sole election, The NASDAQ Stock Market or the New York Stock Exchange, subject to official notice of issuance) on The NASDAQ Stock Market , as promptly as practicable after the establishment date of this Agreement, and in any event prior to the ADR FacilityEffective Time. (c) Parent shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Parent Ordinary Shares underlying the ADSs to be issued in to the Merger Company Stockholders as contemplated by this Agreement to be approved admitted for admission to the Official List of the UKLA and to trading on the London Stock Exchange’s main market for listed securities FSE, subject only to allotment, as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement, and in any event prior to the Effective Time includingTime. (d) Prior to the Effective Time, specifically the Company shall cooperate with Parent and without limitationuse its reasonable best efforts to take, supplying or cause to be taken, all such informationactions, giving all such undertakings, executing all such documents, paying all such fees and doing do or procuring cause to be done all such things as may be necessary things, reasonably necessary, proper or required by the UKLA or the London Stock Exchange for the purposes advisable on its part under applicable Laws and rules and policies of obtaining such approval. The Parent shall, on or prior to Closing, procure the waiver of any cancellation of the admission of the Parent Ordinary Shares to the Official List of the UKLA pursuant to the Listing Rules as a result of the Merger or procure that, with effect from the Effective Time, all such shares (including the Parent Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Merger) shall be admitted or readmittedNASDAQ and Euronext, as applicable, to enable and facilitate the Official List delisting of the UKLA. (d) The parties to this Agreement shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Company Common Stock to be de-listed from The the NASDAQ Stock Global Select Market and de-registered Euronext, as applicable, by the Surviving Company as promptly as practicable after the Effective Time and the deregistration of the Company Common Stock under the Exchange Act as promptly as practicable following the Effective Timeafter such delisting.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Atmel Corp)

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Establishment of ADR Facility; Stock Exchange Listings. (a) Parent shall cause a sponsored American depositary receipt (“ADR”) facility (the “ADR Facility”) to be established with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the “Depositary Bank”) for the purpose of issuing the ADSs, including specifically and without limitation entering into a customary deposit agreement (the “Deposit Agreement”) with the Depositary Bank establishing the ADR Facility, to be effective as of the Effective Time, and filing with the SEC the Form F-6 Registration Statement. Parent shall consider in good faith the comments of the Company on the Deposit Agreement, and the Deposit Agreement shall be subject to the approval of the Company, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. In any event, subject to the prior sentence and applicable Laws, the Deposit Agreement shall (A) provide (i) that each ADS under the ADR Facility shall represent and be exchangeable for four (4) Parent Ordinary Shares, (ii) for customary provisions for the voting by the Depositary Bank of such Parent Ordinary Shares as instructed by the holders of the ADSs, (iii) for the issuance, at the request of a holder, of either certificated or uncertificated ADRs, (iv) subject to the limitations provided for in General Instruction I.A.1 of SEC Form F-6, that holders of ADSs shall have the right at any time to exchange their ADSs for the underlying Parent Ordinary Shares and (v) that the Parent Ordinary Shares deposited by Parent with the Custodian for the ADR Facility shall be held by the Custodian for the benefit of the Depositary Bank, (B) require the Depositary Bank to forward voting instructions and other shareholder communications (including notices, reports and proxy solicitation materials) to the registered holders of ADSs promptly following its receipt of such materials, (C) include customary provisions for the distribution to holders of ADSs of dividends, other distributions or the rights to participate in any rights offerings in each case received by the Custodian from Parent (or in certain cases the US dollars available to the Depositary from the net proceeds of the sale of the foregoing), and (D) not permit (x) except as required by applicable Law, any amendment that prejudices any substantial right of ADS holders without giving at least 30 days’ notice to the holders of the outstanding ADSs, or (y) any termination by Parent or the Depositary Bank on less than 30 days’ written notice to ADS holders. The Deposit Agreement shall not provide for (i) a right of Parent to withdraw Parent Ordinary Shares from the custody account maintained by the Custodian or (ii) fees to be imposed by the Depositary upon holders of ADSs in connection with the sale or transfer of such ADSs on the NASDAQ Stock Market. The material terms of the Deposit Agreement and the ADSs shall be described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Depositary Bank to issue a number of ADSs sufficient to constitute the non-cash portion of the Merger Consideration. The holders of ADSs shall not be liable for any UK stamp duty reserve tax arising (i) on the issuance of ADSs by the Depositary in connection with the Merger, or (ii) under applicable Law in effect on the date of this Agreement, on any subsequent sale or transfer of such ADSs by such holders on the NASDAQ Stock Market. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the ADSs to be eligible for settlement through the Depository Trust Company. (b) Parent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the ADSs to be issued in the Merger to be approved for listing (subject to official notice of issuance) on The NASDAQ Stock Market as promptly as practicable after the establishment of the ADR Facility. (c) Parent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Parent Ordinary Shares underlying the ADSs to be issued in the Merger to be approved for admission to the Official List of the UKLA and to trading on the London Stock Exchange’s main market for listed securities prior to the Effective Time including, specifically and without limitation, supplying all such information, giving all such undertakings, executing all such documents, paying all such fees and doing or procuring to be done all such things as may be necessary or required by the UKLA or the London Stock Exchange for the purposes of obtaining such approval. The Parent shall, on or prior to Closing, procure the waiver of any cancellation of the admission of the Parent Ordinary Shares to the Official List of the UKLA pursuant to the Listing Rules as a result of the Merger or procure that, with effect from the Effective Time, all such shares (including the Parent Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Merger) shall be admitted or readmitted, as applicable, to the Official List of the UKLA. (d) The parties to this Agreement shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Company Common Stock to be de-listed from The NASDAQ Stock Market and de-registered under the Exchange Act as promptly as practicable following the Effective Time.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Zoran Corp \De\)

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