IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS RECEIPT MAY BE SOLD WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF OWNERS. IN ADDITION THE RIGHT OF OWNERS OF RECEIPTS TO DIRECT THE VOTING OF SHARES MAY BE RESTRICTED AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 9 BELOW. Exhibit A to Deposit...
IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS RECEIPT
MAY BE SOLD WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF OWNERS. IN ADDITION
THE RIGHT OF OWNERS OF RECEIPTS TO DIRECT THE VOTING OF
SHARES MAY BE RESTRICTED AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 9 BELOW.
Exhibit A to Deposit Agreement
No.
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[Sponsored-Exempt]
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES
(Each American Depositary Share
represents eight (8) deposited shares)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
FOR ORDINARY SHARES HAVING NO PAR VALUE OF
TELECOM CORPORATION OF NEW ZEALAND LIMITED
(INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF NEW ZEALAND)
The Bank of New York as depositary (hereinafter called the "Depositary"), hereby certifies that ____________________________________________________________, or registered assigns IS THE OWNER OF ___________________________________
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES
representing
deposited Ordinary Shares (herein called "Shares") of Telecom Corporation
of New Zealand Limited, incorporated under the laws of New Zealand (herein called
the "Company"). At the date hereof, each American Depositary
Share represents eight (8) Shares which are either deposited or subject to deposit
under the deposit agreement at the principal Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
office of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, the principal
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia office of Indosuez Australia Limited,
the principal Melbourne, Victoria, Australia office of National Australia Bank
or the principal Wellington, New Zealand office of the Bank of New Zealand (herein
collectively called the "Custodian"). The Depositary's Corporate
Trust Office is located at a different address than its principal executive
office. Its Corporate Trust Office is located at 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx, X.X. 00000, and its principal executive office is located at Xxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, X.X. 00000.
THE DEPOSITARY'S CORPORATE TRUST OFFICE ADDRESS IS
000 XXXXXXX XXXXXX, XXX XXXX, X.X. 00000
1.
THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT.
This
American Depositary Receipt is one of an issue (herein called "Receipts"),
all issued and to be issued upon the terms and conditions set forth in the thirdfourth
amended and restated deposit agreement dated as of December 30, 2002_______________,
2003 (herein called the "Deposit Agreement"), by and among the
Company, the Depositary, and all Owners and holdersBeneficial
Owners 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 holdersBeneficial Owners 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 Depositary's Corporate
Trust Office in New York City and at the offices 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 payment of all applicable taxes and governmental charges, 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 any necessary tax stamps affixed 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.
3.
TRANSFERS, SPLIT-UPS, 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. This Receipt may be split into other
such Receipts, or may be combined with other such Receipts into one Receipt,
representing 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, or the Company may reasonably require
by written request to the Depositary, payment from the depositor of
Shares or the presentor 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, including, without
limitation, paragraphthis Paragraph (3) and Paragraph
(23) of 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, the Company or the Registrar or the Foreign Registrar 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 or of any government or governmental body
or commission or any securities exchange on which the Shares or American
Depositary Shares are listed for trading, or under any provision of the
Deposit Agreement or this Receipt, or for any other reason,
subject to paragraphParagraph (23) hereof. The
surrender of outstanding Receipts and withdrawal of Deposited Securities may
not be suspended subject only to (i) temporary delays caused by closing the
transfer books of the Depositary or the Company or the 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.,
and (iv) any other reason that may at any time be specified in paragraph I.A.(1)
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 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 payable by the Depositary or the Custodian
shall become payable with respect to any Receipt or any Deposited Securities
represented herebyby any Receipt, such tax or other
governmental charge shall be payable by the Owner hereof to the Depositaryor
Beneficial Owner of such Receipt to the Depositary, provided that the Owner
and the Beneficial Owner shall remain jointly liable for such taxes or charges
and the Depositary may enforce payment against the Owner or Beneficial Owner
at its absolute discretion.. The Depositary may refuse to effect any
transfer of thissuch 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 hereofor Beneficial
Owner thereof any part or all of the Deposited Securities represented by
the American Depositary Shares evidenced by thissuch
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 hereofor Beneficial Owner of such Receipt shall
remain liable for any deficiency. The Custodian may refuse to accept the
deposit or Shares, and the Depositary may refuse to issue American Depositary
Shares, to deliver American Depositary Receipts, to register the transfer, split-up
or combination of American Depositary Receipts, and to permit the withdrawal
of Deposited Securities until payment in full of such tax or charge. Every Owner
and Beneficial Owner agrees to indemnify the Depositary, the Company, the Custodian
and any of their agents, officers, employees and affiliates for, and to 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
Owner and/or Beneficial Owner.
5.
WARRANTIES OF DEPOSITORS.
Every
person depositing Shares under the Deposit Agreement shall be deemed thereby
to represent and warrant that such Shares and each certificate therefortherefore,
if applicable, are validly issued, fully paid, legally obtained nonassessable,
free of any preemptive rights of holders of outstanding shares, are not
a holding, or part of a holding, in which a Personperson
has a Relevant Interest in Shares (as defined in paragraph (9) hereof
and in Section 3.4 of the Deposit Agreement) in breach of the Constitution
and that the person making such deposit is duly authorized so to do, and
that 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
and the Shares presented for deposit have not been stripped of any rights or
entitlements. Every such person shall also be deemed to represent
that the deposit of such Shares or sale of Receipts evidencing American Depositary
Shares representing such Shares by that person is not restricted under the Securities
Act of 1933.. In addition, each Beneficial Owner shall
be deemed to represent and warrant that by owning from time to time any beneficial
interest in any American Depositary Shares issued hereunder that it is a person
with Relevant Interest. Such representations and warranties shall
survive the deposit and withdrawal of Shares and issuance of
Receiptsand cancellation or transfer of Receipts. If any such representations
or warranties are false in any way, the Company and the 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.
Each Owner and Beneficial Owner hereby represents and warrants at all times that their Receipts are not a holding or part of a holding in which a person has a Relevant Interest in Shares in breach of the Constitution.
6.
FILING PROOFS, CERTIFICATES, AND OTHER INFORMATION.
Any
person presenting Shares for deposit or any Owner hereofor
any Beneficial Owner of a Receipt may be required, and every Owner and
Beneficial Owner agrees, from time to time to file with the Depositary or
the Custodian 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, Deposited Securities, or such information relating
to the registration on the books of the Company or the Foreign Registrar, and
to provide such other information or documentation (or, in the case of Shares
in registered form presented for deposit, such information relating to the registration
on the books of the Company or of the approved agent of the Company for the
registration and transfer of Shares) as the Depositary or the Custodian may
deem necessary or proper, if applicable, to execute such certificates and
to make such representations and warranties, as the Depositary may deem necessary
or proper to comply with applicable laws, regulations or the Constitution or
to enable the Depositary to perform its obligations under the Deposit
Agreementhereunder, or as the Company may reasonably require by
written request to the Depositary. 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, or such other documentation or information provided, to the Depositary’s
satisfaction and, if such document or information has been requested by the
Company, it shall be provided to the Depositary’s satisfaction consistent
with reasonable criteria requested of the Depositary by the Company in writing.
The Depositary shall provide the Company, upon its request, with copies
of documents it receives pursuant to this paragraphParagraph
and to Section 3.1 of the Deposit AgreementSection 3. of
the Deposit Agreement. Nothing herein shall obligate the Depositary to (i) obtain
any information for the Company if not provided by the Owners or Beneficial
Owners or (ii) verify or vouch for the accuracy of the information provided
by the Owners or Beneficial Owners. No Share shall be accepted for
deposit unless accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the Depositary (which
may be an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Depositary), that any necessary
approval has been granted by any governmental body in New Zealand 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, any co-Registrar or co-transfer agentsagent
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),
whicheveror by Owners, as applicable: (1) taxes
and other governmental charges, (2) such registration fees as may from
time to time be in effect for the registration of transfers of Shares generally
on the shareShare register of the Company or Foreign
Registrar and applicable to transfers of Shares to or from the name of
the Depositary or its nominee or the Custodian or its nominee on the making
of deposits or withdrawals under the Deposit Agreement, (3) such cable,
telex and facsimile transmission expenses as are expressly provided in the Deposit
Agreement, (4) such expenses as are incurred by the Depositary in the
conversion of foreign currency pursuant to Section 4.5 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 of the Deposit Agreement, the execution and delivery of
Receipts pursuant to Section 4.3 2.3, 4.3 or 4.4 of the
Deposit Agreement and the surrender of Receipts pursuant to Section 2.5
or 6.2 of the Deposit Agreement and (6) a fee for, and deduct
such fee from, the distribution of proceeds pursuant to Section 4.4,
(6) to the extent permitted by the rules of any securities exchange on
which the American Depositary Shares may be listed for trading, a fee not in
excess 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 of the Deposit Agreement, (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 issuanceexecution
and delivery of American Depositary Shares referred to above which would
have been charged as a result of the deposit by Owners of Shares received
in exercise of rights distributed to them pursuant to Section 4.4 of the Deposit
Agreement, but which rights are instead sold by the Depositary, and the net
proceedsof 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, and (8) any other charge payable
by the Depositary, any of the Depositary's agents, including the Custodian,
or the agents of the Depositary's agents in connection with the servicing of
Shares or other Deposited Securities (which charge shall be assessed against
Owners as of the date or dates set by the Depositary in accordance with Section
4.6 of the Deposit Agreement and shall be payable at the sole discretion of
the Depositary by billing such Owners for such charge or by deducting such charge
from one or more cash dividends or other cash distributions).
The Depositary, subject to Paragraph (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 satisfaction 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 further 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 thirty percent (30%) of the Shares deposited under the Deposit Agreement; provided, however, that the Depositary reserves the right to change or disregard such limit from time to time as it deems appropriate.
The Depositary may retain for its own account any compensation received by it in connection with the foregoing.
9.
RESTRICTIONS UPON OWNERSHIP.
(a)
Each Owner and holderBeneficial Owner of Receipts acknowledges
and agrees that (i) each Share, and the terms upon which it is held by the Depositary,
is subject to and governed by the Constitution and the provisions of paragraphParagraph
(9) of this Receipt and Section 3.4 of the Deposit Agreement shall apply notwithstanding
any other provision in this Receipt and the Deposit Agreement to the contrary,
(ii) except as otherwise provided in the Constitution, such Owner's or holderBeneficial
Owner's Receipts represent a Relevant Interest in Voting Shares (as defined
in the Constitution and hereinafter referred to as a "Relevant
Interest in Shares"),“Shares” for purposes of subparagraphs
(a) to (g) of this Paragraph (9)) (iii), (a) no "Person"
(which shall include a natural person, a company, a corporation and any combination
or association of natural persons or corporate or unincorporate bodies, in each
case whether or not they have a single identity)person shall
have a Relevant Interest in 10 percent or more of the total Voting Shares
(as defined in the Constitution and hereinafter referred to as "Shares"
in this paragraph (9) and Section 3.4 of the Deposit Agreement)Shares
outstanding other than in accordance with the prior written approval of the
Kiwi Shareholder (as defined in the Constitution) and the Board of Directors
of the Company (the "Board") and (b) no Personperson
other than a New Zealand National (as defined in the Constitution) shall have
a Relevant Interest in more than 49.9 percent of the total Shares outstanding,
other than in accordance with the prior written approval of the Kiwi Shareholder
(such limitations being hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Limitation",
and Shares designated by a notice described in subparagraph (d) herein as a
Disenfranchisement Notice as being declared to be held in breach of the Limitation
being hereinafter referred to as "Affected Shares"), (iv) any Owner
or holderBeneficial Owner of Receipts or any other Personperson
shall be bound by the Limitation, (v) the Board and/or the Kiwi Shareholder
may, under the Constitution, enforce the Limitation against the Depositary or
the Custodian or any of their respective nominees (including without limitation,
causing the withdrawal of the right of the Depositary or the Custodian or any
of their respective nominees to vote Affected Shares, or causing a sale of all
or part of the Affected Shares), and (vi) each Owner or holderBeneficial
Owner of Receipts shall, on behalf of the Depositary or Custodian, provide
information required by, and comply with requests from the Company, the Board
or the Kiwi Shareholder to provide information pursuant to New Zealand law,
the rules and requirements of the New Zealand Stock Exchange, and any other
stock exchange on which the Shares are, or will be, quoted, traded or listed
or the Constitution, including among other things, information in such form
as the Company, the Board or the Kiwi Shareholder may request as to the
capacity in which such Receipts or the Shares representing such Receipts are
owned or held, regarding the identity and address of any Personperson
(including such Owner or holderBeneficial Owner of Receipts)
having a Relevant Interest in Shares by virtue of an interest in such Receipts
(such Personperson or Personspersons
hereinafter being referred to as a "Beneficial Holder") and the nature
and extent of the interest of such Beneficial Holder, and such other particulars
as will or are likely to assist in identifying a Beneficial Holder with a Relevant
Interest in Shares and the nature of that Relevant Interest.
(b)
Every Owner and holderBeneficial Owner of Receipts to
whom a request is made in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (a)(vi)
shall ensure that the Depositary is informed in writing of all relevant information
concerning whether one or more Personspersons have or
may have a Relevant Interest in Shares by virtue of an interest in Receipts.
The Depositary shall forthwith pass on all such information to the Board.
The Depositary shall also inform the Board of all relevant information
of which the ADR Department of the Depositary has actual knowledge as to whether
one or more holders of Receipts or other Persons have or may have a Relevant
Interest in Shares in breach of the LimitationCompany, unless otherwise
instructed in writing by the Company. The Depositary agrees to use its
reasonable efforts to forward, upon the request of the Company, and at the Company’s
expense, any such request from the Company to the Owners and to forward to the
Company any such responses to such requests received by the Depositary.
(c)
If the Depositary or its nominee (or the Custodian or any nominee of the Custodian)
receives a notice that the Board or the Kiwi Shareholder intends to declare
that certain Shares are Affected Shares, then the Depositary shall send a copy
of such notice to the Beneficial Holder specified. Such notice is hereafter
referred to as an "Intention Notice". If the Board or the Kiwi
Shareholder does not specify a particular Beneficial Holder, then such Intention
Notice shall apply to every Owner and the Depositary shall forward such notice
to every Owner. Any Owner or holderBeneficial Owner
of Receipts or a Personperson nominated by an Owner
or holderBeneficial Owner of Receipts may make representations
to the Board or the Kiwi Shareholder (as the case may be) for and on behalf
of the Depositary or the Custodian as the registered Shareholder as to why such
Shares should not be treated as Affected Shares.
(d)
If the Depositary or its nominee (or the Custodian or any nominee of the Custodian)
as registered holder of any Shares receives a notice from the Board or the Kiwi
Shareholder pursuant to the Constitution stating that some or all of the Shares
have been declared to be Affected Shares, (such notice being hereinafter referred
to as a "Disenfranchisement Notice") then the Depositary shall take
the actions as set forth in subparagraph (e) of this paragraphParagraph
(9). The Company shall take all reasonable steps to identify the Beneficial
Holder who has a Relevant Interest in Shares in breach of the Limitation and
shall consult with the Depositary prior to forwarding such Disenfranchisement
Notice.
(e)
Following the receipt of a Disenfranchisement Notice, the Depositary shall give
notice to each Beneficial Holder whose name and address is specified in a Disenfranchisement
Notice, of the action that is to be taken under subparagraph (e) hereof and
of the relevant matters provided for in this paragraphParagraph
(9) and, if such Beneficial Holder is specified in the Disenfranchisement Notice,
include in the notice that such Beneficial Holder must also act in accordance
with subparagraph (f) hereof, and the Depositary shall also deny the voting
instruction rights attaching to any Receipt which represents Affected Shares
(a "Relevant Receipt") to the extent that the voting rights attaching
to Affected Shares represented by a Relevant Receipt are denied to the Depositary
or the Custodian or their respective nominees as notified in the Disenfranchisement
Notice. If a Disenfranchisement Notice does not specify the name and address
of a Beneficial Holder then the Depositary shall give such notice to all Owners
and deny voting instruction rights pro rata as to all outstanding Receipts.
(f) In the event a Beneficial Holder receives a notification that he has an interest in Shares which are declared to be Affected Shares, he shall immediately take all such steps as may be required to become the registered Owner of the Relevant Receipts on the books of the Depositary.
(g)
(i) If the Disenfranchisement Notice does not state the number of Shares
to which it applies, then the total number of the Shares represented by the
total number of Receipts held by a named Beneficial Holder shall be deemed to
be Affected Shares; (ii) if the Disenfranchisement Notice identifies the number
of Affected Shares and relates them to one or more specified Beneficial Holders,
then the provisions of this paragraphParagraph (9) shall
apply to the number of Receipts in the name of each such specified Beneficial
Holder or Beneficial Holders representing that number of Affected Shares, and
(iii) neither the Board nor the Kiwi Shareholder shall be under any obligation
to make any statement in a Disenfranchisement Notice concerning the matters
referred to in this subparagraph (g), but the Board or Kiwi Shareholder may
make a statement in the Disenfranchisement Notice which combines the effect
of the matters set forth above.
(h)
Under the Constitution the Board and the Kiwi Shareholder have the authority
to sell the Affected Shares for the account of the registered holder. Prior
to selling such Affected Shares the Company shall consult with the Depositary.
In addition, if the Company becomes aware that the Kiwi Shareholder is
intending to sell such Affected Shares, the Company will request that the Kiwi
Shareholder consult with the Depositary. If any Shares underlying any
Relevant Receipt are sold by the Board or the Kiwi Shareholder, in accordance
with such authority, such Relevant Receipt shall thenceforth represent only
the right to receive any cash received by the Depositary in respect thereof,
less the fees of the Depositary for cancellation of such Relevant Receipt and
any expenses incurred or paid by the Depositary in distributing such cash to
the Beneficial Holder of such Receipt, plus any unsold Shares and other property
otherwise unaffected by this paragraphParagraph (9).
The Board shall notify the Depositary forthwith upon the sale of any Affected
Shares by it and shall request the Kiwi Shareholder to make such a notification
upon the sale of any Affected Shares by the Kiwi Shareholder (a "Sale Notification")
and upon the settlement of such sale shall send to the Depositary the cash proceeds
of any such sale, net of the expenses of such sale and transmittal. The
Depositary shall give notice of such sale forthwith upon receipt of the Sale
Notification to any Beneficial Holder whose name and address is specified in
such Sale Notification as having an interest in the Shares sold or if no Beneficial
Holder is so specified then to all Owners. Forthwith upon receipt of such
notice, such Beneficial Holder shall surrender the Relevant Receipt for cancellation
and, if applicable, issuance of a new Receipt. The Depositary shall, upon
(1) receipt of the cash proceeds, and (2) surrender of the Relevant Receipt
for cancellation, send such net amount of cash (less any applicable fees and
expenses of the Depositary) and issue and forward with such net cash a new Receipt
representing any unsold deposited Shares and other property otherwise unaffected
to the Owner of the Receipt surrendered. Upon issuance of a new Receipt,
the Depositary shall simultaneously cancel on its books the Receipts surrendered.
(i)
The Company agrees with the Depositary that the Board shall not sell any Affected
Shares as described in paragraphParagraph (9)(h) hereof
and Section 3.4(h) of the Deposit Agreement, and further agrees with the Depositary
to use its reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of the Kiwi Shareholder
not to sell any Affected Shares as so described, without in each case first
delivering to the Depositary a notice which specifies the number of Affected
Shares and the name and address of the Beneficial Holder of the relevant Receipts.
In the event that upon the sale of Affected Shares by the Kiwi Shareholder the Depositary has not received a notice which identifies a specific Beneficial Holder, then the Depositary shall immediately thereafter:
(1)
notify all Owners that their Receipts, on and after the date of such sale of Affected Shares, represent their pro-rata share of the remaining deposited Shares specifying the amount of Shares represented by each American Depositary Share outstanding on and after such date and on and after such date each American Depositary Share shall represent such number of Shares;
(2)
upon receipt of the cash proceeds of any such sale of Affected Shares, distribute such cash proceeds pro rata to all Owners and otherwise in accordance with Sections 4.1 and 4.6 of the Deposit Agreement; and
(3)
upon surrender of any Receipt on and after such date, subject to the provisions of this Receipt and the Deposit Agreement, deliver the amount of Shares per American Depositary Share surrendered as specified in the notice described in (1) above.
(j)
The Depositary and each Owner and holderBeneficial Owner
of Receipts agrees with the Company for itself and for the Board and the Kiwi
Shareholder to take every reasonable step in accordance with any Intention Notice,
Disenfranchisement Notice, Sale Notification or any other notice or request
issued pursuant to this paragraphParagraph (9) to ensure
that the provisions of this paragraphParagraph (9) are
effective, together with any notice issued by the Board or the Kiwi Shareholder
which modifies or withdraws a notice or request formerly issued, forthwith upon
its receipt; provided however that, no such notice may materially increase the
Depositary's duties under the Deposit Agreement and under the Deposit Agreement
without its written consent unless such duties are contemplated under the Deposit
Agreement and under the Deposit Agreement expressly or by necessary implication.
(k)
Except to the extent (if at all) as is provided in the Constitution, the Board
and the Kiwi Shareholder shall be under no obligation to give, modify or withdraw
a Disenfranchisement Notice and shall have no liability whatsoever to any Person
in respect of any of the foregoing. Nothing in either this Receipt (including
this paragraphParagraph (9)) or the Deposit Agreement
(including Section 3.4 of the Deposit Agreement) shall limit any right
or remedy which the Company, the Board and Kiwi Shareholder may have under the
Constitution or under any law.
(l)
Any resolution or determination of, or decision or exercise of any discretion
or power by, the Company, the Board, the Kiwi Shareholder or the Depositary
under or pursuant to the Constitution or this paragraphParagraph
(9) shall be final and conclusive and binding on any Owner, holderBeneficial
Owner of a Receipt or other Personperson thereby
affected and shall not be open to challenge, whether as to its validity or otherwise,
or on any ground whatsoever. Neither the Company, the Board, the Kiwi
Shareholder, the Depositary, the Custodian, the Registrar nor the Foreign Registrar
shall have any liability whatsoever to any such Owner, holderBeneficial
Owner of a Receipt or Personperson, including but
not limited to any Beneficial Holder, who fails to act in accordance with such
provisions or who is affected by any decision or exercise of any discretion
or power by the Company, the Board, the Kiwi Shareholder, the Depositary, the
Custodian, the Registrar or the Foreign Registrar.
(m)
Under New Zealand law, persons who hold a relevant interest (as defined
in the Securities Markets Act 1988 (New Zealand)) in 5% or more of the voting
securities of the Company (including persons who hold such an interest
through the holding of Receipts) are required to give written notice of their
interest and certain changes in their interest to the Company, and to
the New Zealand Stock Exchange as soon as the person knows or ought to know
of their relevant interest exceeding the 5% threshold or the change. Disclosure
to the Australian Stock Exchange and the Company is also required in similar
circumstances by the Corporations Xxx 0000 (Australia). If any Owner or
Beneficial Owner fails to comply with the requirements of the Securities Markets
Act 1988 (New Zealand) or Part 0X xx xxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxx 0000 (Xxxxxxxxx),
any penalty attaching to the Shares held under this Agreement shall apply (with
all necessary changes) to rights attaching to the Receipts evidencing American
Depositary Shares representing such Shares.
10.
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, subject to the limitations contained herein and in the Receipt, 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, and except where provided otherwise in this Receipt and in the Deposit Agreement, may treat the person in whose name this Receipt is registered on the books of the Depositary as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of determining the person entitled to distribution of dividends or other distributions or to any notice provided for in the Deposit Agreement and for all other purposes.
11.
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 of the Registrar.
12.
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 by the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as from time to time amended. Such reports and communications will be available for inspection and copying 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, received from the Company which are both (a) received by the Depositary as the holder of the Deposited Securities and (b) made generally available to the holders of such Deposited Securities by the Company. The Depositary will also send to 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 Company and 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.
13.
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS.
Whenever
the Depositary or the Custodian receives any cash dividend or other cash
distribution on any Deposited Securities, the Depositary will, subject to the
provisions of paragraphParagraph (14) hereof, convert
such dividend or distribution into Dollars and will distribute the amount thus
received (net of the fees and expenses of the Depositary as provided
in Section 5.9 of the Deposit Agreement) 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, duties or other governmental charges, 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, if applicable, 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, after deduction or upon payment of any fees and expenses of the Depositary or any taxes or other governmental charges, in any manner that the Depositary may deem equitable and practicable for accomplishing such distribution; provided, however, that if in the opinion of the Depositary such distribution cannot be made proportionately among the Owners of Receipts entitled thereto, or if for any other reason the Depositary deems such distribution not to be feasible, the Depositary may adopt such method as it may deem equitable and practicable for the purpose of effecting such distribution, including, but not limited to, the public or private sale of the securities or property thus received, or any part thereof, and the net proceeds of any such sale (net of the fees and expenses of the Depositary as provided in 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, with the Company's approval, 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 in respect of the Deposited Securities (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 and the balance of any such property to the Owners of Receipts entitled thereto.
14.
CONVERSI0N OF FOREIGN CURRENCY.
Whenever the Depositary or the Custodian shall receive foreign currency, by way of dividends or other distributions or the net proceeds from the sale of securities, property or rights, and if at the time of the receipt thereof the foreign currency so received can in the reasonable judgment of the Depositary be converted on a reasonable basis into Dollars and the resulting Dollars transferred to the United States, the Depositary shall convert or cause to be converted, by sale or in any other manner that it may determine, such foreign currency into Dollars, and such Dollars shall be distributed to the Owners entitled thereto or, if the Depositary shall have distributed any warrants or other instruments which entitle the holders thereof to such Dollars, then to the holders of such warrants and/or instruments upon surrender thereof for cancellation. Such distribution may be made upon an averaged or other practicable basis without regard to any distinctions among Owners on account of exchange restrictions, the date of delivery of any 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 reasonable 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 reasonable opinion of the Depositary is not obtainable, or if any such approval or license is not obtained within a reasonable period as determined by the Depositary, the Depositary may distribute the foreign currency (or an appropriate document evidencing the right to receive such foreign currency) received by the Depositary to, or in its discretion may hold such foreign currency uninvested and without liability for interest thereon for the respective accounts of, the Owners entitled to receive the same.
If any such conversion of foreign currency, in whole or in part, cannot be effected for distribution to some of the Owners entitled thereto, the Depositary may in its discretion make such conversion and distribution in Dollars to the extent permissible to the Owners entitled thereto and may distribute the balance of the foreign currency received by the Depositary to, or hold such balance uninvested and without liability for interest thereon for the respective accounts of, the Owners entitled thereto.
15.
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; provided,
however, 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,
if instructed by the Company, 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 mayshall use reasonable efforts to
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 and all applicable taxes and governmental charges)
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.
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 under the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary will make such rights available to such Owner upon written notice from the Company to the Depositary that (a) the Company has elected in its sole discretion to permit such rights to be exercised and (b) such Owner has executed such documents as the Company has determined in its sole discretion are reasonably required under applicable law. Upon instruction pursuant to such warrants or other instruments to the Depositary from such Owner to exercise such rights, upon payment by such Owner to the Depositary for the account of such Owner of an amount equal to the purchase price of the Shares to be received upon the exercise of the rights, and upon payment of the fees and expenses of the Depositary and any other charges as set forth in such warrants or other instruments, the Depositary shall, on behalf of such Owner, exercise the rights and purchase the Shares, and the Company shall cause the Shares so purchased to be delivered to the Depositary on behalf of such Owner. As agent for such Owner, the Depositary will cause the Shares so purchased to be deposited pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Deposit Agreement, and shall, pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Deposit Agreement, execute and deliver to such Owner Restricted Receipts.
If registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of the securities to which any rights relate is required in order for the Company to offer such rights to Owners and sell the securities upon the exercise of such rights, the Depositary will not offer such rights to the Owners unless and until such a registration statement is in effect, or unless the offering and sale of such securities to the Owners of such Receipts are exempt from registration under the provisions of such Act and an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Depositary and the Company has been obtained.
16.
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 of Shares, subject to the provisions of the Deposit Agreement.
17.
VOTING OF DEPOSITED SECURITIES.
Upon
receipt of notice of any meeting of holders of Shares, the Depositary shall,
as soon as practicable thereafter, mail to the Owners a notice, the form of
which notice shall be prepared by the Depositary and approved by the Company,
which shall contain (a) such information as is contained in such notice of meeting,
(b) a statement that the Owners as of the close of business on a specified Record
Date, set by the Depositary, will be entitled, subject to any applicable provision
of the laws of New Zealand and of the Constitution to instruct the Depositary
as to the exercise of the voting rights, if any, in the event a poll is called
pertaining to the amount of Shares represented by their respective American
Depositary Shares, and to demand a poll, and a brief statement as to the manner
in which such instructions may be given, and (c) a statement that if a poll
is called and no instructions as to voting are received by the Depositary from
any Owner with respect to any of the Shares represented by the American Depositary
Shares evidenced by such Owner's Receipts on or before the date established
by the Depositary for such purpose ("Receipt Date"), then the Depositary
will not vote or cause such Shares to be voted. The Depositary may only
vote such Shares in the event a poll, as referred to the Constitution, is called.
Upon the written request of an Owner, who was an Owner on the Record Date
referred to in paragraphParagraph (b) above, received
on or before the Receipt Date, and in the event a poll is called, the Depositary
shall endeavor in so far as practicable to vote or cause to be voted, the amount
of Shares represented 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, other than in accordance with such instructions. Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by American Depositary Shares for which no specific voting instructions are received by the Depositary from the Owner shall not be voted
Unless
specifically instructed by at least 5 Owners or holdersBeneficial
Owners of Receipts (and a certificate from an Owner of Receipts giving the
number of holders who have made such request shall be sufficient for these purposes)
evidencing American Depositary Shares which represent Shares having the right
to vote at a meeting, or by Owners of Receipts in respect of American Depositary
Shares representing Shares:
(a) which represent not less than one-tenth of the total voting rights capable of being cast at such meeting; or
(b) which confer a right to vote at such meeting and on which an aggregate sum has been paid up equal to not less than one-tenth of the total sum paid up on all the Shares conferring such right to vote at such meeting, the Depositary shall not demand a poll at a meeting. In order that the Depositary may demand a poll, the Depositary will cause the Custodian to hold deposited Shares in no less than 5 different names in the transfer books of the Company or the Foreign Registrar.
Such
voting of Shares is subject to the provisions of paragraphParagraph
(9) of this Receipt and Section 3.4 of the Deposit Agreement.
In the event the Depositary holds Deposited Securities other than Shares to which voting rights attach, the Depositary shall not exercise the right to vote such Deposited Securities and shall confer with the Company as to the appropriate course of action with respect to such Deposited Securities.
There can be no assurance that Owners generally or any Owner in particular will receive the notice described above with sufficient time to enable the Owner to return voting instructions in time to ensure that the Depositary will vote the Shares or Deposited Securities in accordance with the provisions set forth above.
18.
CHANGES AFFECTING DEPOSITED SECURITIES.
In circumstances where the provisions of Section 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement do not apply, upon any 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 respect of Deposited Securities, unless additional Receipts are delivered pursuant to the following sentence. In any such case the Depositary may, with the Company's approval and shall if the Company shall so request, execute and deliver additional Receipts as in the case of a dividend in Shares, or call for the surrender of outstanding Receipts to be exchanged for new Receipts specifically describing such new Deposited Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any security so received may not be lawfully distributed to some or all Owners, the Depositary may, with the Company's approval, and shall, if the Company requests, subject to receipt of an opinion of Company's counsel satisfactory to the Depositary that such action is not in violation of any applicable laws or regulations, 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 (a) fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary and (b) taxes) for the account of the Owners otherwise entitled to such securities upon an averaged or other practicable basis without regard to any distinctions among such Owners and distribute the net proceeds so allocated to the extent practicable as in the case of a distribution received in cash pursuant to Section 4.1 of 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 Owners in general or to any Owner 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.
19.
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY.
Neither
the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective directors,
officers, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner
or holderBeneficial Owner of any Receipt, if by reason
of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United
States or any other country, or of any other governmental or
regulatory authority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision,
present or future, of the Constitution, or by reason of any provision
of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any offering or distribution
thereof, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other
circumstances beyond its control (including, without limitation, nationalization,
expropriation, currency restrictions, work stoppage, strikes, civil unrest,
revolutions, rebellions, explosions and computer failure), the Depositary
or the Company or any of their directors, officers, employees, agents
or affiliates shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from, or
be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of, doing or performing
any act or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or the Deposited
Securities it is provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary
or the Company or any of their respective directors, officers, employees,
agents or affiliates incur any liability to any Owner or holderBeneficial
Owner of aany Receipt by reason of any non-performance
or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which
by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or
performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion
provided for in the Deposit Agreement or in the Constitution or provisions
of or governing the Deposited Securities. Neither the Depositary nor the
Company nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or
affiliates shall incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of any
Receipt for the inability by an Owner 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 Owners of American Depositary Shares. 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, or for any other reason, such distribution or offering may
not be made available to Owners, and the Depositary may not dispose of such
distribution or offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds
available to such Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution
or offering, and shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse. Neither
the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or
The
Company and its directors, officers, employees, agents, or affiliates assume
no obligation nor shall they be subject to any liability under the
Deposit Agreement or the Receipts to Owners or holdersBeneficial
Owners of Receipts or to other persons, except that they agree to
use their best judgment and to act in good faith in the performance
of theirperform their respective obligations specifically set
forth in the Deposit Agreement without negligence or bad faith.
The Depositary shall not be subject to any The Depositary
and its directors, officers, employees, agents, or affiliates assume no obligation
nor shall they be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement or the
Receipt to any Owner or Beneficial Owners of any Receipt or to other persons
(including, without limitation, liability with respect to the validity or
worth of the Deposited Securities), except that they agree to perform their
respective obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without
negligence or bad faith. Neither the Depositary nor the Company
nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates
shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any action,
suit, or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities
or in respect of the 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 nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees,
agents or affiliates shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in
reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants,
any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or holder of a Receipt,
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,
or for any consequential or punitive damages. 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 and the Depositary casts any such vote in accordance with 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 or other document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed
or presented by the proper party or parties. The Depositary shall not be
liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection
with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with any
matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided
that the Depositary exercised its best judgment and good faith and in
accordance with the terms of the Deposit Agreementin connection
with the issue out of which such potential liability arises the Depositary performed
its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary.
The Depositary shall not be 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
Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, its directors, officers, employees,
agents and affiliates and any Custodian against, and hold each of them harmless
from, any liability or expense (including, but not limited to, the reasonable
fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of any registration with
the Commission of Receipts, American Depositary Shares or Deposited Securities
or the offer or sale thereof in the United States or 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 any 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 the Depositary or a
Custodian or co-Registrars or co-transfer agents or their respective directors,
officers, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense
arising out of the negligence or bad faith of any of them, or (ii)
by the Company or any of its directors, officers, employees,
agents and affiliates. The Depositary agrees to indemnify the Company,
its directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates and hold them harmless
from any liability or expense (including, but not limited to the reasonable
fees and expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted
by the Depositary or its Custodian or co-Registrars or co-transfer agents or
their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates due to
their negligence or bad faith.
No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Xxx 0000 (New Zealand), if applicable, is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.
20.
RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF THE DEPOSITARY; APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR CUSTODIAN.
The
Depositary may at any time resign as Depositary under the Deposit Agreement
and this Receipt by written notice of its election so to do delivered to the
Company, such resignation to take effect upon the appointment of a successor
depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as provided in the Deposit
Agreement. The Depositary may at any time be removed by the Company by
90 days prior written notice of such removal, which shall become effective
upon the later to occur of (i) the 90th day after delivery of the
notice to the Depositary or (ii) effective upon the appointment of a successor
depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as provided in the
Deposit Agreementhereinafter provided; provided, however that the
Depositary and the Company may agree that the removal become effective upon
an earlier date, and neither the Depositary nor the Company shall unreasonably
withhold its respective agreement to the removal becoming effective upon an
earlier date if this is proposed by the other. 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.
21.
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 (subject to the last sentence of this Paragraph) as to outstanding Receipts until the expiration of thirty days after notice of such amendment shall have been given to the Owners of outstanding Receipts. Every Owner and Beneficial 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any governmental body should adopt new laws, rules or regulations or the Constitution is amended 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 Receipts at any time in accordance with such changed laws, rules or regulations. Such amendment or supplement to the Deposit Agreement in the circumstances may become effective before or without any notice of such amendment or supplement is given to Owners or within any period of time as required for compliance with such laws, rules or regulations.
22.
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 30 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 surrender of such Receipt at the Corporate Trust Office of the Depositary, upon payment of the fee of the Depositary for the surrender of Receipts referred to in Section 2.5 of the Deposit Agreement, and upon 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 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 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, 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) and except for its obligations under Section 5.8 of the Deposit Agreement. 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.
23.
COMPLIANCE WITH U.S. SECURITIES LAWS.
Notwithstanding any terms of this Receipt or the Deposit Agreement to the contrary, the Company and the Depositary have each agreed that it will not exercise any rights it has under the Deposit Agreement or the Receipt to prevent the withdrawal or delivery of Deposited Securities in a manner which would violate the United States securities laws, including, but not limited to 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 of 1933.
24.
SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; APPOINTMENT OF AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS.
The Company hereby (i) irrevocably designates and appoints CT Corporation, now at 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, in the State of New York, as the Company's authorized agent upon which process may be served in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Shares or Deposited Securities, the American Depositary Shares, the Receipts or this Agreement, (ii) consents and submits to the jurisdiction of any state or federal court in the State of New York in which any such suit or proceeding may be instituted, and (iii) agrees that service of process upon said authorized agent shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Company in any such suit or proceeding. The Company agrees to deliver, upon the execution and delivery of the Deposit Agreement, a written acceptance by such agent of its appointment as such agent. The Company further agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all such documents and instruments, as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment in full force and effect for so long as any American Depositary Shares or Receipts remain outstanding or this Agreement remains in force. In the event the Company fails to continue such designation and appointment in full force and effect, the Company hereby waives personal service of process upon it and consents that any such service of process may be made by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, directed to the Company at its address last specified for notices hereunder, and service so made shall be deemed completed five (5) days after the same shall have been so mailed.