AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT
NO. 3 TO DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT
NO. 3 dated
as
of June 29, 2007 (the "Amendment") to the Deposit Agreement dated as of October
1, 1984 (the "Deposit Agreement"), among OCE N.V. (the "Company"), incorporated
under the laws of The Netherlands (the "Company"), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
as
depositary (the "Depositary"), and all Holders from time to time of American
Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") issued thereunder.
W
I T
N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Depositary executed the Deposit Agreement for the purposes
set forth therein; and
WHEREAS,
the Company has filed a Form 15F with the Securities and Exchange Commission
to
terminate its registration under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act
of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and to cease its reporting obligations
under Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
WHEREAS,
the Company files a Form 25 with the NASDAQ Stock Market to voluntarily
terminate the listing of the ADRs on the NASDAQ Stock Market concurrently with
the filing of Form 15F;
WHEREAS,
pursuant to Section 6.01 of the Deposit Agreement, the Company and the
Depositary desire to amend the terms of the Deposit Agreement and ADRs to
reflect the exempt status of the Company under Rule 12g3-2(b) of the Exchange
Act;
NOW,
THEREFORE, for
good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Company and the Depositary hereby agree to amend the Deposit
Agreement as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION
1.01. Definitions.
Unless
otherwise defined in this Amendment, all capitalized terms used, but not
otherwise defined, herein shall have the meaning given to such terms in the
Deposit Agreement.
ARTICLE
II
AMENDMENTS
TO DEPOSIT AGREEMENT AND FORM OF ADR
SECTION
2.01. All
references in the Deposit Agreement to the term "Deposit Agreement" shall,
as of
the Effective Date (as herein defined), refer to the Deposit Agreement, as
amended by this Amendment.
SECTION
2.02. All
references in the Deposit Agreement to the Company shall be references
to Oce N.V. and all references in the Deposit Agreement to the Depositary shall
be references to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
SECTION
2.03. All
but
the first paragraph of Section 4.09 of the Deposit Agreement is
deleted.
SECTION
2.04. Section
4.11 of the Deposit Agreement and paragraph (9) of the form of ADR are amended
to read as follows:
As
required by Rule 12g3-2(b) of the Exchange Act, the Company will make available
all of its annual and quarterly information (as well as any other information
that it is required to provide under Dutch law or under the Amsterdam Stock
Exchange rules) to its investors through its website, xxx.xxx.xxx. To the extent
the Company furnishes reports or documents to the SEC, such reports and
documents may be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities
maintained by the SEC located at 000 X Xxxxxx, XX, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX
00000.
SECTION
2.05. The
address of the Depositary set forth in Section 7.05 of the Deposit Agreement
is
amended to read as follows:
JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A.
Four
Xxx
Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
ADR Administration
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
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SECTION
2.06. The
form
of ADR, reflecting the amendments set forth herein and some clarifying
amendments thereto is amended and restated to read as set forth as Exhibit
A
hereto.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
SECTION
3.01. Representations
and Warranties.
The
Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Depositary and the
Holders, that:
(a)
This
Amendment, when executed and delivered by the Company, and the Deposit Agreement
and the Form F-6 as executed and delivered by the Company in connection
herewith, 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 applicable 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
any
other document furnished hereunder or thereunder in The Netherlands, neither
of
such agreements need to be filed or recorded with any court or other authority
in The Netherlands, nor does any stamp or similar tax need to be paid in The
Netherlands 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.
ARTICLE
IV
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION
4.01. Effective
Date.
This
Amendment is dated as of the date set forth above and shall be effective on
the
date hereof (the "Effective Date").
SECTION
4.02. Indemnification.
The
parties hereto shall be entitled to all of the benefits of the indemnification
provisions of Section 5.08 of the Deposit Agreement, as amended hereby in
connection with any and all liability it or they may incur as a result of the
terms of this Amendment and the transactions contemplated herein.
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SECTION
4.03. Governing
Law; Jurisdiction. The
Deposit Agreement, the Amendment and the ADRs as amended hereby shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
Any dispute, legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon
the
Deposit Agreement (as amended by the Amendment) or the transactions contemplated
thereby shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of New
York, New York.
SECTION
4.04. Outstanding
ADRs.
ADRs
issued prior or subsequent to the date hereof, which do not reflect the changes
to the form of ADR 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.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
Company and the Depositary have caused this Amendment to be executed by
representatives thereunto duly authorized as of the date set forth above and
all
Holders shall become parties hereto by holding ADSs as of the Effective
Date.
OCE
N.V.
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By:_____________________
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Name:
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Title:
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JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.
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By:_____________________
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Name:
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EXHIBIT
A
[FORM
OF
FACE OF RECEIPT]
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No.
of American Depositary Shares:
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Number
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Each
representing One Ordinary Share
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No.
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CUSIP:
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AMERICAN
DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS
evidencing
AMERICAN
DEPOSITARY SHARES
representing
DEPOSITED
ORDINARY SHARES OF
OCE
N.V.
(Incorporated
under the laws of The Netherlands)
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A., a national banking association organized under the laws of
the
United States, as Depositary (herein called the Depositary), hereby certifies
that _______ is the owner of ________ American Depositary Shares representing
deposited Ordinary Shares (nominal value Euro 0.50) (herein called Shares)
in
the capital of OCE-VAN DER GRINTEN N.V., incorporated under the laws of The
Netherlands (herein called the Company). At the date hereof, each American
Depositary Share (herein called an American Depositary Share) represents one
Share deposited under the Deposit Agreement (hereinafter defined) at the
principal Netherlands office of ING Groep N.V. (herein called the
Custodian).
(1)
The
Deposit Agreement.
This
American Depositary Receipt is one of an issue (herein called the Receipts),
all
issued and to be issued upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Deposit
Agreement, dated as of October 1, 1984, as amended (as so amended, the "Deposit
Agreement"), by and among the Company, the Depositary and all holders (herein
called Holders) from time to time of Receipts issued thereunder, (the "Deposit
Agreement"). Each Holder, by accepting a Receipt, agrees to become a party
to
the Deposit Agreement and agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions
thereof. The Deposit Agreement sets forth the rights of Holders 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 the Deposited Securities). Copies of the Deposit
Agreement are on file at the Depositary's Office and the principal Netherlands
office of the Custodian. The statements made on the face and the reverse of
this
Receipt are summaries of certain provisions of the Deposit Agreement and are
qualified by and subject to the detailed provisions of the Deposit Agreement,
to
which reference is hereby made.
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(2)
Surrender
of Receipts and Withdrawal of Shares.
Upon
surrender at the Depositary's Office of this Receipt, and upon payment of the
fee of the Depositary provided for in paragraph (6) on the face of this Receipt,
and subject to the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement, the Holder
hereof is entitled to the delivery, to him or upon his order, of the amount
of
Deposited Securities at the time represented by the American Depositary Shares
for which this Receipt is issued. Delivery of such Deposited Securities may
be
made by the delivery of certificates in the name of the Holder hereof or as
ordered by him. Such delivery will be made without unreasonable delay and,
at
the option of the Holder hereof, shall be made either at the principal
Netherlands office of the Custodian or at the Depositary's Office; provided
that the
forwarding of certificates for Shares or other Deposited Securities for such
delivery at the Depositary's Office in the City of New York shall be at the
risk
and expense of the Holder hereof.
The
Depositary will not accept for surrender a Receipt evidencing less than one
American Depositary Shares.
(3)
Transfers,
Split-ups and Combinations.
This
Receipt is transferable on the books of the Depositary by the Holder hereof
in
person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Receipt properly
endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer and duly stamped
as
may be required by law; provided
that the
Depositary may close the transfer books, at any time or from time to time,
when
deemed expedient by it in connection with the performance of its duties under
the Deposit Agreement. This Receipt may be split into other Receipts or may
be
combined with other Receipts into one Receipt, evidencing the same aggregate
number of American Depositary Shares as the Receipt or Receipts surrendered.
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 payment of a sum
sufficient to reimburse it for any tax or other governmental charge with respect
thereto and any fee charged to obtain Deposited Securities being withdrawn
or
evidence thereof, and payment of any applicable fees as provided in paragraph
(6) on the face of this Receipt, may require the production of proof
satisfactory to it as to the identity and genuineness of any signature and
may
also require compliance with such regulations, if any, as the Depositary may
establish consistent with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement.
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The
Depositary may refuse to execute and deliver Receipts, register the transfer
of
any Receipt, or make any distribution of, or related to, Deposited Securities
until it or the Custodian has received such proof of citizenship, residence,
exchange control approval or other information as it may deem necessary or
proper. The delivery of Receipts against deposits of Shares generally may be
suspended, the delivery of Receipts against deposits of particular Shares may
be
withheld, the registration of transfer of Receipts in particular instances
may
be refused, or the registration of transfer or surrender of outstanding Receipts
generally may be suspended, during any period when the transfer books of the
Depositary are closed, or if any such action is deemed necessary or advisable
by
the Depositary or the Company at any time or from time to time; provided that
the withdrawal of deposited Securities may be suspended only for reasons
specified in General Instruction IA(1) to Form F-6 under the Securities Act
of
1933. The Depositary will not issue Receipts against rights to receive Shares
(except for evidence of rights to receive Shares from the Company, or any
registrar, transfer agent, clearing agency or other entity recording Share
ownership or transactions unless (x) such Receipts are fully collateralized
(marked to market daily)with cash or United States government securities until
such Shares are deposited, (y) the applicant for such Receipts represents in
writing that it owns such Shares and will deliver them upon the Depositary's
request (no evidence of ownership is required or time of delivery specified)
and
(z) all such Receipts represent not more than 20% of Shares actually deposited.
Such collateral, but not the earnings thereon, will be held for the benefit
of
the Holders. The Depositary may retain for its own account any compensation
for
the issuance of Receipts against rights to receive Shares, including without
limitation earnings on the collateral securing such rights. Neither the
Depositary nor the Custodian shall lend Deposited Securities. Without limitation
of the foregoing, the Depositary will not knowingly accept for deposit under
the
Deposit Agreement any Shares required to be registered pursuant to the
provisions of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless
a
registration statement is in effect as to such Shares.
(4)
Liability
of Holder for Taxes.
If any
tax or other governmental charge shall become payable by the Custodian or the
Depositary with respect to this Receipt or any Deposited Securities underlying
this Receipt, such charge shall be payable by the Holder hereof to the
Depositary. The Depositary may refuse to effect any registration of transfer
of
this Receipt or any withdrawal of Deposited Securities underlying this Receipt
until payment of such tax or other governmental charge is made, and may withhold
any dividends or other distributions, or may sell for the account of the Holder
hereof any part or all of the Deposited Securities underlying this Receipt,
and
may apply such dividends or other distributions or the proceeds of any such
sale
in payment of such tax or other governmental charge, the Holder hereof remaining
liable for any deficiency.
(5)
Warranties
by Depositor.
Every
person depositing Shares under the Deposit Agreement shall be deemed thereby
to
represent and warrant that such Shares and each certificate therefor are validly
issued and outstanding, fully paid, and non-assessable and not subject to
preemptive or similar rights and that the person making such deposit is duly
authorized so to do. Such representations and warranties shall survive the
deposit of Shares and issuance of Receipts therefor.
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(6)
Charges
of Depositary.
The
Depositary will charge the party to whom Receipts are delivered against
deposits, and the party surrendering Receipts for delivery of Deposited
Securities, five dollars ($5.00) for each 100 American Depositary Shares (or
portion thereof) evidenced by the Receipts issued or surrendered. The Company
will pay other charges of the Depositary, with the exception of (i) taxes and
other governmental charges, (ii) such cable, telex, facsimile transmission
and
delivery charges as are expressly provided in the Deposit Agreement to be at
the
expense of persons depositing Shares or Holders and (iii) such expenses as
are
incurred by the Depositary in the conversion of foreign currency into United
States dollars (which are reimbursable out of such currency).
(7)
Title
to Receipts.
It is a
condition of this Receipt, and every successive Holder hereof by accepting
or
holding the same consents and agrees, that title to this Receipt (and to the
American Depositary Shares evidenced hereby), when properly endorsed or
accompanied by proper instruments of transfer, is transferable by delivery
with
the same effect as in the case of a negotiable instrument; provided
that the
Depositary, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, may treat the person
in
whose name this Receipt is registered on the books of the Depositary as the
absolute owner hereof for the purpose of determining the person entitled to
distribution of dividends or other distributions or to any notice provided
for
in the Deposit Agreement, and for all other purposes.
(8)
Validity
of Receipt.
This
Receipt shall not be entitled to any benefits under the Deposit Agreement or
be
valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless this Receipt shall have been
executed by the Depositary by the manual signature of a duly authorized officer
or, if a registrar for the Receipts shall have been appointed, by the manual
signature of a duly authorized officer of such registrar.
(9)
Available
Information.
As
required by Rule 12g3-2(b) of the Exchange Act, the Company will make available
all of its annual and quarterly information (as well as any other information
that it is required to provide under Dutch law or under the Amsterdam Stock
Exchange rules) to its investors through its website, xxx.xxx.xxx. To the extent
the Company furnishes reports or documents to the SEC, such reports and
documents may be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities
maintained by the SEC located at 000 X Xxxxxx, XX, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX
00000.
Dated:
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
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Depositary
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By
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Authorized Officer
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The
address of the Depositary's Office is 0 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000.
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[FORM
OF
REVERSE OF RECEIPT]
SUMMARY
OF CERTAIN ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
OF
THE
DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
(1)
Dividends
and Distributions.
Whenever the Depositary shall receive any cash dividend or other cash
distribution on the Deposited Securities, the Depositary will, if such cash
dividend or distribution is received in a foreign currency and can in the
judgment of the Depositary be converted on a reasonable basis into United States
dollars transferable to the United States, subject to the provisions of the
Deposit Agreement, convert such dividend or distribution into United States
dollars and will distribute the amount of all such cash dividends or cash
distributions (after conversion, if applicable) to the Holders entitled thereto,
in proportion to the number of American Depositary Shares representing such
Deposited Securities held by them, respectively; provided
that the
amount distributed will be reduced by any amounts required to be withheld by
the
Company or the Depositary on account of taxes. If in the judgment of the
Depositary amounts received in foreign currency may not be converted on a
reasonable basis into United States dollars transferable to the United States,
or may not be so convertible for all of the Holders entitled thereto, the
Depositary may in its discretion make such conversion, if any, and distribution
in United States dollars to the extent permissible to the Holders entitled
thereto for whom such conversion and distribution is practicable and may
distribute the balance of the foreign currency received and not so convertible
by the Depositary to, or hold such balance for the account of, the Holders
entitled thereto for whom such conversion and distribution is not practicable.
If in the opinion of the Depositary any distribution other than cash or Shares
upon any Deposited Securities cannot be made proportionately among the Holders
entitled thereto, or if for any other reason the Depositary deems such
distribution not to be feasible, the Depositary may adopt such method as it
may
deem equitable for the purpose of effecting such distribution, including the
sale (at public or private sale) of the securities or property thus received,
or
any part thereof, and the distribution by the Depositary to the Holders of
the
net proceeds of any such sale as in the case of a distribution received in
cash.
If any distribution upon any Deposited Securities consists of a dividend in,
or
free distribution of, Shares, the Depositary may with the Company’s approval,
and shall if the Company shall so request, distribute to the Holders of
outstanding Receipts entitled thereto, in proportion to the number of American
Depositary Shares representing such Deposited Securities held by them,
respectively, additional Receipts for an aggregate number of American Depositary
Shares representing the number of Shares received as such dividend or free
distribution. In lieu of delivering Receipts for fractional American Depositary
Shares in any such case, the Depositary shall sell the number of Shares
represented by the aggregate of such fractions and distribute the net proceeds,
converted into United States dollars if not in such dollars (if such conversion
may in the judgment of the Depositary be achieved on a reasonable basis), to
the
Holders entitled thereto. If additional Receipts are not so distributed, each
American Depositary Share shall thenceforth also represent the additional Shares
distributed upon the Deposited Securities represented thereby. In the event
that
the Company shall offer to cause to be offered to the holders of any Deposited
Securities any rights to subscribe for additional Shares or any rights of any
other nature, the Depositary shall have discretion as to whether such rights
are
to be made available to the Holders; provided
that the
Depositary will, if requested by the Company, either (a) make such rights
available to Holders by means of warrants or otherwise, if lawful and feasible,
or (b) if making such rights available is not lawful or not feasible, or if
the
rights represented by such warrants or other instruments are not exercised
and
appear to be about to lapse, sell such rights or warrants or other instruments
at public or private sale, at such place or places and upon such terms as the
Depositary may deem proper, and allocate the proceeds of such sales for account
of the Holders otherwise entitled thereto upon an averaged or other practicable
basis without regard to any distinctions among such Holders because of exchange
restrictions, or the date of delivery of any Receipt or Receipts, or
otherwise.
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(2)
Record
Dates.
Whenever any cash dividend or other cash distribution shall become payable
or
any distribution other than cash shall be made, or whenever rights shall be
issued, with respect to the Deposited Securities, or whenever the Depositary
shall receive notice of any meeting of holders of Shares or other Deposited
Securities, the Depositary will fix a record date for the determination of
the
Holders who shall be entitled to receive such dividend, distribution or rights,
or the net proceeds of the sale thereof, or to give instructions for the
exercise of voting rights at any such meeting, subject to the provisions of
the
Deposit Agreement.
(3)
Voting
of Deposited Securities.
Upon
receipt of notice of any meeting of shareholders of the Company at which holders
of Deposited Securities are entitled to vote, the Depositary will mail to the
Holders a notice which will contain (a) such information as is contained in
such
notice of meeting, (b) a statement that the Holders at the close of business
on
a specified record date will be entitled, subject to any applicable provisions
of Netherlands law and the Articles of Association of the Company, to instruct
the Depositary as to the exercise of voting rights, if any, pertaining to the
amount of Deposited Securities represented by their respective American
Depositary Shares, and a statement as to the manner in which such instructions
may be given, including an express indication that a person designated by the
Company may be given discretion in exercising such voting rights and (c) a
statement that a Holder may be entitled to attend (but not to vote at) any
meeting of shareholders specified in such notice as set forth in the Deposit
Agreement. Voting rights with respect to such Deposited Securities may only
be
exercised by the Depositary in accordance with the Deposit Agreement. Upon
the
written request of a Holder on such record date, received on or before the
date
established by the Depositary for such purpose, the Depositary will endeavor
insofar as practicable to vote or cause to be voted the number of Shares or
other Deposited Securities underlying the American Depositary Shares evidenced
by such Receipt or Receipts in accordance with any such express instructions.
The Depositary agrees not to vote the Deposited Securities underlying this
Receipt except in accordance with instructions from the Holder of such
Receipts.
(4)
Changes
Affecting Deposited Securities.
Upon
any change in par value, split-up, 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 in exchange for or
in
conversion of or in respect of Deposited Securities shall be treated as new
Deposited Securities under the Deposit Agreement, and the American Depositary
Shares shall thenceforth represent the right to receive the new Deposited
Securities so received in exchange or conversion, unless additional Receipts
are
delivered pursuant to the following sentence. In any such case the Depositary
may with the Company’s approval, and shall if the Company shall so request,
execute and deliver additional Receipts as in the case of a dividend on the
Shares, or call for the surrender of outstanding Receipts to be exchanged for
new Receipts.
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(5)
Reports;
Inspection of Transfer Books.
The
Depositary will make available for inspection by Holders at the Depositary's
Office any reports and communications received from the Company which are both
(a) received by the Depositary as the holder of the Deposited Securities, and
(b) made generally available to the holders of such Deposited Securities by
the
Company. The Depositary will also send to Holders copies of such reports when
furnished by the Company as provided in the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary
will keep books for the registration of Receipts and their transfer which at
all
reasonable times will be open for inspection by the Holders; provided
that
such inspection shall not be for the purpose of communicating with Holders
in
the interest of a business or object other than the business of the Company
or a
matter related to the Deposit Agreement or the Receipts.
(6)
Withholding.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Deposit Agreement, in the event
that
the Depositary determines that any distribution in property (including Shares
or
rights to subscribe therefor) is subject to any tax 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 as the Depositary deems necessary and practicable to pay such
taxes, by public or private sale, and the Depositary shall distribute the net
proceeds of any such sale after deduction of such taxes to the Holders entitled
thereto.
(7)
Liability
of the Company and Depositary.
Neither
the Depositary nor the Company shall incur any liability to any Holder of this
Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law of any
country or of any governmental authority, or by reason of any provision, present
or future, of the Articles of Association or other constituent documents of
the
Company, or by reason of any act of God or war or other circumstance beyond
its
control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented or forbidden from
doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement
it is provided shall be done or performed. Neither the Company nor the
Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under
the
Deposit Agreement to Holders, except that they agree to use their best judgment
and good faith in the performance of such duties as are specifically set forth
in the Deposit Agreement. Neither the Depositary nor the Company shall be under
any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any action, suit or other
proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts,
which in its opinion may involve it in expense and liability, unless indemnity
satisfactory to it against all expense and liability be furnished as often
as
may be required, and the Custodian shall not be under any obligation whatsoever
with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being
solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company shall be liable
for any action or inaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information
from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit,
any
Holder, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to
give
such advice or information. The Depositary will not be responsible for any
failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities,
or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or effect of any such vote,
provided that any such action or inaction is in good faith. The Depositary
may
own and deal in any class of securities of the Company and its affiliates and
in
Receipts. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Depositary and the Custodian
against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability which may arise
(a)
out of acts performed in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement
and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or the Custodian, except for any
liability arising out of the negligence or bad faith of either of them, or
(ii)
by the Company or any of its agents or (b) out of the offer, sale or
registration with the Commission of Receipts, American Depositary Shares or
any
Deposited Securities.
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(8)
Resignation
and Removal of Depositary; Substitution of Custodian.
The
Depositary may at any time resign as Depositary under the Deposit Agreement
by
written notice of its election so to do delivered to the Company, such
resignation to take effect 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, effective 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 appoint a substitute custodian and the term
“Custodian”
shall
refer to such substitute.
(9)
Amendment
of Deposit Agreement and Receipts.
The
Receipts and the Deposit Agreement may at any time and from time to time be
amended by agreement between the Company and the Depositary. Any amendment
which
shall impose or increase any fees or charges (other than fees of the Depositary
for the execution and delivery or the cancellation of Receipts and taxes or
other governmental charges), or which shall otherwise prejudice any substantial
existing right of Holders, shall, however, not become effective as to
outstanding Receipts until the expiration of three months after notice of such
amendment shall have been given to the Holders of outstanding Receipts. Every
Holder of a Receipt at the time any such amendment so becomes effective, if
such
Holder shall have been given such notice, shall be deemed, by continuing to
hold
such Receipt, to consent and agree to such amendment and to be bound by the
Deposit Agreement as amended thereby. In no event shall any amendment impair
the
right of the Holder hereof to surrender this Receipt and receive therefor the
Deposited Securities represented hereby.
(10)
Termination
of Deposit Agreement.
The
Depositary will at any time at the direction of the Company 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 in such
notice for such termination. The Depositary may likewise terminate the Deposit
Agreement at any time 60 days after the Depositary shall have resigned, if
a
successor depositary shall not have been appointed and accepted its appointment.
If any Receipts shall remain outstanding after the date of termination, the
Depositary thereafter will discontinue the registration of transfers of
Receipts, will suspend the distribution of dividends to the holders thereof,
and
will not give any further notices or perform any further acts under the Deposit
Agreement, except the collection of dividends and other distributions pertaining
to Deposited Securities, the sale of rights and the delivery of Deposited
Securities, 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. At any time
after the expiration of two years from the date of termination, the Depositary
may sell the Deposited Securities then held under the Deposit Agreement and
may
thereafter hold in a segregated account the net proceeds of any such sale,
together with any other cash then held by it under the Deposit Agreement,
without liability for interest, in trust for the pro rata
benefit
of the Holders not theretofore surrendered. Thereafter the Depositary shall
be
discharged from all obligations under the Deposit Agreement, except to account
for such net proceeds and other cash.
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