Exhibit (a)(i)
Exhibit
(a)(i)
GRASIM
INDUSTRIES LIMITED
AND
CITIBANK,
N.A.,
As
Depositary,
AND
ALL
HOLDERS AND BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF
GLOBAL
DEPOSITARY SHARES EVIDENCED BY
GLOBAL DEPOSITARY
RECEIPTS
OUTSTANDING
UNDER THE TERMS OF THE
DEPOSIT
AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 17, 1999
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Amendment
No. 1
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Dated
as of [DATE],
2009
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
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DEFINITIONS
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SECTION
1.01.
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Definitions
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SECTION
1.02.
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Effective
Date
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ARTICLE
II
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AMENDMENTS
TO DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
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SECTION
2.01.
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SECTION
2.02.
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Amendments
Binding on all Holders and Beneficial Owners
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SECTION
2.03.
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Change
of Fees of the Depositary
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SECTION
2.04.
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Change
of Fees of the Depositary
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SECTION
2.05.
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Direct
Registration System
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ARTICLE
III
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AMENDMENTS
TO THE FORM OF GDR
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SECTION
3.01.
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GDR
Amendment
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SECTION
3.02.
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Change
of Fees and Charges of the Depositary
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ARTICLE
IV
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AMENDMENTS
TO THE FEE SCHEDULE
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SECTION
4.01.
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Amendment
to Fee Schedule
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ARTICLE
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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SECTION
5.01.
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Representations
and Warranties
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ARTICLE
VI
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MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION
6.01.
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New
GDRs
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SECTION
6.02.
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Notice
of Amendment to Holders of GDSs
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SECTION
6.03.
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Indemnification
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SECTION
6.04.
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Ratification
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SECTION
6.05.
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Governing
Law
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SECTION
6.06.
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Counterparts
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Table
of Contents
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EXHIBIT
A
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FORM
OF RECEIPT
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A-1
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EXHIBIT
B
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FEE SCHEDULE DEPOSITARY FEES AND RELATED CHARGES |
B-1
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EXHIBIT
C
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NOTICE
TO HOLDERS
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C-1
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AMENDMENT
NO. 1 TO DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT
NO. 1 TO DEPOSIT AGREEMENT, dated as of [DATE], 2009 (the “Amendment”), by and
among (i) Grasim Industries Limited, a public company with limited liability
incorporated under the laws of India (the “Company”), (ii)
Citibank, N.A., a national banking association organized under the laws of the
United States of America (the “Depositary”), and
(iii) all Holders and Beneficial Owners of Global Depositary Shares evidenced by
Global Depositary Receipts issued and outstanding under the Deposit Agreement,
dated as of September 17, 1999.
WITNESSETH
THAT:
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Depositary entered into that certain Deposit Agreement,
dated as of September 17, 1999 (the “Deposit Agreement”),
for the creation of Global Depositary Shares (“GDSs”) representing
the Shares (as defined in the Deposit Agreement) on deposited and for the
execution and delivery of Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) in respect of
the Global Depositary Shares; and
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Depositary desire to (i) amend the GDRs currently
outstanding, the form of GDR annexed to the Deposit Agreement as Exhibit A thereto,
and the Fee Schedule annexed to the Deposit Agreement as Exhibit B thereto to
enable the Depositary to charge certain additional fees in respect of the GDSs,
(ii) amend the Deposit Agreement, the GDRs currently outstanding and the form of
GDR annexed to the Deposit Agreement as Exhibit A thereto to
make the GDSs eligible for the Direct Registration System (the “DRS”), and (iii) to
give notice thereof to all Holders (as defined in the Deposit Agreement) of
GDSs.
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, the GDRs currently outstanding, the form of GDR
annexed as Exhibit
A to the Deposit Agreement and the Fee Schedule annexed to the Deposit
Agreement as Exhibit
B as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION
1.01. Definitions. Unless
otherwise specified in this Amendment, all capitalized terms used, but not
defined, herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Deposit
Agreement.
SECTION
1.02. Effective
Date. The term “Effective Date” shall mean the later to occur
of (i) the expiration of 30 days after notice of this Amendment has been given
to Holders of outstanding GDRs or (ii) the date upon which the Commission
declares effective the applicable Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to F-6
Registration Statement pursuant to which a form of this Amendment has been filed
with the Commission. After the Effective Date, the Deposit Agreement
shall be referred to as the Deposit Agreement by and among the Company, the
Depositary and all Holders and Beneficial Owners of Global Depositary Shares
issued thereunder (without reference to the need for GDSs to be evidenced by
GDRs).
ARTICLE
II
AMENDMENTS TO DEPOSIT
AGREEMENT
SECTION
2.01. Deposit
Agreement. All references in the Deposit Agreement to the term
“Deposit Agreement” shall, as of the Effective Date, refer to the Deposit
Agreement, dated as of September 17, 1999, as amended by this Amendment and as
further amended and supplemented from time to time after the Effective Date in
accordance with the terms of the Deposit Agreement.
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SECTION
2.02. Amendments Binding on all
Holders and Beneficial Owners. From and after the Effective
Date, the amendments to the Deposit Agreement effected hereby shall be binding
on all Holders and Beneficial Owners of GDSs issued and outstanding as of the
Effective Date and on all Holders and Beneficial Owners of GDSs issued after the
Effective Date.
SECTION
2.03. Change of Fees of the
Depositary. All references made in the Deposit Agreement to
the fees of the Depositary shall, as of the Effective Date, refer to the fees
set forth in the Fee Schedule annexed as Exhibit B to this
Amendment.
SECTION
2.04. Change of Fees of the
Depositary. To reflect the change in fees, the Deposit
Agreement is hereby amended as of the Effective Date by deleting Section 5.9 in
its entirety and inserting the following in its stead:
“Section
5.9 Fees and Charges of
Depositary. The Company, the Holders, the Beneficial Owners,
and persons depositing Shares or surrendering GDSs for cancellation and
withdrawal of Deposited Securities shall be required to pay to the Depositary
the Depositary’s fees and related charges identified as payable by them
respectively in the Fee Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit
B. All fees and charges so payable may, at any time and from
time to time, be changed by agreement between the Depositary and the Company,
but, in the case of fees and charges payable by Holders and Beneficial Owners,
only in the manner contemplated in Section 6.1. The Depositary shall
provide, without charge, a copy of its latest fee schedule to anyone upon
request.
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Depositary
Fees payable upon (i) deposit of Shares against issuance of GDSs and
(ii) surrender of GDSs for cancellation and withdrawal of Deposited
Securities will be charged by the Depositary to the person to whom the GDSs so
issued are delivered (in the case of GDS issuances) and to the person who
delivers the GDSs for cancellation to the Depositary (in the case of GDS
cancellations). In the case of GDSs issued by the Depositary into DTC
or presented to the Depositary via DTC, the GDS issuance and cancellation fees
will be payable to the Depositary by the DTC Participant(s) receiving the GDSs
from the Depositary or the DTC Participant(s) surrendering the GDSs to the
Depositary for cancellation, as the case may be, on behalf of the Beneficial
Owner(s) and will be charged by the DTC Participant(s) to the account(s) of the
applicable Beneficial Owner(s) in accordance with the procedures and practices
of the DTC participant(s) as in effect at the time. Depositary fees
in respect of distributions and the Depositary services fee are payable to the
Depositary by Holders as of the applicable GDS Record Date established by the
Depositary. In the case of distributions of cash, the amount of the
applicable Depositary fees is deducted by the Depositary from the funds being
distributed. In the case of distributions other than cash and the
Depositary service fee, the Depositary will invoice the applicable Holders as of
the GDS Record Date established by the Depositary. For GDSs held
through DTC, the Depositary fees for distributions other than cash and the
Depositary service fee are charged by the Depositary to the DTC Participants in
accordance with the procedures and practices prescribed by DTC from time to time
and the DTC Participants in turn charge the amount of such fees to the
Beneficial Owners for whom they hold GDSs.
The
Depositary may remit to the Company all or a portion of the Depositary fees
charged for the reimbursement of certain expenses incurred by the Company in
respect of the GDR program established pursuant to the Deposit Agreement upon
such terms and conditions as the Company and the Depositary may agree from time
to time. The Company shall pay to the Depositary such fees and charges and
reimburse the Depositary for such out-of-pocket expenses as the Depositary and
the Company may agree from time to time. Responsibility for payment
of such charges and reimbursements may from time to time be changed by agreement
between the Company and the Depositary. Unless otherwise agreed, the
Depositary shall present its statement for such expenses and fees or charges to
the Company once every three months. The charges and expenses of the
Custodian are for the sole account of the Depositary.
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The right
of the Depositary to receive payment of fees, charges and expenses as provided
above shall survive the termination of the Deposit Agreement. As to
any Depositary, upon the resignation or removal of such Depositary as described
in Section 5.4, such right shall extend for those fees, charges and expenses
incurred prior to the effectiveness of such resignation or
removal.”
SECTION
2.05. Direct Registration
System. In order to make the GDSs eligible for the DRS, the
Deposit Agreement is hereby amended as of the Effective Date by:
(a) deleting
the Section 1.17 in its entirety and inserting the following in its
stead:
“Section
1.17 “Global Depositary
Share(s)” and “GDS(s)” shall mean
the rights and interests in the Deposited Securities granted to the Holders and
Beneficial Owners pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement
and, if issued as Certificated GDS(s) (as hereinafter defined), the Global
Depositary Receipt(s) issued hereunder to evidence such GDSs. GDS(s)
may be issued under the terms of this Deposit Agreement in the form of
(a) Certificated GDS(s), in which case the GDS(s) are to be evidenced by
GDR(s), or (b) Uncertificated GDS(s) (as hereinafter defined), in which
case the GDS(s) are not to be evidenced by GDR(s) but are reflected on the
direct registration system maintained by the Depositary for such purposes under
the terms of Section 2.12. Unless otherwise specified in this Deposit
Agreement or in any GDR, or unless the context otherwise requires, any reference
to GDS(s) shall include Certificated GDS(s) and Uncertificated GDS(s),
individually or collectively, as the context may require. Each GDS
shall represent one Share, until there shall occur a distribution upon Deposited
Securities referred to in Section 4.2 or a change in Deposited Securities
referred to in Section 4.11 with respect to which additional GDSs are not
issued, and thereafter each GDS shall represent the Shares or Deposited
Securities determined in accordance with the terms of such
Sections.”
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(b) adding
the following new Section 1.33:
“Section
1.33 “Certificated GDS(s)”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.12.”
(c) adding
the following to the end of Section 1.18 thereof:
“Any reference to Holders of GDR(s) or
GDS(s) in this Deposit Agreement shall, in the context of the Uncertificated
GDSs, refer to the person(s) in whose name the Uncertificated GDSs are
registered on the books of the Depositary maintained for such
purpose.”
(d) deleting
Section 1.24 in its entirety and inserting the following in its
stead:
“Section
1.24 “Receipt(s)”; “Global Depositary
Receipt(s)” and “GDR(s)” shall mean
any series of the certificate(s) issued by the Depositary to evidence the Global
Depositary Shares issued under the terms of this Deposit Agreement in the form
of Certificated GDS(s), as such Receipts may be amended from time to time in
accordance with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement. A Receipt
may evidence any number of GDSs and may, in the case of GDSs held through a
central depository such as DTC, be in the form of a “Balance
Certificate.”
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(e) adding
the following as a new Section 1.34:
“Section
1.34 “Uncertificated
GDS(s)” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.12.”
(f) deleting
the first sentence of Section 2.2(a) thereof in its entirety and inserting the
following in its stead:
“Certificated GDSs shall be evidenced
by definitive Receipts which shall be engraved, printed, lithographed or
produced in such other manner as may be agreed upon by the Company and the
Depositary.”
(g) deleting
the first sentence of Section 2.2(c) thereof in its entirety and inserting the
following in its stead:
“Subject to the limitations contained
herein and in the Receipt, title to a Receipt (and to each Certificated GDS
evidenced thereby) shall be transferable upon the same terms as a certificated
security under the laws of the State of New York, provided that, in the case of
Certificated GDSs, such Receipt has been properly endorsed or is accompanied by
properly executed instruments of transfer.”
(h) deleting
the second sentence of Section 2.2(d) thereof in its entirety and inserting the
following in its stead:
“Unless issued by the Depositary as
Uncertificated GDSs, a single GDR in the form of a “Balance Certificate” will
evidence the GDSs held through DTC and will be registered in the name of the
nominee for DTC (currently “Cede & Co.”) and will provide that it represents
the aggregate amount of GDSs from time to time indicated in the records of the
Depositary as being issued hereunder and that the aggregate amount of GDSs
represented thereby may from time to time be increased or decreased by making
adjustments on such records of the Depositary and of DTC or its nominee as
hereinafter provided.”
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(i) adding
the following new Section 2.12:
“Section
2.12 Certificated/Uncertificated
GDSs. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Deposit
Agreement, the Depositary may, at any time and from time to time, issue GDSs
that are not evidenced by GDRs (such GDSs, the “Uncertificated
GDS(s)” and the GDS(s) evidenced by GDR(s), the “Certificated
GDS(s)”). When issuing and maintaining Uncertificated GDS(s)
under this Deposit Agreement, the Depositary shall at all times be subject to
(a) the standards applicable to registrars and transfer agents maintaining
direct registration systems for equity securities in New York and issuing
uncertificated securities under New York law, and (b) the terms of New York law
applicable to uncertificated equity securities. Uncertificated GDSs
shall not be represented by any instruments but shall be evidenced by
registration in the books of the Depositary maintained for such
purpose. Holders of Uncertificated GDSs, that are not subject to any
registered pledges, liens, restrictions or adverse claims of which the
Depositary has written notice at such time, shall at all times have the right to
exchange the Uncertificated GDS(s) for Certificated GDS(s) of the same type and
class, subject in each case to applicable laws and any rules and regulations the
Depositary may have established in respect of the Uncertificated
GDSs. Holders of Certificated GDSs shall, if the Depositary maintains
a direct registration system for the GDSs, have the right to exchange the
Certificated GDSs for Uncertificated GDSs upon (i) the due surrender of the
Certificated GDS(s) to the Depositary for such purpose and (ii) the presentation
of a written request to that effect to the Depositary, subject in each case to
(w) all liens and restrictions noted on the GDR evidencing the Certificated
GDS(s) and all adverse claims of which the Depositary then has written notice,
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(x) the
terms of this Deposit Agreement and the rules and regulations that the
Depositary may establish for such purposes hereunder, (y) applicable law, and
(z) payment of the Depositary fees and expenses applicable to such exchange of
Certificated GDS(s) for Uncertificated GDS(s). Uncertificated GDSs
shall in all material respects be identical to Certificated GDS(s) of the same
type and class, except that (1) no GDR(s) shall be, or shall need to be, issued
to evidence Uncertificated GDS(s), (2) Uncertificated GDS(s) shall, subject to
the terms of this Deposit Agreement, be transferable upon the same terms and
conditions as uncertificated securities under New York law, (3) the ownership of
Uncertificated GDS(s) shall be recorded on the books of the Depositary
maintained for such purpose and evidence of such ownership shall be reflected in
periodic statements provided by the Depositary to the Holder(s) in accordance
with applicable New York law, (4) the Depositary may from time to time, upon
notice to the Holders of Uncertificated GDSs affected thereby, establish rules
and regulations, and amend or supplement existing rules and regulations, as may
be deemed reasonably necessary to maintain Uncertificated GDS(s) on behalf of
Holders, provided that such rules and regulations do not conflict with the terms
of this Deposit Agreement and applicable law, (5) the Uncertificated GDS(s)
shall not be entitled to any benefits under this Deposit Agreement or be valid
or enforceable for any purpose against the Depositary or the Company unless such
Uncertificated GDS(s) is/are registered on the books of the Depositary
maintained for such purpose, (6) the Depositary may, in connection with any
deposit of Shares resulting in the issuance of Uncertificated GDSs and with any
transfer, pledge, release and cancellation of Uncertificated GDSs, require the
prior receipt of such documentation as the Depositary may deem reasonably
appropriate, and
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(7) upon
termination of this Deposit Agreement, the Depositary shall not require Holders
of Uncertificated GDSs to affirmatively instruct the Depositary before remitting
proceeds from the sale of the Deposited Securities represented by such Holders'
Uncertificated GDSs under the terms of Section 6.2 of this Deposit
Agreement. When issuing GDSs under the terms of this Deposit
Agreement, including, without limitation, issuances pursuant to Sections 2.5,
4.2, 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5, the Depositary may in its discretion determine to issue
Uncertificated GDSs rather than Certificated GDSs, unless otherwise specifically
instructed by the applicable Holder to issue Certificated GDSs. All
provisions and conditions of this Deposit Agreement shall apply to
Uncertificated GDSs to the same extent as to Certificated GDSs, except as
contemplated by this Section 2.12. The Depositary is authorized and
directed to take any and all actions and establish any and all procedures deemed
reasonably necessary to give effect to the terms of this Section
2.12. Any references in this Deposit Agreement or any GDR(s) to the
terms “Global Depositary Share(s)” or “GDS(s)” shall, unless the context
otherwise requires, include Certificated GDS(s) and Uncertificated
GDS(s). Except as set forth in this Section 2.12 and except as
required by applicable law, the Uncertificated GDSs shall be treated as GDSs
issued and outstanding under the terms of this Deposit Agreement. In
the event that, in determining the rights and obligations of parties hereto with
respect to any Uncertificated GDSs, any conflict arises between (I) the terms of
this Deposit Agreement (other than this Section 2.12) and (II) the terms of this
Section 2.12, the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 2.12 shall be controlling and
shall govern the rights and obligations of the parties to this Deposit Agreement
pertaining to the Uncertificated GDSs.”
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SECTION
2.06. Rule 12g3-2(b)
Amendment. To reflect the recent amendments to Rule 12g3-2(b)
by the Commission under the Exchange Act, the Deposit Agreement is hereby
amended as of the Effective Date by deleting Section 4.12 in its entirety, and
inserting the following in its stead:
“Section
4.12. Available
Information. The Company publishes the information
contemplated in Rule 12g3-2(b)(2)(i) under the Exchange Act
on its internet website or through an electronic information delivery system
generally available to the public in the Company’s primary trading
market. As of the date hereof the Company’s internet website is xxx.xxxxxx.xxx. The
information so published by the Company may not be in English, except that the
Company is required, in order to maintain its exemption from the Exchange Act
reporting obligations pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b), to translate such information
into English to the extent contemplated in the instructions to Rule
12g3-2(b). The information so published by the Company cannot be
retrieved from the Commission’s internet website, and cannot be inspected or
copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission located
(as of the date of the Deposit Agreement) at 000 X Xxxxxx, X.X., Xxxxxxxxxx,
X.X. 00000.”
ARTICLE
III
AMENDMENTS TO THE FORM OF
GDR
SECTION
3.01. GDR
Amendment. The form of GDR attached as Exhibit A to the
Deposit Agreement and each of the GDRs issued and outstanding under the terms of
the Deposit Agreement is hereby amended as of the Effective Date
by:
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(a) deleting
the first sentence of paragraph (1) thereof in its entirety and inserting the
following in its stead:
“This
Global Depositary Receipt is one of an issue of Global Depositary Receipts
(“Receipts” or “GDRs”), all issued and to be issued upon the terms and
conditions set forth in the Deposit Agreement, dated as of September 17, 1999, as
amended by Amendment No. 1 to Deposit Agreement, dated as of [DATE], 2009 (as so amended and as
further amended and supplemented 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 GDSs evidenced by GDRs, each of whom by accepting an GDS becomes
bound by all the terms and provisions thereof.”
(b) deleting
paragraph (10) thereof in its entirety and inserting the following in its
stead:
“(10) Charges
of Depositary. The Depositary
shall charge the following fees:
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(i)
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Issuance
Fee: to any person depositing Shares or to whom GDSs are
issued upon the deposit of Shares, a fee not in excess of U.S. $5.00 per
100 GDSs (or fraction thereof) so issued under the terms of the Deposit
Agreement (excluding issuances pursuant to paragraph (iv)
below);
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(ii)
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Cancellation
Fee: to any person surrendering GDSs for cancellation
and withdrawal of Deposited Securities, a fee not in excess of U.S. $5.00
per 100 GDSs (or fraction thereof) so
surrendered;
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(iii)
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Cash Distribution
Fee: to any Holder of GDS(s), a fee not in excess of
U.S. $5.00 per 100 GDSs (or fraction thereof) held for the distribution of
cash dividends or other cash distributions (i.e., upon the sale of rights
and other entitlements); and
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(iv)
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Stock
Distribution/Rights Exercise Fee: to any Holder of
GDS(s), a fee not in excess of U.S. $5.00 per 100 GDSs (or fraction
thereof) held for the distribution of stock dividends or other free stock
distributions or upon the exercise of rights to purchase additional
GDSs;
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(v)
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Other Distribution
Fee: to any Holder of GDS(s), a fee not in excess of
U.S. $5.00 per 100 GDSs (or fraction thereof) held for the distribution of
securities other than GDSs or rights to purchase additional GDSs;
and
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(vi)
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Depositary Services
Fee: to any Holder of GDS(s), a fee not in excess of
U.S. $5.00 per 100 GDSs (or fraction thereof) held on the applicable
record date(s) established by the
Depositary.
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In
addition, Holders, Beneficial Owners, persons depositing Shares and persons
surrendering GDSs for cancellation and withdrawal of Deposited Securities will
be required to pay the following charges:
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(a)
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taxes
(including applicable interest and penalties) and other governmental
charges;
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(b)
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such
registration fees as may from time to time be in effect for the
registration of Shares or other Deposited Securities on the share register
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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(c)
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such
cable, telex and facsimile 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 GDSs;
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(d)
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the
expenses and charges incurred by the Depositary in the conversion of
foreign currency;
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(e)
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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, GDSs and GDRs;
and
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(f)
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the
fees and expenses incurred by the Depositary, the Custodian, or any
nominee in connection with the delivery or servicing of Deposited
Securities.
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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 paragraph
(22) of this GDR and as contemplated in the Deposit Agreement. The
Depositary will provide, without charge, a copy of its latest fee schedule to
anyone upon request.
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Depositary
fees payable upon (i) deposit of Shares against issuance of GDSs and
(ii) surrender of GDSs for cancellation and withdrawal of Deposited
Securities will be charged by the Depositary to the person to whom the GDSs so
issued are delivered (in the case of GDS issuances) and to the person who
delivers the GDSs for cancellation to the Depositary (in the case of GDS
cancellations). In the case of GDSs issued by the Depositary into DTC
or presented to the Depositary via DTC, the GDS issuance and cancellation fees
will be payable to the Depositary by the DTC Participant(s) receiving the GDSs
from the Depositary or the DTC Participant(s) surrendering the GDSs to the
Depositary for cancellation, as the case may be, on behalf of the Beneficial
Owner(s) and will be charged by the DTC Participant(s) to the account(s) of the
applicable Beneficial Owner(s) in accordance with the procedures and practices
of the DTC participant(s) as in effect at the time. Depositary fees
in respect of distributions and the Depositary services fee are payable to the
Depositary by Holders as of the applicable GDS Record Date established by the
Depositary. In the case of distributions of cash, the amount of the
applicable Depositary fees is deducted by the Depositary from the funds being
distributed. In the case of distributions other than cash and the
Depositary service fee, the Depositary will invoice the applicable Holders as of
the GDS Record Date established by the Depositary. For GDSs held
through DTC, the Depositary fees for distributions other than cash and the
Depositary service fee are charged by the Depositary to the DTC Participants in
accordance with the procedures and practices prescribed by DTC from time to time
and the DTC Participants in turn charge the amount of such fees to the
Beneficial Owners for whom they hold GDSs.
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The
Depositary may remit to the Company all or a portion of the Depositary fees
charged for the reimbursement of certain expenses incurred by the Company in
respect of the GDR program established pursuant to the Deposit Agreement upon
such terms and conditions as the Company and the Depositary may agree from time
to time. The
Company shall pay to the Depositary such fees and charges and reimburse the
Depositary for such out-of-pocket expenses as the Depositary and the Company may
agree from time to time. Responsibility for payment of such charges
and reimbursements may from time to time be changed by agreement between the
Company and the Depositary. Unless otherwise agreed, the Depositary
shall present its statement for such expenses and fees or charges to the Company
once every three months. The charges and expenses of the Custodian
are for the sole account of the Depositary.
The right
of the Depositary to receive payment of fees, charges and expenses as provided
above shall survive the termination of the Deposit Agreement. As to
any Depositary, upon the resignation or removal of such Depositary as described
in Section 5.4, such right shall extend for those fees, charges and expenses
incurred prior to the effectiveness of such resignation or
removal.”
(c) deleting
the first sentence of paragraph (11) thereof in its entirety and inserting the
following in its stead:
“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 Certificated GDS evidenced hereby) shall be transferable upon the
same terms as a certificated security under the laws of the State of New York,
provided that, in the case of Certificated GDSs, the Receipt has been properly
endorsed or is accompanied by properly executed instruments of
transfer.”
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(d) Deleting
the first sentence of paragraph (13) in its entirety and inserting the following
in its stead:
“The
Company publishes the information contemplated in Rule 12g3-2(b)(2)(i) under the Exchange Act
on its internet website or through an electronic information delivery system
generally available to the public in the Company’s primary trading
market. As of the date hereof the Company’s internet website is
xxx.xxxxxx.xxx. The information so published by the Company may not
be in English, except that the Company is required, in order to maintain its
exemption from the Exchange Act reporting obligations pursuant to Rule
12g3-2(b), to translate such information into English to the extent contemplated
in the instructions to Rule 12g3-2(b). The information so published
by the Company cannot be retrieved from the Commission’s internet website, and
cannot be inspected or copied at the public reference facilities maintained by
the Commission located (as of the date of the Deposit Agreement) at 000 X
Xxxxxx, X.X., Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000.”
SECTION
3.02. Change of Fees and
Charges of the
Depositary. All references to the Fees and Charges of
Depositary made in the form of GDR attached as Exhibit A to the
Deposit Agreement and in each of the GDRs outstanding, as of the Effective Date,
under the terms of the Deposit Agreement shall, as of the Effective Date, refer
to the Fees and Charges of the Depositary set forth in paragraph (10) of the
Form of GDR attached as Exhibit A to this
Amendment and the Fee Schedule attached as Exhibit B to this
Amendment.
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ARTICLE
IV
AMENDMENTS TO THE FEE
SCHEDULE
SECTION
4.01. Amendment to Fee
Schedule. The Fee Schedule annexed to the Deposit Agreement as
Exhibit B is
hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and inserting Exhibit B to this
Amendment in its stead.
ARTICLE
V
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
SECTION
5.01. Representations and
Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees
with, the Depositary and the Holders and Beneficial Owners, that:
(a) This
Amendment, when executed and delivered by the Company, and the Deposit Agreement
and all other documentation executed and delivered by the Company in connection
therewith, will be and have been, respectively, duly and validly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Company, and 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, and other
document furnished hereunder or thereunder in India, neither of such agreements
need to be filed or recorded with any court or other authority in India, nor
does any stamp or similar tax need be paid in India on or in respect of such
agreements; and
(c) All
of the information provided to the Depositary by the Company in connection with
this Amendment is true, accurate and correct.
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ARTICLE
VI
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION
6.01. New
GDRs. From and after the Effective Date, the Depositary shall
arrange to have new GDRs printed or amended that reflect the changes to the form
of GDR effected by this Amendment. All GDRs issued after the
Effective Date, once such new GDRs are available, whether upon the deposit of
Shares or other Deposited Securities or upon the transfer, combination or split
up of existing GDRs, shall be substantially in the form of the specimen GDR
attached as Exhibit
A hereto. However, GDRs issued prior or subsequent to the date
hereof, which do not reflect the changes to the form of GDR 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
6.02. Notice of Amendment to
Holders of GDSs. The Depositary is hereby directed to send
notices informing the Holders of GDSs (i) of the terms of this Amendment, (ii)
of the Effective Date of this Amendment, and (iii) that the Holder of GDRs shall
be given the opportunity, but that it is unnecessary, to substitute their GDRs
with new GDRs reflecting the changes effected by this Amendment, as provided in
Section 6.01 hereof and (iv) that Holders of Uncertificated GDSs do not need to
take any action in connection with the Amendment, and (v) that copies of this
Amendment may be retrieved from the Commission’s website at xxx.xxx.xxx and may
be obtained from the Depositary and the Company upon request.
SECTION
6.03. Indemnification. The
Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Depositary (and any and all of
its directors, employees and officers) for any and all liability it or they may
incur as a result of the terms of this Amendment and the transactions
contemplated herein.
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SECTION
6.04. Ratification. Except
as expressly amended hereby, the terms, covenants and conditions of the Deposit
Agreement as originally executed shall remain in full force and
effect.
SECTION
6.05. Governing
Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York without reference to its
principles of choice of law.
SECTION
6.06. Counterparts. This
Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original, and all of such counterparts together shall be deemed an
original, and all such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
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.
GRASIM
INDUSTRIES LIMITED
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By:
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Name:
[X.X.
Xxxxx]
Title:
[Sr. Executive
President]
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CITIBANK,
N.A., as Depositary
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By:
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Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT
A
[FORM
OF RECEIPT]
Number ___________
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CUSIP Number __________ |
Global
Depositary Shares (Each
Global
Depositary Share representing
one
fully paid equity
share)
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[FORM
OF FACE OF RECEIPT]
GLOBAL
DEPOSITARY RECEIPT
FOR
GLOBAL
DEPOSITARY SHARES
representing
DEPOSITED
EQUITY SHARES
of
Grasim
Industries Limited
(Incorporated
under the laws of India)
THE
HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS SECURITY, AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ISSUER
THAT THIS SECURITY AND THE GLOBAL DEPOSITARY SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT
AT ANY TIME BE OFFERED OR SOLD DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO ANY PERSON IN INDIA OR
TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, A RESIDENT OF INDIA.
A-1
CITIBANK,
N.A., a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of
the United States of America, as depositary (herein called the "Depositary"),
hereby certifies that _______________ is the owner of _______________ Global
Depositary Shares (hereinafter "GDS"), representing deposited equity shares,
including evidence of rights to receive such equity shares (the "Shares") of
Grasim Industries Limited, a corporation incorporated under the laws of India
(the "Company"). As of the date of the Deposit Agreement (as
hereinafter defined), each GDS represents one Share deposited under the Deposit
Agreement with the Custodian which at the date of execution of the Deposit
Agreement is Citibank, N.A. (Mumbai) (the "Custodian"). The ratio of
Global Depositary Shares to shares of stock is subject to subsequent amendment
as provided in Article IV of the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary's
principal executive office is located at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000, X.X.X.
(1) The Deposit
Agreement. This Global Depositary Receipt is one of an issue
of Global Depositary Receipts ("Receipts" or "GDRs"), all issued and to be
issued upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Deposit Agreement, dated
as of September 17,
1999, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Deposit Agreement, dated as of [DATE], 2009 (as so amended and as
further amended and supplemented 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 GDSs evidenced by GDRs, each of whom by accepting a GDS becomes
bound by all the terms and provisions 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, 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.
A-2
The
statements made on the face and reverse of this Receipt are summaries of certain
provisions of the Deposit Agreement and the Memorandum and Articles of
Association of the Company (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 Global Depositary Shares into DTC. Each Beneficial Owner of
Global 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 Global Depositary Shares.
(2) Surrender of Receipts and
Withdrawal of Deposited Securities. Upon surrender, at the
Principal Office of the Depositary, of GDS 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 (10) hereof and in Section 5.9
and Exhibit B of the Deposit Agreement) and (ii) all fees, taxes and
governmental charges payable in connection with such surrender and withdrawal,
and, subject to the terms and conditions of this Receipt, the Deposit Agreement,
the Company's Memorandum and Articles of Association, and the provisions of or
governing the Deposited Securities and other applicable laws, the Holder of the
Global Depositary Shares evidenced hereby is entitled to Delivery, to him or
upon his order, of the Deposited Securities represented by the GDS so
surrendered.
A-3
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. If the Depositary so requires, the Holder hereof 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 the person(s) 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 Receipts, the Deposit Agreement, the Memorandum and Articles of Association
of the Company, and the provisions of or governing the Deposited Securities,
applicable laws and the rules of DTC, 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 GDSs
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. Certificates, if any, representing Deposited Securities may
bear any legends or notation not inconsistent with this Deposit Agreement which
are deemed necessary by the Company or the Depositary to comply with this
Deposit Agreement, Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company and
applicable laws. 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 the GDSs
evidenced by this 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 shall not accept for surrender a Receipt evidencing GDSs representing
less than one Share. In the case of surrender of a Receipt evidencing
a number of GDS 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) return to the person surrendering such GDSs the number of
GDSs representing any remaining fractional Share, or (ii) sell or cause to be
sold the fractional Shares represented by the GDSs 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 GDSs. At the request, risk and expense of any Holder so
surrendering GDSs, 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 the Deposited
Securities represented by such GDSs to the Depositary for delivery at the
Principal Office of the Depositary. Such direction shall be given by
letter or, at the request, risk and expense of such Holder, by cable, telex or
facsimile transmission.
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(3) Transfers, Split-Ups and
Combinations of Receipts. Subject to the terms and conditions
of the applicable Receipt(s), the Deposit Agreement and the U.S. securities
laws, the Registrar shall without unreasonable delay register transfers of
Receipts on its book 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. 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 thereto evidencing the same
aggregate number of GDSs as those evidenced by the Receipt(s) surrendered
provided that the Registrar shall refuse to register any transfer of Receipts if
the Registrar has actual knowledge that such registration would cause the total
number of Shares represented by GDSs evidenced by Receipts held by any Holder of
such Receipts (other than the Balance Certificate) to exceed any limit under
applicable law with respect to which the Company has notified the Depositary in
writing. Upon surrender of a Receipt or Receipts for the purpose of
effecting a split-up or combination of such Receipt or Receipts and upon payment
of the applicable fees and charges of the Depositary and subject to the terms
and conditions of the applicable Receipt(s), the Deposit Agreement and the U.S.
securities laws, the Depositary shall execute and deliver new Receipt(s)
evidencing the same aggregate number of GDSs as the Receipt(s)
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 GDSs or of a 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 GDSs 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.
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The
issuance of GDSs against deposits of Shares generally or against deposits of
particular Shares may be suspended, or the delivery of GDSs 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 outstanding Receipts generally may be suspended, during any period when the
transfer books of the Company, Depositary, a co-transfer agent, a Registrar or
the Share Registrar 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 (24)
hereof. Notwithstanding any provision of the Deposit Agreement or
this Receipt to the contrary, Holders are entitled to surrender outstanding GDSs
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).
A-7
(5) Compliance With Information
Requests. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Deposit
Agreement or this Receipt, each Holder and Beneficial Owner of the GDSs
represented hereby agrees to comply with requests from the Company pursuant to
Indian law, the rules and requirements of the National Stock Exchange and the
Bombay Stock Exchange, and of any stock exchange on which Shares or GDSs are or
will be registered, traded or listed, the Memorandum and Articles of Association
of the Company, which are made to provide information as to the capacity in
which such Holder or Beneficial Owner owns GDSs (and Shares, as the case may be)
and regarding the identity of any other persons then or previously interested in
such GDSs and the nature of such interest and various other matters, whether or
not they are Holders and/or Beneficial Owners at the time of such
request. The Depositary agrees to use reasonable efforts to forward,
upon the request of the Company and at the Company's expense, any such requests
to the Holders and to forward to the Company any such responses to such requests
received by the Depositary.
(6) Ownership
Restrictions. The Company may restrict transfers of the Shares
where such transfer might result in ownership of Shares exceeding limits under
applicable law or the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the
Company. The Company may also restrict, in such manner as it deems
appropriate, transfers of GDSs where such transfer may result in the total
number of Shares represented by the GDSs owned by a single Holder or Beneficial
Owner to exceed any such limits. The Company may, in its sole
discretion but subject to applicable law, instruct the Depositary to take action
with respect to the ownership interest of any Holder or Beneficial Owner in
excess of the limits set forth in the preceding sentence, including but not
limited to the imposition of restrictions on the transfer of GDSs, the removal
or limitation of voting rights or a mandatory sale or disposition on behalf of a
Holder or Beneficial Owner of the Shares represented by the GDSs held by such
Holder or Beneficial Owner in excess of such limitations, if and to the extent
such disposition is permitted by applicable law and the Memorandum and Articles
of Association of the Company.
A-8
(7) Liability of Holder for
Taxes, Duties and Other Charges. If any Indian or other tax or
other governmental charge shall become payable by the Depositary or the
Custodian with respect to any Receipt or any Deposited Securities or GDSs, such
tax or other governmental charge shall be payable by the Holders and Beneficial
Owners to the Depositary. The Company, the Custodian and/or
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, the Holder and the Beneficial Owner hereof
remaining liable for any deficiency. The Custodian may refuse the
deposit of Shares and the Depositary may refuse to issue GDSs, to deliver
Receipts, register the transfer, split-up or combination of GDRs and (subject to
Article (24) 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 any of their agents, 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.
A-9
(8) 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 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 GDSs issuable upon such deposit will not be, Restricted
Securities and the Share presented for deposit have not been stripped of any
rights or entitlements and (v) until such time as Indian law changes to allow
such transfers, it shall not have and it shall not offer or sell GDSs directly
or indirectly to any person in India or to, or for the account of, a resident of
India. Such representations and warranties shall survive the deposit
and withdrawal of Shares, the issuance and cancellation of GDSs in respect
thereof and the transfer of such GDSs. 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.
(9) 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 or
the Custodian 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 GDSs and Deposited Securities,
compliance with applicable laws and the terms of the Deposit Agreement and the
provisions of, or governing, the Deposited Securities, to execute such
certifications and to make such representations and warranties and to provide
such other information or documentation (or, in the case of Shares in registered
form presented for deposit, such information relating to the registration of
Shares on the books of the Shares Registrar) as the Depositary or the Custodian
may deem necessary or proper or as the Company may require by written request to
the Depositary consistent with its obligations under the Deposit Agreement,
provided that such written request shall be delivered by the Company to the
Depositary in a timely manner. Subject to Article (24) 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 certificates are executed, or such
representations and warranties made or such information and documentation are
provided, in each case to the Depositary's, the Registrar's and the Company's
satisfaction.
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(10) Charges of
Depositary. The Depositary shall charge the following
fees:
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(i)
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Issuance
Fee: to any person depositing Shares or to whom GDSs are
issued upon the deposit of Shares, a fee not in excess of U.S. $5.00 per
100 GDSs (or fraction thereof) so issued under the terms of the Deposit
Agreement (excluding issuances pursuant to paragraph (iv)
below);
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(ii)
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Cancellation
Fee: to any person surrendering GDSs for cancellation
and withdrawal of Deposited Securities, a fee not in excess of U.S. $5.00
per 100 GDSs (or fraction thereof) so
surrendered;
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(iii)
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Cash Distribution
Fee: to any Holder of GDS(s), a fee not in excess of
U.S. $5.00 per 100 GDSs (or fraction thereof) held for the distribution of
cash dividends or other cash distributions (i.e., upon the sale of rights
and other entitlements); and
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(iv)
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Stock
Distribution/Rights Exercise Fee: to any Holder of
GDS(s), a fee not in excess of U.S. $5.00 per 100 GDSs (or fraction
thereof) held for the distribution of stock dividends or other free stock
distributions or upon the exercise of rights to purchase additional
GDSs;
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(v)
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Other Distribution
Fee: to any Holder of GDS(s), a fee not in excess of
U.S. $5.00 per 100 GDSs (or fraction thereof) held for the distribution of
securities other than GDSs or rights to purchase additional GDSs;
and
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(vi)
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Depositary Services
Fee: to any Holder of GDS(s), a fee not in excess of
U.S. $5.00 per 100 GDSs (or fraction thereof) held on the applicable
record date(s) established by the
Depositary.
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In
addition, Holders, Beneficial Owners, persons depositing Shares and persons
surrendering GDSs for cancellation and withdrawal of Deposited Securities will
be required to pay the following charges:
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(a)
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taxes
(including applicable interest and penalties) and other governmental
charges;
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(b)
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such
registration fees as may from time to time be in effect for the
registration of Shares or other Deposited Securities on the share register
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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(c)
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such
cable, telex and facsimile 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 GDSs;
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(d)
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the
expenses and charges incurred by the Depositary in the conversion of
foreign currency;
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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, GDSs and GDRs;
and
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the
fees and expenses incurred by the Depositary, the Custodian, or any
nominee in connection with the delivery or servicing of Deposited
Securities.
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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 paragraph
(22) of this GDR and as contemplated in the Deposit Agreement. The
Depositary will provide, without charge, a copy of its latest fee schedule to
anyone upon request.
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Depositary
fees payable upon (i) deposit of Shares against issuance of GDSs and
(ii) surrender of GDSs for cancellation and withdrawal of Deposited
Securities will be charged by the Depositary to the person to whom the GDSs so
issued are delivered (in the case of GDS issuances) and to the person who
delivers the GDSs for cancellation to the Depositary (in the case of GDS
cancellations). In the case of GDSs issued by the Depositary into DTC
or presented to the Depositary via DTC, the GDS issuance and cancellation fees
will be payable to the Depositary by the DTC Participant(s) receiving the GDSs
from the Depositary or the DTC Participant(s) surrendering the GDSs to the
Depositary for cancellation, as the case may be, on behalf of the Beneficial
Owner(s) and will be charged by the DTC Participant(s) to the account(s) of the
applicable Beneficial Owner(s) in accordance with the procedures and practices
of the DTC participant(s) as in effect at the time. Depositary fees
in respect of distributions and the Depositary services fee are payable to the
Depositary by Holders as of the applicable GDS Record Date established by the
Depositary. In the case of distributions of cash, the amount of the
applicable Depositary fees is deducted by the Depositary from the funds being
distributed. In the case of distributions other than cash and the
Depositary service fee, the Depositary will invoice the applicable Holders as of
the GDS Record Date established by the Depositary. For GDSs held
through DTC, the Depositary fees for distributions other than cash and the
Depositary service fee are charged by the Depositary to the DTC Participants in
accordance with the procedures and practices prescribed by DTC from time to time
and the DTC Participants in turn charge the amount of such fees to the
Beneficial Owners for whom they hold GDSs.
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The
Depositary may remit to the Company all or a portion of the Depositary fees
charged for the reimbursement of certain expenses incurred by the Company in
respect of the GDR program established pursuant to the Deposit Agreement upon
such terms and conditions as the Company and the Depositary may agree from time
to time. The
Company shall pay to the Depositary such fees and charges and reimburse the
Depositary for such out-of-pocket expenses as the Depositary and the Company may
agree from time to time. Responsibility for payment of such charges
and reimbursements may from time to time be changed by agreement between the
Company and the Depositary. Unless otherwise agreed, the Depositary
shall present its statement for such expenses and fees or charges to the Company
once every three months. The charges and expenses of the Custodian
are for the sole account of the Depositary.
The right of the Depositary to receive
payment of fees, charges and expenses as provided above shall survive the
termination of the Deposit Agreement. As to any Depositary, upon the
resignation or removal of such Depositary as described in Section 5.4, such
right shall extend for those fees, charges and expenses incurred prior to the
effectiveness of such resignation or removal.
(11) 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 Certificated GDS evidenced
hereby) shall be transferable upon the same terms as a certificated security
under the laws of the State of New York, provided that, in the case of
Certificated GDSs, the Receipt has been properly endorsed or is accompanied by
properly executed instruments of transfer. Notwithstanding any notice
to the contrary, the Depositary and the Company may deem and treat 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 and the
Company shall have no obligation nor be subject to any liability hereunder or
under the Deposit Agreement to any holder of a Receipt unless such holder is the
Holder of such 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.
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(12) Validity of
Receipt. This Receipt (and the Global Depositary Shares
represented hereby) shall not be entitled to any benefits under the Deposit
Agreement or be valid or enforceable for any purpose against the Depositary or
the Company unless this Receipt has been (i) dated, (ii) signed by the manual or
facsimile signature of a duly authorized signatory of the Depositary, (iii)
countersigned by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized
signatory of the Registrar, and (iv) registered by the Registrar in the books
maintained by the Registrar for the purpose of registration of the issuance and
transfer of Receipts.
(13) Available Information;
Reports; Inspection of Transfer Books. The Company publishes
the information contemplated in Rule 12g3-2(b)(2)(i) under the Exchange Act on
its internet website or through an electronic information delivery system
generally available to the public in the Company’s primary trading
market. As of the date hereof the Company’s internet website is
xxx.xxxxxx.xxx. The information so published by the Company may not
be in English, except that the Company is required, in order to maintain its
exemption from the Exchange Act reporting obligations pursuant to Rule
12g3-2(b), to translate such information into English to the extent contemplated
in the instructions to Rule 12g3-2(b). The information so published
by the Company cannot be retrieved from the Commission’s internet website, and
cannot be inspected or copied at the public reference facilities maintained by
the Commission located (as of the date of the Deposit Agreement) at 000 X
Xxxxxx, X.X., Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000. The Depositary shall make
available for inspection by Holders at its Principal Office and at the office of
the Custodian copies of the Deposit Agreement, any notices, reports or
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 shall also mail to Holders copies of such
notices, reports and communications when furnished by the Company pursuant to
Section 5.6 of the Deposit Agreement.
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The
Registrar shall keep books for the registration of issuances 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 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
Registrar 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 (24)
hereof.
Dated:
Countersigned
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CITIBANK,
N.A.
as
Depositary
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By:_____________________________
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By:_______________________________
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Authorized
Representative
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Vice
President
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The
address of the Principal Office of the Depositary is 000 Xxxxxxxxx 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
(14) 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 (upon the terms of the
Deposit Agreement) and will distribute promptly the amount thus received (net of
(a) applicable fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary and
(b) taxes withheld) to the Holders entitled thereto as of the GDS Record Date in
proportion to the number of GDS held as of the GDS Record Date. The
Depositary shall distribute only such amount, however, as can be distributed
without attributing to any Holder a fraction of one cent, and any balance not so
distributed shall be held by the Depositary (without liability for interest
thereon) and shall be added to and become part of the next sum received by the
Depositary for distribution to Holders of GDSs then outstanding. 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 GDSs representing such
Deposited Securities shall be reduced accordingly. Such withheld
amounts shall be forwarded by the Company to the relevant governmental
authority.
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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 from the Custodian, the Depositary shall, subject
to and in accordance with the Deposit Agreement, establish the GDS Record Date
and either (i) distribute to the Holders as of the GDS Record Date in proportion
to the number of GDSs held as of the GDS Record Date, additional GDSs, 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, (a) the applicable fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by,
the Depositary and (b) taxes), or (ii) if additional GDSs are not so
distributed, each GDS issued and outstanding after the GDS Record Date shall, to
the extent permissible by law, thenceforth also represent rights and interest in
the additional integral number of Shares distributed upon the Deposited
Securities represented thereby (net (a) of the applicable fees and charges of,
and the expenses incurred by, the Depositary, and (b) taxes). In lieu
of delivering fractional GDSs, the Depositary shall sell the number of Shares or
GDSs, as the case may be, represented by the aggregate of such fractions and
distribute the net proceeds upon the terms set forth in the Deposit
Agreement.
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In the
event that the Depositary determines that any distribution in property
(including Shares) is not feasible or is subject to any tax or other
governmental charges which the Depositary is obligated to withhold, or, if the
Company, in the fulfillment of its obligations under the Deposit Agreement, has
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), the Depositary
may adopt such method as it may deem equitable and practicable for the purpose
of effecting such distribution, including disposing 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 (a) taxes and fees and (b) 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.
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 Company and the Depositary shall determine whether such
distribution is lawful and reasonably practicable. If so, the
Depositary shall, to the extent permitted by law and subject to the terms and
conditions of the Deposit Agreement, distribute either (x) cash as in the case
of a cash distribution or (y) additional GDSs representing such additional
Shares as in the case of a distribution of Shares. In either case,
the Depositary shall, subject to the terms and conditions of the Deposit
Agreement, establish and GDS record date according to paragraph (16) and
establish procedures to enable the Holder hereof to elect to receive the
proposed distribution in cash or in additional GDSs. 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 GDSs, the distribution shall be
distributed as in the case of a distribution in Shares. Nothing
herein or in the Deposit Agreement shall obligate the Depositary to make
available to the Holder hereof a method to receive the elective distribution in
Shares (rather than GDSs). 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.
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Upon
timely receipt by the Depositary of a notice indicating that the Company wishes
rights to subscribe for additional Shares (or any rights of any other nature) to
be made available to Holders of GDSs, the Depositary upon consultation with 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 (i) the Company shall have
requested that such rights be made available to Holders, (ii) the Depositary
shall have received the documentation contemplated in the Deposit Agreement, and
(iii) the Depositary shall have determined that such distribution of rights is
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 a GDS
Record Date (upon the terms described in the Deposit Agreement) and establish
procedures to distribute rights to purchase additional GDSs (by means of
warrants or otherwise) and to enable the Holders to exercise the rights (upon
payment of applicable (a) fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the
Depositary and (b) taxes). Nothing herein or in the Deposit Agreement
shall obligate the Depositary to make available to the Holders a method to
exercise rights to subscribe for Shares (rather than GDSs). If (i)
the Company does not 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 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, 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 of 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 GDR Holders on behalf of the Company
in connection with the rights distribution.
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Notwithstanding
anything herein or in the Deposit Agreement 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 unless and until a registration statement under the Securities Act
(or other applicable law) covering such offering is in effect. 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 of GDSs representing such Deposited Securities 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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Holders
and Beneficial Owners acknowledge that they may not 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 or in the Deposit Agreement
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 indicating that the Company wishes property other than cash,
Shares or rights to purchase additional Shares, to be made to Holders of GDSs,
the Depositary shall determine whether such distribution to Holders is lawful
and reasonably practicable. The Depositary shall not make such
distribution unless (i) the Company shall have requested the Depositary to make
such distribution to Holders, (ii) the Depositary shall have received the
documentation contemplated in the Deposit Agreement, and (iii) the Depositary
shall have determined that such distribution is reasonably
practicable. Upon satisfaction of such conditions, the Depositary
shall distribute the property so received to the Holders of record, as of the
GDS Record Date, in proportion to the number of GDSs held by them 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.
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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 (i) cause the proceeds of such
sale, if any, to be converted into Dollars and (ii) distribute the proceeds of
such conversion 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.
(15) Redemption. Upon
timely receipt of notice from the Company that it intends to exercise its right
of redemption in respect of any of the Deposited Securities, and a satisfactory
opinion of counsel, and upon determining that such proposed redemption is
practicable, the Depositary shall (to the extent practicable) mail to each
Holder a notice setting forth the Company's intention to exercise the redemption
rights and any other particulars set forth in the Company's notice to the
Depositary. Upon receipt of confirmation that the redemption has
taken place and that funds representing the redemption price have been received,
the Depositary shall convert, transfer, distribute the proceeds (net of
applicable (a) fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary,
and (b) taxes), retire GDSs and cancel GDRs upon delivery of such GDSs by
Holders thereof upon the terms of the Deposit Agreement. If less than
all outstanding Deposited Securities are redeemed, the GDSs to be retired will
be selected by lot or on a pro rata basis, as may be determined by the
Depositary. The redemption price per GDS shall be the dollar
equivalent of per share amount received by the Depositary upon the redemption of
the Deposited Securities represented by Global Depositary Shares (subject to the
terms of the Deposit Agreement and the applicable fees and charges of, and
expenses incurred by, the Depositary, and taxes) multiplied by the number of
Units or Deposited Securities represented by each GDS redeemed.
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(16) Fixing of Record
Date. Whenever the Depositary shall receive notice of the
fixing of a record date by the Company for the determination of holders of
Deposited Securities entitled to receive 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 GDS, or
whenever the Depositary shall receive notice of any meeting of, or solicitation
of consents or proxies 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, after
consultation with the Company, fix a record date ("GDS Record Date") for the
determination of the Holders of Receipts 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
GDS. Subject to applicable law and the terms and conditions of this
Receipt and the Deposit Agreement, only the Holders of Receipts at the close of
business in New York on such GDS Record Date shall be entitled to receive such
distributions, to give such instructions, to receive such notice or
solicitation, or otherwise take action.
(17) Voting of Deposited
Securities. Holders of GDSs may not vote the shares or their
Deposited Securities represented by the GDSs and may not instruct the Depositary
as to the voting of such Deposited Securities. In certain limited
circumstances, as set forth below, the Depositary may be required to exercise
the voting rights in respect of Deposited Securities as directed by the
Company.
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Upon
receipt of notice of any meeting of holders of Shares or other Deposited
Securities, if requested in writing by the Company, the Depositary shall, as
soon as practicable thereafter, fix the GDS Record Date for determining the
Holders entitled to receive information as to such meeting and shall mail to the
Holders of record a notice which shall contain: (a) such information as is
contained in such notice of meeting and (b) a statement that the Holders may not
vote the Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by their
GDSs. Neither the Depositary nor the Custodian on behalf of the
Depositary or its nominees in whose name the Shares or other Deposited
Securities are registered shall exercise any voting rights in respect of any
Deposited Securities unless required by law.
In the
event that under applicable law the Depositary is obliged to exercise any such
voting rights, then the Depositary shall (at the written direction of the
Company's Board of Directors, but subject to being advised by the Depositary's
legal counsel that such action is in conformity with applicable
laws):
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vote
in respect of the Shares according to instructions given in writing by the
Board of Directors of the Company;
or
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(b)
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give
proxies in respect thereof in favor of a Director of the Company nominated
by the Board of Directors of the Company from time to time;
or
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(c)
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if
so demanded by the Company, give an irrevocable power of attorney in favor
of a Director of the Company or any other person or company nominated by
the Board of Directors of the Company for the purpose in relation to the
voting rights therefor to be exercised at the meetings of the Company;
or
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(d)
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vote
in the same manner as those shareholders which have designated by the
Board of Directors in writing from time to time as being members of the
Birla Group.
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(18) Changes Affecting Deposited
Securities. Upon any change in nominal or 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 is a party,
any securities which shall be received by the Depositary or the Custodian in
exchange for, or in conversion of or replacement of 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
GDSs representing the right to receive such additional or new Deposited
Securities. 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 the form of Receipt contained
in this Exhibit A to the Deposit Agreement, specifically describing such new
Deposited Securities 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 (a) fees and
charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary and (b) 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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(19) Exoneration. Neither
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 (i) if the Depositary or the Company 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, India 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 Memorandum and Articles of
Association of the Company 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 this Deposit Agreement or
in the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company or provisions of or
governing Deposited Securities, (iii) for any action or inaction 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 this Deposit Agreement, made available to Holders of GDS or
(v) for any consequential or punitive damages for any breach of the terms of
this 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 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.
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(20) Standard of
Care. The Company and its agents assume no obligation and
shall not be subject to any liability under this Deposit Agreement or the
Receipts to Holders or Beneficial Owners or other persons, except that the
Company and its agents agree to perform their obligations specifically set forth
in this Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The
Depositary and its agents assume no obligation and shall not be subject to any
liability under this Deposit Agreement or the Receipts to Holders or Beneficial
Owners or other persons, except that the Depositary and its agents agree to
perform their obligations specifically set forth in this Deposit Agreement
without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary and the Company
undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set
forth in this Deposit Agreement and no implied covenants or obligations shall be
read into this Deposit Agreement against the Depositary or the Company 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 this 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 GDSs, Shares or
Deposited Securities, for the credit-worthiness of any third party, for allowing
any rights to lapse upon the terms of this Deposit Agreement or for the failure
or timeliness of any notice from the Company.
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(21) 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 60th 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. The Depositary may at any time be removed by the Company
by written notice of such removal which notice shall be effective on the earlier
of (i) the 60th 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. 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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(22) Amendment/Supplement. 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 prior written consent of the Holders or Beneficial
Owners. Any amendment or supplement which shall impose or increase
any fees or charges (other than the charges in connection with foreign exchange
control regulations, and taxes and other governmental charges, delivery and
other such expenses), or which shall otherwise prejudice any substantial
existing right of Holders or Beneficial Owners, shall not, however, become
effective as to outstanding Receipts until the expiration of 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 GDSs to be registered on Form F-6 under the
Securities Act or (b) the GDSs 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 materially 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 GDS(s), 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.
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(23) 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 60 days prior to the date fixed in such
notice for such termination. If 60 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 in 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 Holders' Receipt(s) at the
Principal Office of the Depositary, upon the payment of the charges of the
Depositary for the surrender of GDSs 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 six months 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, the Deposited Securities and the GDSs, 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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(24) Compliance with U.S.
Securities Laws. 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 of 1933.
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(25) Certain Rights of the
Depositary; Limitations. Subject to the further terms and
provisions of this Article (25), 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 GDSs. The Depositary may issue GDSs
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. In its capacity as
Depositary, the Depositary shall not lend Shares or GDSs; provided, however, that the
Depositary may (i) issue GDSs prior to the receipt of Shares pursuant to Section
2.3 of the Deposit Agreement and (ii) deliver Shares upon the receipt and
cancellation of GDSs for withdrawal of Deposited Securities pursuant to Section
2.7 of the Deposit Agreement, including GDSs which were issued under (i) above
but for which Shares may not have been received (each such transaction under (i)
a "Pre-Release Transaction"). The Depositary may receive GDSs in lieu
of Shares under (i) above (ii) above. The Depositary shall not
commence Pre-Release Transactions under this Section 5.10 unless such
transactions are permitted by Indian law and the Company has consented to the
commencement of such transactions. 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 GDSs or Shares are to be delivered (w)
represents that at the time of the Pre-Release Transaction the Applicant or its
customer owns the Shares that are to be delivered by the Applicant under such
Pre-Release Transaction, (x) agrees to indicate the Depositary as owner of such
Shares in its records and to hold such Shares in trust for the Depositary until
such Shares are delivered to the Depositary or the Custodian,
(y) unconditionally guarantees to deliver to the Depositary or the
Custodian, as applicable, such Shares or GDSs and (z) 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 GDSs
and Shares involved in such Pre-Release Transactions at any one time to thirty
percent (30%) of the GDSs outstanding (without giving effect to GDSs outstanding
under (i) above), provided, however, that the
Depositary reserves the right to change or disregard such limit from time to
time as market conditions require. The Depositary may also set limits
with respect to the number of GDSs 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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(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.
Dated:
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Name:
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By:
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Title:
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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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All
endorsements or assignments of Receipts must be guaranteed by a member of
a Medallion Signature Program approved by the Securities Transfer
Association,
Inc.
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EXHIBIT
B
FEE
SCHEDULE
DEPOSITARY
FEES AND RELATED CHARGES
All
capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning
given to such terms in the Deposit Agreement.
(I) Depositary
Fees
The
Company, the Holders, the Beneficial Owners and the persons depositing Shares or
surrendering GDSs for cancellation agree to pay the following fees of the
Depositary:
Service
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Rate
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By
Whom Paid
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(1) |
Issuance
of GDSs upon deposit of Shares (excluding issuances as a result of
distributions described in paragraph (4) below).
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Up
to U.S. $5.00 per 100 GDSs (or fraction thereof) issued.
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Person
depositing Shares or person receiving GDSs.
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(2) |
Delivery
of Deposited Securities against surrender of GDSs.
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Up
to U.S. $5.00 per 100 GDSs (or fraction thereof)
surrendered.
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Person
surrendering GDSs for purpose of withdrawal of Deposited Securities or
person to whom Deposited Securities are delivered.
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(3) |
Distribution
of cash dividends or other cash distributions (i.e., sale of rights
and other entitlements).
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Up
to U.S. $5.00 per 100 GDSs (or fraction thereof) held.
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Person
to whom distribution is made.
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(4) |
Distribution
of GDSs pursuant to (i) stock dividends or other free stock distributions,
or (ii) exercise of rights to purchase additional
GDSs.
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Up
to U.S. $5.00 per 100 GDSs (or fraction thereof) held.
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Person
to whom distribution is made.
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(5)Distribution
of securities other than GDSs or rights to purchase additional GDSs (i.e., spin-off
shares).
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Up
to U.S. $5.00 per 100 GDSs (or fraction thereof) held.
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Person
to whom distribution is made.
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(6) |
Depositary
Services.
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Up
to U.S. $5.00 per 100 GDSs (or fraction thereof) held.
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Person
holding GDSs on applicable record date(s) established by the
Depositary.
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(II) Charges
Holders,
Beneficial Owners, persons depositing Shares for deposit and persons
surrendering GDSs for cancellation and for the purpose of withdrawing Deposited
Securities shall be responsible for the following charges:
(i)
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taxes
(including applicable interest and penalties) and other governmental
charges;
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(ii)
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such
registration fees as may from time to time be in effect for the
registration of Shares or other Deposited Securities on the share register
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)
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such
cable, telex and facsimile 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 GDSs;
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(iv)
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the
expenses and charges incurred by the Depositary in the conversion of
foreign currency;
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(v)
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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, GDSs and GDRs;
and
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(vi)
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the
fees and expenses incurred by the Depositary, the Custodian or any nominee
in connection with the servicing or delivery of Deposited
Securities.
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EXHIBIT
C
NOTICE OF
AMENDMENT TO HOLDERS OF GRASIM INDUSTRIES LIMITED
To all
Holders and Beneficial Owners of Global Depositary Shares ("GDSs"),
evidenced
by Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs"),
representing
the Deposited Securities of the Company
Company:
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Grasim
Industries Limited, a public company with limited liability incorporated
under the laws of India (the "Company").
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Depositary:
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Citibank,
N.A. (the "Depositary").
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Deposited
Securities:
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Fully
paid equity shares of the Company (the "Shares").
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GDS
CUSIP No.:
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000000000
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Deposit
Agreement:
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Deposit
Agreement, dated as of September 17, 1999 (the "Deposit Agreement"), by and among the
Company, the Depositary and all Holders and Beneficial Owners of GDSs
evidenced by GDRs issued and outstanding thereunder, as proposed to by
amended by Amendment No. 1 to Deposit Agreement.
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Effective
Date:
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The
later to occur of (i) 30 days after the date of this notice, or (ii) the
date the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") declares effective the Post Effective
Amendment No. 2 to Form F-6 Registration Statement which contains the form
of the Amendment.
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Notice is
hereby given that, pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Deposit Agreement, the Company
and the Depositary have agreed to amend the Deposit Agreement by means of an
Amendment No. 1 to the Deposit Agreement (the "Amendment"). Capitalized
terms used, but not otherwise defined, herein shall have the meaning given to
such terms in the Deposit Agreement.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Amendment, the Deposit Agreement and all GDRs outstanding
are to be amended to (i) make the GDSs eligible for the Direct Registration
System ("DRS")
and (ii) adopt a new fee structure for the GDSs. The Company and the
Depositary have filed a draft of the Amendment with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC") under cover of
Registration Statement on Form F-6 (the "F-6 Registration
Statement").
The terms
of the Amendment are expected to take effect at the close of business in NY on
[DATE]. By
continuing to hold any outstanding GDSs issued under the Deposit Agreement after
the date of this Notice, Holders and Beneficial Owners of GDSs will be deemed
for all purposes to have consented and agreed to be bound by the revised terms
of the Deposit Agreement as amended by the Amendment. A copy of the
Fee Schedule is attached to this Notice and sets forth the total fees to be
charged by the Depositary in respect of the ADSs.
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The
Depositary shall arrange to have new GDRs printed that reflect the changes
effected by the Amendment. However, GDRs issued prior to the date
hereof and which do not reflect the changes effected by the Amendment do not
need to be surrendered for exchange and may remain outstanding until such time
as the Holders thereof choose to surrender them for any reason.
Copies of
the Deposit Agreement and the draft Amendment will be available for retrieval
from the SEC’s website at xxx.xxx.xxx and from
the principal office of the Depositary located at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000. If you have any questions regarding the
amendment to the Deposit Agreement, please call Citibank, N.A. — ADS Holder
Services at 0-000-000-0000.
Citibank,
N.A., as Depositary
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2009
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