NKWE PLATINUM LIMITED (ARBN 105 979 646) AND THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON As Depositary AND OWNERS AND HOLDERS OF AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES Deposit Agreement Dated as of November , 2008
NKWE PLATINUM LIMITED
(ARBN 105 979 646)
AND
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
As Depositary
AND
OWNERS AND HOLDERS OF AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES
Dated as
of November , 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.01 American Depositary Shares |
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Section 1.02 CHESS |
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Section 1.03 Commission |
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Section 1.04 Company |
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Section 1.05 Custodian |
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Section 1.06 Deliver; Surrender |
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Section 1.07 Deposit Agreement |
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Section 1.08 Depositary; Corporate Trust Office |
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Section 1.09 Deposited Securities |
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Section 1.10 Dollars |
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Section 1.11 DTC |
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Section 1.12 Foreign Xxxxxxxxx |
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Section 1.13 Holder |
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Section 1.14 Owner |
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Section 1.15 Receipts |
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Section 1.16 Xxxxxxxxx |
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Section 1.17 Restricted Securities |
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Section 1.18 Securities Act of 1933 |
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Section 1.19 Shares |
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ARTICLE II FORM OF RECEIPTS, DEPOSIT OF SHARES, DELIVERY, TRANSFER AND SURRENDER OF AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES |
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Section 2.01 Form of Receipts; Registration and Transferability of American Depositary Shares |
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Section 2.02 Deposit of Shares |
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Section 2.03 Delivery of American Depositary Shares |
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Section 2.04 Registration of Transfer of American Depositary Shares; Combination and
Split-up of Receipts; Interchange of Certificated and Uncertificated American
Depositary Shares |
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Section 2.05 Surrender of American Depositary Shares and Withdrawal of Deposited Securities |
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Section 2.06 Limitations on Delivery, Transfer and Surrender of American Depositary Shares |
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Section 2.07 Lost Receipts, etc |
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Section 2.08 Cancellation and Destruction of Surrendered Receipts |
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Section 2.09 Pre-Release of American Depositary Shares |
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Section 2.10 DTC Direct Registration System and Profile Modification System |
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ARTICLE III CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF OWNERS AND HOLDERS OF AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES |
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Section 3.01 Filing Proofs, Certificates and Other Information |
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Section 3.02 Liability of Owner for Taxes |
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Section 3.03 Warranties on Deposit of Shares |
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Section 3.04 Disclosure of Interests |
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ARTICLE IV THE DEPOSITED SECURITIES |
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Section 4.01 Cash Distributions |
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Section 4.02 Distributions Other Than Cash, Shares or Rights |
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Section 4.03 Distributions in Shares |
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Section 4.04 Rights |
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Section 4.05 Conversion of Foreign Currency |
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Section 4.06 Fixing of Record Date |
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Section 4.07 Voting of Deposited Securities |
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Section 4.08 Changes Affecting Deposited Securities |
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Section 4.09 Reports |
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Section 4.10 Lists of Owners |
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Section 4.11 Withholding |
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ARTICLE V THE DEPOSITARY, THE CUSTODIANS AND THE COMPANY |
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Section 5.01 Maintenance of Office and Transfer Books by the Depositary |
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Section 5.02 Prevention or Delay in Performance by the Depositary or the Company |
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Section 5.03 Obligations of the Depositary, the Custodian and the Company |
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Section 5.04 Resignation and Removal of the Depositary |
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Section 5.05 The Custodians |
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Section 5.06 Notices and Reports |
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Section 5.07 Distribution of Additional Shares, Rights, etc |
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Section 5.08 Indemnification |
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Section 5.09 Charges of Depositary |
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Section 5.10 Retention of Depositary Documents |
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Section 5.11 Exclusivity |
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Section 5.12 List of Restricted Securities Owners |
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ARTICLE VI AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION |
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Section 6.01 Amendment |
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Section 6.02 Termination |
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ARTICLE VII MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 7.01 Counterparts |
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Section 7.02 No Third Party Beneficiaries |
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Section 7.03 Severability |
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Section 7.04 Owners and Holders as Parties; Binding Effect |
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Section 7.05 Notices |
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Section 7.06 Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process;
Jury Trial Waiver |
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Section 7.07 Governing Law |
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DEPOSIT
AGREEMENT dated as of November , 2008, among NKWE PLATINUM LIMITED, a company
incorporated under the laws of Bermuda and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (herein
called the “Company”), THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a New York banking corporation (herein
called the “Depositary”), and all Owners and Holders from time to time of American
Depositary Shares issued hereunder.
W I T N
E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide, as hereinafter set forth in this Deposit Agreement,
for the deposit of Shares (as hereinafter defined) of the Company from time to time with the
Depositary or with the Custodian (as hereinafter defined) as agent of the Depositary for the
purposes set forth in this Deposit Agreement, for the creation of American Depositary Shares
representing the Shares so deposited and for the execution and delivery of American Depositary
Receipts evidencing the American Depositary Shares; and
WHEREAS, the American Depositary Receipts are to be substantially in the form of
Exhibit A annexed hereto, with appropriate insertions, modifications and omissions, as
hereinafter provided in this Deposit Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, it is agreed by and between the parties
hereto as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
The following definitions shall for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated, apply to
the respective terms used in this Deposit Agreement:
Section 1.01 American Depositary Shares. The term “American Depositary
Shares” shall mean the securities created under this Deposit Agreement representing rights with
respect to the Deposited Securities. American Depositary Shares may be certificated securities
evidenced by Receipts or uncertificated securities. The form of Receipt annexed as
Exhibit A to this Deposit Agreement shall be the prospectus required under the Securities
Act of 1933 for sales of both certificated and uncertificated American Depositary Shares. Except
for those provisions of this Deposit Agreement that refer specifically to Receipts, all the
provisions of this Deposit Agreement shall apply to both certificated and uncertificated American
Depositary Shares. Each American Depositary Share shall represent the number of Shares specified
in Exhibit A to this Deposit Agreement, until there shall occur a distribution upon
Deposited Securities covered by Section 4.03 or a change in Deposited Securities covered by
Section 4.08 with respect to which additional American Depositary Shares are not delivered, and
thereafter American Depositary Shares shall represent the amount of Shares or Deposited Securities
specified in such Sections.
Section 1.02 CHESS. The term “CHESS” shall mean the Clearing House Electronic
Subregister System.
Section 1.03 Commission. The term “Commission” shall mean the Securities and
Exchange Commission of the United States or any successor governmental agency in the United States.
Section 1.04 Company. The term “Company” shall mean Nkwe Platinum Limited, a
company organized under the laws of Bermuda, and its successors.
Section 1.05 Custodian. The term “Custodian” shall mean the principal
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia offices of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd, HSBC Bank of
Australia Limited and National Australia Bank Ltd, as agents of the Depositary for the purposes of
this Deposit Agreement, and any other firm or corporation which may hereafter be appointed by the
Depositary pursuant to the terms of Section 5.05, as substitute or additional custodian or
custodians hereunder, as the context shall require and shall also mean all of them collectively.
Section 1.06
Deliver; Surrender. (a) The term “deliver”, or its noun form,
when used with respect to Shares or other Deposited Securities, shall mean (i) book-entry transfer
of those Shares or other Deposited Securities to an account maintained by CHESS or an institution
authorized under applicable law to effect transfers of such securities designated by the person
entitled to that delivery or (ii) physical transfer of certificates evidencing those Shares or
other Deposited Securities registered in the name of, or duly endorsed or accompanied by proper
instruments of transfer to, the person entitled to that delivery.
(b) The term “deliver”, or its noun form, when used with respect to American
Depositary Shares, shall mean (i) book-entry transfer of American Depositary Shares to an account
at DTC designated by the person entitled to such delivery evidencing American Depositary Shares
registered in the name requested by that person (ii) registration of American Depositary Shares not
evidenced by a Receipt on the books of the Depositary in the name requested by the person entitled
to such delivery and mailing to that person of a statement confirming that registration or (iii) if
requested by the person entitled to such delivery, delivery at the Corporate Trust Office of the
Depositary to the person entitled to such delivery of one or more Receipts.
(c) The term “surrender”, when used with respect to American Depositary Shares, shall
mean (i) one or more book-entry transfers of American Depositary Shares to the DTC account of the
Depositary, (ii) delivery to the Depositary at its Corporate Trust Office of an instruction to
surrender American Depositary Shares not evidenced by a Receipt or (iii) surrender to the
Depositary at its Corporate Trust Office of one or more Receipts evidencing American Depositary
Shares.
Section 1.07 Deposit Agreement. The term “Deposit Agreement” shall mean this
Agreement, as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof.
Section 1.08 Depositary; Corporate Trust Office. The term “Depositary” shall
mean The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation, and any successor as depositary
hereunder. The term “Corporate Trust Office”, when used with respect to the Depositary,
shall mean the office of the Depositary which at the date of this Deposit Agreement is 000 Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
Section 1.09 Deposited Securities. The term “Deposited Securities” as of any
time shall mean Shares at such time deposited or deemed to be deposited under this Deposit
Agreement, including without limitation Shares that have not been successfully delivered upon
surrender of American Depositary Shares, and any and all other securities, property and cash
received by the Depositary or the Custodian in respect thereof and at such time held under this
Deposit Agreement, subject as to cash to the provisions of Section 4.05.
Section 1.10 Dollars. The term “Dollars” shall mean United States dollars.
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Section 1.11 DTC. The term “DTC” shall mean The Depository Trust Company or
its successor.
Section 1.12 Foreign Registrar. The term “Foreign Registrar” shall mean the
entity that presently carries out the duties of registrar for the Shares or any successor as
registrar for the Shares and any other agent of the Company for the transfer and registration of
Shares, including without limitation any securities depository for the Shares.
Section 1.13 Holder. The term “Holder” shall mean any person holding a
Receipt or a security entitlement or other interest in American Depositary Shares, whether for its
own account or for the account of another person, but that is not the Owner of that Receipt or
those American Depositary Shares.
Section 1.14 Owner. The term “Owner” shall mean the person in whose name
American Depositary Shares are registered on the books of the Depositary maintained for such
purpose.
Section 1.15 Receipts. The term “Receipts” shall mean the American Depositary
Receipts issued hereunder evidencing certificated American Depositary Shares, as the same may be
amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof.
Section 1.16 Registrar. The term “Registrar” shall mean any bank or trust
company having an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, that is appointed by
the Depositary to register American Depositary Shares and transfers of American Depositary Shares
as herein provided.
Section 1.17 Restricted Securities. The term “Restricted Securities” shall
mean Shares, or American Depositary Shares representing Shares, that are acquired directly or
indirectly from the Company or its affiliates (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of
1933) in a transaction or chain of transactions not involving any public offering, or that are
subject to resale limitations under Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933 or both, or which
are held by an officer, director (or persons performing similar functions) or other affiliate of
the Company, or that would require registration under the Securities Act of 1933 in connection with
the offer and sale thereof in the United States, or that are subject to other restrictions on sale
or deposit under the laws of the United States or the Commonwealth of Australia, or under a
shareholder agreement or the Bye-laws of the Company.
Section 1.18 Securities Act of 1933. The term “Securities Act of 1933” shall
mean the United States Securities Act of 1933, as from time to time amended.
Section 1.19 Shares. The term “Shares” shall mean ordinary shares of the
Company, that are validly issued and outstanding and fully paid, nonassessable and that were not
issued in violation of any pre-emptive or similar rights of the holders of outstanding securities
of the Company; provided, however, that, if there shall occur any change in nominal value, a
split-up or consolidation or any other reclassification or, upon the occurrence of an event
described in Section 4.08, an exchange or conversion in respect of the Shares of the Company, the
term “Shares” shall thereafter also mean the successor securities resulting from such change in
nominal value, split-up or consolidation or such other reclassification or such exchange or
conversion.
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ARTICLE II
FORM OF RECEIPTS, DEPOSIT OF SHARES,
DELIVERY, TRANSFER AND SURRENDER OF AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES
DELIVERY, TRANSFER AND SURRENDER OF AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES
Section 2.01 Form of Receipts; Registration and Transferability of American Depositary
Shares. Definitive Receipts shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A
annexed to this Deposit Agreement, with appropriate insertions, modifications and omissions, as
hereinafter provided. No Receipt shall be entitled to any benefits under this Deposit Agreement or
be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless such Receipt shall have been (i) executed by the
Depositary by the manual signature of a duly authorized officer of the Depositary or (ii) executed
by the facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer of the Depositary and countersigned by the
manual signature of a duly authorized signatory of the Depositary or a Registrar. The Depositary
shall maintain books on which (x) each Receipt so executed and delivered as hereinafter provided
and the transfer of each such Receipt shall be registered and (y) all American Depositary Shares
delivered as hereinafter provided and all registrations of transfer of American Depositary Shares
shall be registered. A Receipt bearing the facsimile signature of a person that was at any time a
proper officer of the Depositary shall, subject to the other provisions of this paragraph, bind the
Depositary, notwithstanding that such person was not a proper officer of the Depositary on the date
of issuance of that Receipt.
The Receipts may be endorsed with or have incorporated in the text thereof such legends or
recitals or modifications not inconsistent with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement as may be
required by the Depositary or required to comply with any applicable law or regulations thereunder
or with the rules and regulations of any securities exchange upon which American Depositary Shares
may be listed or to conform with any usage with respect thereto, or to indicate any special
limitations or restrictions to which any particular Receipts are subject by reason of the date of
issuance of the underlying Deposited Securities or otherwise.
American Depositary Shares evidenced by a Receipt, when properly endorsed or accompanied by
proper instruments of transfer, shall be transferable as certificated registered securities under
the laws of New York. American Depositary Shares not evidenced by Receipts shall be transferable as
uncertificated registered securities under the laws of New York. The Depositary, notwithstanding
any notice to the contrary, may treat the Owner of American Depositary Shares as the absolute owner
thereof for the purpose of determining the person entitled to distribution of dividends or other
distributions or to any notice provided for in this Deposit Agreement and for all other purposes,
and neither the Depositary nor the Company shall have any obligation or be subject to any liability
under this Deposit Agreement to any Holder of a Receipt unless such Holder is the Owner thereof.
Section 2.02 Deposit of Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit
Agreement, Shares or evidence of rights to receive Shares may be deposited by delivery thereof to
any Custodian hereunder, accompanied by any appropriate instruments or instructions for transfer,
or endorsement, in form satisfactory to the Custodian, together with all such certifications as may
be required by the Depositary or the Custodian in accordance with the provisions of this Deposit
Agreement, and, if the Depositary requires, together with a written order directing the Depositary
to deliver to, or upon the written order of, the person or persons stated in such order, the number
of American Depositary Shares representing such deposit.
No Share shall be accepted for deposit unless accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the
Depositary that any necessary approval has been granted by any governmental body in the
Commonwealth of Australia or Bermuda which is then performing the function of the regulation of
currency exchange. If required by the Depositary, Shares presented for deposit at any time, whether
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the transfer books of the Company or the Foreign Registrar, if applicable, are closed, shall
also be accompanied by an agreement or assignment, or other instrument satisfactory to the
Depositary, which will provide for the prompt transfer to the Custodian of any dividend, or right
to subscribe for additional Shares or to receive other property which any person in whose name the
Shares are or have been recorded may thereafter receive upon or in respect of such deposited
Shares, or in lieu thereof, such agreement of indemnity or other agreement as shall be satisfactory
to the Depositary.
At the request, risk and expense of any person proposing to deposit Shares or evidence of
rights to receive Shares, and for the account of such person, the Depositary may receive Shares to
be deposited, documents of title thereto or evidence that irrevocable instruments have been given
to cause the transfer of Shares to the account of the Custodian, together with the other
instruments and payments herein specified, for the purpose of forwarding such documents of title or
such other instruments evidencing title as may be required under the Company’s Bye-laws or
applicable law or regulation and evidence to the Custodian for deposit hereunder.
Upon each delivery to a Custodian of Shares to be deposited hereunder, together with the other
documents and payments specified above, if any, such Custodian shall, as soon as transfer and
recordation can be accomplished, present such documents of title or other instruments evidencing
title as may be required under the Company’s Bye-laws or applicable law or regulation to the
Company or the Foreign Registrar, electronically or otherwise, if applicable, for transfer and
recordation of the Shares being deposited in the name of the Depositary or its nominee or such
Custodian or its nominee.
Deposited Securities shall be held by the Depositary or by a Custodian for the account and to
the order of the Depositary or at such other place or places as the Depositary shall determine.
Section 2.03 Delivery of American Depositary Shares. Upon receipt by any Custodian of
any deposit pursuant to Section 2.02 hereunder, together with the other documents required as
specified above, such Custodian shall notify the Depositary of such deposit and the person or
persons to whom or upon whose written order American Depositary Shares are deliverable in respect
thereof and the number of American Depositary Shares to be so delivered. Such notification shall be
made by letter or, at the request, risk and expense of the person making the deposit, by cable,
telex or facsimile transmission (and in addition, if the transfer books of the Company or the
Foreign Registrar, if applicable, are open, the Depositary may in its sole discretion require a
proper acknowledgment or other evidence from the Company or the Foreign Registrar that any
Deposited Securities have been recorded upon the books of the Company or the Foreign Registrar, if
applicable, in the name of the Depositary or its nominee or such Custodian or its nominee). Upon
receiving such notice from such Custodian, or upon the receipt of Shares or evidence of the right
to receive Shares by the Depositary, the Depositary, subject to the terms and conditions of this
Deposit Agreement, shall deliver, to or upon the order of the person or persons entitled thereto,
the number of American Depositary Shares issuable in respect of that deposit, but only upon payment
to the Depositary of the fees and expenses of the Depositary for the delivery of such American
Depositary Shares as provided in Section 5.09, and of all taxes and governmental charges and fees
payable in connection with such deposit and the transfer of the Deposited Securities.
Section 2.04 Registration of Transfer of American Depositary Shares; Combination and
Split-up of Receipts; Interchange of Certificated and Uncertificated American Depositary
Shares. The Depositary, subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, shall
register transfers of American Depositary Shares on its transfer books from time to time, upon
(i) in the case of certificated American Depositary Shares, surrender of the Receipt evidencing
those American Depositary Shares, by the Owner in person or by a duly authorized attorney, properly
endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer or (ii) in the case of uncertificated
American Depositary Shares, receipt from the Owner of a proper instruction (including, for the
avoidance of doubt, instructions through DRS and
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Profile as provided in Section 2.10), and, in either case, duly stamped as may be required by
the laws of the State of New York and of the United States of America. Thereupon the Depositary
shall deliver those American Depositary Shares to or upon the order of the person entitled thereto.
The Depositary, subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, shall upon
surrender of a Receipt or Receipts for the purpose of effecting a split-up or combination of such
Receipt or Receipts, execute and deliver a new Receipt or Receipts for any authorized number of
American Depositary Shares requested, evidencing the same aggregate number of American Depositary
Shares as the Receipt or Receipts surrendered.
The Depositary, upon surrender of a Receipt for the purpose of exchanging for uncertificated
American Depositary Shares, shall cancel that Receipt and send the Owner a statement confirming
that the Owner is the owner of the same number of uncertificated American Depositary Shares that
the surrendered Receipt evidenced. The Depositary, upon receipt of a proper instruction (including,
for the avoidance of doubt, instructions through DRS and Profile as provided in Section 2.10) from
the Owner of uncertificated American Depositary Shares for the purpose of exchanging for
certificated American Depositary Shares, shall execute and deliver to the Owner a Receipt
evidencing the same number of certificated American Depositary Shares.
The Depositary, may appoint one or more co-transfer agents for the purpose of effecting
registration of transfers of American Depositary Shares and combinations and split-ups of Receipts
at designated transfer offices on behalf of the Depositary. In carrying out its functions, a
co-transfer agent may require evidence of authority and compliance with applicable laws and other
requirements by Owners or persons entitled to American Depositary Shares and will be entitled to
protection and indemnity to the same extent as the Depositary.
Section 2.05 Surrender of American Depositary Shares and Withdrawal of Deposited
Securities. Upon surrender at the Corporate Trust Office of the Depositary of American
Depositary Shares for the purpose of withdrawal of the Deposited Securities represented thereby,
and upon payment of the fee of the Depositary for the surrender of American Depositary Shares as
provided in Section 5.09 and payment of all taxes and governmental charges payable in connection
with such surrender and withdrawal of the Deposited Securities, and subject to the terms and
conditions of this Deposit Agreement, the Owner of those American Depositary Shares shall be
entitled to delivery, to him or as instructed, of the amount of Deposited Securities at the time
represented by those American Depositary Shares. Such delivery shall be made, as hereinafter
provided, without unreasonable delay.
A Receipt surrendered for such purposes may be required by the Depositary to be properly
endorsed in blank or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer in blank. The Depositary may
require the surrendering Owner to execute and deliver to the Depositary a written order directing
the Depositary to cause the Deposited Securities being withdrawn to be delivered to or upon the
written order of a person or persons designated in such order. Thereupon the Depositary shall
direct the Custodian to deliver at the office of such Custodian, subject to Sections 2.06, 3.01 and
3.02 and to the other terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, to or upon the written order
of the person or persons designated in the order delivered to the Depositary as above provided, the
amount of Deposited Securities represented by the surrendered American Depositary Shares, except
that the Depositary may make delivery to such person or persons at the Corporate Trust Office of
the Depositary of any dividends or distributions with respect to the Deposited Securities
represented by those American Depositary Shares, or of any proceeds of sale of any dividends,
distributions or rights, which may at the time be held by the Depositary.
At the request, risk and expense of any Owner so surrendering American Depositary Shares, and
for the account of such Owner, the Depositary shall direct the Custodian to forward any cash or
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property (other than rights) comprising, and forward a certificate or certificates, if
applicable, and other proper documents of title for, the Deposited Securities represented by the
American Depositary Shares (evidenced by such Receipt, if applicable) to the Depositary for
delivery at the Corporate Trust Office of the Depositary. Such direction shall be given by letter
or, at the request, risk and expense of such Owner, by cable, telex or facsimile transmission.
Section 2.06 Limitations on Delivery, Transfer and Surrender of American Depositary
Shares. As a condition precedent to the delivery, registration of transfer, or surrender of
any American Depositary Shares or split-up or combination of any Receipt or withdrawal of any
Deposited Securities, the Depositary, Custodian or Registrar may require payment from the depositor
of Shares or the presenter of the Receipt or instruction for registration of transfer or surrender
of American Depositary Shares not evidenced by 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 as herein provided, may require (a) the production of
proof satisfactory to it as to the identity and genuineness of any signature, (b) compliance with
any laws or regulations, relating to depositary receipts in general or to the withdrawal or sale of
Deposited Securities, (c) delivery of such certificates as the Company may from time to time
specify in writing to the Depositary to assure compliance with the Securities Act of 1933 and the
rules and regulations thereunder and (d) compliance with any reasonable procedures, if any, as the
Depositary may establish consistent with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement, including,
without limitation, this Section 2.06.
The delivery of American Depositary Shares against deposit of Shares generally or against
deposit of particular Shares may be suspended, or the transfer of American Depositary Shares in
particular instances may be refused, or the registration of transfer of outstanding American
Depositary Shares 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 because of any requirement of law or of any government
or governmental body or commission, or under any provision of this Deposit Agreement, or for any
other reason, subject to the provisions of the following sentence. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Deposit Agreement, the surrender of outstanding American Depositary Shares and
withdrawal of Deposited Securities may not be suspended subject only to (i) temporary delays caused
by closing the transfer books of the Depositary or the Company or the Foreign Registrar, if
applicable, 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, and (iii) compliance
with any U.S. or foreign laws or governmental regulations relating to the American Depositary
Shares or to the withdrawal of the Deposited Securities. Without limitation of the foregoing, the
Depositary shall not knowingly accept for deposit under this Deposit Agreement any Shares which
would be required to be registered under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 for public
offer and sale in the United States, unless a registration statement is in effect as to such Shares
for such offer and sale.
Section 2.07 Lost Receipts, etc. In case any Receipt shall be mutilated, destroyed,
lost or stolen, the Depositary shall execute and deliver a new Receipt of like tenor in exchange
and substitution for such mutilated Receipt upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and in
substitution for such destroyed, lost or stolen Receipt. Before the Depositary shall execute and
deliver a new Receipt in substitution for a destroyed, lost or stolen Receipt, the Owner thereof
shall have (a) filed with the Depositary (i) a request for such execution and delivery before the
Depositary has notice that the Receipt has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser and (ii) a
sufficient indemnity bond and (b) satisfied any other reasonable requirements imposed by the
Depositary.
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Section 2.08 Cancellation and Destruction of Surrendered Receipts. All Receipts
surrendered to the Depositary shall be cancelled by the Depositary. Cancelled Receipts shall not
be entitled to any benefits under this Deposit Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
The Depositary is authorized to destroy Receipts so cancelled.
Section 2.09 Pre-Release of American Depositary Shares. Notwithstanding Section 2.03
hereof, the Depositary may deliver American Depositary Shares prior to the receipt of Shares
pursuant to Section 2.02 (a “Pre-Release”). The Depositary may, pursuant to Section 2.05,
deliver Shares upon the surrender of American Depositary Shares that have been Pre-Released,
whether or not such cancellation is prior to the termination of such Pre-Release or the Depositary
knows that such American Depositary Shares have been Pre-Released. The Depositary may receive
American Depositary Shares in lieu of Shares in satisfaction of a Pre-Release. Each Pre-Release
will be (a) preceded or accompanied by a written representation from the person to whom American
Depositary Shares or Shares are to be delivered, that such person, or its customer, owns the Shares
or American Depositary Shares to be remitted, as the case may be, (b) at all times fully
collateralized with cash 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 number of
Shares represented by American Depositary Shares which are outstanding at any time as a result of
Pre-Release will not normally exceed thirty percent (30%) of the Shares deposited hereunder;
provided, however, that the Depositary reserves the right to change or disregard such limit from
time to time as it deems appropriate.
The Depositary may retain for its own account any compensation received by it in connection
with the foregoing.
Section 2.10 DTC Direct Registration System and Profile Modification System.
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.04, the parties acknowledge that the Direct
Registration System (“DRS”) and Profile Modification System (“Profile”) shall apply
to uncertificated American Depositary Shares upon acceptance thereof to DRS by DTC. DRS is the
system administered by DTC pursuant to which the Depositary may register the ownership of
uncertificated American Depositary Shares, which ownership shall be evidenced by periodic
statements issued by the Depositary to the Owners entitled thereto. Profile is a required feature
of DRS which allows a DTC participant, claiming to act on behalf of an Owner of American Depositary
Shares, to direct the Depositary to register a transfer of those American Depositary Shares to DTC
or its nominee and to deliver those American Depositary Shares to the DTC account of that DTC
participant without receipt by the Depositary of prior authorization from the Owner to register
such transfer.
(b) In connection with and in accordance with the arrangements and procedures relating to
DRS/Profile, the parties understand that the Depositary will not verify, determine or otherwise
ascertain that the DTC participant which is claiming to be acting on behalf of an Owner in
requesting a registration of transfer and delivery as described in subsection (a) has the actual
authority to act on behalf of the Owner (notwithstanding any requirements under the Uniform
Commercial Code). For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Sections 5.03 and 5.08 shall apply
to the matters arising from the use of the DRS. The parties agree that the Depositary’s reliance
on and compliance with instructions received by the Depositary through the DRS/Profile System and
in accordance with this Deposit Agreement shall not constitute negligence or bad faith on the part
of the Depositary.
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ARTICLE III
CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF OWNERS AND HOLDERS OF
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES
Section 3.01 Filing Proofs, Certificates and Other Information. Any person presenting
Shares for deposit or any Owner or Holder may be required from time to time to file with the
Depositary or the Custodian such proof of citizenship or residence, exchange control approval,
evidence of the number of Shares beneficially owned or any other matters necessary or appropriate
to evidence compliance with the Corporations Act of Australia (to the extent applicable), the
Bermuda Companies Act, the Bye-laws of the Company and exchange control regulations, as indicated
to the Depositary by the Company, or such information relating to the registration on the books of
the Company or the Foreign Registrar, if applicable, to execute such certificates and to make such
representations and warranties, as the Depositary may deem necessary or proper or as the Company
may reasonably instruct in writing the Depositary to require. The Depositary may withhold the
delivery or registration of transfer of American Depositary Shares or the distribution of any
dividend or sale or 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. Each Owner and Holder agrees to provide any
information requested by the Company or the Depositary pursuant to this Section 3.01.
Section 3.02 Liability of Owner for Taxes. If any tax or other governmental charge
shall become payable by the Custodian or the Depositary with respect to any American Depositary
Shares or any Deposited Securities represented by any American Depositary Shares, such tax or other
governmental charge shall be payable by the Owner of such American Depositary Shares to the
Depositary. The Depositary may, and upon receipt of instructions from the Company shall, refuse to
register any transfer of those American Depositary Shares or any withdrawal of Deposited Securities
represented by those American Depositary Shares until such payment is made, and may withhold any
dividends or other distributions, or may sell for the account of the Owner thereof any part or all
of the Deposited Securities represented by those American Depositary Shares, and may apply such
dividends or other distributions or the proceeds of any such sale in payment of such tax or other
governmental charge and the Owner of such American Depositary Shares shall remain liable for any
deficiency.
Section 3.03 Warranties on Deposit of Shares. Every person depositing Shares under
this Deposit Agreement shall be deemed thereby to represent and warrant that such Shares and each
certificate therefor, if applicable, are validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of any
preemptive rights of the holders of outstanding Shares and that the person making such deposit is
duly authorized so to do. Every such person shall also be deemed to represent that the deposit of
such Shares and the sale of American Depositary Shares representing such Shares by that person are
not restricted under the Securities Act of 1933. Such representations and warranties shall survive
the deposit of Shares and delivery of American Depositary Shares.
Section 3.04 Disclosure of Interests. The Company may from time to time request
Owners to provide information as to the capacity in which such Owners own or owned American
Depositary Shares and regarding the identity of any other persons then or previously interested in
such American Depositary Shares and the nature of such interest. Each Owner agrees to provide any
information requested by the Company or the Depositary pursuant to this Section 3.04. The
Depositary agrees to comply with reasonable written instructions received from the Company
requesting that the Depositary forward any such requests to the Owners and to forward to the
Company any such responses to such requests received by the Depositary. To the extent that
provisions of or governing any Deposited Securities or the rules or regulations of any governmental
authority or securities exchange or automated quotation system may require the disclosure of
beneficial or other ownership of Deposited Securities, other Shares and other
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securities to the Company or other persons and may provide for blocking transfer and voting or
other rights to enforce such disclosure or limit such ownership, the Depositary shall use its
reasonable efforts to comply with Company’s instructions in respect of any such enforcement or
limitation.
ARTICLE IV
THE DEPOSITED SECURITIES
Section 4.01 Cash Distributions. Whenever the Depositary shall receive any cash
dividend or other cash distribution on any Deposited Securities, the Depositary shall, subject to
the provisions of Section 4.05, convert such dividend or distribution into Dollars and shall
distribute the amount thus received (net of the fees and expenses of the Depositary as provided in
Section 5.09) to the Owners entitled thereto, in proportion to the number of American Depositary
Shares representing such Deposited Securities held by them respectively; provided, however, that in
the event that the Company or the Depositary shall be required to withhold and does withhold from
such cash dividend or such other cash distribution an amount on account of taxes or other
governmental charges, the amount distributed to the Owner of the American Depositary Shares
representing such Deposited Securities shall be reduced accordingly. The Depositary shall
distribute only such amount, however, as can be distributed without attributing to any Owner a
fraction of one cent. Any such fractional amounts shall be rounded to the nearest whole cent and
so distributed to Owners entitled thereto. The Company or its agent will remit to the appropriate
governmental agency in the Commonwealth of Australia or Bermuda (as appropriate) all amounts
withheld and owing to such agency. The Depositary will forward to the Company or its agent such
information from its records as the Company may reasonably request to enable the Company or its
agent to file necessary reports with governmental agencies, and the Depositary or the Company or
its agent may file any such reports necessary to obtain benefits under the applicable tax treaties
for the Owners.
Section 4.02 Distributions Other Than Cash, Shares or Rights. Subject to the
provisions of Sections 4.11 and 5.09, whenever the Depositary shall receive any distribution other
than a distribution described in Section 4.01, 4.03 or 4.04, the Depositary shall cause the
securities or property received by it to be distributed to the Owners entitled thereto, after
deduction or upon payment of any fees and expenses of the Depositary or any taxes or other
governmental charges, in proportion to the number of American Depositary Shares representing such
Deposited Securities held by them respectively, in any manner that the Depositary may deem
equitable and practicable for accomplishing such distribution; provided, however, that if in the
opinion of the Depositary such distribution cannot be made proportionately among the Owners
entitled thereto, or if for any other reason (including, but not limited to, any requirement that
the Company or the Depositary withhold an amount on account of taxes or other governmental charges
or that such securities must be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 in order to be
distributed to Owners or Holders) the Depositary deems such distribution not to be feasible, the
Depositary may adopt such method as it may deem equitable and practicable for the purpose of
effecting such distribution, including, but not limited to, the public or private sale of the
securities or property thus received, or any part thereof, and the net proceeds of any such sale
(net of the fees and expenses of the Depositary as provided in Section 5.09) shall be distributed
by the Depositary to the Owners entitled thereto, all in the manner and subject to the conditions
described in Section 4.01. The Depositary may sell, by public or private sale, an amount of
securities or other property it would otherwise distribute under this Section 4.02 that is
sufficient to pay it fees and expenses in respect of that distribution.
Section 4.03 Distributions in Shares. If any distribution upon any Deposited
Securities consists of a dividend in, or free distribution of, Shares, the Depositary may deliver
to the Owners entitled thereto, in proportion to the number of American Depositary Shares
representing such Deposited Securities held by them respectively, an aggregate number of American
Depositary Shares representing
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the amount of Shares received as such dividend or free distribution, subject to the terms and
conditions of the Deposit Agreement with respect to the deposit of Shares and after deduction or
upon issuance of American Depositary Shares, including the withholding of any tax or other
governmental charge as provided in Section 4.11 and the payment of the fees and expenses of the
Depositary as provided in Section 5.09 (and the Depositary may sell, by public or private sale, an
amount of the Shares received sufficient to pay its fees and expenses in respect of that
distribution). The Depositary may withhold any such delivery of American Depositary Shares if it
has not received satisfactory assurances from the Company that such distribution does not require
registration under the Securities Act of 1933. In lieu of delivering fractional American
Depositary Shares in any such case, the Depositary shall sell the amount of Shares represented by
the aggregate of such fractions and distribute the net proceeds, all in the manner and subject to
the conditions described in Section 4.01. If additional American Depositary Shares are not so
delivered, each American Depositary Share shall thenceforth also represent the additional Shares
distributed upon the Deposited Securities represented thereby.
Section 4.04 Rights. In the event that the Company shall offer or 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 the procedure to be followed
in making such rights available to any Owners or in disposing of such rights on behalf of any
Owners and making the net proceeds available to such Owners or, if by the terms of such rights
offering or for any other reason, the Depositary may not either make such rights available to any
Owners or dispose of such rights and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the
Depositary shall allow the rights to lapse. If at the time of the offering of any rights the
Depositary determines in its discretion that it is lawful and feasible to make such rights
available to all or certain Owners but not to other Owners, the Depositary may distribute to any
Owner to whom it determines the distribution to be lawful and feasible, in proportion to the number
of American Depositary Shares held by such Owner, warrants or other instruments therefor in such
form as it deems appropriate.
In circumstances in which rights would otherwise not be distributed, if an Owner requests the
distribution of warrants or other instruments in order to exercise the rights allocable to the
American Depositary Shares of such Owner hereunder, the Depositary will make such rights available
to such Owner upon written notice from the Company to the Depositary that (a) the Company has
elected in its sole discretion to permit such rights to be exercised and (b) such Owner has
executed such documents as the Company has determined in its sole discretion are reasonably
required under applicable law.
If the Depositary has distributed warrants or other instruments for rights to all or certain
Owners, then upon instruction from such an Owner pursuant to such warrants or other instruments to
the Depositary from such Owner to exercise such rights, upon payment by such Owner to the
Depositary for the account of such Owner of an amount equal to the purchase price of the Shares to
be received upon the exercise of the rights, and upon payment of the fees and expenses of the
Depositary and any other charges as set forth in such warrants or other instruments, the Depositary
shall, on behalf of such Owner, exercise the rights and purchase the Shares, and the Company shall
cause the Shares so purchased to be delivered to the Depositary on behalf of such Owner. As agent
for such Owner, the Depositary will cause the Shares so purchased to be deposited pursuant to
Section 2.02 of this Deposit Agreement, and shall, pursuant to Section 2.03 of this Deposit
Agreement, deliver American Depositary Shares to such Owner. In the case of a distribution
pursuant to the second paragraph of this Section, such deposit shall be made, and Deposited
Securities shall be delivered, under depositary arrangements which provide for issuance of
Deposited Securities subject to the appropriate restrictions on sale, deposit, cancellation, and
transfer under applicable United States laws.
If the Depositary determines in its discretion that it is not lawful and feasible to make such
rights available to all or certain Owners, it may sell the rights, warrants or other instruments in
proportion to the
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number of American Depositary Shares held by the Owners to whom it has determined it may not
lawfully or feasibly make such rights available, and allocate the net proceeds of such sales (net
of the fees and expenses of the Depositary as provided in Section 5.09 and all taxes and
governmental charges payable in connection with such rights and subject to the terms and conditions
of this Deposit Agreement) for the account of such Owners otherwise entitled to such rights,
warrants or other instruments, upon an averaged or other practical basis without regard to any
distinctions among such Owners because of exchange restrictions or the date of delivery of any
American Depositary Shares or otherwise.
The Depositary will not offer rights to Owners unless both the rights and the securities to
which such rights relate are either exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 with
respect to a distribution to all Owners or are registered under the provisions of such Act;
provided, that nothing in this Deposit Agreement shall create any obligation on the part of the
Company to file a registration statement with respect to such rights or underlying securities or to
endeavor to have such a registration statement declared effective. If an Owner requests the
distribution of warrants or other instruments, notwithstanding that there has been no such
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, the Depositary shall not effect such distribution
unless it has received an opinion from recognized counsel in the United States for the Company upon
which the Depositary may rely that such distribution to such Owner is exempt from such
registration.
The Depositary shall not be responsible for any failure to determine that it may be lawful or
feasible to make such rights available to Owners in general or any Owner in particular.
Section 4.05 Conversion of Foreign Currency. Whenever the Depositary or the Custodian
shall receive foreign currency, by way of dividends or other distributions or the net proceeds from
the sale of securities, property or rights, and if at the time of the receipt thereof the foreign
currency so received can in the judgment of the Depositary be converted on a reasonable basis into
Dollars and the resulting Dollars transferred to the United States, the Depositary shall convert or
cause to be converted by sale or in any other manner that it may determine such foreign currency
into Dollars, and such Dollars shall be distributed to the Owners entitled thereto or, if the
Depositary shall have distributed any warrants or other instruments which entitle the Holders
thereof to such Dollars, then to the Holders of such warrants and/or instruments upon surrender
thereof for cancellation. Such distribution may be made upon an averaged or other practicable
basis without regard to any distinctions among Owners on account of exchange restrictions, the date
of delivery of any American Depositary Shares or otherwise and shall be net of any expenses of
conversion into Dollars incurred by the Depositary as provided in Section 5.09.
If such conversion or distribution can be effected only with the approval or license of any
government or agency thereof, the Depositary shall file such application for approval or license,
if any, as it may deem desirable.
If at any time the Depositary shall determine that in its judgment any foreign currency
received by the Depositary or the Custodian is not convertible on a reasonable basis into Dollars
transferable to the United States, or if any approval or license of any government or agency
thereof which is required for such conversion is denied or in the opinion of the Depositary is not
obtainable, or if any such approval or license is not obtained within a reasonable period as
determined by the Depositary, the Depositary may distribute the foreign currency (or an appropriate
document evidencing the right to receive such foreign currency) received by the Depositary to, or
in its discretion may hold such foreign currency uninvested and without liability for interest
thereon for the respective accounts of, the Owners entitled to receive the same.
If any such conversion of foreign currency, in whole or in part, cannot be effected for
distribution to some of the Owners entitled thereto, the Depositary may in its discretion make such
conversion and
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distribution in Dollars to the extent permissible to the Owners entitled thereto and may
distribute the balance of the foreign currency received by the Depositary to, or hold such balance
uninvested and without liability for interest thereon for the respective accounts of, the Owners
entitled thereto.
Section 4.06 Fixing of Record Date. 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, or whenever for
any reason the Depositary causes a change in the number of Shares that are represented by each
American Depositary Share, or whenever the Depositary shall find it necessary or convenient, the
Depositary shall fix a record date (a) for the determination of the Owners who shall be
(i) entitled to receive such dividend, distribution or rights or the net proceeds of the sale
thereof, (ii) entitled to give instructions for the exercise of voting rights at any such meeting
or (iii) responsible for any fee or charge assessed by the Depositary pursuant to this Deposit
Agreement, or (b) on or after which each American Depositary Share will represent the changed
number of Shares. Subject to the provisions of Sections 4.01 through 4.05 and to the other terms
and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, the Owners on such record date shall be entitled, as the
case may be, to receive the amount distributable by the Depositary with respect to such dividend or
other distribution or such rights or the net proceeds of sale thereof in proportion to the number
of American Depositary Shares held by them respectively and to give voting instructions and to act
in respect of any other such matter.
Section 4.07 Voting of Deposited Securities. 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, mail to the Owners a notice, the form of which
notice shall be in the sole discretion of the Depositary, which shall contain (a) such information
as is contained in such notice of meeting received by the Depositary from the Company, (b) a
statement that the Owners as of the close of business on a specified record date will be entitled,
subject to any applicable provision of law of the Commonwealth of Australia or Bermuda and of the
Bye-laws of the Company, to instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights, if
any, pertaining to the amount of Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by their
respective American Depositary Shares and (c) a statement as to the manner in which such
instructions may be given including an express indication that instructions may be given (or be
deemed given in accordance with the last sentence of this paragraph if no instruction is received)
to the Depositary to give a discretionary proxy to a person designated by the Company. Upon the
written request of an Owner on such record date, received on or before the date established by the
Depositary for such purpose, the Depositary shall endeavor, in so far as practicable, to vote or
cause to be voted the amount of Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by the American
Depositary Shares in accordance with the instructions set forth in such request. The Depositary
shall not vote or attempt to exercise the right to vote that attaches to the Shares or other
Deposited Securities, other than in accordance with such instructions or deemed instructions. If no
instructions are received by the Depositary from any Owner with respect to any of the Deposited
Securities represented by the American Depositary Shares on or before the date established by the
Depositary for such purpose, the Depositary shall deem such Owner to have instructed the Depositary
to give a discretionary proxy to a person designated by the Company with respect to such Deposited
Securities and the Depositary shall give a discretionary proxy to a person designated by the
Company to vote such Deposited Securities, provided, that no such instruction shall be deemed given
and no such discretionary proxy shall be given with respect to any matter as to which the Company
informs the Depositary (and the Company agrees to provide such information as promptly as
practicable in writing) that (x) the Company does not wish such proxy given, (y) substantial
opposition exits or (z) such matter materially and adversely affects the rights of holders of
Shares.
There can be no assurance that Owners generally or any Owner in particular will receive the
notice described in the preceding paragraph sufficiently prior to the instruction cutoff date to
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the Depositary will vote the Shares or Deposited Securities in accordance with the provisions
set forth in the preceding paragraph.
In order to give Owners a reasonable opportunity to instruct the Depositary as to the exercise
of voting rights relating to Deposited Securities, if the Company will request the Depositary to
act under this Section 4.07, the Company shall give the Depositary notice of any such meeting and
details concerning the matters to be voted upon not less than 28 days prior to the meeting date.
Section 4.08 Changes Affecting Deposited Securities. Upon any change in nominal
value, 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, or upon the redemption or cancellation by the
Company of the Deposited Securities, any securities, cash or property which shall be received by
the Depositary or a Custodian in exchange for, in conversion of, in lieu of or in respect of
Deposited Securities, shall be treated as new Deposited Securities under this Deposit Agreement,
and American Depositary Shares shall thenceforth represent, in addition to the existing Deposited
Securities, the right to receive the new Deposited Securities so received, unless additional
Receipts are delivered pursuant to the following sentence. In any such case the Depositary may
execute and deliver additional Receipts as in the case of a dividend in Shares, or call for the
surrender of outstanding Receipts to be exchanged for new Receipts specifically describing such new
Deposited Securities.
Section 4.09 Reports. The Depositary shall make available for inspection by Owners at
its Corporate Trust Office any reports and communications, including any proxy solicitation
material, 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 shall also, upon written request by the Company, send to
the Owners copies of such reports when furnished by the Company pursuant to Section 5.06. Any such
reports and communications, including any such proxy solicitation material, furnished to the
Depositary by the Company shall be furnished in English, to the extent such materials are required
to be translated into English pursuant to any regulations of the Commission.
Section 4.10 Lists of Owners. Promptly upon request by the Company, the Depositary
shall, at the expense of the Company, furnish to it a list, as of a recent date, of the names,
addresses and holdings of American Depositary Shares by all persons in whose names American
Depositary Shares are registered on the books of the Depositary.
Section 4.11 Withholding. 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 charge which the Depositary is obligated to withhold, the Depositary may by
public or private sale 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 or charges and the Depositary shall distribute the net proceeds of
any such sale after deduction of such taxes or charges to the Owners entitled thereto in proportion
to the number of American Depositary Shares held by them respectively.
ARTICLE V
THE DEPOSITARY, THE CUSTODIANS AND THE COMPANY
Section 5.01 Maintenance of Office and Transfer Books by the Depositary. Until
termination of this Deposit Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Depositary shall maintain
in the Borough of
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Manhattan, The City of New York, facilities for the execution and delivery, registration,
registration of transfers and surrender of Receipts in accordance with the provisions of this
Deposit Agreement.
The Depositary shall keep books, at its Corporate Trust Office, for the registration of
American Depositary Shares and transfers of American Depositary Shares which at all reasonable
times shall be open for inspection by the Owners, provided that such inspection shall not be for
the purpose of communicating with Owners in the interest of a business or object other than the
business of the Company or a matter related to this Deposit Agreement or the American Depositary
Shares.
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 hereunder.
If any American Depositary Shares are listed on one or more stock exchanges in the United
States, the Depositary shall act as Registrar or appoint a Registrar or one or more co-registrars
for registry of such American Depositary Shares in accordance with any requirements of such
exchange or exchanges.
The Company shall have the right, at all reasonable times, to inspect transfer and
registration records of the Depositary, the Registrar and any co-transfer agents or co-registrars
and to require such parties to supply copies of such portions of their records as the Company may
reasonably request.
Section 5.02 Prevention or Delay in Performance by the Depositary or the Company.
Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees,
agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Holder (i) if by reason of any
provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or
of any governmental or regulatory authority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision,
present or future, of the Bye-laws of the Company, or by reason of any provision of any securities
issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution thereof, or by reason of any
act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the
Company (or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates) shall be
prevented, delayed or forbidden from, or be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of,
doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of this Deposit Agreement or the Deposited
Securities it is provided shall be done or performed, (ii) by reason of any nonperformance or
delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which by the terms of this
Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, (iii) by reason of any exercise
of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in this Deposit Agreement, (iv) for the
inability of any Owner or Holder to benefit from any distribution, offering, right or other benefit
which is made available to holders of Deposited Securities but is not, under the terms of this
Deposit Agreement, made available to Owners or Holders, or (v) for any special, consequential or
punitive damages for any breach of the terms of this Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a
distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02, or 4.03, or an offering or distribution pursuant to
Section 4.04, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to
Owners, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such
Owners and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such
distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse.
Section 5.03 Obligations of the Depositary, the Custodian and the Company. The
Company, its directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates assume no obligation nor shall
any of them be subject to any liability under this Deposit Agreement to any Owner or Holder, except
that the Company agrees to perform its obligations specifically set forth in this Deposit Agreement
without negligence or bad faith.
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The Depositary, its directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates assume no obligation
nor shall any of them be subject to any liability under this Deposit Agreement to any Owner or
Holder (including, without limitation, liability with respect to the validity or worth of the
Deposited Securities), except that the Depositary agrees to perform its obligations specifically
set forth in this Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith.
Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, officers,
employees, agents or affiliates 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
American Depositary Shares on behalf of any Owner or Holder or any other person.
Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors, officers,
employees, agents or affiliates shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon
the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for
deposit, any Owner or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such
advice or information.
The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary
whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with any
matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in
connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises the Depositary performed its
obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary.
The Depositary shall not be liable for the acts or omissions made by any securities
depository, clearing agency or settlement system in connection with or arising out of book-entry
settlement of Deposited Securities or otherwise.
The Depositary shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote
any of the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of
any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith.
No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of
this Deposit Agreement.
Section 5.04 Resignation and Removal of the Depositary. The Depositary may at any
time resign as Depositary hereunder 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 hereinafter provided.
The Depositary may at any time be removed by the Company by 90 days prior written notice of
such removal, to become effective upon the later of (i) the 90th day after delivery of
the notice to the Depositary and (ii) the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance
of such appointment as hereinafter provided.
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; but such predecessor, nevertheless, upon payment of all sums due it and on the written
request of the Company shall execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor all
rights and powers of such predecessor
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hereunder, shall duly assign, transfer and deliver all right, title and interest in the
Deposited Securities to such successor and shall deliver to such successor a list of the Owners of
all outstanding Receipts. Any such successor depositary shall promptly mail notice of its
appointment to the Owners.
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.
Section 5.05 The Custodians. The Custodian shall be subject at all times and in all
respects to the directions of the Depositary and shall be responsible solely to it. Any Custodian
may resign and be discharged from its duties hereunder by notice of such resignation delivered to
the Depositary at least 30 days prior to the date on which such resignation is to become effective.
If upon such resignation there shall be no Custodian acting hereunder, the Depositary shall,
promptly after receiving such notice, appoint a substitute custodian or custodians, each of which
shall thereafter be a Custodian hereunder. The Depositary in its discretion may appoint a
substitute or additional custodian or custodians, each of which shall thereafter be one of the
Custodians hereunder. Upon demand of the Depositary any Custodian shall deliver such of the
Deposited Securities held by it as are requested of it to any other Custodian or such substitute or
additional custodian or custodians. Each such substitute or additional custodian shall deliver to
the Depositary, forthwith upon its appointment, an acceptance of such appointment satisfactory in
form and substance to the Depositary.
Upon the appointment of any successor depositary hereunder, each Custodian then acting
hereunder shall forthwith become, without any further act or writing, the agent hereunder of such
successor depositary and the appointment of such successor depositary shall in no way impair the
authority of each Custodian hereunder; but the successor depositary so appointed shall,
nevertheless, on the written request of any Custodian, execute and deliver to such Custodian all
such instruments as may be proper to give to such Custodian full and complete power and authority
as agent hereunder of such successor depositary.
Section 5.06 Notices and Reports. On or before the first date on which the Company
gives notice, by publication or otherwise, of any meeting of holders of Shares or other Deposited
Securities, or of any adjourned meeting of such holders, or of the taking of any action in respect
of any cash or other distributions or the offering of any rights, the Company agrees to transmit to
the Depositary and the Custodian a copy of the notice thereof in the form given or to be given to
holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities.
The Company will arrange for the translation into English, if not already in English, to the
extent required pursuant to any regulations of the Commission, and the prompt transmittal by the
Company to the Depositary and the Custodian of such notices and any other reports and
communications which are made generally available by the Company to holders of its Shares. If
requested in writing by the Company, the Depositary will arrange for the mailing, at the Company’s
expense, of copies of such notices, reports and communications to all Owners. The Company will
timely provide the Depositary with the quantity of such notices, reports, and communications, as
requested by the Depositary from time to time, in order for the Depositary to effect such mailings.
The Company represents that as of the date of this Deposit Agreement, the date of any
amendment to the Deposit Agreement, and the last day of each calendar year, the statements in
Article 11 of the Receipt with respect to the exemption from registration under Rule 12g3-2(b) are
true and correct.
Section 5.07 Distribution of Additional Shares, Rights, etc. If the Company or any
affiliate of the Company determines to make any issuance or distribution of (1) additional Shares,
(2) rights to subscribe for Shares, (3) securities convertible into or exchangeable for Shares, or
(4) rights to subscribe
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for such securities (each a “Distribution”), the Company shall notify the Depositary
in writing in English as promptly as practicable and in any event before the Distribution starts
and, if requested in writing by the Depositary, the Company shall promptly furnish to the
Depositary a written opinion from U.S. counsel for the Company that is reasonably satisfactory to
the Depositary, stating whether or not the Distribution requires, or, if made in the United States,
would require, registration under the Securities Act of 1933. If, in the opinion of that counsel,
the Distribution requires, or, if made in the United States, would require, registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, that counsel shall furnish to the Depositary a written opinion as to
whether or not there is a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 in effect that
will cover that Distribution.
The Company agrees with the Depositary that neither the Company nor any company controlled by,
controlling or under common control with the Company will at any time deposit any Shares, either
originally issued or previously issued and reacquired by the Company or any such affiliate, unless
a Registration Statement is in effect as to such Shares under the Securities Act of 1933 or the
Company delivers to the Depositary an opinion of United States counsel, satisfactory to the
Depositary, to the effect that, upon deposit, those Shares will be eligible for public resale in
the United States without further registration under the Securities Act of 1933.
Section 5.08 Indemnification. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its
directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of
them harmless from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to any fees and expenses
incurred in seeking, enforcing or collecting such indemnity and the fees and expenses of counsel)
which may arise out of or in connection with (a) any registration with the Commission of American
Depositary Shares or Deposited Securities or the offer or sale thereof in the United States or
(b) acts performed or omitted, pursuant to the provisions of or in connection with this Deposit
Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or their respective directors, officers,
employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence
or bad faith of any of them, or (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, officers, employees,
agents and affiliates.
The indemnities contained in the preceding paragraph shall not extend to any liability or
expense which arises solely and exclusively out of a Pre-Release (as defined in Section 2.09) of a
Receipt or Receipts in accordance with Section 2.09 and which would not otherwise have arisen had
such Receipt or Receipts not been the subject of a Pre-Release pursuant to Section 2.09; provided,
however, that the indemnities provided in the preceding paragraph shall apply to any such liability
or expense to the extent that such liability or expense would have arisen had a Receipt or Receipts
not been the subject of a Pre-Release.
The Depositary agrees to indemnify the Company, its directors, officers, employees, agents and
affiliates and hold them harmless from any liability or expense (including, but not limited to the
fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted by the Depositary or
its Custodian or their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates due to
their negligence or bad faith.
If an action or proceeding (including, but not limited to, any governmental investigation,
claim or dispute) in respect of which indemnity may be sought by either party is brought or
asserted against the other party, the party seeking indemnification (the “Indemnitee”) shall
promptly notify the other party (the “Indemnitor”) in writing of such proceeding giving reasonable
details thereof. The Indemnitor shall be entitled to participate in such proceeding and, to the
extent no conflict of interest exists in the conduct of the defense, to assume the defense thereof
with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee. After notice from the Indemnitor to the
Indemnitee of its election to assume the defense, and provided no conflict of interest exists, the
Indemnitor shall not be liable to the Indemnitee for any legal expenses of
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other counsel or any other expenses, in each case subsequently incurred by the Indemnitee, in
connection with the defense other than reasonable costs of investigation. No compromise or
settlement of such action or proceeding may be effected by either party without the other party’s
consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld) unless (i) there is no finding or admission of
any violation of law and no effect on any other claims that may be made against such other party
and (ii) the sole relief provided is monetary damages that are paid in full by the party seeking
such compromise or settlement.
Section 5.09 Charges of Depositary. The Company agrees to pay the fees and
out-of-pocket expenses of the Depositary and those of any Registrar in accordance with agreements
in writing entered into between the Depositary and the Company from
time to time. The charges and expenses of the Custodian are not for
the account of the Company.
The following charges shall be incurred by any party depositing or withdrawing Shares or by
any party surrendering American Depositary Shares or to whom American Depositary Shares are issued
(including, without limitation, issuance pursuant to a stock dividend or stock split declared by
the Company or an exchange of stock regarding the American Depositary Shares or Deposited
Securities or a delivery of American Depositary Shares pursuant to Section 4.03), or by Owners, as
applicable: (1) taxes and other governmental charges, (2) such registration fees as may from time
to time be in effect for the registration of transfers of Shares generally on the Share register of
the Company or Foreign Registrar and applicable to transfers of Shares to or from the name of the
Depositary or its nominee or the Custodian or its nominee on the making of deposits or withdrawals
hereunder, (3) such cable, telex and facsimile transmission expenses as are expressly provided in
this Deposit Agreement, (4) such expenses as are incurred by the Depositary in the conversion of
foreign currency pursuant to Section 4.05, (5) a fee of $5.00 or less per 100 American Depositary
Shares (or portion thereof) for the delivery of American Depositary Shares pursuant to
Section 2.03, 4.03 or 4.04 and the surrender of American Depositary Shares pursuant to Section 2.05
or 6.02, (6) a fee of $.02 or less per American Depositary Share (or portion thereof) for any cash
distribution made pursuant to this Deposit Agreement, including, but not limited to Sections 4.01
through 4.04 hereof, (7) a fee for the distribution of securities pursuant to Section 4.02, such
fee being in an amount equal to the fee for the execution and delivery of American Depositary
Shares referred to above which would have been charged as a result of the deposit of such
securities (for purposes of this clause 7 treating all such securities as if they were Shares) but
which securities are instead distributed by the Depositary to Owners, (8) in addition to any fee
charged under clause 6, a fee of $.02 or less per American Depositary Share (or portion thereof)
per annum for depositary services, which will be payable as provided in clause 9 below, and (9) any
other charges payable by the Depositary, any of the Depositary’s agents, including the Custodian,
or the agents of the Depositary’s agents in connection with the servicing of Shares or other
Deposited Securities (which charge shall be assessed against Owners as of the date or dates set by
the Depositary in accordance with Section 4.06 and shall be payable at the sole discretion of the
Depositary by billing such Owners for such charge or by deducting such charge from one or more cash
dividends or other cash distributions).
The Depositary, subject to Section 2.09 hereof, may own and deal in any class of securities of
the Company and its affiliates and in American Depositary Shares.
Section 5.10 Retention of Depositary Documents. The Depositary is authorized to
destroy those documents, records, bills and other data compiled during the term of this Deposit
Agreement at the times permitted by the laws or regulations governing the Depositary unless the
Company requests that such papers be retained for a longer period or turned over to the Company or
to a successor depositary.
Section 5.11 Exclusivity. The Company agrees not to appoint any other depositary for
issuance of American or global depositary shares or receipts so long as The Bank of New York Mellon
is acting as Depositary hereunder, subject to the Company’s rights under Section 5.04 of this
Deposit Agreement.
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Section 5.12 List of Restricted Securities Owners. From time to time, the Company
shall provide to the Depositary a list setting forth, to the actual knowledge of the Company, those
persons or entities who beneficially own Restricted Securities and the Company shall update that
list on a regular basis. The Company agrees to advise in writing each of the persons or entities
so listed that such Restricted Securities are ineligible for deposit hereunder. The Depositary may
rely on such a list or update but shall not be liable for any action or omission made in reliance
thereon.
ARTICLE VI
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
Section 6.01 Amendment. The form of the Receipts and any provisions of this Deposit
Agreement may at any time and from time to time be amended by agreement between the Company and the
Depositary without the consent of Owners or Holders in any respect which they may deem necessary or
desirable. Any amendment which shall impose or increase any fees or charges (other than taxes and
other governmental charges, registration fees, cable, telex or facsimile transmission costs,
delivery costs or other such expenses), or which shall otherwise prejudice any substantial existing
right of Owners, shall, however, not become effective as to outstanding American Depositary Shares
until the expiration of thirty days after notice of such amendment shall have been given to the
Owners of outstanding American Depositary Shares. Every Owner and Holder, at the time any amendment
so becomes effective, shall be deemed, by continuing to hold such American Depositary Shares or any
interest therein, 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 Owner to surrender
American Depositary Shares and receive therefor the Deposited Securities represented thereby,
except in order to comply with mandatory provisions of applicable law.
Section 6.02 Termination. The Company may at any time terminate this Deposit
Agreement by instructing the Depositary to mail a notice of termination to the Owners of all
American Depositary Shares then outstanding at least 60 days prior to the termination date included
in such notice. The Depositary may likewise terminate this Deposit Agreement if at any time 30
days shall have expired after the Depositary delivered to the Company a written resignation notice
and if a successor depositary shall not have been appointed and accepted its appointment as
provided in Section 5.04; in such case the Depositary shall mail a notice of termination to the
Owners of all American Depositary Shares then outstanding at least 30 days prior to the termination
date. On and after the date of termination, the Owner of American Depositary Shares will, upon
(a) surrender of such American Depositary Shares, (b) payment of the fee of the Depositary for the
surrender of American Depositary Shares referred to in Section 2.05, and (c) 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 those American Depositary Shares. If any American
Depositary Shares shall remain outstanding after the date of termination, the Depositary thereafter
shall discontinue the registration of transfers of American Depositary Shares, shall suspend the
distribution of dividends to the Owners thereof, and shall not give any further notices or perform
any further acts under this Deposit Agreement, except that the Depositary shall continue to collect
dividends and other distributions pertaining to Deposited Securities, shall sell rights and other
property as provided in this Deposit Agreement, and shall continue to deliver 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, upon surrender of American Depositary Shares
(after deducting, in each case, the fee of the Depositary for the surrender of American Depositary
Shares, any expenses for the account of the Owner of such American Depositary Shares in accordance
with the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, and any applicable taxes or governmental
charges).
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At any time after the expiration of four months from the date of termination, 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 under this Deposit
Agreement, unsegregated and without liability for interest, for the pro rata benefit of the Owners
of American Depositary Shares that have not theretofore been surrendered, such Owners thereupon
becoming general creditors of the Depositary with respect to such net proceeds. After making such
sale, the Depositary shall be discharged from all obligations under this Deposit Agreement, except
to account for such net proceeds and other cash (after deducting, in each case, the fee of the
Depositary for the surrender of American Depositary Shares, any expenses for the account of the
Owner of such American Depositary Shares in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Deposit Agreement, and any applicable taxes or governmental charges. Upon the termination of this
Deposit Agreement, the Company shall be discharged from all obligations under this Deposit
Agreement except for its obligations to the Depositary under Sections 5.08 and 5.09. The
obligations of the Depositary under Section 5.08 shall survive the termination of this Deposit
Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 7.01 Counterparts. This Deposit Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of such counterparts shall
constitute one and the same instrument. Copies of this Deposit Agreement shall be filed with the
Depositary and the Custodians and shall be open to inspection by any Owner or Holder during
business hours.
Section 7.02 No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Deposit Agreement is for the
exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and shall not be deemed to give any legal or equitable
right, remedy or claim whatsoever to any other person.
Section 7.03 Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in
this Deposit Agreement or in the Receipts should be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in
any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein
or therein shall in no way be affected, prejudiced or disturbed thereby.
Section 7.04 Owners and Holders as Parties; Binding Effect. The Owners and Holders
from time to time shall be parties to this Deposit Agreement and shall be bound by all of the terms
and conditions hereof and of the Receipts by acceptance of American Depositary Shares or any
interest therein.
Section 7.05 Notices. Any and all notices to be given to the Company shall be deemed
to have been duly given if personally delivered or sent by mail or cable, telex or facsimile
transmission confirmed by letter, addressed to Xxxxx 0, 0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx, XX,
Xxxxxxxxx 0000 Attention: Company Secretary, or any other place to which the Company may have
transferred its principal office with notice to the Depositary.
Any and all notices to be given to the Depositary shall be deemed to have been duly given if
in English and personally delivered or sent by mail or cable, telex or facsimile transmission
confirmed by letter, addressed to The Bank of New York Mellon, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: American Depositary Receipt Administration, or any other place to which
the Depositary may have transferred its Corporate Trust Office with notice to the Company.
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Any and all notices to be given to any Owner shall be deemed to have been duly given if
personally delivered or sent by mail or cable, telex or facsimile transmission confirmed by letter,
addressed to such Owner at the address of such Owner as it appears on the transfer books for
American Depositary Shares of the Depositary, or, if such Owner shall have filed with the
Depositary a written request that notices intended for such Owner be mailed to some other address,
at the address designated in such request.
Delivery of a notice sent by mail or cable, telex or facsimile transmission shall be deemed to
be effected at the time when a duly addressed letter containing the same (or a confirmation thereof
in the case of a cable, telex or facsimile transmission) is deposited, postage prepaid, in a
post-office letter box. The Depositary or the Company may, however, act upon any cable, telex or
facsimile transmission received by it, notwithstanding that such cable, telex or facsimile
transmission shall not subsequently be confirmed by letter as aforesaid.
Section 7.06 Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process; Jury
Trial Waiver. The Company hereby (i) irrevocably designates and appoints
Corporation Service Company (CSC) 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000, in the Borough of Manhattan, The State of New
York, as the Company’s authorized agent upon which process may be served in any suit or proceeding
arising out of or relating to the Shares or Deposited Securities, the American Depositary Shares,
the Receipts or this Agreement, (ii) consents and submits to the jurisdiction of any state or
federal court in the State of New York in which any such suit or proceeding may be instituted, and
(iii) agrees that service of process upon said authorized agent shall be deemed in every respect
effective service of process upon the Company in any such suit or proceeding. The Company agrees
to deliver, upon the execution and delivery of this Deposit Agreement, a written acceptance by such
agent of its appointment as such agent. The Company further agrees to take any and all action,
including the filing of any and all such documents and instruments, as may be necessary to continue
such designation and appointment in full force and effect for so long as any American Depositary
Shares or Receipts remain outstanding or this Agreement remains in force. In the event the Company
fails to continue such designation and appointment in full force and effect, the Company hereby
waives personal service of process upon it and consents that any such service of process may be
made by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, directed to the Company at its
address last specified for notices hereunder, and service so made shall be deemed completed five
(5) days after the same shall have been so mailed.
EACH PARTY TO THIS DEPOSIT AGREEMENT (INCLUDING, FOR AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, EACH OWNER AND
HOLDER) HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT
MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST THE COMPANY AND/OR THE
DEPOSITARY DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SHARES OR OTHER DEPOSITED
SECURITIES, THE AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES OR THE RECEIPTS, THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT OR ANY
TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREIN OR THEREIN, OR THE BREACH HEREOF OR THEREOF, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION ANY QUESTION REGARDING EXISTENCE, VALIDITY OR TERMINATION (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT,
TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).
Section 7.07 Governing Law. This Deposit Agreement and the Receipts shall be
interpreted and all rights hereunder and thereunder and provisions hereof and thereof shall be
governed by the laws of the State of New York, except with respect to its authorization and
execution by the Company, which shall be governed by the laws of Bermuda.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, NKWE PLATINUM LIMITED and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON have duly executed
this Deposit Agreement as of the day and year first set forth above and all Owners and Holders
shall become parties hereto upon acceptance by them of American Depositary Shares or any interest
therein.
NKWE PLATINUM LIMITED |
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Depositary |
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EXHIBIT A
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES
(Each American Depositary Share represents five
(5) deposited Shares)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPT
FOR ORDINARY SHARES OF
NO PAR VALUE OF
NKWE PLATINUM LIMITED
(ARBN 105 979 646)
(INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF BERMUDA)
(Each American Depositary Share represents five
(5) deposited Shares)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPT
FOR ORDINARY SHARES OF
NO PAR VALUE OF
NKWE PLATINUM LIMITED
(ARBN 105 979 646)
(INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF BERMUDA)
The Bank of New York Mellon, as depositary (hereinafter called the “Depositary”),
hereby certifies that , or registered assigns IS THE OWNER OF
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES
representing deposited ordinary shares (herein called “Shares”) of NKWE PLATINUM LIMITED,
incorporated under the laws of Bermuda and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (herein
called the “Company”). At the date hereof, each American Depositary Share represents
five(5) Shares deposited or subject to deposit under the Deposit Agreement (as such term is
hereinafter defined) at the principal Melbourne, Victoria, Australia offices of Australia and New
Zealand Banking Group Ltd, HSBC Bank of Australia Limited and National Australia Bank Ltd (each
herein called the “Custodian”). The Depositary’s Corporate Trust Office is located at a
different address than its principal executive office. Its Corporate Trust Office is located at
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, X.X. 00000, and its principal executive office is located at Xxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, X.X. 00000.
THE DEPOSITARY’S CORPORATE TRUST OFFICE ADDRESS IS
000 XXXXXXX XXXXXX, XXX XXXX, X.X. 00000
000 XXXXXXX XXXXXX, XXX XXXX, X.X. 00000
Exhibit A-1
1. THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT. This American Depositary Receipt is one of an issue (herein
called “Receipts”), all issued and to be issued upon the terms and conditions set forth in
the deposit agreement, dated as of November , 2008 (herein called the “Deposit
Agreement”), by and among the Company, the Depositary, and all Owners and Holders from time to
time of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder, each of whom by accepting American Depositary
Shares agrees to become a party thereto and become bound by all the terms and conditions thereof.
The Deposit Agreement sets forth the rights of Owners and 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 “Deposited Securities”). Copies of the
Deposit Agreement are on file at the Depositary’s Corporate Trust Office in New York City and at
the office of the Custodian.
The statements made on the face and 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. Capitalized terms defined in the Deposit
Agreement and not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Deposit Agreement.
2. SURRENDER OF RECEIPTS AND WITHDRAWAL OF SHARES. Upon surrender at the Corporate
Trust Office of the Depositary of American Depositary Shares, and upon payment of the fee of the
Depositary provided in this Receipt, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Deposit
Agreement, the Owner of those American Depositary Shares is entitled to delivery, to him or as
instructed, of the amount of Deposited Securities at the time represented by those American
Depositary Shares. Such delivery will be made at the option of the Owner hereof, either at the
office of the Custodian or at the Corporate Trust Office of the Depositary, provided that the
forwarding of certificates for Shares or other Deposited Securities for such delivery at the
Corporate Trust Office of the Depositary shall be at the risk and expense of the Owner hereof.
3. TRANSFERS, SPLIT-UPS, AND COMBINATIONS OF RECEIPTS. Transfers of American
Depositary Shares may be registered on the books of the Depositary upon (i) in the case of
certificated American Depositary Shares, surrender of the Receipt evidencing those American
Depositary Shares, by the Owner in person or by a duly authorized attorney, properly endorsed or
accompanied by proper instruments of transfer or (ii) in the case of uncertificated American
Depositary Shares, receipt from the Owner of a proper instruction (including, for the avoidance of
doubt, instructions through DRS and Profile as provided in Section 2.10), and, in either case, duly
stamped as may be required by the laws of the State of New York and of the United States of America
and upon payment of funds for any applicable transfer taxes and the expenses of the Depositary and
upon compliance with such regulations, if any, as the Depositary may establish for such purpose.
This Receipt may be split into other such Receipts, or may be combined with other such Receipts
into one Receipt, evidencing the same aggregate number of American Depositary Shares as the Receipt
or Receipts surrendered. The Depositary, upon surrender of a Receipt for the purpose of exchanging
for uncertificated American Depositary Shares, shall cancel that Receipt and send the Owner a
statement confirming that the Owner is the Owner of the same number of uncertificated American
Depositary Shares that the surrendered Receipt evidenced. The Depositary, upon receipt of a proper
instruction (including, for the avoidance of doubt, instructions through DRS and Profile as
provided in Section 2.10 of the Deposit Agreement) from the Owner of uncertificated American
Depositary Shares for the purpose of exchanging for certificated American Depositary Shares, shall
execute and deliver to the Owner a Receipt evidencing the same number of certificated American
Depositary Shares. As a condition precedent to the delivery, registration of transfer, or
surrender of any American Depositary Shares or split-up or combination of any Receipt or withdrawal
of any Deposited Securities, the Depositary, the Custodian, or Registrar may require payment from
the depositor of the Shares or the presenter of the Receipt or instruction for registration of
transfer or surrender of American Depositary Shares not evidenced by a Receipt of a sum sufficient
to reimburse it
Exhibit A-2
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 as provided in the Deposit Agreement, may require (a)
the production of proof satisfactory to it as to the identity and genuineness of any signature, (b)
compliance with any laws or regulations, relating to depositary receipts in general or to the
withdrawal or sale of Deposited Securities, (c) delivery of such certificates as the Company may
from time to time specify in writing to the Depositary to assure compliance with the Securities Act
of 1933 and the rules and regulations thereunder and (d) compliance with any reasonable procedures,
if any, as the Depositary may establish consistent with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement.
The delivery of American Depositary Shares against deposit of Shares generally or against
deposit of particular Shares may be suspended, or the transfer of American Depositary Shares in
particular instances may be refused, or the registration of transfer of outstanding American
Depositary Shares 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 because of any requirement of law or of any government
or governmental body or commission, or under any provision of the Deposit Agreement, or for any
other reason, subject to the provisions of the following sentence. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in the Deposit Agreement or this Receipt, the surrender of outstanding American Depositary
Shares and withdrawal of Deposited Securities may not be suspended subject only to (i) temporary
delays caused by closing the transfer books of the Depositary or the Company or the Foreign
Registrar, if applicable, 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, and
(iii) compliance with any U.S. or foreign laws or governmental regulations relating to the American
Depositary Shares or to the withdrawal of the Deposited Securities. Without limitation of the
foregoing, the Depositary shall not knowingly accept for deposit under the Deposit Agreement any
Shares which would be required to be registered under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933
for public offer and sale in the United States, unless a registration statement is in effect as to
such Shares for such offer and sale.
4. LIABILITY OF OWNER FOR TAXES. If any tax or other governmental charge shall become
payable with respect to any American Depositary Shares or any Deposited Securities represented by
any American Depositary Shares, such tax or other governmental charge shall be payable by the Owner
to the Depositary. The Depositary may, and upon receipt of instructions from the Company shall,
refuse to register any transfer of those American Depositary Shares or any withdrawal of Deposited
Securities represented by those American Depositary Shares until such payment is made, and may
withhold any dividends or other distributions, or may sell for the account of the Owner any part or
all of the Deposited Securities represented by those American Depositary Shares, and may apply such
dividends or other distributions or the proceeds of any such sale in payment of such tax or other
governmental charge and the Owner shall remain liable for any deficiency.
5. WARRANTIES ON DEPOSIT OF SHARES. Every person depositing Shares under the Deposit
Agreement shall be deemed thereby to represent and warrant, that such Shares and each certificate
therefor, if applicable, are validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of any preemptive
rights of the holders of outstanding Shares and that the person making such deposit is duly
authorized so to do. Every such person shall also be deemed to represent that the deposit of such
Shares and the sale of American Depositary Shares representing such Shares by that person are not
restricted under the Securities Act of 1933. Such representations and warranties shall survive the
deposit of Shares and delivery of American Depositary Shares.
6. FILING PROOFS, CERTIFICATES, AND OTHER INFORMATION. Any person presenting Shares
for deposit or any Owner or Holder may be required from time to time to file with the
Exhibit A-3
Depositary or the Custodian such proof of citizenship or residence, exchange control approval,
evidence of the number of Shares beneficially owned or any other matters necessary or appropriate
to evidence compliance with the Corporations Act of Australia (to the extent applicable), the
Bermuda Companies Act, the Bye-laws of the Company and exchange control regulations, as indicated
to the Depositary by the Company, or such information relating to the registration on the books of
the Company or the Foreign Registrar, if applicable, to execute such certificates and to make such
representations and warranties, as the Depositary may deem necessary or proper or as the Company
may reasonably instruct in writing the Depositary to require. The Depositary may withhold the
delivery or registration of transfer of any American Depositary Shares or the distribution of any
dividend or sale or 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. Upon written request of the Company, the
Depositary shall deliver to the Company copies of the documents or instruments delivered to the
Depositary or any of its agents pursuant to Section 3.01 of the Deposit Agreement. No Share shall
be accepted for deposit unless accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the Depositary that any
necessary approval has been granted by any governmental body in the Commonwealth of Australia or
Bermuda (as appropriate), which is then performing the function of the regulation of currency
exchange. Each Owner and Holder agrees to provide any information requested by the Company or the
Depositary pursuant to this Article 6.
7. CHARGES OF DEPOSITARY. The following charges shall be incurred by any party
depositing or withdrawing Shares or by any party surrendering American Depositary Shares or to whom
American Depositary Shares are issued (including, without limitation, issuance pursuant to a stock
dividend or stock split declared by the Company or an exchange of stock regarding the American
Depositary Shares or Deposited Securities or a delivery of American Depositary Shares pursuant to
Section 4.03 of the Deposit Agreement), or by Owners, as applicable: (1) taxes and other
governmental charges, (2) such registration fees as may from time to time be in effect for the
registration of transfers of Shares generally on the Share register of the Company or Foreign
Registrar and applicable to transfers of Shares to or from the name of the Depositary or its
nominee or the Custodian or its nominee on the making of deposits or withdrawals under the terms of
the Deposit Agreement, (3) such cable, telex and facsimile transmission expenses as are expressly
provided in the Deposit Agreement, (4) such expenses as are incurred by the Depositary in the
conversion of foreign currency pursuant to Section 4.05 of the Deposit Agreement, (5) a fee of
$5.00 or less per 100 American Depositary Shares (or portion thereof) for the delivery of American
Depositary Shares pursuant to Section 2.03, 4.03 or 4.04 of the Deposit Agreement and the surrender
of American Depositary Shares pursuant to Section 2.05 or 6.02 of the Deposit Agreement, (6) a fee
of $.02 or less per American Depositary Share (or portion thereof) for any cash distribution made
pursuant to the Deposit Agreement, including, but not limited to Sections 4.01 through 4.04 of the
Deposit Agreement, (7) a fee for the distribution of securities pursuant to Section 4.02 of the
Deposit Agreement, such fee being in an amount equal to the fee for the execution and delivery of
American Depositary Shares referred to above which would have been charged as a result of the
deposit of such securities (for purposes of this clause 7 treating all such securities as if they
were Shares) but which securities are instead distributed by the Depositary to Owners, (8) in
addition to any fee charged under clause 6, a fee of $.02 or less per American Depositary Share (or
portion thereof) per annum for depositary services, which will be payable as provided in clause 9
below, and (9) any other charges payable by the Depositary, any of the Depositary’s agents,
including the Custodian, or the agents of the Depositary’s agents in connection with the servicing
of Shares or other Deposited Securities (which charge shall be assessed against Owners as of the
date or dates set by the Depositary in accordance with Section 4.06 of the Deposit Agreement and
shall be payable at the sole discretion of the Depositary by billing such Owners for such charge or
by deducting such charge from one or more cash dividends or other cash distributions).
Exhibit A-4
The Depositary, subject to Article 8 hereof, may own and deal in any class of securities of
the Company and its affiliates and in American Depositary Shares.
8. PRE-RELEASE OF RECEIPTS. Notwithstanding Section 2.03 of the Deposit Agreement,
the Depositary may deliver American Depositary Shares prior to the receipt of Shares pursuant to
Section 2.02 of the Deposit Agreement (a “Pre-Release”). The Depositary may, pursuant to
Section 2.05 of the Deposit Agreement, deliver Shares upon the surrender of American Depositary
Shares that have been Pre-Released, whether or not such cancellation is prior to the termination of
such Pre-Release or the Depositary knows that such American Depositary Shares have been
Pre-Released. The Depositary may receive American Depositary Shares in lieu of Shares in
satisfaction of a Pre-Release. Each Pre-Release will be (a) preceded or accompanied by a written
representation from the person to whom American Depositary Shares or Shares are to be delivered,
that such person, or its customer, owns the Shares or American Depositary Shares to be remitted, as
the case may be, (b) at all times fully collateralized with cash 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 number of Shares represented by American Depositary Shares which are
outstanding at any time as a result of Pre-Release will not normally exceed thirty percent (30%) of
the Shares deposited under the Deposit Agreement; provided, however, that the Depositary reserves
the right to change or disregard such limit from time to time as it deems appropriate.
The Depositary may retain for its own account any compensation received by it in connection
with the foregoing.
9. TITLE TO RECEIPTS. It is a condition of this Receipt and every successive Owner
and Holder of this Receipt by accepting or holding the same consents and agrees that when properly
endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer, shall be transferable as certificated
registered securities under the laws of New York. American Depositary Shares not evidenced by
Receipts shall be transferable as uncertificated registered securities under the laws of New York.
The Depositary, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, may treat the Owner of American
Depositary Shares as the absolute owner thereof 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, and neither the Depositary nor the Company shall have any
obligation or be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to any Holder of a Receipt
unless such Holder is the Owner thereof.
10. 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 signatory of the
Depositary; provided, however, that such signature may be a facsimile if a Registrar for the
Receipts shall have been appointed and such Receipts are countersigned by the manual signature of a
duly authorized officer of the Registrar.
11. REPORTS; INSPECTION OF TRANSFER BOOKS. The Company publishes information in
English required to maintain the exemption from registration under Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on its Internet web site or through an electronic information
delivery system generally available to the public in its primary trading market. The Company’s
Internet web site address is xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.
The Depositary will make available for inspection by Owners at its Corporate Trust Office any
reports, notices and other communications, including any proxy solicitation material, 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, upon written request by the Company, send to Owners copies of such reports
when
Exhibit A-5
furnished by the Company pursuant to the Deposit Agreement. Any such reports and
communications, including any such proxy solicitation material, furnished to the Depositary by the
Company shall be furnished in English to the extent such materials are required to be translated
into English pursuant to any regulations of the Commission.
The Depositary will keep books, at its Corporate Trust Office, for the registration of
American Depositary Shares and transfers of American Depositary Shares which at all reasonable
times shall be open for inspection by the Owners, provided that such inspection shall not be for
the purpose of communicating with Owners 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 American Depositary
Shares.
12. DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS. Whenever the Depositary receives any cash dividend
or other cash distribution on any Deposited Securities, the Depositary will, if at the time of
receipt thereof any amounts received in a foreign currency can in the judgment of the Depositary be
converted on a reasonable basis into United States dollars transferable to the United States, and
subject to the Deposit Agreement, convert such dividend or distribution into dollars and will
distribute the amount thus received (net of the fees and expenses of the Depositary as provided in
Article 7 hereof and Section 5.09 of the Deposit Agreement) to the Owners entitled thereto;
provided, however, that in the event that the Company 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 or other governmental charges, the amount distributed to
the Owners of the American Depositary Shares representing such Deposited Securities shall be
reduced accordingly.
Subject to the provisions of Section 4.11 and 5.09 of the Deposit Agreement, whenever the
Depositary receives any distribution other than a distribution described in Section 4.01, 4.03 or
4.04 of the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary will cause the securities or property received by it
to be distributed to the Owners entitled thereto, after deduction or upon payment of any fees and
expenses of the Depositary or any taxes or other governmental charges, in proportion to the number
of American Depositary Shares representing such Deposited Securities held by them respectively, in
any manner that the Depositary may deem equitable and practicable for accomplishing such
distribution; provided, however, that if in the opinion of the Depositary such distribution cannot
be made proportionately among the Owners of Receipts 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 and practicable for the purpose of effecting such distribution, including,
but not limited to, the public or private sale of the securities or property thus received, or any
part thereof, and the net proceeds of any such sale (net of the fees and expenses of the Depositary
as provided in Article 7 hereof and Section 5.09 of the Deposit Agreement) will be distributed by
the Depositary to the Owners of Receipts entitled thereto all in the manner and subject to the
conditions described in Section 4.01 of the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary may sell, by public
or private sale, an amount of securities or other property it would otherwise distribute under this
Article that is sufficient to pay its fees and expenses in respect of that distribution.
If any distribution consists of a dividend in, or free distribution of, Shares, the Depositary
may deliver to the Owners entitled thereto, an aggregate number of American Depositary Shares
representing the amount of Shares received as such dividend or free distribution, subject to the
terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement with respect to the deposit of Shares and after
deduction or upon issuance of American Depositary Shares, including the withholding of any tax or
other governmental charge as provided in Section 4.11 of the Deposit Agreement and the payment of
the fees and expenses of the Depositary as provided in Article 7 hereof and Section 5.09 of the
Deposit Agreement (and the Depositary may sell, by public or private sale, an amount of Shares
received sufficient to pay its fees and expenses in respect of that distribution). The Depositary
may withhold any such distribution of Receipts
Exhibit A-6
if it has not received satisfactory assurances from the Company that such distribution does
not require registration under the Securities Act of 1933 or is exempt from registration under the
provisions of such Act. In lieu of delivering fractional American Depositary Shares in any such
case, the Depositary will sell the amount of Shares represented by the aggregate of such fractions
and distribute the net proceeds, all in the manner and subject to the conditions described in
Section 4.01of the Deposit Agreement. If additional American Depositary Shares are not so
delivered, each American Depositary Share shall thenceforth also represent the additional Shares
distributed upon the Deposited Securities represented thereby.
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 charge which
the Depositary is obligated to withhold, the Depositary may by public or private sale 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 any such taxes
or charges, and the Depositary shall distribute the net proceeds of any such sale after deduction
of such taxes or charges to the Owners of Receipts entitled thereto.
The Depositary shall forward to the Company or its agent such information from its records as
the Company may reasonably request to enable the Company or its agent to file necessary reports
with governmental agencies.
13. RIGHTS. In the event that the Company shall offer or 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 the procedure to be followed in making
such rights available to any Owners or in disposing of such rights on behalf of any Owners and
making the net proceeds available to such Owners or, if by the terms of such rights offering or for
any other reason, the Depositary may not either make such rights available to any Owners or dispose
of such rights and make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall allow
the rights to lapse. If at the time of the offering of any rights the Depositary determines in its
discretion that it is lawful and feasible to make such rights available to all or certain Owners
but not to other Owners, the Depositary may distribute to any Owner to whom it determines the
distribution to be lawful and feasible, in proportion to the number of American Depositary Shares
held by such Owner, warrants or other instruments therefor in such form as it deems appropriate.
In circumstances in which rights would otherwise not be distributed, if an Owner requests the
distribution of warrants or other instruments in order to exercise the rights allocable to the
American Depositary Shares of such Owner under the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary will make such
rights available to such Owner upon written notice from the Company to the Depositary that (a) the
Company has elected in its sole discretion to permit such rights to be exercised and (b) such Owner
has executed such documents as the Company has determined in its sole discretion are reasonably
required under applicable law.
If the Depositary has distributed warrants or other instruments for rights to all or certain
Owners, then upon instruction from such an Owner pursuant to such warrants or other instruments to
the Depositary from such Owner to exercise such rights, upon payment by such Owner to the
Depositary for the account of such Owner of an amount equal to the purchase price of the Shares to
be received upon the exercise of the rights, and upon payment of the fees and expenses of the
Depositary and any other charges as set forth in such warrants or other instruments, the Depositary
shall, on behalf of such Owner, exercise the rights and purchase the Shares, and the Company shall
cause the Shares so purchased to be delivered to the Depositary on behalf of such Owner. As agent
for such Owner, the Depositary will cause the Shares so purchased to be deposited pursuant to
Section 2.02 of the Deposit Agreement, and shall,
Exhibit A-7
pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Deposit Agreement, deliver American Depositary Shares to such
Owner. In the case of a distribution pursuant to the second paragraph of this Article 13, such
deposit shall be made, and Deposited Securities shall be delivered, under depositary arrangements
which provide for issuance of Deposited Securities subject to the appropriate restrictions on sale,
deposit, cancellation, and transfer under applicable United States laws.
If the Depositary determines in its discretion that it is not lawful and feasible to make such
rights available to all or certain Owners, it may sell the rights, warrants or other instruments in
proportion to the number of American Depositary Shares held by the Owners to whom it has determined
it may not lawfully or feasibly make such rights available, and allocate the net proceeds of such
sales (net of the fees and expenses of the Depositary as provided in Section 5.09 of the Deposit
Agreement and all taxes and governmental charges payable in connection with such rights and subject
to the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement) for the account of such Owners otherwise
entitled to such rights, warrants or other instruments, upon an averaged or other practical basis
without regard to any distinctions among such Owners because of exchange restrictions or the date
of delivery of any American Depositary Shares or otherwise.
The Depositary will not offer rights to Owners unless both the rights and the securities to
which such rights relate are either exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 with
respect to a distribution to all Owners or are registered under the provisions of such Act;
provided, that nothing in the Deposit Agreement shall create any obligation on the part of the
Company to file a registration statement with respect to such rights or underlying securities or to
endeavor to have such a registration statement declared effective. If an Owner requests the
distribution of warrants or other instruments, notwithstanding that there has been no such
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, the Depositary shall not effect such distribution
unless it has received an opinion from recognized counsel in the United States for the Company upon
which the Depositary may rely that such distribution to such Owner is exempt from such
registration.
The Depositary shall not be responsible for any failure to determine that it may be lawful or
feasible to make such rights available to Owners in general or any Owner in particular.
14. CONVERSION OF FOREIGN CURRENCY. Whenever the Depositary or the Custodian shall
receive foreign currency, by way of dividends or other distributions or the net proceeds from the
sale of securities, property or rights, and if at the time of the receipt thereof the foreign
currency so received can in the judgment of the Depositary be converted on a reasonable basis into
Dollars and the resulting Dollars transferred to the United States, the Depositary shall convert or
cause to be converted by sale or in any other manner that it may determine, such foreign currency
into Dollars, and such Dollars shall be distributed to the Owners entitled thereto or, if the
Depositary shall have distributed any warrants or other instruments which entitle the Holders
thereof to such Dollars, then to the Holders of such warrants and/or instruments upon surrender
thereof for cancellation. Such distribution may be made upon an averaged or other practicable
basis without regard to any distinctions among Owners on account of exchange restrictions, the date
of delivery of any American Depositary Shares or otherwise and shall be net of any expenses of
conversion into Dollars incurred by the Depositary as provided in Section 5.09 of the Deposit
Agreement.
If such conversion or distribution can be effected only with the approval or license of any
government or agency thereof, the Depositary shall file such application for approval or license,
if any, as it may deem desirable.
If at any time the Depositary shall determine that in its judgment any foreign currency
received by the Depositary or the Custodian is not convertible on a reasonable basis into Dollars
transferable to the
Exhibit X-0
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, or if any approval or license of any government or agency thereof which is
required for such conversion is denied or in the opinion of the Depositary is not obtainable, or if
any such approval or license is not obtained within a reasonable period as determined by the
Depositary, the Depositary may distribute the foreign currency (or an appropriate document
evidencing the right to receive such foreign currency) received by the Depositary to, or in its
discretion may hold such foreign currency uninvested and without liability for interest thereon for
the respective accounts of, the Owners entitled to receive the same.
If any such conversion of foreign currency, in whole or in part, cannot be effected for
distribution to some of the Owners entitled thereto, the Depositary may in its discretion make such
conversion and distribution in Dollars to the extent permissible to the Owners entitled thereto and
may distribute the balance of the foreign currency received by the Depositary to, or hold such
balance uninvested and without liability for interest thereon for the respective accounts of, the
Owners entitled thereto.
15. 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, or whenever for any reason the Depositary
causes a change in the number of Shares that are represented by each American Depositary Share, or
whenever the Depositary shall find it necessary or convenient, the Depositary shall fix a record
date (a) for the determination of the Owners who shall be (i) entitled to receive such dividend,
distribution or rights or the net proceeds of the sale thereof, (ii) entitled to give instructions
for the exercise of voting rights at any such meeting or (iii) responsible for any fee or charge
assessed by the Depositary pursuant to the Deposit Agreement, or (b) on or after which each
American Depositary Share will represent the changed number of Shares, subject to the provisions of
the Deposit Agreement.
16. VOTING OF DEPOSITED SECURITIES. 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, mail to the Owners of Receipts a notice, the form of
which notice shall be in the sole discretion of the Depositary, which shall contain (a) such
information as is contained in such notice of meeting received by the Depositary from the Company,
(b) a statement that the Owners as of the close of business on a specified record date will be
entitled, subject to any applicable provision of law of the Commonwealth of Australia or Bermuda
and of the Bye-laws of the Company, to instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of the voting
rights, if any, pertaining to the amount of Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by
their respective American Depositary Shares and (c) a statement as to the manner in which such
instructions may be given including an express indication that instructions may be given (or be
deemed given in accordance with the last sentence of this paragraph if no instruction is received)
to the Depositary to give a discretionary proxy to a person designated by the Company. Upon the
written request of an Owner on such record date, received on or before the date established by the
Depositary for such purpose, the Depositary shall endeavor insofar as practicable to vote or cause
to be voted the amount of Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by such American
Depositary Shares in accordance with the instructions set forth in such request. The Depositary
shall not vote or attempt to exercise the right to vote that attaches to the Shares or other
Deposited Securities, other than in accordance with such instructions or deemed instructions. If
no instructions are received by the Depositary from any Owner with respect to any of the Deposited
Securities represented by the American Depositary Shares on or before the date established by the
Depositary for such purpose, the Depositary shall deem such Owner to have instructed the Depositary
to give a discretionary proxy to a person designated by the Company with respect to such Deposited
Securities and the Depositary shall give a discretionary proxy to a person designated by the
Company to vote such Deposited Securities, provided, that no such instruction shall be deemed given
and no such discretionary proxy shall be given with respect to any matter as to which the Company
informs the Depositary (and the Company agrees to provide such
Exhibit A-9
information as promptly as practicable in writing) that (x) the Company does not wish such
proxy given, (y) substantial opposition exits or (z) such matter materially and adversely affects
the rights of holders of Shares.
There can be no assurance that Owners generally or any Owner in particular will receive the
notice described in the preceding paragraph sufficiently prior to the instruction cutoff date to
ensure that the Depositary will vote the Shares or Deposited Securities in accordance with the
provisions set forth in the preceding paragraph.
In order to give Owners a reasonable opportunity to instruct the Depositary as to the exercise
of voting rights relating to Deposited Securities, if the Company will request the Depositary to
act under this Article, the Company shall give the Depositary notice of any such meeting and
details concerning the matters to be voted upon not less than 28 days prior to the meeting date.
17. CHANGES AFFECTING DEPOSITED SECURITIES. Upon any change in nominal value, 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, or upon the redemption or cancellation by the Company of the
Deposited Securities, any securities, cash or property which shall be received by the Depositary or
a Custodian in exchange for, in conversion of, in lieu of or in respect of Deposited Securities
shall be treated as new Deposited Securities under the Deposit Agreement, and American Depositary
Shares shall thenceforth represent, in addition to the existing Deposited Securities, the right to
receive the new Deposited Securities so received, unless additional Receipts are delivered pursuant
to the following sentence. In any such case the Depositary may execute and deliver additional
Receipts as in the case of a dividend in Shares, or call for the surrender of outstanding Receipts
to be exchanged for new Receipts specifically describing such new Deposited Securities.
18. LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY. Neither the Depositary nor the Company
nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any
liability to any Owner or Holder, (i) if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or
regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any governmental or regulatory
authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Bye-laws of the Company, or by
reason of any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or
distribution thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances
beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company (or any of their respective directors, officers,
employees, agents or affiliates) shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from or be subject to any
civil or criminal penalty on account of doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms of
the Deposit Agreement or the Deposited Securities it is provided shall be done or performed,
(ii) by reason of any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act
or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or
performed, (iii) by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for
in the Deposit Agreement, (iv) for the inability of any Owner or Holder to benefit from any
distribution, offering, right or other benefit which is made available to holders of Deposited
Securities but is not, under the terms of the Deposit Agreement, made available to Owners or
Holders, or (v) for any special, consequential or punitive damages for any breach of the terms of
the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a distribution pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.02 or
4.03 of the Deposit Agreement, or an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the
Deposit Agreement, such distribution or offering may not be made available to Owners of Receipts,
and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and
make the net proceeds available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such
distribution or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither the Company
nor the Depositary (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or
affiliates) assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under the
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Deposit Agreement to Owners or Holders, except that they agree to perform their obligations
specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary
shall not be subject to any liability with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited
Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors,
officers, employees, agents or affiliates) 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 American Depositary Shares, on behalf of any Owner or Holder or any other person. Neither
the Depositary nor the Company (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents
or affiliates) shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or
information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or
Holder, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or
information. The Depositary shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions
to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner in which any such vote is cast or the
effect of any such vote, provided that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. The
Depositary shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in
connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with a matter arising
wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the
issue out of which such potential liability arises, the Depositary performed its obligations
without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary. The Depositary shall not be liable
for the acts or omissions made by any securities depository, clearing agency or settlement system
in connection with or arising out of book-entry settlement of Deposited Securities or otherwise.
The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, officers, employees, agents and
affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or expense
(including, but not limited to any fees and expenses incurred in seeking, enforcing or collecting
such indemnity and the fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of or in connection with
(a) any registration with the Commission of American Depositary Shares or Deposited Securities or
the offer or sale thereof in the United States or (b) acts performed or omitted, pursuant to the
provisions of or in connection with the Deposit Agreement and of the Receipts, as the same may be
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (i) by either the Depositary or a Custodian or
their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or
expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith of any of them, or (ii) by the Company or any of
its directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates. The indemnities contained in this
paragraph shall not extend to any liability or expense which arises solely and exclusively out of a
Pre-Release (as defined in Section 2.09 of the Deposit Agreement) of a Receipt or Receipts in
accordance with Section 2.09 of the Deposit Agreement and which would not otherwise have arisen had
such Receipt or Receipts not been the subject of a Pre-Release pursuant to Section 2.09 of the
Deposit Agreement; provided, however, that the indemnities provided in this paragraph shall apply
to any such liability or expense to the extent that such liability or expense would have arisen had
a Receipt or Receipts not been the subject of a Pre-Release. No disclaimer of liability under the
Securities Act of 1933 is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
19. RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF THE DEPOSITARY; APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR 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 90 days prior
written notice of such removal, to become effective upon the later of (i) the 90th day
after delivery of the notice to the Depositary and (ii) the appointment of a successor depositary
and its acceptance of such appointment as provided in the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary in its
discretion may appoint a substitute or additional custodian or custodians.
20. AMENDMENT. The form of the Receipts and any provisions of the Deposit Agreement
may at any time and from time to time be amended by agreement between the Company and the
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Depositary without the consent of Owners or Holders in any respect which they may deem
necessary or desirable. Any amendment which shall impose or increase any fees or charges (other
than taxes and other governmental charges, registration fees, cable, telex or facsimile
transmission costs, delivery costs or other such expenses), or which shall otherwise prejudice any
substantial existing right of Owners, shall, however, not become effective as to outstanding
American Depositary Shares until the expiration of thirty days after notice of such amendment shall
have been given to the Owners of outstanding American Depositary Shares. Every Owner and Holder of
American Depositary Shares, at the time any amendment so becomes effective, shall be deemed, by
continuing to hold such American Depositary Shares or any interest therein, 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 Owner to surrender American Depositary Shares and receive
therefor the Deposited Securities represented thereby, except in order to comply with mandatory
provisions of applicable law.
21. TERMINATION OF DEPOSIT AGREEMENT. The Company may terminate the Deposit Agreement
by instructing the Depositary to mail notice of termination to the Owners of all American
Depositary Shares then outstanding at least 60 days prior to the termination date included in such
notice. The Depositary may likewise terminate the Deposit Agreement, if at any time 30 days shall
have expired after the Depositary delivered to the Company a written resignation notice and if a
successor depositary shall not have been appointed and accepted its appointment as provided in the
Deposit Agreement; in such case the Depositary shall mail a notice of termination to the Owners of
all American Depositary Shares then outstanding at least 30 days prior to the termination date. On
and after the date of termination, the Owner of American Depositary Shares will, upon (a) surrender
of such American Depositary Shares, (b) payment of the fee of the Depositary for the surrender of
American Depositary Shares referred to in Section 2.05, and (c) 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 those American Depositary Shares. If any American Depositary Shares
shall remain outstanding after the date of termination, the Depositary thereafter shall discontinue
the registration of transfers of American Depositary Shares, shall suspend the distribution of
dividends to the Owners 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 and other property as
provided in the Deposit Agreement, and shall continue to deliver 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, upon surrender of American Depositary Shares (after
deducting, in each case, the fee of the Depositary for the surrender of American Depositary Shares,
any expenses for the account of the Owner of such American Depositary Shares in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement, and any applicable taxes or governmental charges).
At any time after the expiration of four months from the date of termination, the Depositary may
sell the Deposited Securities then held under the Deposit Agreement and may thereafter hold
uninvested the net proceeds of any such sale, together with any other cash then held by it
thereunder, unsegregated and without liability for interest, for the pro rata benefit of the Owners
of American Depositary Shares that have not theretofore been surrendered, such Owners thereupon
becoming general creditors of the Depositary with respect to such net proceeds. After making such
sale, the Depositary shall be discharged from all obligations under the Deposit Agreement, except
to account for such net proceeds and other cash (after deducting, in each case, the fee of the
Depositary for the surrender of American Depositary Shares, any expenses for the account of the
Owner of such American Depositary Shares in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Deposit
Agreement, and any applicable taxes or governmental charges). Upon the termination of the Deposit
Agreement, the Company shall be discharged from all obligations under the Deposit Agreement except
for its obligations to the Depositary with respect to indemnification, charges, and expenses. The
Depositary’s obligations with respect to indemnification shall also survive termination.
Exhibit A-12
22. DTC DIRECT REGISTRATION SYSTEM AND PROFILE MODIFICATION SYSTEM.
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.04 of the Deposit Agreement, the parties
acknowledge that the Direct Registration System (“DRS”) and Profile Modification System
(“Profile”) shall apply to uncertificated American Depositary Shares upon acceptance
thereof to DRS by DTC. DRS is the system administered by DTC pursuant to which the Depositary may
register the ownership of uncertificated American Depositary Shares, which ownership shall be
evidenced by periodic statements issued by the Depositary to the Owners entitled thereto. Profile
is a required feature of DRS which allows a DTC participant, claiming to act on behalf of an Owner
of American Depositary Shares, to direct the Depositary to register a transfer of those American
Depositary Shares to DTC or its nominee and to deliver those American Depositary Shares to the DTC
account of that DTC participant without receipt by the Depositary of prior authorization from the
Owner to register such transfer.
(b) In connection with and in accordance with the arrangements and procedures relating to
DRS/Profile, the parties understand that the Depositary will not verify, determine or otherwise
ascertain that the DTC participant which is claiming to be acting on behalf of an Owner in
requesting a registration of transfer and delivery as described in subsection (a) has the actual
authority to act on behalf of the Owner (notwithstanding any requirements under the Uniform
Commercial Code). For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Sections 5.03 and 5.08 of the
Deposit Agreement shall apply to the matters arising from the use of the DRS. The parties agree
that the Depositary’s reliance on and compliance with instructions received by the Depositary
through the DRS/Profile System and in accordance with the Deposit Agreement shall not constitute
negligence or bad faith on the part of the Depositary.
23. SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; JURY TRIAL WAIVER. In the Deposit Agreement, the
Company has (i) appointed Corporation Service Company (CSC), 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000, in the Borough of Manhattan,
The State of
New York, as the Company’s authorized agent upon which process may be served in any suit or
proceeding arising out of or relating to the Shares or Deposited Securities, the American
Depositary Shares, the Receipts or this Agreement, (ii) consented and submitted to the jurisdiction
of any state or federal court in the Borough of Manhattan, The State of New York, in which any such
suit or proceeding may be instituted, and (iii) agreed that service of process upon said authorized
agent shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Company in any such
suit or proceeding.
EACH PARTY TO THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT (INCLUDING, FOR AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, EACH OWNER AND HOLDER)
HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE
TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST THE COMPANY AND/OR THE DEPOSITARY
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SHARES OR OTHER DEPOSITED SECURITIES, THE
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES OR THE RECEIPTS, THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED
HEREIN OR THEREIN, OR THE BREACH HEREOF OR THEREOF, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY QUESTION
REGARDING EXISTENCE, VALIDITY OR TERMINATION (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).
24. DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS. The Company may from time to time request Owners to
provide information as to the capacity in which such Owners own or owned American Depositary Shares
and regarding the identity of any other persons then or previously interested in such American
Depositary Shares and the nature of such interest. Each Owner agrees to provide any information
requested by the Company or the Depositary pursuant to Section 3.04 of the Deposit Agreement. The
Depositary agrees to comply with reasonable written instructions received from the Company
requesting
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that the Depositary forward any such requests to the Owners and to forward to the Company any
such responses to such requests received by the Depositary. To the extent that provisions of or
governing any Deposited Securities or the rules or regulations of any governmental authority or
securities exchange or automated quotation system may require the disclosure of beneficial or other
ownership of Deposited Securities, other Shares and other securities to the Company or other
persons and may provide for blocking transfer and voting or other rights to enforce such disclosure
or limit such ownership, the Depositary shall use its reasonable efforts to comply with Company’s
instructions in respect of any such enforcement or limitation.
Exhibit A-14