Exhibit (a)(i)
Exhibit (a)(i)
MITSUI & CO., LTD.
AND
CITIBANK, N.A.,
As Depositary,
AND
ALL HOLDERS OF
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES
Amendment No. 2
to
Dated as of__________, 2011
Table of Contents
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ARTICLE I
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DEFINITIONS
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SECTION 1.01
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Definitions
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SECTION 1.02
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Effective Date
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SECTION 1.03
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New Definitions
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ARTICLE II
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AMENDMENTS TO AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED ORIGINAL DEPOSIT
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AGREEMENT
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SECTION 2.01
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SECTION 2.02
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Amendments Binding on all Record Holders
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SECTION 2.03
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Rights
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SECTION 2.04
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Deregistration of Securities
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SECTION 2.05
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Financial Statements
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SECTION 2.06
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Corporate Notices and Reports
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ARTICLE III
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AMENDMENTS TO THE FORM OF ADR
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SECTION 3.01
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The Deposit Agreement.
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SECTION 3.02
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Deregistration of Securities
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SECTION 3.03
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Rights
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ARTICLE IV
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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SECTION 4.01
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Representations and Warranties
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ARTICLE V
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MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION 5.01
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New ADRs
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SECTION 5.02
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Notice of Amendment to Record Holders of ADSs
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SECTION 5.03
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Indemnification
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SECTION 5.04
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Ratification
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SECTION 5.05
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Governing Law
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SECTION 5.06
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Counterparts
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Exhibit A
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ADR
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Exhibit B
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Notice to Holders, Notice of Deregistration
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AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO DEPOSIT AGREEMENT, dated as of [___________], 2011 (the “Amendment”), by and among Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Mitsui Xxxxxx Kabushiki Kaisha), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Japan (the “Company”), Citibank, N.A., a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States of America (the “Depositary”), and all holders from time to time of American Depositary Shares outstanding under the Amended and Supplemented Deposit Agreement (as hereinafter defined).
WHEREAS, the Company, the Depositary and the holders of American Depositary Receipts and European Depositary Receipts issued thereunder entered into that certain Deposit Agreement, dated as of October 1, 1982, restating, amending and consolidating (i) the deposit agreement, dated as of April 15, 1963, as amended and restated as of September 30, 1974, and as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as March 31, 1975 and by Amendment No. 2, dated as of September 30, 1975, among the Company, First National City Bank, as depositary, and the holders of American depositary receipts issued thereunder; and (ii) the deposit agreement, dated as of December 15, 1968, as amended and restated as of September 30, 1974, and as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of March 31, 1975 and by Amendment No. 2, dated as of September 30, 1975, among the Company, First National City Bank, as depositary, and the holders of European Depositary Receipts issued thereunder (as so restated, amended and consolidated, the “Original Deposit Agreement”), with respect to the American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) evidencing American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), and European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”) evidencing European Depositary Shares, in each case representing Stock (as defined in the Original Deposit Agreement) deposited thereunder; and
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE I
SECTION 1.01 Definitions. Unless otherwise specified in this Amendment, all capitalized terms used, but not defined, herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Amended and Supplemented Original Deposit Agreement.
SECTION 1.02 Effective Date. The term “Effective Date” shall mean the date set forth above and as of which this Amendment shall become effective.
SECTION 1.03 New Definitions. As of the Effective Date, the following definitions shall be inserted in Article 1 of the Amended and Supplemented Deposit Agreement:
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“The term “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.”
“The term “SEC” shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor governmental agency of the United States of America.”
ARTICLE II
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“If any action under the laws of any jurisdiction or any governmental or administrative authorization, consent or permit in the United States is required in order for such rights to be made available to holders of Receipts in any such jurisdiction, the Company has agreed that it will use its best efforts, to the extent not unduly burdensome in the judgment of the Company, to take such action or obtain such authorization, consent or permit sufficiently in advance of the expiration of the rights to enable holders of Receipts to exercise such rights.”
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“Section 4.10 Available Information; Reports. The Company has been subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and has filed with the SEC, and submitted to the SEC, certain reports that can be retrieved from the SEC’s internet website at xxx.xxx.xxx, and can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at 000 X Xxxxxx, X.X., Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000. The Company has filed (i) a Form 25 (“Form 25”) with the SEC to withdraw from listing on the national securities exchange and from registration under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and (ii) a Form 15F (“Form 15F”) with the SEC to terminate its obligations under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, which has suspended the Company’s duty to file or submit the reports required by Sections 13(a) of the Exchange Act. Upon the effectiveness of Form 25, the Company’s duty under Section 12 (b) to file or submit reports required by Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act will terminate, and upon effectiveness of Form 15F, the Company’s duty under Section 15(d) to file or submit reports required by Sections 13(a) of the Exchange Act will terminate. Pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b)(1), the Company is exempt from the reporting obligations of the Exchange Act. In order to satisfy the conditions of Rule 12g3-2(b), the Company intends to publish English translations of the information contemplated in Rule 12g3-2(b)(2)(i) under the Exchange Act on its internet website or through an electronic information delivery system generally available to the public in the Company’s primary trading market. The Company has specified in Form 15F the internet website or the electronic information delivery system on which it intends to publish such information. The information so published by the Company cannot be retrieved from the SEC’s internet website, and cannot be inspected or copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC. If either the Form 25 or Form 15F does not become effective, the Company will again be subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and will be required to file with the SEC, and submit to the SEC, certain reports that can be retrieved from the SEC’s internet website at xxx.xxx.xxx, and can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC. The Depositary shall make available for inspection by holders of Depositary Shares at the Corporate Trust Office in New York City any reports and communications received from the Company which are both (a) received by the Depositary or its nominee, 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, at the request of the Company and at the Company’s expense, distribute to record holders of Depositary Shares copies of reports that are furnished by the Company to the Depositary.”
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The Depositary will, at the Company’s expense, arrange for the prompt transmittal by the Custodian to the Depositary of English translations of such notices and any other reports and communications which are made generally available by the Company to holders of its Sock, English translations of which may, unless furnished to the Depositary at the time such notices, reports or communications are received by the Depositary, be made at the Company’s expense, and the Depositary will, upon the Company’s request and at the Company’s expense, arrange for the distribution of copies thereof to all record holders of Depositary Shares.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, the Depositary shall not be obligated to (i) make available to the holders of Depositary Shares any notices or semi-annual or annual reports or financial statements other than notices, reports and financial statements provided to it by the Company, and (ii) distribute to holders of Depositary Shares, any notices, reports or financial statements provided to it by the Company other than upon the prior request of the Company.”
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ARTICLE III
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“American Depositary Receipts, of which this Receipt is one, (the “Receipts”) are made available to shareholders of the Company upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Deposit Agreement, dated as of October 1, 1982, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Deposit Agreement, dated as of January 4, 2006 and by Amendment No. 2 to Deposit Agreement, dated as of [__________], 2011, among the Company, the Depositary, and all holders from time to time of Depositary Shares issued thereunder, and as supplemented by Letter Agreement, dated November 28, 2007 (as so amended and as supplemented and further amended and supplemented from time to time, the “Deposit Agreement”), by and between the Company and the Depositary. Each such holder of Depositary Shares, by accepting a Depositary Share, agrees to become a party thereto and becomes bound by all the terms and provisions thereof. The Deposit Agreement sets forth the rights of holders of the Depositary Shares and the rights and duties of the Depositary in respect of the Stock deposited thereunder and any and all other securities, property and cash from time to time received in respect of any of such Stock and held thereunder (the “Deposited Securities”).”
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“(17) Available Information; Inspection of Transfer Records. “Upon the effectiveness of the Form 25 and the Form 15F filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the Company’s duty under Section 12(b) to file or submit reports required by Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act terminated, and the Company’s duty under Section 15(d) to file or submit reports required by Sections 13(a) of the Exchange Act terminated. Thereafter, pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b)(1), the Company has been exempt from the reporting obligations of the Exchange Act. In order to satisfy the conditions of Rule 12g3-2(b), the Company publishes English translations of the information contemplated in Rule 12g3-2(b)(2)(i) under the Exchange Act on its internet website or through an electronic information delivery system generally available to the public in the Company’s primary trading market. The Company has specified in Form 15F the internet website or the electronic information delivery system on which it publishes such information. The information so published by the Company cannot be retrieved from the SEC’s internet website, and cannot be inspected or copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC. The Depositary shall make available for inspection by holders of Depositary Shares at the Corporate Trust Office in New York City any reports and communications received from the Company which are both (a) received by the Depositary or its nominee, 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, at the request of the Company and at the Company’s expense, distribute to record holders of Depositary Shares copies of reports that are furnished by the Company to the Depositary.”
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“If any action under the laws of any jurisdiction or any governmental or administrative authorization, consent or permit in the United States is required in order for such rights to be made available to holders of Receipts in any such jurisdiction, the Company has agreed that it will use its best efforts, to the extent not unduly burdensome in the judgment of the Company, to take such action or obtain such authorization, consent or permit sufficiently in advance of the expiration of the rights to enable holders of Receipts to exercise such rights.”
ARTICLE IV
(a) This Amendment, when executed and delivered by the Company, and the Amended and Supplemented Original Deposit Agreement and all other documentation executed and delivered by the Company in connection therewith, will be and have been, respectively, duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles; and
(b) In order to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility into evidence of this Amendment or the Amended and Supplemented Original Deposit Agreement as amended hereby, and other document furnished hereunder or thereunder in Japan, neither of such agreements need to be filed or recorded with any court or other authority in Japan, nor does any stamp or similar tax need be paid in Japan on or in respect of such agreements; and
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(c) All of the information provided to the Depositary by the Company in connection with this Amendment is true, accurate and correct.
ARTICLE V
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SECTION 5.05 Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be wholly performed in the State of New York.
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MITSUI & CO., LTD.
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By:
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Name:
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Xxxx Xxxxx
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Title:
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Executive Managing Officer;
Chief Financial Officer |
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CITIBANK, N.A., as Depositary
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By:
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Name:
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title:
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Vice President
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EXHIBIT A
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPT
For Common Stock of
MITSUI & CO., LTD.
(Mitsui Xxxxxx Kabushiki Kaisha)
(Incorporated under the Laws of Japan)
No.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .American Depositary Shares
(Each such share representing 20 shares in registered
form of Common Stock)
(1) CITIBANK, N.A., a national banking association under the laws of the United States of America, having its corporate trust office at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, as Depositary (the “Depositary”), hereby certifies that _____________is the owner of ______________ American Depositary Shares (the “Depositary Shares”), representing shares in registered form of the Common Stock (the “Stock”), of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Mitsui Xxxxxx Kabushiki Kaisha), incorporated under the laws of Japan (the “Company”). Each such Depositary Share represents 20 shares of Stock at the date hereof, deposited at Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. or Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in Tokyo, Japan (herein, collectively or individually as the context may require, called the “Custodian” and such offices, collectively or individually as the context may require, called the “designated office” of the Custodian), as agent of the Depositary.
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(3) Surrender of Receipts and Withdrawal of Stock. Upon surrender of this Receipt at the corporate trust office of the Depositary in New York City and upon payment of the fee of the Depositary provided in paragraph (10) of this Receipt, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement, the holder hereof is entitled to delivery to him or upon his order of the amount of Stock and any other Deposited Securities at the time represented hereby; provided, however, that upon surrender of a Receipt or Receipts by a holder thereof to the Depositary, then as a result of, and to the extent required by, the operation of applicable provisions of the Japanese Commercial Code or any other Japanese law, the Depositary will effect the delivery to such holder of only that portion of Stock (and any other Deposited Securities relating to such Stock) comprising a unit of 1,000 shares of Stock (or such other number of shares of Stock as the Articles of Incorporation of the Company may designate as a “Unit of Shares”) or an integral multiple thereof (the “deliverable portion” of such Receipt or Receipts). For the purpose of the foregoing sentence, the deliverable portion shall be determined on the basis of the aggregate number of shares of Stock represented by the entire amount of the American Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt or Receipts surrendered by the same holder at the same time. The Depositary will promptly advise such holder as to the amount of Stock and Deposited Securities, if any, represented by the non-deliverable portion of such Receipt or Receipts and shall deliver to such holder a new Receipt evidencing such non-deliverable portion. In addition, the Depositary shall notify such holder of the additional amount of Depositary Shares which such holder would be required to surrender in order for the Depositary to effect delivery of all the Stock and Deposited Securities represented by the Depositary Shares of such holder.
(4) Transfers; Split-ups; Combinations of Receipts. This Receipt is transferable in the records of the Depositary by the holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Receipt at the corporate trust office of the Depositary in New York City, properly endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer and duly stamped, and upon such transfer the Depositary shall execute and deliver an American Depositary Receipt to or upon the order of the person entitled thereto, as provided in the Deposit Agreement. This Receipt may be split into other American Depositary Receipts or may be combined with other American Depositary Receipts into one American Depositary Receipt, evidencing the same aggregate number of American Depositary Shares as the Receipt or Receipts surrendered, upon payment of any taxes and other charges contemplated by the last sentence of paragraph (10) hereof.
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Market Price Per
American Depositary Share
on Delivery or Surrender
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Rate Per Each 100
American Depositary Shares
or Fraction Thereof
Delivered or Surrendered
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Below $5.00
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$3.00
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$5.00 -- $10.00
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$4.00
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Over $10.00
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$5.00
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The Company will pay other charges of the Depositary (subject to consultation and agreement between the Company and the Depositary), with the exception of taxes and other governmental charges, stock transfer or registration fees on deposits or transfers of Stock, and such cable, telex or facsimile transmission and delivery charges as are expressly provided in the Deposit Agreement to be at the expense of persons depositing Stock or holders of Receipts.
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If any action under the laws of any jurisdiction or any governmental or administrative authorization, consent or permit in the United States is required in order for such rights to be made available to holders of Receipts in any such jurisdiction, the Company has agreed that it will use its best efforts, to the extent not unduly burdensome in the judgment of the Company, to take such action or obtain such authorization, consent or permit sufficiently in advance of the expiration of the rights to enable holders of Receipts to exercise such rights.
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(17) Available Information; Inspection of Transfer Records. Upon the effectiveness of the Form 25 and the Form 15F filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the Company’s duty under Section 12(b) to file or submit reports required by Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and the Company’s duty under Section 15(d) to file or submit reports required by Sections 13(a) of the Exchange Act were terminated. Thereafter, pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b)(1), the Company has been exempt from the reporting obligations of the Exchange Act. In order to satisfy the conditions of Rule 12g3-2(b), the Company publishes English translations of the information contemplated in Rule 12g3-2(b)(2)(i) under the Exchange Act on its internet website or through an electronic information delivery system generally available to the public in the Company’s primary trading market. The Company specified in Form 15F the internet website or the electronic information delivery system on which it publishes such information. The information so published by the Company cannot be retrieved from the SEC’s internet website, and cannot be inspected or copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC. The Depositary shall make available for inspection by holders of Depositary Shares at the Corporate Trust Office in New York City any reports and communications received from the Company which are both (a) received by the Depositary or its nominee, 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, at the request of the Company and at the Company’s expense, distribute to record holders of Depositary Shares copies of reports that are furnished by the Company to the Depositary.
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Neither the Depositary nor the Company shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any action, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts, which in its opinion may involve it in expense or liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to it against all expense and liability be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian shall not be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary, the Custodian nor the Company shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Stock for deposit, any holder of a Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information, or for translation of any notice, report or other document made by a translator believed by it to be competent. The Depositary, the Custodian or the Company may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction, or other document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. Neither the Depositary nor the Custodian will be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or for the manner or effect of any such vote made, as long as any such action or non-action is in good faith.
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The Company will indemnify the Depositary, any Registrar and the Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement or this Receipt, (i) by the Company or any of its agents, or (ii) by the Depositary, such Registrar or any of their agents (including the Custodian), except for any liability arising out of negligence or bad faith.
The Depositary will indemnify the Company against any liability which may arise out of acts performed or omitted by the Depositary or its agents (including the Custodian) due to negligence or bad faith.
The Depositary and the Custodian may own and deal in any class of securities of the Company and its affiliates and in Receipts.
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(22) [Intentionally Omitted]
(23) Governing Law. This Receipt, and all rights hereunder and provisions hereof, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, United States of America. It is understood that notwithstanding any present or future provision of the laws of the State of New York, the rights of holders of Stock and other Deposited Securities, and the duties and obligations of the Company in respect of such holders, as such, shall be governed by the laws of Japan.
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This American Depositary Receipt shall not be entitled to any benefits under the Deposit Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless this American Depositary Receipt shall have been executed by the Depositary by the manual signature of a duly authorized officer or, if a Registrar for the Receipts shall have been appointed, by the manual signature of a duly authorized officer of such Registrar.
Dated: _______________________
Citibank, N.A.,
Depositary
By: ____________________________
Vice President
Countersigned:
________________________
Authorized Officer
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM – as tenants in common
TEN ENT – as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN – as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT – ……………
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Custodian ………………..
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(Cust)
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(Minor)
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under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act…………
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(State)
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Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
Please Insert Social Security or Other
Identifying Number of Assignee |
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For Value Received, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ____________________ the within American Depositary Receipt and all rights and interests represented thereby, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints __________________ __________ attorney, to transfer the same on the books of the within named Depositary, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: ______________
Signature: __________________
Signature Guaranteed:
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NOTE:
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The signature to any endorsement hereon must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Receipt, in every particular, without alteration or enlargement, or any change whatever.
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EXHIBIT B
NOTICE OF DEREGISTRATION
To the Holders of American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) representing the Deposited Securities of the Company:
Company:
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Mitsui & Co., Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of Japan.
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Depositary:
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Citibank, N.A.
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Custodians:
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The Mizhuo Corporate Bank Ltd. and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.
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Deposited Securities:
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Shares of Common Stock of the Company (“Shares”).
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ADS CUSIP No.:
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000000000
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Shares to ADS Ratio:
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20 Shares to 1 ADS.
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Deposit Agreement:
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Deposit Agreement, dated as of October 1, 1982, as amended as of January 4, 2006 and supplemented on November 28, 2007 (as so amended and supplemented, the “Deposit Agreement”).
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Effective Date:
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The date on which the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission declares effective the Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form F-6 Registration Statement.
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The Company has filed (i) a Form 25 (“Form 25”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to withdraw from listing on the national securities exchange and from registration under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and (ii) a Form 15F with the SEC to terminate its obligation under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act to file with and submit to the SEC reports required by Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. The filing of Form 15F immediately suspends the Company’s obligations to file with the SEC reports pursuant to the Exchange Act. Absent an objection from the SEC, the SEC deregistration of the Company’s securities and the termination of the Company’s reporting obligations under the Exchange Act will only become effective upon the expiration of 90 days after respective filing dates for the Form 25 and the Form 15F, or such shorter period as the SEC may determine. A copy of the Company’s Form 25 and Form 15F may be retrieved from the SEC’s website at xxx.xxx.xxx.
The Depositary has filed a prospectus (the “424(b)(3) Prospectus”) pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended with the SEC to amend the Registration Statement on Form F-6 (Registration No. 333-130231) to reflect the application by the Company to de-register its securities, and to terminate its reporting obligations, under the Exchange Act. The American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) outstanding are so amended to reflect these changes upon filing of the 424(b)(3) Prospectus.
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The Company and the Depositary have agreed to amend the Deposit Agreement (the “Amendment”) to reflect, among other things, the application by the Company to de-list and de-register its securities and terminate its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act. A draft copy of the Amendment has been filed with the SEC under cover of Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-6 (Registration No. 333-130231) (the “Post-Effective Amendment to F-6 Registration Statement”). As of the Effective Date, the Deposit Agreement and all American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) have been amended to (x) reflect the application by the Company to de-register its securities and to terminate its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act, (y) eliminate the contractual obligation of the Company to prepare and deliver to holders of ADSs financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and (z) to eliminate certain registration requirements with respect to rights offers.
By continuing to hold any outstanding ADSs issued under the Deposit Agreement after the Effective Date, you will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by the terms of the Deposit Agreement as amended by the Amendment. The Depositary shall arrange to have new ADRs printed that reflect the changes effected by the Amendment. However, ADRs issued prior to the Effective Date do not need to be surrendered for exchange. If you hold ADSs in uncertificated form, you do not need to take any action.
Copies of the Deposit Agreement and the form of Amendment are available from the SEC's website at xxx.xxx.xxx and from the Depositary’s office located at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000. If you have any questions regarding the Amendment, please call Citibank, N.A. — ADS Holder Services at 0-000-000-0000.
Citibank, N.A., as Depositary
[date], 2011
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