EBAY GMARKET CO., LTD. (formerly known as “Gmarket Inc.”) AND CITIBANK, N.A., As Depositary, AND ALL HOLDERS AND BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES OUTSTANDING UNDER THE TERMS OF THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JULY 5, 2006 Amendment...
EBAY
GMARKET CO., LTD.
(formerly
known as “Gmarket Inc.”)
AND
CITIBANK,
N.A.,
As
Depositary,
AND
ALL
HOLDERS AND BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF
AMERICAN
DEPOSITARY SHARES
OUTSTANDING
UNDER THE TERMS OF THE
DEPOSIT
AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JULY 5, 2006
___________________________________
Amendment
No. 1
to
___________________________________
Dated as
of ______________, 2009
Table of
Contents
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ARTICLE I | |||
DEFINITIONS |
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SECTION
1.01
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Definitions
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SECTION
1.02
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Effective
Date
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ARTICLE II | |||
AMENDMENTS TO DEPOSIT AGREEMENT |
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SECTION
2.01
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SECTION
2.02
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Amendments
Binding on all Holders and Beneficial Owners
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SECTION
2.03
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Termination
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ARTICLE III | |||
AMENDMENTS TO THE FORM OF ADR |
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SECTION
3.01
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ADR
Amendment.
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ARTICLE IV | |||
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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SECTION
4.01
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Representations
and Warranties
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ARTICLE V | |||
MISCELLANEOUS |
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SECTION
5.01
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New
ADRs
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SECTION
5.02
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Notice
of Amendment to Holders of ADSs
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SECTION
5.03
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Indemnification
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SECTION
5.04
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Ratification
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SECTION
5.05
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Governing
Law
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SECTION
5.06
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Counterparts
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AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO DEPOSIT
AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT
NO. 1 TO DEPOSIT AGREEMENT, dated as of ___________ (the "Amendment"), by and
among EBAY GMARKET CO., LTD. (formerly known as “Gmarket Inc.”), a company
organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of Korea (the
"Company"),
Citibank, N.A., a national banking association organized under the laws of the
United States of America (the "Depositary"), and all
Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American
Depositary Shares outstanding under the Deposit Agreement, dated as of July 5,
2006.
WITNESSETH
THAT:
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Depositary entered into that certain Deposit Agreement,
dated as of July 5, 2006 (the "Deposit Agreement"),
for the creation of American Depositary Shares representing the Shares (as
defined in the Deposit Agreement) so deposited and for the execution and
delivery of American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) in respect of
the certificated American Depositary Shares; and
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Depositary desire to (x) amend Section 6.2 of the Deposit
Agreement, paragraph 23 of the ADRs currently outstanding and paragraph 23 of
the form of ADR annexed as Annex A to the Deposit Agreement, and (y) give notice
thereof to all Holders (as defined in the Deposit Agreement) of
ADSs;
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, the ADRs currently outstanding and the form of ADR
annexed as Exhibit A to the Deposit Agreement as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01
Definitions. Unless
otherwise specified in this Amendment, all capitalized terms used but not
defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Deposit
Agreement.
SECTION 1.02
Effective
Date. The term “Effective Date” shall mean the later to occur
of (i) the expiration of 30 days after notice of this Amendment has been given
to Holders of outstanding ADSs or (ii) the date upon which the Commission
declares effective the applicable Post Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form
F-6 Registration Statement pursuant to which a form of this Amendment has been
filed with the Commission.
ARTICLE
II
AMENDMENTS TO DEPOSIT
AGREEMENT
SECTION 2.01
Deposit
Agreement. All references in the Deposit Agreement to the
terms "Deposit
Agreement" shall, as of the Effective Date, refer to the Deposit
Agreement, dated as of July 5, 2006, as amended by this Amendment and as further
amended and supplemented after the Effective Date.
SECTION 2.02
Amendments
Binding on all Holders and Beneficial Owners. From and after
the Effective Date, the Deposit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, shall
be binding on all Holders and Beneficial Owners of ADSs issued and outstanding
as of the Effective Date and on all Holders and Beneficial Owners of ADSs issued
after the Effective Date.
SECTION 2.03
Termination. The
Deposit Agreement is hereby amended as of the Effective Date by deleting Section
6.02 in its entirety and inserting the following in its stead:
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“The
Depositary shall, at any time at the written direction of the Company, terminate
the Deposit Agreement by distributing notice of such termination to the Holders
of all ADSs then outstanding at least thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed
in such notice for such termination. If ninety (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 in Section 5.4 of the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary
may terminate the Deposit Agreement by distributing notice of such termination
to the Holders of all ADSs then outstanding at least thirty (30) days prior to
the date fixed in such notice for such termination. The date so fixed
for termination of the Deposit Agreement in any termination notice so
distributed by the Depositary to the Holders of ADSs is referred to as the
“Termination
Date”. Until the Termination Date, the Depositary shall
continue to perform all of its obligations under the Deposit Agreement, and the
Holders and Beneficial Owners will be entitled to all of their rights under the
Deposit Agreement.
If any
ADSs shall remain outstanding after the Termination Date, the Registrar and the
Depositary shall not, after the Termination Date, have any obligation to perform
any further acts under the Deposit Agreement, except that the Depositary shall,
subject, in each case, to the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement,
continue to (i) collect dividends and other distributions pertaining to
Deposited Securities, (ii) sell securities and other property received in
respect of Deposited Securities, (iii) deliver Deposited Securities, together
with any dividends or other distributions received with respect thereto and the
net proceeds of the sale of any securities or other property, in exchange for
ADSs surrendered to the Depositary (after deducting, or charging, as the case
may be, in each case, the fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the
Depositary, and all applicable taxes or governmental charges for the account of
the Holders and Beneficial Owners, in each case upon the terms set forth in
Section 5.9 of the Deposit Agreement), and (iv) take such actions as may be
required under applicable law in connection with its role as Depositary under
the Deposit Agreement.
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At any
time after the Termination Date, the Depositary may sell the Deposited
Securities then held under the Deposit Agreement and shall after such sale hold
un-invested the net proceeds of such sale, together with any other cash then
held by it under the Deposit Agreement, in an un-segregated account and without
liability for interest, for the pro-rata benefit of the Holders whose ADSs have
not theretofore been surrendered. The Depositary intends to sell all
of the Deposited Securities held after the Termination Date to eBay KTA (UK)
Ltd. at a price of $24.00 per Deposited Security, less applicable withholding
taxes, as soon as practicable after the Termination Date. It is
currently anticipated that 11.5% of the aggregate sale price for the Deposited
Securities will be withheld, which amount includes (i) Korean income tax at a
rate of 11.0% of the aggregate sale price for the Deposited Securities and (ii)
Korean securities transaction tax (which under Korean law applies to a sale of
shares of capital stock, but not to a sale of ADSs) at a rate of 0.5% of the
aggregate sale price for the Deposited Securities. These Korean
withholding taxes will be calculated based on the Korean Won equivalent of the
aggregate sale price for the Deposited Securities, using the basic exchange rate
quoted by the Seoul Money Brokerage Services, Ltd. for the date of the payment
of the sale price to the Depositary. If eBay KTA (UK) Ltd. withholds
and pays Korean income and securities transaction taxes to the Korean tax
authorities, neither the Depositary nor eBay KTA (UK) Ltd. shall be liable to
refund such taxes to any of the Holders and Beneficial Owners. If the
Holders and Beneficial Owners who are entitled to claim an exemption from Korean
income tax pursuant to the income tax treaty between Korea and the country of
their tax residence elect to claim a refund of Korean income tax, such Holders
and Beneficial Owners shall be solely responsible for the proceeding to claim a
refund and all costs and expenses associated therewith. After making
any such sale, the Depositary shall be discharged from all obligations under the
Deposit Agreement except (i) to account for such net proceeds and other cash
(after deducting, or charging, as the case may be, in each case, the fees and
charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary, and all applicable taxes
or governmental charges for the account of the Holders and Beneficial Owners, in
each case upon the terms set forth in Section 5.9 of the Deposit Agreement), and
(ii) as may be required at law in connection with the termination of the Deposit
Agreement. After the Termination Date, the Company shall be
discharged from all obligations under the Deposit Agreement, except for its
obligations to the Depositary under Sections 5.8, 5.9 and 7.6 of the Deposit
Agreement. The obligations under the terms of the Deposit Agreement
of Holders and Beneficial Owners of ADSs outstanding as of the Termination Date
shall survive the Termination Date and shall be discharged only when the
applicable ADSs are presented by their Holders to the Depositary for
cancellation under the terms of the Deposit Agreement.”
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ARTICLE
III
AMENDMENTS TO THE FORM OF
ADR
SECTION 3.01
ADR
Amendment.
(a) The
first sentence of paragraph (1) of the form of ADR attached as Exhibit A to the
Deposit Agreement and in each of the ADRs issued and outstanding under the terms
of the Deposit Agreement is hereby amended as of the Effective Date by deleting
such sentence in its entirety and inserting the following in its
stead:
"This
American Depositary Receipt is one of an issue of American Depositary Receipts
(“ADRs”), all issued and to be issued upon the terms and conditions set forth in
the Deposit Agreement, dated as of July 5, 2006, as amended by Amendment No. 1
to Deposit Agreement, dated as of ____________ (as so amended and as further
amended and supplemented 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 ADSs.”
(b) Paragraph
23 of the form of ADR attached as Exhibit A to the Deposit Agreement and of each
of the ADRs issued and outstanding under the terms of the Deposit Agreement as
of the Effective Date is hereby amended as of the Effective Date by deleting
such sentence in its entirety and inserting the following in its
stead:
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“The
Depositary shall, at any time at the written direction of the Company, terminate
the Deposit Agreement by distributing notice of such termination to the Holders
of all ADSs then outstanding at least thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed
in such notice for such termination. If ninety (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 in Section 5.4 of the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary
may terminate the Deposit Agreement by distributing notice of such termination
to the Holders of all ADSs then outstanding at least thirty (30) days prior to
the date fixed in such notice for such termination. The date so fixed
for termination of the Deposit Agreement in any termination notice so
distributed by the Depositary to the Holders of ADSs is referred to as the
“Termination
Date”. Until the Termination Date, the Depositary shall
continue to perform all of its obligations under the Deposit Agreement, and the
Holders and Beneficial Owners will be entitled to all of their rights under the
Deposit Agreement.
If any
ADSs shall remain outstanding after the Termination Date, the Registrar and the
Depositary shall not, after the Termination Date, have any obligation to perform
any further acts under the Deposit Agreement, except that the Depositary shall,
subject, in each case, to the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement,
continue to (i) collect dividends and other distributions pertaining to
Deposited Securities, (ii) sell securities and other property received in
respect of Deposited Securities, (iii) deliver Deposited Securities, together
with any dividends or other distributions received with respect thereto and the
net proceeds of the sale of any securities or other property, in exchange for
ADSs surrendered to the Depositary (after deducting, or charging, as the case
may be, in each case, the fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the
Depositary, and all applicable taxes or governmental charges for the account of
the Holders and Beneficial Owners, in each case upon the terms set forth in
Section 5.9 of the Deposit Agreement), and (iv) take such actions as may be
required under applicable law in connection with its role as Depositary under
the Deposit Agreement.
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At any
time after the Termination Date, the Depositary may sell the Deposited
Securities then held under the Deposit Agreement and shall after such sale hold
un-invested the net proceeds of such sale, together with any other cash then
held by it under the Deposit Agreement, in an un-segregated account and without
liability for interest, for the pro-rata benefit of the Holders whose ADSs have
not theretofore been surrendered. The Depositary intends to sell all
of the Deposited Securities held after the Termination Date to eBay KTA (UK)
Ltd. at a price of $24.00 per Deposited Security, less applicable withholding
taxes, as soon as practicable after the Termination Date. It is
currently anticipated that 11.5% of the aggregate sale price for the Deposited
Securities will be withheld, which amount includes (i) Korean income tax at a
rate of 11.0% of the aggregate sale price for the Deposited Securities and (ii)
Korean securities transaction tax (which under Korean law applies to a sale of
shares of capital stock, but not to a sale of ADSs) at a rate of 0.5% of the
aggregate sale price for the Deposited Securities. These Korean
withholding taxes will be calculated based on the Korean Won equivalent of the
aggregate sale price for the Deposited Securities, using the basic exchange rate
quoted by the Seoul Money Brokerage Services, Ltd. for the date of the payment
of the sale price to the Depositary. If eBay KTA (UK) Ltd. withholds
and pays Korean income and securities transaction taxes to the Korean tax
authorities, neither the Depositary nor eBay KTA (UK) Ltd. shall be liable to
refund such taxes to any of the Holders and Beneficial Owners. If the
Holders and Beneficial Owners who are entitled to claim an exemption from Korean
income tax pursuant to the income tax treaty between Korea and the country of
their tax residence elect to claim a refund of Korean income tax, such Holders
and Beneficial Owners shall be solely responsible for the proceeding to claim a
refund and all costs and expenses associated therewith. After making
any such sale, the Depositary shall be discharged from all obligations under the
Deposit Agreement except (i) to account for such net proceeds and other cash
(after deducting, or charging, as the case may be, in each case, the fees and
charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary, and all applicable taxes
or governmental charges for the account of the Holders and Beneficial Owners, in
each case upon the terms set forth in Section 5.9 of the Deposit Agreement), and
(ii) as may be required at law in connection with the termination of the Deposit
Agreement. After the Termination Date, the Company shall be
discharged from all obligations under the Deposit Agreement, except for its
obligations to the Depositary under Sections 5.8, 5.9 and 7.6 of the Deposit
Agreement. The obligations under the terms of the Deposit Agreement
of Holders and Beneficial Owners of ADSs outstanding as of the Termination Date
shall survive the Termination Date and shall be discharged only when the
applicable ADSs are presented by their Holders to the Depositary for
cancellation under the terms of the Deposit Agreement.”
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 and Beneficial Owners,
that:
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(a) This
Amendment, when executed and delivered by the Company, and the Deposit Agreement
and all other documentation executed and delivered by the Company in connection
therewith, will be and have been, respectively, duly and validly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Company, and constitute the legal, valid and
binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with their respective terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent transfer, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability
relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles;
and
(b) In
order to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility into
evidence of this Amendment or the Deposit Agreement as amended hereby, and other
document furnished hereunder or thereunder in Korea, neither of such agreements
need to be filed or recorded with any court or other authority in Korea, nor
does any stamp or similar tax need be paid in Korea on or in respect of such
agreements; and
(c) All
of the information provided to the Depositary by the Company in connection with
this Amendment is true, accurate and correct.
ARTICLE
V
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 5.01
New
ADRs. From and after the Effective Date, the Depositary shall
arrange to have new ADRs printed or amended that reflect the changes to the form
of ADR effected by this Amendment. All ADRs issued hereunder after
the Effective Date, once such new ADRs are available, whether upon the deposit
of Shares or other Deposited Securities or upon the transfer, combination or
split up of existing ADRs, shall be substantially in the form of the specimen
ADR attached as Exhibit A to this Amendment. However, ADRs issued
prior or subsequent to the date hereof, which do not reflect the changes to the
form of ADR 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.
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SECTION 5.02
Notice of
Amendment to Holders of ADSs. As notice of the amendment to
Section 6.2 of the Deposit Agreement and paragraph 23 of the form of ADR
attached as Exhibit A to the Deposit Agreement and in each of the ADRs issued
and outstanding under the terms of the Deposit Agreement has been sent to the
Holders of ADSs prior to the date hereof, the Depositary is directed not to send
notices of this Amendment to the Holders.
SECTION 5.03
Indemnification. The
Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Depositary (and any and all of
its directors, employees and officers) for any and all liability it or they may
incur as a result of the terms of this Amendment and the transactions
contemplated herein, except to the extent such liability is due to the
negligence or bad faith of any of them.
SECTION 5.04
Ratification. Except
as expressly amended hereby, the terms, covenants and conditions of the Deposit
Agreement as originally executed shall remain in full force and
effect.
SECTION 5.05
Governing
Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York without reference to its
principles of choice of law.
SECTION 5.06
Counterparts. This
Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original, and all of such counterparts together shall be deemed an
original, and all such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same
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.
EBAY
GMARKET CO., LTD
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EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF ADR
Number
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CUSIP NUMBER: _______ |
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American
Depositary Shares (each
American
Depositary Share
representing
one (1) fully paid
common
share, par value Won 100
per
share, of EBay GMARKET Co.,
Ltd.)
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AMERICAN
DEPOSITARY RECEIPT
FOR
AMERICAN
DEPOSITARY SHARES
representing
DEPOSITED
COMMON SHARES
of
EBAY
GMARKET CO., LTD.
(Incorporated
under the laws of the Republic of Korea)
CITIBANK,
N.A., a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of
the United States of America, as depositary (the "Depositary"), hereby certifies
that _____________is the owner of ______________ American Depositary Shares
(hereinafter "ADS"), representing deposited common shares, par value of Won 100
per share, including evidence of rights to receive such common shares (the
"Shares"), of EBAY GMARKET CO., LTD., a corporation incorporated
under the laws of the Republic of Korea (the "Company"). As of the
date of the Deposit Agreement (as hereinafter defined), each ADS represents one
(1) Share deposited under the Deposit Agreement with the Custodian, which at the
date of execution of the Deposit Agreement is Korea Securities Depository (the
"Custodian"). The ADS(s)-to-Share(s) ratio is subject to amendment as
provided in Articles IV and VI of the Deposit Agreement. The
Depositary’s Principal Office is located at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx
Xxxx 00000, X.X.X.
A-1
(1) The Deposit
Agreement. This
American Depositary Receipt is one of an issue of American Depositary Receipts
(“ADRs”), all issued and to be issued upon the terms and conditions set forth in
the Deposit Agreement, dated as of July 5, 2006, as amended by Amendment No. 1
to Deposit Agreement, dated as of _____________ (as so amended and as further
amended and supplemented 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 ADSs. The Deposit Agreement sets forth the rights and
obligations of Holders and Beneficial Owners of ADSs 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 Principal Office of the Depositary and with the
Custodian. Each Holder 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 ADR are summaries of certain
provisions of the Deposit Agreement and the Articles of Incorporation of the
Company (as in effect on the date of the signing of the Deposit Agreement) and
are qualified by and subject to the detailed provisions of the Deposit Agreement
and the Articles of Incorporation, 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 ADSs into DTC. Each
Beneficial Owner of ADSs 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 ADSs.
(2) Withdrawal
of Deposited Securities. The
Holder of this ADR (and of the ADSs evidenced hereby) shall be entitled to
Delivery (at the Custodian’s designated office) of the Deposited Securities at
the time represented by the ADSs evidenced hereby upon satisfaction of each of
the following conditions: (i) the Holder (or a duly authorized attorney of the
Holder) has duly Delivered ADSs to the Depositary at its Principal Office the
ADSs evidenced hereby (and, if applicable, this ADR evidencing such ADSs) for
the purpose of withdrawal of the Deposited Securities represented thereby, (ii)
if applicable and so required by the Depositary, this ADR delivered to the
Depositary for such purpose has been properly endorsed in blank or is
accompanied by proper instruments of transfer in blank (including signature
guarantees in accordance with standard securities industry practice), (iii) if
so required by the Depositary, the Holder of the ADSs has executed and delivered
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 the person(s) designated in such order, and (iv) all applicable fees
and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary and all applicable
taxes and governmental charges (as are set forth in Section 5.9 of, and Exhibit B to, the
Deposit Agreement) have been paid, subject, however, in each
case, to the terms and conditions of this ADR evidencing the surrendered
ADSs, of the Deposit Agreement, of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and
of any applicable laws and the rules of the CSD, and to any provisions of or
governing the Deposited Securities, in each case as in effect at the time
thereof.
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Upon
satisfaction of each of the conditions specified above, the Depositary (i) shall
cancel the ADSs Delivered to it (and, if applicable, the ADRs evidencing the
ADSs so Delivered), (ii) shall direct the Registrar to record the
cancellation of the ADSs so Delivered on the books maintained for such purpose,
and (iii) shall direct the Custodian to Deliver (without unreasonable
delay) at the Custodian’s designated office the Deposited Securities represented
by the ADSs so canceled together with any certificate or other document of title
for the Deposited Securities, or evidence of the electronic transfer thereof (if
available), as the case may be, to or upon the written order of the person(s)
designated in the order delivered to the Depositary for such purpose, subject however, in each
case, to the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement, of this ADR
evidencing the ADSs so cancelled, of the Articles of Incorporation of the
Company, of any applicable laws and of the rules of the CSD, and to the terms
and conditions of or governing the Deposited Securities, in each case
as in effect at the time thereof.
The
Depositary shall not accept for surrender ADSs representing less than one
Share. In the case of Delivery to it of ADSs representing a number
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) return to the
person surrendering such ADSs the number of ADSs representing any remaining
fractional Share, or (ii) sell or cause to be sold the fractional Share
represented by the ADSs so surrendered and remit the proceeds of such sale (net
of (a) applicable fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the
Depositary and (b) taxes withheld) to the person surrendering the
ADSs. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this ADR or the
Deposit Agreement, the Depositary may make delivery at the Principal Office of
the Depositary of (i) any cash dividends or cash distributions, or
(ii) any proceeds from the sale of any distributions of shares or rights,
which are at the time held by the Depositary in respect of the Deposited
Securities represented by the ADSs surrendered for cancellation and
withdrawal. At the request, risk and expense of any Holder so
surrendering ADSs represented by this ADR, 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 by the Custodian in
respect of the Deposited Securities represented by such ADSs to the Depositary
for delivery at the Principal Office of the Depositary. Such
direction shall be given by letter or, at the request, risk and expense of such
Holder, by cable, telex or facsimile transmission.
(3) Transfer,
Combination and Split-Up of ADRs. The
Registrar shall promptly register the transfer of this ADR (and of the ADSs
represented hereby) on the books maintained for such purpose and the Depositary
shall (x) cancel this ADR and execute new ADRs evidencing the same
aggregate number of ADSs as those evidenced by this ADR when canceled by the
Depositary, (y) cause the Registrar to countersign such new ADRs and
(z) Deliver such new ADRs to or upon the order of the person entitled
thereto, if each of the following conditions has been
satisfied: (i) this ADR has been duly Delivered by the Holder
(or by a duly authorized attorney of the Holder) to the Depositary at its
Principal Office for the purpose of effecting a transfer thereof, (ii) this
surrendered ADR has been properly endorsed or is accompanied by proper
instruments of transfer (including signature guarantees in accordance with
standard securities industry practice), (iii) this surrendered ADR has been duly
stamped (if required by the laws of the State of New York or of the United
States), and (iv) all applicable fees and charges of, and expenses incurred
by, the Depositary and all applicable taxes and governmental charges (as are set
forth in Section 5.9 of, and Exhibit B to, the
Deposit Agreement) have been paid, subject, however, in each
case, to the terms and conditions of this ADR, of the Deposit Agreement
and of applicable law, in each case as in effect at the time
thereof.
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The
Registrar shall promptly register the split-up or combination of this ADR (and
of the ADSs represented hereby) on the books maintained for such purpose and the
Depositary shall (x) cancel this ADR and execute new ADRs for the number of
ADSs requested, but in the aggregate not exceeding the number of ADSs evidenced
by this ADR (when canceled), (y) cause the Registrar to countersign such
new ADRs and (z) Deliver such new ADRs to or upon the order of the Holder
thereof, if each of the following conditions has been
satisfied: (i) this ADR has been duly Delivered by the Holder
(or by a duly authorized attorney of the Holder) to the Depositary at its
Principal Office for the purpose of effecting a split-up or combination hereof,
and (ii) all applicable fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the
Depositary and all applicable taxes and government charges (as are set forth in
Section 5.9 of, and Exhibit B to, the
Deposit Agreement) have been paid, subject, however, in each
case, to the terms and conditions of this ADR, of the Deposit Agreement
and of applicable law, in each case as in effect at the time
thereof.
(4) Pre-Conditions
to Registration, Transfer, Etc. As a
condition precedent to the execution and delivery, the registration of issuance,
transfer, split-up, combination or surrender, of any ADS, the delivery of any
distribution thereon, or the withdrawal of any Deposited Securities, the
Depositary or the Custodian may require (i) payment from the depositor of Shares
or presenter of ADSs or of an ADR 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 Section 5.9 and Exhibit B of the
Deposit Agreement and in this ADR, (ii) the production of proof satisfactory to
it as to the identity and genuineness of any signature or any other matters
contemplated by Section 3.1 in the Deposit Agreement, and (iii) compliance with
(A) any laws or governmental regulations relating to the execution and delivery
of ADRs or ADSs or to the withdrawal of Deposited Securities and (B) such
reasonable regulations as the Depositary or the Company may establish consistent
with the provisions of this ADR, if applicable, and 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 deposit of particular Shares may be
refused, or the registration of transfer of ADSs in particular instances may be
refused, or the registration of transfer of ADSs generally may be suspended,
during any period when the transfer books of the Company, the Depositary, a
Registrar or the Share 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, any government or
governmental body or commission or any securities exchange on which the Shares
or ADSs are listed, or under any provision of the Deposit Agreement or this ADR,
if applicable, or under any provision of, or governing, the Deposited
Securities, or because of a meeting of shareholders of the Company or for any
other reason, subject in all cases to paragraph (24). Notwithstanding
any provision of the Deposit Agreement or this ADR to the contrary, Holders 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 ADRs or to the
withdrawal of the Deposited Securities, and (iv) other circumstances
specifically contemplated by Instruction I.A.(l) of the General Instructions to
Form F-6 (as such General Instructions may be amended from time to
time).
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(5) Compliance
With Information Requests. Notwithstanding
any other provision of the Deposit Agreement or this ADR, each Holder and
Beneficial Owner agrees to comply with requests from the Company pursuant to
applicable law, the rules and requirements of NASDAQ, and of any other stock
exchange on which Shares or ADSs are, or will be, registered, traded or listed,
or the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, which are made to provide
information, inter
alia, as to the capacity in which such Holder or Beneficial Owner owns
ADSs (and Shares, as the case may be) and regarding the identity of any other
person(s) interested in such ADSs and the nature of such interest and various
other matters, whether or not they are Holders and/or Beneficial Owners at the
time of such request.
(6) Ownership
Restrictions. Notwithstanding
any provision of this ADR or of the Deposit Agreement, the Company may restrict
transfers of the Shares where such transfer might result in ownership of Shares
exceeding limits imposed by applicable law or the Articles of Incorporation of the
Company. The Company may also restrict, in such manner as it deems
appropriate, transfers of ADSs where such transfer may result in the total
number of Shares represented by the ADSs owned by a single Holder or Beneficial
Owner to exceed any such limits. The Company may, in its sole
discretion but subject to applicable law, instruct the Depositary to take action
with respect to the ownership interest of any Holder or Beneficial Owner in
excess of the limits set forth in the preceding sentence, including but not
limited to, the imposition of restrictions on the transfer of ADSs, the removal
or limitation of voting rights or a mandatory sale or disposition on behalf of a
Holder or Beneficial Owner of the Shares represented by the ADSs held by such
Holder or Beneficial Owner in excess of such limitations, if and to the extent
such disposition is permitted by applicable law and the Articles of
Incorporation of the Company.
(7) Liability
of Holder for Taxes and Other Charges. Any tax
or other governmental charge payable by the Custodian or by the Depositary with
respect to any ADR or any Deposited Securities or ADSs shall be payable by the
Holders and Beneficial Owners to the Depositary. The Company, the
Custodian and/or Depositary may withhold or deduct from any distributions made
in respect of Deposited Securities and may sell for the account of a 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, the Holder and the Beneficial Owner hereof
remaining liable for any deficiency. The Custodian may refuse the
deposit of Shares and the Depositary may refuse to issue ADSs, to deliver ADRs,
register the transfer of ADSs, register the split-up or combination of ADRs and
(subject to paragraph (24) 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 any of their agents, officers,
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.
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(8) 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 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, (v) the Shares presented for
deposit are not, and the ADSs issuable upon such deposit will not be, Restricted
Securities (except as contemplated in Section 2.13 of the Deposit
Agreement), and
(vi) the Shares presented for deposit have not been stripped of any rights
or entitlements. Such representations and warranties shall survive
the deposit and withdrawal of Shares, the issuance and cancellation of ADSs in
respect thereof and the transfer of such ADSs. 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.
(9) Filing
Proofs, Certificates and Other Information. Any
person presenting Shares for deposit, and 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 and 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, the terms of
the Deposit Agreement or this ADR evidencing the ADSs and the provisions of, or
governing, the Deposited Securities, to execute such certifications and to make
such representations and warranties, and to provide such other information and
documentation (or, in the case of Shares in registered form presented for
deposit, such information relating to the registration of Shares on the books of
the Company or of the Shares Registrar) as the Depositary or the Custodian may
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 and this ADR. The Depositary and the Registrar, as
applicable, may withhold the execution or delivery or registration of transfer
of any ADR or ADS or the distribution or sale of any dividend or distribution of
rights or of the proceeds thereof or, to the extent not limited by paragraph
(24), the delivery of any Deposited Securities until such proof or other
information is filed or such certifications are executed, or such
representations are made, or such other documentation or information provided,
in each case to the Depositary’s, the Registrar’s and the Company’s
satisfaction.
(10) Charges
of Depositary. The
Depositary shall charge the following fees:
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(i)
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Issuance
Fee: to any person depositing Shares or to whom ADSs are
issued upon the deposit of Shares, 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 (excluding issuances as a result of distributions described in
paragraph (iv) below);
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(ii)
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Cancellation
Fee: to any person surrendering ADS(s) for cancellation
and withdrawal of Deposited Securities, a fee not in excess of U.S. $5.00
per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof)
surrendered;
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(iii)
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Cash Distribution
Fee: to any Holder of ADSs, a fee not in excess of U.S.
$4.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) held for the distribution of cash
dividends or other cash distributions (i.e., sale of rights and other
entitlements) under the terms of the Deposit Agreement, unless
prohibited by the exchange upon which the ADSs are listed;
and
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(iv)
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Stock
Distribution/Rights Exercise Fee: to any Holder of ADSs,
a fee not in excess of U.S. $5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) held
pursuant to (i) stock dividends or other free stock distributions or
(ii) exercise of rights to purchase additional ADSs unless
prohibited by the exchange upon which the ADSs are
listed;
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(v)
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Other Distribution
Fee: to any Holder of ADS(s) receiving a distribution of
securities other than ADSs or rights to purchase additional ADSs (i.e.,
spin-off shares), a fee not in excess of U.S. $5.00 per unit of 100
securities (or fraction thereof)
distributed;
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(vi)
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Annual Depositary
Services Fee: to any Holder of ADSs, a fee not in excess
of U.S. $4.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) held on the applicable
record date(s) established by the Depositary;
and
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(vii)
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ADR Transfer
Fee: to any person presenting an ADR for transfer, a fee
not in excess of U.S. $1.50 per certificate presented for
transfer.
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Holders,
Beneficial Owners, persons depositing Shares for deposit and persons
surrendering ADSs for cancellation for the purpose of withdrawing Deposited
Securities shall be responsible for the following charges:
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(i)
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taxes
(including applicable interest and penalties) and other governmental
charges;
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(ii)
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such
registration fees as may from time to time be in effect for the
registration of Shares or other Deposited Securities on the share register
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;
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(iii)
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such
cable, telex and facsimile 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;
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(iv)
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the
expenses and charges incurred by the Depositary in the conversion of
foreign currency;
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(v)
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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;
and
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(vi)
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the
fees and expenses incurred by the Depositary, the Custodian, or any
nominee in connection with the servicing or delivery of Deposited
Securities.
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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 paragraph (22) of this ADR and as contemplated in the Deposit
Agreement. The Depositary will provide, without charge, a copy of its
latest fee schedule to anyone upon request. The charges and expenses
of the Custodian are for the sole account of the Depositary.
(11) Title to
ADRs. It is a
condition of this ADR, and every successive Holder of this ADR by accepting or
holding the same consents and agrees, that title to this ADR (and to each ADS
evidenced hereby) shall be transferable upon the same terms as a certificated
security under the laws of the State of New York, provided that, in the case of
Certificated ADSs, such ADR has been properly endorsed or is accompanied by
proper instruments of transfer. Notwithstanding any notice to the
contrary, the Depositary and the Company may deem and treat the Holder of this
ADR (that is, the person in whose name this ADR is registered on the books of
the Depositary) as the absolute owner thereof for all
purposes. Neither the Depositary nor the Company shall have any
obligation nor be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement or this
ADR to any holder of this ADR or any Beneficial Owner unless such holder is the
Holder of this ADR 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.
(12) Validity
of ADR. The
Holder(s) of this ADR (and the ADSs represented hereby) shall not be entitled to
any benefits under the Deposit Agreement or be valid or enforceable for any
purpose against the Depositary or the Company unless this ADR has been (i)
dated, (ii) signed by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly-authorized
signatory of the Depositary, (iii) countersigned by the manual or facsimile
signature of a duly-authorized signatory of the Registrar, and (iv) registered
in the books maintained by the Registrar for the registration of issuances and
transfers of ADRs. An ADR 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 delivery of such ADR by
the Depositary.
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(13) 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 retrieved from the Commission's website (xxx.xxx.xxx) and 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 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
Registrar shall keep books for the registration of issuances and transfers of
ADSs which at all reasonable times shall be open for inspection by the Company
and by the Holders of such ADSs, provided that such inspection shall not be, to
the Registrar’s knowledge, for the purpose of communicating with Holders of such
ADSs 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
ADSs.
The
Registrar may close the transfer books with respect to the ADSs, 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 paragraph
(24).
If any
ADSs are listed on one or more stock exchanges or automated quotation systems in
the United States, the Depositary shall act as Registrar or appoint a Registrar
or one or more co-registrars for registration of issuances, cancellations,
transfers, combinations and split-ups of ADSs and, if applicable, to countersign
ADRs evidencing the ADSs so issued, transferred, combined or split-up, in accordance with any
requirements of such exchanges or systems. Such Registrar or
co-registrars may be removed and a substitute or substitutes appointed by the
Depositary after consultation with the Company or upon reasonable request of the
Company.
Dated:
CITIBANK,
N.A.
Transfer
Agent and Registrar
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CITIBANK,
N.A.
as
Depositary
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By:_____________________________
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By:_______________________________
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Authorized
Signatory
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Authorized
Signatory
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The
address of the Principal Office of the Depositary is 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, X.X.X.
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FORM
OF REVERSE OF ADR
SUMMARY
OF CERTAIN ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
OF THE
DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
(14) Dividends
and Distributions in Cash, Shares, etc. Whenever
the Depositary receives confirmation from the Custodian of the receipt of any
cash dividend or other cash distribution on any Deposited Securities, or
receives proceeds from the sale of any Deposited Securities or of any
entitlements held in respect of Deposited Securities under the terms of the
Deposit Agreement, the Depositary will (i) if at the time of receipt
thereof any amounts received in a Foreign Currency can in the judgment of the
Depositary (pursuant to Section 4.8 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 cash dividend, distribution or proceeds
into Dollars (on the terms described in Section 4.8 of the Deposit Agreement),
(ii) if applicable, establish the ADS Record Date upon the terms described
in Section 4.9 of the Deposit Agreement, and (iii) distribute promptly the
amount thus received (net of (a) applicable fees and charges of, and expenses
incurred by, the Depositary and (b) taxes withheld) to the Holders entitled
thereto as of the ADS Record Date in proportion to the number of ADSs held 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, and any balance not so distributed shall be held by the
Depositary (without liability for interest thereon) and shall be added to and
become part of the next sum received by the Depositary for distribution to
Holders of ADSs then outstanding at the time of the next
distribution. 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. Evidence of payment thereof by the Company shall be
forwarded by the Company to the Depositary upon request.
If any
distribution upon any Deposited Securities consists of a dividend in, or free
distribution of, Shares, the Company shall 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 respective nominees. Upon receipt
of confirmation of such deposit from the Custodian, the Depositary shall,
subject to and in accordance with the Deposit Agreement, establish the ADS
Record Date upon the terms described in Section 4.9 of the Deposit Agreement and
either (i) the Depositary shall, subject to Section 5.9 of the Deposit
Agreement, 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 the aggregate the number of Shares received as such dividend, or
free distribution, subject to the other terms of the Deposit Agreement
(including, without limitation, (a) the applicable fees and charges of, and
expenses incurred by, the Depositary and (b) 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 integral number of Shares distributed upon the
Deposited Securities represented thereby (net of (a) the applicable fees and
charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary and (b)
taxes). In lieu of delivering fractional ADSs, the Depositary shall
sell the number of Shares or ADSs, as the case may be, represented by the
aggregate of such fractions and distribute the net proceeds upon the terms
described in Section 4.1 of the Deposit Agreement.
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In the
event that 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, if the Company in the fulfillment of
its obligations under Section 5.7 of the Deposit Agreement, has 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), 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 (a) taxes
and (b) fees and charges of, and the expenses incurred by, the Depositary)
to Holders entitled thereto upon the terms described in Section 4.1 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.
Subject
to applicable Korean Law, whenever the Company intends to make a distribution
payable at the election of the holders of Shares in cash or in additional
Shares, the Company shall give notice thereof to the Depositary at least
forty-five (45) days prior to the proposed distribution stating whether or not
it wishes such elective distribution to be made available to Holders of
ADSs. Upon timely receipt of a notice indicating that the Company
wishes such elective distribution to be made available to Holders of ADSs, the
Depositary shall consult with the Company to determine, and the Company shall
assist the Depositary in its determination, whether it is lawful and reasonably
practicable to make such elective distribution available to the Holders of
ADSs. The Depositary shall make such elective distribution available
to Holders only if (i) the Company shall have timely requested that the elective
distribution be made available to Holders, (ii) the Depositary shall have
determined that such distribution is reasonably practicable and (iii) the
Depositary shall have received satisfactory documentation within the terms of
Section 5.7 of the Deposit Agreement. If the above conditions are not
satisfied, the Depositary shall, to the extent permitted by law, distribute to
the Holders, on the basis of the same determination as is made in Korea in
respect of the Shares for which no election is made, either (X) cash upon the
terms described in Section 4.1 of the Deposit Agreement or (Y) additional ADSs
representing such additional Shares upon the terms described in Section 4.2 of
the Deposit Agreement. If the above conditions are satisfied, the
Depositary shall establish an ADS Record Date (on the terms described in Section
4.9 of the Deposit Agreement) and establish procedures to enable Holders to
elect the receipt of the proposed distribution in cash or in additional
ADSs. If a Holder elects to receive the proposed distribution (X) in
cash, the distribution shall be made upon the terms described in Section 4.1 of
the Deposit Agreement, or (Y) in ADSs, the distribution shall be made upon
the terms described in Section 4.2 of the Deposit Agreement. Nothing
herein or in the Deposit Agreement 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.
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Whenever
the Company intends to distribute to the holders of the Deposited Securities
rights to subscribe for additional Shares, the Company shall give notice thereof
to the Depositary at least forty-five (45) days prior to the proposed
distribution stating whether or not it wishes such rights to be made available
to Holders of ADSs. Upon timely receipt of a notice indicating that
the Company wishes such rights to be made available to Holders of ADSs, the
Depositary shall consult with the Company to determine, and the Company shall
assist the Depositary in its determination, whether it is lawful and reasonably
practicable to make such rights available to the Holders. The
Depositary shall make such rights available to Holders only if (i) the Company
shall have timely requested that such rights be made available to Holders, (ii)
the Depositary shall have received satisfactory documentation within the terms
of Section 5.7 of the Deposit Agreement, and (iii) the Depositary shall have
determined that such distribution of rights is reasonably
practicable. In the event any of the conditions set forth above are
not satisfied or if the Company requests that the rights not be made available
to Holders of ADSs, the Depositary shall proceed with the sale of rights as
contemplated below. In the event all conditions set forth below are
satisfied, the Depositary shall establish an ADS Record Date (upon the terms
described in Section 4.9 of the Deposit Agreement) and establish procedures
(x) to distribute rights to purchase additional ADSs (by means of warrants
or otherwise), (y) to enable the Holders to exercise such rights (upon
payment of the subscription price and of the applicable (a) fees and charges of,
and expenses incurred by, the Depositary and (b) taxes), and (z) to deliver
ADSs upon the valid exercise of such rights. Nothing herein or in the
Deposit Agreement shall obligate the Depositary to make available to the Holders
a method to exercise 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 requests that the rights not be made
available to Holders, (ii) the Depositary fails to receive satisfactory
documentation within the terms of Section 5.7 of the Deposit Agreement or
determines it is not 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, at
such place and upon such terms (including public and private sale) as it may
deem practicable. The Company shall assist the Depositary to the
extent necessary to determine such legality and practicability. The
Depositary shall, upon such sale, convert and distribute proceeds of such sale
(net of applicable (a) fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the
Depositary and (b) taxes) upon the terms set forth in Section 4.1 of the
Deposit Agreement. If the Depositary is unable to make any rights
available to Holders upon the terms described in Section 4.4(a) of the Deposit
Agreement, or to arrange for the sale of the rights upon the terms described in
Section 4.4(b) of the Deposit Agreement, 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 practicable 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.
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Notwithstanding
anything herein or in the Deposit Agreement 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 (or other applicable law) covering such offering is in effect or
(ii) unless the Company furnishes 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
satisfactory 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. Because Korean law presently does not contemplate the issuance
of rights in negotiable form and the possibility of such issuance is unlikely, a
liquid market for rights may not exist, and this may adversely affect (1) the
ability of the Depositary to dispose of such rights or (2) the amount the
Depositary would realize upon disposal of rights. 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 of ADSs representing such Deposited Securities 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 receive or exercise rights on the same terms and
conditions as the holders of Shares or be able to exercise such
rights. Nothing herein or in the Deposit Agreement 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.
Whenever
the Company intends to distribute to the holders of Deposited Securities
property other than cash, Shares or rights to purchase additional Shares, the
Company shall give timely notice thereof to the Depositary and shall indicate
whether or not it wishes such distribution to be made to Holders of
ADSs. Upon receipt of a notice indicating that the Company wishes
such distribution be made to Holders of ADSs, the Depositary shall consult with
the Company, and the Company shall assist the Depositary, to determine whether
such distribution to Holders is lawful and reasonably
practicable. The Depositary shall not make such distribution unless
(i) the Company shall have requested the Depositary to make such distribution to
Holders, (ii) the Depositary shall have received satisfactory documentation
within the terms of Section 5.7 of the Deposit Agreement, and (iii) the
Depositary shall have determined that such distribution is reasonably
practicable.
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Upon
receipt of satisfactory documentation and the request of the Company to
distribute property to Holders of ADSs and after making the requisite
determinations set forth in (a) above, 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 them 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.
If (i)
the Company does not request the Depositary to make such distribution to Holders
or requests not to make such distribution to Holders, (ii) the Depositary does
not receive satisfactory documentation within the terms of Section 5.7 of the
Deposit Agreement, or (iii) the Depositary determines that all or a portion of
such distribution is not reasonably practicable, 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 practicable and shall (i) cause the
proceeds of such sale, if any, to be converted into Dollars and (ii) distribute
the proceeds of such conversion received by the Depositary (net of applicable
(a) fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary and (b) taxes)
to the Holders as of the ADS Record Date upon the terms of Section 4.1 of the
Deposit Agreement. If the Depositary is unable to sell such property,
the Depositary may dispose of such property for the account of the Holders in
any way it deems reasonably practicable under the circumstances.
(15) Redemption.
If the
Company intends to exercise any right of redemption in respect of any of the
Deposited Securities, the Company shall give notice thereof to the Depositary at
least sixty (60) days prior to the intended date of redemption which notice
shall set forth the particulars of the proposed redemption. Upon
timely receipt of (i) such notice and (ii) satisfactory documentation
given by the Company to the Depositary within the terms of Section 5.7 of the
Deposit Agreement, and only if the Depositary shall have determined that such
proposed redemption is practicable, the Depositary shall provide to each Holder
a notice setting forth the intended exercise by the Company of the redemption
rights and any other particulars set forth in the Company’s notice to the
Depositary. The Depositary shall instruct the Custodian to present to
the Company the Deposited Securities in respect of which redemption rights are
being exercised against payment of the applicable redemption
price. Upon receipt of confirmation from the Custodian that the
redemption has taken place and that funds representing the redemption price have
been received, the Depositary shall convert, transfer, and distribute the
proceeds (net of applicable (a) fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by,
the Depositary, and (b) taxes), retire ADSs and cancel ADRs, if applicable, upon
delivery of such ADSs by Holders thereof upon the terms of Sections 4.1 and 6.2
of the Deposit Agreement. If less than all outstanding Deposited
Securities are redeemed, the ADSs to be retired will be selected by lot or on a
pro rata basis, as may be determined by the Depositary. The
redemption price per ADS shall be the dollar equivalent of the per share amount
received by the Depositary (adjusted to reflect the ADS(s)-to-Share(s) ratio)
upon the redemption of the Deposited Securities represented by ADSs (subject to
the terms of Section 4.8 of the Deposit Agreement and the applicable fees and
charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary, and taxes) multiplied by
the number of Deposited Securities represented by each ADS
redeemed.
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(16) Fixing of
ADS Record Date. Whenever
the Depositary shall receive notice of the fixing of a record date by the
Company for the determination of holders of Deposited Securities entitled to
receive 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 consents or proxies
of, holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities, or whenever the Depositary
shall find it necessary or convenient in connection with the giving of any
notice, solicitation of any consent or any other matter, the Depositary shall
fix a record date ("ADS Record Date") for
the determination of the Holders of ADSs who shall be entitled to receive such
distribution, to give instructions for the exercise of voting rights at any such
meeting, to give or withhold such consent, 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. The Depositary shall make reasonable efforts to establish the
ADS Record Date as closely as possible to the applicable record date for the
Deposited Securities (if any) set by the Company in Korea. Subject to
applicable law and the provisions of Sections 4.1 through 4.8 and to the other
terms and conditions of this ADR and the Deposit Agreement, only the Holders of
ADSs at the close of business in New York on such ADS Record Date shall be
entitled to receive such distributions, to give such instructions, to receive
such notice or solicitation, or otherwise take action.
(17) Voting of
Deposited Securities. As soon
as practicable after receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders of
Deposited Securities are entitled to vote, or of solicitation of consents or
proxies from holders of Deposited Securities, the Depositary shall fix the ADS
Record Date in respect of such meeting or solicitation of such consent or proxy
in accordance with Section 4.9 of the Deposit Agreement. 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 thirty (30) days prior to the
date of such vote or meeting) and as soon as practicable after receipt thereof,
at the Company’s expense and provided no U.S. legal prohibitions exist,
distribute 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
at the close of business on the ADS Record Date will be entitled, subject to any
applicable law, the provisions of the Deposit Agreement, the Company’s Articles
of Incorporation and the provisions of or governing Deposited Securities (which
provisions, if any, shall be summarized in pertinent part by the Company), to
instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights, if any,
pertaining to the Deposited Securities represented by such Holder’s ADSs and (c)
a brief statement as to the manner in which such voting instructions may be
given. Voting instructions may be given only in respect of a number
of ADSs representing an integral number of Deposited Securities. Upon
the timely receipt from a Holder of ADSs of the ADS Record Date of voting
instructions in the manner specified by the Depositary, the Depositary shall
endeavor, insofar as practicable and permitted under applicable law, the
provisions of the Deposit Agreement, the Articles of Incorporation of the
Company and the provisions of the Deposited Securities, to vote, or cause the
Custodian to vote, the Deposited Securities (in person or by proxy) represented
by such Holder’s ADSs in accordance with such instructions.
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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,
attempt to exercise the right to vote, or in any way make use of, for purposes
of establishing a quorum or otherwise, the Deposited Securities represented by
ADSs, except pursuant to and in accordance with the voting instructions timely
received from Holders or as otherwise contemplated herein. If the
Depositary 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, the Depositary will deem such Holder (unless
otherwise specified in the notice distributed to Holders) to have instructed the
Depositary to vote in favor of the items set forth in such
instructions. Deposited Securities represented by ADSs for which no
timely voting instructions are received by the Depositary from the Holder shall
not be voted. 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 quorum at a meeting of
shareholders.
Notwithstanding
anything else contained in the Deposit Agreement or this ADR, the Depositary
shall not have any obligation to take any action with respect to any meeting, or
solicitation of consents or proxies, of holders of Deposited Securities if the
taking of such action would violate U.S. laws. The Company agrees to
take any and all actions reasonably necessary to enable Holders and Beneficial
Owners to exercise the voting rights accruing to the Deposited Securities and to
deliver to the Depositary an opinion of U.S. counsel addressing any actions
requested to be taken if so requested by the Depositary. There can be
no assurance that Holders generally or any Holder 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.
(18) Changes
Affecting Deposited Securities. Upon any
change in nominal or 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 is a party, any securities which shall be received by the
Depositary or the Custodian in exchange for, or in conversion of or replacement
of 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 ADRs shall, subject to the provisions of the Deposit
Agreement and applicable law, evidence ADSs representing the right to receive
such additional or replacement securities, as applicable. 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 an opinion
of counsel to the Company satisfactory to the Depositary that such distributions
are not in violation of any applicable laws or regulations, execute and deliver
additional ADRs as in the case of a stock dividend on the Shares, or call for
the surrender of outstanding ADRs to be exchanged for new ADRs, in either case,
as well as in the event of newly deposited Shares, with necessary modifications
to the form of ADR contained in this Exhibit A to the
Deposit Agreement, specifically describing such new Deposited Securities 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 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 Holders otherwise
entitled to such securities upon an averaged or other practicable basis without
regard to any distinctions among such Holders 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 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.
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(19) Exoneration.
Neither
the Depositary nor the Company shall be obligated to do or perform any act which
is inconsistent with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement or incur any
liability (i) if the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented or forbidden
from, or delayed in, doing or performing any act or thing required by the terms
of the Deposit Agreement and this ADR, by reason of any provision of any present
or future law or regulation of the United States, Korea or any other country, or
of any other governmental authority or regulatory authority or stock exchange,
or on account of possible criminal or civil penalties or restraint, or by reason
of any provision, present or future, of the Articles of Incorporation of the
Company 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, acts of terrorism, 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
Articles of Incorporation of the Company or provisions of or governing Deposited
Securities, (iii) for any action or inaction 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 the 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 ADSs 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 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 or this ADR.
(20) Standard
of Care. The
Company and the Depositary assume no obligation and shall not be subject to any
liability under the Deposit Agreement or this ADR to any Holder(s) or Beneficial
Owner(s), except that the Company and Depositary agree to perform their
respective obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement and this
ADR without negligence or bad faith. Without limitation of the
foregoing, neither the Depositary, nor the Company, nor any of their respective
controlling persons, or agents, 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 ADSs, which in its opinion may involve
it in expense or liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to it against all
expense (including fees and disbursements of counsel) and liability be furnished
as often as may be required (and no Custodian shall be under any obligation
whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian
being solely to the Depositary). 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.
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(21) 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 (whereupon the Depositary shall be entitled to take the actions
contemplated in Section 6.2 of the Deposit Agreement), or (ii) the
appointment by the Company of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such
appointment as provided in the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary may
at any time be removed by the Company by written notice of such removal, which
removal shall be effective on the later of (i) the 90th day after delivery
thereof to the Depositary (whereupon the Depositary shall be entitled to take
the actions contemplated in Section 6.2 of the Deposit Agreement), or
(ii) the appointment by the Company of a successor depositary and its
acceptance of such appointment as provided in the Deposit
Agreement. 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 be required by the Company to 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 (except as required by applicable law), shall become fully
vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor
(other than as contemplated in Sections 5.8 and 5.9 of the Deposit
Agreement). 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 Sections 5.8 and 5.9 of 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 ADSs and such other
information relating to ADSs and Holders thereof as the successor may reasonably
request. Any such successor depositary shall promptly provide 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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(22) Amendment/Supplement.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this paragraph (22), the Deposit Agreement and
applicable law, this ADR 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 prior written consent of the Holders or
Beneficial Owners. Any amendment or supplement which shall impose or
increase any fees or charges (other than the charges 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 ADSs until the expiration of thirty (30) days
after notice of such amendment or supplement shall have been given to the
Holders of outstanding ADSs. 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 to be settled 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 materially 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(s), to consent and
agree to such amendment or supplement and to be bound by the Deposit Agreement
and this ADR, if applicable, as amended or supplemented thereby. In
no event shall any amendment or supplement impair the right of the Holder to
surrender such ADS 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 an amendment of, or
supplement to, the Deposit Agreement to ensure compliance therewith, the Company
and the Depositary may amend or supplement the Deposit Agreement and this ADR 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.
(23) Termination. The
Depositary shall, at any time at the written direction of the Company, terminate
the Deposit Agreement by distributing notice of such termination to the Holders
of all ADSs then outstanding at least thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed
in such notice for such termination. If ninety (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 in Section 5.4 of the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary
may terminate the Deposit Agreement by distributing notice of such termination
to the Holders of all ADSs then outstanding at least thirty (30) days prior to
the date fixed in such notice for such termination. The date so fixed
for termination of the Deposit Agreement in any termination notice so
distributed by the Depositary to the Holders of ADSs is referred to as the
“Termination
Date”. Until the Termination Date, the Depositary shall
continue to perform all of its obligations under the Deposit Agreement, and the
Holders and Beneficial Owners will be entitled to all of their rights under the
Deposit Agreement.
If any
ADSs shall remain outstanding after the Termination Date, the Registrar and the
Depositary shall not, after the Termination Date, have any obligation to perform
any further acts under the Deposit Agreement, except that the Depositary shall,
subject, in each case, to the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement,
continue to (i) collect dividends and other distributions pertaining to
Deposited Securities, (ii) sell securities and other property received in
respect of Deposited Securities, (iii) deliver Deposited Securities, together
with any dividends or other distributions received with respect thereto and the
net proceeds of the sale of any securities or other property, in exchange for
ADSs surrendered to the Depositary (after deducting, or charging, as the case
may be, in each case, the fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the
Depositary, and all applicable taxes or governmental charges for the account of
the Holders and Beneficial Owners, in each case upon the terms set forth in
Section 5.9 of the Deposit Agreement), and (iv) take such actions as may be
required under applicable law in connection with its role as Depositary under
the Deposit Agreement.
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At any
time after the Termination Date, the Depositary may sell the Deposited
Securities then held under the Deposit Agreement and shall after such sale hold
un-invested the net proceeds of such sale, together with any other cash then
held by it under the Deposit Agreement, in an un-segregated account and without
liability for interest, for the pro-rata benefit of the Holders whose ADSs have
not theretofore been surrendered. The Depositary intends to sell all
of the Deposited Securities held after the Termination Date to eBay KTA (UK)
Ltd. at a price of $24.00 per Deposited Security, less applicable withholding
taxes, as soon as practicable after the Termination Date. It is
currently anticipated that 11.5% of the aggregate sale price for the Deposited
Securities will be withheld, which amount includes (i) Korean income tax at a
rate of 11.0% of the aggregate sale price for the Deposited Securities and (ii)
Korean securities transaction tax (which under Korean law applies to a sale of
shares of capital stock, but not to a sale of ADSs) at a rate of 0.5% of the
aggregate sale price for the Deposited Securities. These Korean
withholding taxes will be calculated based on the Korean Won equivalent of the
aggregate sale price for the Deposited Securities, using the basic exchange rate
quoted by the Seoul Money Brokerage Services, Ltd. for the date of the payment
of the sale price to the Depositary. If eBay KTA (UK) Ltd. withholds
and pays Korean income and securities transaction taxes to the Korean tax
authorities, neither the Depositary nor eBay KTA (UK) Ltd. shall be liable to
refund such taxes to any of the Holders and Beneficial Owners. If the
Holders and Beneficial Owners who are entitled to claim an exemption from Korean
income tax pursuant to the income tax treaty between Korea and the country of
their tax residence elect to claim a refund of Korean income tax, such Holders
and Beneficial Owners shall be solely responsible for the proceeding to claim a
refund and all costs and expenses associated therewith.
After
making any such sale, the Depositary shall be discharged from all obligations
under the Deposit Agreement except (i) to account for such net proceeds and
other cash (after deducting, or charging, as the case may be, in each case, the
fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary, and all
applicable taxes or governmental charges for the account of the Holders and
Beneficial Owners, in each case upon the terms set forth in Section 5.9 of the
Deposit Agreement), and (ii) as may be required at law in connection with the
termination of the Deposit Agreement. After the Termination Date, the
Company shall be discharged from all obligations under the Deposit Agreement,
except for its obligations to the Depositary under Sections 5.8, 5.9 and 7.6 of
the Deposit Agreement. The obligations under the terms of the Deposit
Agreement of Holders and Beneficial Owners of ADSs outstanding as of the
Termination Date shall survive the Termination Date and shall be discharged only
when the applicable ADSs are presented by their Holders to the Depositary for
cancellation under the terms of the Deposit Agreement.
(24) Compliance
with U.S. Securities Laws. Notwithstanding
anything in this ADR 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 Instruction 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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(25) Certain
Rights of the Depositary; Limitations. Subject
to the further terms and provisions of this paragraph (25) and Section 5.10 of
the Deposit Agreement, 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. The Depositary may issue ADSs against
evidence of rights to receive Shares from the Company, any agent of the Company
or any custodian, registrar, transfer agent, clearing agency or other entity
involved in ownership or transaction records in respect of the
Shares. Such evidence of rights shall consist of written blanket or
specific guarantees of ownership of Shares. In its capacity as
Depositary, the Depositary shall not lend Shares or ADSs; provided, however,
that the Depositary may (i) issue ADSs prior to the receipt of Shares pursuant
to Section 2.3 of the Deposit Agreement and (ii) deliver Shares prior to the
receipt of ADSs for withdrawal of Deposited Securities pursuant to Section 2.7
of the Deposit Agreement, including ADSs which were issued under (i) above but
for which Shares may not have been received (each such transaction a
"Pre-Release Transaction"). The Depositary may receive ADSs in lieu
of Shares under (i) above and receive Shares in lieu of ADSs under (ii)
above. Each such Pre-Release Transaction will be (a) subject to a
written agreement whereby the person or entity (the "Applicant") to whom
ADSs or Shares are to be delivered (w) represents that at the time of the
Pre-Release Transaction the Applicant or its customer owns the Shares or ADSs
that are to be delivered by the Applicant under such Pre-Release Transaction,
(x) agrees to indicate the Depositary as owner of such Shares or ADSs in its
records and to hold such Shares or ADSs in trust for the Depositary until such
Shares or ADSs are delivered to the Depositary or the Custodian, (y)
unconditionally guarantees to deliver to the Depositary or the Custodian, as
applicable, such Shares or ADSs and (z) agrees to any additional restrictions or
requirements that the Depositary deems appropriate, (b) at all times fully
collateralized with cash, U.S. government securities 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
Depositary will normally limit the number of ADSs and Shares involved in such
Pre-Release Transactions at any one time to thirty percent (30%) of the ADSs
outstanding (without giving effect to ADSs outstanding under (i) above),
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 also set limits with respect to the number of ADSs and Shares 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
earnings thereon, shall be held for the benefit of the Holders (other than the
Applicant).
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(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 ADS and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably
constituting and appointing ________________________ attorney-in-fact to
transfer said ADS on the books of the Depositary with full power of substitution
in the premises.
Dated:
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By:
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Title:
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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
ADR.
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__________________________
SIGNATURE
GUARANTEED
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All
endorsements or assignments of ADRs must be guaranteed by a member of a
Medallion Signature Program approved by the Securities Transfer
Association, Inc.
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