AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT
NO. 1 TO DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 1, dated as of
January 8, 2010 (the “Amendment”), to the Deposit Agreement, dated as of July 6,
2007 (the "Deposit Agreement"), by and among Xxx & Man
Paper Manufacturing Limited, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as successor
depositary (the “Depositary”), and all
Holders from time to time of American Depositary Shares evidenced by American
Depositary Receipts issued thereunder .
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Depositary executed the Deposit Agreement for the purposes
set forth therein; and
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the provisions of the Deposit Agreement, the Company and the
Depositary desire to amend certain provisions of the Deposit Agreement and
Receipt;.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Company and the Depositary hereby agree to amend the Deposit
Agreement as follows:
ARTICLE
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DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Definitions. Unless
otherwise defined in this Amendment, all capitalized terms used, but not
otherwise defined, herein shall have the meaning given to such terms in the
Deposit Agreement.
ARTICLE
II
AMENDMENTS TO DEPOSIT
AGREEMENT AND FORM OF ADR
SECTION 2.01. All
references in the Deposit Agreement and form of Receipt to the term "Deposit
Agreement", "Receipt(s)" and "American Depositary Receipt(s)"
shall, as of the Effective Date (as herein defined), refer to the
Deposit Agreement and Receipts, as amended hereby.
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SECTION
2.02. Section 1.3 of the Deposit Agreement and the
introductory and face of the Receipt are amended to reflect that each American
Depositary Share represents ten Shares.
SECTION
2.03. The form of Receipt, reflecting the amendments set
forth herein, is amended and restated to read as set forth as Exhibit A
hereto.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
SECTION 3.01. Representations
and Warranties. The Company represents
and warrants to, and agrees with, the Depositary and the Holders,
that:
(a) This
Amendment, when executed and delivered by the Company, will be duly and validly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, and it and the Deposit
Agreement as amended hereby constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations
of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their
respective terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights and to general equity principles; and
(b) In
order to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility into
evidence of this Amendment or the Deposit Agreement as amended hereby, neither
of such agreements need to be filed or recorded with any court or other
authority in Japan, nor does any stamp or similar tax or governmental charge
need to be paid in Japan on or in respect of such agreements.
ARTICLE
IV
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 4.01. Effective
Date. This Amendment is dated as of the date set forth above
and shall be effective as of January 11, 2010 (the “Effective
Date”).
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SECTION 4.02. Outstanding
Receipts. Receipts issued prior or subsequent to
the date hereof, which do not reflect the changes to the form of Receipt
effected hereby, do not need to be called in for exchange and may remain
outstanding until such time as the Holders thereof choose to surrender them for
any reason under the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary is authorized
and directed to take any and all actions deemed necessary to effect the
foregoing.
SECTION
4.03. Indemnification. The
parties hereto shall be entitled to the benefits of the indemnification
provisions of Section 5.8 of the Deposit Agreement in connection with any and
all liability it or they may incur as a result of the terms of this Amendment
and the transactions contemplated herein.
SECTION 4.04. Counterparts. This
Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one
instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Company and the Depositary have caused this Amendment to be executed by
representatives thereunto duly authorized as of the date set forth
above.
Xxx &
Man Paper Manufacturing Limited
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Name:
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Title:
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Deutsche
Bank Trust Company Americas, as
Depositary
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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By:
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Name:
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Exhibit A
to Amendment to Deposit Agreement
Number
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CUSIP
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American
Depositary Shares (Each American Depositary Share representing ten
Ordinary Shares)
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EXHIBIT
A
[FORM
OF FACE OF RECEIPT]
AMERICAN
DEPOSITARY RECEIPT
FOR
AMERICAN
DEPOSITARY SHARES
representing
DEPOSITED
ORDINARY SHARES
Of
XXX &
MAN PAPER MANUFACTURING LIMITED
(Incorporated
under the laws of The Cayman Islands)
DEUTSCHE
BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as depositary (herein called the "Depositary"),
hereby certifies that _____________ is the owner of ______________ American
Depositary Shares (hereinafter "ADS"), representing deposited ordinary shares
including evidence of rights to receive such ordinary shares (the "Shares") of
Xxx & Man Paper Manufacturing Limited (the “Company”), a company
incorporated under the laws of The Cayman Islands (the "Company"). As of the
date of the Deposit Agreement (hereinafter referred to), each ADS represents ten
Shares deposited under the Deposit Agreement with the Custodian which at the
date of execution of the Deposit Agreement is Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch
(the "Custodian"). The ratio of Depositary Shares to shares of stock is subject
to subsequent amendment as provided in Article IV of the Deposit Agreement. The
Depositary’s Principal Office is located at 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000, X.X.X.
(1) The Deposit
Agreement. This American
Depositary Receipt is one of an issue of American Depositary Receipts
("Receipts"), all issued and to be issued upon the terms and conditions set
forth in the Deposit Agreement, dated as of July 6, 2007 (as amended from time
to time, the "Deposit Agreement"), by and among the Company, the Depositary, and
all Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of Receipts issued
thereunder, each of whom by accepting a Receipt agrees to become a party thereto
and becomes bound by all the terms and conditions thereof. The Deposit Agreement
sets forth the rights and obligations of Holders and Beneficial Owners of
Receipts and the rights and duties of the Depositary in respect of the Shares
deposited thereunder and any and all other securities, property and cash from
time to time, received in respect of such Shares and held thereunder (such
Shares, other securities, property and cash are herein called "Deposited
Securities"). Copies of the Deposit Agreement are on file at the Principal
Office of the Depositary and the Custodian.
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Each
owner and each Beneficial Owner, upon acceptance of any ADSs (or any interest
therein) issued in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Deposit
Agreement, shall be deemed for all purposes to (a) be a party to and bound by
the terms of the Deposit Agreement and applicable ADR(s), and (b) appoint the
Depositary its attorney-in-fact, with full power to delegate, to act on its
behalf and to take any and all actions contemplated in the Deposit Agreement and
the applicable ADR(s), to adopt any and all procedures necessary to comply with
applicable law and to take such action as the Depositary in its sole discretion
may deem necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Deposit
Agreement and the applicable ADR(s), the taking of such actions to be the
conclusive determinant of the necessity and appropriateness
thereof.
The
statements made on the face and reverse of this Receipt are summaries of certain
provisions of the Deposit Agreement and the Company’s Articles of Association
(as in effect on the date of the Deposit Agreement) and are qualified by and
subject to the detailed provisions of the Deposit Agreement, to which reference
is hereby made. All capitalized terms used herein which are not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Deposit
Agreement. The Depositary makes no representation or warranty as to the validity
or worth of the Deposited Securities. The Depositary has made arrangements for
the acceptance of the American Depositary Shares into DTC. Each Beneficial Owner
of American Depositary Shares held through DTC must rely on the procedures of
DTC and the DTC Participants to exercise and be entitled to any rights
attributable to such American Depositary Shares. The Receipt evidencing the
American Depositary Shares held through DTC will be registered in the name of a
nominee of DTC. So long as the American Depositary Shares are held through DTC
or unless otherwise required by law, ownership of beneficial interests in the
Receipt registered in the name of DTC (or its nominee) will be shown on, and
transfers of such ownership will be effected only through, records maintained by
(i) DTC (or its nominee), or (ii) DTC Participants (or their
nominees).
(2) Surrender
of Receipts and Withdrawal of Deposited Securities. Upon surrender, at the Principal
Office of the Depositary, of ADSs evidenced by this Receipt for the purpose of
withdrawal of the Deposited Securities represented thereby, and upon payment of
(i) the charges of the Depositary for the making of withdrawals and cancellation
of Receipts (as set forth in Article (9) hereof and in Section 5.9 and Article
(9) of this Receipt) and (ii) all fees, taxes and governmental charges payable
in connection with such surrender and withdrawal, and, subject to the terms and
conditions of the Deposit Agreement, the Company’s Articles of Association,
Section 7.8 of the Deposit Agreement, Article (22) of this Receipt and the
provisions of or governing the Deposited Securities and other applicable laws,
the Holder of the American Depositary Shares evidenced hereby is entitled to
delivery, to him or upon his order, of the Deposited Securities represented by
the ADS so surrendered. Subject to the last sentence of this paragraph, such
Deposited Securities may be delivered in certificated form or by electronic
delivery. ADS may be surrendered for the purpose of withdrawing Deposited
Securities by delivery of a Receipt evidencing such ADS (if held in registered
form) or by book-entry delivery of such ADS to the
Depositary.
A Receipt
surrendered for such purposes shall, if so required by the Depositary, be
properly endorsed in blank or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer in
blank, and if the Depositary so requires, the Holder thereof shall execute and
deliver to the Depositary a written order directing the Depositary to cause the
Deposited Securities being withdrawn to be delivered to or upon the written
order of a person or persons designated in such order. Thereupon, the Depositary
shall direct the Custodian to Deliver (without unreasonable delay) at the
designated office of the Custodian (subject to the terms and conditions of the
Deposit Agreement, to the Company’s Articles of Association, and to the
provisions of or governing the Deposited Securities and applicable laws, now or
hereafter in effect), to or upon the written order of the person or persons
designated in the order delivered to the Depositary as provided above, the
Deposited Securities represented by such ADSs, together with any certificate or
other proper documents of or relating to title for the Deposited Securities or
evidence of the electronic transfer thereof (if available) as the case may be to
or for the account of such person. The Depositary may make delivery to such
person or persons at the Principal Office of the Depositary of any dividends or
distributions with respect to the Deposited Securities represented by such
Receipt, or of any proceeds of sale of any dividends, distributions or rights,
which may at the time be held by the Depositary.
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The
Depositary may, in its discretion, refuse to accept for surrender a number of
American Depositary Shares representing a number of Shares other than a whole
number of Shares. In the case of surrender of a Receipt evidencing a number of
ADSs representing other than a whole number of Shares, the Depositary shall
cause ownership of the appropriate whole number of Shares to be delivered in
accordance with the terms hereof, and shall, at the discretion of the
Depositary, either (i) issue and deliver to the person surrendering such Receipt
a new Receipt evidencing American Depositary Shares representing any remaining
fractional Share, or (ii) sell or cause to be sold the fractional Shares
represented by the Receipt so surrendered and remit the proceeds thereof (net of
(a) applicable fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary and
(b) taxes withheld) to the person surrendering the Receipt. At the request, risk
and expense of any Holder so surrendering a Receipt, and for the account of such
Holder, the Depositary shall direct the Custodian to forward (to the extent
permitted by law) any cash or other property (other than securities) held in
respect of, and any certificate or certificates and other proper documents of or
relating to title to, the Deposited Securities represented by such Receipt to
the Depositary for delivery at the Principal Office of the Depositary, and for
further delivery to such Holder. Such direction shall be given by letter or, at
the request, risk and expense of such Holder, by cable, telex or facsimile
transmission.
(3) Transfers,
Split-Ups and Combinations of Receipts. Subject to the terms and conditions
of the Deposit Agreement, the Registrar shall register transfers of Receipts on
its books, upon surrender at the Principal Office of the Depositary of a Receipt
by the Holder thereof in person or by duly authorized attorney, properly
endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer (including signature
guarantees in accordance with standard industry practice) and duly stamped as
may be required by the laws of the State of New York and of the United States of
America, of The Cayman Islands and of any other applicable jurisdicition.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement, including payment
of the applicable fees and charges of the Depositary, the Depositary shall
execute and deliver a new Receipt(s) (and if necessary, cause the Registrar to
countersign such Receipt(s)) and deliver same to or upon the order of the person
entitled to such Receipts evidencing the same aggregate number of ADSs as those
evidenced by the Receipts surrendered. Upon surrender of a Receipt or Receipts
for the purpose of effecting a split-up or combination of such Receipt or
Receipts upon payment of the applicable fees and charges of the Depositary, and
subject to the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary
shall execute and deliver a new Receipt or Receipts for any authorized number of
ADSs requested, evidencing the same aggregate number of ADSs as the Receipt or
Receipts surrendered.
(4) Pre-Conditions
to Registration, Transfer, Etc. As a condition precedent to the
execution and delivery, registration of transfer, split-up, combination or
surrender of any Receipt or withdrawal of any Deposited Securities, the
Depositary or the Custodian may require (i) payment from the depositor of Shares
or presenter of the Receipt of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any tax or
other governmental charge and any stock transfer or registration fee with
respect thereto (including any such tax or charge and fee with respect to Shares
being deposited or withdrawn) and payment of any applicable fees and charges of
the Depositary as provided in the Deposit Agreement and in this Receipt, (ii)
the production of proof satisfactory to it as to the identity and genuineness of
any signature or any other matters and (iii) compliance with (A) any laws or
governmental regulations relating to the execution and delivery of Receipts and
ADSs or to the withdrawal of Deposited Securities and (B) such reasonable
regulations of the Depositary or the Company consistent with the Deposit
Agreement and applicable law.
The
issuance of ADSs against deposits of Shares generally or against deposits of
particular Shares may be suspended, or the issuance of ADSs against the deposit
of particular Shares may be withheld, or the registration of transfer of
Receipts in particular instances may be refused, or the registration of transfer
of Receipts generally may be suspended, during any period when the transfer
books of the Depositary are closed or if any such action is deemed necessary or
advisable by the Depositary or the Company, in good faith, at any time or from
time to time because of any requirement of law, any government or governmental
body or commission or any securities exchange upon which the Receipts or Share
are listed, or under any provision of the Deposit Agreement or provisions of, or
governing, the Deposited Securities or any meeting of shareholders of the
Company or for any other reason, subject in all cases to Article (22) hereof.
Notwithstanding any provision of the Deposit Agreement or this Receipt to the
contrary, the Holders of Receipts are entitled to surrender outstanding ADSs to
withdraw the Deposited Securities at any time subject only to (i) temporary
delays caused by closing the transfer books of the Depositary or the Company or
the deposit of Shares in connection with voting at a shareholders' meeting or
the payment of dividends, (ii) the payment of fees, taxes and similar charges,
(iii) compliance with any U.S. or foreign laws or governmental regulations
relating to the Receipts or to the withdrawal of the Deposited Securities, and
(iv) other circumstances specifically contemplated by Section I.A.(l) of the
General Instructions to Form F-6 (as such General Instructions may be amended
from time to time). Without limitation of the foregoing, the Depositary shall
not knowingly accept for deposit under the Deposit Agreement any Shares or other
Deposited Securities required to be registered under the provisions of the U.S.
Securities Act, unless a registration statement is in effect as to such
Shares.
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(5) Compliance
With Information Requests.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Deposit Agreement or this Receipt,
each Holder and Beneficial Owner of the ADSs represented hereby agrees to comply
with requests from the Company pursuant to the laws of the Cayman Islands, the
rules and requirements of each stock exchange on which the Shares are, or will
be registered, traded or listed, the Company’s Articles of Association,
which are made to provide information as to the capacity in which such Holder or
Beneficial Owner owns ADSs and regarding the identity of any other person
interested in such ADSs and the nature of such interest and various other
matters whether or not they are Holders and/or Beneficial Owner at the time of
such request. The Depositary agrees to use reasonable efforts to forward any
such requests to the Holders and to forward to the Company any such responses to
such requests received by the Depositary.
(6) Liability
of Holder for Taxes, Duties and Other Charges. If any tax or other governmental
charge shall become payable by the Depositary or the Custodian with respect to
any Receipt or any Deposited Securities or ADSs, such tax, or other governmental
charge shall be payable by the Holders and Beneficial Owners to the Depositary.
The Company, the Custodian and/or the Depositary may withhold or deduct from any
distributions made in respect of Deposited Securities and may sell for the
account of the Holder and/or Beneficial Owner any or all of the Deposited
Securities and apply such distributions and sale proceeds in payment of such
taxes (including applicable interest and penalties) or charges, with the Holder
and the Beneficial Owner hereof remaining fully liable for any deficiency. The
Custodian may refuse the deposit of Shares, and the Depositary may refuse to
issue ADSs, to deliver Receipts, register the transfer, split-up or combination
of ADRs and (subject to Article (22) hereof) the withdrawal of Deposited
Securities, until payment in full of such tax, charge, penalty or interest is
received. Every Holder and Beneficial Owner agrees to indemnify the Depositary,
the Company, the Custodian and each of their respective agents, directors,
employees and Affiliates for, and hold each of them harmless from, any claims
with respect to taxes (including applicable interest and penalties thereon)
arising from any tax benefit obtained for such Holder and/or Beneficial
Owner.
Holders
understand that in converting Foreign Currency, amounts received on conversion
are calculated at a rate which may exceed the number of decimal places used by
the Depositary to report distribution rates (which in any case will not be less
than two decimal places). Any excess amount may be retained by the Depositary as
an additional cost of conversion, irrespective of any other fees and expenses
payable or owing hereunder and shall not be subject to escheatment.
(7) Representations
and Warranties of Depositors. Each person depositing Shares under
the Deposit Agreement shall be deemed thereby to represent and warrant that (i)
such Shares (and the certificates therefor) are duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid, non-assessable and were legally obtained by such person, (ii) all
preemptive (and similar) rights, if any, with respect to such Shares, have been
validly waived or exercised, (iii) the person making such deposit is duly
authorized so to do, (iv) the Shares presented for deposit are free and clear of
any lien, encumbrance, security interest, charge, mortgage or adverse claim and
are not, and the ADSs issuable upon such deposit will not be, Restricted
Securities and (v) the Shares presented for deposit have not been stripped of
any rights or entitlements. Such representations and warranties shall survive
the deposit and withdrawal of Shares and the issuance, cancellation and transfer
of ADSs. If any such representations or warranties are false in any way, the
Company and Depositary shall be authorized, at the cost and expense of the
person depositing Shares, to take any and all actions necessary to correct the
consequences thereof.
(8) Filing
Proofs, Certificates and Other Information. Any person presenting Shares for
deposit, any Holder and any Beneficial Owner may be required, and every Holder
and Beneficial Owner agrees, from time to time to provide to the Depositary such
proof of citizenship or residence, taxpayer status, payment of all applicable
taxes or other governmental charges, exchange control approval, legal or
beneficial ownership of ADSs and Deposited Securities, compliance with
applicable laws and the terms of the Deposit Agreement and the provisions of, or
governing, the Deposited Securities or other information as the Depositary deem
necessary or proper or as the Company may reasonably require by written request
to the Depositary consistent with its obligations under the Deposit Agreement.
Subject to Article (22) hereof and the terms of the Deposit Agreement, the
Depositary and the Registrar, as applicable, may withhold the delivery or
registration of transfer of any Receipt or the distribution or sale of any
dividend or other distribution of rights or of the proceeds thereof or the
delivery of any Deposited Securities until such proof or other information is
filed, or such certifications are executed, or such representations and
warranties made, or such information and documentation are
provided.
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(9) Charges of
Depositary. The Depositary
shall charge the following fees for the services performed under the terms of
the Deposit Agreement; provided, however, that no fees shall be payable upon
distribution of cash dividends so long as the charging of such fee is prohibited
by the exchange, if any, upon which the ADSs are listed:
(i) to any person to whom ADSs are issued
or to any person to whom a distribution is made in respect of ADS distributions
pursuant to stock dividends or other free distributions of stock, bonus
distributions, stock splits or other distributions (except where converted to
cash), a fee not in excess of U.S. $ 5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) so
issued under the terms of the Deposit Agreement to be determined by the
Depositary;
(ii) to any person surrendering ADSs for
cancellation and withdrawal of Deposited Securities including, inter
alia, cash distributions
made pursuant to a cancellation or withdrawal, a fee not in excess of U.S. $
5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) so surrendered;
(iii) to any Holder of ADSs, a fee not in
excess of U.S. $ 2.00 per 100 ADS held for the distribution of cash proceeds,
including cash dividends or sale of rights and other entitlements, not made
pursuant to a cancellation or withdrawal;
(iv) to any Holder of ADSs, a fee not in the
excess of U.S. $ 5.00 per 100 ADSs (or portion thereof) issued upon the exercise
of rights;
(v) to any Holder of ADSs an annual fee not
in excess of U.S. $ 2.00 per 100 ADSs for the operation and maintenance
associated with administering such ADSs (such fee to be assessed against Holders
of record as of the date or dates set by the Depositary as it sees fit and
collected at the sole discretion of the Depositary by billing such Holders for
such fee or by deducting such fee from one or more cash dividends or other cash
distributions).;
(vi) in connection with inspections of the
relevant share register maintained by the local registrar, if applicable
undertaken by the Depositary, the Custodian or their respective agents: an
annual fee of U.S.$0.01 or less per ADS (such fee to be assessed against Holders
of record as of the date or dates set by the Depositary as it sees fit and
collected at the sole discretion of the Depositary by billing such Holders for
such fee or by deducting such fee from one or more cash dividends or other cash
distributions).
In
addition, Holders, Beneficial Owners, person depositing Shares for deposit and
person surrendering ADSs for cancellation and withdrawal of Deposited Securities
will be required to pay the following charges:
(i) taxes (including applicable interest
and penalties) and other governmental charges;
(ii) such registration fees as may from time
to time be in effect for the registration of Shares or other Deposited
Securities with the Foreign Registrar and applicable to transfers of Shares or
other Deposited Securities to or from the name of the Custodian, the Depositary
or any nominees upon the making of deposits and withdrawals,
respectively;
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(iii) such cable, telex , facsimile and
electronic transmission and delivery expenses as are expressly provided in the
Deposit Agreement to be at the expense of the person depositing or withdrawing
Shares or Holders and Beneficial Owners of ADSs;
(iv) the expenses and charges incurred by
the Depositary in the conversion of foreign currency;
(v) such fees and expenses as are incurred
by the Depositary in connection with compliance with exchange control
regulations and other regulatory requirements applicable to Shares, Deposited
Securities, ADSs and ADRs;
(vi) the fees and expenses incurred by the
Depositary in connection with the delivery of Deposited Securities, including
any fees of a central depository for securities in the local market, where
applicable;
(vii) any additional fees, charges, costs or
expenses that may be incurred by the Depositary from time to
time.
Any other
charges and expenses of the Depositary under the Deposit Agreement will be paid
by the Company upon agreement between the Depositary and the Company. All fees
and charges may, at any time and from time to time, be changed by agreement
between the Depositary and Company but, in the case of fees and charges payable
by Holders or Beneficial Owners, only in the manner contemplated by Article (20)
of this Receipt.
(10) Title to
Receipts. It is a
condition of this Receipt, and every successive Holder of this Receipt by
accepting or holding the same consents and agrees, that title to this Receipt
(and to each ADS evidenced hereby) is transferable by delivery of the Receipt,
provided it has been properly endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of
transfer, such Receipt being a certificated security under the laws of the State
of New York. Notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, the Depositary may deem
and treat the Holder of this Receipt (that is, the person in whose name this
Receipt is registered on the books of the Depositary) as the absolute owner
hereof for all purposes. The Depositary shall have no obligation or be subject
to any liability under the Deposit Agreement or this Receipt to any holder of
this Receipt or any Beneficial Owner unless such holder is the Holder of this
Receipt registered on the books of the Depositary or, in the case of a
Beneficial Owner, such Beneficial Owner or the Beneficial Owner’s representative
is the Holder registered on the books of the Depositary.
(11) Validity of
Receipt. This Receipt
shall not be entitled to any benefits under the Deposit Agreement or be valid or
enforceable for any purpose, unless this Receipt has been (i) dated, (ii) signed
by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized signatory of the
Depositary, (iii) if a Registrar for the Receipts shall have been appointed,
countersigned by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized
signatory of the Registrar and (iv) registered in the books maintained by the
Depositary or the Registrar, as applicable, for the issuance and transfer of
Receipts. Receipts bearing the facsimile signature of a duly-authorized
signatory of the Depositary or the Registrar, who at the time of signature was a
duly-authorized signatory of the Depositary or the Registrar, as the case may
be, shall bind the Depositary, notwithstanding the fact that such signatory has
ceased to be so authorized prior to the execution and delivery of such Receipt
by the Depositary or did not hold such office on the date of issuance of such
Receipts.
(12)
Available Information;
Reports; Inspection of Transfer Books. The Company is exempt from the
periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. The Company will submit to
the Commission or otherwise publish on its website (xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx) such
notices, reports and communications which are required to be submitted to the
Commission by Rule 12g3-2(b) of the Exchange Act. To the extent submitted to the
Commission, such notices, reports and communications may be inspected and copied
at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission located at the
date of this Agreement at 000 X Xxxxxx, X.X., Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X.
00000.
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The
Depositary shall make available during normal business hours on any Business Day
for inspection by Holders at its Principal Office any reports and
communications, including any proxy soliciting materials, received from the
Company which are both (a) received by the Depositary, the Custodian, or the
nominee of either of them as the holder of the Deposited Securities and (b) made
generally available to the holders of such Deposited Securities by the
Company.
The
Depositary or the Registrar, as applicable, shall keep books for the
registration of Receipts and transfers of Receipts which at all reasonable times
shall be open for inspection by the Company and by the Holders of such Receipts,
provided that such inspection shall not be, to the Depositary’s or the
Registrar's knowledge, for the purpose of communicating with Holders of such
Receipts in the interest of a business or object other than the business of the
Company or other than a matter related to the Deposit Agreement or the
Receipts.
The
Depositary or the Registrar, as applicable, may close the transfer books with
respect to the Receipts, at any time or from time to time, when deemed necessary
or advisable by it in good faith in connection with the performance of its
duties hereunder, or at the reasonable written request of the Company subject,
in all cases, to Article (22) hereof.
Dated:
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BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Depositary
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The
address of the Principal Office of the Depositary is 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000, X.X.X.
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[FORM
OF REVERSE OF RECEIPT]
SUMMARY
OF CERTAIN ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
OF THE
DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
(13) Dividends
and Distributions in Cash, Shares, etc. Whenever the Depositary receives
confirmation from the Custodian of receipt of any cash dividend or other cash
distribution on any Deposited Securities, or receives proceeds from the sale of
any Shares, rights securities or other entitlements under the Deposit Agreement,
the Depositary will, if at the time of receipt thereof any amounts received in a
foreign currency can, in the judgment of the Depositary (upon the terms of the
Deposit Agreement), be converted on a practicable basis, into Dollars
transferable to the United States, promptly convert or cause to be converted
such dividend, distribution or proceeds into Dollars and will distribute
promptly the amount thus received (net of applicable fees and charges of, and
expenses incurred by, the Depositary and taxes withheld) to the Holders of
record as of the ADS Record Date in proportion to the number of ADS representing
such Deposited Securities held by such Holders respectively as of the ADS Record
Date. The Depositary shall distribute only such amount, however, as can be
distributed without attributing to any Holder a fraction of one cent. Any such
fractional amount shall be rounded to the nearest whole cent and so distributed
to Owners entitled thereto. If the Company, the Custodian or the Depositary is
required to withhold and does withhold from any cash dividend or other cash
distribution in respect of any Deposited Securities an amount on account of
taxes, duties or other governmental charges, the amount distributed to Holders
on the ADSs representing such Deposited Securities shall be reduced accordingly.
Such withheld amounts shall be forwarded by the Company, the Custodian or the
Depositary to the relevant governmental authority. Any foreign currency received
by the Depositary shall be converted upon the terms and conditions set forth in
the Deposit Agreement.
If any
distribution upon any Deposited Securities consists of a dividend in, or free
distribution of, Shares, the Company shall or cause such Shares to be deposited
with the Custodian and registered, as the case may be, in the name of the
Depositary, the Custodian or their nominees. Upon receipt of confirmation of
such deposit, the Depositary shall, subject to and in accordance with the
Deposit Agreement, establish the ADS Record Date and either (i) distribute to
the Holders as of the ADS Record Date in proportion to the number of ADSs held
as of the ADS Record Date, additional ADSs, which represent in aggregate the
number of Shares received as such dividend, or free distribution, subject to the
terms of the Deposit Agreement (including, without limitation, the applicable
fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary, and taxes), or
(ii) if additional ADSs are not so distributed, each ADS issued and outstanding
after the ADS Record Date shall, to the extent permissible by law, thenceforth
also represent rights and interest in the additional Shares distributed upon the
Deposited Securities represented thereby (net of the applicable fees and charges
of, and the expenses incurred by, the Depositary, and taxes). In lieu of
delivering fractional ADSs, the Depositary shall sell the number of Shares
represented by the aggregate of such fractions and distribute the proceeds upon
the terms set forth in the Deposit Agreement.
In the
event that (x) the Depositary determines that any distribution in property
(including Shares) is subject to any tax or other governmental charges which the
Depositary is obligated to withhold, or, (y) if the Company, in the fulfillment
of its obligations under the Deposit Agreement, has either (a) furnished an
opinion of U.S. counsel determining that Shares must be registered under the
Securities Act or other laws in order to be distributed to Holders (and no such
registration statement has been declared effective), or (b) fails to timely
deliver the documentation contemplated in the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary
may dispose of all or a portion of such property (including Shares and rights to
subscribe therefor) in such amounts and in such manner, including by public or
private sale, as the Depositary deems necessary and practicable, and the
Depositary shall distribute the net proceeds of any such sale (after deduction
of taxes and fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary) to
Holders entitled thereto upon the terms of the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary
shall hold and/or distribute any unsold balance of such property in accordance
with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement.
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Upon
timely receipt of a notice indicating that the Company wishes an elective
distribution to be made available to Holders upon the terms described in the
Deposit Agreement, the Depositary shall, upon provision of all documentation
required under the Deposit Agreement (including, without limitation, any legal
opinions the Depositary may reasonably request, to be furnished at the expense
of the Company) determine whether such distribution is lawful and reasonably
practicable. If so, the Depositary shall, subject to the terms and conditions of
the Deposit Agreement, establish an ADS Record Date according to Article (14)
hereof and establish procedures to enable the Holder hereof to elect to receive
the proposed distribution in cash or in additional ADSs. If a Holder elects to
receive the distribution in cash, the dividend shall be distributed as in the
case of a distribution in cash. If the Holder hereof elects to receive the
distribution in additional ADSs, the distribution shall be distributed as in the
case of a distribution in Shares upon the terms described in the Deposit
Agreement. If such elective distribution is not lawful or reasonably practicable
or if the Depositary did not receive satisfactory documentation set forth in the
Deposit Agreement, the Depositary shall, to the extent permitted by law,
distribute to Holders, on the basis of the same determination as is made in the
Cayman Islands in respect of the Shares for which no election is made, either
(x) cash or (y) additional ADSs representing such additional Shares, in each
case, upon the terms described in the Deposit Agreement. Nothing herein shall
obligate the Depositary to make available to the Holder hereof a method to
receive the elective distribution in Shares (rather than ADSs). There can be no
assurance that the Holder hereof will be given the opportunity to receive
elective distributions on the same terms and conditions as the holders of
Shares.
Upon
receipt by the Depositary of a notice indicating that the Company wishes rights
to subscribe for additional Shares to be made available to Holders of ADSs, the
Company shall determine whether it is lawful and reasonably practicable to make
such rights available to the Holders. The Depositary shall make such rights
available to any Holders only if the Company shall have timely requested that
such rights be made available to Holders, the Depositary shall have received the
documentation required by the Deposit Agreement, and the Depositary shall have
determined that such distribution of rights is lawful and reasonably
practicable. If such conditions are not satisfied, the Depositary shall sell the
rights as described below. In the event all conditions set forth above are
satisfied, the Depositary shall establish an ADS Record Date and establish
procedures (x) to distribute such rights (by means of warrants or otherwise) and
(y) to enable the Holders to exercise the rights (upon payment of the applicable
fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary and taxes).
Nothing herein or in the Deposit Agreement shall obligate the Depositary to make
available to the Holders a method to exercise such rights to subscribe for
Shares (rather than ADSs). If (i) the Company does not timely request the
Depositary to make the rights available to Holders or if the Company requests
that the rights not be made available to Holders, (ii) the Depositary fails to
receive the documentation required by the Deposit Agreement or determines it is
not lawful or reasonably practicable to make the rights available to Holders, or
(iii) any rights made available are not exercised and appear to be about to
lapse, the Depositary shall determine whether it is lawful and reasonably
practicable to sell such rights, in a riskless principal capacity or otherwise,
at such place and upon such terms (including public and private sale) as it may
deem proper. The Depositary shall, upon such sale, convert and distribute
proceeds of such sale (net of applicable fees and charges of, and expenses
incurred by, the Depositary and taxes) upon the terms hereof and in the Deposit
Agreement. If the Depositary is unable to make any rights available to Holders
or to arrange for the sale of the rights upon the terms described above, the
Depositary shall allow such rights to lapse. The Depositary shall not be
responsible for (i) any failure to determine that it may be lawful or feasible
to make such rights available to Holders in general or any Holders in
particular, (ii) any foreign exchange exposure or loss incurred in connection
with such sale, or exercise, or (iii) the content of any materials forwarded to
the Holders on behalf of the Company in connection with the rights
distribution.
Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, if registration (under the Securities Act or
any other applicable law) of the rights or the securities to which any rights
relate may be required in order for the Company to offer such rights or such
securities to Holders and to sell the securities represented by such rights, the
Depositary will not distribute such rights to the Holders (i) unless and until a
registration statement under the Securities Act covering such offering is in
effect or (ii) unless the Company furnishes to the Depositary opinion(s) of
counsel for the Company in the United States and counsel to the Company in any
other applicable country in which rights would be distributed, in each case
satisfactorily to the Depositary, to the effect that the offering and sale of
such securities to Holders and Beneficial Owners are exempt from, or do not
require registration under, the provisions of the Securities Act or any other
applicable laws. In the event that the Company, the Depositary or the Custodian
shall be required to withhold and does withhold from any distribution of
property (including rights) an amount on account of taxes or other governmental
charges, the amount distributed to the Holders shall be reduced accordingly. In
the event that the Depositary determines that any distribution in property
(including Shares and rights to subscribe therefor) is subject to any tax or
other governmental charges which the Depositary is obligated to withhold, the
Depositary may dispose of all or a portion of such property (including Shares
and rights to subscribe therefor) in such amounts and in such manner, including
by public or private sale, as the Depositary deems necessary and practicable to
pay any such taxes or charges.
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There can
be no assurance that Holders generally, or any Holder in particular, will be
given the opportunity to exercise rights on the same terms and conditions as the
holders of Shares or to exercise such rights. Nothing herein shall obligate the
Company to file any registration statement in respect of any rights or Shares or
other securities to be acquired upon the exercise of such rights.
Upon
receipt of a notice regarding property other than cash, Shares or rights to
purchase additional Shares, to be made to Holders of ADSs, the Depositary shall
determine, upon consultation with the Company, whether such distribution to
Holders is lawful and reasonably practicable. The Depositary shall not make such
distribution unless (i) the Company shall have timely requested the Depositary
to make such distribution to Holders, (ii) the Depositary shall have received
the documentation required by the Deposit Agreement, and (iii) the Depositary
shall have determined that such distribution is lawful and reasonably
practicable. Upon satisfaction of such conditions, the Depositary shall
distribute the property so received to the Holders of record as of the ADS
Record Date, in proportion to the number of ADSs held by such Holders
respectively and in such manner as the Depositary may deem practicable for
accomplishing such distribution (i) upon receipt of payment or net of the
applicable fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary, and
(ii) net of any taxes withheld. The Depositary may dispose of all or a portion
of the property so distributed and deposited, in such amounts and in such manner
(including public or private sale) as the Depositary may deem practicable or
necessary to satisfy any taxes (including applicable interest and penalties) or
other governmental charges applicable to the distribution.
If the
conditions above are not satisfied, the Depositary shall sell or cause such
property to be sold in a public or private sale, at such place or places and
upon such terms as it may deem proper and shall distribute the proceeds of such
sale received by the Depositary (net of (a) applicable fees and charges of, and
expenses incurred by, the Depositary and (b) taxes) to the Holders upon the
terms hereof and of the Deposit Agreement. If the Depositary is unable to sell
such property, the Depositary may dispose of such property in any way it deems
reasonably practicable under the circumstances.
(14) Fixing of
Record Date. Whenever
necessary in connection with any distribution (whether in cash, shares, rights
or other distribution), or whenever for any reason the Depositary causes a
change in the number of Shares that are represented by each ADS, or whenever the
Depositary shall receive notice of any meeting of holders of Shares or other
Deposited Securities, or whenever the Depositary shall find it necessary or
convenient in connection with the giving of any notice, or any other matter, the
Depositary shall fix a record date ("ADS Record Date") for the determination of
the Holders who shall be entitled to receive such distribution, to give
instructions for the exercise of voting rights at any such meeting, or to give
or withhold such consent, or to receive such notice or solicitation or to
otherwise take action, or to exercise the rights of Holders with respect to such
changed number of Shares represented by each ADS. Subject to applicable law and
the terms and conditions of this Receipt and the Deposit Agreement, only the
Holders of record at the close of business in New York on such ADS Record Date
shall be entitled to receive such distributions, to give such voting
instructions, to receive such notice or solicitation, or otherwise take
action.
(15) Voting of
Deposited Securities. As
soon as practicable after receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders
of Shares are entitled to vote, or of solicitation of consents or proxies from
holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities, the Depositary shall fix the
ADS Record Date in respect of such meeting or solicitation of such consent or
proxy. The Depositary shall, if requested by the Company in writing in a timely
manner (the Depositary having no obligation to take any further action if the
request shall not have been received by the Depositary at least 30 days prior to
the date of such vote or meeting), at the Company's expense and provided no U.S.
legal prohibitions exist, mail by ordinary, regular mail delivery or by
electronic transmission (if agreed by the Company and the Depositary), unless
otherwise agreed in writing by the Company and the Depositary, to Holders as of
the ADS Record Date: (a) such notice of meeting or solicitation of consent or
proxies; (b) a statement that the Holders as of the ADS Record Date will be
entitled, subject to any applicable law, the provisions of the Deposit
Agreement, the Company’s Articles of Association and the provisions of or
governing Deposited Securities (which provisions, if any, shall be summarized in
pertinent part by the Company), to instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of
the voting rights, if any, pertaining to the Shares or other Deposited
Securities represented by such Holder's ADSs; and (c) a brief statement as to
the manner in which such instructions may be given. Upon the timely receipt of
written instructions of a Holder of ADSs on the ADS Record Date, the Depositary
shall endeavor, insofar as practicable and permitted under applicable law and
the provisions of the Company’s Articles of Association and the provisions of
the Deposited Securities, to vote or cause the Custodian to vote the Shares
and/or other Deposited Securities represented by ADSs held by such Holder in
accordance with such instructions.
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Neither
the Depositary nor the Custodian shall, under any circumstances exercise any
discretion as to voting, and neither the Depositary nor the Custodian shall
vote, attempt to exercise the right to vote, or in any way make use of, for
purposes of establishing a quorum or otherwise the Shares or other Deposited
Securities represented by ADSs except pursuant to and in accordance with such
written instructions from Holders. Shares or other Deposited Securities
represented by ADSs for which no specific voting instructions are received by
the Depositary from the Holder shall not be voted.
Notwithstanding
the above, and in accordance with Section 5.3 of the Deposit Agreement, the
Depositary shall not be liable for any failure to carry out any instructions to
vote any of the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which such vote is
cast or the effect of any such vote.
(16) Changes
Affecting Deposited Securities. Upon any change in par value,
split-up, cancellation, consolidation or any other reclassification of Deposited
Securities, or upon any recapitalization, reorganization, merger or
consolidation or sale of assets affecting the Company or to which it otherwise
is a party, any securities which shall be received by the Depositary or a
Custodian in exchange for, or in conversion of or replacement or otherwise in
respect of, such Deposited Securities shall, to the extent permitted by law, be
treated as new Deposited Securities under the Deposit Agreement, and the
Receipts shall, subject to the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and
applicable law, evidence ADSs representing the right to receive such additional
securities. Alternatively, the Depositary may, with the Company's approval, and
shall, if the Company shall so request, subject to the terms of the Deposit
Agreement and receipt of satisfactory documentation contemplated by the Deposit
Agreement, execute and deliver additional Receipts as in the case of a stock
dividend on the Shares, or call for the surrender of outstanding Receipts to be
exchanged for new Receipts, in either case, as well as in the event of newly
deposited Shares, with necessary modifications to this form of Receipt
specifically describing such new Deposited Securities and/or corporate change.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any security so received may
not be lawfully distributed to some or all Holders, the Depositary may, with the
Company's approval, and shall if the Company requests, subject to receipt of
satisfactory legal documentation contemplated in the Deposit Agreement, sell
such securities at public or private sale, at such place or places and upon such
terms as it may deem proper and may allocate the net proceeds of such sales (net
of fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary and taxes) for
the account of the Holders otherwise entitled to such securities and distribute
the net proceeds so allocated to the extent practicable as in the case of a
distribution received in cash pursuant to the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary
shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to determine that it may be lawful
or feasible to make such securities available to Holders in general or any
Holder in particular, (ii) any foreign exchange exposure or loss incurred in
connection with such sale, or (iii) any liability to the purchaser of such
securities.
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(17) Exoneration. Neither the Depositary, the Custodian
or the Company shall be obligated to do or perform any act which is inconsistent
with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement or shall incur any liability (i) if
the Depositary, the Custodian or the Company or their respective controlling
persons or agents shall be prevented or forbidden from, or subjected to any
civil or criminal penalty or restraint on account of, or delayed in, doing or
performing any act or thing required by the terms of the Deposit Agreement and
this Receipt, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or
regulation of the United States, the Cayman Islands of or any other
country, or of any other governmental authority or regulatory authority or stock
exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future of the Company’s
Articles of Association or any provision of or governing any Deposited
Securities, or by reason of any act of God or war or other circumstances beyond
its control, (including, without limitation, nationalization, expropriation,
currency restrictions, work stoppage, strikes, civil unrest, revolutions,
rebellions, explosions and computer failure), (ii) by reason of any exercise of,
or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement or
in the Company’s Articles of Association or provisions of or governing Deposited
Securities, (iii) for any action or inaction of the Depositary, the Custodian or
the Company or their respective controlling persons or agents in reliance upon
the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person
presenting Shares for deposit, any Holder, any Beneficial Owner or authorized
representative thereof, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be
competent to give such advice or information, (iv) for any inability by a Holder
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 Holders of ADS or
(v) for any consequential or punitive damages for any breach of the terms of the
Deposit Agreement. The Depositary, its controlling persons, its agents, any
Custodian and the Company, its controlling persons and its agents may rely and
shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, opinion or other
document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by
the proper party or parties. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act
is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
(18) Standard of
Care. The Company and the
Depositary and their respective agents assume no obligation and shall not be
subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement or the Receipts to Holders
or Beneficial Owners or other persons (except for the Company’s and the
Depositary’s obligations specifically set forth in Section 5.8 of the Deposit
Agreement), provided, that the Company and the Depositary and their respective
agents agree to perform their respective obligations specifically set forth in
the Deposit Agreement without gross negligence or bad faith. The Depositary and
its agents shall not be liable for any failure to carry out any instructions to
vote any of the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any vote is
cast or the effect of any vote, provided that any such action or omission is in
good faith and in accordance with the terms of the Deposit Agreement. 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 Securities, for the
validity or worth of the Deposited Securities or for any tax consequences that
may result from the ownership of ADSs, Shares or Deposited Securities, 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. In no event shall the Depositary or any of its agents be
liable for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential
damages.
(19) Resignation
and Removal of the Depositary; Appointment of Successor Depositary. The Depositary may at any time resign
as Depositary under the Deposit Agreement by written notice of resignation
delivered to the Company, such resignation to be effective on the earlier of (i)
the 90th day after delivery thereof to the
Company, or (ii) upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its
acceptance of such appointment as provided in the Deposit Agreement, save that,
any amounts, fees, costs or expenses owed to the Depositary under the Deposit
Agreement or in accordance with any other agreements otherwise agreed in writing
between the Company and the Depositary from time to time shall be paid to the
Depositary prior to such resignation. The Company shall use reasonable efforts
to appoint such successor depositary, and give notice to the Depositary of such
appointment, not more than 90 days after delivery by the Depositary of written
notice of resignation as provided in the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary
may at any time be removed by the Company by written notice of such removal
which notice shall be effective on the later of (i) the 90th day after delivery thereof to the
Depositary, or (ii) upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its
acceptance of such appointment as provided in the Deposit Agreement save that,
any amounts, fees, costs or expenses owed to the Depositary under the Deposit
Agreement or in accordance with any other agreements otherwise agreed in writing
between the Company and the Depositary from time to time shall be paid to the
Depositary prior to such removal. In case at any time the Depositary acting
hereunder shall resign or be removed, the Company shall use its best efforts to
appoint a successor depositary which shall be a bank or trust company having an
office in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York. Every successor
depositary shall execute and deliver to its predecessor and to the Company an
instrument in writing accepting its appointment hereunder, and thereupon such
successor depositary, without any further act or deed, shall become fully vested
with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor. The
predecessor depositary, upon payment of all sums due it and on the written
request of the Company, shall (i) execute and deliver an instrument transferring
to such successor all rights and powers of such predecessor hereunder (other
than as contemplated in the Deposit Agreement), (ii) duly assign, transfer and
deliver all right, title and interest to the Deposited Securities to such
successor, and (iii) deliver to such successor a list of the Holders of all
outstanding Receipts and such other information relating to Receipts and Holders
thereof as the successor may reasonably request. Any such successor depositary
shall promptly mail notice of its appointment to such Holders. Any corporation
into or with which the Depositary may be merged or consolidated shall be the
successor of the Depositary without the execution or filing of any document or
any further act.
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(20) Amendment/Supplement. Subject to the terms and conditions
of this Article (20), and applicable law, this Receipt and any provisions of the
Deposit Agreement may at any time and from time to time be amended or
supplemented by written agreement between the Company and the Depositary in any
respect which they may deem necessary or desirable without the consent of the
Holders or Beneficial Owners. Any amendment or supplement which shall impose or
increase any fees or charges (other than the charges of the Depositary in
connection with foreign exchange control regulations, and taxes and other
governmental charges, delivery and other such expenses), or which shall
otherwise materially prejudice any substantial existing right of Holders or
Beneficial Owners, shall not, however, become effective as to outstanding
Receipts until 30 days after notice of such amendment or supplement shall have
been given to the Holders of outstanding Receipts. The parties hereto agree that
any amendments or supplements which (i) are reasonably necessary (as agreed by
the Company and the Depositary) in order for (a) the ADSs to be registered on
Form F-6 under the Securities Act or (b) the ADSs or Shares to be traded solely
in electronic book-entry form and (ii) do not in either such case impose or
increase any fees or charges to be borne by Holders, shall be deemed not to
prejudice any substantial rights of Holders or Beneficial Owners. Every Holder
and Beneficial Owner at the time any amendment or supplement so becomes
effective shall be deemed, by continuing to hold such ADS, to consent and agree
to such amendment or supplement and to be bound by the Deposit Agreement as
amended or supplemented thereby. In no event shall any amendment or supplement
impair the right of the Holder to surrender such Receipt and receive therefor
the Deposited Securities represented thereby, except in order to comply with
mandatory provisions of applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any
governmental body should adopt new laws, rules or regulations which would
require amendment or supplement of the Deposit Agreement to ensure compliance
therewith, the Company and the Depositary may amend or supplement the Deposit
Agreement and the Receipt at any time in accordance with such changed laws,
rules or regulations. Such amendment or supplement to the Deposit Agreement in
such circumstances may become effective before a notice of such amendment or
supplement is given to Holders or within any other period of time as required
for compliance with such laws, or rules or regulations.
(21) Termination. The Depositary shall, at any time at
the written direction of the Company, terminate the Deposit Agreement by mailing
notice of such termination to the Holders of all Receipts then outstanding at
least 90 days prior to the date fixed in such notice for such termination
provided that, the Depositary shall be reimbursed for any amounts, fees, costs
or expenses owed to it in accordance with the terms of the Deposit Agreement and
in accordance with any other agreements as otherwise agreed in writing between
the Company and the Depositary from time to time, prior to such termination
shall take effect. If 90 days shall have expired after (i) the Depositary shall
have delivered to the Company a written notice of its election to resign, or
(ii) the Company shall have delivered to the Depositary a written notice of the
removal of the Depositary, and in either case a successor depositary shall not
have been appointed and accepted its appointment as provided herein and in the
Deposit Agreement, the Depositary may terminate the Deposit Agreement by mailing
notice of such termination to the Holders of all Receipts then outstanding at
least 30 days prior to the date fixed for such termination. On and after the
date of termination of the Deposit Agreement, the Holder will, upon surrender of
such Holder's Receipt at the Principal Office of the Depositary, upon the
payment of the charges of the Depositary for the surrender of Receipts referred
to in Article (2) hereof and in the Deposit Agreement and subject to the
conditions and restrictions therein set forth, and upon payment of any
applicable taxes or governmental charges, be entitled to delivery, to him or
upon his order, of the amount of Deposited Securities represented by such
Receipt. If any Receipts shall remain outstanding after the date of termination
of the Deposit Agreement, the Registrar thereafter shall discontinue the
registration of transfers of Receipts, and the Depositary shall suspend the
distribution of dividends to the Holders thereof, and shall not give any further
notices or perform any further acts under the Deposit Agreement, except that the
Depositary shall continue to collect dividends and other distributions
pertaining to Deposited Securities, shall sell rights as provided in the Deposit
Agreement, and shall continue to deliver Deposited Securities, subject to the
conditions and restrictions set forth in the Deposit Agreement, together with
any dividends or other distributions received with respect thereto and the net
proceeds of the sale of any rights or other property, in exchange for Receipts
surrendered to the Depositary (after deducting, or charging, as the case may be,
in each case the charges of the Depositary for the surrender of a Receipt, any
expenses for the account of the Holder in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Deposit Agreement and any applicable taxes or governmental
charges or assessments). At any time after the expiration of one year from the
date of termination of the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary may sell the
Deposited Securities then held hereunder and may thereafter hold uninvested the
net proceeds of any such sale, together with any other cash then held by it
hereunder, in an unsegregated account, without liability for interest for the
pro rata benefit of the Holders of Receipts whose Receipts have not theretofore
been surrendered. After making such sale, the Depositary shall be discharged
from all obligations under the Deposit Agreement with respect to the Receipts
and the Shares, Deposited Securities and ADSs, except to account for such net
proceeds and other cash (after deducting, or charging, as the case may be, in
each case the charges of the Depositary for the surrender of a Receipt, any
expenses for the account of the Holder in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Deposit Agreement and any applicable taxes or governmental
charges or assessments). Upon the termination of the Deposit Agreement, the
Company shall be discharged from all obligations under the Deposit Agreement
except as set forth in the Deposit Agreement.
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(22) Compliance
with U.S. Securities Laws; Regulatory Compliance. Notwithstanding any provisions in
this Receipt or the Deposit Agreement to the contrary, the withdrawal or
delivery of Deposited Securities will not be suspended by the Company or the
Depositary except as would be permitted by Section I.A.(1) of the General
Instructions to the Form F-6 Registration Statement, as amended from time to
time, under the Securities Act.
(23) Certain
Rights of the Depositary; Limitations. Subject to the further terms and
provisions of this Article (23), the Depositary, its Affiliates and their
agents, on their own behalf, may own and deal in any class of securities of the
Company and its affiliates and in ADSs. The Depositary may issue ADSs against
evidence of rights to receive Shares from the Company, any agent of 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. In its capacity
as Depositary, the Depositary shall not lend Shares or ADSs; provided, however, that the Depositary may (i) issue
ADSs prior to the receipt of Shares pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Deposit
Agreement and (ii) deliver Shares prior to the receipt and cancellation of ADSs
pursuant to Section 2.6 of the Deposit Agreement, including ADSs which were
issued under (i) above but for which Shares may not have been received (each
such transaction a "Pre-Release Transaction"). The Depositary may receive ADSs
in lieu of Shares under (i) above and receive Shares in lieu of ADSs under (ii)
above. Each such Pre-Release Transaction will be (a) accompanied by or subject
to a written agreement whereby the person or entity (the "Applicant") to whom
ADSs or Shares are to be delivered (1) represents that at the time of the
Pre-Release Transaction the Applicant or its customer owns the Shares or ADSs
that are to be delivered by the Applicant under such Pre-Release Transaction,
(2) agrees to indicate the Depositary as owner of such Shares or ADSs in its
records and to hold such Shares or ADSs in trust for the Depositary until such
Shares or ADSs are delivered to the Depositary or the Custodian, (3)
unconditionally guarantees to deliver to the Depositary or the Custodian, as
applicable, such Shares or ADSs and (4) agrees to any additional restrictions or
requirements that the Depositary deems appropriate; (b) at all times fully
collateralized with cash, U.S. government securities or such other collateral as
the Depositary deems appropriate; (c) terminable by the Depositary on not more
than five (5) business days' notice; and (d) subject to such further indemnities
and credit regulations as the Depositary deems appropriate. The Depositary will
normally limit the number of ADSs and Shares involved in such Pre-Release
Transactions at any one time to thirty percent (30%) of the ADSs outstanding
(without giving effect to ADSs outstanding under (i) above), provided, however, that the Depositary reserves the
right to change or disregard such limit from time to time as it deems
appropriate. The Depositary may also set limits with respect to the number of
ADSs and Shares involved in Pre-Release Transactions with any one person on a
case by case basis as it deems appropriate. The Depositary may retain for its
own account any compensation received by it in conjunction with the foregoing.
Collateral provided pursuant to (b) above, but not earnings thereon, shall be
held for the benefit of the Holders (other than the
Applicant).
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(24) Ownership
Restrictions. Holders and
Beneficial Owners shall comply with any limitations on ownership of Shares under
the Articles of Incorporation of the Company or applicable Cayman Islands law as
if they held the number of Shares their American Depositary Shares represent.
The Company shall inform the Holders, Beneficial Owners and the Depositary of
any such ownership restrictions in place from time to time.
(ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER SIGNATURE
LINES)
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned Holder hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
______________________________ whose taxpayer identification number is
_______________________ and whose address including postal zip code is
____________________________, the within Receipt and all rights thereunder,
hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing ________________________
attorney-in-fact to transfer said Receipt on the books of the Depositary with
full power of substitution in the premises.
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NOTICE:
The signature of the Holder to this assignment must correspond with the
name as written upon the face of the within instrument in every
particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change
whatsoever.
If
the endorsement be executed by an attorney, executor, administrator,
trustee or guardian, the person executing the endorsement must give
his/her full title in such capacity and proper evidence of authority to
act in such capacity, if not on file with the Depositary, must be
forwarded with this Receipt.
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SIGNATURE
GUARANTEED
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