TATA MOTORS LIMITED AND CITIBANK, N.A., As Depositary, AND THE HOLDERS AND BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES ISSUED UNDER THE TERMS OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED DEPOSIT AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 27, 2004
Exhibit
(a)(i)
TATA
MOTORS LIMITED
AND
CITIBANK,
N.A.,
As
Depositary,
AND
THE
HOLDERS AND BENEFICIAL OWNERS
OF
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES ISSUED UNDER THE TERMS OF THE
DATED AS
OF SEPTEMBER 27, 2004
Amendment
No. 1
to
Dated as
of [DATE],
2009
Table
of Contents
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ARTICLE
I
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DEFINITIONS
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SECTION
1.01
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Definitions
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SECTION
1.02
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Effective
Date
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3
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ARTICLE
II
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AMENDMENTS
TO AMENDED AND RESTATED DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
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SECTION
2.01
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Deposit
Agreement
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3
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SECTION
2.02
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Voting
by Electronic Means
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3
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SECTION
2.03
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Electronic
Accessibility to Notices, Reports and Communications
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3
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SECTION
2.04
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Fee
Schedule
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4
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ARTICLE
III
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AMENDMENTS
TO THE FORM OF ADR
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SECTION
3.01
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Deposit
Agreement
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SECTION
3.02
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Charges
of Depositary
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SECTION
3.03
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Available
Information; Reports; Inspection of Transfer Books
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SECTION
3.04
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Voting
by Electronic Means
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SECTION
3.05
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Form
of ADR
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ARTICLE
IV
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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SECTION
4.01
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Representations
and Warranties
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ARTICLE
V
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MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION
5.01
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Effective
Date
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8
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SECTION
5.02
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Notice
of Amendment to Holders
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8
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SECTION
5.03
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Indemnification
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Annex
I
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EXHIBIT
B: FEE SCHEDULE
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Annex
II
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EXHIBIT
A: FORM OF RECEIPT
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Annex
III
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NOTICE
TO HOLDERS
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AMENDMENT
NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT
NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED DEPOSIT AGREEMENT, dated as of [DATE], 2009 (the "Amendment"), by and
among TATA MOTORS LIMITED, a company organized under the laws of the Republic of
India, and its successors (the "Company"), CITIBANK,
N.A., a national banking association organized under the laws of the United
States of America acting in its capacity as depositary (the "Depositary"), and all
Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American Depositary Shares
issued and outstanding under the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, dated
as of September 27, 2004.
W
I T N E S S E T H T H A T:
WHEREAS, the Company and the
Depositary previously entered into that certain International Deposit Agreement,
dated as of July 15, 1994, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to
International Deposit Agreement, dated as of July 19, 1996, as supplemented
by letter agreements, dated August 13, 1996 and August 19, 2002, as further
amended by Amendment No. 2 to International Deposit Agreement, dated as of
September 30, 2002, and as supplemented by letter agreements, dated July
31, 2003 and April 27, 2004 (as so amended and supplemented, the "International Deposit
Agreement"), for the deposit of Shares and the creation of International
Global Depositary Shares (the "International GDSs")
evidenced by International Global Depositary Receipts (the “International GDRs”),
such International GDSs representing the Shares so deposited; and
WHEREAS, the Company and the
Depositary subsequently amended and restated the International Deposit Agreement
by entering into the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, dated as of
September 27, 2004 (the "Amended and Restated Deposit
Agreement"), for the conversion of the International GDSs evidenced by
International GDRs (as defined in the International Deposit Agreement) into
American Depositary Shares (the "ADSs") listed for
trading on The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the "NYSE") (the
depositary receipts facility for such NYSE-listed ADSs, the "NYSE-listed ADR
Facility" or the "ADR Facility");
and
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WHEREAS, the Company and the
Depositary desire to (i) change the fees and charges of the Depositary in
respect of the ADSs and (ii) reflect the electronic accessibility to notices,
reports and communications for Holders; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section
6.1 of the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, the Company and the
Depositary deem it necessary and desirable for the purposes set forth herein to
amend the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, the Form of ADR annexed to the
Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement as Exhibit A, the ADRs issued and
outstanding as of the date hereof, the Fee Schedule annexed to the Amended and
Restated Deposit Agreement as Exhibit B, and to give notice thereof to all
Holders of ADRs.
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 Amended
and Restated Deposit Agreement, the Form of ADR annexed to the Amended and
Restated Deposit Agreement as Exhibit A, the ADRs issued and outstanding as of
the date hereof, the Fee Schedule annexed to the Amended and Restated Deposit
Agreement as Exhibit B 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 Amended and
Restated Deposit Agreement.
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SECTION
1.02 Effective
Date. The term "Effective Date" shall have the meaning given
to such term in Section 5.01 hereof.
ARTICLE
II
AMENDMENTS TO AMENDED AND
RESTATED DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
SECTION
2.01 Deposit
Agreement. All references in the Amended and Restated Deposit
Agreement to the term "Deposit Agreement" shall, as of the Effective Date, refer
to the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2004,
as amended by this Amendment, and as further amended and supplemented from time
to time after the Effective Date in accordance with the terms of the Deposit
Agreement.
SECTION
2.02 Voting by Electronic
Means. To reflect the Depositary’s current practice to
distribute voting materials electronically, the Amended and Restated Deposit
Agreement is hereby amended, as of the Effective Date, by adding a new paragraph
to Section 4.10 thereof (immediately following
the first paragraph of such Section 4.10) to read in its entirety
as follows:
"Notwithstanding
anything contained in the Deposit Agreement or any ADR, the Depositary may, to
the extent not prohibited by law or regulations, or by the requirements of the
stock exchange on which the ADSs are listed, in lieu of distribution of the
materials provided to the Depositary in connection with any meeting of, or
solicitation of consents or proxies from, holders of Deposited Securities,
distribute to the Holders a notice that provides Holders with, or otherwise
publicize to Holders, instructions on how to retrieve such materials or receive
such materials upon request (i.e., by reference to a
website containing the materials for retrieval or a contact for requesting
copies of the materials)."
SECTION
2.03 Electronic Accessibility to
Notices, Reports and Communications.
(a) Section
4.12 of the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety, as of the Effective Date, to read as
follows:
"The
Company is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act
and, accordingly, is required to file or submit certain reports with the
Commission. These reports 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 (as of the date of the Deposit Agreement) at 000 X Xxxxxx,
X.X., Xxxxxxxxxx X.X. 00000."
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(b) Section
4.13 of the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety, as of the Effective Date, to read as
follows:
"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 Shares or other
securities of the same class as those constituting Deposited Securities by the
Company. The Depositary shall also provide or make available to
Holders copies of such reports when furnished by the Company pursuant to Section
5.6."
SECTION
2.04 Fee Schedule: Depositary
Fees and Related Charges. Exhibit B annexed to
the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety, as of the Effective Date, to read as Annex I attached
hereto.
ARTICLE
III
AMENDMENTS TO THE FORM OF
ADR
SECTION
3.01 Deposit
Agreement. The first sentence of Section (1) of the Form of
ADR attached as Exhibit A to the
Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement and each of the ADRs issued and
outstanding under the terms of the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement is
hereby amended, as of the Effective Date, by replacing such sentence with the
following:
"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 Amended
and Restated Deposit Agreement, dated
as of September 27, 2004, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and
Restated Deposit Agreement, dated as of [DATE], 2009, 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 evidenced by ADRs issued thereunder."
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SECTION
3.02 Charges of
Depositary. The first paragraph of Section (10) of the Form of
ADR attached as Exhibit A to the
Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement and each of the ADRs issued and
outstanding under the terms of the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement is
hereby amended, as of the Effective Date, by deleting such paragraph in its
entirety and inserting the following:
"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 ADSs 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 ADS(s), a fee not in excess of
U.S. $2.00 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); and
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(iv)
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Stock
Distribution/Rights Exercise Fee: to any Holder of
ADS(s), a fee not in excess of U.S. $5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction
thereof) held for (a) the distribution of stock dividends or other
free stock distributions or (b) the exercise of rights to purchase
additional ADSs;
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(v)
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Other Distribution
Fee: to any Holder of ADS(s), a fee not in excess of
U.S. $5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) held for the distribution of
securities other than ADSs or rights to purchase additional ADSs;
and
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(vi)
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Depositary Services
Fee: to any Holder of ADS(s), a fee not in excess of
U.S. $2.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) held on the last business
day of each calendar year."
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SECTION
3.03 Available Information;
Reports; Inspection of Transfer Books. The first paragraph of
Section (13) of the form of ADR attached as Exhibit A to the
Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement and each of the ADRs issued and
outstanding under the terms of the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement is
hereby amended, as of the Effective Date, by deleting such paragraph in its
entirety and inserting the following in its stead:
"The
Company is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act
and accordingly files certain information with the Commission. These
reports can be retrieved from the Commission's internet website (xxx.xxx.xxx), and can
be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the
Commission located (as of the date of the Deposit Agreement) 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
Depositary shall also make available to Holders copies of such notices, reports
and communications when furnished by the Company as provided in the Deposit
Agreement."
SECTION
3.04 Voting by Electronic
Means. To reflect the Depositary’s current practice to
distribute voting materials electronically, the form of ADR attached as Exhibit A to the
Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement and each of the ADR(s) issued and
outstanding under the terms of the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement is
hereby amended as of the Effective Date by adding the following as a new
paragraph to Section (17) thereof (immediately
following the first paragraph of such section):
"Notwithstanding
anything contained in the Deposit Agreement or any ADR, the Depositary may, to
the extent not prohibited by law or regulations, or by the requirements of the
stock exchange on which the ADSs are listed, in lieu of distribution of the
materials provided to the Depositary in connection with any meeting of, or
solicitation of consents or proxies from, holders of Deposited Securities,
distribute to the Holders a notice that provides Holders with, or otherwise
publicize to Holders, instructions on how to retrieve such materials or receive
such materials upon request (i.e., by reference to a
website containing the materials for retrieval or a contact for requesting
copies of the materials)."
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SECTION
3.05 Form of
ADR. From and after the Effective Date, the Form of ADR
attached as Exhibit
A to the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement shall be replaced by the
Form of ADR annexed hereto as Annex
II.
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:
(a) this
Amendment, when executed and delivered by the Company, and the Amended and
Restated Deposit Agreement and all other documentation at the time it was
executed and delivered by the Company in connection therewith, will be and have
been, respectively, duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Company, and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms,
subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, moratorium and similar
laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to
general equity principles; and
(b) in order
to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility into evidence
of this Amendment or the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement as amended
hereby, and other documents furnished hereunder or thereunder in the Republic of
India, neither of such agreements needs to be filed or recorded with any court
or other authority in the Republic of India, nor does any stamp or similar tax
need be paid in the Republic of India 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.
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ARTICLE
V
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION
5.01 Effective
Date. This Amendment is dated as of [DATE], 2009 and shall become
effective for all purposes, including, without limitation, as to the outstanding
ADSs, upon the expiration of thirty (30) days after notice of this Amendment has
been given to the Holders of outstanding ADRs (the "Effective
Date").
SECTION
5.02 Notice of Amendment to
Holders. The Depositary is hereby directed to send notices
informing the Holders of this Amendment and of the Effective Date of this
Amendment, which notice shall be substantially in the form of Annex III attached
hereto.
SECTION
5.03 Indemnification. The
Company and the Depositary acknowledge and agree that the indemnification
obligations contained in Section 5.8 of the Amended and Restated Deposit
Agreement shall apply to all the terms, conditions, obligations and performances
under this Amendment as if they were set forth in the Amended and Restated
Deposit Agreement.
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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.
TATA
MOTORS LIMITED
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CITIBANK,
N.A., as Depositary
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Annex
I
EXHIBIT
B
FEE
SCHEDULE
DEPOSITARY
FEES AND RELATED CHARGES
All
capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning
given to such terms in the Deposit Agreement.
I. Depositary
Fees
The
Company, the Holders, the Beneficial Owners and the persons depositing Shares or
surrendering ADSs for cancellation agree to pay the following fees of the
Depositary:
Service
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Rate
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By
Whom Paid
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Issuance
of ADSs upon deposit of Shares (excluding issuances as a result of
distributions described in paragraph (4) below).
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Up
to U.S. $5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) issued.
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Person
depositing Shares or person receiving ADSs.
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Delivery
of Deposited Securities against surrender of ADSs.
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Up
to U.S. $5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof)
surrendered.
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Person
surrendering ADSs for purpose of withdrawal of Deposited Securities or
person to whom Deposited Securities are delivered.
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Distribution
of cash dividends or other cash distributions (i.e., sale of rights
and other entitlements).
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Up
to U.S. $2.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) held.
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Person
to whom distribution is made.
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Distribution
of ADSs pursuant to (i) stock dividends or other free stock distributions,
or (ii) exercise of rights to purchase additional
ADSs.
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Up
to U.S. $5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) held.
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Person
to whom distribution is made.
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Distribution
of securities other than ADSs or rights to purchase additional ADSs (i.e., spin-off
shares).
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Up
to U.S. $5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) held.
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Person
to whom distribution is made.
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Depositary
Services.
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Up
to U.S. $2.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) held on the last business
day of each calendar year.
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Person
holding ADSs on the last business day of each calendar
year.
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II. Charges
Holders,
Beneficial Owners, persons depositing Shares for deposit and persons
surrendering ADSs for cancellation and for the purpose of withdrawing Deposited
Securities shall be responsible for the following charges:
(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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B-2
Annex
II
EXHIBIT
A
[FORM
OF ADR]
Number _________
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CUSIP
NUMBER: 876568 50 2
American Depositary Shares (each American Depositary Share representing one (1) fully paid Ordinary Share, par value Rs.10 per share) |
AMERICAN
DEPOSITARY RECEIPT
FOR
AMERICAN
DEPOSITARY SHARES
representing
DEPOSITED
COMMON SHARES
of
TATA
MOTORS LIMITED
(Incorporated
under the laws of the Republic of India)
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 Rs.10 per share, including evidence of rights
to receive such common shares (the "Shares"), of Tata
Motors Limited, a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Republic of
India (the "Company"). As
of the date of the Deposit Agreement (as hereinafter defined), each ADS
represents one (1) Shares deposited under the Deposit Agreement with the
Custodian, which at the date of execution of the Deposit Agreement is Citibank,
N.A., Mumbai branch (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 Amended and
Restated Deposit
Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2004, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the
Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, dated as of [DATE], 2009, 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 evidenced by ADRs issued thereunder. The
Deposit Agreement sets forth the rights and obligations of Holders and
Beneficial Owners of ADRs 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 Association 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 Association, 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 the ADSs
represented hereby shall be entitled to Delivery (at the Custodian's designated
office) of the Deposited Securities at the time represented by the ADSs 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 (and if applicable, the ADRs evidencing such
ADSs) for the purpose of withdrawal of the Deposited Securities represented
thereby, (ii) if so required by the Depositary, the ADRs Delivered to the
Depositary for such purpose have been properly endorsed in blank or are
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, (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, and (v) the Depositary
has received, to the extent deemed necessary and appropriate by the Company and
the Depositary, a certification and agreement from the Holder of the ADSs
surrendered for withdrawal that the Deposited Securities represented thereby
were not acquired upon conversion of any convertible notes issued by the Company
less than 45 days prior to the date of such surrender for withdrawal, subject, however, in each
case, to the further terms and conditions of this ADR, of the Deposit
Agreement, of the Company's Articles of Association and of any applicable laws
and the rules of the Indian Central Depository System, and to any provisions of
or governing the Deposited Securities, in each case as in effect at the time
thereof. 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, 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, of the
Articles of Association of the Company, of any applicable laws and of the rules
of the Indian Central Depository System, and to the terms and conditions of or
governing the Deposited Securities, in each case as in effect at the time
thereof.
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In the
event the Deposited Securities include Shares that have not been dematerialized
and listed for trading on the Indian Stock Exchanges (i.e. on account of a delay
in such listing in connection with a deposit of Shares newly issued by the
Company in connection with a conversion of bonds or otherwise), the Shares
withdrawn under the terms of the Deposit Agreement will be selected first from
the Shares that have been dematerialized and listed for trading on the Indian
Stock Exchanges and thereafter from the Shares that have not been so
dematerialized and listed. Neither the Custodian, the Depositary nor
the Company will have any liability to any Holder or Beneficial Owner of ADSs
who receives, upon cancellation of ADSs, any Shares that have not been
dematerialized and listed for trading on the Indian Stock
Exchanges.
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 securities 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.
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(3) Transfer,
Combination and Split-Up of ADRs. The Registrar
shall 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 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 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.
The
Registrar shall 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 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 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 ADR, 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 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 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 and the Company may establish
consistent with the provisions of this ADR and the Deposit Agreement and
applicable law.
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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,
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) hereof. 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).
(5) Compliance
With Information Requests. Notwithstanding
any other provision of the Deposit Agreement or this ADR, each Holder and
Beneficial Owner of the ADSs represented hereby agrees to comply with requests
from the Company pursuant to applicable law, the rules and requirements of the
applicable Indian Stock Exchanges, and any other stock exchange on which Shares
or ADSs are, or will be, registered, traded or listed, or the Articles of
Association 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 Association 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 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 Association
of the Company.
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(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 by such Holder and/or Beneficial
Owner.
(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, and (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 ADS 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 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 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) hereof, 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 information and documentation are provided, in each case to the
Depositary's, the Registrar's and the Company's satisfaction.
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(10) Charges
of Depositary. The Depositary
shall charge the following fees:
(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 ADSs 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 ADS(s), a fee not in excess of
U.S. $2.00 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); and
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(iv)
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Stock
Distribution/Rights Exercise Fee: to any Holder of
ADS(s), a fee not in excess of U.S. $5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction
thereof) held for (a) the distribution of stock dividends or other
free stock distributions or (b) the exercise of rights to purchase
additional ADSs;
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(v)
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Other Distribution
Fee: to any Holder of ADS(s), a fee not in excess of
U.S. $5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) held for the distribution of
securities other than ADSs or rights to purchase additional ADSs;
and
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(vi)
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Depositary Services
Fee: to any Holder of ADS(s), a fee not in excess of
U.S. $2.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) held on the last business
day of each calendar year.
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In
addition, Holders, Beneficial Owners, persons depositing Shares and persons
surrendering ADSs for cancellation and withdrawal of Deposited Securities will
be required to pay the following charges:
(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 delivery or servicing 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. 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 the 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.
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(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. ADRs 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.
(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 can be retrieved from the Commission's internet website (xxx.xxx.xxx), and can
be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the
Commission located (as of the date of the Deposit Agreement) 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
Depositary shall also make available to Holders copies of such notices, reports
and communications when furnished by the Company as provided in the Deposit
Agreement.
The
Registrar shall keep books for the registration of issuances and transfers of
ADRs which at all reasonable times shall be open for inspection by the Company
and by the Holders of such ADRs, provided that such inspection shall not be, to
the Registrar's knowledge, for the purpose of communicating with Holders of such
ADRs 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
ADRs.
The
Registrar may close the transfer books with respect to the ADRs, 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)
hereof.
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 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 (upon the terms of
the Deposit Agreement), be converted on a practicable basis into Dollars
transferable to the United States, promptly convert or cause to be converted
such cash dividend, distribution or proceeds into Dollars (upon the terms 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 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 as described in Section 4.9 of the Deposit Agreement and either (i)
the Depositary shall distribute to the Holders as of the ADS Record Date in
proportion to the number of ADSs held as of the ADS Record Date, additional
ADSs, which represent in aggregate the number of Shares received as such
dividend, or free distribution, subject to the 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 set
forth in 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 the Deposit Agreement, has furnished an opinion of U.S.
counsel determining that the relevant Shares must be registered under the
Securities Act or other laws in order to be distributed to Holders (and no
registration statement relating thereto has been declared effective under the
Securities Act), 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
of the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary shall hold and/or distribute
any unsold balance of such property in accordance with the provisions of the
Deposit Agreement.
Upon
timely receipt of a notice indicating that the Company wishes an elective
distribution to be made available to Holders of ADSs upon the terms described in
the Deposit Agreement, the Company and the Depositary shall determine whether
such distribution is lawful and reasonably practicable. If so, the
Depositary shall, subject to the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement,
establish an ADS Record Date according to paragraph (16) and establish
procedures to enable the Holder hereof to elect to receive the proposed
distribution in cash or in additional ADSs. If a Holder elects to
receive the distribution in cash, the distribution shall be made as in the case
of a distribution in cash. If the Holder hereof elects to receive the
distribution in additional ADSs, the distribution shall be made as in the case
of a distribution in Shares upon the terms described in the Deposit
Agreement. If such elective distribution is not reasonably
practicable or if the Depositary did not receive satisfactory documentation set
forth in the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary shall, to the extent permitted by
law, distribute to Holders, on the basis of the same determination as is made in
India in respect of the Shares for which no election is made, either
(x) cash or (y) additional ADSs representing such additional Shares,
in each case, upon the terms described in the Deposit
Agreement. Nothing herein 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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Upon
timely receipt by the Depositary of a notice indicating that the Company wishes
rights to subscribe for additional Shares to be made available to Holders of
ADSs, the Depositary upon consultation with the Company, shall determine,
whether it is lawful and reasonably practicable to make such rights available to
the Holders. The Depositary shall make such rights available to any
Holders only if (i) the Company shall have timely requested that such rights be
made available to Holders, (ii) the Depositary shall have received the
documentation contemplated in the Deposit Agreement, and (iii) the Depositary
shall have determined that such distribution of rights is reasonably
practicable. If such conditions are not satisfied, the Depositary
shall sell the rights as described below. In the event all conditions
set forth above are satisfied, the Depositary shall establish an ADS Record Date
(upon the terms described in 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 the 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 if the Company requests that the rights
not be made available to Holders, (ii) the Depositary fails to receive the
documentation required by the Deposit Agreement or determines it is not
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 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
hereof and of the Deposit Agreement. If the Depositary is unable to
make any rights available to Holders or to arrange for the sale of the rights
upon the terms described above, the Depositary shall allow such rights to
lapse. The Depositary shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to
determine that it may be lawful or 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 ADR Holders on behalf of the Company
in connection with the rights distribution.
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. 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.
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There can
be no assurance that Holders generally, or any Holder in particular, will be
given the opportunity to exercise rights on the same terms and conditions as the
holders of Shares or 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.
Upon
receipt of a notice indicating that the Company wishes property other than cash,
Shares or rights to purchase additional Shares, to be made to Holders of ADSs,
the Depositary shall 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 the
documentation contemplated in the Deposit Agreement, and (iii) the Depositary
shall have determined that such distribution is reasonably
practicable. Upon satisfaction of such conditions, the Depositary
shall distribute the property so received to the Holders of record, as of the
ADS Record Date, in proportion to the number of ADSs held by 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 the
conditions above are not satisfied, the Depositary shall sell or cause such
property to be sold in a public or private sale, at such place or places and
upon such terms as it may deem 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 hereof and 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. Upon timely
receipt of notice from the Company that it intends to exercise its right of
redemption in respect of any of the Deposited Securities, and a satisfactory
opinion of counsel, and upon determining that such proposed redemption is
practicable, the Depositary shall (to the extent practicable) provide to each
Holder a notice setting forth the Company's intention to exercise the redemption
rights and any other particulars set forth in the Company's notice to the
Depositary. Upon receipt of confirmation that the redemption has
taken place and that funds representing the redemption price have been received,
the Depositary shall convert, transfer, 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 upon delivery of such ADSs by
Holders thereof upon the terms 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 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 ADRs 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. Subject to applicable law and the 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. 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
twenty-one (21) days prior to the date of such vote or meeting), 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 proxy, (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
Association 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, including, without limitation, statements that (x) a discretionary proxy
may be given by the Depositary to a person designated by the Company in respect
of ADSs for which no voting instructions have been timely received, and
(y) the deadline by which the Depositary will require voting instructions
to be delivered to it. The Company has informed the Depositary that
under Indian practice, as in effect as of the date of the Deposit Agreement,
proxies are generally required to be submitted to the Company at least
forty-eight (48) hours prior to the date of the shareholders’ meeting (as a
result of which the deadline for submission of voting instructions by Holders of
ADSs to the Depositary may need to be established as early as five (5) business
days before the date of the meeting). Voting instructions may be
given only in respect of a number of ADSs representing an integral number of
Deposited Securities. The Depositary shall endeavor, insofar as
practicable and permitted under applicable law and Indian practice, the
provisions of the Deposit Agreement, the Articles of Association of the Company
and the provisions of the Deposited Securities, to vote, or cause the Custodian
to vote, (in person or by proxy) (i) the Deposited Securities represented by
ADSs in respect of which timely and valid voting instructions have been received
from ADS Holders in accordance with such instructions, and (ii) the Deposited
Securities in respect of which no voting instructions have been received from
ADS holders in accordance with the deemed instructions in the next succeeding
paragraph, and in all cases at the time and place of the commencement of the
period during which proxies in respect of such vote or meeting may be submitted
as set forth in the notice of meeting or solicitation of consent or proxy
relating thereto, which will generally be forty-eight (48) hours prior to the
time of such vote or meeting.
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Notwithstanding
anything contained in the Deposit Agreement or any ADR, the Depositary may, to
the extent not prohibited by law or regulations, or by the requirements of the
stock exchange on which the ADSs are listed, in lieu of distribution of the
materials provided to the Depositary in connection with any meeting of, or
solicitation of consents or proxies from, holders of Deposited Securities,
distribute to the Holders a notice that provides Holders with, or otherwise
publicize to Holders, instructions on how to retrieve such materials or receive
such materials upon request (i.e., by reference to a
website containing the materials for retrieval or a contact for requesting
copies of the materials).
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 voting
instructions. If the Depositary (x) shall have timely received
from the Company the notice of meeting and shall, at the timely request of the
Company, have distributed the information contemplated in the preceding
paragraph and (y) does not receive instructions from a Holder on or before
the date established by the Depositary for such purpose, the Holder shall be
deemed to have instructed the Depositary to give a discretionary proxy to a
person designated by the Company to vote, provided that no such
discretionary proxy shall be given with respect to any matter as to which the
Company informs the Depositary that: (i) the Company does not wish
such proxy given or (ii) substantial opposition exists or (iii) the rights of
holders of ADSs will be adversely affected. 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.
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(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 securities. 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.
(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, the Republic of India or any
other country, or of any other governmental authority or regulatory authority or
stock exchange, or on account of the possible criminal or civil penalties or
restraint, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Articles of
Association 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 Association 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.
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(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. 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.
(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) upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its
acceptance of such appointment as provided in the Deposit
Agreement. The Depositary may at any time be removed by the Company
by written notice of such removal, which removal shall be effective on the
earlier 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 an 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 ADRs and such other
information relating to ADRs 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 ADRs. 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 traded solely in electronic
book-entry form and (ii) do not in either such case impose or increase any fees
or charges to be borne by Holders, shall be deemed not to 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 or beneficially own such ADSs,
to consent and agree to such amendment or supplement and to be bound by the
Deposit Agreement and this ADR as amended or supplemented thereby. In
no event shall any amendment or supplement impair the right of the Holder to
surrender such ADSs 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
and any ADRs in such circumstances may become effective before a notice of such
amendment or supplement is given to Holders or within any other period of time
as required for compliance with such laws, or rules or regulations.
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(23) Termination. The Depositary
shall, at any time at the written direction of the Company, terminate the
Deposit Agreement by providing notice of such termination to the Holders of all
ADRs then outstanding at least thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed in such
notice for such termination. If (i) thirty (30) days shall have
expired after the Depositary shall have delivered to the Company a written
notice of its election to resign, or (ii) ninety (90) days shall have
expired after the Company shall have delivered to the Depositary a written
notice of the removal of the Depositary, and in either case a successor
depositary shall not have been appointed and accepted its appointment as
provided herein and in the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary may terminate the
Deposit Agreement by providing notice of such termination to the Holders of all
ADRs then outstanding at least thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed for such
termination. On and after the date of termination of the Deposit
Agreement, the Holder of an ADS will, upon surrender of such ADSs at the
Principal Office of the Depositary, upon the payment of the charges of the
Depositary for the surrender of ADSs referred to in paragraph (2) hereof and in
the Deposit Agreement and subject to the conditions and restrictions therein set
forth, and upon payment of any applicable taxes or governmental charges, be
entitled to Delivery, to him or upon his order, of the amount of Deposited
Securities represented by such ADR. If any ADSs shall remain
outstanding after the date of termination of the Deposit Agreement, the
Registrar thereafter shall discontinue the registration of transfers of ADSs,
and the Depositary shall suspend the distribution of dividends to the Holders
thereof, and shall not give any further notices or perform any further acts
under the Deposit Agreement, except that the Depositary shall continue to
collect dividends and other distributions pertaining to Deposited Securities,
shall sell rights as provided in the Deposit Agreement, and shall continue to
deliver Deposited Securities, subject to the conditions and restrictions set
forth in the Deposit Agreement, together with any dividends or other
distributions received with respect thereto and the net proceeds of the sale of
any rights or other property, in exchange for ADSs surrendered to the Depositary
(after deducting, or charging, as the case may be, in each case the charges of
the Depositary for the surrender of an ADS, any expenses for the account of the
Holder in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement and
any applicable taxes or governmental charges or assessments). At any
time after the expiration of six months from the date of termination of the
Deposit Agreement, the Depositary may sell the Deposited Securities then held
hereunder and may thereafter hold uninvested the net proceeds of any such sale,
together with any other cash then held by it hereunder, in an unsegregated
account, without liability for interest for the pro rata benefit of the Holders
whose ADSs have not theretofore been surrendered. After making such
sale, the Depositary shall be discharged from all obligations under the Deposit
Agreement with respect to the ADSs, the Deposited Securities and the ADSs,
except to account for such net proceeds and other cash (after deducting, or
charging, as the case may be, in each case, the charges of the Depositary for
the surrender of an ADSs, any expenses for the account of the Holder in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement and any
applicable taxes or governmental charges or assessments). Upon the
termination of the Deposit Agreement, the Company shall be discharged from all
obligations under the Deposit Agreement except as set forth in the Deposit
Agreement.
(24) Compliance
with U.S. Securities Laws. Notwithstanding
any provisions 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), 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, to the extent permitted by Indian law, and subject to
the further terms and provisions of this Section (25), (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 ADR and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably
constituting and appointing ________________________ attorney-in-fact to
transfer said ADR on the books of the Depositary with full power of substitution
in the premises.
Dated:
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Name:
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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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Legends
[The ADRs issued in respect of Partial
Entitlement American Depositary Shares shall bear the following legend on the
face of the ADR: "This ADR evidences ADSs
representing 'partial entitlement' common of Tata Motors Limited and
as such do not entitle the holders thereof to the same per-share entitlement as
other common Shares (which are 'full entitlement' common Shares) issued and
outstanding at such time. The ADSs represented by this ADR shall
entitle holders to distributions and entitlements identical to other ADSs when
the common Shares represented by such ADSs become 'full entitlement' common
Shares."]
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Annex
III
TATA MOTORS
LIMITED
NOTICE OF
AMENDMENT
To the
Holders of American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) representing
the Deposited Securities of the Company.
Company:
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Tata
Motors Limited, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of
the Republic of India.
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Depositary:
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Citibank,
N.A.
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Custodian:
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Citibank,
N.A. – Mumbai Branch
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Deposited
Securities:
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Ordinary
Shares of the Company (the “Shares”).
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ADS
CUSIP No.:
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000000000
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Shares
to ADS Ratio:
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One
(1) Ordinary Share to one (1) ADS.
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Deposit
Agreement:
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Amended
and Restated Deposit Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2004 (as so
amended and restated, the “Deposit
Agreement”), by and among the Company, the Depositary and all
Holders and Beneficial Owners of ADSs issued thereunder, as proposed to be
further amended by Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Deposit
Agreement (the “Amendment”).
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Effective
Date:
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The
later to occur of (i) the expiration of 30 days from the date hereof and
(ii) date on which the US Securities and Exchange Commission declares
effective the applicable Post Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form F-6
Registration Statement.
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Pursuant
to Section 6.1 of the Deposit Agreement, the Company and the Depositary have
agreed to amend the Deposit Agreement, the form of ADR attached as Exhibit A to
the Deposit Agreement, the Fee Schedule attached as Exhibit B to the Deposit
Agreement, and all issued and outstanding ADRs (i) to change the Depositary fees
to be charged in respect of the ADSs and (ii) to reflect the electronic
accessibility to notices, reports and communication by Holders of
ADSs. A copy of the newly amended fee schedule of the Depositary is
attached to this notice.
By
continuing to hold any outstanding ADS issued under the Deposit Agreement after
the Effective Date, you will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by the Deposit
Agreement as amended by the Amendment. The Depositary shall arrange
to have new ADRs printed that reflect the changes effected by the
Amendment. If you hold ADRs issued prior to the Effective Date, your
ADRs do not need to be surrendered for exchange. If you hold ADSs in
uncertificated form, you do not need to take any action.
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A draft
copy of the Amendment has been filed with the SEC on [DATE], 2009 under cover of
Post Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-6
(Registration No. 333-144115). Copies of the Deposit Agreement and
the form of the Amendment are available from the SEC's website at xxx.xxx.xxx and from
the Depositary’s office located at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000.
If you
have any questions regarding the Amendment, please call Citibank, N.A. — ADS
Holder Services at 0-000-000-0000.
Citibank,
N.A., as Depositary
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2009
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