EFFECTIVE December 9, 2005, THE
COMPANYS NAME HAS CHANGED
FROM AMRAD CORPORATION
LIMITED TO ZENYTH
THERAPEUTICS LIMITED.
Exhibit A to Deposit Agreement
No.
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES
(Each American Depositary Share represents
five (5) Shares)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPT
FOR ORDINARY SHARES OF
NO PAR VALUE OF
AMRAD CORPORATION LIMITED
(A.C.N. 006 614 375)
(INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS
OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
AUSTRALIA)
The Bank of New York as depositary
(hereinafter called the Depositary), hereby
certifies that
____________________________________
________, or registered assigns IS THE
OWNER OF
____________________________________
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AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES
representing deposited Ordinary Shares, no
par value (herein called Shares), of AMRAD
Corporation Limited (A.C.N. 006 614 375),
incorporated under the laws of Victoria,
Commonwealth of Australia (herein called
the Company). At the date hereof, each
American Depositary Share represents five
(5) Shares which are either deposited or
subject to deposit under the deposit
agreement at the principal Sydney, New
South Wales, Australia office of
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the
principal Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
office of Australia and New Zealand
Banking Group Limited and the principal
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia office of the
National Australia Bank Limited (herein
collectively called the Custodian). The
Depositarys 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 DEPOSITARYS CORPORATE
TRUST OFFICE ADDRESS IS
000 XXXXXXX XXXXXX, XXX XXXX,
X.X. 00000
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 the deposit agreement,
dated as of _________________, 1998
(herein called the Deposit Agreement), by
and among the Company, the Depositary,
and all Owners and holders from time to
time of Receipts issued thereunder, each of
whom by accepting a Receipt 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 of the Receipts and the
rights and duties of the Depositary in respect
of the Shares deposited thereunder and any
and all other securities, property and cash
from time to time received in respect of such
Shares and held thereunder (such Shares,
securities, property, and cash are herein
called Deposited Securities). Copies of the
Deposit Agreement are on file at the
Depositarys 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 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 this
Receipt, 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 hereof is
entitled to delivery, to him or upon his order,
of the Deposited Securities at the time
represented by the American Depositary
Shares for which this Receipt is issued.
Delivery of such Deposited Securities may
be made by the delivery of (a) certificates in
the name of the Owner hereof or as ordered
by him or by the delivery of certificates
properly endorsed or accompanied by proper
instruments of transfer and (b) any other
securities, property and cash to which such
Owner is then entitled in respect of this
Receipt. 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. Notwithstanding any
other provision of the Deposit Agreement or
this Receipt, the surrender of outstanding
Receipts and withdrawal of Deposited
Securities may be suspended only for (i)
temporary delays caused by closing the
transfer books of the Depositary or the
Company or the deposit of Shares in
connection with voting at a shareholders
meeting, or the payment of dividends, (ii)
the payment of fees, taxes and similar
charges, and (iii) compliance with any U.S.
or foreign laws or governmental regulations
relating to the Receipts or to the withdrawal
of the Deposited Securities.
3. TRANSFERS, SPLIT-TOPS,
AND COMBINATIONS OF RECEIPTS.
The transfer of this Receipt is
registrable on the books of the Depositary at
its Corporate Trust Office by the Owner
hereof in person or by a duly authorized
attorney, upon surrender of this Receipt
properly endorsed for transfer or
accompanied by proper instruments of
transfer and funds sufficient to pay 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. As a condition precedent to the
execution and delivery, registration of
transfer, split-up, combination, or surrender
of any Receipt or withdrawal of any
Deposited Securities, the Depositary, the
Custodian, or Registrar may require payment
from the presenter of the Receipt of a sum
sufficient to reimburse it for any tax or other
governmental charge and any stock transfer
or registration fee with respect thereto
(including any such tax or charge and fee
with respect to Shares being deposited or
withdrawn) and payment of any applicable
fees as provided in this Receipt, may require
the production of proof satisfactory to it as
to the identity and genuineness of any
signature and may also require compliance
with any regulations the Depositary may
establish consistent with the provisions of
the Deposit Agreement or this Receipt.
The delivery of Receipts against
deposits of Shares generally or against
deposits of particular Shares may be
suspended, or the transfer of Receipts in
particular instances may be refused, or the
registration of transfer of outstanding
Receipts generally may be suspended, during
any period when the transfer books of the
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
this Receipt, or for any other reason, subject
to Article (22) hereof. Without limitation of
the foregoing, the Depositary shall not
knowingly accept for deposit under the
Deposit Agreement any Shares required to
be registered under the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, unless a registration
statement is in effect as to such Shares.
4. LIABILITY OF OWNER
FOR TAXES.
If any tax or other governmental
charge shall become payable with respect to
any Receipt or any Deposited Securities
represented hereby, such tax or other
governmental charge shall be payable by the
Owner hereof to the Depositary. The
Depositary may refuse to effect any transfer
of this Receipt or any withdrawal of
Deposited Securities represented by
American Depositary Shares evidenced by
such Receipt until such payment is made,
and may withhold any dividends or other
distributions, or may sell for the account of
the Owner hereof any pan or all of the
Deposited Securities represented by the
American Depositary Shares evidenced by
this Receipt, and may apply such dividends
or other distributions or the proceeds of any
such sale in payment of such tax or other
governmental charge and the Owner hereof
shall remain liable for any deficiency.
5. WARRANTIES OF
DEPOSITORS.
Every person depositing Shares
hereunder shall be deemed thereby to
represent and warrant that such Shares and
each certificate therefor are validly issued,
fully paid, nonassessable, and free of any
pre-emptive rights of the holders of
outstanding Shares and that the person
making such deposit is duly authorized to do
so. Every such person shall also be deemed
to represent that the deposit of such Shares
and the sale of Receipts evidencing
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 issuance of
Receipts.
6. FILING PROOFS.
CERTIFICATES, AND OTHER
INFORMATION.
Any person presenting Shares for
deposit or any Owner of a Receipt may be
required from time to time to file with the
Depositary or the Custodian such proof of
citizenship or residence, exchange control
approval, 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.
The Depositary may withhold the delivery or
registration of transfer of any Receipt 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. 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 which is then performing the
function of the regulation of currency
exchange.
7. CHARGES OF
DEPOSITARY.
The Company agrees to pay the fees,
reasonable expenses and out-of-pocket
charges of the Depositary and those of any
Registrar only in accordance with
agreements in writing entered into between
the Depositary and the Company from time
to time. The Depositary shall present its
statement for such charges and expenses to
the Company once every three months. The
charges and expenses of the Custodian are
for the sole account of the Depositary.
The following charges shall be
incurred by any party depositing or
withdrawing Shares or by any party
surrendering Receipts or to whom Receipts
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 Receipts or
Deposited Securities or a distribution of
Receipts pursuant to Section 4.3 of the
Deposit Agreement), whichever 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 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 the
Deposit Agreement, (4) such expenses as are
incurred by the Depositary in the conversion
of foreign currency pursuant to Section 4.5
of the Deposit Agreement, (5) a fee of $5.00
or less per 100 American Depositary Shares
(or portion thereof) for the execution and
delivery of Receipts pursuant to Section 2.3,
4.3 or 4.4, and the surrender of Receipts
pursuant to Section 2.5 or 6.2 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 4.1
through 4.4 thereof, and (7) a fee for the
distribution of securities pursuant to Section
4.2 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.
The Depositary, subject to Article (8)
hereof, may own and deal in any class of
securities of the Company and its affiliates
and in Receipts.
8. LOANS AND
PRE-RELEASE OF SHARES AND
RECEIPTS.
Notwithstanding Section 2.3 of the
Deposit Agreement, the Depositary may
execute and deliver Receipts prior to the
receipt of Shares pursuant to Section 2.2 of
the Deposit Agreement (Pre-Release). The
Depositary may, pursuant to Section 2.5 of
the Deposit Agreement, deliver Shares upon
the receipt and cancellation of Receipts
which have been Pre-Released, whether or
not such cancellation is prior to the
termination of such Pre-Release or the
Depositary knows that such Receipt has
been Pre-Released. The Depositary may
receive Receipts in lieu of Shares in
satisfactory of a Pre-Release. Each
Pre-Release will be (a) preceded or
accompanied by a written representation
from the person to whom Receipts are to be
delivered that such person, or its customer,
owns the Shares or Receipts 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 funkier
indemnities and credit regulations as the
Depositary deems appropriate. The number
of American Depositary Shares which are
outstanding at any time as a result of
Pre-Releases will not normally exceed shiny
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.
9. TITLE TO RECEIPTS.
It is a condition of this Receipt and
every successive holder and Owner of this
Receipt by accepting or holding the same
consents and agrees, that title to this Receipt
when properly endorsed or accompanied by
proper instruments of transfer, is
transferable by delivery with the same effect
as in the case of a negotiable instrument,
provided, however, that the Depositary,
notwithstanding any notice to the contrary,
may treat the person in whose name this
Receipt is registered on the books of the
Depositary as the absolute owner hereof for
the purpose of determining the person
entitled to distribution of dividends or other
distributions or to any notice provided for in
the Deposit Agreement or for all other
purposes.
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 or facsimile
signature of a duly authorized signatory of
the Depositary and, if a Registrar for the
Receipts shall have been appointed,
countersigned by the manual or facsimile
signature of a duly authorized officer the
Registrar.
11. REPORTS: INSPECTION
OF TRANSFER BOOKS.
The Company currently furnishes the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(hereinafter called the Commission) with
certain public reports and documents
required by foreign law or otherwise under
Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
Such reports and communications
will be available for inspection and copying
by holders and Owners at the public
reference facilities maintained by the
Commission located at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx,
X.X., Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000.
The Depositary will make available
for inspection by Owners of Receipts at its
Corporate Trust Office any reports and
communications, including any proxy
soliciting material, receive from the
Company which are both (a) received by the
Depositary as the holder of the Deposited
Securities and (b) made generally available
to the holders of such Deposited Securities
by the Company. The Depositary will also
send to Owners of Receipts copies of such
reports when furnished by the Company
pursuant to the Deposit Agreement.
The Depositary will keep books for
the registration of Receipts and transfers of
Receipts which at all reasonable times shall
be open for inspection by the Owners of
Receipts provided that such inspection shall
not be for the purpose of communicating
with Owners of Receipts in the interest of a
business or object other than the business of
the Company or a matter related to the
Deposit Agreement or the Receipts.
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
convened 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 to the Owners of
Receipts 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,
the amount distributed to the Owners of the
Receipts evidencing American Depositary
Shares representing such Deposited
Securities shall be reduced accordingly.
Subject to the provisions of Section
4.11 and 5.9 of the Deposit Agreement,
whenever the Depositary receives any
distribution other than a distribution
described in Sections 4.1, 4.3 or 4.4 of the
Deposit Agreement, the Depositary will
cause the securities or property received by
it to be distributed to the Owners of Receipts
entitled thereto, 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 pan thereof, and the net
proceeds of any such sale (net of the fees of
the Depositary as provided in Section 5.9 of
the Deposit Agreement) shall be distributed
by the Depositary to the Owners of Receipts
entitled thereto as in the case of a
distribution received in cash.
If any distribution consists of a
dividend in, or free distribution of, Shares,
the Depositary may and shall if the
Company shall so request, distribute to the
Owners of outstanding Receipts entitled
thereto, additional Receipts evidencing 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 the
issuance of American Depositary Shares
evidenced by Receipts, 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 of the Depositary as
provided in Section 5.9 of the Deposit
Agreement. In lieu of delivering Receipts for
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 set forth in the Deposit
Agreement. If additional Receipts are not so
distributed, each American Depositary Share
shall thenceforth also represent the
additional Shares distributed upon the
Deposited Securities represented thereby.
In the event that the 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.
13. CONVERSION OF
FOREIGN CURRENCY.
Whenever the Depositary 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
convened on a reasonable basis into Dollars
and the resulting Dollars transferred to the
United States, the Depositary shall convert
or cause to be convened, 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 Receipt or otherwise and shall be net of
any expenses of conversion into Dollars
incurred by the Depositary as provided in
Section 5.9 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 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 pan, 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.
14. 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 in Dollars 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 Owners or to 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. If the
Depositary determines in its discretion that it
is not lawful and feasible to make such
rights available to certain Owners, it may
sell the rights or 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 of the Depositary
as provided in Section 5.9 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 Receipt or otherwise. 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.
In circumstances in which rights
would otherwise not be distributed, if an
Owner of Receipts 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 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 2.2 of the Deposit Agreement, and
shall, pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Deposit
Agreement, execute and deliver Receipts to
such Owner. In the case of a distribution
pursuant to the second paragraph of this
Article, such Receipts shall be legended in
accordance with applicable U.S. laws, and
shall be subject to the appropriate
restrictions on sale, deposit, cancellation,
and transfer under such 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 of the
Depositary as provided in Section 5.9 of the
Deposit Agreement 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 Receipt 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 Owners or are registered
under the provisions of such Act. If an
Owner of Receipts requests distribution of
warrants or other instruments,
notwithstanding that there has been no such
registration under such Act, the Depositary
shall not effect such distribution unless it
has received an opinion from recognized
counsel in the United States for the Issuer
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.
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 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 receive notice of any
meeting of holders of Shares or other
Deposited Securities, the Depositary shall
fix a record date (a) for the determination of
the Owners of Receipts who shall be (i)
entitled to receive such dividend,
distribution or rights or the net proceeds of
the sale thereof or (ii) entitled to give
instructions for the exercise of voting rights
at any such meeting, or (b) on or after which
each American Depositary Share will
represent the changed number 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, and (b) a statement that
the Owners of Receipts as of the close of
business on a specified record date will be
entitled, subject to any applicable Provision
of law and of the Constitution 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.
Upon the written request of an Owner of a
Receipt 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 evidenced
by such Receipt 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.
17. CHANGES AFFECTING
DEPOSITED SECURITIES.
In circumstances where the
provisions of Section 4.3 of the Deposit
Agreement do not apply, 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, any
securities which shall be received by the
Depositary or a Custodian in exchange for or
in conversion of or in respect of Deposited
Securities shall be treated as new Deposited
Securities under the Deposit Agreement, and
American Depositary Shares shall
thenceforth represent the new Deposited
Securities so received in exchange or
conversion, unless additional Receipts are
delivered pursuant to the following sentence.
In any such case the Depositary may, and
shall if the Company shall so request,
execute and deliver additional Receipts as in
the case of a dividend on the Shares, or call
for the surrender of outstanding Receipts to
be exchanged for new Receipts specifically
describing such new Deposited Securities.
18. LIABILITY OF THE
COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY.
Neither the Depositary nor the
Company shall incur any liability to any
Owner or holder of any Receipt, if by reason
of any provision of any present or future law
of the United States or any other country, or
of any other governmental or regulatory
authority, or by reason of any provision,
present or future, of the Constitution of the
Company, or by reason of any act of God or
war or other circumstances beyond its
control, the Depositary or the Company shall
be prevented 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 it is
provided shall be done or performed; nor
shall the Depositary or the Company incur
any liability to any Owner or holder of a
Receipt by reason of any nonperformance 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,
or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to
exercise, any discretion provided for in the
Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of
a distribution pursuant to Sections 4.1, 4.2,
or 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or an
offering or distribution pursuant to Section
4.4 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
assumes any obligation or shall be subject to
any liability under the Deposit Agreement to
Owners or holders of Receipts, 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 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 shall be furnished as
often as may be required, and the Custodian
shall not be under any obligation whatsoever
with respect to such proceedings, the
responsibility of the Custodian being solely
to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor
the Company shall be liable for any action or
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 of a
Receipt, 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
Company agrees to indemnify the
Depositary, its directors, employees, agents
and affiliates and any Custodian against, and
hold each of 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, in accordance with the provisions
of the Deposit Agreement and of the
Receipts, as the same may be amended,
modified, or supplemented from time to
time, (i) by either the Depositary or a
Custodian or their respective directors,
employees, agents and affiliates, except for
any liability or expense arising out of the
negligence or bad faith of either of them, or
(ii) by the Company or any of its directors,
employees, agents and affiliates. 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.
The Depositary may at any time
resign as Depositary under the Deposit
Agreement by written notice of its election
to do so delivered to the Company, such
resignation to take effect upon the
appointment of a successor depositary and
its acceptance of such appointment as
provided in the Deposit Agreement. The
Depositary may at any time be removed by
the Company by written notice of such
removal, effective upon the appointment of a
successor depositary and its acceptance of
such appointment as provided in the Deposit
Agreement. Whenever the Depositary in its
discretion determines that it is in the best
interest of the Owners of Receipts to do so,
it 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
Depositary 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 of
Receipts, shall, however, not become
effective as to outstanding Receipts until the
expiration of shiny days after notice of such
amendment shall have been given to the
Owners of outstanding Receipts. Every
Owner of a Receipt at the time any
amendment so becomes effective shall be
deemed, by continuing to hold such Receipt,
to consent and agree to such amendment and
to be bound by the Deposit Agreement as
amended thereby. In no event shall any
amendment impair the right of the Owner of
any Receipt to surrender such Receipt 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 Depositary shall at any time at
the direction of the Company terminate the
Deposit Agreement by mailing notice of
such termination to the Owners of all
Receipts then outstanding at least 90 days
prior to the date fixed in such notice for such
termination. The Depositary may likewise
terminate the Deposit Agreement by mailing
notice of such termination to the Company
and the Owners of all Receipts then
outstanding if at any time 90 days shall have
expired after the Depositary shall have
delivered to the Company a written notice of
its election to resign and a successor
depositary shall not have been appointed and
accepted its appointment as provided in the
Deposit Agreement. On and after the date of
termination, the Owner of a Receipt, upon
(a) surrender of such Receipt at the
Corporate Trust Office of the Depositary, (b)
payment of the fee of the Depositary for the
surrender of Receipts referred to in Section
2.5 of the Deposit Agreement, and (c)
payment of any applicable taxes or
governmental charges, will be entitled to
delivery, to him or upon his order, of the
amount of Deposited Securities represented
by the American Depositary Shares
evidenced by such Receipt. If any Receipts
shall remain outstanding after the date of
termination, the Depositary thereafter shall
discontinue the registration of transfers of
Receipts, shall suspend the distribution of
dividends to the Owners thereof, and shall
not give any funkier notices or perform any
funkier acts under the Deposit Agreement,
except that the Depositary shall continue to
collect dividends and other distributions
pertaining to Deposited Securities, shall sell
rights as provided in the Deposit Agreement,
and shall continue to deliver Deposited
Securities, together with any dividends or
other distributions received with respect
thereto and the net proceeds of the sale of
any rights or other property, in exchange for
Receipts surrendered to the Depositary (after
deducting, in each case, the fee of the
Depositary for the surrender of a Receipt,
any expenses for the account of the Owner
of such Receipt 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
one year 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 Receipts which 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 a
Receipt, any expenses for the account of the
Owner of such Receipt 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.
22. COMPLIANCE WITH U. S.
SECURITIES LAWS.
Notwithstanding anything in the
Deposit Agreement or this Receipt to the
contrary, the Company and the Depositary
each agrees that it will not exercise any
rights it has under the Deposit Agreement to
prevent the withdrawal or delivery of
Deposited Securities in a manner which
would violate the U. S. securities laws,
including, but not limited to, Section I.A.(I)
of the General Instructions to the Form F-6
Registration Statement, as amended from
time to time, under the Securities Act of
1933.
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