LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner if, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that the Custodian is not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Royal Dutch Shell PLC), Deposit Agreement (Royal Dutch Shell PLC), Deposit Agreement (Royal Dutch Shell PLC)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifof any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Restricted Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Restricted Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Restricted Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Restricted Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Restricted Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Restricted Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Restricted Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Restricted Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or (ii) by the Company nor the Depositary nor or any of their respective its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesand affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Restricted Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Restricted Deposit Agreement (B) (Smartforce Public LTD Co), Restricted Deposit Agreement (CBT Group PLC), Restricted Deposit Agreement (Smartforce Public LTD Co)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates Affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner Holder or Beneficial Owner ifof any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any state thereof, the Russian Federation, or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, securities exchange, market or automated quotation system, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association charter of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates Affiliates incur any liability to any Owner Holder or Beneficial Owner of a any Receipt by reason of any non-performance nonperformance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Neither the Depositary nor the Company shall incur any liability in the case that any or all holders of Deposited Securities benefit from any distribution, offering, right or other benefit which is not, under the terms of the Deposit Agreement, made available to any or all Holder(s) or Beneficial Owners of American Depositary Shares. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 the terms of the Deposit AgreementAgreement and Paragraph 12 hereof, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 the terms of the Deposit AgreementAgreement and Paragraph 13 hereof, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of ReceiptsHolders, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners Holders and make the net proceeds available to such OwnersHolders, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officersemployees, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that the Custodian is not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) agents and Affiliates shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner Holder or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each ; provided, however, that in the case of the Company, advice of or information from legal counsel is from recognized U.S. counsel for U.S. legal issues, recognized Russian counsel for Russian legal issues and recognized counsel of any other jurisdiction for legal issues with respect to that jurisdiction. The Depositary, the Custodian and the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote, provided that such action or nonaction is without negligence. Notwithstanding anything The Depositary shall not be liable to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement Company, any Holder or Beneficial Owner or any Receiptother person for the unavailability of the Deposited Securities or for the failure to make any distribution of cash or other distributions with respect thereto as a result of (a) any act or failure to act of the Company or its agents, the Depositary and Russian Share Registrar, or its or their respective directors, employees, agents may fully respond to or Affiliates, (b) any and all demands provision of any present or requests for information maintained future law or regulation of the United States, the Russian Federation or any other country, (c) any provision of any present or future regulation of any governmental or regulatory authority or securities exchange, market or automated quotation system, (d) any provision of any present or future charter of the Company or any other instrument of the Company governing Deposited Securities, (e) any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner offering or Owners, distribution thereof or (f) any Receipt act of God or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities war or other regulatorscircumstances beyond its control. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither If any Receipts or the American Depositary Shares evidenced thereby are listed on one or more securities exchanges, markets or automated quotation systems, (i) the Depositary shall be entitled to take or refrain from taking such action(s) as it may deem necessary or appropriate to comply with the requirements of such securities exchange(s), market(s) or automated quotation system(s) applicable to it, notwithstanding any other provision of the Deposit Agreement; and (ii) upon the reasonable request of the Depositary, the Company nor has agreed in the Deposit Agreement to provide the Depositary nor such information and assistance as may be reasonably necessary for the Depositary to comply with such requirements, to the extent that the Company may lawfully do so. The Custodian and the Depositary (and any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders Affiliates) may own and deal in any class of interests securities of the Company (and any of its Affiliates) and in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesReceipts. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 act is intended by any provision of the Deposit AgreementAgreement or this Receipt.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Deutsche Bank Trust Co Americas/ ADR Group), Deposit Agreement (Mechel OAO), Deposit Agreement (Mechel OAO)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any act of God or war or other circumstances beyond its control, or (in the case of the Depositary only) by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and or Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance nonperformance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2, or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, shall give notice to the Company to this effect and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or (ii) by the Company nor the Depositary nor or any of their respective its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesand affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division), Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division), Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law law, regulation, order, decree, moratorium or regulation fiat of the United States States, Brazil, or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, including NASDAQ, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association Estatutos Social of the Company, Company or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section Sections 4.01, 4.02 4.02, or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, because of applicable law or for any other reason such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement or this Receipt to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, ; except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faithand to act in good faith in the performance of such duties. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositaryinformation including, the Company and their respective directorsbut not limited to, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting any such action or nonaction based upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Depositary and the Company nor may rely on and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other documents believed by them to be genuine and to have been signed by the proper party or parties. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary nor or any Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence of any of their respective agents shall be liable them or the failure of any of them to Owners act in good faith, or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares (ii) by the Company or any other third party or parties for any indirectof its directors, specialemployees, punitive or consequential damagesagents and affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement. The Company shall not indemnify the Depositary or any Custodian against any liability or expense arising out of information relating to the Depositary or any Custodian, as the case may be, furnished in writing to the Company and executed by the Depositary or the Custodian expressly for the use in any registration statement, prospectus or placement memorandum or preliminary prospectus or placement memorandum relating to the Shares evidenced by the American Depositary Shares. Each Owner and Beneficial Owner, upon acceptance of a Receipt issued in accordance with the terms hereof, hereby appoints the Depositary its agent, with power to delegate, to act on its behalf and to take any and all steps and actions provided for or contemplated herein with respect to the Deposited Securities and to take any and all procedures necessary to comply with Brazilian law including, but not limited to, those set forth in Article 4 of the Deposit Agreement, and to take such further steps or actions as the Depositary in its sole discretion may deem necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division), Deposit Agreement (Ultrapar Holdings Inc), Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipts, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association Constitution of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section Sections 4.01, 4.02 4.02, or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations as specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement and this Receipt to any Owner or holder (including, without limitation, liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities) except that it agrees to perform its obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Depositary shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. The Depositary may own and deal in any class of securities of the Company nor and its affiliates and in Receipts. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including but not limited to the fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary nor or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them and except to the extent that such liability or expense arises out of information relating to the Depositary or the Custodian, as applicable, furnished in writing to the Company and executed by the Depositary, and not materially altered or changed by the Company, as applicable, expressly for use in any registration statement, prospectus (or placement memorandum) or preliminary prospectus (or preliminary placement memorandum) relating to the Shares represented by American Depositary Shares, or (ii) by the Company or any of their respective its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesand affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement. The indemnities contained in the preceding paragraph shall not extend to any liability or expense which arises solely and exclusively out of a Pre-Release (as defined in Section 2.09 of the Deposit Agreement) of a Receipt or Receipts in accordance with Section 2.09 of the Deposit Agreement and which would not otherwise have arisen had such Receipt or Receipts not been the subject of a Pre-Release pursuant to Section 2.09 of the Deposit Agreement; provided, however, that the indemnities provided in the preceding paragraph shall apply to any such liability or expense (i) to the extent that such liability or expense would have arisen had a Receipt or Receipts not be the subject of a Pre-Release, or (ii) which may arise out of any misstatement or alleged misstatement or omission or alleged omission in any registration statement, proxy statement, prospectus (or placement memorandum), or preliminary prospectus (or preliminary placement memorandum) relating to the offer or sale of American Depositary Shares, except to the extent any such liability or expense arises out of (i) information relating to the Depositary or any Custodian (other than the Company), as applicable, furnished in writing and not materially changed or altered by the Company expressly for use in any of the foregoing documents, or, (ii) if such information is provided, the failure to state a material fact necessary to make the information provided not misleading. The Depositary agrees to indemnify the Company, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and hold them harmless from any liability or expense which may arise out of acts performed or omitted by the Depositary or its Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates due to their negligence or bad faith. If an action, proceeding (including, but not limited to, any governmental investigation), claim or dispute (collectively, a "Proceeding") in respect of which indemnity may be sought by either party is brought or asserted against the other party, the party seeking indemnification (the "Indemnitee") shall promptly (and in no event more than ten (10) days after receipt of notice of such Proceeding) notify the party obligated to provide such indemnification (the "Indemnitor") of such Proceeding. The failure of the Indemnitee to so notify the Indemnitor shall not impair the Indemnitee's ability to seek indemnification from the Indemnitor (but only for costs, expenses and liabilities incurred after such notice) unless such failure adversely affects the Indemnitor's ability to adequately oppose or defend such Proceeding. Upon receipt of such notice from the Indemnitee, the Indemnitor shall be entitled to participate in such Proceeding and, to the extent that it shall so desire and provided no conflict of interest exists as specified in subparagraph (b) below or there are no other defenses available to Indemnitee as specified in subparagraph (d) below, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee (in which case all attorney's fees and expenses shall be borne by the Indemnitor and the Indemnitor shall in good faith defend the Indemnitee). The Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be borne by the Indemnitee unless (a) the Indemnitor agrees in writing to pay such fees and expenses, (b) the Indemnitee shall have reasonably and in good faith concluded that there is a conflict of interest between the Indemnitor and the Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such action, (c) the Indemnitor fails, within ten (10) days prior to the date the first response or appearance is required to be made in such Proceeding, to assume the defense of such Proceeding with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee or (d) there are legal defenses available to Indemnitee that are different from or are in addition to those available to the Indemnitor. No compromise or settlement of such Proceeding may be effected by either party without the other party's consent unless (i) there is no finding or admission of any violation of law and no effect on any other claims that may be made against such other party and (ii) the sole relief provided is monetary damages that are paid in full by the party seeking the settlement. Neither party shall have any liability with respect to any compromise or settlement effected without its consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Indemnitor shall have no obligation to indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnitee from any loss, expense or liability incurred by the Indemnitee as a result of a default judgment entered against the Indemnitee unless such judgment was entered after the Indemnitor agreed, in writing, to assume the defense of such Proceeding.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division), Deposit Agreement (Prana Biotechnology LTD /Adr/), Deposit Agreement (Prana Biotechnology LTD)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner if, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that the Custodian is not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Company agrees to indemnify the Company nor Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the Depositary nor reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of any registration with the Commission of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in Receipts, American Depositary Shares or any other third party Deposited Securities or parties the offer or sale thereof in the United States or out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any indirectliability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, specialor (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, punitive or consequential damagesemployees, agents and affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division), Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division), Deposit Agreement (British Lead Co PLC)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner if, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association Estatutos of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they the Company and the Depositary agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officersemployees, employees agents or agents) affiliates shall be under any obligation to appear in or prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that , and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officersemployees, employees agents or agents) affiliates shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division), Deposit Agreement (Quinenco Sa), Deposit Agreement (Lan Airlines SA)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner Holder or Beneficial Owner ifowner of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United Kingdom, the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities Securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering Offering or distribution thereof, thereof or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner Holder or Beneficial Owner owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2 or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners Holders of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners Holders and make the net proceeds available to such OwnersHolders, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners Holders or Beneficial Owners owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without gross negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner Holder or Beneficial Owner owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the The Depositary nor shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of their respective the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or holders expense (including, but not limited to, the fees and expenses of interests in counsel) which may arise out of any registration with the Commission of Receipts, American Depositary Shares or any other third party Deposited Securities or parties the offer or sale thereof in the United States or out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any indirectliability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, specialor (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, punitive or consequential damagesemployees, agents and affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Barclays Bank PLC /Eng/), Deposit Agreement (Barclays Bank PLC /Eng/), Deposit Agreement (Barclays PLC)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates Affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifOwner, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States of America or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange or inter-dealer quotation system, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles articles of Association association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates Affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement or for the inability of any Owner or Beneficial Owner to benefit from any distribution, offering, right or other benefit which is made available to holders of Deposited Securities but is not, under the terms of the Agreement, made available to Owners or Beneficial Owners. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section Sections 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of ReceiptsAmerican Depositary Shares, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of ReceiptsAmerican Depositary Shares, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without gross negligence or bad faithwillful misconduct. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) agents shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerAmerican Depositary Shares, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) agents shall be liable for any consequential or punitive damages or for any action or nonaction non-action by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a ReceiptAmerican Depositary Share, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of The Depositary, the DepositaryCustodian, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without gross negligence or bad faith willful misconduct while it acted as Depositary. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a predecessor depositary in connection with any matter arising wholly prior to the appointment of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises the Depositary performed its obligations without gross negligence or willful misconduct while it acted as Depositary. The Depositary shall not be liable for the acts or omissions of any securities depository, clearing agency or settlement system in connection with or arising out of book-entry settlement of Deposited Securities or otherwise. The Depositary shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, provided that any such action or non-action is in good faith or the effect of any such vote. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable incur any liability to Owners, Beneficial Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, for any special, consequential, indirect or punitive damages for any breach of the terms of the Agreement or consequential damagesotherwise. The Depositary shall not incur any liability for any failure to determine that any distribution or action may be lawful or reasonably practicable (provided such determination of practicability is made without bad faith), for the content of any information submitted to it by the Company for distribution to the Owners or for any inaccuracy of any translation thereof, for any investment risk associated with acquiring an interest in the Deposited Securities, for the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities or for any tax consequences that may result from the ownership of American Depositary Shares, Shares or Deposited Securities, for the credit worthiness of any third party, for allowing any rights to lapse upon the terms of the Agreement, for the failure or timeliness of any notice from the Company, or for any action of or failure to act by, or any information provided or not provided by, DTC or any DTC Participant. In the Agreement, the Company and the Depositary have agreed to indemnify each other and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Affiliates under certain circumstances enumerated therein. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Deutsche Bank Trust Co Americas/ ADR Group), Deposit Agreement (Deutsche Bank Trust Co Americas/ ADR Group), Deposit Agreement (Deutsche Bank Trust Co Americas/ ADR Group)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employeesofficers, employees or agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifOwner, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States States, Chile, or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or, in the case of the Depositary or its directors, officers, employees or agents, by reason of any provision, present or future, the Estatutos of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of Company or the CompanyDeposited Securities, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company Company, or any of their directors, officers, employees or agents, shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement the Company’s Estatutos or the Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement Agreement, the Company’s Estatutos or the Deposited Securities, it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2, or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of ReceiptsOwners, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a ReceiptOwner, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, Depositary and the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting relying upon any written notice, notice request, direction or other document believed by such person it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is without negligence and in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise (a) out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement or the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or (ii) by the Company nor the Depositary nor or any of their respective its directors, employees, agents shall be liable and affiliates; (b) out of or in connection with any offer or sale to Owners or holders the public of interests in the American Depositary Shares evidenced by Receipts or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 in respect thereof, except to the extent such loss, liability, or expense is intended due to information (or omissions from such information) relating to such indemnified person, furnished in writing to the Company by such indemnified person expressly for use in a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933; or (c) out of or in connection with any provision tax levied or asserted by Chile on the Depositary or a Custodian (including without limiting the generality of the Deposit Agreementforegoing any tax on a gain realized, or deemed to be realized, upon the withdrawal or sale of Shares or other Deposited Securities, but excluding a tax on the Depositary’s or Custodian’s overall net income) as a result of performing its functions hereunder or in respect hereof. The indemnity in the foregoing clause (c) is not intended to relieve any Owner of any liability it may have with respect to such Chilean taxes. The indemnities contained in this paragraph shall not extend to any liability or expense which may arise out of any Pre-Release.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Terranova S A), Deposit Agreement (Masisa S.A.), Deposit Agreement (Masisa S.A.)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or of future law or regulation of the United States States, the Republic of Italy or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association and By-laws of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 4.02, or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without gross negligence or bad faithwillful misconduct. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that any such action or nonaction is in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositarygood faith. Neither the Company Depositary nor the Depositary Issuer, nor any of their respective officers, directors, representatives, employees or agents shall be liable incur any liability to Owners Owners, holders or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, consequential, indirect or punitive damages for any breach of the terms of the Deposit Agreement or consequential damagesotherwise. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian, except for any liability or expense arising out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of either of them, or (ii) by the Company or any of its agents. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Deutsche Bank Trust Co Americas/ ADR Group), Deposit Agreement (Deutsche Bank Trust Co Americas/ ADR Group), Deposit Agreement (Luxottica Group Spa)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall will incur any liability to any Owner Holder or Beneficial Owner ifof this Receipt, or any other person if by reason of any provision of any present or future law of any country or regulation of the United States or any other country, jurisdiction or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or stock exchange or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association Statuts of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty liability on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or the Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners Holders of Receipts, Beneficial Owners or other persons except that they agree each of them agrees to perform their obligations use its best judgment and to act in good faith in the performance of such duties as are specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited SecuritiesAgreement. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall will be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of Receipts, which in its opinion may involve it in expense or liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to it against all expense and liability be furnished as often as may be required, and no Custodian will be under any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that the Custodian is not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall will be liable for any action or nonaction inaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner Holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary and each Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense which may arise in connection with the offer, issuance, sale, resale, withdrawal or transfer of Receipts or Shares or which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the DepositaryDeposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the Company and their respective directorssame may be amended, officersmodified or supplemented from time to time, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent by either the Depositary or its agents act without gross any Custodian, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or willful misconduct bad faith of either of them, or (ii) for by the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement Company or any Receipt, the Depositary and of its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreementagents.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Alcatel), Deposit Agreement (Alcatel), Deposit Agreement (Alcatel)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner if, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association statuts of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company Company, or any of their respective directors, employees agents or affiliates shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of ReceiptsOwners, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts American Depositary Shares on behalf of any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that , and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division), Deposit Agreement (Thomson), Deposit Agreement (Thomson)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company Company, nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the CompanyArticles, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a any Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement, or for the inability of any Owner or holder to benefit from any distribution, offering, right or other benefit which is made available to holders of Deposited Securities but is not, under the terms of the Deposit Agreement, made available to Owners or holders. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2, or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of ReceiptsOwners, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the The Company assumes no obligation, nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall it be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree it agrees to perform their its obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary assumes no obligation nor shall not it be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to any Owner or holder of any Receipt (including, without limitation, liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities), except that it agrees to perform its obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. Neither the Depositary Depositary, nor the Company (Company, nor any of their respective controlling persons, directors, officers, affiliates, employees or agents) , shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the opinion, advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the The Depositary, its controlling persons, its agents, the Company Custodian, and their respective directorsthe Company, officers, employees its controlling persons and its agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction opinion or other document believed by such person it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Depositary shall not be liable for the Company nor acts or omissions of any securities depository, clearing agency or settlement system in connection with or arising out of book-entry settlement of Deposited Securities or otherwise. The Depositary shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith, or the effect of any such vote. In no event shall the Depositary nor or any of their respective its directors, officers, employees, agents shall and/or affiliates, or any of them, be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesdamages for any breach of the terms of the Deposit Agreement or otherwise. None of the Company, the Depositary or the Custodian shall be liable for the failure by any Owner or Beneficial Owner to obtain the benefits of credits on the basis of non-U.S. tax paid against such Owner's or Beneficial Owner's income tax liability. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Deutsche Bank Trust Co Americas/ ADR Group), Deposit Agreement (Deutsche Bank Trust Co Americas/ ADR Group), Deposit Agreement (Deutsche Bank Trust Co Americas/ ADR Group)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or Norway or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities Securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering Offering or distribution thereof, thereof or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from from, or delayed in or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section Sections 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, Receipt or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the The Depositary nor shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of their respective the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or holders expense (including, but not limited to, the fees and expenses of interests in counsel) which may arise out of any registration with the Commission of Receipts, American Depositary Shares or any other third party Deposited Securities or parties the offer or sale thereof in the United States or out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any indirectliability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of any of them, specialor (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, punitive or consequential damagesemployees, agents and affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division), Deposit Agreement (Orkla Asa /Fi), Deposit Agreement (Orkla Asa /Fi)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities Securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering Offering or distribution thereof, thereof or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2 or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they the Company and the Depositary, respectively, agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officersemployees, employees or agents) agents and affiliates shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officersemployees, employees or agents) agents and affiliates shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the The Depositary nor shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of their respective the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or holders expense (including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and expenses of interests in counsel) which may arise (a) out of any registration with the Commission of Receipts, American Depositary Shares or any other third party Deposited Securities or parties the offer or sale thereof in the United States or (b) out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any indirectliability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them and except to the extent that such liability or expense arises out of information relating to the Depositary or Custodian, specialas applicable, punitive furnished in writing to the Company, or consequential damages(ii) by the Company or any of its directors, employees, agents and affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement. The indemnities contained in the preceding paragraph shall not extend to any liability or expense which arises solely and exclusively out of a Pre-Release (as defined in Section 2.9 of the Deposit Agreement) of a Receipt or Receipts in accordance with Section 2.9 of the Deposit Agreement and which would not otherwise have arisen had such Receipt or Receipts not been the subject of a Pre-Release pursuant to Section 2.9 of the Deposit Agreement; provided, however, that the indemnities provided in the preceding paragraph shall apply to any such liability or expense (i) to the extent that such liability or expense would have arisen had a Receipt or Receipts not be the subject of a Pre-Release, or (ii) which may arise out of any misstatement or alleged misstatement or omission or alleged omission in any registration statement, proxy statement, prospectus (or placement memorandum), or preliminary prospectus (or preliminary placement memorandum) relating to the offer or sale of American Depositary Shares, except to the extent any such liability or expense arises out of (i) information relating to the Depositary or any Custodian (other than the Company), as applicable, furnished in writing and not materially changed or altered by the Company expressly for use in any of the foregoing documents, or, (ii) if such information is provided, the failure to state a material fact necessary to make the information provided not misleading.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (New Africa Capital LTD), Deposit Agreement (African Bank Investments LTD), Deposit Agreement (Metropolitan Holdings LTD)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifof any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association estatutos of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure inability to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or (ii) by the Company nor the Depositary nor or any of their respective its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesand affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Buenaventura Mining Co Inc), Deposit Agreement (Buenaventura Mining Co Inc), Deposit Agreement (Buenaventura Mining Co Inc)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner Holder if, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association estatutos sociales or similar document of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company Company, or any of their respective directors, employees agents or affiliates shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from doing or performing, or may be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing if it did or performing performed and therefore does not do or perform, any act or thing which by the terms of that the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided provide shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner Holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, delay in the doing or performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or provides may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 4.02, 4.03 or 4.03 4.12 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of ReceiptsOwners, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their agents assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners Holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) agents shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts American Depositary Shares on behalf of any Owner, Beneficial Owner Holder or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that , and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) agents Company shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, Holder or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Gas Natural SDG Sa), Deposit Agreement (Gas Natural SDG Sa), Deposit Agreement (Gas Natural SDG Sa)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifof any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities Securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering Offering or distribution thereof, thereof or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2 or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 Sections 4.4 or 4.5 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapselapse in each such case without liability to the Company or the Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their officers, employees, agents or affiliates assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they the Company and the Depositary agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith, provided, however, that in the case of actions taken or omitted pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary undertakes to perform its obligations without gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the The Depositary nor shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of their respective the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or holders expense (including, but not limited to, the fees and expenses of interests in counsel) which may arise out of any registration with the Commission of Receipts, American Depositary Shares or any other third party Deposited Securities or parties the offer or sale thereof in the United States or out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any indirectliability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, specialor (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, punitive or consequential damagesemployees, agents and affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division), Deposit Agreement (The9 LTD), Deposit Agreement (The9 LTD)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifof any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum memorandum and Articles articles of Association association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or (ii) by the Company nor the Depositary nor or any of their respective its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesand affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Wolseley PLC), Deposit Agreement (Wolseley PLC), Deposit Agreement (Wolseley PLC)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary Depositary, the Custodian nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employeesofficers, agents employees or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifagents, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability (including, without limitation, as to the Depositary and Custodian, liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities) under the Deposit Agreement to Owners Registered Holders or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except other than that they agree each of them agrees to perform their its obligations and duties specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expenses and liabilities be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary Depositary, the Custodian nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction non-action by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner Registered Holder or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, Receipt or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the The Depositary, the Custodian and the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective its agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties responsible for any indirectfailure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities, specialor for the manner or effect of any such vote made either with or without request, punitive or consequential damagesfor not exercising any right to vote, as long as any such action or non-action is in good faith and in accordance with the terms of the Deposit Agreement. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Infosys Technologies LTD), Deposit Agreement (Infosys Technologies LTD /Adr/), Deposit Agreement (Hanarotelecom Inc)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner if, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles articles of Association association or similar documents of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a any Receipt by reason of (i) any non-performance nonperformance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or (ii) by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement, (iii) for the inability of any Owner or Beneficial Owner to benefit from any distribution, offering, right or other benefit which is made available to holders of Deposited Securities but is not, under the terms of the Deposit Agreement, made available to Owners or Beneficial Owners, or (iv) for any special, consequential or punitive damages for any breach of the terms of the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that , and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division), Deposit Agreement (Pampa Energy Inc.), Deposit Agreement (Pampa Energy Inc.)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, Estatuto Social or by reason of any provision of any securities Securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering Offering or distribution thereof, thereof or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2 or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the The Depositary nor shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of their respective the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners and affiliates and the Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or holders expense (including, but not limited to, the fees and expenses of interests in counsel) which may arise out of any registration with the Commission of Receipts, American Depositary Shares or any other third party Deposited Securities or parties the offer or sale thereof in the United States or out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or the Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any indirectliability or expense arising out of (a) the negligence or bad faith of either of them or (b) information (or omissions from such information) relating to the Depositary or the Custodian, specialas applicable, punitive furnished in writing to and not materially altered or consequential damageschanged by the Company, to the Depositary or the Custodian, as applicable, expressly for use in any registration statement, proxy statement, prospectus (or placement memorandum) or preliminary prospectus (or preliminary placement memorandum) relating to the offer or sale of ADSs, or (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, employees, agents and affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division), American Depositary Receipt (Tractebel Energia S a/Fi), Deposit Agreement (Tractebel Energia S a/Fi)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifof any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States States, the People’s Republic of China or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse, in each such case without liability to the Company or the Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their officers, employees and agents assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they the Company and the Depositary agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to , provided that any such action or nonaction is without negligence or bad faith and in accordance with the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with terms of the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith and in accordance with the terms of the Deposit Agreement while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or (ii) by the Company nor the Depositary nor or any of their respective its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesand affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement, Deposit Agreement, Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities Securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering Offering or distribution thereof, thereof or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2 or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directorsincluding but not limited to, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting any such action or nonaction based upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the The Depositary nor shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of their respective the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or holders expense (including, but not limited to, the fees and expenses of interests in counsel) which may arise out of any registration with the Commission of Receipts, American Depositary Shares or any other third party Deposited Securities or parties the offer or sale thereof in the United States or out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any indirectliability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, specialor (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, punitive or consequential damagesemployees, agents and affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division), Deposit Agreement (Australia & New Zealand Banking Group LTD), Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement (Australia & New Zealand Banking Group LTD)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner if, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the CompanyIncorporation, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree each of the Company and the Depositary agrees to perform their its respective obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officersemployees, employees agents or agents) affiliates shall be under any obligation to appear in or prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that , and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officersemployees, employees agents or agents) affiliates shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Gol Intelligent Airlines Inc.), Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division), Deposit Agreement (Gol Intelligent Airlines Inc.)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner if, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles articles of Association association or similar document of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that , and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division), Deposit Agreement (Silicon Motion Technology CORP), Deposit Agreement (Silicon Motion Technology CORP)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the CompanyEstatuto Social, or by reason of any provision of the Deposited Securities or any other securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering Offering or distribution thereof, thereof or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2 or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement or this Receipt to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction inaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the The Depositary nor shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of their respective the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or inaction is in good faith. The Depositary, its controlling persons and its agents, the Custodian and the Company, its controlling persons and its agents may rely and shall be liable protected in acting upon any written notice, request or other document believed by it (or them) to Owners be genuine and to have been signed or holders presented by the proper party or parties. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates and the Custodian against, and hold each of interests in them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of any registration with the Commission of Receipts, American Depositary Shares or any other third party Deposited Securities or parties the offer or sale thereof in the United States or out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or the Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any indirectliability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of the Depositary or the Custodian and except to the extent that such liability or expense arises out of information relating to the Depositary or the Custodian, specialas applicable, punitive furnished in writing to the Company by the Depositary expressly for use in any registration statement, proxy statement, prospectus (or consequential damagesplacement memorandum) or preliminary prospectus (or preliminary placement memorandum) relating to the Shares, and not altered or omissions from such information or (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, employees, agents and affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Braskem Sa), American Depositary Receipt (Braskem Sa), Deposit Agreement (Braskem Sa)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifof any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States States, Hong Kong, the PRC or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities Securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering Offering or distribution thereof, thereof or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2 or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the The Depositary nor shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of their respective the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or holders expense (including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and expenses of interests in counsel) which may arise out of any registration with the Commission of Receipts, American Depositary Shares or any other third party Deposited Securities or parties the offer or sale thereof in the United States or out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any indirectliability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, specialor (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, punitive or consequential damagesemployees, agents and affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Co LTD), Deposit Agreement (Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Co LTD)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifof any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association and By-laws of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Company agrees to indemnify the Company nor Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the Depositary nor expenses of counsel) which may arise out of any registration with the Commission of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in Receipts, American Depositary Shares or any other third party Deposited Securities or parties the offer or sale thereof in the United States or out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any indirectliability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, specialor (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, punitive or consequential damagesemployees, agents and affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division), Deposit Agreement (British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Deposited Securities or the Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities Securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering Offering or distribution thereof, thereof or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities or the Articles of Association of the Company it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement, the Deposited Securities or the Articles of Association of the Company. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2 or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the The Depositary nor shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of their respective the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or holders expense (including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and expenses of interests in counsel) which may arise out of any registration with the Commission of Receipts, American Depositary Shares or any other third party Deposited Securities or parties the offer or sale thereof in the United States or out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any indirectliability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, specialor (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, punitive or consequential damagesemployees, agents and affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Edgars Consolidated Stores LTD), Deposit Agreement (Edgars Consolidated Stores LTD)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents agents, or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifor other person, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or the Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt or other person by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2, or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither Save in accordance with Sections 4.8, 4.9 and the second paragraph of Section 5.6 of the Deposit Agreement, the Company assumes no obligation nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall it be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners any Owner or Beneficial Owners of ReceiptsOwner or other person, except that they agree it agrees to perform their its obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary assumes no obligation nor shall it be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to any Owner or Beneficial Owner or other person, except that it agrees to perform its obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Arm Holdings PLC), Deposit Agreement (Arm Holdings PLC)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifof any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States States, Brazil or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the CompanyEstatuto Social, or by reason of any provision of any securities Securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering Offering or distribution thereof, thereof or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.014.1, 4.02 4.2 or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the The Depositary nor shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of their respective the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners and affiliates and the Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or holders expense (including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and expenses of interests in counsel) which may arise out of any registration with the Commission of Receipts, American Depositary Shares or any other third party Deposited Securities or parties the offer or sale thereof in the United States or out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or the Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any indirectliability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them and except to the extent that such liability or expense arises out of information relating to the Depositary or the Custodian, specialas applicable, punitive furnished in writing to the Company by the Depositary, as applicable, expressly for use in any registration statement, proxy statement, prospectus (or consequential damagesplacement memorandum) or preliminary prospectus (or preliminary placement memorandum) relating to the Shares, and not altered, or (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, employees, agents and affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Brazil Realty Sa Empreendimentos E Participacoes/Adr/), Deposit Agreement (Brazil Realty Sa Empreendimentos E Participacoes/Adr/)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2, or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or (ii) by the Company nor the Depositary nor or any of their respective its directors, employees, agents and affiliates. Any person seeking indemnification under the Deposit Agreement (an "Indemnified Party") shall notify the person from whom it is seeking indemnification (the "Indemnifying Party") of a commencement of any indemnifiable action or claim promptly after such Indemnified Party becomes aware of such commencement (provided that the failure to make such notification shall not affect such Indemnified Party's rights under Section 5.8 of the Deposit Agreement) and shall consult in good faith with the Indemnifying Party as to the conduct of the defense of such action or claim, which call be reasonable in the circumstances. No Indemnified Party shall compromise or settle any action or claim without the written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, and the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive amount of indemnity pursuant to Section 5.8 of the Deposit Agreement in the event that any action or consequential damagesclaim is compromised or settled without its written consent. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Premier Oil Group PLC/Fi), Deposit Agreement (Premier Oil Group PLC/Fi)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary Depositary, the Custodian nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner Holder or Beneficial Owner ifof any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States of America, any state thereof, the United Kingdom or of any other country, or of any other action of any governmental or regulatory authorityauthority of the United States, the United Kingdom, or any other country or of any stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary Depositary, the Custodian or the Company Company, as the case may be, shall be preventeddelayed in, delayed prevented or forbidden from or be subject subjected to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary Depositary, the Custodian or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner Holder or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which which, by the terms of the Deposit Agreement Agreement, it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners Holders of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering offering, on behalf of such Owners Holder and make the net proceeds available to such OwnersHolder, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, offering and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. The Depositary shall not perform any action required or permitted under the Deposit Agreement which shall be prohibited by the rules of any securities exchange on which the American Depositary Shares are listed for trading. Neither the Company Depositary, the Custodian nor the Depositary Company assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners Holders or Beneficial Owners of Receiptsthis Receipt, except other than that they agree each of them agrees to perform their its obligations and duties specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expenses and liabilities shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary Depositary, the Custodian, nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction non-action by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner Holder or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the The Depositary, the Custodian and the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Neither the Depositary and its agents will not nor the Custodian shall be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote made either with or without request, or for not exercising any right to vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , as long as any such action or non-action is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision provisions of the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary may own and deal in any class of securities of the Company and its affiliates and in Receipts.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (HSBC Holdings PLC), Deposit Agreement (HSBC Holdings PLC)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States States, the United Kingdom, or any other country, or of any other regulatory body or governmental or regulatory authorityauthority of the United States, the United Kingdom, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform use their best judgment and good faith and to act without gross negligence in the performance of their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faithAgreement. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts Receipts, which in its opinion may involve it in expense or liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to it against all expense and liability be furnished by the person or persons on whose behalf of any Ownersuch action, Beneficial Owner suit or other person. The parties to proceeding is brought, or such other persons as the Deposit Agreement understand that Depositary or the Company may require, as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. The preceding sentence shall not constitute a defense in any action, suit, or proceeding against the Depositary or the Company, except with respect to any claim by any person or entity (including, but not being limited to, Owners and holders of Receipts) arising out of or relating to the alleged breach of any obligation by the Company or the Depositary to appear in, prosecute, or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding on behalf of any such person or entity. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Rio Tinto Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each either case to the extent the Depositary provided that any such action or its agents act without gross negligence nonaction is in good faith and is not negligent, or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor or predecessor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that the Depositary exercised its best judgment and good faith while it acted as Depositary and was not negligent. The Depositary may own and deal in any class of securities of the Company and its affiliates and in Receipts. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any loss, damage, liability, costs or expenses which may be suffered or incurred by the Depositary or the Custodian as a result of or arising out of any breach by the Company of any of the provisions of the Deposit Agreement or any acts performed or omitted by the Company or any of its agents negligently or in bad faith, or any performance by the Company of duties specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement not in its best judgment. The Depositary agrees to indemnify the Company against and hold it harmless from any loss, damage, liability, costs, or expenses which may be suffered or incurred by the Company as a result of or arising out of any breach of the Depositary of any of the provisions of the Deposit Agreement or any acts performed or omitted by the Depositary or any Custodian negligently or in bad faith, or any performance by the Depositary or the Custodian of duties specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement not in their respective best judgment. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from any loss, damage, liability, costs, or expenses which may be suffered or incurred by the Depositary or the Custodian as a result of or arising out of any acts performed or omitted by either the Depositary or the Custodian, except for any loss, damage, liability, cost or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith or either of them, or any performance by the Depositary or the Custodian of duties specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement not in their respective best judgment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receiptthe Receipts, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner Owner, Owners or Ownersholders, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of ; provided that, to the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arisesextent legally permissible, the Depositary performed shall promptly notify the Company of any such demands or requests and the content of its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositaryresponse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. - ADR Depositary), Deposit Agreement (Rio Tinto PLC)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifof any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association Charter Documents of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Owners, Beneficial Owners of ReceiptsReceipts or other persons, including for any consequential or punitive damages, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Company agrees to indemnify the Company nor Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the Depositary nor reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of any registration with the Commission of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in Receipts, American Depositary Shares or any other third party Deposited Securities or parties the offer or sale thereof in the United States or out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any indirectliability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, specialor (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, punitive employees, agents and affiliates. Any person seeking indemnification under the Deposit Agreement (an “indemnified person”) shall notify the person from whom it is seeking indemnification (the “indemnifying person”) of the commencement of any indemnifiable action or consequential damagesclaim promptly after such indemnified person becomes aware of such commencement (provided that the failure to make such notification shall not affect such indemnified person’s rights under Section 5.08 of the Deposit Agreement) and shall consult in good faith with the indemnifying person as to the conduct of the defense of such action or claim, which shall be reasonable in the circumstances. No indemnified person shall compromise or settle any action or claim without the consent of the indemnifying person. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division), Deposit Agreement (Xinhua Finance LTD)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifHolder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum memorandum and Articles articles of Association association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt Holder by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section Sections 4.01, 4.02 4.02, or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners any Owner or Beneficial Owners of ReceiptsHolder, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or (ii) by the Company nor the Depositary nor or any of their respective its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesand affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement. The indemnities contained in the preceding paragraph shall not extend to any liability or expense which arises solely and exclusively out of a Pre-Release (as defined in Section 2.09 of the Deposit Agreement) of a Receipt or Receipts in accordance with Section 2.09 of the Deposit Agreement and which would not otherwise have arisen had such Receipt or Receipts not been the subject of a Pre-Release pursuant to Section 2.09 of the Deposit Agreement; provided, however, that the indemnities provided in the preceding paragraph shall apply to any such liability or expense (i) to the extent that such liability or expense would have arisen had a Receipt or Receipts not been the subject of a Pre-Release, or (ii) which may arise out of any misstatement or alleged misstatement or omission or alleged omission in any registration statement, proxy statement, prospectus (or placement memorandum), or preliminary prospectus (or preliminary placement memorandum), relating to the offer of sale of American Depositary Shares, except to the extent any such liability or expense arises out of (i) information relating to the Depositary or any Custodian (other than the Company), as applicable, furnished in writing and not materially changed or altered by the Company expressly for use in any of the foregoing documents, or, (ii) if such information is provided, the failure to state a material fact necessary to make the information provided not misleading. The obligations set forth in Section 5.08 of the Deposit Agreement shall survive the termination of the Deposit Agreement and the succession or substitution of any indemnified person.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Abbey National PLC), Deposit Agreement (Abbey National PLC)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner if, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that the Custodian is not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (3dm Worldwide PLC), Deposit Agreement (Techmarine International PLC)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2, or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction non-action by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or non-action is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or (ii) by the Company nor the Depositary nor or any of their respective its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesand affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement. Neither the Depositary, the Custodian or the Company shall incur any liability for any special, consequential, indirect or punitive damages for any breach of the terms of this Deposit Agreement or otherwise.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Harmony Gold Mining Co LTD), Deposit Agreement (Deutsche Bank Trust Co Americas/ ADR Group)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner if, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles articles of Association association or similar document of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that , and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division), Deposit Agreement (Mol Rt)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner Holder or Beneficial Owner if, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States States, Korea or any other countrycountry or jurisdiction, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association Incorporation of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God God, terrorism or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty liability on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner Holder or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. WhereNeither the Depositary nor the Company shall be obligated to do or perform any act which is inconsistent with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement or incur any liability for the inability by a Holder or Beneficial Owner to benefit from any distribution, by offering, right or other benefit which is made available to holders of Deposited Securities but is not, under the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners Holders of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary ADSs. The Company assumes no obligation nor shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall it be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement or the Receipts to Holders, Beneficial Owners or Beneficial Owners other persons, including for any consequential or punitive damages for any breach of Receiptsthe terms of the Deposit Agreement, except that they agree it agrees to perform their obligations specifically act in good faith and without negligence in the performance of its duties set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faithAgreement. The Depositary assumes no obligation nor shall not it be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement or this Receipt to Holders, Beneficial Owners of Receipts or other persons (including, without limitation, liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Deposit Securities), including for any consequential or punitive damages for any breach of the terms of the Deposit Agreement, except that it agrees to act in good faith and without negligence in the performance of its duties set forth in the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary and the Company undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into the Deposit Agreement against the Depositary or the Company. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of Receipts, which in its opinion may involve it in expense and liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and no Custodian shall be under any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that the Custodian is not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction inaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner Holder or Beneficial Owner of a ReceiptOwner, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, its agents and the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Neither the Depositary and its agents will not nor the Company shall be responsible liable for (i) any failure by the Depositary to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any vote; provided, that any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to action or omission is in good faith and without negligence and in accordance with the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with terms of the Deposit Agreement. Neither the Depositary nor the Company shall incur any liability for any failure to determine that any distribution or action may be lawful or commercially feasible, for any Owner investment risk associated with acquiring an interest in the Deposited Securities, for any tax consequences that may result from the ownership of ADSs, Shares or OwnersDeposited Securities, for the credit-worthiness of any Receipt third party or Receipts or otherwise related hereto for allowing any rights to lapse upon the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsterms of the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary shall not be liable incur any liability for the content of any information submitted to it by the Company for distribution to the Holders, for any acts inaccuracy of any translation thereof (provided the Depositary was not involved in translating such information), for the validity or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission worth of the Depositary Deposited Securities or in connection with a matter arising wholly after for the removal failure or resignation timeliness of any notice from the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesCompany. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Citibank,N.A./ADR), Deposit Agreement (Woori Bank)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States States, Japan or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association Incorporation of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.014.1, 4.02 4.2 or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless, in its sole discretion, indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the The Depositary nor shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of their respective the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or holders expense (including, but not limited to, the fees and expenses of interests in counsel) which may arise out of any registration with the Commission of Receipts, American Depositary Shares or any other third party Deposited Securities or parties the offer or sale thereof in the United States or out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any indirectliability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, specialor (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, punitive employees, agents and affiliates. The indemnities contained in the preceding sentence shall not extend to any liability or consequential damagesexpense which arises solely and exclusively out of a Pre-Release (as defined in Section 2.9 of the Deposit Agreement) of a Receipt or Receipts in accordance with Section 2.9 of the Deposit Agreement and which would not otherwise have arisen had such Receipt or Receipts not been the subject of a Pre-Release pursuant to Section 2.9 of the Deposit Agreement; provided, however, that the indemnities provided in the preceding sentence shall apply to any such liability or expense (i) to the extent that such liability or expense would have arisen had a Receipt or Receipts not been the subject of a Pre-Release, or (ii) which may arise out of any misstatement or alleged misstatement or omission or alleged omission in any registration statement, proxy statement, prospectus (or placement memorandum), or preliminary prospectus (or preliminary placement memorandum), relating to the offer of sale of American Depositary Shares, except to the extent any such liability or expense arises out of (a) information relating to the Depositary or any Custodian (other than the Company), as applicable, furnished in writing and not materially changed or altered by the Company expressly for use in any of the foregoing documents, or, (b) if such information is provided, the failure to state a material fact necessary to make the information provided not misleading. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division), Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary Depositary, the Custodian nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner Holder or Beneficial Owner ifof any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States of America, any state thereof, the United Kingdom or of any other country, or of any other action of any governmental or regulatory authorityauthority of the United States, the United Kingdom, or any other country or of any stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary Depositary, the Custodian or the Company Company, as the case may be, shall be preventeddelayed in, delayed prevented or forbidden from or be subject subjected to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary Depositary, the Custodian or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner Holder or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which which, by the terms of the Deposit Agreement Agreement, it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners Holders of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering offering, on behalf of such Owners Holder and make the net proceeds available to such OwnersHolder, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, offering and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. The Depositary shall not perform any action required or permitted under the Deposit Agreement which shall be prohibited by the rules of any securities exchange on which the American Depositary Shares are listed for trading. Neither the Company Depositary, the Custodian nor the Depositary Company assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners Holders or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except other than that they agree each of them agrees to perform their its obligations and duties specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expenses and liabilities shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary Depositary, the Custodian, nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction non-action by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner Holder or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the The Depositary, the Custodian and the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Neither the Depositary and its agents will not nor the Custodian shall be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote made either with or without request, or for not exercising any right to vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , as long as any such action or non-action is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision provisions of the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary may own and deal in any class of securities of the Company and its affiliates and in Receipts.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (HSBC Holdings PLC), Deposit Agreement (HSBC Holdings PLC)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifof any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other countrycountry (including the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong), or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, thereof or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section Sections 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Company agrees to indemnify the Company nor Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the Depositary nor reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of any registration with the Commission of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in Receipts, American Depositary Shares or any other third party Deposited Securities or parties the offer or sale thereof in the United States or out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any indirectliability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, specialor (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, punitive or consequential damagesemployees, agents and affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Pan Sino International Holding LTD), Deposit Agreement (Chitaly Holdings LTD)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner Holder or Beneficial Owner if, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States States, Korea or any other countrycountry or jurisdiction, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association Incorporation of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God God, terrorism or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty liability on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner Holder or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. WhereNeither the Depositary nor the Company shall be obligated to do or perform any act which is inconsistent with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement or incur any liability for the inability by a Holder or Beneficial Owner to benefit from any distribution, by offering, right or other benefit which is made available to holders of Deposited Securities but is not, under the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, made available to Holders of ADSs. The Company assumes no obligation nor shall it be subject to any liability under this Deposit Agreement or an offering the Receipts to Holders, Beneficial Owners or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 other persons, including for any consequential or punitive damages for any breach of the terms of this Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available except that it agrees to Owners act in good faith and without negligence in the performance of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapseits obligations set forth in this Deposit Agreement. Neither the Company nor the The Depositary assumes any no obligation or nor shall it be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement or this Receipt to Owners or Holders, Beneficial Owners of ReceiptsReceipts or other persons (including, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any limitation, liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Deposit Securities), including for any consequential or punitive damages for any breach of the terms of the Deposit Agreement, except that it agrees to act in good faith and without negligence in the performance of its obligations as are specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary and the Company undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into the Deposit Agreement against the Depositary or the Company. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of Receipts, which in its opinion may involve it in expense and liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and no Custodian shall be under any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that the Custodian is not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction inaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner Holder or Beneficial Owner of a ReceiptOwner, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, its agents and the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Neither the Depositary and its agents will not nor the Company shall be responsible liable for (i) any failure by the Depositary to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any vote; provided, that any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to action or omission is in good faith and without negligence and in accordance with the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with terms of the Deposit Agreement. Neither the Depositary nor the Company shall incur any liability for any failure to determine that any distribution or action may be lawful or commercially feasible, for any Owner investment risk associated with acquiring an interest in the Deposited Securities, for any tax consequences that may result from the ownership of ADSs, Shares or OwnersDeposited Securities, for the credit-worthiness of any Receipt third party or Receipts or otherwise related hereto for allowing any rights to lapse upon the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsterms of the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary shall not be liable incur any liability for the content of any information submitted to it by the Company for distribution to the Holders, for any acts inaccuracy of any translation thereof (provided the Depositary was not involved in translating such information), for the validity or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission worth of the Depositary Deposited Securities or in connection with a matter arising wholly after for the removal failure or resignation timeliness of any notice from the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesCompany. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Citibank,N.A./ADR), Deposit Agreement (Citibank,N.A./ADR)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifHolder of this Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and or Articles of Association of the Company, Company or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, Deposited Securities or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances circumstance beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of delayed in, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of ReceiptsHolders, except that they agree to perform their such obligations as are specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without gross negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties which in its opinion may involve it in expense and liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction non-action by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a ReceiptHolder, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or non-action is in good faith. Notwithstanding anything to The Depositary may own and deal in any class of securities of the contrary set forth Company and its affiliates and in Receipts. The Company shall indemnify the Depositary and the Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any loss, liability or expense which may arise out of acts performed or omitted in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement or any Receiptand the Receipts, as the Depositary and its agents same may fully respond be amended from time to any and all demands or requests for information maintained time, (i) by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter the Custodian, except for any liability arising wholly after the removal or resignation out of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither of either of them or (ii) by the Company nor the Depositary nor or any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreementits agents.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC), Deposit Agreement (Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2 or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Depositary shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or (ii) by the Company nor the Depositary nor or any of their respective its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesand affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Spirent Communications PLC), Deposit Agreement (Spirent PLC)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner if, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt (i) by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or (ii) by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement, (iii) for the inability of any Owner or Beneficial Owner to benefit from any distribution, offering, right or other benefit that is made available to holders of Deposited Securities but is not, under the terms of the Deposit Agreement, made available to Owners or Beneficial Owners or (iv) for any special, consequential or punitive damages for any breach of the terms of the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary Depositary, after Consultation with the Company, shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that the Custodian is not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Preference Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents the Depositary may rely and shall be protected in acting relying upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 United States federal securities laws is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Regulation S Deposit Agreement (Lloyds Banking Group PLC), Regulation S Deposit Agreement (Lloyds Banking Group PLC)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association CPO Trust or the estatutos sociales of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the CPO Trustee or the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, thereof or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary Depositary, the CPO Trustee or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2 or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares CPOs for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the The Depositary nor shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of their respective the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or holders expense (including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and expenses of interests in counsel) which may arise out of any registration with the Commission of Receipts, American Depositary Shares or any other third party Deposited Securities or parties the offer or sale thereof in the United States or out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any indirectliability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, specialor (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, punitive or consequential damagesemployees, agents and affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Vitro Sab De Cv), Deposit Agreement (Vitro Sa De Cv)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates controlling persons (as defined under the Securities Act of 1933) shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifHolder, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States States, The Republic of France, or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange or market, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association statuts of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, Deposited Securities or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or controlling persons (as defined under the Securities Act of 1933) shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt Holder by reason of any non-performance nonperformance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2, or 4.03 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners or Holders and make the net proceeds available to such OwnersOwners or Holders, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their directors, employees, agents or controlling persons (as defined under the Securities Act of 1933) assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of ReceiptsHolders, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officersemployees, employees agents or agentscontrolling persons (as defined under the Securities Act of 1933) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officersemployees, employees agents or agentscontrolling persons (as defined under the Securities Act of 1933) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officersemployees, employees agents and agents controlling persons (as defined under the Securities Act of 1933) may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the The Depositary nor shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of their respective the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or omission to act is in good faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners and affiliates and the Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or holders expense (including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and expenses of interests counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under accordance with the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision provisions of the Deposit AgreementAgreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, employees, agents and affiliates. The indemnities contained in the preceding paragraph shall not extend to any liability or expense which may arise out of any Pre-Release (as defined in Section 2.9) but only to the extent that any such liability or expense arises in connection with (a) any United States Federal, state or local income tax laws, or (b) the failure of the Depositary to deliver Deposited Securities when required under the terms of Section 2.5 hereof. However, the indemnities contained in the preceding paragraph shall apply to any liability or expense which may arise out of any misstatement or alleged misstatement or omission or alleged omission in any registration statement, proxy statement, prospectus (or placement memorandum), or preliminary prospectus (or preliminary placement memorandum) relating to the offer of sale of American Depositary Shares, except to the extent any such liability or expense arises out of (i) information relating to the Depositary or any Custodian (other than the Company), as applicable, furnished in writing and not materially changed or altered by the Company expressly for use in any of the foregoing documents, or, (ii) if such information is provided, the failure to state a material fact necessary to make the information provided not misleading.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division), Deposit Agreement (Flamel Technologies Sa)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner if, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles articles of Association association or any similar document of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt (i) by reason of any non-performance nonperformance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or (ii) by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement, (iii) for the inability of any Owner or Beneficial Owner to benefit from any distribution, offering, right or other benefit which is made available to holders of Deposited Securities but is not, under the terms of the Deposit Agreement, made available to Owners or Beneficial Owners or (iv) for any special, consequential or punitive damages for any breach of the terms of the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that , and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Preference Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents the Depositary may rely relay and shall be protected in acting relying upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Lloyds TSB Group PLC), Deposit Agreement (Lloyds TSB Group PLC)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner if, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles articles of Association association or similar document of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that , and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directorsincluding, officersbut not limited to, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting any such action or nonaction based upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division), Deposit Agreement (Ping an Insurance (Group) Co of China LTD)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifof any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States States, the United Kingdom, or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the CompanyArticles, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Company agrees to indemnify the Company nor Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the Depositary nor expenses of counsel) which may arise out of any registration with the Commission of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in Receipts, American Depositary Shares or Deposited Securities or the offer or sale thereof in the United States, except to the extent that such liability or expense arises out of information relating to the Depositary or the Custodian, as applicable, furnished in writing to the Company by the Depositary or the Custodian, as applicable, expressly for use in any other third party registration statement, proxy statement, prospectus or parties preliminary prospectus relating to the Shares represented by the American Depositary Shares or omissions from such information, or out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any indirectliability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, specialor (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, punitive or consequential damagesemployees, agents and affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division), Deposit Agreement (Centrica PLC)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, employeesofficers, agents employees or affiliates agents) shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifof any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association Incorporation of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or terrorismor other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or (nor any of their respective directors, employeesofficers, agents employees or affiliates agents) incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any reasonable discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2 or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of distribute the securities or other property subject to such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper property party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Depositary shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or (ii) by the Company nor the Depositary nor or any of their respective its directors, officers, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesand affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Scor Holding (Switzerland) LTD), Deposit Agreement (Converium Holding Ag)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifof any Receipt, if by reason of (i) any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States States, Ukraine or any other countrycountry or jurisdiction, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of (ii) any provision of any securities issued present or distributed by the Company, future regulation of any governmental or any offering regulatory authority or distribution thereof, stock exchange or by reason of (iii) any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a any Receipt by reason of any non-performance nonperformance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Neither the Depositary nor any of its directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of any Receipt, if by reason of (i) any act or failure to act of the Company or its agents, including the Share Registrar, or their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates, (ii) any provision, present or future, of the Corporate Documents of the Company or any other instrument of the Company governing the Deposited Securities, or (iii) any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, the Depositary shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary nor any of its directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of any Receipt by reason of any nonperformance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.014.1, 4.02 4.2 or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faithfaith except as set forth in Section 5.13 of the Agreement with respect to the Company. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each The Depositary shall not be liable to the Company, any Owner or Beneficial Owner or any other person for the unavailability of Deposited Securities or for the failure to make any distribution of cash or property with respect thereto as a result of (i) any act or failure to act of the DepositaryCompany or its agents, including the Company and Share Registrar, or their respective directors, officersemployees, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon or affiliates, (ii) any written noticeprovision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States, requestUkraine or any other country, direction (iii) any provision of any present or future regulation of any governmental or regulatory authority or stock exchange, (iv) any provision of any present or future Corporate Documents or any other instrument of the Company governing the Deposited Securities, (v) any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or (vi) any act of God or war or other document believed by such circumstance beyond its control. The Company shall not be liable to the Depositary, any Owner or Beneficial Owner or any other person for the unavailability of Deposited Securities or for the failure to be genuine and to have been signed make any distribution of cash or presented by property with respect thereto as a result of (i) any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the proper party United States, Ukraine or partiesany other country or jurisdiction, (ii) any provision of any present or future regulation of any governmental or regulatory authority or stock exchange or (iii) any act of God or war or other circumstance beyond its control. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the expenses of counsel) which may arise out of (a) and registration with the Commission of Receipts, American Depository Shares or Deposited Securities or the offer or sale thereof, (b) acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or (ii) by the Company nor the Depositary nor or any of its directors, employees, agents and affiliates or (c) the unavailability of Deposited Securities or the failure to make any distribution of cash or property with respect thereto as a result of (i) any act or failure to act of the Company or its agents, including the Share Registrar, or their respective directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners or holders affiliates, (ii) any provision of interests in American Depositary Shares any present or future Corporate Documents or any other third party instrument of the Company governing Deposited Securities or parties for (iii) any indirectprovision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, special, punitive or consequential damagesany offering or distribution thereof. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Ojsc Ordzhonikidzevsky Ore Mining & Processing Enterprise), Deposit Agreement (Open Joint Stock Co Marganetsky Ore Mining & Processing Ente)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifof any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association or the Deposited Securities, or on account of the Companypossible criminal or civil penalties or restrain, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company Company, or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or the Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a any Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement or for any consequential or punitive damages for any breach of the terms of the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2, or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of ReceiptsOwners, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor their respective agents assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. In no event shall the Depositary or any of its directors, officers, employees, agents and/or affiliates, or any of them, be liable for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages to the Company, Owners, Beneficial Owners or any other person. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for (i) any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct information or (ii) for the effect inability of an Owner o Beneficial Owner to benefit from any such vote. Notwithstanding anything distribution, offering, right or other benefit which is made available to holders of Deposited Securities but is not, under the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with terms of the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto made available to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsOwners and Beneficial Owners of ADSs. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arisesarises the Depositary performed its obligations without gross negligence or willful misconduct while it acted as Depositary. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a predecessor depositary whether in connection with an act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with any matter arising wholly prior to the appointment of the Depositary or after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith wilful misconduct while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Depositary shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. The Depositary shall not incur any liability for the failure or timeliness of any notice from the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any losses, liabilities, costs, charges and expenses (including, but not limited to, taxes (other than income taxes owing by the Depositary on amounts earned hereunder) and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) that may arise out of any registration with the Commission of Receipts, American Depositary Shares, Shares or other Deposited Securities or any offer, issuance, sale, resale, transfer, deposit or withdrawal thereof or out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, and except to the extent that such liability or expense arises out of information relating to the Depositary or the Custodian, as applicable, furnished in writing to the Company nor by the Depositary nor expressly for use in any registration statement, proxy statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus relating to the Shares or misstatements of or omissions from such information, if provided, or (ii) by the Company or any of their respective its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesand affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement. BY HOLDING A RECEIPT, AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES OR INTERESTS THEREIN AND/OR BY BEING AN OWNER AND/OR BENEFICIAL OWNER, EACH PARTY TO THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT (INCLUDING, FOR AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, EACH OWNER AND BENEFICIAL OWNER AND/OR HOLDER OF INTERESTS IN RECEIPTS) IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST THE DEPOSITARY AND/OR THE COMPANY DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SHARES OR OTHER DEPOSITED SECURITIES, THE ADSs OR THE RECEIPTS, THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREIN OR THEREIN, OR THE BREACH HEREOF OR THEREOF (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, COMMON LAW OR ANY OTHER THEORY).
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co Sa), Deposit Agreement (Citibank,N.A./ADR)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereofArticles, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2, or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of ReceiptsOwners, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a ReceiptOwner, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or (ii) by the Company nor or any of its directors, employees, agents and affiliates. The Depositary agrees to indemnify the Company, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates against, and hold each of them harmless from any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and this Receipt, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, by the Depositary nor any of or its Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents shall be liable and affiliates due to Owners their negligence or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesbad faith. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Portugal Telecom SGPS Sa), Deposit Agreement (Portugal Telecom SGPS Sa)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner if, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt (i) by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or (ii) by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement, (iii) for the inability of any Owner or Beneficial Owner to benefit from any distribution, offering, right or other benefit that is made available to holders of Deposited Securities but is not, under the terms of the Deposit Agreement, made available to Owners or Beneficial Owners or (iv) for any special, consequential or punitive damages for any breach of the terms of the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary Depositary, after Consultation with the Company, shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that the Custodian is not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents the Depositary may rely and shall be protected in acting relying upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 United States federal securities laws is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Rule 144a Deposit Agreement (Lloyds Banking Group PLC), Rule 144a Deposit Agreement (Lloyds Banking Group PLC)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall will incur any liability to any Owner Holder or Beneficial Owner ifOwner, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States States, Korea or any other countrycountry or jurisdiction, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association Incorporation of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty liability on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners Holders or Beneficial Owners Owners, including for any consequential or punitive damages for any breach of Receiptsthe Deposit Agreement, except that they agree each of them agrees to perform their obligations act in good faith and without negligence in the performance of such duties as are specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faithAgreement. The Depositary and the Company undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall not be subject to any liability with respect to read into the validity Deposit Agreement against the Depositary or worth of the Deposited SecuritiesCompany. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall will be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of Receipts, which in its opinion may involve it in expense and liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to it against all expense and liability be furnished as often as may be required, and no Custodian will be under any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that the Custodian is not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall will be liable for any action or nonaction inaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner Holder or Beneficial Owner of a ReceiptOwner, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, its agents and the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Kt Corp), Deposit Agreement (Kt Corp)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit AgreementAgreement or the Company's Articles of Association. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2, or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of ReceiptsReceipts or other persons, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Neither the Depositary nor its agents shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) agents shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or (ii) by the Company nor the Depositary nor or any of their respective its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesand affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement. The indemnities contained herein shall not extend to any liability or expense which arises solely and exclusively out of a Pre-Release (as defined in Section 2.9 of the Deposit Agreement) of a Receipt or Receipts in accordance with Section 2.9 of the Deposit Agreement and Article 8 hereof and which would not otherwise have arisen had such Receipt or Receipts not been the subject of a Pre-Release pursuant to Section 2.9 of the Deposit Agreement; provided, however, that the indemnities provided herein shall apply to any such liability or expense (i) to the extent that such liability or expense would have arisen had a Receipt or Receipts not been the subject of a Pre-Release, or (ii) which may arise out of any misstatement or alleged misstatement or omission or alleged omission in any registration statement, proxy statement, prospectus (or placement memorandum) or preliminary prospectus (or preliminary placement memorandum) relating to the offer or sale of American Depositary Shares, except to the extent any such liability or expense arises out of (i) information relating to the Depositary or any Custodian (other than the Company), as applicable, furnished in writing and not materially changed or altered by the Company expressly for use in any of the foregoing documents or (ii) if such information is provided, the failure to state a material fact necessary to make information provided not misleading.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division), Deposit Agreement (MTN Group LTD/Adr)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary Depositary, the Custodian nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employeesofficers, agents employees or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifagents, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability (including, without limitation, as to the Depositary and Custodian, liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities) under the Deposit Agreement to Owners Registered Holders or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except other than that they agree each of them agrees to perform their its obligations and duties specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expenses and liabilities be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary Depositary, the Custodian nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction non-action by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner Registered Holder or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, Receipt or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the The Depositary, the Custodian and the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection -connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective its agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties responsible for any indirectfailure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities, specialor for the manner or effect of any such vote made either with or without request, punitive or consequential damagesfor not exercising any right to vote, as long as any such action or non-action is in good faith and in accordance with the terms of the Deposit Agreement. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Deutsche Bank Trust Co Americas/ ADR Group), Deposit Agreement (Infosys Technologies LTD)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner if, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States States, Switzerland or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association Incorporation or similar document of the Company, or by reason of any provision of or governing any securities Deposited Securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they each of the Company and the Depositary agree to perform their its obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without gross negligence or bad faith. The Depositary and its directors, employees, agents and affiliates shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officersemployees, employees agents or agents) affiliates shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that , and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officersemployees, employees agents or agents) affiliates shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it them in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it them in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the The Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officersemployees, employees agents and agents affiliates may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document documents believed by such person them in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Roche Holding LTD), Deposit Agreement (Roche Holding LTD)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association Statuts of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2, or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other personliability, unless indemnity satisfactory to it against all expense and liability. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Depositary shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or (ii) by the Company nor the Depositary nor or any of their respective its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesand affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division), Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates Affiliates shall incur any liability to any Holder, Beneficial Owner or Beneficial Owner any other person, if, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States States, Luxembourg or any other countryjurisdiction, or of any other governmental authority or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, Company or by reason the provisions of or governing any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereofDeposited Property, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or its agents or the Company or its agents shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from or be subject subjected to any civil or criminal penalty or restraint on account of of, or delayed in, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or its agents or the Company or any of their directors, employees, its agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Holder, Beneficial Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt other person by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit AgreementAgreement or in the Articles of Association of the Company or the provisions of or governing any Deposited Property. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.2, 4.02 4.3 or 4.03 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 Sections 4.5, 4.10 or 5.7 of the Deposit AgreementAgreement or any provision of the Company's Articles of Association or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners Holders, or some of Receipts, them and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners Holders and make the net proceeds available to such OwnersHolders, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any such rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither None of the Company nor the Depositary or its agents assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement or the Receipts to Holders, Beneficial Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receiptsother persons, except that they agree each of the Company and its agents agrees to perform their its obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith and using its reasonable judgment, without any liability on the part of the Company or the Depositary to any Holder or Beneficial Owner. None of the Depositary or its agents assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement or the Receipts to Holders, Beneficial Owners or other persons (including, without limitation, liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Property), except that each of the Depositary and its agents agrees to perform its obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Subject to Article (25), the Depositary shall undertakes (i) not be subject to issue any liability Receipt other than to evidence American Depositary Shares representing Deposited Property then on deposit with respect the Custodian and (ii) not to the validity or worth lend Deposited Property held by it as Depositary. Without limitation of the Deposited Securities. Neither foregoing, neither the Depositary Depositary, nor any of its controlling persons or agents, nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) its agents shall be (a) under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities Property or in respect of the Receipts on behalf Receipts, which in its opinion may involve it in expense or liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to it against all expense (including fees and disbursements of counsel) and liability be furnished as often as may be required (and no Custodian shall be under any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that the Custodian is not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company ), or (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agentsb) shall be liable for any action or nonaction inaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a ReceiptHolder, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each The Depositary shall not incur any liability for any failure to determine that any distribution or action may be lawful or reasonably practicable, for the content of any information submitted to it by the Company for distribution to the Holders or for any inaccuracy of any translation thereof, for any investment risk associated with acquiring an interest in the Deposited Property, for the validity or worth of the Deposited Property or for any tax consequences that may result from the ownership of ADSs, Shares or Deposited Property, for the credit-worthiness of any third party, for allowing any rights to lapse upon the terms of the Deposit Agreement or for the failure or timeliness of any notice from the Company. The Depositary, its controlling persons, its agents, any Custodian and the Company Company, its controlling persons and their respective directors, officers, employees and its agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction request or other document believed by such person it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Property, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any vote, provided that any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to action or omission is in good faith and in accordance with the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with terms of the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Deutsche Bank Trust Co Americas/ ADR Group), Supplemental Agreement to Deposit Agreement (Stolt Offshore S A)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or of the Netherlands or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange or any other applicable law, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities Securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering Offering or distribution thereof, thereof or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2 or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the The Depositary nor shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of their respective the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or holders expense (including, but not limited to, the fees and expenses of interests in counsel) which may arise out of any registration with the Commission of Receipts, American Depositary Shares or any other third party Deposited Securities or parties the offer or sale thereof in the United States or out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any indirectliability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, specialor (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, punitive or consequential damagesemployees, agents and affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Reed Elsevier Nv), Deposit Agreement (Elsevier Nv /)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifof any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law law, regulation, order, decree, moratorium or regulation fiat of the United States States, the Republic of Argentina or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, stock exchange or automated quotation system, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company's Estatutos Sociales, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism outbreak of hostilities or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or nor the Company or nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a any Receipt by reason of any non-performance nonperformance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit AgreementAgreement or the Company's Estatutos Sociales. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 4.02, or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of ReceiptsOwners, and the Depositary may not dispose is prevented or prohibited by applicable law or otherwise from disposing of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make making the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary Depositary, after consultation with the Company, shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the The Company assumes no obligation nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall it be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of ReceiptsOwners, except that they agree it agrees to perform their its obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary assumes no obligation nor shall not it be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to any Owner or Beneficial Owner (including, without limitation, liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities), except that it agrees to perform its obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it in its sole discretion against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a ReceiptOwner, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositaryinformation including, the Company and their respective directorsbut not limited to, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting any such action or nonaction based upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the The Depositary nor shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners the Deposited Securities, or holders for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of interests any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is without negligence and in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesgood faith. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of any registration with the Commission of Receipts, American Depositary Shares or Deposited Securities or the offer or sale thereof in the United States or out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (i) by any Depositary or any Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of any of them, or (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, employees, agents and affiliates. The indemnities contained in the preceding paragraph shall not extend to any liability or expense which may arise out of any Pre-Release (as defined in Section 2.09 of the Deposit Agreement) but only to the extent that any such liability or expense arises in connection with (a) any United States Federal, state or local income tax laws, or (b) the failure of the Depositary to deliver Deposited Securities when required under the terms of Section 2.05 of the Deposit Agreement. However, the indemnities contained in the preceding paragraph shall apply to any liability or expense which may arise out of any misstatement or alleged misstatement or omission or alleged omission in any registration statement, proxy statement, prospectus (or placement memorandum or offering circular), or preliminary prospectus (or preliminary placement memorandum or preliminary offering circular) relating to the offer of sale of American Depositary Shares, except to the extent any such liability or expense arises out of (i) information relating to the Depositary or any Custodian (other than the Company), as applicable, furnished in writing and not materially changed or altered by the Company expressly for use in any of the foregoing documents, or, (ii) if such information is provided, the failure to state a material fact necessary to make the information provided not misleading. The Depositary agrees to indemnify the Company, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and hold them harmless from any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted by the Depositary or its Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates due to their negligence or bad faith.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Banco Hipotecario S.A.), Deposit Agreement (Banco Hipotecario S.A.)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifOwner, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association Incorporation of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section Sections 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expenses and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary and its agents and their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of any of them, and except to the extent that such liability or expense arises out of information relating to the Depositary or the Custodian, as applicable, furnished in writing to the Company nor by the Depositary nor or the Custodian, as applicable, expressly for use in any registration statement, proxy statement, prospectus (or placement memorandum) or preliminary prospectus (or preliminary placement memorandum) relating to the Shares, or omissions from such information; or (ii) by the Company or any of their respective its directors, employees, agents and affiliates. The indemnities contained in the preceding paragraph shall be liable not extend to Owners any liability or holders expense which may arise out of interests any Pre-Release (as defined in Section 2.09 of the Deposit Agreement) to the extent that any such liability or expense arises in connection with (a) any United States federal, state or local income tax laws or (b) the failure of the Depositary to deliver Deposited Securities when required under the terms of Section 2.05 of the Deposit Agreement. However, the indemnities contained in the preceding paragraph shall apply to any liability or expense which may arise out of any misstatement or alleged misstatement or omission or alleged omission in any registration statement, proxy statement, prospectus (or placement memorandum) or preliminary prospectus (or preliminary placement memorandum) relating to the offer or sale of American Depositary Shares Shares, except to the extent any such liability arises out of (i) information relating to the Depositary or any other third party Custodian, as applicable, furnished in writing to the Company by the Depositary or parties any Custodian, as applicable, expressly for use in any indirectof the foregoing documents, specialor, punitive (ii) material omissions from such information furnished by the Depositary or consequential damagesany Custodian. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision provisions of the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary, subject to Sections 2.05 and 2.09 of the Deposit Agreement, may own and deal in any class of securities of the Company and its affiliates and in Receipts.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Korea Electric Power Corp), Deposit Agreement (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. - ADR Depositary)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association By-laws of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities Securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering Offering or distribution thereof, thereof or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2 or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any governmental authority, any person presenting Units or Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the The Depositary nor shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of their respective the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or holders expense (including, but not limited to, the fees and expenses of interests in counsel) which may arise out of any registration with the Commission of Receipts, American Depositary Shares or any other third party Deposited Securities or parties the offer or sale thereof in the United States or out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any indirectliability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, specialor (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, punitive employees, agents and affiliates. The Depositary agrees to indemnify the Company, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and hold them harmless from any liability or consequential damagesexpense which may arise out of acts performed or omitted by the Depositary or its Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates due to their negligence or bad faith. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement. Any person seeking indemnification hereunder (an “indemnified person”) shall notify the person from whom it is seeking indemnification (the “indemnifying person”) of the commencement of any indemnifiable action or claim promptly after such indemnified person becomes aware of such commencement (provided that the failure to make such notification shall not affect such indemnified person’s rights to seek indemnification except to the extent the indemnifying person is materially prejudiced by such failure) and shall consult in good faith with the indemnifying person as to the conduct of the defense of such action or claim that may give rise to an indemnity hereunder, which defense shall be reasonable in the circumstances. No indemnified person shall compromise or settle any action or claim that may give rise to an indemnity hereunder without the consent of the indemnifying person, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Mexican Economic Development Inc), Deposit Agreement (Mexican Economic Development Inc)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifof any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association or the Deposited Securities, or on account of the Companypossible criminal or civil penalties or restrain, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company Company, or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or the Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a any Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement or for any consequential or punitive damages for any breach of the terms of the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2, or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of ReceiptsOwners, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor their respective agents assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the The Depositary nor shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of their respective the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or holders expense (including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and expenses of interests in counsel) that may arise out of any registration with the Commission of Receipts, American Depositary Shares or any other third party Deposited Securities or parties the offer or sale thereof in the United States or out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any indirectliability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, specialand except to the extent that such liability or expense arises out of information relating to the Depositary or the Custodian, punitive as applicable, furnished in writing to the Company by the Depositary expressly for use in any registration statement, proxy statement, prospectus or consequential damagespreliminary prospectus relating to the Shares or misstatements of or omissions from such information, if provided, or (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, employees, agents and affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co Sa), Deposit Agreement (Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co Sa)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any present or future provision of any securities issued or distributed by governing the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, Deposited Securities or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner beneficial owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.014.1, 4.02 4.2, or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of ReceiptsOwners, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform without negligence or bad faith their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faithAgreement. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner beneficial owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth ; provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary good faith and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf otherwise in connection accordance with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, ; provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed exercised its obligations without negligence or bad best judgment and good faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or (ii) by the Company nor the Depositary nor or any of their respective its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesand affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit AgreementAgreement or this Receipt.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Futuremedia PLC), Deposit Agreement (Futuremedia PLC)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates controlling persons (as defined under the Securities Act of 1933) shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or controlling persons, shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates controlling persons, incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2, or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their directors, employees, agents or controlling persons, assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their such obligations as are specifically set forth and undertaken by it to perform in the Deposit Agreement ,without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officersemployees, employees agents or agents) controlling persons, shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities Securities, any American Depositary Shares or the Receipts, which in respect of its opinion may involve it in expense or liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to it against all expense and liability be furnished as often as may be required, and the Receipts on behalf of Custodians shall not be under any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that the Custodian is not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian Custodians being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officersemployees, employees agents or agents) controlling persons shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to , provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith and in accordance with the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with terms of the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed exercised its obligations without negligence or bad best judgment and good faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Company has agreed to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees,, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or (ii) by the Company nor the Depositary nor or any of their respective its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesand affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit AgreementAgreement or this Receipt. The Depositary has agreed to indemnify the Company and hold it harmless from any liability or expense (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted by the Depositary or any of its Custodians due to their negligence or bad faith. 19.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Orbital Corp LTD), Deposit Agreement (Orbital Corp LTD)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates controlling persons (as defined under the Securities Act) shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, including NASDAQ, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof's Articles, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary Depositary, nor the Company, nor any of their directors, employees, agents or the Company controlling persons shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or Depositary, nor the Company or Company, nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates controlling persons incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2, or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their directors, employees, agents or controlling persons assumes any obligation or nor shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform shall act in good faith and use their best judgment performing their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faithAgreement. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officersemployees, employees agents or agents) controlling persons shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officersemployees, employees agents or agents) controlling persons shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officersemployees, employees agents and agents controlling persons may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or (ii) by the Company nor the Depositary nor or any of their respective its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesand affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Lihir Gold LTD), Deposit Agreement (Lihir Gold LTD)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner if, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles memorandum or articles of Association association or similar document of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, due to applicable law or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that , and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Cyclacel Group PLC), Deposit Agreement (Cyclacel Group PLC)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner if, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association or similar document of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that , and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Eidos PLC), Deposit Agreement (Autonomy Corp PLC)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates affiliates, shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifOwner, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States States, the Republic of Ghana or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the CompanyRegulations, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or the Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance nonperformance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or the Deposited Securities it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit AgreementAgreement or the Regulations. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section Sections 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, and by virtue of applicable law or for any other reason such distribution or offering may not is unable to be made available to Owners of ReceiptsOwners, and the Depositary may not is unable to dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such OwnersOwners pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, then the Depositary Depositary, subject to the terms of the Deposit Agreement, shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the The Company nor and the Depositary assumes any have assumed no obligation or shall nor will they be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of ReceiptsOwners, except that they agree have agreed to perform their respective obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not has assumed no obligation nor will it be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless an indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expenses and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Company has agreed to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or (ii) by the Company nor or any of its directors, employees, agents and affiliates. The indemnities contained in this paragraph shall not extend to any liability or expense which arises solely and exclusively out of a Pre-Release (as defined in Section 2.09 of the Deposit Agreement) of a Receipt or Receipts in accordance with Section 2.09 of the Deposit Agreement and which would not otherwise have arisen had such Receipt or Receipts not been the subject of a Pre-Release pursuant to Section 2.09 of the Deposit Agreement; provided, however, that the indemnities provided in this paragraph shall apply to any liability or expense (i) to the extent that such liability or expense would have arisen had a Receipt or Receipts not been the subject of a Pre-Release, or (ii) which may arise out of any misstatement or alleged misstatement or omission or alleged omission in any registration statement, proxy statement, prospectus (or placement memorandum), or preliminary prospectus (or preliminary placement memorandum) relating to the offer or sale of Global Depositary Securities, except to the extent any such liability or expense arises out of (i) information relating to the Depositary nor or any Custodian (other than the Company), as applicable, furnished in writing and not materially changed or altered by the Company expressly for use in any of their respective agents shall be liable the foregoing documents, or (ii) if such information is provided, the failure to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesstate a material fact necessary to make the information provided not misleading. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision provisions of the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary has agreed to indemnify the Company, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and hold them harmless from any liability or expense which may arise out of acts performed or omitted by the Depositary or its Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates due to their negligence or bad faith.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Ashanti Goldfields Co LTD), Deposit Agreement (Ashanti Goldfields Co LTD)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates controlling persons (as defined under the Securities Act of 1933) shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or controlling persons, shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates controlling persons, incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2, or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their directors, employees, agents or controlling persons, assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their such obligations as are specifically set forth and undertaken by it to perform in the Deposit Agreement ,without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officersemployees, employees agents or agents) controlling persons, shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities Securities, any American Depositary Shares or the Receipts, which in respect of its opinion may involve it in expense or liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to it against all expense and liability be furnished as often as may be required, and the Receipts on behalf of Custodians shall not be under any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that the Custodian is not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian Custodians being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officersemployees, employees agents or agents) controlling persons shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to , provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith and in accordance with the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with terms of the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed exercised its obligations without negligence or bad best judgment and good faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Company has agreed to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees,, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or (ii) by the Company nor the Depositary nor or any of their respective its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesand affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit AgreementAgreement or this Receipt. The Depositary has agreed to indemnify the Company and hold it harmless from any liability or expense (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted by the Depositary or any of its Custodians due to their negligence or bad faith.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division), Deposit Agreement (Orbital Engine Corp LTD /Waa)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary Depositary, the Custodian nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employeesofficers, agents employees or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifagents, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under (including, without limitation, as to the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of ReceiptsDepositary and Custodian, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities) under this Deposit Agreement to Registered Holders or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, other than that each of them agrees to perform its obligations and duties specifically set forth in this Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expenses and liabilities be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary Depositary, the Custodian nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction non-action by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner Registered Holder or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, Receipt or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the The Depositary, the Custodian and the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective its agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties responsible for any indirectfailure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities, specialor for the manner or effect of any such vote made either with or without request, punitive or consequential damagesfor not exercising any right to vote, as long as any such action or non-action is in good faith and in accordance with the terms of this Deposit Agreement. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the this Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Infosys Technologies LTD), Deposit Agreement (Infosys Technologies LTD /Adr/)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association or Bye-laws of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2, or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. The Company shall not be liable to Owners or holders of Receipts for the activities of the Depositary pursuant to Paragraph (8) hereof. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed exercised its obligations without negligence or bad best judgment and good faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or (ii) by the Company nor the Depositary nor or any of their respective its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesand affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Great Wall Pan Asia Holdings Limited/Adr), Deposit Agreement (Armada Holdings Limited/Adr)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifof any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and or Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that person and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Videsh Sanchar Nigam LTD), Deposit Agreement (Videsh Sanchar Nigam LTD)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2 or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Depositary shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and expenses of one firm of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or (ii) by the Company nor the Depositary nor or any of their respective its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesand affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division), Deposit Agreement (Experian Group LTD)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall will incur any liability to any Owner Holder or Beneficial Owner ifother person, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States States, the Republic of Austria, or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association Satzung (Statutes) of the Company, Company or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or the Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall will the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner Beneficial Owner, Holder or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt other person by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit AgreementAgreement or the Satzung (Statutes) of the Company. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section Sections 4.01, 4.02 4.02, or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, because of applicable law or for any other reason such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of ReceiptsHolders, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners Holders and make the net proceeds available to such OwnersHolders, then the Depositary shall will not make such distribution or offering, and shall will allow any rights, if applicable, applicable to lapse. Neither the The Company nor and the Depositary assumes any have assumed no obligation or shall nor will they be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners any Beneficial Owner, Holder or Beneficial Owners of Receiptsother person, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall will not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall will be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is will not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor Depositary, its agents, the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall its agents will be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner Beneficial Owner, Holder or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith and without gross negligence to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without gross negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the The Depositary nor will not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of their respective the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith and without gross negligence. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents shall be liable and affiliates and any Custodian in certain circumstances. The Depositary has agreed to Owners or holders of interests indemnify the Company, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagescertain circumstances. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Erste Bank Der Oesterriechischen /Fi)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifof any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, stock exchange or automated quotation system or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and or Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Company agrees to indemnify the Company nor Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the Depositary nor fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of any registration with the Commission of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in Receipts, American Depositary Shares or any other third party Deposited Securities or parties the offer or sale thereof in the United States or out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any indirectliability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, specialor (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, punitive or consequential damagesemployees, agents and affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifof any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or Chile or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange (including any action by the Central Bank under the Foreign Exchange and Investment Contract), or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum Foreign Exchange and Articles of Association Investment Contract or the Estatutos of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement Agreement, the Foreign Exchange and Investment Contract, the Estatutos of the Company or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifof any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association statuts of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Company agrees to indemnify the Company nor Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the Depositary nor reasonable expenses of counsel) which may arise out of any registration with the Commission of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in Receipts, American Depositary Shares or any other third party Deposited Securities or parties the offer or sale thereof in the United States or out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any indirectliability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, specialor (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, punitive employees, agents and affiliates. The indemnities contained in the preceding sentence shall not extend to any liability or consequential damages. No disclaimer expense which may arise out of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision Pre-Release (as defined in Section 2.09 of the Deposit Agreement.) but only to the extent that any such liability or expense arises in connection with (a) any United States federal, state or local income tax laws, or (b) the failure of the Depositary to deliver Deposited Securities when required under the
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LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner if, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States States, Brazil or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the CompanyEstatuto Social, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement or for the inability of any Owner or Beneficial Owner to benefit from any distribution, offering, right or other benefit which is made available to holders of Deposited Securities but is not, under the term of this Deposit Agreement, made available to Owners. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company Company, nor any of its agents, nor the Depositary Depositary, nor any of its agents, assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement or the Receipts to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, Depositary and the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or Shares represented thereby, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement. The indemnities contained in the preceding paragraph shall not extend to any liability or expense which arises solely and exclusively out of a Pre-Release (as defined in Section 2.09 of the Deposit Agreement) of a Receipt or Receipts in accordance with that Section 2.09 and which would not otherwise have arisen had such Receipt or Receipts not been the subject of a Pre-Release pursuant to that Section 2.09; provided, however, that the indemnities provided in the preceding paragraph shall apply to any such liability or expense (i) to the extent that such liability or expense would have arisen had a Receipt or Receipts not be the subject of a Pre-Release, or (ii) which may arise out of any misstatement or alleged misstatement or omission or alleged omission in any registration statement, proxy statement, prospectus (or placement memorandum), or preliminary prospectus (or preliminary placement memorandum) relating to the offer or sale of American Depositary Shares, except to the extent any such liability or expense arises out of (i) information relating to the Depositary or any Custodian (other than the Company), as applicable, furnished in writing and not materially changed or altered by the Company expressly for use in any of the foregoing documents, or, (ii) if such information is provided, the failure to state a material fact necessary to make the information provided not misleading.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents employees or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association and Byelaws of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, Company or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company or any of their direc- tors, employees, agents or affiliates shall be prevented, or delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; performed nor shall the Depositary or the Company or nor any of their directors, employees, agents or and affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-non- performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance perform- ance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2, or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to any Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicableap- plicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend de- fend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection connec- tion with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad and in good faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Depositary and the Company nor shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. With respect to any PreRelease (as defined in Section 2.9 of the Deposit Agreement), the Company shall not be responsible for any li- abilities or expenses (a) which may be imposed under any United States Federal, state or local income tax laws or (b) which may arise out of the failure of the Depositary nor to deliver Deposited Securities when required under the terms of Section 2.5 hereof of the Deposit Agreement. The preceding sentence shall not apply to any liability or expense which may arise out of any misstatement or alleged misstatement or omission or alleged omission in any registration statement, proxy statement, prospectus (or placement memorandum), or pre- liminary prospectus (or preliminary placement memorandum) relating to the offer of sale of American Depositary Shares, except to the extent any such liability or expense arises out of (i) information relating to the Depositary or any Custodian, as applicable, furnished in writing and not materially changed or altered by the Company expressly for use in any of the foregoing documents, or, (ii) if such information is provided, the failure to state a material fact necessary to make the information provided not misleading. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the pro- visions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners and affiliates, except for any li- ability or holders expense arising out of interests in American Depositary Shares the negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of either of them, or (ii) by the Company or any other third party or parties for any indirectof its direc- tors, specialemployees, punitive or consequential damagesagents and affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement. The indemnities contained in the preceding paragraph shall not extend to any liability or expense which may arise out of any PreRelease (as defined in Section 2.9 or paragraph (8)) but only to the extent that any such liability or expense arises in con- nection with (a) any United States Federal, state or local income tax laws, or (b) the failure of the Depositary to deliver Deposited Securities when required under the terms of Section 2.5 under the Deposit Agreement. However, the indemnities contained in the preceding paragraph shall apply to any liability or expense which may arise out of any misstatement or alleged misstatement or omission or alleged omission in any registration statement, proxy statement, prospectus (or placement memorandum), or preliminary prospectus (or preliminary placement memorandum) relating to the offer of sale of American Depositary Shares, except to the extent any such liability or expense arises out of (i) information relating to the Depositary or any Custodian, as applicable, furnished in writing and not materially changed or altered by the Company expressly for use in any of the foregoing documents, or, (ii) if such information is provided, the failure to state a material fact necessary to make the information provided not mis- leading. The Depositary agrees to indemnify the Company, its di- rectors, employees, agents and affiliates and hold them harm- less from any liability or expense (including but not limited to, the fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted by the Depositary or its Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affili- ates due to their negligence, wilful misconduct or bad faith. Any person seeking indemnification hereunder (an Indemnified Person) shall notify the person from whom it is seeking indemnification (the Indemnifying Person) of the commencement of any indemnifiable action or claim promptly after such Indemnified Person becomes aware of such commencement and shall consult in good faith with the Indemnifying Person as to the conduct of the defense of such action or claim, which defense shall be reasonable under the circum- stances. No Indemnified Person shall compromise or settle any action or claim without the consent in writing of the Indemnifying Person.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Chevalier Itech Holdings LTD/Fi)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2, or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction non-action by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or non-action is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or (ii) by the Company nor the Depositary nor or any of their respective its directors, employees, agents and affiliates. Any person seeking indemnification under the Deposit Agreement (an "Indemnified Party") shall notify the person from whom it is seeking indemnification (the "Indemnifying Party") of a commencement of any indemnifiable action or claim promptly after such Indemnified Party becomes aware of such commencement (provided that the failure to make such notification shall not affect such Indemnified Party's rights under Section 5.8 of the Deposit Agreement) and shall consult in good faith with the Indemnifying Party as to the conduct of the defense of such action or claim, which call be reasonable in the circumstances. No Indemnified Party shall compromise or settle any action or claim without the written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, and the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive amount of indemnity pursuant to Section 5.8 of the Deposit Agreement in the event that any action or consequential damagesclaim is compromised or settled without its written consent. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner if, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States States, Brazil or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the CompanyEstatuto Social, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement or for the inability of any Owner or Beneficial Owner to benefit from any distribution, offering, right or other benefit which is made available to holders of Deposited Securities but is not, under the term of this Deposit Agreement, made available to Owners. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company Company, nor any of its agents, nor the Depositary Depositary, nor any of its agents, assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement or the Receipts to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares Units for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, Depositary and the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or Shares represented thereby, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement. The indemnities contained in the preceding paragraph shall not extend to any liability or expense which arises solely and exclusively out of a Pre-Release (as defined in Section 2.09) of a Receipt or Receipts in accordance with Section 2.09 and which would not otherwise have arisen had such Receipt or Receipts not been the subject of a Pre-Release pursuant to Section 2.09; provided, however, that the indemnities provided in the preceding paragraph shall apply to any such liability or expense (i) to the extent that such liability or expense would have arisen had a Receipt or Receipts not be the subject of a Pre-Release, or (ii) which may arise out of any misstatement or alleged misstatement or omission or alleged omission in any registration statement, proxy statement, prospectus (or placement memorandum), or preliminary prospectus (or preliminary placement memorandum) relating to the offer or sale of American Depositary Shares, except to the extent any such liability or expense arises out of (i) information relating to the Depositary or any Custodian (other than the Company), as applicable, furnished in writing and not materially changed or altered by the Company expressly for use in any of the foregoing documents, or, (ii) if such information is provided, the failure to state a material fact necessary to make the information provided not misleading.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Bank of New York / Adr Division)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents employees or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association and Bylaws of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, Company or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall be prevented, or delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.014.1, 4.02 4.2, or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad and in good faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Depositary and the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed to Owners be genuine and to have been signed or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third presented by the proper party or parties for parties. With respect to any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision Pre-Release (as defined in Section 2.10 of the Deposit Agreement), the Company shall not be responsible for any liabilities or expenses (a) which may be imposed under any United States Federal, state or local income tax laws or (b) which may arise out of the failure of the Depositary to deliver Deposited Securities when required under the terms of Section 2.6 hereof of the Deposit Agreement. The preceding sentence shall not apply to any liability or expense which may arise out of any misstatement or alleged misstatement or omission or alleged omission in any registration statement, proxy statement, prospectus (or placement memorandum), or preliminary prospectus (or preliminary placement memorandum) relating to the offer of sale of American Depositary Shares, except to the extent any such liability or expense arises out of (i) information relating to the Depositary or the Custodian, as applicable, furnished in writing and not materially changed or altered by the Company expressly for use in any of the foregoing documents, or, (ii) if such information is provided, the failure to state a material fact necessary to make the information provided not misleading.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (New World Development Co LTD /Fi)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner Holder or Beneficial Owner any other person, if, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States States, England and Wales or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, Company or by reason of governing any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereofDeposited Securities, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances circumstance beyond its control, the Depositary Depositary, or its agents, or the Company Company, or its agents, shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from from, or be subject subjected to any civil or criminal penalty or restraint on account of of, or delayed in, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary Depositary, or its agents, or the Company Company, or any of their directorsits agents, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner Holder or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt other person by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Agreement or the Articles Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.02, 4.02 4.03, or 4.03 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.05 or 4.09 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners Holders, or some of Receiptsthem, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners Holders and make the net proceeds available to such OwnersHolders, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company or its agents nor the Depositary or its agents assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners Holders or Beneficial Owners of Receiptsother persons, except that they agree each of them agrees to perform their obligations its duties specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor any of its agents nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) its agents shall be (a) under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf this Receipt, which in its opinion may involve it in expense or liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to it against all expense (including fees and disbursements of counsel) and liability be furnished as often as may be required, (and no Custodian will be under any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that the Custodian is not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company ) or (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agentsb) shall be liable for any action or nonaction inaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a ReceiptHolder, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that any such action or inaction is in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesgood faith. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement. Subject to the further terms and provisions of this article (18), Citibank, N.A. and its agents may own and deal in any class of securities of the Company and its affiliates and in Receipts. The Depositary may issue Receipts against evidence of rights to receive Shares from the Company, or any custodian, registrar, transfer agent, clearing agency or other entity involved in ownership or transaction records in respect of the Shares. Such evidence of rights shall consist of written blanket or specific guarantees of ownership of Shares furnished on behalf of the holder thereof. Neither the Depositary nor the Custodian shall lend Shares or Receipts; provided, however, that the Depositary reserves the right to (i) issue Receipts prior to the receipt of Shares pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Deposit Agreement and (ii) deliver Shares prior to the receipt and cancellation of Receipts pursuant to Section 2.05 of the Deposit Agreement, including Receipts which were issued under (i) above but for which Shares may not have been received. The Depositary may receive Receipts in lieu of Shares under (i) above and receive Shares in lieu of Receipts under (ii) above. Each such transaction shall be (a) accompanied by (x) a written representation by the person or entity (the "Applicant") to whom Receipts are issued or Shares delivered that at the time the Depositary issues such Receipts or delivers such Shares, the Applicant or its customer owns the Shares or Receipts to be delivered to the Depositary, or (y) such evidence of ownership of Shares or Receipts as the Depositary deems appropriate, (b) subject to a written representation by the Applicant that it will hold such Shares or Receipts in trust for the Depositary until their delivery to the Depositary or custodian, reflect on its records the Depositary as owner of such Shares or Receipts and deliver such Shares or Receipts upon the Depositary's request, (c) at all times fully collateralized (marked to market daily) with cash, United States government securities, or other collateral of comparable safety and liquidity, (d) terminable by the Depositary on not more than five (5) business days notice, and (e) subject to such further indemnities and credit regulations as the Depositary deems appropriate. The Depositary intends that the number of Receipts issued by it under (i) above and outstanding at any time, generally will not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the Receipts issued by the Depositary and with respect to which Shares are on deposit with the Depositary or custodian; provided, however, that the Depositary reserves the right to change or disregard such limit from time to time as the Depositary deems appropriate. The Depositary will also set limits with respect to the number of Receipts and Shares involved in transactions to be effected hereunder with any one person on a case by case basis as it deems appropriate. Collateral provided by an Applicant for Receipts or Shares, but not the earnings thereon, shall be held for the benefit of the Holder. The Depositary may retain for its own account any compensation received by it in connection with the foregoing, including without limitation earnings on the collateral.
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LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifof a Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or Stock Exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association Incorporation of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit AgreementAgreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Section 4.1, 4.02 4.2 or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution distribution or offering offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicableapplicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation obligation or shall be subject to any liability under under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of ReceiptsReceipts (including, except without limitation, liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities), except that they agree to perform their obligations obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited SecuritiesSecurities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or prosecute in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed reasonably presumed by it in good faith to be competent competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. Notwithstanding anything The Company agrees to indemnify the contrary set forth Depositary and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified or any Receiptsupplemented from time to time, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained (i) by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of either the Depositary or in connection with a matter Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising wholly after the removal or resignation out of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither of either of them or (ii) by the Company nor the Depositary nor Company or any of their respective its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesand affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association By-laws of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities Securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering Offering or distribution thereof, thereof or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2 or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any governmental authority, any person presenting Units or Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the The Depositary nor shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of their respective the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or holders expense (including, but not limited to, the fees and expenses of interests in counsel) which may arise out of any registration with the Commission of Receipts, American Depositary Shares or any other third party Deposited Securities or parties the offer or sale thereof in the United States or out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any indirectliability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, specialor (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, punitive employees, agents and affiliates. The Depositary agrees to indemnify the Company, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and hold them harmless from any liability or consequential damagesexpense which may arise out of acts performed or omitted by the Depositary or its Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates due to their negligence or bad faith. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement. Any person seeking indemnification hereunder (an indemnified person) shall notify the person from whom it is seeking indemnification (the indemnifying person) of the commencement of any indemnifiable action or claim promptly after such indemnified person becomes aware of such commencement (provided that the failure to make such notification shall not affect such indemnified persons rights to seek indemnification except to the extent the indemnifying person is materially prejudiced by such failure) and shall consult in good faith with the indemnifying person as to the conduct of the defense of such action or claim that may give rise to an indemnity hereunder, which defense shall be reasonable in the circumstances. No indemnified person shall compromise or settle any action or claim that may give rise to an indemnity hereunder without the consent of the indemnifying person, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Mexican Economic Development Inc)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner if, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles articles of Association association or similar document of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence gross negligence, bad faith or bad faithintentional misconduct. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that , and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary cast or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth , provided that any such action or nonaction is in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulatorsgood faith. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or negligence, bad faith or intentional misconduct while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Hannover Ruckversicherungs Aktiengesellschaft)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifof any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange or automated quotation system, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association Constitution of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities Securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering Offering or distribution thereof, thereof or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; performed nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance nonperformance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2 or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they the Company and the Depositary agree to perform their respective obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees employees, agents or agents) affiliates shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees employees, agents or agents) affiliates shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the The Depositary nor shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of their respective the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or holders expense (including, but not limited to, the fees and expenses of interests in counsel) which may arise out of any registration with the Commission of Receipts, American Depositary Shares or any other third party Deposited Securities or parties the offer or sale thereof in the United States or out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any indirectliability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, specialor (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, punitive or consequential damagesofficers, employees, agents and affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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Samples: Deposit Agreement (Psiron LTD)
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States States, Australia, or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or of the Deposited Securities or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, Company or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereofDeposited Securities, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement Agreement, the Articles of Association of the Company or the Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance nonperformance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement Agreement, the Articles of Association of the Company or the Deposited Securities it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section Sections 4.01, 4.02 4.02, or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with any act or omission of the issue Depositary out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Depositary shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or (ii) by the Company nor the Depositary nor or any of their respective its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesand affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States States, Malaysia or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities Securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering Offering or distribution thereof, thereof or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2 or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor their respective agents assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) agents shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) agents shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it them in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither the Company nor the The Depositary nor shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of their respective the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or holders expense (including, but not limited to, any fees and expenses incurred in seeking, enforcing or collecting such indemnity and, the fees and expenses of interests in counsel) which may arise out of any registration with the Commission of Receipts, American Depositary Shares or any other third party Deposited Securities or parties the offer or sale thereof in the United States or out of acts performed or omitted pursuant to the provisions of or in connection with the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any indirectliability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, specialor (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, punitive employees, agents and affiliates, except to the extent that such liability or consequential damagesexpense arises out of information relating to the Depositary or any Custodian, if any, furnished in a signed writing to the Company by the Depositary expressly for use in any registration statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus relating to any Deposited Securities represented by American Depositary Shares and that appears in that document without any change or omission. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner if, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be under any obligation to appear in or prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any Owner, Beneficial Owner or other person. The parties to the Deposit Agreement understand that the Custodian is not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. In connection with and in accordance with the arrangements and procedures relating to DRS/Profile, the parties understand that the Depositary will not verify, determine or otherwise ascertain that the DTC participant which is claiming to be acting on behalf of an Owner in requesting registration of transfer and delivery described in subsection (a) has the actual authority to act on behalf of the Owner. Each Owner agrees that neither the Depositary nor the Company shall have any liability for the Depositary’s or any of its agents’ reliance upon the authority of any information in, nor for any of the Depositary’s or any of its agents’ compliance with directions from, any DTC participants as set forth above. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their respective agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates controlling persons (as defined under the Securities Act of 1933) shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner ifholder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States States, The Republic of France, or any other country, or of any other governmental or regulatory authorityauthority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Memorandum and Articles of Association statuts of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, Deposited Securities or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company nor any of their directors, employees, agents or controlling persons (as defined under the Securities Act of 1933) shall be prevented, delayed prevented or forbidden from or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or any of their directors, employees, agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt by reason of any non-performance nonperformance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01Sections 4.1, 4.02 4.2, or 4.03 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial Owners holders of Receipts, except that they agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) and agents shall be under any obligation to appear in or in, prosecute or defend any action, suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts on behalf of any OwnerReceipts, Beneficial Owner which in its opinion may involve it in expense or other person. The parties liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to the Deposit Agreement understand that it against all expense and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian is shall not a party to the Deposit Agreement and, accordingly, the Custodian has no obligations be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officersemployees, employees agents or agentscontrolling persons (as defined under the Securities Act of 1933) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it them in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary, the Company and their respective directors, officersemployees, employees agents and agents controlling persons (as defined under the Securities Act of 1933) may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by such person to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for (i) any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast, in each case to the extent the Depositary or its agents act without gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) for the effect of any such vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or any Receipt, the Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for information maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Owner or Owners, any Receipt or Receipts or otherwise related hereto to the extent such information is requested or required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules, regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises, arises the Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. Neither The Depositary shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or omission to act is in good faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and the Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or (ii) by the Company nor the Depositary nor or any of their respective its directors, employees, agents shall be liable to Owners or holders of interests in American Depositary Shares or any other third party or parties for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damagesand affiliates. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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