DEPOSIT AGREEMENT by and among MARFRIG ALIMENTOS S.A. as Issuer AND DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS as Depositary AND THE HOLDERS AND BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES EVIDENCED BY AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS ISSUED HEREUNDER Dated...
by and among
MARFRIG ALIMENTOS S.A.
as Issuer
as Issuer
AND
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
as Depositary
as Depositary
AND
THE HOLDERS AND BENEFICIAL OWNERS
OF AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES EVIDENCED BY
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS ISSUED HEREUNDER
OF AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES EVIDENCED BY
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS ISSUED HEREUNDER
Dated as of , 2010
DEPOSIT AGREEMENT, dated as of , 2010, by and among (i) MARFRIG ALIMENTOS S.A., a
sociedade anônima organized and existing under the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil
(“Brazil”), and its successors (the “Company”), (ii) DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, an
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank A.G., acting in its capacity as depositary, and
any successor depositary hereunder (the “Depositary”), and (iii) all Holders and Beneficial Owners
of American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts issued hereunder (all such
capitalized terms as hereinafter defined).
W I T N E S S E T H T H A T:
WHEREAS, the Company desires to establish with the Depositary an ADR facility to provide for
the deposit of the Shares and the creation of American Depositary Shares representing the Shares so
deposited; and
WHEREAS, the Depositary is willing to act as the Depositary for such ADR facility upon the
terms set forth in this Deposit Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the American Depositary Receipts evidencing the American Depositary Shares issued
pursuant to the terms of this Deposit Agreement are to be substantially in the form of Exhibit A
annexed hereto, with appropriate insertions, modifications and omissions, as hereinafter provided
in this Deposit Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Shares are listed for trading on the Novo Xxxxxxx listing segment of the São
Paulo Stock Exchange (BM&FBOVESPA S.A. — Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros, also known as
“BM&F BOVESPA”), and American Depositary Shares to be issued pursuant to the terms of this Deposit
Agreement are to be listed for trading on the over-the-counter market in the United States; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has duly approved the establishment of an ADR
facility upon the terms set forth in this Deposit Agreement, the execution and delivery of this
Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Company, and the actions of the Company and the transactions
contemplated herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
All capitalized terms used, but not otherwise defined, herein shall have the meanings set
forth below, unless otherwise clearly indicated:
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SECTION 1.1 “ADS Record Date” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section
4.8.
SECTION 1.2 “Affiliate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term by the Commission
under Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act.
SECTION 1.3 “Agent” shall mean such entity or entities as the Depositary may appoint
under Section 7.11, including the Custodian or any successor or addition thereto.
SECTION 1.4 “American Depositary Share(s)” and “ADS(s)” shall mean the
securities represented by the rights and interests in the Deposited Securities granted to the
Holders and Beneficial Owners pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement and
evidenced by the American Depositary Receipts issued hereunder. Each ADS shall represent the right
to receive one (1) Share, until there shall occur a distribution upon Deposited Securities referred
to in Section 4.2 or a change in Deposited Securities referred to in Section 4.10 with respect to
which additional American Depositary Receipts are not executed and delivered, and thereafter each
ADS shall represent the Shares or Deposited Securities specified in such Sections.
SECTION 1.5 “Beneficial Owner” shall mean any person or entity having a beneficial
interest in any ADSs. A Beneficial Owner need not be the Holder of the ADR evidencing such ADSs.
A Beneficial Owner may exercise any rights or receive any benefits hereunder solely through the
Holder of the ADR(s) evidencing the ADSs in which such Beneficial Owner has an interest.
SECTION 1.6 “Business Day” shall mean each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday which is not (a) a day on which banking institutions in the Borough of Manhattan, The City
of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close and (b) a day on which
the market(s) in which Receipts are traded are closed.
SECTION 1.7 “Central Bank” shall mean the Banco Central do Brasil or any successor
governmental agency in Brazil.
SECTION 1.8 “Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission of the
United States or any successor governmental agency in the United States.
SECTION 1.9 “Company” shall mean Marfrig Alimentos S.A., a sociedade anônima organized
and existing under the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil, and its successors.
SECTION 1.10 “Custodian” shall mean, as of the date hereof, Itaú Unibanco S.A. having
its principal office at DSMC — SUCI, Xxx Xxxxxx, 000, Xxxxxx X, xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, CEP:
03084-010 — São Paulo, SP — Brazil, as the custodian for the purposes of this Deposit Agreement,
and any other firm or corporation which may hereinafter be appointed by the Depositary pursuant to
the terms of Section 5.5 as a successor or an additional custodian or
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custodians hereunder, as the
context shall require. The term “Custodian” shall mean all custodians, collectively.
SECTION 1.11 “CVM” shall mean the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários, the Brazilian
National Securities Commission, or any successor governmental agency in Brazil.
SECTION 1.12 “Deliver” and “Delivery” shall mean, when used in respect of ADSs ,
Receipts, Deposited Securities and Shares, the physical delivery of the certificate representing
such security, or the electronic delivery of such security by means of book-entry transfer, as
appropriate, including, without limitation, through DRS/Profile. With respect to DRS/Profile ADRs,
the terms “execute”, “issue”, “register”, “surrender”,
“transfer” or “cancel” refer to applicable entries or movements to or within
DRS/Profile.
SECTION 1.13 “Deposit Agreement” shall mean this Deposit Agreement and all exhibits
hereto, as the same may from time to time be amended and supplemented in accordance with the terms
hereof.
SECTION 1.14 “Depositary” shall mean Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, an indirect
wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank A.G., in its capacity as depositary under the terms of
this Deposit Agreement, and any successor depositary hereunder.
SECTION 1.15 “Deposited Securities” as of any time shall mean Shares at such time
deposited or deemed to be deposited under this Deposit Agreement and any and all other securities,
property and cash received or deemed to be received by the Depositary or the Custodian in respect
thereof and held hereunder, subject, in the case of cash, to the provisions of Section 4.7. The
collateral delivered in connection with Pre-Release Transactions described in Section 2.10 hereof
shall not constitute Deposited Securities.
SECTION 1.16 “Dollars” and “$” shall refer to the lawful currency of the United
States.
SECTION 1.17 “DRS/Profile” means the system for the uncertificated registration of
ownership of securities pursuant to which ownership of ADSs is maintained on the books of the
Depositary without the issuance of a physical certificate and transfer instructions may be given to
allow for the automated transfer of ownership between the books of DTC and the Depositary.
Ownership of ADSs held in
DRS/Profile are evidenced by periodic statements issued by the Depositary to the Holders
entitled thereto.
SECTION 1.18 “DTC” shall mean The Depository Trust Company, the central book-entry
clearinghouse and settlement system for securities traded in the United States, and any successor
thereto.
SECTION 1.19 “Estatuto Social” shall mean the bylaws and other constitutive documents
of the Company.
SECTION 1.20 “Exchange Act” shall mean the United States Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as from time to time amended.
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SECTION 1.21 “Foreign Currency” shall mean any currency other than Dollars.
SECTION 1.22 “Foreign Registrar” shall mean the entity, if any, that carries out the
duties of registrar for the Shares or any successor as registrar for the Shares and any other
appointed agent of the Company for the transfer and registration of Shares.
SECTION 1.23 “Holder” shall mean the person in whose name a Receipt is registered on
the books of the Depositary (or the Registrar, if any) maintained for such purpose. A Holder may
or may not be a Beneficial Owner. A Holder shall be deemed to have all requisite authority to act
on behalf of those Beneficial Owners of the ADRs registered in such Holder’s name.
SECTION 1.24 “Indemnified Person” and “Indemnifying Person” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 5.8. hereof.
SECTION 1.25 “Pre-Release” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10 hereof.
SECTION 1.26 “Principal Office” when used with respect to the Depositary, shall mean
the principal office of the Depositary at which at any particular time its depositary receipts
business shall be administered, which, at the date of this Deposit Agreement, is located at 00 Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, X.X.X.
SECTION 1.27 “Receipt(s)”, “American Depositary Receipt(s)” and “ADR(s)” shall mean
the certificate(s) or DRS/Profile statements issued by the Depositary evidencing the ADSs issued
under the terms of this Deposit Agreement, as such Receipts may be amended from time to time in
accordance with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement. References to Receipts shall include
physical certificated Receipts as well as ADSs issued through DRS/Profile, unless the context
otherwise requires.
SECTION 1.28 “Registrar” shall mean the Depositary or any bank or trust company having
an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, which shall be appointed by the
Depositary, with reasonable prior written notice to the Company, to register ownership of Receipts
and transfer of Receipts as herein provided, shall include any co-registrar appointed by the
Depositary for such purposes. Registrars (other than the Depositary) may be removed and substitutes
appointed by the Depositary.
SECTION 1.29 “Restricted Securities” shall mean Shares, or ADSs representing such
Shares, which (i) have been acquired directly or indirectly from the Company or any of its
Affiliates in a transaction or chain of transactions not involving any public offering and subject
to resale limitations under the Securities Act or the rules issued thereunder, or (ii) are held by
an officer or director (or persons performing similar functions) or other Affiliate of the Company,
or (iii) are subject to other restrictions on sale or deposit under the laws of the United States,
Brazil, or under a shareholders’ agreement or the Company’s Estatuto Social or under the
regulations of an applicable securities exchange unless, in each case, such Shares are being sold
to persons other than an Affiliate of the Company in a transaction (x) covered by an effective
resale
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registration statement or (y) exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act (as hereinafter defined), and the Shares are not, when held by such person, Restricted
Securities.
SECTION 1.30 “Securities Act” shall mean the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
from time to time amended.
SECTION 1.31 “Shares” shall mean common shares in registered form of the Company, with
no par value, heretofore validly issued and outstanding and fully paid or hereafter validly issued
and outstanding and fully paid. References to Shares shall include evidence of rights to receive
Shares, whether or not stated in the particular instance; provided, however, that
in no event shall Shares include evidence of rights to receive Shares with respect to which the
full purchase price has not been paid or Shares as to which pre-emptive rights have theretofore not
been validly waived or exercised; provided further, however, that, if there
shall occur any change in par value, split-up, consolidation, reclassification, conversion or any
other event described in Section 4.10, in respect of the Shares of the Company, the term “Shares”
shall thereafter, to the extent permitted by law, represent the successor securities resulting from
such change in par value, split-up, consolidation, exchange, conversion, reclassification or event.
SECTION 1.32 “United States” or “U.S.” shall mean the United States of
America.
ARTICLE II
APPOINTMENT OF DEPOSITARY; FORM OF RECEIPTS;
DEPOSIT OF SHARES; EXECUTION
AND DELIVERY, TRANSFER AND SURRENDER OF RECEIPTS
DEPOSIT OF SHARES; EXECUTION
AND DELIVERY, TRANSFER AND SURRENDER OF RECEIPTS
SECTION 2.1 Appointment of Depositary. The Company hereby appoints the Depositary as
exclusive depositary for the Deposited Securities and hereby authorizes and directs the Depositary
to act in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Deposit Agreement. Each
Holder and each Beneficial Owner, upon acceptance of any ADSs (or any interest therein) issued in
accordance with the terms of this Deposit Agreement, shall be deemed for all purposes to (a) be a
party to and bound by the terms of this Deposit Agreement and the 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 this Deposit Agreement, 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 this Deposit Agreement
and the applicable ADR(s) (the taking of such actions to be the conclusive determinant of the
necessity and appropriateness thereof).
SECTION 2.2 Form and Transferability of Receipts.
(a) Definitive Receipts shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A annexed to
this Deposit Agreement, with appropriate insertions, modifications and omissions, as hereinafter
provided. Receipts may be issued in denominations of any number of ADSs. No definitive Receipt
shall be entitled to any benefits under this Deposit Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any
purpose, unless such Receipt shall have been executed by the Depositary by
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the manual or facsimile
signature of a duly authorized signatory of the Depositary. The Depositary shall maintain books on
which each Receipt so executed and delivered, in the case of definitive Receipts, and each Receipt
issued through the DRS/Profile, in either case as hereinafter provided, and the transfer of each
such Receipt shall be registered. Receipts in certificated form bearing the manual or facsimile
signature of a duly authorized signatory of the Depositary who was at any time a proper signatory
of the Depositary shall bind the Depositary, notwithstanding that such signatory has ceased to hold
such office prior to the execution and delivery of such Receipts by the Registrar or did not hold
such office on the date of issuance of such Receipts.
In addition to the foregoing, the Receipts may be endorsed with or have incorporated in the
text thereof such legends or recitals or modifications not inconsistent with the provisions of this
Deposit Agreement as may be reasonably required by the Depositary and the Company in order to
comply with any applicable law or regulations thereunder or with the rules and
regulations of any securities exchange upon which ADSs may be listed or to conform with any
usage with respect thereto, or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any
particular Receipts are subject by reason of the date of issuance of the underlying Deposited
Securities or otherwise.
Notwithstanding anything in this Deposit Agreement or in the Receipt to the contrary, to the
extent made available by the Depositary, ADSs shall be evidenced by Receipts issued through
DRS/Profile unless certificated Receipts are specifically requested by the Holder. Holders and
Beneficial Owners shall be bound by the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement and of the
form of Receipt, regardless of whether their Receipts are certificated or issued through
DRS/Profile.
(b) Subject to the limitations contained herein and in the form of Receipt, title to a Receipt
(and to the ADSs evidenced thereby), when properly endorsed (in the case of certificated Receipts)
or upon delivery to the Depositary of proper instruments of transfer, shall be transferable by
delivery with the same effect as in the case of a negotiable instrument under the laws of the State
of New York; provided, however, that the Depositary and the Company, notwithstanding any notice to
the contrary, may treat the Holder thereof as the absolute owner thereof for the purpose of
determining the person entitled to distribution of dividends or other distributions or to any
notice provided for in this Deposit Agreement and for all other purposes and neither the Depositary
nor the Company will have any obligation or be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement
to any holder of a Receipt, unless such holder is the Holder thereof.
SECTION 2.3 Deposits. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit
Agreement and applicable law, Shares or evidence of rights to receive Shares (other than Restricted
Securities) may be deposited by any person (including the Depositary in its individual capacity but
subject, in the case of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, to Section 5.7 hereof) at any
time, whether or not the transfer books of the Company or the Foreign Registrar, if any, are
closed, by Delivery of the Shares to the Custodian. Every deposit of Shares shall be accompanied
by the following: (A)(i) in the case of Shares issued in registered form, appropriate instruments
of transfer or endorsement, in a form satisfactory to the Custodian, (ii) in the case of
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Shares
issued in bearer form, such Shares or the certificates representing such Shares and (iii) in the
case of Shares delivered by book-entry transfer, confirmation of such book-entry transfer to the
Custodian or that irrevocable instructions have been given to cause such Shares to be so
transferred, (B) such certifications and payments (including, without limitation, the Depositary’s
fees and related charges) and evidence of such payments (including, without limitation, stamping or
otherwise marking such Shares by way of receipt) as may be required by the Depositary or the
Custodian in accordance with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement and applicable law, (C) if
the Depositary so requires, a written order directing the Depositary to execute and deliver to, or
upon the written order of, the person or persons stated in such order a Receipt or Receipts for the
number of ADSs representing the Shares so deposited, (D) evidence satisfactory to the Depositary
(which may include an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Depositary provided at the
cost of the person seeking to deposit Shares) that all conditions to such deposit have been met and
all necessary approvals have been granted by, and there has been compliance
with the rules and regulations of, any applicable governmental agency in the United States and
Brazil, and (E) if the Depositary so requires, (i) an agreement, assignment or instrument
satisfactory to the Depositary or the Custodian which provides for the prompt transfer by any
person in whose name the Shares are or have been recorded to the Custodian of any distribution, or
right to subscribe for additional Shares or to receive other property in respect of any such
deposited Shares or, in lieu thereof, such indemnity or other agreement as shall be satisfactory to
the Depositary or the Custodian and (ii) if the Shares are registered in the name of the person on
whose behalf they are presented for deposit, a proxy or proxies entitling the Custodian to exercise
voting rights in respect of the Shares for any and all purposes until the Shares so deposited are
registered in the name of the Depositary, the Custodian or any nominee. No Shares shall be
accepted for deposit unless accompanied by confirmation or such additional evidence, if any is
required by the Depositary, that is reasonably satisfactory to the Depositary or the Custodian that
all conditions to such deposit have been satisfied by the person depositing such Shares under the
laws and regulations of Brazil and any necessary approval has been granted by the CVM, the Central
Bank or any governmental body in Brazil, if any, which is then performing the function of the
regulator of currency exchange. The Depositary may issue Receipts 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. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Depositary shall instruct the Custodian not
to, and the Depositary shall not knowingly accept for deposit under this Deposit Agreement any
Shares required to be registered under the provisions of the Securities Act, unless a registration
statement is in effect as to such Shares. The Depositary will use commercially reasonable efforts
to comply with reasonable written instructions of the Company that the Depositary shall not accept
for deposit hereunder any Shares specifically identified in such instructions at such times and
under such circumstances as may reasonably be specified in such instructions in order to facilitate
the Company’s compliance with the securities laws in the United States.
(b) As soon as practicable after receipt of any permitted deposit hereunder and compliance
with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement, the Custodian shall present the Shares so deposited,
together with the appropriate instrument or instruments of transfer or endorsement, duly stamped,
to the Foreign Registrar for transfer and registration of the Shares (as soon as transfer and
registration can be accomplished and at the expense of the person for
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whom the deposit is made) in
the name of the Depositary, the Custodian or a nominee of either. Deposited Securities shall be
held by the Depositary or by a Custodian for the account and to the order of the Depositary or a
nominee, in each case for the account of the Holders and Beneficial Owners, at such place or places
as the Depositary or the Custodian shall determine.
(c) In the event any Shares are deposited which entitle the holders thereof to receive a
per-share distribution or other entitlement in an amount different from the Shares then on deposit,
the Depositary is authorized to take any and all actions as may be necessary (including, without
limitation, making the necessary notations on Receipts) to give effect to the issuance of such ADSs
and to ensure that such ADSs are not fungible with other ADSs issued hereunder until such time as
the entitlement of the Shares represented by such non-fungible ADSs equals that of the Shares
represented by ADSs prior to such deposit. The Company agrees to give timely written notice to the
Depositary if any Shares issued or to be issued contain rights different from
those of any other Shares theretofore issued and shall assist the Depositary with the
establishment of procedures enabling the identification of such non-fungible Shares upon Delivery
to the Custodian.
SECTION 2.4 Execution and Delivery of Receipts. After the deposit of any Shares
pursuant to Section 2.2, the Custodian shall notify the Depositary of such deposit and the person
or persons to whom or upon whose written order a Receipt or Receipts are deliverable in respect
thereof and the number of ADSs to be evidenced thereby. Such notification shall be made by letter,
first class airmail postage prepaid, or, at the request, risk and expense of the person making the
deposit, by cable, telex, SWIFT, facsimile or electronic transmission. After receiving such notice
from the Custodian, the Depositary, subject to this Deposit Agreement (including, without
limitation, the payment of the fees, expenses, taxes and other charges owing hereunder) and
applicable law, shall issue the ADSs representing the Shares so deposited to or upon the order of
the person or persons named in the notice delivered to the Depositary and shall execute and deliver
a Receipt registered in the name or names requested by such person or persons evidencing in the
aggregate the number of ADSs to which such person or persons are entitled. Notwithstanding
anything else contained in this Deposit Agreement to the contrary, the Depositary shall not be
required to accept for deposit or maintain on deposit with the Custodian (a) any fractional Shares
or fractional Deposited Securities, or (b) any number of Shares or Deposited Securities which, upon
application of the ratio of ADSs to Deposited Securities, would give rise to fractional ADSs.
Nothing herein shall prohibit any Pre-Release Transaction upon the terms set forth in this Deposit
Agreement.
SECTION 2.5 Transfer of Receipts; Combination and Split-up of Receipts.
(a) Transfer. The Depositary, or, if a Registrar (other than the Depositary) for the
Receipts shall have been appointed, the Registrar, subject to the terms and conditions of this
Deposit Agreement, shall register transfers of Receipts on its books, upon surrender at the
Principal Office of the Depositary of a Receipt by the Holder thereof in person or by duly
authorized attorney, properly endorsed in the case of a certificated Receipt or accompanied by, or
in the case of DRS/Profile Receipts receipt by the Depositary of, proper instruments of transfer
(including signature guarantees in accordance with standard industry practice) and duly stamped as
may be required by the laws of the State of New York and of the United States and any other
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applicable law. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, including payment
of the applicable fees and charges of the Depositary set forth in Section 5.9 and Article (10) of
the Receipt, the Depositary shall execute a new Receipt or Receipts and deliver the same to or upon
the order of the person entitled thereto evidencing the same aggregate number of ADSs as those
evidenced by the Receipts surrendered.
(b) Combination & Split Up. The Depositary, subject to the terms and conditions of
this Deposit Agreement shall, upon surrender of a Receipt or Receipts for the purpose of effecting
a split-up or combination of such Receipt or Receipts and upon payment to the Depositary of the
applicable fees and charges set forth in Section 5.9 and Article (10) of the
Receipt, execute and deliver a new Receipt or Receipts for any authorized number of ADSs
requested, evidencing the same aggregate number of ADSs as the Receipt or Receipts surrendered.
(c) Co-Transfer Agents. The Depositary, upon reasonable prior written notice to the
Company, may appoint one or more co-transfer agents for the purpose of effecting transfers,
combinations and split-ups of Receipts at designated transfer offices on behalf of the Depositary.
In carrying out its functions, a co-transfer agent may require evidence of authority and compliance
with applicable laws and other requirements by Holders or persons entitled to such Receipts and
will be entitled to protection and indemnity, in each case to the same extent as the Depositary.
Such co-transfer agents may be removed and substitutes appointed by the Depositary, upon reasonable
prior written notice to the Company. Each co-transfer agent appointed under this Section 2.5
(other than the Depositary) shall give notice in writing to the Depositary accepting such
appointment and agreeing to be bound by the applicable terms of this Deposit Agreement.
(d) Substitution of Receipts. At the request of a Holder, the Depositary shall, for
the purpose of substituting a certificated Receipt with a Receipt issued through DRS/Profile, or
vice versa, execute and deliver a certificated Receipt or DRS/Profile statement, as the case may
be, for any authorized number of ADSs requested, evidencing the same aggregate number of ADSs as
those evidenced by the certificated Receipt or DRS/Profile statement, as the case may be,
substituted.
SECTION 2.6 Surrender of Receipts and Withdrawal of Deposited Securities. Upon
surrender, at the Principal Office of the Depositary, of ADSs for the purpose of withdrawal of the
Deposited Securities represented thereby, and upon payment of (i) the fees and charges of the
Depositary for the making of withdrawals of Deposited Securities and cancellation of Receipts (as
set forth in Section 5.9 and Article (10) of the Receipt) and (ii) all applicable taxes and
governmental charges payable in connection with such surrender and withdrawal, and subject to the
terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, the Company’s Estatuto Social, Section 7.8 hereof
and any other provisions of or governing the Deposited Securities and other applicable laws, the
Holder of such ADSs shall be entitled to Delivery, to him or upon his order, of the Deposited
Securities at the time represented by the ADSs so surrendered. ADSs may be surrendered for the
purpose of withdrawing Deposited Securities by delivery of a Receipt evidencing such ADSs (if held
in certificated form) or by book-entry delivery of such ADSs to the Depositary.
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A Receipt surrendered for such purposes shall, if so required by the Depositary, be properly
endorsed in blank or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer in blank, and if the Depositary
so requires, the Holder thereof shall execute and deliver to the Depositary a written order
directing the Depositary to cause the Deposited Securities being withdrawn to be Delivered to or
upon the written order of a person or persons designated in such order. Thereupon, the Depositary
shall direct the Custodian to Deliver (without unreasonable delay) at the designated office of the
Custodian or through a book entry delivery of the Shares (in either case, subject to Sections 2.7,
3.1, 3.2, 5.9, and to the other terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, to
the Company’s Estatuto Social, to the provisions of or governing the Deposited Securities and
to applicable laws, now or hereafter in effect) to or upon the written order of the person or
persons designated in the order delivered to the Depositary as provided above, the Deposited
Securities represented by such ADSs, together with any certificate or other proper documents of or
relating to title of the Deposited Securities as may be legally required, as the case may be, to or
for the account of such person.
The Depositary may, in its discretion, refuse to accept for surrender a number of ADSs
representing a number other than a whole number of Shares. In the case of surrender of a Receipt
evidencing a number of ADSs representing other than a whole number of Shares, the Depositary shall
cause ownership of the appropriate whole number of Shares to be Delivered in accordance with the
terms hereof, and shall, at the discretion of the Depositary, either (i) issue and deliver to the
person surrendering such Receipt a new Receipt evidencing ADSs representing any remaining
fractional Share, or (ii) sell or cause to be sold the fractional Shares represented by the Receipt
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
Receipt.
At the request, risk and expense of any Holder so surrendering a Receipt, and for the account
of such Holder, the Depositary shall direct the Custodian to forward (to the extent permitted by
law) any cash or other property (other than securities) held in respect of, and any certificate or
certificates and other proper documents of or relating to title to, the Deposited Securities
represented by such Receipt to the Depositary for delivery at the Principal Office of the
Depositary, and for further delivery to such Holder. Such direction shall be given by letter or,
at the request, risk and expense of such Holder, by cable, telex or facsimile transmission. Upon
receipt by the Depositary, the Depositary may make delivery to such person or persons entitled
thereto at the Principal Office of the Depositary of any dividends or cash distributions with
respect to the Deposited Securities represented by such ADSs, or of any proceeds of sale of any
dividends, distributions or rights, which may at the time be held by the Depositary.
SECTION 2.7 Limitations on Execution and Delivery, Transfer, etc. of Receipts; Suspension
of Delivery, Transfer, etc.
(a) Additional Requirements. As a condition precedent to the execution and delivery,
registration, registration of transfer, split-up, combination or surrender of any Receipt, the
delivery of any distribution thereon or withdrawal of any Deposited Securities, the Depositary or
the Custodian may require (i) payment from the depositor of Shares or presenter of the Receipt
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of a
sum sufficient to reimburse it for any tax or other governmental charge and any stock transfer or
registration fee with respect thereto (including any such tax or charge and fee with respect to
Shares being deposited or withdrawn) and payment of any applicable fees and charges of the
Depositary as provided in Section 5.9 and Article (10) of the Receipt, (ii) the production of proof
satisfactory to it as to the identity and genuineness of any signature or any other matter
contemplated by Section 3.1 hereof and (iii) compliance with (A) any laws or governmental
regulations relating to the execution and delivery of Receipts or ADSs or to the withdrawal or
delivery of Deposited Securities and (B) such reasonable regulations as the Depositary may
establish consistent with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement and applicable law.
(b) Additional Limitations. The issuance of ADSs against deposits of Shares generally
or against deposits of particular Shares may be suspended, or the issuance of ADSs against the
deposit of particular Shares may be withheld, or the registration of transfer of Receipts in
particular instances may be refused, or the registration of transfers of Receipts generally may be
suspended, during any period when the transfer books of the Depositary are closed or if any such
action is deemed necessary or advisable by the Depositary or the Company, in good faith, at any
time or from time to time because of any requirement of law, any government or governmental body or
commission or any securities exchange on which the Receipts or Shares are listed, or under any
provision of this Deposit Agreement or provisions of, or governing, the Deposited Securities, or
any meeting of the Board of Directors or shareholders of the Company or for any other reason,
subject, in all cases, to Section 7.8 hereof.
(c) Regulatory Restrictions. Notwithstanding any provision of the Deposit Agreement
or any ADR(s) 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 Section I.A.(l) of the General Instructions to Form F-6 (as such General
Instructions may be amended from time to time). Without limitation of the foregoing, the Depositary
shall not knowingly accept for deposit under the Deposit Agreement any Shares or other Deposited
Securities required to be registered under the provisions of the U.S. Securities Act, unless a
registration statement is in effect as to such Shares.
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SECTION 2.8 Lost Receipts, etc. In case any Receipt shall be mutilated, destroyed,
lost or stolen, unless the Depositary has notice that such ADR has been acquired by a bona fide
purchaser, subject to Section 5.9 hereof, the Depositary shall execute and deliver a new Receipt
(which, in the discretion of the Depositary may be issued through DRS/Profile unless specifically
requested otherwise) in exchange and substitution for such mutilated Receipt upon cancellation
thereof, or in lieu of and in substitution for such destroyed, lost or stolen Receipt. Before the
Depositary shall execute and deliver a new Receipt in substitution for a destroyed, lost or stolen
Receipt, the Holder thereof shall have (a) filed with the Depositary (i) a request for such
execution and delivery before the Depositary has notice that the Receipt has been acquired by a
bona fide purchaser and (ii) a sufficient indemnity bond in form and amount acceptable to the
Depositary and (b) satisfied any other reasonable requirements imposed by the Depositary in order
to comply with applicable law and internal compliance policies, or otherwise.
SECTION 2.9 Cancellation and Destruction of Surrendered Receipts; Maintenance of
Records. All Receipts surrendered to the Depositary shall be
cancelled by the Depositary. The Depositary is authorized to destroy Receipts so cancelled in
accordance with its customary practices. Cancelled Receipts shall not be entitled to any benefits
under this Deposit Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
SECTION 2.10 Pre-Release. Subject to the further terms and provisions of this
Section 2.10, the Depositary, its Affiliates and their agents, on their own behalf, may own and
deal in any class of securities of the Company and its Affiliates and in ADSs. In its capacity as
Depositary, the Depositary may (i) issue ADSs prior to the receipt of Shares (each such transaction
a “Pre-Release Transaction”) as provided below and (ii) deliver Shares upon the receipt and
cancellation of ADSs that were issued in a Pre-Release Transaction, but for which Shares may not
yet have been received. 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 (1) 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, (2) 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, (3) unconditionally guarantees to deliver to
the Depositary or the Custodian, as applicable, such Shares or ADSs, and (4) agrees to any
additional restrictions or requirements that the Depositary deems appropriate, (b) at all times
fully collateralized with cash, United States government securities or such other collateral as the
Depositary deems appropriate, (c) terminable by the Depositary on not 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 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.
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The Depositary may retain for its own account any compensation received by it in conjunction
with the foregoing. Collateral provided pursuant to (b) above, but not the earnings thereon, shall
be held for the benefit of the Holders (other than the Applicant).
ARTICLE III
CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF HOLDERS
AND BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF RECEIPTS
AND BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF RECEIPTS
SECTION 3.1 Proofs, Certificates and Other Information. Any person presenting Shares
for deposit, any Holder and any Beneficial Owner may be required, and every Holder and Beneficial
Owner
agrees, from time to time to provide to the Depositary or the Custodian such proof of
citizenship or residence, taxpayer status, payment of all applicable taxes or other governmental
charges, exchange control approval, legal or beneficial ownership of ADSs and Deposited Securities,
compliance with applicable laws and the terms of this Deposit Agreement and the provisions of, or
governing, the Deposited Securities or other information; to execute such certifications and to
make such representations and warranties, and to provide such other information and documentation,
in all cases, as the Depositary may deem necessary or proper or as the Company may reasonably
require by written request to the Depositary consistent with its obligations hereunder. The
Depositary and the Registrar, as applicable, may withhold the execution or delivery or registration
of transfer of any Receipt or the distribution or sale of any dividend or distribution of rights or
of the proceeds thereof, or to the extent not limited by the terms of Section 7.8 hereof, the
delivery of any Deposited Securities, until such proof or other information is filed or such
certifications are executed, or such representations and warranties are made, or such other
documentation or information provided, in each case to the Depositary’s and the Company’s
satisfaction. The Depositary shall from time to time on the written request of the Company advise
the Company of the availability of any such proofs, certificates or other information and shall, in
a timely manner and at the Company’s sole expense, provide or otherwise make available copies
thereof to the Company upon written request thereof by the Company, unless such disclosure is
prohibited by law. Each Holder and Beneficial Owner agrees to provide any information requested by
the Company or the Depositary pursuant to this paragraph. Nothing herein shall obligate the
Depositary to (i) obtain any information for the Company if not provided by the Holders or
Beneficial Owners or (ii) verify or vouch for the accuracy of the information so provided by the
Holders or Beneficial Owners.
SECTION 3.2 Liability for Taxes and Other Charges. If any present or future tax or
other governmental charge shall become payable by the Depositary or the Custodian with respect to
any ADR or any Deposited Securities or ADSs, such tax or other governmental charge shall be payable
by the Holders and Beneficial Owners to the Depositary and such Holders and Beneficial Owners shall
be deemed liable therefor. The Company, the Custodian and/or the Depositary may withhold or deduct
from any distributions made in respect of Deposited Securities and may sell for the account of 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, with the Holder and the Beneficial Owner remaining fully liable for any deficiency. In
addition to any other remedies available to it, the Depositary and the Custodian may refuse the
deposit of Shares, and the Depositary may
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refuse to issue ADSs, to deliver ADRs, register the
transfer, split-up or combination of ADRs and (subject to Section 7.8) the withdrawal of Deposited
Securities, until payment in full of such tax, charge, penalty or interest is received. Every
Holder and Beneficial Owner agrees to indemnify the Depositary, the Company, the Custodian, and
each of their respective agents, officers, directors, employees and Affiliates for, and to hold
each of them harmless from, any claims with respect to taxes (including applicable interest and
penalties thereon) arising from any tax benefit obtained for such Holder and/or Beneficial Owner.
The obligations of Holders and Beneficial Owners of Receipts under this Section 3.2 shall survive
any transfer of Receipts, any surrender of Receipts and withdrawal of Deposited Securities, or the
termination of this Deposit Agreement.
SECTION 3.3 Representations and Warranties on Deposit of Shares. Each person
depositing Shares under the Deposit Agreement shall be deemed thereby to represent and warrant that
(i) such Shares and the certificates therefor are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid,
non-assessable and were legally obtained by such person, (ii) all preemptive (and similar) rights,
if any, with respect to such Shares have been validly waived or exercised, (iii) the person making
such deposit is duly authorized so to do, (iv) the Shares presented for deposit are free and clear
of any lien, encumbrance, security interest, charge, mortgage or adverse claim, and are not, and
the ADSs issuable upon such deposit will not be, Restricted Securities and (v) 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.
SECTION 3.4 Compliance with Information Requests. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Deposit Agreement, the Estatuto Social of the Company and applicable law, each Holder and
Beneficial Owner agrees to (a) provide such information as the Company or the Depositary may
request pursuant to law (including, without limitation, relevant Brazilian law, any applicable law
of the United States, rules and requirements of BM&F BOVESPA, the Estatuto Social of the Company,
any resolutions of the Company’s Board of Directors adopted pursuant to such Estatuto Social, the
requirements of any markets or exchanges upon which the Shares, ADSs or Receipts are listed or
traded, or to any requirements of any electronic book-entry system by which the ADSs or Receipts
may be transferred, and (b) be bound by and subject to applicable provisions of the laws of Brazil,
the Estatuto Social of the Company and the requirements of any markets or exchanges upon which the
ADSs, Receipts or Shares are listed or traded, or pursuant to any requirements of any electronic
book-entry system by which the ADSs, Receipts or Shares may be transferred, to the same extent as
if such Holder and Beneficial Owner held Shares directly, in each case irrespective of whether or
not they are Holders or Beneficial Owners at the time such request is made. The Depositary agrees
to use its reasonable efforts to promptly forward upon the request of the Company, and at the
Company’s expense, any such request from the Company to the Holders and to forward to the Company
any such responses to such requests received by the Depositary.
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SECTION 3.5 Delivery of Information to the CVM, the Central Bank and BM&F BOVESPA.
The Depositary, the Custodian and the Company shall comply with Brazil’s Monetary Council
Resolution No. 1,927, dated as of May 18, 1992, in its third article, paragraph three, of the
Regulation Annex V, and agree to furnish to the CVM, the Central Bank and the BM&F BOVESPA,
whenever required, information or documents related to the approved ADR program, the Deposited
Securities and distributions thereon. The Depositary and the Custodian are hereby authorized to
release such information or documents and any other information as required by local regulation,
law or regulatory body request. In the event that the Depositary or the Custodian shall be advised
in writing by reputable independent Brazilian counsel that the Depositary or the Custodian
reasonably could be subject to criminal, or material, as reasonably determined by the Depositary,
civil liabilities as a result of the Company having failed to provide such information or documents
reasonably available only through the Company, the Depositary shall have the right to terminate
this Deposit Agreement, upon at least 60 days’ prior written notice to the Holders and the Company.
The effect of any such termination of this Deposit Agreement shall be as provided in Section 6.2.
SECTION 3.6 Ownership Restrictions. By holding Receipts, ADSs or interests therein,
Holders (other than Cede & Co. or any other nominee of DTC) and Beneficial Owners agree to notify
the Company in writing at such time as they own or otherwise control such number of ADSs as equals
or exceeds five percent (5%) of the voting shares of the Company. The Company reserves the right
to instruct Holders and Beneficial Owners who provide such notices to deliver their ADSs for
cancellation and withdrawal of the Deposited Securities so as to permit the Company to deal
directly with them as holders of Shares and Holders and Beneficial Owners agree to comply with such
instructions. At all times the Company agrees to post on its website (xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx.xx)
the number of outstanding voting shares of the Company so as to enable Holders and Beneficial
Owners to determine if they have met or exceeded the five percent threshold set forth above. This
information will also be available on the company profiles website of BM&F BOVESPA
(xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx).
SECTION 3.7 Reporting Obligations and Regulatory Approvals. Applicable laws and
regulations, including those of the Central Bank, the CVM, the BM&F BOVESPA and the Novo Xxxxxxx
listing segment may require holders and beneficial owners of Shares, including the Holders and
Beneficial Owners of ADSs, to satisfy reporting requirements and obtain regulatory approvals in
certain circumstances. Holders and Beneficial Owners of ADSs are solely responsible for complying
with such reporting requirements and obtaining such approvals. Each Holder and each Beneficial
Owner hereby agrees to file such reports and obtain such approvals to the extent and in the form
required by applicable laws and regulations as in effect from time to time. Neither the
Depositary, the Custodian, the Company or any of their respective agents or affiliates shall be
required to take any actions whatsoever on behalf of Holders or Beneficial Owners to satisfy such
reporting requirements or obtain such regulatory approvals under applicable laws and regulations.
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ARTICLE IV
THE DEPOSITED SECURITIES
SECTION 4.1 Cash Distributions. Whenever the Depositary receives confirmation from
the Custodian of receipt of any cash dividend or other cash distribution on any Deposited
Securities, or receives proceeds from the sale of any Shares, rights, securities or other
entitlements under the terms hereof, the Depositary will, if at the time of receipt thereof any
amounts received in a Foreign Currency can in the judgment of the Depositary (pursuant to Section
4.7 hereof) be converted on a practicable basis into Dollars transferable to the United States,
promptly convert or cause to be converted such
cash dividend, distribution or proceeds into Dollars (on the terms described in Section 4.7) and
will distribute promptly the amount thus received (net of (a) the applicable fees and charges of,
and expenses incurred by, the Depositary and (b) taxes withheld) to the Holders of record as of the
ADS Record Date in proportion to the number of ADSs held by such Holders respectively as of the ADS
Record Date. The Depositary shall distribute only such amount, however, as can be distributed
without attributing to any Holder a fraction of one cent .Any such fractional amount shall be
rounded to the nearest whole cent and so distributed to Holders entitled thereto. Holders and
Beneficial Owners understand that in converting Foreign Currency, amounts received on conversion
are calculated at a rate which may exceed three or four decimal places (the number of decimal
places used by the Depositary to report distribution rates). Any excess amount may be retained by
the Depositary as an additional cost of conversion, irrespective of any other fees and expenses
payable or owing hereunder and shall not be subject to escheatment. 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. The
Depositary will forward, in a timely manner, to the Company or its agent such information from its
records as the Company may reasonably request to enable the Company or its agent to file necessary
reports with governmental agencies, such reports necessary to obtain benefits under the applicable
tax treaties for the Holders and Beneficial Owners of Receipts.
SECTION 4.2 Distribution in Shares. 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 any of their nominees. Upon receipt of confirmation of such deposit from the
Custodian, the Depositary shall establish the ADS Record Date upon the terms described in Section
4.7 and shall, subject to Section 5.9 hereof, either (i) distribute to the Holders as of the ADS
Record Date in proportion to the number of ADSs held as of the ADS Record Date, additional ADSs,
which represent in the aggregate the number of Shares received as such dividend, or free
distribution, subject to the other terms of this 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
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also represent rights and
interests in the additional 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
represented by the aggregate of such fractions and distribute the proceeds upon the terms described
in Section 4.1. The Depositary may withhold any such distribution of Receipts if it has not
received satisfactory assurances from the Company (including an opinion of counsel to the Company
furnished at the expense of the Company) that such distribution does not require registration under
the Securities Act or is exempt from registration under the provisions of the Securities Act. To
the extent such distribution may be withheld, the Depositary may dispose of all or a portion of
such distribution
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 applicable (a) taxes and (b) fees and charges of, and expenses incurred
by, the Depositary) to Holders entitled thereto upon the terms described in Section 4.1.
SECTION 4.3 Elective Distributions in Cash or Shares. Whenever the Company intends to
distribute a dividend payable at the election of the holders of Shares in cash or in additional
Shares, the Company shall give notice thereof to the Depositary at least 30 days prior to the
proposed distribution stating whether or not it wishes such elective distribution to be made
available to Holders of ADSs. Upon receipt of notice indicating that the Company wishes such
elective distribution to be made available to Holders of ADSs, the Depositary shall consult with
the Company to determine, and the Company shall assist the Depositary in its determination, whether
it is lawful and reasonably practicable to make such elective distribution available to the Holders
of ADSs. The Depositary shall make such elective distribution available to Holders only if (i) the
Company shall have timely requested that the elective distribution is available to Holders of ADRs,
(ii) the Depositary shall have determined that such distribution is reasonably practicable and
(iii) the Depositary shall have received satisfactory documentation within the terms of Section 5.7
including, without limitation, any legal opinions of counsel in any applicable jurisdiction that
the Depositary in its discretion may request, at the expense of the Company. If the above
conditions are not satisfied, the Depositary shall, to the extent permitted by law, distribute to
the Holders, on the basis of the same determination as is made in Brazil in respect of the Shares
for which no election is made, either (x) cash upon the terms described in Section 4.1 or (y)
additional ADSs representing such additional Shares upon the terms described in Section 4.2. If
the above conditions are satisfied, the Depositary shall establish an ADS Record Date (on the terms
described in Section 4.8) and establish procedures to enable Holders to elect the receipt of the
proposed dividend in cash or in additional ADSs. The Company shall assist the Depositary in
establishing such procedures to the extent necessary. Subject to Section 5.9 hereof, if a Holder
elects to receive the proposed dividend (x) in cash, the dividend shall be distributed upon the
terms described in Section 4.1, or (y) in ADSs, the dividend shall be distributed upon the terms
described in Section 4.2. Nothing herein shall obligate the Depositary to make available to
Holders a method to receive the elective dividend in Shares (rather than ADSs). There can be no
assurance that Holders generally, or any Holder in particular, will be given the opportunity to
receive elective distributions on the same terms and conditions as the holders of Shares.
SECTION 4.4 Distribution of Rights to Purchase Shares.
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(a) Distribution to ADS Holders. Whenever the Company intends to distribute to the
holders of the Deposited Securities rights to subscribe for additional Shares, the Company shall
give notice thereof to the Depositary at least 60 days prior to the proposed distribution stating
whether or not it wishes such rights to be made available to Holders of ADSs. Upon receipt of a
notice indicating that the Company wishes such rights to be made available to Holders of ADSs, the
Depositary shall consult with the Company to determine, and the Company shall determine, whether it
is lawful and reasonably practicable to make such rights available to the Holders. The
Depositary shall make such rights available to Holders only if (i) the Company shall have
timely requested that such rights be made available to Holders, (ii) the Depositary shall have
received satisfactory documentation within the terms of Section 5.7, and (iii) the Depositary shall
have determined that such distribution of rights is lawful and reasonably practicable. In the
event any of the conditions set forth above are not satisfied or if the Company requests that the
rights are not to be made available to Holders of ADSs, the Depositary shall proceed with the sale
of the rights as contemplated in Section 4.4(b) below or, if timing or market conditions may not
permit, do nothing thereby allowing such rights to lapse. In the event all conditions set forth
above are satisfied, the Depositary shall establish an ADS Record Date (upon the terms described in
Section 4.8) and establish procedures (x) to distribute such rights (by means of warrants or
otherwise) and (y) to enable the Holders to exercise the rights (upon payment of applicable (a)
fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary and (b) taxes and other governmental
charges). Nothing herein shall obligate the Depositary to make available to the Holders a method
to exercise such rights to subscribe for Shares (rather than ADSs).
(b) Sale of Rights. If (i) the Company does not timely request the Depositary to make
the rights available to Holders or requests that the rights not be made available to Holders, (ii)
the Depositary fails to receive satisfactory documentation within the terms of Section 5.7 or
determines it is not lawful or reasonably practicable to make the rights available to Holders, or
(iii) any rights made available are not exercised and appear to be about to lapse, the Depositary
shall determine whether it is lawful and reasonably practicable to sell such rights, in a riskless
principal capacity or otherwise, at such place and upon such terms (including public or private
sale) as it may deem proper. The Company shall assist the Depositary to the extent necessary to
determine such legality and practicability. The Depositary shall, upon such sale, convert and
distribute proceeds of such sale (net of applicable (a) fees and charges of, and expenses incurred
by, the Depositary and (b) taxes) upon the terms set forth in Section 4.1.
(c) Lapse of Rights. If the Depositary is unable to make any rights available to
Holders upon the terms described in Section 4.4(a) or to arrange for the sale of the rights upon
the terms described in Section 4.4(b), the Depositary shall allow such rights to lapse.
The Depositary shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to determine that it may be lawful
or practicable to make such rights available to Holders in general or any Holders in particular,
(ii) any foreign exchange exposure or loss incurred in connection with such sale, or exercise, or
(iii) the content of any materials forwarded to the Holders on behalf of the Company in connection
with the rights distribution.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.4, if registration (under the
Securities Act or any other applicable law) of the rights or the securities to which any rights
relate may be required in order for the Company to offer such rights or such securities to Holders
and to sell the securities represented by such rights, the Depositary will not distribute such
rights to the Holders (i) unless and until a registration statement under the Securities Act
covering such offering is in effect or (ii) unless the Company furnishes to the Depositary, at the
Company’s own expense, opinion(s) of counsel to 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 shall be reduced accordingly. In the event that the Depositary
determines that any distribution in property (including Shares and rights to subscribe therefor) is
subject to any tax or other governmental charges which the Depositary is obligated to withhold, the
Depositary may dispose of all or a portion of such property (including Shares and rights to
subscribe therefor) in such amounts and in such manner, including by public or private sale, as the
Depositary deems necessary and practicable to pay any such taxes or charges.
There can be no assurance that Holders generally, or any Holder in particular, will be given
the opportunity to exercise rights on the same terms and conditions as the holders of Shares or be
able to exercise such rights. Nothing herein shall obligate the Company to file any registration
statement in respect of any rights or Shares or other securities to be acquired upon the exercise
of such rights.
SECTION 4.5 Distributions Other Than Cash, Shares or Rights to Purchase Shares.
(a) Whenever the Company intends to distribute to the holders of Deposited Securities property
other than cash, Shares or rights to purchase additional Shares, the Company shall give notice
thereof to the Depositary at least 30 days prior to the proposed distribution and shall indicate
whether or not it wishes such distribution to be made to Holders of ADSs. Upon receipt of a notice
indicating that the Company wishes such distribution be made to Holders of ADSs, the Depositary
shall determine whether such distribution to Holders is lawful and practicable. The Depositary
shall not make such distribution unless (i) the Company shall have timely requested the Depositary
to make such distribution to Holders, (ii) the Depositary shall have received satisfactory
documentation within the terms of Section 5.7, and (iii) the Depositary shall have determined that
such distribution is reasonably practicable.
(b) Upon receipt of satisfactory documentation and the request of the Company to distribute
property to Holders of ADSs and after making the requisite determinations set forth in (a) above,
the Depositary may distribute the property so received to the Holders of record as of the ADS
Record Date, in proportion to the number of ADSs held by such Holders respectively and in such
manner as the Depositary may deem practicable for accomplishing such distribution (i) upon receipt
of payment or net of the applicable fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary,
and (ii) net of any taxes and other governmental charges withheld. The
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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.
(c) If (i) the Company does not request the Depositary to make such distribution to Holders or
requests not to make such distribution to Holders, (ii) the Depositary does not receive
satisfactory documentation within the terms of Section 5.7, or (iii) the Depositary determines that
all or a portion of such distribution is not reasonably practicable or feasible, the
Depositary shall endeavor to sell or cause such property to be sold in a public or private sale, at
such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem proper and shall distribute the net
proceeds, if any, of such sale received by the Depositary (net of applicable (a) fees and charges
of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary and (b) taxes) to the Holders as of the ADS Record
Date upon the terms of Section 4.1. If the Depositary is unable to sell such property, the
Depositary may dispose of such property in any way it deems reasonably practicable under the
circumstances for nominal or no consideration and Holders and Beneficial Owners shall have no
rights thereto or arising therefrom.
SECTION 4.6 Redemption. If the Company intends to exercise any right of redemption in respect of any of the Deposited
Securities, the Company shall give timely notice thereof to the Depositary as is reasonably
practicable having regard to all applicable regulatory and other requirements to which the Company
is subject from time to time which notice shall set forth the particulars of the proposed
redemption. Upon timely receipt of (i) such notice and (ii) satisfactory documentation given by
the Company to the Depositary within the terms of Section 5.7, and only if the Company and the
Depositary shall have determined that such proposed redemption is practicable, the Depositary shall
provide to each Holder a notice setting forth the intended exercise by the Company of the
redemption rights and any other particulars set forth in the Company’s notice to the Depositary.
The Depositary shall instruct the Custodian to present to the Company the Deposited Securities in
respect of which redemption rights are being exercised against payment of the applicable redemption
price. Upon receipt of confirmation from the Custodian that the redemption has taken place and
that funds representing the redemption price have been received, the Depositary shall convert,
transfer, and distribute the proceeds (net of applicable (a) fees and charges of, and the expenses
incurred by, the Depositary, and (b) taxes), retire ADSs and cancel ADRs, if applicable, upon
delivery of such ADSs by Holders thereof and the terms set forth in Sections 4.1 and 6.2. If less
than all outstanding Deposited Securities are redeemed, the ADSs to be retired will be selected by
lot or on a pro rata basis, as may be determined by the Depositary. The redemption price per ADS
shall be the dollar equivalent of the per share amount received by the Depositary (adjusted to
reflect the ADS(s)-to-Share(s) ratio) upon the redemption of the Deposited Securities represented
by ADSs (subject to the terms of Section 4.7 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.
SECTION 4.7 Conversion of Foreign Currency. Whenever the Depositary or the Custodian
shall receive Foreign Currency, by way of dividends or other distributions or the net
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proceeds from
the sale of securities, property or rights, and in the judgment of the Depositary such Foreign
Currency can at such time be converted on a practicable basis (by sale or in any other manner that
it may determine in accordance with applicable law) into Dollars transferable to the United States
and distributable to the Holders entitled thereto, the Depositary shall convert or cause to be
converted, by sale or in any other manner that it may determine, such Foreign Currency into
Dollars, and shall distribute such Dollars (net of any fees, expenses, taxes or other governmental
charges incurred in the process of such conversion) in accordance with the terms of the
applicable sections of this Deposit Agreement. If the Depositary shall have distributed
warrants or other instruments that entitle the holders thereof to such Dollars, the Depositary
shall distribute such Dollars to the holders of such warrants and/or instruments upon surrender
thereof for cancellation, in either case without liability for interest thereon. Such distribution
may be made upon an averaged or other practicable basis without regard to any distinctions among
Holders on account of exchange restrictions, the date of delivery of any Receipt or otherwise.
Holders and Beneficial Owners understand that in converting Foreign Currency, amounts received
on conversion are calculated at a rate which may exceed three or four decimal places (the number of
decimal places used by the Depositary to report distribution rates). Any excess amount may be
retained by the Depositary as an additional cost of conversion, irrespective of any other fees and
expenses payable or owing hereunder and shall not be subject to escheatment.
If such conversion or distribution can be effected only with the approval or license of any
government or agency thereof, the Depositary may file such application for approval or license, if
any, as it may deem necessary, practicable and at nominal cost and expense. Nothing herein shall
obligate the Depositary to file or cause to be filed, or to seek effectiveness of any such
application or license.
If at any time the Depositary shall determine that in its judgment the conversion of any
Foreign Currency and the transfer and distribution of proceeds of such conversion received by the
Depositary is not practical or lawful, or if any approval or license of any governmental authority
or agency thereof that is required for such conversion, transfer and distribution is denied, or not
obtainable at a reasonable cost, within a reasonable period or otherwise sought, the Depositary
shall, in its sole discretion but subject to applicable laws and regulations, either (i) distribute
the Foreign Currency (or an appropriate document evidencing the right to receive such Foreign
Currency) received by the Depositary to the Holders entitled to receive such Foreign Currency, or
(ii) hold such Foreign Currency uninvested and without liability for interest thereon for the
respective accounts of the Holders entitled to receive the same.
SECTION 4.8 Fixing of Record Date. Whenever necessary in connection with any
distribution (whether in cash, Shares, rights, or other distribution), or whenever for any reason
the Depositary causes a change in the number of Shares that are represented by each ADS, or
whenever the Depositary shall receive notice of any meeting of or solicitation of holders of Shares
or other Deposited Securities, or whenever the Depositary shall find it necessary or convenient,
the Depositary shall fix a record date (the “ADS Record Date”), as close as practicable to the
record date fixed by the Company with respect to the Shares, for the determination of the Holders
who shall be entitled to receive such distribution, to give instructions for the exercise of voting
rights at any such meeting, or to give or withhold such
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consent, or to receive such notice or
solicitation or to otherwise take action, or to exercise the rights of Holders with respect to such
changed number of Shares represented by each ADS. Subject to applicable law and the provisions of
Section 4.1 through 4.7 and to the other terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, only the
Holders of record at the close of business in New York on such ADS Record Date shall be entitled to
receive such distribution, to give such voting instructions, to receive such notice or
solicitation, or otherwise take action.
SECTION 4.9 Voting of Deposited Securities. Subject to the next sentence, as soon as
practicable after receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders of Shares are entitled to
vote, or of solicitation of consents or proxies from holders of Shares or other Deposited
Securities, the Depositary shall fix the ADS Record Date in respect of such meeting or solicitation
of consent or proxy. The Depositary shall, if requested by the Company in writing in a timely
manner (the Depositary having no obligation to take any further action if the request shall not
have been received by the Depositary at least 30 days prior to the date of such vote or meeting)
and at the Company’s expense and provided no U.S. legal prohibitions exist, mail by regular,
ordinary mail delivery (or by electronic mail or as otherwise may be agreed between the Company and
the Depositary in writing from time to time) or otherwise 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 Company’s Estatuto Social and the provisions of or governing the 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 Shares
or other Deposited Securities represented by such Holder’s ADSs; and (c) a brief statement as to
the manner in which such instructions may be given. Voting instructions may be given only in
respect of a number of ADSs representing an integral number of Shares or other Deposited
Securities. Upon the timely receipt of written instructions of a Holder of ADSs on the ADS Record
Date of voting instructions in the manner specified by the Depositary, the Depositary shall
endeavor, insofar as practicable and permitted under applicable law, the provisions of this Deposit
Agreement, the Company’s Estatuto Social and the provisions of or governing the Deposited
Securities, to vote or cause the Custodian to vote the Shares and/or other Deposited Securities (in
person or by proxy) represented by ADSs evidenced by such Receipt in accordance with such voting
instructions.
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 Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by ADSs except pursuant to and in
accordance with such written instructions from Holders. Shares or other Deposited Securities
represented by ADSs for which no specific voting instructions are received by the Depositary from
the Holder shall not be voted.
Notwithstanding the above, save for applicable provisions of Brazilian law, and in accordance
with the terms of Section 5.3, the Depositary shall not be liable for any failure to carry out any
instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities.
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SECTION 4.10 Changes Affecting Deposited Securities. Upon any change in par value,
split-up, cancellation, consolidation or any other reclassification of Deposited Securities, or
upon any recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale of assets affecting the
Company or to which it is otherwise a party, any securities which shall be received by the
Depositary or the Custodian in exchange for, or in conversion of or replacement or
otherwise in respect of, such Deposited Securities shall, to the extent permitted by law, be
treated as new Deposited Securities under this Deposit Agreement, and the Receipts shall, subject
to the provisions of this Deposit Agreement and applicable law, evidence ADSs representing the
right to receive such additional securities. Alternatively, the Depositary may, with the Company’s
approval, and shall, if the Company shall so request, subject to the terms of the Deposit Agreement
and receipt of an opinion of counsel to the Company, furnished at the expense of the Company,
satisfactory to the Depositary that such distributions are not in violation of any applicable laws
or regulations, execute and deliver additional Receipts as in the case of a stock dividend on the
Shares, or call for the surrender of outstanding Receipts to be exchanged for new Receipts, in
either case, as well as in the event of newly deposited Shares, with necessary modifications to the
form of Receipt contained in Exhibit A hereto, specifically describing such new Deposited
Securities and/or corporate change. The Company agrees to, jointly with the Depositary, amend the
Registration Statement on Form F-6 as filed with the Commission to permit the issuance of such new
form of Receipts. 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 counsel to the Company,
furnished at the expense of the Company, 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. 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 to 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.
SECTION 4.11 Available Information. The Company publishes and agrees to continue
publishing the information in English required to maintain the exemption from registration under
Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Exchange Act on its Internet Web site (xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx.xx) or
through an electronic information delivery system generally available to the public in its primary
trading market. Should the Company become subject to the periodic reporting or other informational
requirements under the Exchange Act, it will be required in accordance therewith to file reports
and other information with the Commission. The Depositary does not assume any duty to determine if
the Company is complying with the current requirements of Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Exchange Act or
to take any action if the Company is not complying with those requirements.
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SECTION 4.12 Reports. The Depositary shall make available during normal business hour
on any Business Day for inspection by Holders at its Principal Office any reports and
communications, including any proxy soliciting materials, received from the Company which are both
(a) received by the Depositary, the Custodian, or the nominee of either of them as the holder of
the Deposited Securities and (b)
made generally available to the holders of such Deposited Securities by the Company. The
Company agrees to provide to the Depositary, at the Company’s expense, all documents that it
provides to the Custodian. The Depositary shall, at the expense of the Company and in accordance
with Section 5.6, also mail by regular, ordinary mail delivery or by electronic transmission (if
agreed by the Company and the Depositary) and unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company and
the Depositary, to Holders copies of such reports when furnished by the Company pursuant to Section
5.6.
SECTION 4.13 List of Holders. Promptly upon written request by the Company, the
Depositary shall, at the expense of the Company, furnish to it a list, as of a recent date, of the
names, addresses and holdings of ADSs by all persons in whose names Receipts are registered on the
books of the Depositary.
SECTION 4.14 Taxation; Withholding. The Depositary will, and will instruct the
Custodian to, forward to the Company or its agents such information from its records as the Company
may reasonably request to enable the Company or its agents to file necessary tax reports with
governmental authorities or agencies. The Depositary, the Custodian or the Company and its agents
may, but shall not be obligated to, file such reports as are necessary to reduce or eliminate
applicable taxes on dividends and on other distributions in respect of Deposited Securities under
applicable tax treaties or laws for the Holders and Beneficial Owners. In accordance with
instructions from the Company and to the extent practicable, at the expense of the Holders or
Beneficial Owners, the Depositary or the Custodian will take reasonable administrative actions to
obtain tax refunds, reduced withholding of tax at source on dividends and other benefits under
applicable tax treaties or laws with respect to dividends and other distributions on the Deposited
Securities. As a condition to receiving such service, Holders and Beneficial Owners of ADSs may be
required from time to time, and in a timely manner, to file such proof of taxpayer status,
residence and beneficial ownership (as applicable), to execute such certificates and to make such
representations and warranties, or to provide any other information or documents, as the Depositary
or the Custodian may deem necessary or proper to fulfill the Depositary’s or the Custodian’s
obligations under applicable law. The Depositary and the Company shall have no obligation or
liability to any person if any Holder or Beneficial Owner fails to provide such information or if
such information does not reach relevant tax authorities in time for any Holder or Beneficial Owner
to obtain the benefit of any tax treatment. The Holders and Beneficial Owners shall indemnify the
Depositary, the Company, the Custodian and any of their respective directors, employees, agents and
Affiliates against, and hold each of them harmless from, any claims by any governmental authority
with respect to taxes, additions to tax, penalties or interest arising out of any refund of taxes,
reduced rate of withholding at source or other tax benefit obtained.
The Company shall remit to the appropriate governmental authority or agency any amounts
required to be withheld by the Company and owing to such governmental authority or agency. Upon
any such withholding, the Company shall remit to the Depositary information
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about such taxes or
governmental charges withheld or paid, and, if so requested, the tax receipt (or other proof of
payment to the applicable governmental authority) therefor, in each case, in a form satisfactory to
the Depositary. The Depositary shall, to the extent required by U.S. law, report to Holders: (i)
any taxes withheld by it; (ii) any taxes withheld by the Custodian, subject to
information being provided to the Depositary by the Custodian; and (iii) any taxes withheld by
the Company, subject to information being provided to the Depositary by the Company. The Depositary
and the Custodian shall not be required to provide the Holders with any evidence of the remittance
by the Company (or its agents) of any taxes withheld, or of the payment of taxes by the Company,
except to the extent the evidence is provided by the Company to the Depositary. Neither the
Depositary nor the Custodian shall be liable for the failure by any Holder or Beneficial Owner to
obtain the benefits of credits on the basis of non-U.S. tax paid against such Holder’s or
Beneficial Owner’s income tax liability.
In the event that the Depositary determines that any distribution in property (including
Shares and rights to subscribe therefor) is subject to any tax or other governmental charge which
the Depositary is obligated to withhold, the Depositary shall withhold the amount required to be
withheld and may by public or private sale dispose of all or a portion of such property (including
Shares and rights to subscribe therefor) in such amounts and in such manner as the Depositary deems
necessary and practicable to pay such taxes or charges and the Depositary shall distribute the net
proceeds of any such sale after deduction of such taxes or charges to the Holders entitled thereto
in proportion to the number of ADSs held by them respectively.
The Depositary is under no obligation to provide the Holders and Beneficial Owners with any
information about the tax status of the Company. Neither the Depositary nor the Company shall
incur any liability for any tax consequences that may be incurred by Holders and Beneficial Owners
on account of their ownership of the ADSs.
ARTICLE V
THE DEPOSITARY, THE CUSTODIAN AND THE COMPANY
SECTION 5.1 Maintenance of Office and Transfer Books by the Registrar. Until
termination of this Deposit Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Depositary or if a
Registrar for the Receipts shall have been appointed, the Registrar shall maintain in the Borough
of Manhattan, the City of New York, an office and facilities for the execution and delivery,
registration, registration of transfers, combination and split-up of Receipts, the surrender of
Receipts and the delivery and withdrawal of Deposited Securities in accordance with the provisions
of this Deposit Agreement.
The Depositary or the Registrar, as applicable, shall keep books for the registration of
Receipts and transfers of Receipts which at all reasonable times shall be open for inspection by
the Company and by the Holders of such Receipts, provided that such inspection shall not be, to the
Depositary’s or the Registrar’s knowledge, for the purpose of communicating with Holders of such
Receipts in the interest of a business or object other than the business of the Company or other
than a matter related to this Deposit Agreement or the Receipts.
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The Depositary or the Registrar, as applicable, may close the transfer books with respect to
the Receipts, at any time or from time to time, when deemed necessary or advisable by it in
connection with the performance of its duties hereunder.
If any Receipts or the ADSs evidenced thereby are listed on one or more stock exchanges or
automated quotation systems in the United States, the Depositary shall act as Registrar or appoint
a Registrar or one or more co-registrars for registration of Receipts and transfers, combinations
and split-ups, and to countersign such Receipts in accordance with any requirements of such
exchanges or systems. Such Registrar or co-registrars may be removed and a substitute or
substitutes appointed by the Depositary.
If any Receipts or the ADSs evidenced thereby are listed on one or more securities exchanges,
markets or automated quotation systems, (i) the Depositary shall be entitled to, and shall, take or
refrain from taking such action(s) as it may deem necessary or appropriate to comply with the
requirements of such securities exchange(s), market(s) or automated quotation system(s) applicable
to it, notwithstanding any other provision of this Deposit Agreement; and (ii) upon the reasonable
request of the Depositary, the Company shall provide the Depositary such information and assistance
as may be reasonably necessary for the Depositary to comply with such requirements, to the extent
that the Company may lawfully do so.
SECTION 5.2 Exoneration. Neither the Depositary, the Custodian or the Company shall
be obligated to do or perform any act which is inconsistent with the provisions of this Deposit
Agreement or shall incur any liability (i) if the Depositary, the Custodian or the Company or their
respective controlling persons or agents shall be prevented or forbidden from, or delayed in, doing
or performing any act or thing required by the terms of this Deposit Agreement, by reason of any
provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any state thereof,
Brazil 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 Company’s Estatuto Social or any provision of or
governing any Deposited Securities, or by reason of any act of God or war or other circumstances
beyond its control (including, without limitation, nationalization, expropriation, currency
restrictions, work stoppage, strikes, civil unrest, revolutions, rebellions, explosions and
computer failure), (ii) by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion
provided for in this Deposit Agreement or in the Company’s Estatuto Social or provisions of or
governing Deposited Securities, (iii) for any action or inaction of the Depositary, the Custodian
or the Company or their respective controlling persons or agents in reliance upon the advice of or
information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Holder,
any Beneficial Owner or authorized representative thereof, or any other person believed by it in
good faith to be competent to give such advice or information, (iv) for 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 this Deposit
Agreement, made available to Holders of ADSs or (v) for any special, consequential, indirect or
punitive damages for any breach of the terms of this Deposit Agreement or otherwise.
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The Depositary, its controlling persons, its agents, the Custodian and the Company, its
controlling persons and its agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written
notice, request, opinion or other document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or
presented by the proper party or parties.
No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act is intended by any provision of this
Deposit Agreement.
SECTION 5.3 Standard of Care. The Company and the Depositary and their respective
agents assume no obligation and shall not be subject to any liability under this Deposit Agreement
or any Receipts to any Holder(s) or Beneficial Owner(s) or other persons (except for the Company’s
and the Depositary’s obligations specifically set forth in Section 5.8), provided, that the Company
and the Depositary and their respective agents agree to perform their respective obligations
specifically set forth in this Deposit Agreement or the applicable ADRs without gross negligence or
willful misconduct.
Without limitation of the foregoing, neither the Depositary, nor the Company, nor any of their
respective controlling persons, or agents, shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or
defend any action, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of
the Receipts, which in its opinion may involve it in expense or liability, unless indemnity
satisfactory to it against all expenses (including fees and disbursements of counsel) and
liabilities be furnished as often as may be required (and no Custodian shall be under any
obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being
solely to the Depositary).
The Depositary and its agents shall not be liable for any failure to carry out any
instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any vote is cast
or the effects of any vote. 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
this Deposit Agreement or for the failure or timeliness of any notice from the Company, or for any
action or non action by it in reliance upon the opinion, advice of or information from legal
counsel, accountants, any person representing Shares for deposit, any Holder or any other person
believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. The Depositary
and its agents shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether
in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with any matter
arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with
the issue out of which such potential liability arises the Depositary performed its obligations
without gross negligence or willful misconduct while it acted as Depositary. None of the Company,
the Depositary or the Custodian shall be liable for any action or failure to act by any Holder
relating to the Holder’s obligations under any applicable Brazilian law or regulation relating to
foreign investment in Brazil in respect of a
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withdrawal or sale of Deposited Securities, including, without limitation, any failure to
comply with a requirement to register such investment pursuant to the terms of any applicable
Brazilian law or regulation prior to such withdrawal or any failure to report foreign exchange
transactions to the Central Bank, as the case may be. Each Holder will be responsible for the
report of any false information relating to foreign exchange transactions to the Custodian or the
Central Bank, as the case may be, in connection with deposits or withdrawals of Deposited
Securities.
SECTION 5.4 Resignation and Removal of the Depositary; Appointment of Successor
Depositary. The Depositary may at any time resign as Depositary hereunder 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, in the event no
successor depositary has been appointed by the Company, be entitled to take the actions
contemplated in Section 6.2 hereof), or (ii) upon the appointment by the Company of a successor
depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as hereinafter provided, save that, any amounts,
fees, costs or expenses owed to the Depositary hereunder or in accordance with any other agreements
otherwise agreed in writing between the Company and the Depositary from time to time shall be paid
to the Depositary prior to such resignation.
The Depositary may at any time be removed by the Company by written notice of such removal,
which removal shall be effective on the later of (i) the 90th day after delivery thereof to the
Depositary (whereupon the Depositary shall be entitled to take the actions contemplated in Section
6.2 hereof), or (ii) upon the appointment by the Company of a successor depositary and its
acceptance of such appointment as hereinafter provided, save that, any amounts, fees, costs or
expenses owed to the Depositary hereunder or in accordance with any other agreements otherwise
agreed in writing between the Company and the Depositary from time to time shall be paid to the
Depositary prior to such removal.
In case at any time the Depositary acting hereunder shall resign or be removed, the Company
shall use its reasonable 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. The Company shall give
notice to the Depositary of the appointment of a successor depositary not more than 90 days after
delivery by the Depositary of written notice of resignation or by the Company of removal, each as
provided in this section. In the event that a successor depositary is not appointed or notice of
the appointment of a successor depositary is not provided by the Company in accordance with the
preceding sentence, the Depositary shall be entitled to take the actions contemplated in Section
6.2 hereof.
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. The predecessor depositary, upon payment of all sums due to 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), (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
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all outstanding Receipts and such other information relating to Receipts and Holders
thereof as the successor may reasonably request. Any such successor depositary shall promptly mail
notice of its appointment to such Holders.
Any corporation into or with which the Depositary may be merged or consolidated shall be the
successor of the Depositary without the execution or filing of any document or any further act.
SECTION 5.5 The Custodian. The Custodian or its successors in acting hereunder shall
be subject at all times and in all respects to the direction of the Depositary for the Deposited
Securities for which the Custodian acts as custodian and shall be responsible solely to it. If any
Custodian resigns or is discharged from its duties hereunder with respect to any Deposited
Securities and no other Custodian has previously been appointed hereunder, the Depositary shall,
following consultation with the Company, promptly appoint a substitute custodian. The Depositary
shall require such resigning or discharged Custodian to deliver the Deposited Securities held by
it, together with all such records maintained by it as Custodian with respect to such Deposited
Securities as the Depositary may request, to the Custodian designated by the Depositary. The
Depositary shall use reasonable commercial efforts to ensure that at all times there is a Custodian
hereunder. Whenever the Depositary determines, in its discretion, that it is appropriate to do so,
it may appoint an additional entity to act as Custodian with respect to any Deposited Securities,
or discharge the Custodian with respect to any Deposited Securities and appoint a substitute
custodian, which shall thereafter be Custodian hereunder with respect to the Deposited Securities.
Promptly after any such change, the Depositary shall give notice thereof in writing to all Holders.
Upon the appointment of any successor depositary, any Custodian then acting hereunder shall,
unless otherwise instructed by the Depositary, continue to be the Custodian of the Deposited
Securities without any further act or writing and shall be subject to the direction of the
successor depositary. The successor depositary so appointed shall, nevertheless, on the written
request of any Custodian, execute and deliver to such Custodian all such instruments as may be
proper to give to such Custodian full and complete power and authority to act on the direction of
such successor depositary.
SECTION 5.6 Notices and Reports. On or before the first date on which the Company
gives notice, by publication or otherwise, of any meeting of holders of Shares or other Deposited
Securities, or of any adjourned meeting of such holders, or of the taking of any action by such
holders other than at a meeting, or of the taking of any action in respect of any cash or other
distributions or the offering of any rights in respect of Deposited Securities, the Company shall
transmit to the Depositary and the Custodian a copy of the notice thereof in English but otherwise
in the form given or to be given to holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities. The Company
shall also furnish to the Custodian and the Depositary a summary, in English, of any applicable
provisions or proposed provisions of the Company’s Estatuto Social that may be relevant or pertain
to such notice of meeting or be the subject of a vote thereat.
The Company will also transmit to the Depositary (a) English language versions of the other
notices, reports and communications which are made generally available by the
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Company to holders of
its Shares or other Deposited Securities and (b) English language versions of the Company’s annual
and other reports prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Commission under Rule
12g3-2(b). The Depositary shall arrange, at the request of the Company and at the Company’s
expense, for the mailing of copies thereof to all Holders, or by any other means as agreed between
the Company and the Depositary (at the Company’s expense) or make such notices, reports and other
communications available for inspection by all Holders, provided, that, the Depositary shall have
received evidence sufficiently satisfactory to it, including in the form of an opinion of local
and/or U.S. counsel or counsel of other applicable jurisdictions, furnished at the expense of the
Company, as the Depositary in its discretion so requests, that the distribution of such notices,
reports and any such other communications to Holders from time to time is valid and does not or
will not infringe any local, U.S. or other applicable jurisdiction regulatory restrictions or
requirements if so distributed and made available to Holders. The Company will timely provide the
Depositary with the quantity of such notices, reports, and communications, as requested by the
Depositary from time to time, in order for the Depositary to effect such mailings. The Company has
delivered to the Depositary and the Custodian a copy of the Company’s Estatuto Social along with
the provisions of or governing the Shares and any other Deposited Securities issued by the Company
or any Affiliate of the Company, in connection with the Shares, in each case along with a certified
English translation thereof, and promptly upon any amendment thereto or change therein, the Company
shall deliver to the Depositary and the Custodian a copy of such amendment thereto or change
therein (along with a certified English translation thereof). The Depositary may rely upon such
copy for all purposes of this Deposit Agreement.
The Depositary will, at the expense of the Company, make available a copy of any such notices,
reports or communications issued by the Company and delivered to the Depositary for inspection by
the Holders of the Receipts evidencing the ADSs representing such Shares governed by such
provisions at the Depositary’s Principal Office, at the office of the Custodian and at any other
designated transfer office.
SECTION 5.7 Issuance of Additional Shares, ADSs etc. The Company agrees that in the
event it or any of its Affiliates proposes (i) an issuance, sale or distribution of additional
Shares, (ii) an offering of rights to subscribe for Shares or other Deposited Securities, (iii) an
issuance of securities convertible into or exchangeable for Shares, (iv) an issuance of rights to
subscribe for securities convertible into or exchangeable for Shares, (v) an elective dividend of
cash or Shares, (vi) a redemption of Deposited Securities, (vii) a meeting of holders of Deposited
Securities, or solicitation of consents or proxies, relating to any reclassification of securities,
merger or consolidation or transfer of assets or (viii) any reclassification, recapitalization,
reorganization, merger, consolidation or sale of assets which affects the Deposited Securities, it
will obtain U.S. legal advice and take all steps necessary to ensure that the application of the
proposed transaction to Holders and Beneficial Owners does not violate the registration provisions
of the Securities Act, or any other applicable laws (including, without limitation, the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Exchange Act or the securities laws of the states of the
United States). In support of the foregoing or at the reasonable request
of the Depositary where it deems necessary, the Company will furnish to the Depositary, at
it’s own expense (a) a written opinion of U.S. counsel (reasonably satisfactory to the Depositary)
stating whether or not application of such transaction to Holders and Beneficial Owners (1)
requires a
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registration statement under the Securities Act to be in effect or is exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and/or (2) dealing with such other reasonable
issues requested by the Depositary and (b) an opinion of Brazilian counsel (reasonably satisfactory
to the Depositary) stating that (1) making the transaction available to Holders and Beneficial
Owners does not violate the laws or regulations of Brazil and (2) all requisite regulatory consents
and approvals have been obtained in Brazil. If the filing of a registration statement is required,
the Depositary shall not have any obligation to proceed with the transaction unless it shall have
received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that such registration statement has been declared
effective and that such distribution is in accordance with all applicable laws or regulations. If,
being advised by counsel, the Company determines that a transaction is required to be registered
under the Securities Act, the Company will either (i) register such transaction to the extent
necessary, (ii) alter the terms of the transaction to avoid the registration requirements of the
Securities Act or (iii) direct the Depositary to take specific measures, in each case as
contemplated in this Deposit Agreement, to prevent such transaction from violating the registration
requirements of the Securities Act.
The Company agrees with the Depositary that neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates will
at any time (i) deposit any Shares or other Deposited Securities, either upon original issuance or
upon a sale of Shares or other Deposited Securities previously issued and reacquired by the Company
or by any such Affiliate, or (ii) issue additional Shares, rights to subscribe for such Shares,
securities convertible into or exchangeable for Shares or rights to subscribe for such securities,
unless such transaction and the securities issuable in such transaction are exempt from
registration under the Securities Act or have been registered under the Securities Act (and such
registration statement has been declared effective).
Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Deposit Agreement, nothing in this Deposit
Agreement shall be deemed to obligate the Company to file any registration statement in respect of
any proposed transaction.
SECTION 5.8 Indemnification. The Depositary agrees to indemnify the Company and its
directors, officers, employees, authorized agents and Affiliates against, and hold each of them
harmless from, any loss, liabilities, taxes, costs, claims, judgments, proceedings, actions,
demands and any charges or expenses of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to,
reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses and, in each case, fees and expenses of counsel, in each
case, irrevocable value added tax and any similar tax charged or otherwise imposed in respect
thereof) (collectively referred to as “Losses”) which the Company and its directors, officers,
employees, authorized agents and Affiliates may incur or which may be made against any of them as a
result of or in connection with acts performed or omitted by the Depositary or any agent thereof
under the terms hereof due to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Depositary or any
agent thereof. The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, any Custodian and each of their
respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Affiliates against, and hold each of them
harmless from, any Losses which the Depositary or any agent thereof may incur or which may be made
against it as a result
of or in connection with its appointment or the exercise of its powers and duties under this
Agreement or that may arise (a) out of or in connection with any offer, issuance, sale, resale,
transfer, deposit or withdrawal of Receipts, ADSs, the Shares, or other Deposited Securities, as
the case may be, (b) out of or in
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connection with any offering documents in respect thereof or (c)
out of or in connection with acts performed or omitted, including, but not limited to, any delivery
by the Depositary on behalf of the Company of information regarding the Company in connection with
this Deposit Agreement, the Receipts, the ADSs, the Shares, or any Deposited Securities, in any
such case (i) by the Depositary, the Custodian or any of their respective directors, officers,
employees, agents and Affiliates, except to the extent any such Losses directly arise out of the
gross negligence or willful misconduct of any of them, or (ii) by the Company or any of its
directors, officers, employees, agents and Affiliates. Notwithstanding the above, in no event
shall the Depositary, the Company or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents
and/or Affiliates be liable for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages.
Any person seeking indemnification hereunder (an “Indemnified Person”) shall notify in writing
the person from whom it is seeking indemnification (the “Indemnifying Person”) of the commencement
of any indemnifiable action or claim promptly after such Indemnified Person becomes aware of such
commencement (provided that the failure to make such notification shall not affect such Indemnified
Person’s rights to indemnification except to the extent the Indemnifying Person is materially
prejudiced by such failure) and shall consult in good faith with the Indemnifying Person as to the
conduct of the defense of such action or claim that may give rise to an indemnity hereunder, which
defense shall be reasonable under the circumstances. No Indemnified Person shall compromise or
settle any action or claim that may give rise to an indemnity hereunder without the prior written
consent of the Indemnifying Person, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
The obligations set forth in this Section shall survive the termination of this Deposit
Agreement and the succession or substitution of any party hereto.
SECTION 5.9 Fees and Charges of Depositary. The Company, the Holders, the Beneficial
Owners, and persons depositing Shares or surrendering ADSs for cancellation and withdrawal of
Deposited Securities shall be required to pay to the Depositary the Depositary’s fees and related
charges identified as payable by them respectively as provided for under Article (10) of the
Receipt; provided, however, that no fees shall be payable upon distribution of cash dividends so
long as the charging of such fee is prohibited by the exchange, if any, upon which the ADSs are
listed. All fees and charges so payable may, at any time and from time to time, be changed by
agreement between the Depositary and the Company, but, in the case of fees and charges payable by
Holders and Beneficial Owners, only in the manner contemplated in Section 6.1. The Depositary
shall provide, without charge, a copy of its latest fee schedule to anyone upon request.
The Depositary and the Company may reach separate agreement in relation to the payment of any
additional remuneration to the Depositary in respect of any exceptional duties which the Depositary
finds necessary or desirable and agreed by both parties in the performance of its obligations
hereunder and in respect of the actual costs and expenses of the Depositary in
respect of any notices required to be given to the Holders in accordance with Section 6.1
hereof and Article (21) of the Receipt.
In connection with any payment by the Company to the Depositary:
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(i) | all fees, taxes, duties, charges, costs and expenses which are payable by the Company shall be paid or be procured to be paid by the Company (and any such amounts which are paid by the Depositary shall be reimbursed to the Depositary by the Company upon demand therefor); and | ||
(ii) | such payment shall be subject to all necessary Brazilian exchange control and other consents and approvals having been obtained. The Company undertakes to use its reasonable endeavours to obtain all necessary approvals that are required to be obtained by it in this connection; |
The Company agrees to promptly pay to the Depositary such other expenses, fees and charges and
to reimburse the Depositary for such out-of-pocket expenses as the Depositary and the Company may
agree to from time to time. Responsibility for payment of such charges may at any time and from
time to time be changed by agreement between the Company and the Depositary. Unless otherwise
agreed, in the discretion of the Depositary, the Depositary shall present its statement for such
expenses and fees or charges to the Company upon receipt or payment of any relevant invoice by the
Depositary, once every three months.
All payments by the Company to the Depositary under this Clause 5.9 shall be paid without
set-off or counterclaim, and free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for or on
account of, any present or future taxes, levies, imports, duties, fees, assessments or other
charges of whatever nature, imposed by law, rule, regulation, court, tribunal or by any department,
agency or other political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, and all interest,
penalties or similar liabilities with respect thereto.
The right of the Depositary to receive payment of fees, charges and expenses as provided above
shall survive the termination of this Deposit Agreement. As to any Depositary, upon the
resignation or removal of such Depositary as described in Section 5.4 hereof, such right shall
extend for those fees, charges and expenses incurred prior to the effectiveness of such resignation
or removal.
SECTION 5.10 Restricted Securities Owners. From time to time or upon request by the
Depositary, the Company shall provide to the Depositary a list setting forth, to the actual
knowledge of the Company, those persons or entities who beneficially own Restricted Securities and
the Company shall update that list on a regular basis. The Depositary may rely on such a list or
update but shall not be liable for any action or omission made in reliance thereon. The Company
agrees to advise in writing each of the persons or entities who, to the knowledge of the Company,
holds Restricted Securities that such Restricted Securities are ineligible for deposit hereunder
and, to the extent practicable, shall require each of such persons to represent in writing that
such person will not deposit Restricted Securities hereunder. The Company shall, in accordance
with Article
(25) of the Receipt, inform Holders and Beneficial Owners and the Depositary of any other
limitations on ownership of Shares that the Holders and Beneficial Owners may be subject to by
reason of the number of ADSs held under the Estatuto Social of the Company or applicable Brazilian
law, as such restrictions may be in force from time to time.
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ARTICLE VI
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
SECTION 6.1 Amendment/Supplement. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section
6.1 and applicable law, the Receipts outstanding at any time, the provisions of this Deposit
Agreement and the form of Receipt attached hereto and to be issued under the terms hereof 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 not materially prejudicial to
the Holders without the consent of the Holders or Beneficial Owners. Any amendment or supplement
which shall impose or increase any fees or charges (other than 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 Receipts until 30 days
after notice of such amendment or supplement shall have been given to the Holders of outstanding
Receipts. Notice of any amendment to the Deposit Agreement or any ADR shall not need to describe in
detail the specific amendments effectuated thereby, and failure to describe the specific amendments
in any such notice shall not render such notice invalid, provided, however, that,
in each such case, the notice given to the Holders identifies a means for Holders and Beneficial
Owners to retrieve or receive the text of such amendment (i.e., upon retrieval from the
Commission’s, the Depositary’s or the Company’s website or upon request from the Depositary). The
parties hereto agree that any amendments or supplements which (i) are reasonably necessary (as
agreed by the Company and the Depositary) in order for (a) the ADSs to be registered on Form F-6
under the Securities Act or (b) the ADSs or the Shares to be traded solely in electronic book-entry
form and (ii) do not in either such case impose or increase any fees or charges to be borne by
Holders, shall be deemed not to materially prejudice any substantial rights of Holders or
Beneficial Owners. Every Holder and Beneficial Owner at the time any amendment or supplement so
becomes effective shall be deemed, by continuing to hold such ADSs or Shares, to consent and agree
to such amendment or supplement and to be bound by the Deposit Agreement, and the ADSs, if
applicable, as amended and supplemented thereby. In no event shall any amendment or supplement
impair the right of the Holder to surrender such Receipt and receive therefor the Deposited
Securities represented thereby, except in order to comply with mandatory provisions of applicable
law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any governmental body should adopt new laws, rules or
regulations which would require amendment or supplement of the Deposit Agreement to ensure
compliance therewith, the Company and the Depositary may amend or supplement the Deposit Agreement
and the Receipt at any time in accordance with such changed laws, rules or regulations. Such
amendment or supplement to the Deposit Agreement in such
circumstances may become effective before a notice of such amendment or supplement is given to
Holders or within any other period of time as required for compliance with such laws, rules or
regulations.
SECTION 6.2 Termination. Subject to the Depositary’s right to terminate this Deposit
Agreement pursuant to Section 3.5, the Depositary shall, at any time at the written direction of
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the Company, terminate this Deposit Agreement by mailing notice of such termination to the Holders
of all Receipts then outstanding at least 90 days prior to the date fixed in such notice for such
termination, provided that, the Depositary shall be reimbursed for any amounts, fees, costs or
expenses owed to it in accordance with the terms of this Deposit Agreement and in accordance with
any other agreements as otherwise agreed in writing between the Company and the Depositary from
time to time, prior to such termination shall take effect. If 90 days shall have expired after (i)
the Depositary shall have delivered to the Company a written notice of its election to resign, or
(ii) the Company shall have delivered to the Depositary a written notice of the removal of the
Depositary, and in either case a successor depositary shall not have been appointed and accepted
its appointment as provided in Section 5.4, the Depositary may terminate this Deposit Agreement by
mailing notice of such termination to the Holders of all Receipts then outstanding at least 30 days
prior to the date fixed for such termination. On and after the date of termination of this Deposit
Agreement, the Holder will, upon surrender of such Receipt at the Principal Office of the
Depositary, upon the payment of the charges of the Depositary for the surrender of Receipts
referred to in Section 2.6 and subject to the conditions and restrictions therein set forth, and
upon payment of any applicable taxes or governmental charges, be entitled to delivery, to him or
upon his order, of the amount of Deposited Securities represented by such Receipt. If any Receipts
shall remain outstanding after the date of termination of this Deposit Agreement, the Registrar
thereafter shall discontinue the registration of transfers of Receipts, and the Depositary shall
suspend the distribution of dividends to the Holders thereof, and shall not give any further
notices or perform any further acts under this Deposit Agreement, except that the Depositary shall
continue to collect dividends and other distributions pertaining to Deposited Securities, shall
sell rights or other property as provided in this Deposit Agreement, and shall continue to deliver
Deposited Securities, subject to the conditions and restrictions set forth in Section 2.6, together
with any dividends or other distributions received with respect thereto and the net proceeds of the
sale of any rights or other property, in exchange for Receipts surrendered to the Depositary (after
deducting, or charging, as the case may be, in each case, the charges of the Depositary for the
surrender of a Receipt, any expenses for the account of the Holder in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Deposit Agreement and any applicable taxes or governmental charges or
assessments). At any time after the date of termination of this Deposit Agreement, the Depositary
may sell the Deposited Securities then held hereunder and may thereafter hold uninvested the net
proceeds of any such sale, together with any other cash then held by it hereunder, in an
unsegregated account, without liability for interest for the pro rata benefit of the Holders of
Receipts whose Receipts have not theretofore been surrendered. After making such sale, the
Depositary shall be discharged from all obligations under this Deposit Agreement with respect to
the Receipts and the Shares, Deposited Securities and ADSs, except to account for such net proceeds
and other cash (after deducting, or charging, as the case may be, in each case, the charges of the
Depositary for the surrender of a Receipt, any expenses for the account of the Holder in accordance
with the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement and any applicable taxes or governmental
charges or assessments). Upon the termination of this Deposit Agreement, the Company shall be
discharged from all obligations under this Deposit Agreement except for its obligations to the
Depositary hereunder.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION 7.1 Counterparts. This Deposit Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of such counterparts together
shall constitute one and the same agreement. Copies of this Deposit Agreement shall be maintained
with the Depositary and shall be open to inspection by any Holder during business hours.
SECTION 7.2 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Deposit Agreement is for the exclusive
benefit of the parties hereto (and their successors) and shall not be deemed to give any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim whatsoever to any other person, except to the extent specifically
set forth in this Deposit Agreement. Nothing in this Deposit Agreement shall be deemed to give
rise to a partnership or joint venture among the parties hereto nor establish a fiduciary or
similar relationship among the parties. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that (i) the
Depositary and its Affiliates may at any time have multiple banking relationships with the Company
and its Affiliates, (ii) the Depositary and its Affiliates may be engaged at any time in
transactions in which parties adverse to the Company or the Holders or Beneficial Owners may have
interests and (iii) nothing contained in this Agreement shall (a) preclude the Depositary or any of
its Affiliates from engaging in such transactions or establishing or maintaining such
relationships, or (b) obligate the Depositary or any of its Affiliates to disclose such
transactions or relationships or to account for any profit made or payment received in such
transactions or relationships.
SECTION 7.3 Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this
Deposit Agreement or in the Receipts should be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein or
therein shall in no way be affected, prejudiced or disturbed thereby.
SECTION 7.4 Holders and Beneficial Owners as Parties; Binding Effect. The Holders and
Beneficial Owners from time to time of ADSs shall be parties to the Deposit Agreement and shall be
bound by all of the terms and conditions hereof and of any Receipt by acceptance hereof or any
beneficial interest therein.
SECTION 7.5 Notices. Any and all notices to be given to the Company shall be deemed
to have been duly given if personally delivered or sent by mail, air courier or cable, telex,
facsimile transmission or electronic transmission, confirmed by letter, addressed to Marfrig
Alimentos S.A., Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, 0000, Conjunto 7-B, São Paulo, SP, Brazil,
Attention: Investor Relations Officer,
Tel: (0000) 00 0000 0000, Facsimile: (0000) 00 0000 0000, or to any other address which the
Company may specify in writing to the Depositary.
Any and all notices to be given to the Depositary shall be deemed to have been duly given if
personally delivered or sent by mail, air courier or cable, telex, facsimile transmission or by
electronic transmission (if agreed by the Company and the Depositary), at the Company’s expense,
unless otherwise agreed in writing between the Company and the Depositary, confirmed by letter,
addressed to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, XXX
Attention: ADR Department, telephone: (000) 000 000-0000,
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facsimile: (000) 000 000 0000 or to
any other address which the Depositary may specify in writing to the Company.
Any and all notices to be given to any Holder shall be deemed to have been duly given if
personally delivered or sent by mail or cable, telex, facsimile transmission or by electronic
transmission (if agreed by the Company and the Depositary), at the Company’s expense, unless
otherwise agreed in writing between the Company and the Depositary, addressed to such Holder at the
address of such Holder as it appears on the transfer books for Receipts of the Depositary, or, if
such Holder shall have filed with the Depositary a written request that notices intended for such
Holder be mailed to some other address, at the address specified in such request. Notice to Holders
shall be deemed to be notice to Beneficial Owners for all purposes of this Deposit Agreement.
Delivery of a notice sent by mail, air courier or cable, telex, facsimile or electronic
transmission shall be deemed to be effective at the time when a duly addressed letter containing
the same (or a confirmation thereof in the case of a cable, telex, facsimile or electronic
transmission) is deposited, postage prepaid, in a post-office letter box or delivered to an air
courier service. The Depositary or the Company may, however, act upon any cable, telex, facsimile
or electronic transmission received by it from the other or from any Holder, notwithstanding that
such cable, telex, facsimile or electronic transmission shall not subsequently be confirmed by
letter as aforesaid, as the case may be.
SECTION 7.6 Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This Deposit Agreement and the Receipts
shall be interpreted in accordance with, and all rights hereunder and thereunder and provisions
hereof and thereof shall be governed by, the laws of the State of New York without reference to the
principles of choice of law thereof. Except as set forth in the following paragraph of this Section
7.6, the Company and the Depositary agree that the federal or state courts in the City of New York
shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any suit, action or proceeding and to settle any
dispute between them that may arise out of or in connection with this Deposit Agreement and, for
such purposes, each irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts. The
Company hereby irrevocably designates, appoints and empowers CT Corporation System (the “Process
Agent”) now at 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of America, as its
authorized agent for service of process in connection with any court proceedings in the State of
New York or the Federal Courts of the United States of America for the District sitting in the
State of New York relating to any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of this Deposit
Agreement. If for any reason the Process Agent shall cease to be available to act as such,
the Company agrees to designate a new agent in the City of New York on the terms and for the
purposes of this Section 7.6 reasonably satisfactory to the Depositary. The Company further hereby
irrevocably consents and agrees to the service of any and all legal process, summons, notices and
documents in any suit, action or proceeding against the Company, by service by mail of a copy
thereof upon the Process Agent (whether or not the appointment of such Process Agent shall for any
reason prove to be ineffective or such Process Agent shall fail to accept or acknowledge such
service), with a copy mailed to the Company by registered or certified air mail, postage prepaid,
to its address provided in Section 7.5 hereof. The Company agrees that the failure of the Process
Agent to give any notice of such service to it shall
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not impair or affect in any way the validity
of such service or any judgment rendered in any action or proceeding based thereon.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Depositary and the Company unconditionally agree that in
the event that a Holder or Beneficial Owner brings a suit, action or proceeding against (a) the
Company, (b) the Depositary in its capacity as Depositary under this Deposit Agreement or (c)
against both the Company and the Depositary, in any state or federal court of the United States,
and the Depositary or the Company have any claim, for indemnification or otherwise, against each
other arising out of the subject matter of such suit, action or proceeding, then the Company and
the Depositary may pursue such claim against each other in the state or federal court in the United
States in which such suit, action, or proceeding is pending, and for such purposes, the Company and
the Depositary irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts. The Company
agrees that service of process upon the Agent in the manner set forth in the preceding paragraph
shall be effective service upon it for any suit, action or proceeding brought against it as
described in this paragraph.
The Company irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law,
any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any actions, suits or
proceedings brought in any court as provided in this Section 7.6, and hereby further irrevocably
and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action,
suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
The provisions of this Section 7.6 shall survive any termination of this Deposit Agreement, in
whole or in part.
SECTION 7.7 Assignment. Subject to the provisions of Section 5.4 hereof, this Deposit
Agreement may not be assigned by either the Company or the Depositary.
SECTION 7.8 Compliance with U.S. Securities Laws. Notwithstanding anything in this
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 Form F-6 Registration Statement, as amended from time to time, under
the Securities Act.
SECTION 7.9 Brazilian Law References. Any summary of Brazilian laws and regulations
and of the terms of the Company’s Estatuto Social set forth in the Deposit Agreement have been
provided by the Company solely for the convenience of Holders, Beneficial Owners and the
Depositary. While such summaries are believed by the Company to be accurate as of the date of the
Deposit Agreement, (i) they are summaries and as such may not include all aspects of the materials
summarized applicable to a Holder or Beneficial Owner, and (ii) these laws and regulations and the
Company’s Estatuto Social may change after the date of the Deposit Agreement. Neither the
Depositary nor the Company has any obligation under the terms of the Deposit Agreement to update
any such summaries.
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SECTION 7.10 Titles. All references in this Deposit Agreement to exhibits, articles,
sections, subsections, and other subdivisions refer to the exhibits, articles, sections,
subsections and other subdivisions of this Deposit Agreement unless expressly provided otherwise.
The words “this Deposit Agreement”, “herein”, “hereof”, “hereby”, “hereunder”, and words of similar
import refer to the Deposit Agreement as a whole as in effect between the Company, the Depositary
and the Holders and Beneficial Owners of ADSs and not to any particular subdivision unless
expressly so limited. Pronouns in masculine, feminine and neuter gender shall be construed to
include any other gender, and words in the singular form shall be construed to include the plural
and vice versa unless the context otherwise requires. Titles to sections of this Deposit Agreement
are included for convenience only and shall be disregarded in construing the language contained in
this Deposit Agreement.
SECTION 7.11 Agents. The Depositary shall be entitled, in its sole but reasonable
discretion, to appoint one or more agents (the “Agents”) of which it shall have control for the
purpose, inter alia, of making distributions to the Holders or otherwise carrying out its
obligations under this Agreement.
SECTION 7.12 Exclusivity. The Company agrees not to appoint any other depositary for
the issuance or administration of depositary receipts evidencing any class of stock of the Company
so long as Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas is acting as Depositary hereunder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, MARFRIG ALIMENTOS S.A. and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS have duly
executed this Deposit Agreement as of the day and year first above set forth and all Holders and
Beneficial Owners shall become parties hereto upon acceptance by them of ADSs evidenced by Receipts
issued in accordance with the terms hereof.
MARFRIG ALIMENTOS S.A. |
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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS |
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Title: | Vice President |
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CUSIP Number 00000X000 ISIN Number US56656T1051 American Depositary Shares (Each American Depositary Share representing one (1) Fully Paid Common Share) |
EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF FACE OF RECEIPT]
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPT
FOR
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES
representing
DEPOSITED COMMON SHARES
of
MARFRIG ALIMENTOS S.A.
(Organized under the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil)
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as depositary (herein called the “Depositary”), hereby
certifies that is the owner of American Depositary Shares (hereinafter
“ADS”), representing deposited common shares, with no par value including evidence of rights to
receive such common shares (the “Shares”) of MARFRIG ALIMENTOS S.A. (the “Company”), a sociedade
anônima organized and existing under the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil (“Brazil”) and
its successors (the “Company”). As of the date of the Deposit Agreement (hereinafter referred to),
each ADS represents one (1) Share deposited under the Deposit Agreement with the Custodian which at
the date of execution of the Deposit Agreement is Itaú Unibanco S.A. (the “Custodian”). The ratio
of Depositary Shares to shares of stock is subject to subsequent amendment as provided in Article
IV of the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary’s Principal Office is located at 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, X.X.X.
(1) The Deposit Agreement. This American Depositary Receipt is one of an issue of
American Depositary Receipts (“Receipts”), all issued and to be issued upon the terms and
conditions set forth in the Deposit Agreement, dated as of , 2010 (as amended from
time to time, the “Deposit Agreement”), by and among the Company, the Depositary, and all Holders
and Beneficial Owners from time to time of Receipts issued thereunder, each of
(i)
whom by accepting a
Receipt agrees to become a party thereto and becomes bound by all the terms and conditions thereof.
The Deposit Agreement sets forth the rights and obligations of Holders and Beneficial Owners of
Receipts and the rights and duties of the Depositary in respect of the Shares deposited thereunder
and any and all other securities, property and cash from time to time, received in respect of such
Shares and held thereunder (such Shares, other securities, property and cash are herein called
“Deposited Securities”). Copies of the Deposit Agreement are on file at the Principal Office of the
Depositary and the Custodian.
Each owner and each Beneficial Owner, upon acceptance of any ADSs (or any interest therein)
issued in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement, shall be deemed for
all purposes to (a) be a party to and bound by the terms of the Deposit Agreement and the
applicable ADR(s), and (b) appoint the Depositary its attorney-in-fact, with full
power to delegate, to act on its behalf and to take any and all actions contemplated in the
Deposit Agreement and the applicable ADR(s), to adopt any and all procedures necessary to comply
with applicable law and to take such action as the Depositary in its sole discretion may deem
necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Deposit Agreement and the applicable
ADR(s), the taking of such actions to be the conclusive determinant of the necessity and
appropriateness thereof.
The statements made on the face and reverse of this Receipt are summaries of certain
provisions of the Deposit Agreement and the Company’s Estatuto Social (as in effect on the date of
the Deposit Agreement) and are qualified by and subject to the detailed provisions of the Deposit
Agreement, to which reference is hereby made. All capitalized terms used herein which are not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Deposit Agreement. The
Depositary makes no representation or warranty as to the validity or worth of the Deposited
Securities. The Depositary has made arrangements for the acceptance of the 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. The Receipt
evidencing the ADSs held through DTC will be registered in the name of a nominee of DTC. So long
as the ADSs are held through DTC or unless otherwise required by law, ownership of beneficial
interests in the Receipt registered in the name of DTC (or its nominee) will be shown on, and
transfers of such ownership will be effected only through, records maintained by (i) DTC (or its
nominee), or (ii) DTC Participants (or their nominees).
(2) Surrender of Receipts and Withdrawal of Deposited Securities. Upon surrender, at
the Principal Office of the Depositary, of ADSs evidenced by this Receipt for the purpose of
withdrawal of the Deposited Securities represented thereby, and upon payment of (i) the charges of
the Depositary for the making of withdrawals and cancellation of Receipts (as set forth in Article
(10) hereof and in Section 5.9 and Article (10) of this Receipt) and (ii) all fees, taxes and
governmental charges payable in connection with such surrender and withdrawal, and, subject to the
terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement, the Company’s Estatuto Social, Section 7.8 of the
Deposit Agreement, Article (23) of this Receipt and the provisions of or governing the Deposited
Securities and other applicable laws, the Holder of the ADSs evidenced hereby is entitled to
delivery, to him or upon his order, of the Deposited Securities represented by the ADS so
surrendered. Subject to the last sentence of this paragraph, such Deposited Securities may be
delivered in certificated form or by electronic delivery. ADS may be surrendered for the purpose
(ii)
of
withdrawing Deposited Securities by delivery of a Receipt evidencing such ADS (if held in
registered form) or by book-entry delivery of such ADS to the Depositary.
A Receipt surrendered for such purposes shall, if so required by the Depositary, be properly
endorsed in blank or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer in blank, and if the Depositary
so requires, the Holder thereof shall execute and deliver to the Depositary a written order
directing the Depositary to cause the Deposited Securities being withdrawn to be delivered to or
upon the written order of a person or persons designated in such order. Thereupon, the Depositary
shall direct the Custodian to Deliver (without unreasonable delay) at the designated office of the
Custodian (subject to the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement, to the Company’s Estatuto
Social, and to the provisions of or governing the Deposited Securities and applicable laws, now or
hereafter in effect), to or upon the written order of the person or persons designated in the order
delivered to the Depositary as provided above, the Deposited Securities represented by such ADSs,
together with any certificate or other proper documents of or relating to title for the Deposited
Securities or evidence of the electronic transfer thereof (if available) as the case may be to or
for the account of such person. The Depositary may make delivery to such person or persons at the
Principal Office of the Depositary of any dividends or distributions with respect to the Deposited
Securities represented by such Receipt, or of any proceeds of sale of any dividends, distributions
or rights, which may at the time be held by the Depositary.
The Depositary may, in its discretion, refuse to accept for surrender a number of ADSs
representing a number of Shares other than a whole number of Shares. In the case of surrender of a
Receipt evidencing a number of ADSs representing other than a whole number of Shares, the
Depositary shall cause ownership of the appropriate whole number of Shares to be delivered in
accordance with the terms hereof, and shall, at the discretion of the Depositary, either (i) issue
and deliver to the person surrendering such Receipt a new Receipt evidencing ADSs representing any
remaining fractional Share, or (ii) sell or cause to be sold the fractional Shares represented by
the Receipt so surrendered and remit the proceeds
thereof (net of (a) applicable fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary
and (b) taxes withheld) to the person surrendering the Receipt. At the request, risk and expense
of any Holder so surrendering a Receipt, and for the account of such Holder, the Depositary shall
direct the Custodian to forward (to the extent permitted by law) any cash or other property (other
than securities) held in respect of, and any certificate or certificates and other proper documents
of or relating to title to, the Deposited Securities represented by such Receipt to the Depositary
for delivery at the Principal Office of the Depositary, and for further delivery to such Holder.
Such direction shall be given by letter or, at the request, risk and expense of such Holder, by
cable, telex or facsimile transmission.
(3) Transfers, Split-Ups and Combinations of Receipts. Subject to the terms and
conditions of the Deposit Agreement, the Registrar shall register transfers of Receipts on its
books, upon surrender at the Principal Office of the Depositary of a Receipt by the Holder thereof
in person or by duly authorized attorney, properly endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of
transfer (including signature guarantees in accordance with standard industry practice) and duly
stamped as may be required by the laws of the State of New York, the United States of America,
Brazil and any other applicable jurisdiction. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Deposit
Agreement, including payment of the applicable fees and charges of
(iii)
the Depositary, the Depositary
shall execute and deliver a new Receipt(s) (and if necessary, cause the Registrar to countersign
such Receipt(s)) and deliver same to or upon the order of the person entitled to such Receipts
evidencing the same aggregate number of ADSs as those evidenced by the Receipts surrendered. Upon
surrender of a Receipt or Receipts for the purpose of effecting a split-up or combination of such
Receipt or Receipts upon payment of the applicable fees and charges of the Depositary, and subject
to the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary shall execute and deliver a
new Receipt or Receipts for any authorized number of ADSs requested, evidencing the same aggregate
number of ADSs as the Receipt or Receipts surrendered.
(4) Pre-Conditions to Registration, Transfer, Etc. As a condition precedent to the
execution and delivery, registration of transfer, split-up, combination or surrender of any Receipt
or withdrawal of any Deposited Securities, the Depositary or the Custodian may require (i) payment
from the depositor of Shares or presenter of the Receipt of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for
any tax or other governmental charge and any stock transfer or registration fee with respect
thereto (including any such tax or charge and fee with respect to Shares being deposited or
withdrawn) and payment of any applicable fees and charges of the Depositary as provided in the
Deposit Agreement and in this Receipt, (ii) the production of proof satisfactory to it as to the
identity and genuineness of any signature or any other matters and (iii) compliance with (A) any
laws or governmental regulations relating to the execution and delivery of Receipts and ADSs or to
the withdrawal of Deposited Securities and (B) such reasonable regulations of the Depositary or the
Company consistent with the Deposit Agreement and applicable law.
The issuance of ADSs against deposits of Shares generally or against deposits of particular
Shares may be suspended, or the issuance of ADSs against the deposit of particular Shares may be
withheld, or the registration of transfer of Receipts in particular instances may be refused, or
the registration of transfer of Receipts generally may be suspended, during any period when the
transfer books of the Depositary are closed or if any such action is deemed necessary or advisable
by the Depositary or the Company, in good faith, at any time or from time to time because of any
requirement of law, any government or governmental body or commission or any securities exchange
upon which the Receipts or Share are listed, or under any provision of the Deposit Agreement or
provisions of, or governing, the Deposited Securities or any meeting of the Board of Directors or
shareholders of the Company or for any other reason, subject in all cases to Article (23) hereof.
Notwithstanding any provision of the Deposit Agreement or this Receipt to the contrary, the Holders
of Receipts are entitled to surrender outstanding ADSs to withdraw the Deposited Securities at any
time subject only to (i) temporary delays caused by closing the transfer books of the Depositary or
the Company or the deposit of Shares in connection with voting at a shareholders’ meeting or the
payment of dividends, (ii) the payment of fees, taxes and similar charges, (iii) compliance with
any U.S. or foreign laws or governmental regulations relating to the Receipts or to the withdrawal
of the Deposited Securities, and (iv) other circumstances specifically contemplated by Section
I.A.(l) of the General Instructions to Form F-6 (as such General Instructions may be amended from
time to time). Without limitation of the foregoing, the Depositary shall instruct the Custodian not
to, and the Depositary shall not knowingly accept for deposit
under the Deposit Agreement any Shares or other Deposited Securities required to be registered
under the provisions of the U.S. Securities Act, unless a registration statement is in effect as to
such Shares.
(iv)
(5) Compliance With Information Requests. Notwithstanding any other provision of the
Deposit Agreement or this Receipt, each Holder and Beneficial Owner of the ADSs represented hereby
agrees to comply with requests from the Company pursuant to the laws of Brazil, the rules and
requirements of the BM&F BOVESPA and any other stock exchange on which the Shares are, or will be
registered, traded or listed, the Company’s Estatuto Social, which are made to provide information
as to the capacity in which such Holder or Beneficial Owner owns ADSs and regarding the identity of
any other person interested in such ADSs and the nature of such interest and various other matters
whether or not they are Holders and/or Beneficial Owners at the time of such request. The
Depositary agrees to use reasonable efforts to forward any such requests to the Holders and to
forward to the Company any such responses to such requests received by the Depositary.
(6) Delivery of Information to the CVM, the Central Bank and the BM&F BOVESPA. The
Depositary, the Custodian and the Company shall comply with Brazil’s Monetary Council Resolution
No. 1,927, dated as of May 18, 1992, in its third article, paragraph three, of the Regulation Annex
V, and agree to furnish to the CVM, the Central Bank and the BM&F BOVESPA, whenever required,
information or documents related to the approved ADR program, the Deposited Securities and
distributions thereon. The Depositary and the Custodian are hereby authorized to release such
information or documents and any other information as required by local regulation, law or
regulatory body request. In the event that the Depositary or the Custodian shall be advised in
writing by reputable independent Brazilian counsel that the Depositary or the Custodian reasonably
could be subject to criminal, or material, as reasonably determined by the Depositary, civil,
liabilities as a result of the Company having failed to provide such information or documents
reasonably available only through the Company, the Depositary shall have the right to terminate the
Deposit Agreement, upon at least 60 days’ prior written notice to the Holders and the Company. The
effect of any such termination of the Deposit Agreement shall be as provided in Section 6.2
thereof.
(7) Liability of Holder for Taxes, Duties and Other Charges. If any tax or other
governmental charge shall become payable by the Depositary or the Custodian with respect to any
Receipt or any Deposited Securities or ADSs, such tax, or other governmental charge shall be
payable by the Holders and Beneficial Owners to the Depositary. The Company, the Custodian and/or
the Depositary may withhold or deduct from any distributions made in respect of Deposited
Securities and may sell for the account of the Holder and/or Beneficial Owner any or all of the
Deposited Securities and apply such distributions and sale proceeds in payment of such taxes
(including applicable interest and penalties) or charges, with the Holder and the Beneficial Owner
hereof remaining fully liable for any deficiency. The Custodian may refuse the deposit of Shares,
and the Depositary may refuse to issue ADSs, to deliver Receipts, register the transfer, split-up
or combination of ADRs and (subject to Article (23) hereof) the withdrawal of Deposited Securities,
until payment in full of such tax, charge, penalty or interest is received. Every Holder and
Beneficial Owner agrees to indemnify the Depositary, the Company, the Custodian and each of their
respective agents, directors, employees and Affiliates for, and hold each of them harmless from,
any claims with respect to taxes (including applicable interest and penalties thereon) arising from
any tax benefit obtained for such Holder and/or Beneficial Owner.
(v)
Holders and Beneficial Owners understand that in converting Foreign Currency, amounts received
on conversion are calculated at a rate which may exceed three or four decimal places (the number of
decimal places used by the Depositary to report distribution rates). Any excess amount may be
retained by the Depositary as an additional cost of conversion, irrespective of any other fees and
expenses payable or owing hereunder and shall not be subject to escheatment.
(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 were
legally obtained by such person, (ii) all preemptive (and similar) rights, if any, with respect to
such Shares, have been validly waived or exercised, (iii) the person making such deposit is duly
authorized so to do, (iv) the Shares presented for deposit are free and clear of any lien,
encumbrance, security interest, charge, mortgage or adverse claim and are not, and the ADSs
issuable upon such deposit will not be, Restricted Securities
and (v) 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 and the
issuance, cancellation and transfer of ADSs. If any such representations or warranties are false
in any way, the Company and Depositary shall be authorized, at the cost and expense of the person
depositing Shares, to take any and all actions necessary to correct the consequences thereof.
(9) Filing Proofs, Certificates and Approvals of the CVM and the Central Bank. Any
person presenting Shares for deposit, any Holder and any Beneficial Owner may be required, and
every Holder and Beneficial Owner agrees, from time to time to provide to the Depositary such proof
of citizenship or residence, taxpayer status, payment of all applicable taxes or other governmental
charges, exchange control approval, legal or beneficial ownership of ADSs and Deposited Securities,
compliance with applicable laws and the terms of the Deposit Agreement and the provisions of, or
governing, the Deposited Securities or other information as the Depositary deem necessary or proper
or as the Company may reasonably require by written request to the Depositary consistent with its
obligations under the Deposit Agreement. Subject to Article (23) hereof and the terms of the
Deposit Agreement, the Depositary and the Registrar, as applicable, may withhold the delivery or
registration of transfer of any Receipt or the distribution or sale of any dividend or other
distribution of rights or of the proceeds thereof or the delivery of any Deposited Securities until
such proof or other information is filed, or such certifications are executed, or such
representations and warranties made, or such information and documentation are provided.
No Shares shall be accepted for deposit unless accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the
Depositary that any necessary approval has been granted by the CVM, the Central Bank or any
governmental body in Brazil that is then performing the function of the regulation of currency
exchange.
(10) Charges of Depositary. The Depositary shall charge the following fees for the
services performed under the terms of the Deposit Agreement; provided, however, that no fees shall
be payable upon distribution of cash dividends so long as the charging of such fee is prohibited by
the exchange, if any, upon which the ADSs are listed:
(vi)
(i) to any person to whom ADSs are issued or to any person to whom a distribution is
made in respect of ADS distributions pursuant to stock dividends or other free distributions
of stock, bonus distributions, stock splits or other distributions (except where converted to
cash), a fee not in excess of U.S.$5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) so issued under
the terms of the Deposit Agreement to be determined by the Depositary;
(ii) to any person surrendering ADSs for cancellation and withdrawal of Deposited
Securities including, inter alia, cash distributions made pursuant to a cancellation or
withdrawal, a fee not in excess of U.S.$5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) so
surrendered;
(iii) to any Holder of ADSs, a fee not in excess of U.S.$2.00 per 100 ADSs held for the
distribution of cash proceeds, including cash dividends or sale of rights and other
entitlements, not made pursuant to a cancellation or withdrawal;
(iv) to any Holder of ADSs, a fee not in excess of U.S.$5.00 per 100 ADSs (or portion
thereof) issued upon the exercise of rights; and
(v) to any Holder of ADSs, an annual fee not in excess of U.S.$2.00 per 100 ADSs for the
operation and maintenance costs associated with the administration of such ADSs (such fee to
be assessed against Holders of record as at the date or dates set by the Depositary as it
sees fit and collected at the sole discretion of the Depositary by billing such Holders for
such fee or by deducting such fee from one or more cash dividends or other cash
distributions), provided, however, that if the Depositary imposes a fee under this clause
(v), then the total of fees assessed under this clause (v), combined with the total of fees
assessed under clause (iii) above, shall not exceed U.S.$2.00 per 100 ADSs in any calendar
year.
In addition, Holders, Beneficial Owners, person depositing Shares for deposit and person
surrendering ADSs for cancellation and withdrawal of Deposited Securities will be required to pay
the following charges:
(i) taxes (including applicable interest and penalties) and other governmental charges;
(ii) such registration fees as may from time to time be in effect for the registration
of Shares or other Deposited Securities with the Foreign Registrar and applicable to
transfers of Shares or other Deposited Securities to or from the name of the Custodian, the
Depositary or any nominees upon the making of deposits and withdrawals, respectively;
(iii) such cable, telex , facsimile and electronic transmission and delivery expenses as
are expressly provided in the Deposit Agreement to be at the expense of the person depositing
or withdrawing Shares or Holders and Beneficial Owners of ADSs;
(iv) the expenses and charges incurred by the Depositary in the conversion of Foreign
Currency;
(vii)
(v) such fees and expenses as are incurred by the Depositary in connection with
compliance with exchange control regulations and other regulatory requirements applicable to
Shares, Deposited Securities, ADSs and ADRs;
(vi) the fees and expenses incurred by the Depositary in connection with the delivery of
Deposited Securities, including any fees of a central depository for securities in the local
market, where applicable; and
(vii) any additional fees, charges, costs or expenses that may be incurred from time to
time by the Depositary and/or any of the Depositary’s agents, including the Custodian, and/or
agents of the Depositary’s agents in connection with the servicing of Shares, Deposited
Securities and/or ADSs (such fees, charges, costs or expenses to be assessed against Holders
of record as at the date or dates set by the Depositary as it sees fit and collected at the
sole discretion of the Depositary by billing such Holders for such fee or by deducting such
fee from one or more cash dividends or other cash distributions).
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 Article (21) of this Receipt.
(11) Title to Receipts. It is a condition of this Receipt, and every successive
Holder of this Receipt by accepting or holding the same consents and agrees, that title to this
Receipt (and to each ADS evidenced hereby) is transferable by delivery of the Receipt, provided it
has been properly endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer, such Receipt being a
certificated security under the laws of the State of New York. Notwithstanding any notice to the
contrary, the Depositary and the Company may deem and treat the Holder of this Receipt (that is,
the person in whose name this Receipt is registered on the books of the Depositary) as the absolute
owner hereof for all purposes. The Depositary shall have no obligation or be subject to any
liability under the Deposit Agreement or this Receipt to any holder of this Receipt or any
Beneficial Owner unless such holder is the Holder of this Receipt registered on the books of the
Depositary or, in the case of a Beneficial Owner, such Beneficial Owner or the Beneficial Owner’s
representative is the Holder registered on the books of the Depositary.
(12) Validity of Receipt. This Receipt shall not be entitled to any benefits under
the Deposit Agreement or be valid or enforceable for any purpose, unless this Receipt has been (i)
dated, (ii) signed by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized signatory of the
Depositary, (iii) if a Registrar for the Receipts shall have been appointed, countersigned by the
manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized signatory of the Registrar and (iv) registered
in the books maintained by the Depositary or the Registrar, as applicable, for the issuance and
transfer of Receipts. Receipts bearing the facsimile signature of a duly-authorized signatory of
the Depositary or the Registrar, who at the time of signature was a duly-authorized signatory of
the Depositary or the Registrar, as the case may be, shall bind the Depositary, notwithstanding the
fact that such signatory has ceased to be so authorized prior to the execution and delivery of such
Receipt by the Depositary or did not hold such office on the date of issuance of such Receipts.
(viii)
(13) Available Information; Reports; Inspection of Transfer Books. The Company
publishes and agrees to continue publishing the information in English required to maintain the
exemption from registration under Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Exchange Act on its Internet Web site
(xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx.xx) or through an electronic information delivery system generally
available to the public in its primary trading market. Should the Company become subject to the
periodic reporting or other informational requirements under the Exchange Act, it will be required
in accordance therewith to file reports and other information with the Commission. The Depositary
does not assume any duty to determine if the Company is complying with the current requirements of
Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Exchange Act or to take any action if the Company is not complying with
those requirements.
The Depositary shall make available during normal business hours on any Business Day for
inspection by Holders at its Principal Office any reports and communications, including any proxy
soliciting materials, received from the Company which are both (a) received by the Depositary, the
Custodian, or the nominee of either of them as the holder of the Deposited Securities and (b) made
generally available to the holders of such Deposited Securities by the Company.
The Depositary or the Registrar, as applicable, shall keep books for the registration of
Receipts and transfers of Receipts which at all reasonable times shall be open for inspection by
the Company and by the Holders of such Receipts, provided that such inspection shall not be, to the
Depositary’s or the Registrar’s knowledge, for the purpose of communicating with Holders of such
Receipts in the interest of a business or object other than the business of the Company or other
than a matter related to the Deposit Agreement or the Receipts.
The Depositary or the Registrar, as applicable, may close the transfer books with respect to
the Receipts, at any time or from time to time, when deemed necessary or advisable by it in good
faith in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder, or at the reasonable written
request of the Company subject, in all cases, to Article (23) hereof.
Dated: | DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Depositary |
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The address of the Principal Office of the Depositary is 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000, X.X.X.
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[FORM OF REVERSE OF RECEIPT]
SUMMARY OF CERTAIN ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
OF THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
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 Shares, rights securities or
other entitlements under the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary will, if at the time of receipt
thereof any amounts received in a Foreign Currency can, in the judgment of the Depositary (upon the
terms of the Deposit Agreement), be converted on a practicable basis, into Dollars transferable to
the United States, promptly convert or cause to be converted such dividend, distribution or
proceeds into Dollars and will distribute promptly the amount thus received (net of applicable fees
and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary and taxes withheld) to the Holders of
record as of the ADS Record Date in proportion to the number of ADS representing such Deposited
Securities held by such Holders respectively as of the ADS Record Date. The Depositary shall
distribute only such amount, however, as can be distributed without attributing to any Holder a
fraction of one cent. Any such fractional amount shall be rounded to the nearest whole cent and so
distributed to Holders entitled thereto. Holders and Beneficial Owners understand that in
converting Foreign Currency, amounts received on conversion are calculated at a rate which may
exceed three or four decimal places (the number of decimal places used by the Depositary to report
distribution rates). If the Company, the Custodian or the Depositary is required to withhold and
does withhold from any cash dividend or other cash distribution in respect of any Deposited
Securities an amount on account of taxes, duties or other governmental charges, the amount
distributed to Holders on the ADSs representing such Deposited Securities shall be reduced
accordingly. Such withheld amounts shall be forwarded by the Company, the Custodian or the
Depositary to the relevant governmental authority. Any Foreign Currency received by the Depositary
shall be converted upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Deposit Agreement.
If any distribution upon any Deposited Securities consists of a dividend in, or free
distribution of, Shares, the Company shall or cause such Shares to be deposited with the Custodian
and registered, as the case may be, in the name of the Depositary, the Custodian or their nominees.
Upon receipt of confirmation of such deposit, the Depositary shall, subject to and in accordance
with the Deposit Agreement, establish the ADS Record Date and either (i) distribute to the Holders
as of the ADS Record Date in proportion to the number of ADSs held as of the ADS Record Date,
additional ADSs, which represent in aggregate the number of Shares received as such dividend, or
free distribution, subject to the terms of the Deposit Agreement (including, without limitation,
the applicable fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary, and taxes), or (ii)
if additional ADSs are not so distributed, each ADS issued and outstanding after the ADS Record
Date shall, to the extent permissible by law, thenceforth also represent rights and interest in the
additional Shares distributed upon the Deposited Securities represented thereby (net of the
applicable fees and charges of, and the expenses incurred by, the Depositary, and taxes). In lieu
of delivering fractional ADSs, the Depositary shall sell the number of Shares represented by the
aggregate of such fractions and distribute the proceeds upon the terms set forth in the Deposit
Agreement.
(x)
In the event that (x) the Depositary determines that any distribution in property (including
Shares) is subject to any tax or other governmental charges which the Depositary is obligated to
withhold, or, (y) if the Company, in the fulfillment of its obligations under the Deposit
Agreement, has either (a) furnished an opinion of U.S. counsel determining that Shares must be
registered under the Securities Act or other laws in order to be distributed to Holders (and no
such registration statement has been declared effective), or (b) fails to timely deliver the
documentation contemplated in the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary may dispose of all or a portion
of such property (including Shares and rights to subscribe therefor) in such amounts and in such
manner, including by public or private sale, as the Depositary deems necessary and practicable, and
the Depositary shall distribute the net proceeds of any such sale (after deduction of taxes and
fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary) to Holders entitled thereto upon the
terms of the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary shall hold and/or distribute any unsold balance of
such property in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement.
Upon timely receipt of a notice indicating that the Company wishes an elective distribution to
be made available to Holders upon the terms described in the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary
shall, upon provision of all documentation required under the Deposit Agreement (including, without
limitation, any legal opinions the Depositary may reasonably request, to be furnished at the
expense of the Company) 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 Article (15) hereof and establish procedures to enable
the Holder hereof to elect to receive the proposed distribution in cash or in additional ADSs. If
a Holder elects to receive the distribution in cash, the dividend shall be distributed as in the
case of a distribution in cash. If the Holder hereof elects to receive the distribution in
additional ADSs, the distribution shall be distributed as in the case of a distribution in Shares
upon the terms described in the Deposit Agreement. If such elective distribution is not lawful or
reasonably practicable or if the Depositary did not receive satisfactory documentation set forth in
the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary shall, to the extent permitted by law, distribute to Holders,
on the basis of the same determination as is made in Brazil in respect of the Shares for which no
election is made, either (x) cash or (y) additional ADSs representing such additional Shares, in
each case, upon the terms described in the Deposit Agreement. Nothing herein shall obligate the
Depositary to make available to the Holder hereof a method to receive the elective distribution in
Shares (rather than ADSs). There can be no assurance that the Holder hereof will be given the
opportunity to receive elective distributions on the same terms and conditions as the holders of
Shares.
Upon receipt by the Depositary of a notice indicating that the Company wishes rights to
subscribe for additional Shares to be made available to Holders of ADSs, the Company shall
determine whether it is lawful and reasonably practicable to make such rights available to the
Holders. The Depositary shall make such rights available to any Holders only if the Company shall
have timely requested that such rights be made available to Holders, the Depositary shall have
received the documentation required by the Deposit Agreement, and the Depositary shall have
determined that such distribution of rights is lawful and reasonably practicable. If such
conditions are not satisfied or if the Company requests that the rights are not to be made
available to Holders of ADSs, 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
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Date and establish procedures (x) to distribute such rights (by means of warrants or otherwise) and
(y) to enable the Holders to exercise the rights (upon payment of the applicable fees and charges
of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary and taxes). Nothing herein or in the Deposit
Agreement shall obligate the Depositary to make available to the Holders a method to exercise such
rights to subscribe for Shares (rather than ADSs). If (i) the Company does not timely request the
Depositary to make the rights available to Holders or if the Company requests that the rights not
be made available to Holders, (ii) the Depositary fails to receive the documentation required by
the Deposit Agreement or determines it is not lawful or reasonably practicable to make the rights
available to Holders, or (iii) any rights made available are not exercised and appear to be about
to lapse, the Depositary shall determine whether it is lawful and reasonably practicable to sell
such rights, in a riskless principal capacity or otherwise, at such place and upon such terms
(including public and private sale) as it may deem proper. The Depositary shall, upon such sale,
convert and distribute proceeds of such sale (net of applicable fees and charges of, and expenses
incurred by, the Depositary and taxes) upon the terms hereof and in the Deposit Agreement. If the
Depositary is unable to make any rights available to Holders or to arrange for the sale of the
rights upon the terms described above, the Depositary shall allow such rights to lapse. The
Depositary shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to determine that it may be lawful or
feasible to make such rights available to Holders in general or any Holders in particular, (ii) any
foreign exchange exposure or loss incurred in connection with such sale, or exercise, or (iii) the
content of any materials forwarded to the Holders on behalf of the Company in connection with the
rights distribution.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if registration (under the Securities Act or
any other applicable law) of the rights or the securities to which any rights relate may be
required in order for the Company to offer such rights or such securities to Holders and to sell
the securities represented by such rights, the Depositary will not distribute such rights to the
Holders (i) unless and until a registration statement under the Securities Act covering such
offering is in effect or (ii) unless the Company furnishes to the Depositary opinion(s) of counsel
for the Company in the United States and counsel to the Company in any other applicable country in
which rights would be distributed, in each case satisfactorily to the Depositary, to the effect
that the offering and sale of such securities to Holders and Beneficial Owners are exempt from, or
do not require registration under, the provisions of the Securities Act or any other applicable
laws. In the event that the
Company, the Depositary or the Custodian shall be required to withhold and does withhold from
any distribution of property (including rights) an amount on account of taxes or other governmental
charges, the amount distributed to the Holders shall be reduced accordingly. In the event that the
Depositary determines that any distribution in property (including Shares and rights to subscribe
therefor) is subject to any tax or other governmental charges which the Depositary is obligated to
withhold, the Depositary may dispose of all or a portion of such property (including Shares and
rights to subscribe therefor) in such amounts and in such manner, including by public or private
sale, as the Depositary deems necessary and practicable to pay any such taxes or charges.
There can be no assurance that Holders generally, or any Holder in particular, will be given
the opportunity to exercise rights on the same terms and conditions as the holders of Shares or to
exercise such rights. Nothing herein shall obligate the Company to file any
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registration statement
in respect of any rights or Shares or other securities to be acquired upon the exercise of such
rights.
Upon receipt of a notice regarding property other than cash, Shares or rights to purchase
additional Shares, to be made to Holders of ADSs, the Depositary shall determine, upon consultation
with the Company, whether such distribution to Holders is lawful and reasonably practicable. The
Depositary shall not make such distribution unless (i) the Company shall have timely requested the
Depositary to make such distribution to Holders, (ii) the Depositary shall have received the
documentation required by the Deposit Agreement, and (iii) the Depositary shall have determined
that such distribution is lawful and reasonably practicable. Upon satisfaction of such conditions,
the Depositary shall distribute the property so received to the Holders of record as of the ADS
Record Date, in proportion to the number of ADSs held by such Holders respectively and in such
manner as the Depositary may deem practicable for accomplishing such distribution (i) upon receipt
of payment or net of the applicable fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary,
and (ii) net of any taxes withheld. The Depositary may dispose of all or a portion of the property
so distributed and deposited, in such amounts and in such manner (including public or private sale)
as the Depositary may deem practicable or necessary to satisfy any taxes (including applicable
interest and penalties) or other governmental charges applicable to the distribution.
If the conditions above are not satisfied, the Depositary shall sell or cause such property to
be sold in a public or private sale, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem
proper and shall distribute the proceeds of such sale received by the Depositary (net of (a)
applicable fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary and (b) taxes) to the
Holders upon the terms hereof and of the Deposit Agreement. If the Depositary is unable to sell
such property, the Depositary may dispose of such property in any way it deems reasonably
practicable under the circumstances.
(15) Fixing of Record Date. Whenever necessary in connection with any distribution
(whether in cash, shares, rights or other distribution), or whenever for any reason the Depositary
causes a change in the number of Shares that are represented by each ADS, or whenever the
Depositary shall receive notice of any meeting of 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, or any other matter, the Depositary shall fix a record date (“ADS Record Date”) for the
determination of the Holders who shall be entitled to receive such distribution, to give
instructions for the exercise of voting rights at any such meeting, or to give or withhold such
consent, or to receive such notice or solicitation or to otherwise take action, or to exercise the
rights of Holders with respect to such changed number of Shares represented by each ADS. Subject to
applicable law and the terms and conditions of this Receipt and the Deposit Agreement, only the
Holders of record at the close of business in New York on such ADS Record Date shall be entitled to
receive such distributions, to give such voting instructions, to receive such notice or
solicitation, or otherwise take action.
(16) Voting of Deposited Securities. As soon as practicable after receipt of notice
of any meeting at which the holders of Shares are entitled to vote, or of solicitation of consents
or proxies from holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities, the Depositary shall fix the ADS
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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 15 days prior to the date of such vote or meeting), at the Company’s expense and provided
no U.S. legal prohibitions exist, mail by ordinary, regular mail
delivery or by electronic transmission (if agreed by the Company and the Depositary), unless
otherwise agreed in writing by the Company and the Depositary, to Holders as of the ADS Record
Date: (a) such notice of meeting or solicitation of consent or proxies; (b) a statement that the
Holders as of the ADS Record Date will be entitled, subject to any applicable law, the provisions
of the Deposit Agreement, the Company’s Estatuto Social 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 Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by such Holder’s ADSs; and (c) a brief
statement as to the manner in which such instructions may be given. Upon the timely receipt of
written instructions of a Holder of ADSs on the ADS Record Date, the Depositary shall endeavor,
insofar as practicable and permitted under applicable law and the provisions of the Company’s
Estatuto Social and the provisions of the Deposited Securities, to vote or cause the Custodian to
vote the Shares and/or other Deposited Securities represented by ADSs held by such Holder in
accordance with such instructions.
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 Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by ADSs except pursuant to and in
accordance with such written instructions from Holders. Shares or other Deposited Securities
represented by ADSs for which no specific voting instructions are received by the Depositary from
the Holder shall not be voted.
Notwithstanding the above, and in accordance with Section 5.3 of the Deposit Agreement, the
Depositary shall not be liable for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the
Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote.
(17) Changes Affecting Deposited Securities. Upon any change in par value, split-up,
cancellation, consolidation or any other reclassification of Deposited Securities, or upon any
recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale of assets affecting the Company
or to which it otherwise is a party, any securities which shall be received by the Depositary or a
Custodian in exchange for, or in conversion of or replacement or otherwise in respect of, such
Deposited Securities shall, to the extent permitted by law, be treated as new Deposited Securities
under the Deposit Agreement, and the Receipts shall, subject to the provisions of the Deposit
Agreement and applicable law, evidence ADSs representing the right to receive such additional
securities. Alternatively, the Depositary may, with the Company’s approval, and shall, if the
Company shall so request, subject to the terms of the Deposit Agreement and receipt of satisfactory
documentation contemplated by the Deposit Agreement, execute and deliver additional Receipts as in
the case of a stock dividend on the Shares, or call for the surrender of outstanding Receipts to be
exchanged for new Receipts, in either case, as well as in the event of
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newly deposited Shares, with
necessary modifications to this form of Receipt specifically describing such new Deposited
Securities and/or corporate change. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any security
so received may not be lawfully distributed to some or all Holders, the Depositary may, with the
Company’s approval, and shall if the Company requests, subject to receipt of satisfactory legal
documentation contemplated in the Deposit Agreement, sell such securities at public or private
sale, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem proper and may allocate the net
proceeds of such sales (net of fees and charges of, and expenses incurred by, the Depositary and
taxes) for the account of the Holders otherwise entitled to such securities and distribute the net
proceeds so allocated to the extent practicable as in the case of a distribution received in cash
pursuant to the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary shall not be responsible for (i) any failure to
determine that it may be lawful or feasible to make such securities available to Holders in general
or any Holder in particular, (ii) any foreign exchange exposure or loss incurred in connection with
such sale, or (iii) any liability to the purchaser of such securities.
(18) Exoneration. Neither the Depositary, the Custodian or the Company shall be
obligated to do or perform any act which is inconsistent with the provisions of the Deposit
Agreement or shall incur any liability (i) if the Depositary, the Custodian or the Company or their
respective controlling persons or agents shall be prevented or forbidden from, or subjected to any
civil or criminal penalty or restraint on account of, or delayed in, doing or performing any act or
thing required by the terms of the Deposit Agreement and this Receipt, by reason of any provision
of any present or future law or regulation of the United States, Brazil or any other country, or of
any other governmental authority or regulatory authority
or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future of the Company’s Estatuto
Social or any provision of or governing any Deposited Securities, or by reason of any act of God or
war or other circumstances beyond its control, (including, without limitation, nationalization,
expropriation, currency restrictions, work stoppage, strikes, civil unrest, revolutions,
rebellions, explosions and computer failure), (ii) by reason of any exercise of, or failure to
exercise, any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement or in the Company’s Estatuto Social
or provisions of or governing Deposited Securities, (iii) for any action or inaction of the
Depositary, the Custodian or the Company or their respective controlling persons or agents in
reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting
Shares for deposit, any Holder, any Beneficial Owner or authorized representative thereof, or any
other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information, (iv)
for any inability by a Holder or Beneficial Owner to benefit from any distribution, offering, right
or other benefit which is made available to holders of Deposited Securities but is not, under the
terms of the Deposit Agreement, made available to Holders of ADS or (v) for any consequential or
punitive damages for any breach of the terms of the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary, its
controlling persons, its agents, any Custodian and the Company, its controlling persons and its
agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, opinion or other
document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or
parties. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act is intended by any provision of the
Deposit Agreement.
(19) Standard of Care. The Company and the Depositary and their respective agents
assume no obligation and shall not be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement or the
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Receipts to Holders or Beneficial Owners or other persons (except for the Company’s and the
Depositary’s obligations specifically set forth in Section 5.8 of the Deposit Agreement), provided,
that the Company and the Depositary and their respective agents agree to perform their respective
obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without gross negligence or willful
misconduct. The Depositary and its agents shall not be liable for any failure to carry out any
instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any vote is cast
or the effect of any vote, provided that any such action or omission is in good faith and in
accordance with the terms of the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary shall not incur any liability
for any failure to determine that any distribution or action may be lawful or reasonably
practicable, for the content of any information submitted to it by the Company for distribution to
the Holders or for any inaccuracy of any translation thereof, for any investment risk associated
with acquiring an interest in the Deposited Securities, for the validity or worth of the Deposited
Securities or for any tax consequences that may result from the ownership of ADSs, Shares or
Deposited Securities, for the credit-worthiness of any third party, for allowing any rights to
lapse upon the terms of the Deposit Agreement or for the failure or timeliness of any notice from
the Company. In no event shall the Depositary, the Company or any of their respective agents be
liable for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. None of the Company,
the Depositary or the Custodian shall be liable for any action or failure to act by any Holder
relating to the Holder’s obligations under any applicable Brazilian law or regulation relating to
foreign investment in Brazil in respect of a withdrawal or sale of Deposited Securities, including,
without limitation, any failure to comply with a requirement to register such investment pursuant
to the terms of any applicable Brazilian law or regulation prior to such withdrawal or any failure
to report foreign exchange transactions to the Central Bank, as the case may be. Each Holder will
be responsible for the report of any false information relating to foreign exchange transactions to
the Custodian or the Central Bank, as the case may be, in connection with deposits or withdrawals
of Deposited Securities.
(20) Resignation and Removal of the Depositary; Appointment of Successor Depositary.
The Depositary may at any time resign as Depositary under the Deposit Agreement by written notice
of resignation delivered to the Company, such resignation to be effective on the earlier of (i) the
90th day after delivery thereof to the Company, or (ii) upon the appointment of a
successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as provided in the Deposit Agreement,
save that, any amounts, fees, costs or expenses owed to the Depositary under the Deposit Agreement
or in accordance with any other agreements otherwise agreed in writing between the Company and the
Depositary from time to time shall be paid to the Depositary prior to such resignation. The Company
shall use reasonable efforts to appoint such successor depositary, and give notice to the
Depositary of such appointment, not more than 90 days after delivery by the Depositary of written
notice of resignation as provided in the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary may at any
time be removed by the Company by written notice of such removal which notice shall be effective on
the later of (i) the 90th day after delivery thereof to the
Depositary, or (ii) upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such
appointment as provided in the Deposit Agreement save that, any amounts, fees, costs or expenses
owed to the Depositary under the Deposit Agreement or in accordance with any other agreements
otherwise agreed in writing between the Company and the Depositary from time to time shall be paid
to the Depositary prior to such removal. In case at any time the Depositary acting hereunder shall
resign or be removed, the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to
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appoint a successor
depositary which shall be a bank or trust company having an office in the Borough of Manhattan, the
City of New York. Every successor depositary shall execute and deliver to its predecessor and to
the Company an instrument in writing accepting its appointment hereunder, and thereupon such
successor depositary, without any further act or deed, shall become fully vested with all the
rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor (other than as contemplated in 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 the
Deposit Agreement), (ii) duly assign, transfer and deliver all right, title and interest to the
Deposited Securities to such successor, and (iii) deliver to such successor a list of the Holders
of all outstanding Receipts and such other information relating to Receipts and Holders thereof as
the successor may reasonably request. Any such successor depositary shall promptly mail notice of
its appointment to such Holders. Any corporation into or with which the Depositary may be merged
or consolidated shall be the successor of the Depositary without the execution or filing of any
document or any further act.
(21) Amendment/Supplement. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Article (21),
and applicable law, this Receipt and any provisions of the Deposit Agreement may at any time and
from time to time be amended or supplemented by written agreement between the Company and the
Depositary in any respect which they may deem necessary or desirable without the consent of the
Holders or Beneficial Owners. Any amendment or supplement which shall impose or increase any fees
or charges (other than the charges of the Depositary in connection with foreign exchange control
regulations, and taxes and other governmental charges, delivery and other such expenses), or which
shall otherwise materially prejudice any substantial existing right of Holders or Beneficial
Owners, shall not, however, become effective as to outstanding Receipts until 30 days after notice
of such amendment or supplement shall have been given to the Holders of outstanding Receipts.
Notice of any amendment to the Deposit Agreement or any ADR shall not need to describe in detail
the specific amendments effectuated thereby, and failure to describe the specific amendments in any
such notice shall not render such notice invalid, provided, however, that, in each such case, the
notice given to the Holders identifies a means for Holders and Beneficial Owners to retrieve or
receive the text of such amendment (i.e., upon retrieval from the Commission’s, the Depositary’s or
the Company’s website or upon request from the Depositary).The parties hereto agree that any
amendments or supplements which (i) are reasonably necessary (as agreed by the Company and the
Depositary) in order for (a) the ADSs to be registered on Form F-6 under the Securities Act or (b)
the ADSs or Shares to be traded solely in electronic book-entry form and (ii) do not in either such
case impose or increase any fees or charges to be borne by Holders, shall be deemed not to
prejudice any substantial rights of Holders or Beneficial Owners. Every Holder and Beneficial Owner
at the time any amendment or supplement so becomes effective shall be deemed, by continuing to hold
such ADSs, to consent and agree to such amendment or supplement and to be bound by the Deposit
Agreement, and the ADSs, if applicable, as amended or supplemented thereby. In no event shall any
amendment or supplement impair the right of the Holder to surrender such Receipt and receive
therefor the Deposited Securities represented thereby, except in order to comply with mandatory
provisions of applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any governmental body should adopt
new laws, rules or regulations which would require amendment or supplement of the Deposit Agreement
to ensure compliance therewith, the Company and the Depositary may
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amend or supplement the Deposit
Agreement and the Receipt at any time in accordance with such changed laws, rules or regulations.
Such amendment or supplement to the Deposit Agreement in such circumstances may become effective
before a notice of such amendment or supplement is given to Holders or within any other period of
time as required for compliance with such laws, or rules or regulations.
(22) Termination. Subject to the Depositary’s right to terminate the Deposit
Agreement pursuant to Section 3.5 of the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary shall, at any time at
the written direction of the Company, terminate the Deposit Agreement by mailing notice of such
termination to the Holders of all Receipts then outstanding at least 90 days prior to the date
fixed in such notice for such termination provided that, the Depositary shall be reimbursed for any
amounts, fees, costs
or expenses owed to it in accordance with the terms of the Deposit Agreement and in accordance
with any other agreements as otherwise agreed in writing between the Company and the Depositary
from time to time, prior to such termination shall take effect. If 90 days shall have expired after
(i) the Depositary shall have delivered to the Company a written notice of its election to resign,
or (ii) the Company shall have delivered to the Depositary a written notice of the removal of the
Depositary, and in either case a successor depositary shall not have been appointed and accepted
its appointment as provided herein and in the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary may terminate the
Deposit Agreement by mailing notice of such termination to the Holders of all Receipts then
outstanding at least 30 days prior to the date fixed for such termination. On and after the date of
termination of the Deposit Agreement, the Holder will, upon surrender of such Holder’s Receipt at
the Principal Office of the Depositary, upon the payment of the charges of the Depositary for the
surrender of Receipts referred to in Article (2) hereof and in the Deposit Agreement and subject to
the conditions and restrictions therein set forth, and upon payment of any applicable taxes or
governmental charges, be entitled to delivery, to him or upon his order, of the amount of Deposited
Securities represented by such Receipt. If any Receipts shall remain outstanding after the date of
termination of the Deposit Agreement, the Registrar thereafter shall discontinue the registration
of transfers of Receipts, and the Depositary shall suspend the distribution of dividends to the
Holders thereof, and shall not give any further notices or perform any further acts under the
Deposit Agreement, except that the Depositary shall continue to collect dividends and other
distributions pertaining to Deposited Securities, shall sell rights as provided in the Deposit
Agreement, and shall continue to deliver Deposited Securities, subject to the conditions and
restrictions set forth in the Deposit Agreement, together with any dividends or other distributions
received with respect thereto and the net proceeds of the sale of any rights or other property, in
exchange for Receipts surrendered to the Depositary (after deducting, or charging, as the case may
be, in each case the charges of the Depositary for the surrender of a Receipt, any expenses for the
account of the Holder in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement and any
applicable taxes or governmental charges or assessments). At any time after the expiration of one
year from the date of termination of the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary may sell the Deposited
Securities then held hereunder and may thereafter hold uninvested the net proceeds of any such
sale, together with any other cash then held by it hereunder, in an unsegregated account, without
liability for interest for the pro rata benefit of the Holders of Receipts whose Receipts have not
theretofore been surrendered. After making such sale, the Depositary shall be discharged from all
obligations under the Deposit Agreement with respect to the Receipts and the Shares, Deposited
Securities and ADSs, except to account for such net proceeds and other cash (after deducting, or
charging,
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as the case may be, in each case the charges of the Depositary for the surrender of a
Receipt, any expenses for the account of the Holder in accordance with the terms and conditions of
the Deposit Agreement and any applicable taxes or governmental charges or assessments). Upon the
termination of the Deposit Agreement, the Company shall be discharged from all obligations under
the Deposit Agreement except as set forth in the Deposit Agreement.
(23) Compliance with U.S. Securities Laws; Regulatory Compliance. Notwithstanding any
provisions in this Receipt or the Deposit Agreement to the contrary, the withdrawal or delivery of
Deposited Securities will not be suspended by the Company or the Depositary except as would be
permitted by Section I.A.(1) of the General Instructions to the Form F-6 Registration Statement, as
amended from time to time, under the Securities Act of 1933.
(24) Certain Rights of the Depositary; Limitations. Subject to the further terms and
provisions of this Article (24), 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 furnished on behalf
of the holder thereof. In its capacity as Depositary, the Depositary shall not lend Shares or ADSs;
provided, however, that the Depositary may (i) issue ADSs prior to the receipt of
Shares pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Deposit Agreement and (ii) deliver Shares prior to the
receipt and cancellation of ADSs pursuant to Section 2.6 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) accompanied by or subject to a written agreement whereby the person or entity (the
“Applicant”) to whom ADSs or Shares are to be delivered (1) 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, (2) 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, (3) unconditionally guarantees to deliver to the Depositary or
the Custodian, as applicable, such Shares or ADSs and (4) 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
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provided pursuant to (b) above, but not earnings thereon, shall be held for the benefit of the
Holders (other than the Applicant).
(25) Ownership Restrictions. By holding Receipts, ADSs or interests therein, Holders
(other than Cede & Co. or any other nominee of DTC) and Beneficial Owners agree to notify the
Company in writing at such time as they own or otherwise control such number of ADSs as equals or
exceeds five percent (5%) of the voting shares of the Company. The Company reserves the right to
instruct Holders and Beneficial Owners who provide such notices to deliver their ADSs for
cancellation and withdrawal of the Deposited Securities so as to permit the Company to deal
directly with them as holders of Shares and Holders and Beneficial Owners agree to comply with such
instructions. At all times the Company agrees to post on its website (xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx.xx)
the number of outstanding voting shares of the Company so as to enable Holders and Beneficial
Owners to determine if they have met or exceeded the five percent threshold set forth above. This
information will also be available on the company profiles website of BM&F BOVESPA
(xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx).
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned Holder hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
whose taxpayer identification number is
and whose
address including postal zip code is , the within Receipt and all
rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing attorney-in-fact
to transfer said Receipt on the books of the Depositary with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: | Name: | |||
By: | ||||
Title: | ||||
NOTICE: The signature of the Holder to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the within instrument in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever. | ||||
If the endorsement be executed by an attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, the person executing the endorsement must give his/her full title in such capacity and proper evidence of authority to act in such capacity, if not on file with the Depositary, must be forwarded with this Receipt. |
SIGNATURE GUARANTEED
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