AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT
NO. 1 TO DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 1, dated as of
August 10, 2009 (the “Amendment”), to the Deposit Agreement (the "Deposit
Agreement") dated
as of March 30, 2006 among HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES INC., a company
incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the "Company"), DEUTSCHE BANK
TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, an indirect wholly owned
subsidiary of Deutsche Bank A.G., acting in its capacity as depositary, and any
successor depositary hereunder (the “Depositary”), and
(iii) all Holders and Beneficial Owners of American Depositary Shares
evidenced by American Depositary Receipts issued thereunder.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Depositary executed the Deposit Agreement for the purposes
set forth therein; and
WHEREAS,
As a result of a corporate action being effected by the Company, pursuant to
Section 6.1 of the Deposit Agreement, the Company and the Depositary desire to
amend the ratio of Deposited Securities represented by each American Depositary
Share.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Company and the Depositary hereby agree to amend the Deposit
Agreement as follows:
ARTICLE
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DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Definitions. Unless
otherwise defined in this Amendment, all capitalized terms used, but not
otherwise defined, herein shall have the meaning given to such terms in the
Deposit Agreement.
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ARTICLE
II
AMENDMENTS TO DEPOSIT
AGREEMENT
SECTION 2.01. All
references in the Deposit Agreement to the term “Deposit Agreement” shall, as of
the Effective Date (as herein defined), refer to the Deposit Agreement as
amended hereby.
SECTION 2.02. The
number of Shares represented by each American Depositary Share set forth in
Section 1.3 of the Deposit Agreement is amended so that after the Effective
Date, each American Depositary Share represents two Shares.
SECTION 2.03. All
references in the Deposit Agreement to the amount of the par value of the Shares
are deleted.
ARTICLE
III
AMENDMENTS TO THE FORM OF
ADR
SECTION 3.01. All
references in the form of American Depositary Receipt to the
number of Shares represented by each American Depositary Share are amended to
reflect that each American Depositary Share represents two Shares.
SECTION 3.02. All
references in the form of American Depositary Receipt to the amount of the par
value of the Shares are deleted.
SECTION 3.03. The
form of American Depositary Receipt, reflecting the amendments set forth in
Sections 3.01 and 3.02 hereof, is amended and restated to read as set forth as
Exhibit A hereto.
ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
SECTION 4.01. Representations
and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants
to, and agrees with, the Depositary and the Holders, that:
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(a) This
Amendment, when executed and delivered by the Company, will be duly and validly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, and it and the Deposit
Agreement as amended hereby constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations
of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their
respective terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights and to general equity principles; and
(b) In
order to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility into
evidence of this Amendment or the Deposit Agreement as amended hereby, neither
of such agreements need to be filed or recorded with any court or other
authority in the Cayman Islands, nor does any stamp or similar tax or
governmental charge need to be paid in the Cayman Islands on or in respect of
such agreements.
ARTICLE
V
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 5.01. Effective
Date. This Amendment is dated as of the date set forth above
and shall be effective as of the open of business New York time on August 10,
2009 (the “Effective Date”).
SECTION 5.02. Outstanding
Receipts. Receipts issued prior or subsequent to
the date hereof, which do not reflect the changes to the form of Receipt
effected hereby, do not need to be called in for exchange and may remain
outstanding until such time as the Holders thereof choose to surrender them for
any reason under the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary is authorized
and directed to take any and all actions deemed necessary to effect the
foregoing.
SECTION
5.03. Indemnification. The
parties hereto shall be entitled to the benefits of the indemnification
provisions of Section 5.8 of the Deposit Agreement in connection with any and
all liability it or they may incur as a result of the terms of this Amendment
and the transactions contemplated herein.
SECTION 5.04. Counterparts. This
Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one
instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Company and the Depositary have caused this Amendment to be executed by
representatives thereunto duly authorized as of the date set forth
above.
HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES INC. | |||
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DEUTSCHE
BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
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Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | ||
Title: | Vice President | ||
By:
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Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||
Title: | Vice President |
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Exhibit A
to Amendment to Deposit Agreement
Number
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CUSIP
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American
Depositary Shares (Each
American
Depositary Share
representing
two Fully Paid Ordinary Shares)
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[FORM
OF FACE OF RECEIPT]
AMERICAN
DEPOSITARY RECEIPT
for
AMERICAN
DEPOSITARY SHARES
representing
DEPOSITED
ORDINARY SHARES
of
(Incorporated
under the laws of the Cayman Islands)
DEUTSCHE
BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as depositary (herein called the “Depositary”), hereby certifies
that
is the owner of
American Depositary Shares (hereinafter “ADS”), representing deposited
common shares, including evidence of rights to receive such ordinary shares (the
“Shares”) of Himax
Technologies, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands
(the “Company”). As of
the date of the Deposit Agreement (hereinafter referred to), each ADS represents
two Shares deposited under the Deposit Agreement with the Custodian which at the
date of execution of the Deposit Agreement is Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch
(the “Custodian”). The
ratio of Depositary Shares to shares of stock is subject to subsequent amendment
as provided in Article IV of the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary’s Principal
Office is located at 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000,
X.X.X.
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(1) The Deposit
Agreement. This American Depositary Receipt is one of an issue of
American Depositary Receipts (“Receipts”), all issued and to
be issued upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Deposit Agreement,
dated as of March 30, 2006 (as amended from time
to time, the “Deposit
Agreement”), by and among the Company, the Depositary, and all Holders
and Beneficial Owners from time to time of Receipts issued thereunder, each of
whom by accepting a Receipt agrees to become a party thereto and
becomes bound by all the terms and conditions thereof. The Deposit Agreement
sets forth the rights and obligations of Holders and Beneficial Owners of
Receipts and the rights and duties of the Depositary in respect of the Shares
deposited thereunder and any and all other securities, property and cash from
time to time, received in respect of such Shares and held thereunder (such
Shares, other securities, property and cash are herein called “Deposited Securities”). Copies
of the Deposit Agreement are on file at the Principal Office of the Depositary
and the Custodian.
Each
owner and each Beneficial Owner, upon acceptance of any ADSs (or any interest
therein) issued in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Deposit
Agreement, shall be deemed for all purposes to (a) be a party to and
bound by the terms of the Deposit Agreement and applicable ADR(s), and
(b) appoint the Depositary its attorney-in-fact, with full power to
delegate, to act on its behalf and to take any and all actions contemplated in
the Deposit Agreement and the applicable ADR(s), to adopt any and all procedures
necessary to comply with applicable law and to take such action as the
Depositary in its sole discretion may deem necessary or appropriate to carry out
the purposes of the Deposit Agreement and the applicable ADR(s), the taking of
such actions to be the conclusive determinant of the necessity and
appropriateness thereof.
The
statements made on the face and reverse of this Receipt are summaries of certain
provisions of the Deposit Agreement and the Company’s Articles of Association
(as in effect on the date of the Deposit Agreement) and are qualified by and
subject to the detailed provisions of the Deposit Agreement, to which reference
is hereby made. All capitalized terms used herein which are not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Deposit
Agreement. The Depositary makes no representation or warranty as to the validity
or worth of the Deposited Securities. The Depositary has made arrangements for
the acceptance of the American Depositary Shares into DTC. Each Beneficial Owner
of American Depositary Shares held through DTC must rely on the procedures of
DTC and the DTC Participants to exercise and be entitled to any rights
attributable to such American Depositary Shares. The Receipt evidencing the
American Depositary Shares held through DTC will be registered in the name of a
nominee of DTC. So long as the American Depositary Shares are held through DTC
or unless otherwise required by law, ownership of beneficial interests in the
Receipt registered in the name of DTC (or its nominee) will be shown on, and
transfers of such ownership will be effected only through, records maintained by
(i) DTC (or its nominee), or (ii) DTC Participants (or their
nominees).
(2) Surrender of Receipts and
Withdrawal of Deposited Securities. Upon surrender, at the Principal
Office of the Depositary, of ADSs evidenced by this Receipt for the purpose of
withdrawal of the Deposited Securities represented thereby, and upon payment of
(i) the charges of the Depositary for the making of withdrawals and
cancellation of Receipts (as set forth in Condition (9) hereof and in
Section 5.9 and Exhibit B of the Deposit Agreement) and (ii) all fees,
taxes and governmental charges payable in connection with such surrender and
withdrawal, and, subject to the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement,
the Company’s Articles of Association, Section 7.10 of the Deposit
Agreement, Condition (22) of this Receipt and the provisions of or
governing the Deposited Securities and other applicable laws, the Holder of the
American Depositary Shares evidenced hereby is entitled to delivery, to him or
upon his order, of the Deposited Securities represented by the ADS so
surrendered. Subject to the last sentence of this paragraph, such Deposited
Securities may be delivered in certificated form or by electronic delivery. ADS
may be surrendered for the purpose of withdrawing Deposited Securities by
delivery of a Receipt evidencing such ADS (if held in registered form) or by
book-entry delivery of such ADS to the Depositary.
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A Receipt
surrendered for such purposes shall, if so required by the Depositary, be
properly endorsed in blank or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer in
blank, and if the Depositary so requires, the Holder thereof shall execute and
deliver to the Depositary a written order directing the Depositary to cause the
Deposited Securities being withdrawn to be delivered to or upon the written
order of a person or persons designated in such order. Thereupon, the Depositary
shall direct the Custodian to Deliver (without unreasonable delay) at the
designated office of the Custodian (subject to the terms and conditions of the
Deposit Agreement, to the Company’s Articles of Association, and to the
provisions of or governing the Deposited Securities and applicable laws, now or
hereafter in effect), to or upon the written order of the person or persons
designated in the order delivered to the Depositary as provided above, the
Deposited Securities represented by such ADSs, together with any certificate or
other proper documents of or relating to title for the Deposited Securities or
evidence of the electronic transfer thereof (if available) as the case may be to
or for the account of such person. The Depositary may make delivery to such
person or persons at the Principal Office of the Depositary of any dividends or
distributions with respect to the Deposited Securities represented by such
Receipt, or of any proceeds of sale of any dividends, distributions or rights,
which may at the time be held by the Depositary.
The
Depositary may, in its discretion, refuse to accept for surrender a number of
American Depositary Shares representing a number of Shares other than a whole
number of Shares. In the case of surrender of a Receipt evidencing a number of
ADSs representing other than a whole number of Shares, the Depositary shall
cause ownership of the appropriate whole number of Shares to be delivered in
accordance with the terms hereof, and shall, at the discretion of the
Depositary, either (i) issue and deliver to the person surrendering such
Receipt a new Receipt evidencing American Depositary Shares representing any
remaining fractional Share, or (ii) sell or cause to be sold the fractional
Shares represented by the Receipt so surrendered and remit the proceeds thereof
(net of (a) applicable fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the
Depositary and (b) taxes withheld) to the person surrendering the Receipt.
At the request, risk and expense of any Holder so surrendering a Receipt, and
for the account of such Holder, the Depositary shall direct the Custodian to
forward (to the extent permitted by law) any cash or other property (other than
securities) held in respect of, and any certificate or certificates and other
proper documents of or relating to title to, the Deposited Securities
represented by such Receipt to the Depositary for delivery at the Principal
Office of the Depositary, and for further delivery to such Holder. Such
direction shall be given by letter or, at the request, risk and expense of such
Holder, by cable, telex or facsimile transmission
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(3) Transfers, Split-Ups and
Combinations of Receipts. Subject to the terms and conditions of the
Deposit Agreement, the Registrar shall register transfers of Receipts on its
books, upon surrender at the Principal Office of the Depositary of a Receipt by
the Holder thereof in person or by duly authorized attorney, properly endorsed
or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer (including signature guarantees
in accordance with standard industry practice) and duly stamped as may be
required by the laws of the State of New York and of the United States of
America, of the Cayman Islands and of any other applicable jurisdiction. Subject
to the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement, including payment of the
applicable fees and charges of the Depositary, the Depositary shall execute and
deliver a new Receipt(s) (and if necessary, cause the Registrar to countersign
such Receipt(s)) and deliver same to or upon the order of the person entitled to
such Receipts evidencing the same aggregate number of ADSs as those evidenced by
the Receipts surrendered. Upon surrender of a Receipt or Receipts for the
purpose of effecting a split-up or combination of such Receipt or Receipts upon
payment of the applicable fees and charges of the Depositary, and subject to the
terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary shall execute and
deliver a new Receipt or Receipts for any authorized number of ADSs requested,
evidencing the same aggregate number of ADSs as the Receipt or Receipts
surrendered.
(4) Pre-Conditions to
Registration, Transfer, Etc. As a condition precedent to the execution
and delivery, registration of transfer, split-up, combination or surrender of
any Receipt or withdrawal of any Deposited Securities, the Depositary or the
Custodian may require (i) payment from the depositor of Shares or presenter
of 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 and charges of the
Depositary as provided in the Deposit Agreement and in this Receipt,
(ii) the production of proof satisfactory to it as to the identity and
genuineness of any signature or any other matters and (iii) compliance with
(A) any laws or governmental regulations relating to the execution and
delivery of Receipts and ADSs or to the withdrawal of Deposited Securities and
(B) such reasonable regulations of the Depositary or the Company consistent
with the Deposit Agreement and applicable law.
The
issuance of ADSs against deposits of Shares generally or against deposits of
particular Shares may be suspended, or the issuance of ADSs against the deposit
of particular Shares may be withheld, or the registration of transfer of
Receipts in particular instances may be refused, or the registration of transfer
of 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, in good faith, at any time or from
time to time because of any requirement of law, any government or governmental
body or commission or any securities exchange upon which the Receipts or Share
are listed, or under any provision of the Deposit Agreement or provisions of, or
governing, the Deposited Securities or any meeting of shareholders of the
Company or for any other reason, subject in all cases to Condition
(22) hereof. Notwithstanding any provision of the Deposit Agreement or this
Receipt to the contrary, the Holders of Receipts are entitled to surrender
outstanding ADSs to withdraw the Deposited Securities at any time subject only
to (i) temporary delays caused by closing the transfer books of the
Depositary or the Company or the deposit of Shares in connection with voting at
a shareholders’ meeting or the payment of dividends, (ii) the payment of
fees, taxes and similar charges, (iii) compliance with any U.S. or foreign
laws or governmental regulations relating to the Receipts or to the withdrawal
of the Deposited Securities, and (iv) other circumstances specifically
contemplated by Section I.A.(l) of the General Instructions to Form F-6 (as such
General Instructions may be amended from time to time). Without limitation of
the foregoing, the Depositary shall not knowingly accept for deposit under the
Deposit Agreement any Shares or other Deposited Securities required to be
registered under the provisions of the Securities Act, unless a registration
statement is in effect as to such Shares.
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(5) Compliance With Information
Requests. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Deposit Agreement or
this Receipt, each Holder and Beneficial Owner of the ADSs represented hereby
agrees to comply with requests from the Company pursuant to the laws of the
Cayman Islands, the rules and requirements of National Association of Securities
Dealers and any other stock exchange on which the Shares are, or will be
registered, traded or listed, the Company’s Articles of
Association, which are made to provide information as to the capacity in which
such Holder or Beneficial Owner owns ADSs and regarding the identity of any
other person interested in such ADSs and the nature of such interest and various
other matters whether or not they are Holders and/or Beneficial Owner at the
time of such request. The Depositary agrees to use reasonable efforts to forward
any such requests to the Holders and to forward to the Company any such
responses to such requests received by the Depositary.
(6) Liability of Holder for
Taxes, Duties and Other Charges. If any tax or other governmental charge
shall become payable by the Depositary or the Custodian with respect to any
Receipt or any Deposited Securities or ADSs, such tax, or other governmental
charge shall be payable by the Holders and Beneficial Owners to the Depositary.
The Company, the Custodian and/or the Depositary may withhold or deduct from any
distributions made in respect of Deposited Securities and may sell for the
account of the Holder and/or Beneficial Owner any or all of the Deposited
Securities and apply such distributions and sale proceeds in payment of such
taxes (including applicable interest and penalties) or charges, with the Holder
and the Beneficial Owner hereof remaining fully liable for any deficiency. The
Custodian may refuse the deposit of Shares, and the Depositary may refuse to
issue ADSs, to deliver Receipts, register the transfer, split-up or combination
of ADRs and (subject to Condition (22) hereof) the withdrawal of Deposited
Securities, until payment in full of such tax, charge, penalty or interest is
received. Every Holder and Beneficial Owner agrees to indemnify the Depositary,
the Company, the Custodian and each of their respective agents, directors,
employees and Affiliates for, and hold each of them harmless from, any claims
with respect to taxes (including applicable interest and penalties thereon)
arising from any tax benefit obtained for such Holder and/or Beneficial
Owner.
Holders
understand that in converting Foreign Currency, amounts received on conversion
are calculated at a rate which may exceed the number of decimal places used by
the Depositary to report distribution rates (which in any case will not be less
than two decimal places). Any excess amount may be retained by the Depositary as
an additional cost of conversion, irrespective of any other fees and expenses
payable or owing hereunder and shall not be subject to escheatment.
(7) Representations and
Warranties of Depositors. Each person depositing Shares under the Deposit
Agreement shall be deemed thereby to represent and warrant that (i) such
Shares (and the certificates therefor) are duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid, non-assessable and were legally obtained by such person,
(ii) all preemptive (and similar) rights, if any, with respect to such
Shares, have been validly waived or exercised, (iii) the person making such
deposit is duly authorized so to do, (iv) the Shares presented for deposit
are free and clear of any lien, encumbrance, security interest, charge, mortgage
or adverse claim, and are not, and the American Depositary Shares issuable upon
such deposit will not be, Restricted Securities (except as contemplated by
Section 2.11), (v) the Shares presented for deposit have not been
stripped of any rights or entitlements and (vi) the Shares are not subject
to any lock-up agreement with the Company or other party. Such representations
and warranties shall survive the deposit and withdrawal of Shares and the
issuance, cancellation and transfer of ADSs. If any such representations or
warranties are false in any way, the Company and Depositary shall be authorized,
at the cost and expense of the person depositing Shares, to take any and all
actions necessary to correct the consequences thereof.
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(8) Filing Proofs, Certificates
and Other Information. Any person presenting Shares for deposit, any
Holder and any Beneficial Owner may be required, and every Holder and Beneficial
Owner agrees, from time to time to provide to the Depositary such proof of
citizenship or residence, taxpayer status, payment of all applicable taxes or
other governmental charges, exchange control approval, legal or beneficial
ownership of ADSs and Deposited Securities, compliance with applicable laws and
the terms of the Deposit Agreement and the provisions of, or governing, the
Deposited Securities or other information as the Depositary deem necessary or
proper or as the Company may reasonably require by written request to the
Depositary consistent with its obligations under the Deposit Agreement. Subject
to Condition (22) hereof and the terms of the Deposit Agreement, the
Depositary and the Registrar, as applicable, may withhold the delivery or
registration of transfer of any Receipt or the distribution or sale of any
dividend or other distribution of rights or of the proceeds thereof or the
delivery of any Deposited Securities until such proof or other information is
filed, or such certifications are executed, or such representations and
warranties made, or such information and documentation are
provided.
(9) Charges of
Depositary. The Depositary shall charge the following fees for the
services performed under the terms of the Deposit Agreement; provided, however,
that no fees shall be payable upon distribution of cash dividends so long as the
charging of such fee is prohibited by the exchange, if any, upon which the ADSs
are listed:
(i) to
any person to whom ADSs are issued or to any person to whom a distribution is
made in respect of ADS distributions pursuant to stock dividends or other free
distributions of stock, bonus distributions, stock splits or other distributions
(except where converted to cash), a fee not in excess of U.S. $ 5.00 per
100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) so issued under the terms of the Deposit
Agreement to be determined by the Depositary;
(ii) to
any person surrendering ADSs for cancellation and withdrawal of Deposited
Securities including, inter
alia, cash distributions made pursuant to a cancellation or withdrawal, a
fee not in excess of U.S. $ 5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) so
surrendered;
(iii) to
any Holder of ADSs, a fee not in excess of U.S. $ 2.00 per 100 ADS held for
the distribution of cash proceeds, including cash dividends or sale of rights
and other entitlements, not made pursuant to a cancellation or
withdrawal;
(iv) to
any holder of ADSs, a fee not in excess of U.S. $ 5.00 per 100 ADSs (or
portion thereof) issued upon the exercise of rights; and
(v) for
the operation and maintenance costs in administering the ADRs an annual fee of
U.S.$0.02 or less per ADR, provided, however, that if the Depositary imposes a
fee under this clause (v) then the total of fees assessed under this clause
(v), combined with the total of fees assessed under clause (iii) above,
shall not exceed U.S.$0.02 per ADR in any calendar year.
In
addition, Holders, Beneficial Owners, person depositing Shares for deposit and
person surrendering ADSs for cancellation and withdrawal of Deposited Securities
will be required to pay the following charges:
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(i) taxes
(including applicable interest and penalties) and other governmental
charges;
(ii) such
registration fees as may from time to time be in effect for the registration of
Shares or other Deposited Securities with the Foreign Registrar and applicable
to transfers of Shares or other Deposited Securities to or from the name of the
Custodian, the Depositary or any nominees upon the making of deposits and
withdrawals, respectively;
(iii)
such cable, telex , facsimile and electronic transmission and delivery expenses
as are expressly provided in the Deposit Agreement to be at the expense of the
person depositing or withdrawing Shares or Holders and Beneficial Owners of
ADSs;
(iv) the
expenses and charges incurred by the Depositary in the conversion of foreign
currency;
(v) such
fees and expenses as are incurred by the Depositary in connection with
compliance with exchange control regulations and other regulatory requirements
applicable to Shares, Deposited Securities, ADSs and ADRs;
(vi) the
fees and expenses incurred by the Depositary in connection with the delivery of
Deposited Securities, including any fees of a central depository for securities
in the local market, where applicable;
(vii) any
additional fees, charges, costs or expenses that may be incurred by the
Depositary from time to time.
Any other
charges and expenses of the Depositary under the Deposit Agreement will be paid
by the Company upon agreement between the Depositary and the Company. All fees
and charges may, at any time and from time to time, be changed by agreement
between the Depositary and Company but, in the case of fees and charges payable
by Holders or Beneficial Owners, only in the manner contemplated by Condition
(20) of this Receipt.
(10)
Title to
Receipts. It is a condition of this Receipt, and every successive Holder
of this Receipt by accepting or holding the same consents and agrees, that title
to this Receipt (and to each ADS evidenced hereby) is transferable by delivery
of the Receipt, provided it has been properly endorsed or accompanied by proper
instruments of transfer, such Receipt being a certificated security under the
laws of the State of New York. Notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, the
Depositary may deem and treat the Holder of this Receipt (that is, the person in
whose name this Receipt is registered on the books of the Depositary) as the
absolute owner hereof for all purposes. The Depositary shall have no obligation
or be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement or this Receipt to
any holder of this Receipt or any Beneficial Owner unless such holder is the
Holder of this Receipt registered on the books of the Depositary or, in the case
of a Beneficial Owner, such Beneficial Owner or the Beneficial Owner’s
representative is the Holder registered on the books of the
Depositary.
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(11)
Validity of
Receipt. This Receipt shall not be entitled to any benefits under the
Deposit Agreement or be valid or enforceable for any purpose, unless this
Receipt has been (i) dated, (ii) signed by the manual or facsimile
signature of a duly authorized signatory of the Depositary, (iii) if a
Registrar for the Receipts shall have been appointed, countersigned by the
manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized signatory of the Registrar
and (iv) registered in the books maintained by the Depositary or the
Registrar, as applicable, for the issuance and transfer of Receipts. Receipts
bearing the facsimile signature of a duly-authorized signatory of the Depositary
or the Registrar, who at the time of signature was a duly-authorized signatory
of the Depositary or the Registrar, as the case may be, shall bind the
Depositary, notwithstanding the fact that such signatory has ceased to be so
authorized prior to the execution and delivery of such Receipt by the Depositary
or did not hold such office on the date of issuance of such
Receipts.
(12)
Available Information;
Reports; Inspection of Transfer Books. The Company is subject to the
periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and accordingly files
certain information with the Commission. These reports and documents can be
inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the
Commission located at 000 X Xxxxxx, X.X., Xxxxxxxxxx X.X. 00000. The Depositary shall
make available during normal business hours on any Business Day for inspection
by Holders at its Principal Office any reports and communications, including any
proxy soliciting materials, received from the Company which are both
(a) received by the Depositary, the Custodian, or the nominee of either of
them as the holder of the Deposited Securities and (b) made generally
available to the holders of such Deposited Securities by the
Company.
The
Depositary or the Registrar, as applicable, shall keep books for the
registration of Receipts and transfers of Receipts which at all reasonable times
shall be open for inspection by the Company and by the Holders of such Receipts,
provided that such inspection shall not be, to the Depositary’s or the
Registrar’s knowledge, for the purpose of communicating with Holders of such
Receipts in the interest of a business or object other than the business of the
Company or other than a matter related to the Deposit Agreement or the
Receipts.
The
Depositary or the Registrar, as applicable, may close the transfer books with
respect to the Receipts, at any time or from time to time, when deemed necessary
or advisable by it in good faith in connection with the performance of its
duties hereunder, or at the reasonable written request of the Company subject,
in all cases, to Condition (22) hereof.
Dated:
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DEUTSCHE
BANK TRUST
COMPANY
AMERICAS, as Depositary
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By:
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Vice
President
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The
address of the Principal Office of the Depositary is 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000, X.X.X.
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[FORM
OF REVERSE OF RECEIPT]
SUMMARY
OF CERTAIN ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
OF THE
DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
(13)
Dividends and
Distributions in Cash, Shares, etc. Whenever the Depositary receives
confirmation from the Custodian of receipt of any cash dividend or other cash
distribution on any Deposited Securities, or receives proceeds from the sale of
any Shares, rights securities or other entitlements under the Deposit Agreement,
the Depositary will, if at the time of receipt thereof any amounts received in a
foreign currency can, in the judgment of the Depositary (upon the terms of the
Deposit Agreement), be converted on a practicable basis, into Dollars
transferable to the United States, promptly convert or cause to be converted
such dividend, distribution or proceeds into Dollars and will distribute
promptly the amount thus received (net of applicable fees and charges of, and
expenses incurred by, the Depositary and taxes withheld) to the Holders of
record as of the ADS Record Date in proportion to the number of ADS representing
such Deposited Securities held by such Holders respectively as of the ADS Record
Date. The Depositary shall distribute only such amount, however, as can be
distributed without attributing to any Holder a fraction of one cent. Any such
fractional amounts shall be rounded to the nearest whole cent and so distributed
to Holders entitled thereto. If the Company, the Custodian or the Depositary is
required to withhold and does withhold from any cash dividend or other cash
distribution in respect of any Deposited Securities an amount on account of
taxes, duties or other governmental charges, the amount distributed to Holders
on the ADSs representing such Deposited Securities shall be reduced accordingly.
Such withheld amounts shall be forwarded by the Company, the Custodian or the
Depositary to the relevant governmental authority. Any foreign currency received
by the Depositary shall be converted upon the terms and conditions set forth in
the Deposit Agreement.
If any
distribution upon any Deposited Securities consists of a dividend in, or free
distribution of, Shares, the Company shall or cause such Shares to be deposited
with the Custodian and registered, as the case may be, in the name of the
Depositary, the Custodian or their nominees. Upon receipt of confirmation of
such deposit, the Depositary shall, subject to and in accordance with the
Deposit Agreement, establish the ADS Record Date and either (i) distribute
to the Holders as of the ADS Record Date in proportion to the number of ADSs
held as of the ADS Record Date, additional ADSs, which represent in aggregate
the number of Shares received as such dividend, or free distribution, subject to
the terms of the Deposit Agreement (including, without limitation, the
applicable fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary, and
taxes), or (ii) if additional ADSs are not so distributed, each ADS issued
and outstanding after the ADS Record Date shall, to the extent permissible by
law, thenceforth also represent rights and interest in the additional Shares
distributed upon the Deposited Securities represented thereby (net of the
applicable fees and charges of, and the expenses incurred by, the Depositary,
and taxes). In lieu of delivering fractional ADSs, the Depositary shall sell the
number of Shares represented by the aggregate of such fractions and distribute
the proceeds upon the terms set forth in the Deposit Agreement.
9
In the
event that (x) the Depositary determines that any distribution in property
(including Shares) is subject to any tax or other governmental charges which the
Depositary is obligated to withhold, or, (y) if the Company, in the
fulfillment of its obligations under the Deposit Agreement, has either
(a) furnished an opinion of U.S. counsel determining that Shares must be
registered under the Securities Act or other laws in order to be distributed to
Holders (and no such registration statement has been declared effective), or
(b) fails to timely deliver the documentation contemplated in the Deposit
Agreement, the Depositary may dispose of all or a portion of such property
(including Shares and rights to subscribe therefor) in such amounts and in such
manner, including by public or private sale, as the Depositary deems necessary
and practicable, and the Depositary shall distribute the net proceeds of any
such sale (after deduction of taxes and fees and charges of, and expenses
incurred by, the Depositary) to Holders entitled thereto upon the terms of the
Deposit Agreement. The Depositary shall hold and/or distribute any unsold
balance of such property in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit
Agreement.
Upon
timely receipt of a notice indicating that the Company wishes an elective
distribution to be made available to Holders upon the terms described in the
Deposit Agreement, the Depositary shall, upon provision of all documentation
required under the Deposit Agreement, (including, without limitation, any legal
opinions of counsel the Depositary may request under the Deposit Agreement)
determine whether such distribution is lawful and reasonably practicable. If so,
the Depositary shall, subject to the terms and conditions of the Deposit
Agreement, establish an ADS Record Date according to Condition (14) hereof
and establish procedures to enable the Holder hereof to elect to receive the
proposed distribution in cash or in additional ADSs. If a Holder elects to
receive the distribution in cash, the dividend shall be distributed as in the
case of a distribution in cash. If the Holder hereof elects to receive the
distribution in additional ADSs, the distribution shall be distributed as in the
case of a distribution in Shares upon the terms described in the Deposit
Agreement. If such elective distribution is not lawful or reasonably practicable
or if the Depositary did not receive satisfactory documentation set forth in the
Deposit Agreement, the Depositary shall, to the extent permitted by law,
distribute to Holders, on the basis of the same determination as is made in the
Cayman Islands, in respect of the Shares for which no election is made, either
(x) cash or (y) additional ADSs representing such additional Shares,
in each case, upon the terms described in the Deposit Agreement. Nothing herein
shall obligate the Depositary to make available to the Holder hereof a method to
receive the elective distribution in Shares (rather than ADSs). There can be no
assurance that the Holder hereof will be given the opportunity to receive
elective distributions on the same terms and conditions as the holders of
Shares.
Upon
receipt by the Depositary of a notice indicating that the Company wishes rights
to subscribe for additional Shares to be made available to Holders of ADSs, the
Company shall determine whether it is lawful and reasonably practicable to make
such rights available to the Holders. The Depositary shall make such rights
available to any Holders only if the Company shall have timely requested that
such rights be made available to Holders, the Depositary shall have received the
documentation required by the Deposit Agreement, and the Depositary shall have
determined that such distribution of rights is lawful and reasonably
practicable. If such conditions are not satisfied, the Depositary shall sell the
rights as described below. In the event all conditions set forth above are
satisfied, the Depositary shall establish an ADS Record Date and establish
procedures (x) to distribute such rights (by means of warrants or
otherwise) and (y) to enable the Holders to exercise the rights (upon
payment of the applicable fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the
Depositary and taxes). Nothing herein or in the Deposit Agreement shall obligate
the Depositary to make available to the Holders a method to exercise such rights
to subscribe for Shares (rather than ADSs). If (i) the Company does not
timely request the Depositary to make the rights available to Holders or if the
Company requests that the rights not be made available to Holders, (ii) the
Depositary fails to receive the documentation required by the Deposit Agreement
or determines it is not lawful or reasonably practicable to make the rights
available to Holders, or (iii) any rights made available are not exercised
and appear to be about to lapse, the Depositary shall determine whether it is
lawful and reasonably practicable to sell such rights, in a riskless principal
capacity or otherwise, at such place and upon such terms (including public and
private sale) as it may deem proper. The Depositary shall, upon such sale,
convert and distribute proceeds of such sale (net of applicable fees and charges
of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary and taxes) upon the terms hereof
and in the Deposit Agreement. If the Depositary is unable to make any rights
available to Holders or to arrange for the sale of the rights upon the terms
described above, the Depositary shall allow such rights to lapse. The Depositary
shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to determine that it may be
lawful or feasible to make such rights available to Holders in general or any
Holders in particular, (ii) any foreign exchange exposure or loss incurred
in connection with such sale, or exercise, or (iii) the content of any
materials forwarded to the Holders on behalf of the Company in connection with
the rights distribution.
10
Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, if registration (under the Securities Act or
any other applicable law) of the rights or the securities to which any rights
relate may be required in order for the Company to offer such rights or such
securities to Holders and to sell the securities represented by such rights, the
Depositary will not distribute such rights to the Holders (i) unless and
until a registration statement under the Securities Act covering such offering
is in effect or (ii) unless the Company furnishes to the Depositary
opinion(s) of counsel for the Company in the United States and counsel to the
Company in any other applicable country in which rights would be distributed, in
each case satisfactorily to the Depositary, to the effect that the offering and
sale of such securities to Holders and Beneficial Owners are exempt from, or do
not require registration under, the provisions of the Securities Act or any
other applicable laws. In the event that the Company, the Depositary or the
Custodian shall be required to withhold and does withhold from any distribution
of property (including rights) an amount on account of taxes or other
governmental charges, the amount distributed to the Holders shall be reduced
accordingly. In the event that the Depositary determines that any distribution
in property (including Shares and rights to subscribe therefor) is subject to
any tax or other governmental charges which the Depositary is obligated to
withhold, the Depositary may dispose of all or a portion of such property
(including Shares and rights to subscribe therefor) in such amounts and in such
manner, including by public or private sale, as the Depositary deems necessary
and practicable to pay any such taxes or charges.
There can
be no assurance that Holders generally, or any Holder in particular, will be
given the opportunity to exercise rights on the same terms and conditions as the
holders of Shares or to exercise such rights. Nothing herein shall obligate the
Company to file any registration statement in respect of any rights or Shares or
other securities to be acquired upon the exercise of such rights.
Upon
receipt of a notice regarding property other than cash, Shares or rights to
purchase additional Shares, to be made to Holders of ADSs, the Depositary shall
determine, upon consultation with the Company, whether such distribution to
Holders is lawful and reasonably practicable. The Depositary shall not make such
distribution unless (i) the Company shall have timely requested the
Depositary to make such distribution to Holders, (ii) the Depositary shall
have received the documentation required by the Deposit Agreement, and
(iii) the Depositary shall have determined that such distribution is lawful
and reasonably practicable. Upon satisfaction of such conditions, the Depositary
shall distribute the property so received to the Holders of record as of the ADS
Record Date, in proportion to the number of ADSs held by such Holders
respectively and in such manner as the Depositary may deem practicable for
accomplishing such distribution (i) upon receipt of payment or net of the
applicable fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary, and
(ii) net of any taxes withheld. The Depositary may dispose of all or a
portion of the property so distributed and deposited, in such amounts and in
such manner (including public or private sale) as the Depositary may deem
practicable or necessary to satisfy any taxes (including applicable interest and
penalties) or other governmental charges applicable to the
distribution.
11
If the
conditions above are not satisfied, the Depositary shall sell or cause such
property to be sold in a public or private sale, at such place or places and
upon such terms as it may deem proper and shall distribute the proceeds of such
sale received by the Depositary (net of (a) applicable fees and charges of,
and expenses incurred by, the Depositary and (b) taxes) to the Holders upon
the terms hereof and of the Deposit Agreement. If the Depositary is unable to
sell such property, the Depositary may dispose of such property in any way it
deems reasonably practicable under the circumstances.
(14)
Fixing of Record
Date. Whenever necessary in connection with any distribution (whether in
cash, Shares, rights or other distribution), or whenever for any reason the
Depositary causes a change in the number of Shares that are represented by each
ADS, or whenever the Depositary shall receive notice of any meeting of or
solicitation of holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities, or whenever the
Depositary shall find it necessary or convenient, the Depositary shall fix a
record date (“ADS Record
Date”), as close as practicable to the record date fixed by the Company
with respect to the Shares, for the determination of the Holders who shall be
entitled to receive such distribution, to give instructions for the exercise of
voting rights at any such meeting, or to give or withhold such consent, or to
receive such notice or solicitation or to otherwise take action, or to exercise
the rights of Holders with respect to such changed number of Shares represented
by each ADS. Subject to applicable law and the terms and conditions of this
Receipt and the Deposit Agreement, only the Holders of record at the close of
business in New York on such ADS Record Date shall be entitled to receive such
distribution, to give such voting instructions, to receive such notice or
solicitation, or otherwise take action.
(15)
Voting of Deposited
Securities. As soon as practicable after receipt of notice of any meeting
at which the holders of Shares are entitled to vote, or of solicitation of
consents or proxies from holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities, the
Depositary shall fix the ADS Record Date in respect of such meeting or
solicitation of such consent or proxy. The Depositary shall, if requested by the
Company in writing in a timely manner (the Depositary having no obligation to
take any further action if the request shall not have been received by the
Depositary at least 30 days prior to the date of such vote or meeting), at the
Company’s expense and provided no U.S. legal prohibitions exist, mail by
ordinary, regular mail delivery or by electronic transmission (if agreed by the
Company and the Depositary), unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company
and the Depositary, to Holders as of the ADS Record Date: (a) such notice of
meeting or solicitation of consent or proxies; (b) a statement that the Holders
as of the ADS Record Date will be entitled, subject to (i) any applicable law,
the provisions of the Deposit Agreement, the Company’s Articles of Association
and the provisions of or governing Deposited Securities (which provisions, if
any, shall be summarized in pertinent part by the Company) and (ii) the written
undertaking by the Company to the Depositary received prior to such meeting in
accordance with the second paragraph of this Section 4.8 that it will cause the
duly-appointed chairman at such meeting to demand a vote on a poll basis with
respect to any resolution for which the Depositary has solicited from, and is
entitled to exercise voting rights on behalf of, Holders in accordance with
Article 66(a) of the Company’s Articles of Association, to instruct the
Depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights, if any, pertaining to the
Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by such Holder’s ADSs; and (c)
a brief statement as to the manner in which such instructions may be given,
including i) in the event a demand for vote by poll is timely made in accordance
with the provisions of Section 4.8 to the Deposit Agreement, an express
indication that such instructions may be given or deemed given, in accordance
with the third paragraph of this Section 4.8, to the Depositary to give a
discretionary proxy to a person designated by the Company to the extent no
instruction is received and ii) a statement that in the event a demand for vote
by poll is not timely made in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.8 to
the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary shall refrain from voting and any voting
instructions received from Holders shall lapse and the Depositary will not
represent any Deposited Securities for the purposes of establishing a quorum
accordingly.
12
Upon the
timely receipt of written instructions of a Holder on or before the ADS Record
Date, the Depositary shall endeavor, insofar as practicable and permitted under
applicable law and the provisions of the Company’s Articles of Association and
the provisions of the Deposited Securities and provided that the Company has,
pursuant to its undertaking set forth under Section 4.8 of the Deposit
Agreement, caused the duly-appointed chairman at such meeting to demand a vote
by way of poll with respect to each resolution (in accordance with Article 66(a)
of the Company’s Articles of Association), to vote or cause an officer of the
Company duly appointed as representative of the Depositary or such other
duly-appointed person as the Depositary has validly appointed as proxy (“Authorized Representative”) to
vote the Shares and/or other Deposited Securities represented by ADSs held by
such Holder in accordance with such instructions.
In the
event that the Depositary i) timely receives voting instructions from a Holder
which fail to specify the manner in which the Depositary is to vote the
Deposited Securities represented by such Holder’s ADSs or ii) if no instructions
are received by the Depositary from a Holder with respect to any of the
Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced by such Holder’s ADRs on
or before the ADS Record Date established by the Depositary for such purpose,
the Depositary shall (unless otherwise specified in the notice distributed to
Holders) deem such Holder 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,
however, 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, if applicable) that (x) the
Company does not wish to give such proxy, (y) the Company is aware or should
reasonably be aware that substantial opposition exists from Holders against the
outcome for which the person designated by the Company would otherwise vote or
(z) the outcome for which the person designated by the Company would otherwise
vote would materially and adversely affect the rights of holders of Shares,
provided, further, that the Company will have no liability to any Holder or
Beneficial Owner resulting from such notification.
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The
Company has undertaken for the benefit of the Holders in the Deposit Agreement,
and in accordance with Article 66(a) of the Company’s Articles of Association,
to procure that the duly-appointed chairman of any such meeting timely procure
the demand for a vote by poll with respect to any resolution for which the
Depositary has solicited, and is entitled to exercise, voting instructions on
behalf of the Holders.
In the
event that the Company does not timely procure the demand for a vote by poll
with respect to any resolution in accordance with the above paragraph, and no
other Member (as defined in the Company’s Articles of Association) in person or
by proxy has validly and timely demanded a vote on the basis of a poll,
including the Depositary to the extent it is lawfully entitled to do the same,
the Depositary shall refrain from voting and any voting instructions received
from Holders shall lapse without further liability on the part of the
Depositary.
Neither
the Depositary nor the Custodian shall, under any circumstances exercise any
discretion as to voting, and neither the Depositary nor the Custodian shall
vote, or attempt to exercise the right to vote, the Shares or other Deposited
Securities represented by ADSs except pursuant to and in accordance with such
written instructions from Holders, including the deemed instruction to the
Depositary to give a discretionary proxy to a person designated by the
Company.
Notwithstanding
anything else contained herein, the Depositary shall, if so requested in writing
by the Company, represent all Deposited Securities (whether or not voting
instructions have been received in respect of such Deposited Securities from
Holders as of the ADS Record Date) for the sole purpose of establishing a quorum
at a meeting of shareholders but only to the extent that the duly-appointed
chairman or other Member (as defined in the Company’s Articles of Association)
in person or by proxy has validly and timely procured the demand for a vote by
poll with respect to any resolution for which voting instructions have been
solicited from Holders.
There can
be no assurance that Holders or Beneficial Owners generally or any Holder or
Beneficial Owner in particular will receive the notice described above with
sufficient time to enable the Holder to return voting instructions to the
Depositary in a timely manner.
Notwithstanding
the above, and in accordance with Section 5.3 of the Deposit Agreement, the
Depositary shall not be liable for any failure to carry out any instructions to
vote any of the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which such vote is
cast or the effect of any such vote.
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(16)
Changes Affecting
Deposited Securities. Upon any change in par value, split-up,
cancellation, consolidation or any other reclassification of Deposited
Securities, or upon any recapitalization, reorganization, merger or
consolidation or sale of assets affecting the Company or to which it otherwise
is a party, any securities which shall be received by the Depositary or a
Custodian in exchange for, or in conversion of or replacement or otherwise in
respect of, such Deposited Securities shall, to the extent permitted by law, be
treated as new Deposited Securities under the Deposit Agreement, and the
Receipts shall, subject to the provisions of the Deposit Agreement and
applicable law, evidence ADSs representing the right to receive such additional
securities. Alternatively, the Depositary may, with the Company’s approval, and
shall, if the Company shall so request, subject to the terms of the Deposit
Agreement and receipt of satisfactory documentation contemplated by the Deposit
Agreement, execute and deliver additional Receipts as in the case of a stock
dividend on the Shares, or call for the surrender of outstanding Receipts to be
exchanged for new Receipts, in either case, as well as in the event of newly
deposited Shares, with necessary modifications to this form of Receipt
specifically describing such new Deposited Securities and/or corporate change.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any security so received may
not be lawfully distributed to some or all Holders, the Depositary may, with the
Company’s approval, and shall if the Company requests, subject to receipt of
satisfactory legal documentation contemplated in the Deposit Agreement, sell
such securities at public or private sale, at such place or places and upon such
terms as it may deem proper and may allocate the net proceeds of such sales (net
of fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary and taxes) for
the account of the Holders otherwise entitled to such securities and distribute
the net proceeds so allocated to the extent practicable as in the case of a
distribution received in cash pursuant to the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary
shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to determine that it may be
lawful or feasible to make such securities available to Holders in general or
any Holder in particular, (ii) any foreign exchange exposure or loss
incurred in connection with such sale, or (iii) any liability to the
purchaser of such securities.
(17)
Exoneration.
Neither the Depositary, the Custodian or the Company shall be obligated to do or
perform any act which is inconsistent with the provisions of the Deposit
Agreement or shall incur any liability (i) if the Depositary, the Custodian
or the Company or their respective controlling persons or agents shall be
prevented or forbidden from, or subjected to any civil or criminal penalty or
restraint on account of, or delayed in, doing or performing any act or thing
required by the terms of the Deposit Agreement and this Receipt, by reason of
any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United
States, Cayman Islands
or any other country, or of any other governmental authority or regulatory
authority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future of
the Company’s Articles of Association or any provision of or governing any
Deposited Securities, or by reason of any act of God or war or other
circumstances beyond its control, (including, without limitation,
nationalization, expropriation, currency restrictions, work stoppage, strikes,
civil unrest, revolutions, rebellions, explosions and computer failure),
(ii) by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion
provided for in the Deposit Agreement or in the Company’s Articles of
Association or provisions of or governing Deposited Securities, (iii) for
any action or inaction of the Depositary, the Custodian or the Company or their
respective controlling persons or agents in reliance upon the advice of or
information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for
deposit, any Holder, any Beneficial Owner or authorized representative thereof,
or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such
advice or information, (iv) for any inability by a Holder or Beneficial
Owner to benefit from any distribution, offering, right or other benefit which
is made available to holders of Deposited Securities but is not, under the terms
of the Deposit Agreement, made available to Holders of ADS or (v) for any
consequential or punitive damages for any breach of the terms of the Deposit
Agreement. The Depositary, its controlling persons, its agents, any Custodian
and the Company, its controlling persons and its agents may rely and shall be
protected in acting upon any written notice, request, opinion or other document
believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper
party or parties. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act is
intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
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(18)
Standard of
Care. The Company and the Depositary and their respective agents assume
no obligation and shall not be subject to any liability under the Deposit
Agreement or the Receipts to Holders or Beneficial Owners or other persons,
except in accordance with Section 5.8 of the Deposit Agreement, provided,
that the Company and the Depositary and their respective agents agree to perform
their respective obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement
without negligence or bad faith. The Depositary and its agents shall not be
liable for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the
Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any vote is cast or the effect
of any vote, provided that any such action or omission is in good faith and in
accordance with the terms of the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary shall not
incur any liability for any failure to determine that any distribution or action
may be lawful or reasonably practicable, for the content of any information
submitted to it by the Company for distribution to the Holders or for any
inaccuracy of any translation thereof, for any investment risk associated with
acquiring an interest in the Deposited Securities, for the validity or worth of
the Deposited Securities or for any tax consequences that may result from the
ownership of ADSs, Shares or Deposited Securities, for the credit-worthiness of
any third party, for allowing any rights to lapse upon the terms of the Deposit
Agreement or for the failure or timeliness of any notice from the Company. In no
event shall the Depositary or any of its Agents be liable for any indirect,
special, punitive or consequential damage.
(19)
Resignation and
Removal of the Depositary; Appointment of Successor Depositary. The
Depositary may at any time resign as Depositary under the Deposit Agreement by
written notice of resignation delivered to the Company, such resignation to be
effective on the earlier of (i) the 90th day
after delivery thereof to the Company, or (ii) upon the appointment of a
successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as provided in the
Deposit Agreement, save that, any amounts, fees, costs or expenses owed to the
Depositary under the Deposit Agreement or in accordance with any other
agreements otherwise agreed in writing between the Company and the Depositary
from time to time shall be paid to the Depositary prior to such resignation. The
Company shall use reasonable efforts to appoint such successor depositary, and
give notice to the Depositary of such appointment, not more than 90 days after
delivery by the Depositary of written notice of resignation as provided in the
Deposit Agreement. The Depositary may at any time be removed by the Company by
written notice of such removal which notice shall be effective on the later of
(i) the 90th day
after delivery thereof to the Depositary, or (ii) upon the appointment of a
successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as provided in the
Deposit Agreement save that, any amounts, fees, costs or expenses owed to the
Depositary under the Deposit Agreement or in accordance with any other
agreements otherwise agreed in writing between the Company and the Depositary
from time to time shall be paid to the Depositary prior to such removal. In case
at any time the Depositary acting hereunder shall resign or be removed, the
Company shall use its best efforts to appoint a successor depositary which shall
be a bank or trust company having an office in the Borough of Manhattan, the
City of New York. Every successor depositary shall execute and deliver to its
predecessor and to the Company an instrument in writing accepting its
appointment hereunder, and thereupon such successor depositary, without any
further act or deed, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers,
duties and obligations of its predecessor. The predecessor depositary, upon
payment of all sums due it and on the written request of the Company, shall
(i) execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor all
rights and powers of such predecessor hereunder (other than as contemplated in
the Deposit Agreement), (ii) duly assign, transfer and deliver all right,
title and interest to the Deposited Securities to such successor, and
(iii) deliver to such successor a list of the Holders of all outstanding
Receipts and such other information relating to Receipts and Holders thereof as
the successor may reasonably request. Any such successor depositary shall
promptly mail notice of its appointment to such Holders. Any corporation into or
with which the Depositary may be merged or consolidated shall be the successor
of the Depositary without the execution or filing of any document or any further
act.
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(20)
Amendment/Supplement.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Condition (20), and applicable law,
this Receipt and any provisions of the Deposit Agreement may at any time and
from time to time be amended or supplemented by written agreement between the
Company and the Depositary in any respect which they may deem necessary or
desirable without the consent of the Holders or Beneficial Owners. Any amendment
or supplement which shall impose or increase any fees or charges (other than the
charges of the Depositary in connection with foreign exchange control
regulations, and taxes and other governmental charges, delivery and
other such expenses), or which shall otherwise materially prejudice any
substantial existing right of Holders or Beneficial Owners, shall not, however,
become effective as to outstanding Receipts until 30 days after notice of such
amendment or supplement shall have been given to the Holders of outstanding
Receipts. The parties hereto agree that any amendments or supplements which
(i) are reasonably necessary (as agreed by the Company and the Depositary)
in order for (a) the ADSs to be registered on Form F-6 under the Securities
Act or (b) the ADSs or Shares to be traded solely in electronic book-entry
form and (ii) do not in either such case impose or increase any fees or
charges to be borne by Holders, shall be deemed not to prejudice any substantial
rights of Holders or Beneficial Owners. Every Holder and Beneficial Owner at the
time any amendment or supplement so becomes effective shall be deemed, by
continuing to hold such ADS, to consent and agree to such amendment or
supplement and to be bound by the Deposit Agreement as amended or supplemented
thereby. In no event shall any amendment or supplement impair the right of the
Holder to surrender such Receipt and receive therefor the Deposited Securities
represented thereby, except in order to comply with mandatory provisions of
applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any governmental body should
adopt new laws, rules or regulations which would require amendment or supplement
of the Deposit Agreement to ensure compliance therewith, the Company and the
Depositary may amend or supplement the Deposit Agreement and the Receipt at any
time in accordance with such changed laws, rules or regulations. Such amendment
or supplement to the Deposit Agreement in such circumstances may become
effective before a notice of such amendment or supplement is given to Holders or
within any other period of time as required for compliance with such laws, or
rules or regulations.
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(21)
Termination.
The Depositary shall, at any time at the written direction of the Company,
terminate the Deposit Agreement by mailing notice of such termination to the
Holders of all Receipts then outstanding at least 90 days prior to the date
fixed in such notice for such termination provided that, the Depositary shall be
reimbursed for any amounts, fees, costs or expenses owed to it in accordance
with the terms of the Deposit Agreement and in accordance with any other
agreements as otherwise agreed in writing between the Company and the Depositary
from time to time, prior to such termination shall take effect. If 90 days shall
have expired after (i) the Depositary shall have delivered to the Company a
written notice of its election to resign, or (ii) the Company shall have
delivered to the Depositary a written notice of the removal of the Depositary,
and in either case a successor depositary shall not have been appointed and
accepted its appointment as provided herein and in the Deposit Agreement, the
Depositary may terminate the Deposit Agreement by mailing notice of such
termination to the Holders of all Receipts then outstanding at least 30 days
prior to the date fixed for such termination. On and after the date of
termination of the Deposit Agreement, the Holder will, upon surrender of such
Holder’s Receipt at the Principal Office of the Depositary, upon the payment of
the charges of the Depositary for the surrender of Receipts referred to in
Condition (2) hereof and in the Deposit Agreement and subject to the
conditions and restrictions therein set forth, and upon payment of any
applicable taxes or governmental charges, be entitled to delivery, to him or
upon his order, of the amount of Deposited Securities represented by such
Receipt. If any Receipts shall remain outstanding after the date of termination
of the Deposit Agreement, the Registrar thereafter shall discontinue the
registration of transfers of Receipts, and the Depositary shall suspend the
distribution of dividends to the Holders thereof, and shall not give any further
notices or perform any further acts under the Deposit Agreement, except that the
Depositary shall continue to collect dividends and other distributions
pertaining to Deposited Securities, shall sell rights as provided in the Deposit
Agreement, and shall continue to deliver Deposited Securities, subject to the
conditions and restrictions set forth in the Deposit Agreement, together with
any dividends or other distributions received with respect thereto and the net
proceeds of the sale of any rights or other property, in exchange for Receipts
surrendered to the Depositary (after deducting, or charging, as the case may be,
in each case the charges of the Depositary for the surrender of a Receipt, any
expenses for the account of the Holder in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Deposit Agreement and any applicable taxes or governmental
charges or assessments). At any time after the expiration of one year from the
date of termination of the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary may sell the
Deposited Securities then held hereunder and may thereafter hold uninvested the
net proceeds of any such sale, together with any other cash then held by it
hereunder, in an unsegregated account, without liability for interest for the
pro rata benefit of the Holders of Receipts whose Receipts have not theretofore
been surrendered. After making such sale, the Depositary shall be discharged
from all obligations under the Deposit Agreement with respect to the Receipts
and the Shares, Deposited Securities and ADSs, except to account for such net
proceeds and other cash (after deducting, or charging, as the case may be, in
each case the charges of the Depositary for the surrender of a Receipt, any
expenses for the account of the Holder in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Deposit Agreement and any applicable taxes or governmental
charges or assessments). Upon the termination of the Deposit Agreement, the
Company shall be discharged from all obligations under the Deposit Agreement
except as set forth in the Deposit Agreement.
(22)
Compliance with U.S.
Securities Laws; Regulatory Compliance. Notwithstanding any provisions in
this Receipt or the Deposit Agreement to the contrary, the withdrawal or
delivery of Deposited Securities will not be suspended by the Company or the
Depositary except as would be permitted by Section I.A.(1) of the General
Instructions to the Form F-6 Registration Statement, as amended from time to
time, under the Securities Act.
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(23)
Certain Rights of the
Depositary; Limitations. Subject to the further terms and provisions of
this Condition (23), the Depositary, its Affiliates and their agents, on their
own behalf, may own and deal in any class of securities of the Company and its
affiliates and in ADSs. In its capacity as Depositary, the Depositary may issue
ADSs prior to the receipt of Shares (each such transaction a “Pre-Release Transaction”) as
provided below, provided, however that the Depositary may receive ADSs in lieu
of Shares in such case. Each such Pre-Release Transaction will be
(a) subject to a written agreement whereby the person or entity (the “Applicant”) to whom ADSs are
to be delivered (1) represents that at the time of the Pre-Release
Transaction the Applicant or its customer owns the Shares, (2) assigns,
conveys and transfers to the Depositary all beneficial right, title and interest
to the Shares (and will make appropriate entries on its books and records to
indicate such assignment, conveyance and transfer) until such Shares or ADSs are
delivered to the Depositary or the Custodian, and (3) agrees to deliver to
the Depositary or the Custodian, as applicable, such Shares or ADSs, (b) at
all times fully collateralized with cash, United States government securities or
such other collateral as the Depositary deems appropriate, (c) terminable
by the Depositary on not less than five (5) business days’ notice (save for
a prescribed termination event in which case any such Pre-Release Transaction
may be immediately terminable by the Depositary) and (d) subject to such
further indemnities and credit regulations as the Depositary deems appropriate.
The Depositary will normally limit the number of ADSs involved in such
Pre-Release Transactions at any one time to thirty percent (30%) of the
ADSs outstanding (without giving effect to ADSs outstanding pursuant to any
Pre-Release Transaction), provided, however, that the
Depositary reserves the right to disregard such limit from time to time as it
deems appropriate including (i) due to a decrease in the aggregate number of
ADSs outstanding that causes existing Pre-Release Transactions to temporarily
exceed the limit stated above or (ii) where otherwise required by market
conditions. The Depositary may also set limits with respect to the number of
ADSs involved in Pre-Release Transactions with any one person on a case by case
basis as it deems appropriate.
The
Depositary may retain for its own account any compensation received by it in
conjunction with the foregoing. Collateral provided pursuant to (b) above,
but not the earnings thereon, shall be held for the benefit of the Holders
(other than the Applicant).
(24)
Ownership
Restrictions. Owners and Beneficial Owners shall comply with any
limitations on ownership of Shares under the Articles of Association of the
Company or applicable Cayman Islands law as if they held the number of Shares
their American Depositary Shares represent. The Company shall inform the Owners,
Beneficial Owners and the Depositary of any such ownership restrictions in place
from time to time.
(ASSIGNMENT
AND TRANSFER SIGNATURE LINES)
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned Holder hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
whose taxpayer identification number is
and whose address including postal zip code is ,
the within Receipt and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting
and appointing
attorney-in-fact to transfer said Receipt on the books of the Depositary with
full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:
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NOTICE:
The signature of the Holder to this assignment must correspond with the
name as written upon the face of the within instrument in every
particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change
whatsoever.
If
the endorsement be executed by an attorney, executor, administrator,
trustee or guardian, the person executing the endorsement must give
his/her full title in such capacity and proper evidence of authority to
act in such capacity, if not on file with the Depositary, must be
forwarded with this Receipt.
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GUARANTEED
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