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American Depository Shares definition

American Depository Shares means US. Dollar denominated forms of equity ownership held in deposit in a custodian bank and evidenced by physical certificates of ownership (“American Depositary Receipts”) issued by a U.S. bank.
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American Depository Shares means the American Depository Shares (which, pursuant to and as further described in SECTION 2.1(C) of the Merger Agreement, may be evidenced by one or more American Depository Receipts) representing the right to receive Ordinary Shares which shall be delivered to U.S. Holders as Merger Consideration pursuant to SECTION 2.1(C) of the Merger Agreement.
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American Depository Shares means each American Depositary Share issued pursuant to the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of January 20, 2000 between the Company and the Bank of New York, N.A., as Depositary, each of which in turn represents twenty (20)
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Examples of American Depository Shares in a sentence

  • If the number of Shares represented by an American Depository Share is other than on a one-to-one basis, the limitations of Section 3.1 shall be adjusted to reflect the distribution of American Depository Shares in lieu of Shares.

  • Additionally, in the discretion of the Committee, American Depository Shares in an amount equal to the number of Shares which otherwise would be distributed pursuant to an Award may be distributed in lieu of Shares in settlement of any Award.

  • Additionally, at the discretion of the Committee, any Shares distributed pursuant to an Award may be represented by American Depository Shares.

  • Certain of Chunghwa’s common stocks were also sold in an international offering of securities in the form of American Depository Shares (“ADS”) on July 17, 2003 and were listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”).

  • The Company became listed on the New York Stock Exchange on September 17, 2001 (local time) by means of an issuance of American Depository Shares, and has been filing a Form 20-F (equivalent to the Annual Securities Report in Japan) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission since the year ended March 31, 2002.

  • The Compartment may invest in American Depository Receipts (ADRs), American Depository Shares and exchange traded funds, providing an exposure to the assets described above.

  • Additionally, in the discretion of the Committee, American Depository Shares may be distributed in lieu of Shares in settlement of any Award, provided that the American Depository Shares shall be of equal value to the Shares that would have otherwise been distributed.

  • Certain of Chunghwa’s common shares had also been sold in an international offering of securities in the form of American Depository Shares (“ADS”) on July 17, 2003 and were listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”).

  • If the number of Shares represented by an American Depository Share is other than on a one-to-one basis, the limitations of Section 3 shall be adjusted to reflect the distribution of American Depository Shares in lieu of Shares.

  • The Company issued 24,282,195 additional shares on May 29, 1999 and issued American Depository Shares (“ADS”), representing these new shares and government-owned shares on the New York Stock Exchange and the London Exchange.


More Definitions of American Depository Shares

American Depository Shares means American depository shares evidenced by the ADRs.
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American Depository Shares means the American Depository Shares of Lafarge S.A. which are traded on the New York Stock Exchange, each of which represents one-fourth of one Common Share deposited with the Depository or such other number of Common Shares as may be represented by American Depository Shares from time to time. The American Depository Shares are evidenced by American Depository Receipts.
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American Depository Shares or “ADSs” shall mean the American Depository Shares of Sodexho Alliance, S.A. which are traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Related to American Depository Shares

  • American Depositary Shares means the securities created under this Deposit Agreement representing rights with respect to the Deposited Securities. American Depositary Shares may be certificated securities evidenced by Receipts or uncertificated securities. The form of Receipt annexed as Exhibit A to this Deposit Agreement shall be the prospectus required under the Securities Act of 1933 for sales of both certificated and uncertificated American Depositary Shares. Except for those provisions of this Deposit Agreement that refer specifically to Receipts, all the provisions of this Deposit Agreement shall apply to both certificated and uncertificated American Depositary Shares. Each American Depositary Share shall represent the number of Shares specified in Exhibit A to this Deposit Agreement, except that, if there is a distribution upon Deposited Securities covered by Section 4.3, a change in Deposited Securities covered by Section 4.8 with respect to which additional American Depositary Shares are not delivered or a sale of Deposited Securities under Section 3.2 or 4.8, each American Depositary Share shall thereafter represent the amount of Shares or other Deposited Securities that are then on deposit per American Depositary Share after giving effect to that distribution, change or sale.

  • American Depositary Receipt(s) “ADR(s)” and “Receipt(s)” shall mean the certificate(s) issued by the Depositary to evidence the American Depositary Shares issued under the terms of the Deposit Agreement in the form of Certificated ADS(s) (as hereinafter defined), as such ADRs may be amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement. An ADR may evidence any number of ADSs and may, in the case of ADSs held through a central depository such as DTC, be in the form of a “Balance Certificate.”

  • central securities depository means an entity or generally recognised book-entry or other settlement system or clearing house, central clearing counterparty or agency, acting as a local securities depository, central securities depository or international securities depository, the use of which is customary for securities settlement activities in the jurisdiction(s) in which it holds Securities or Cash in connection with this Agreement, and through which the Custodian may transfer, settle, clear, deposit or maintain Securities whether in certificated or uncertificated form and will include any services provided by any network service provider or carriers or settlement banks used by a CSD.

  • Securities Depository Nominee means the Securities Depository or the nominee of such Securities Depository in whose name the Bonds shall be registered on the registration books of the Issuer while the Bonds are in a Book-Entry System.

  • Securities Depository means The Depository Trust Company and any other clearing agency registered with the SEC under Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), which acts as a system for the central handling of Securities where all Securities of any particular class or series of an issuer deposited within the system are treated as fungible and may be transferred or pledged by bookkeeping entry without physical delivery of the Securities.

  • Mandatory Securities Depository means a foreign securities depository or clearing agency that, either as a legal or practical matter, must be used if the Fund determines to place Foreign Assets in a country outside the United States (i) because required by law or regulation; (ii) because securities cannot be withdrawn from such foreign securities depository or clearing agency; or (iii) because maintaining or effecting trades in securities outside the foreign securities depository or clearing agency is not consistent with prevailing or developing custodial or market practices.

  • Book-Entry Shares has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

  • Deposit Securities means, as of any date, any United States dollar-denominated security or other investment of a type described below that either (i) is a demand obligation payable to the holder thereof on any Business Day or (ii) has a maturity date, mandatory redemption date or mandatory payment date, on its face or at the option of the holder, preceding the relevant Redemption Date, Dividend Payment Date or other payment date in respect of which such security or other investment has been deposited or set aside as a Deposit Security:

  • Depositary Shares means Depositary Shares, each representing 1/1,000 of a share of Stock and evidenced by a Receipt.

  • Securities Depositories means DTC; and, in accordance with then current guidelines of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such other addresses and/or such other securities depositories as the District may designate in a Written Request of the District delivered to the Paying Agent.

  • ADSs means the rights and interests in the Deposited Property (as hereinafter defined) granted to the Holders and Beneficial Owners pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement and, if issued as Certificated ADS(s) (as hereinafter defined), the ADR(s) issued to evidence such ADSs. ADS(s) may be issued under the terms of the Deposit Agreement in the form of (a) Certificated ADS(s) (as hereinafter defined), in which case the ADS(s) are evidenced by ADR(s), or (b) Uncertificated ADS(s) (as hereinafter defined), in which case the ADS(s) are not evidenced by ADR(s) but are reflected on the direct registration system maintained by the Depositary for such purposes under the terms of Section 2.13. Unless otherwise specified in the Deposit Agreement or in any ADR, or unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to ADS(s) shall include Certificated ADS(s) and Uncertificated ADS(s), individually or collectively, as the context may require. Each ADS shall represent the right to receive, and to exercise the beneficial ownership interests in, the number of Shares specified in the form of ADR attached hereto as Exhibit A (as amended from time to time) that are on deposit with the Depositary and/or the Custodian, subject, in each case, to the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement and the applicable ADR (if issued as a Certificated ADS), 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 4.11 with respect to which additional ADSs are not issued, and thereafter each ADS shall represent the right to receive, and to exercise the beneficial ownership interests in, the applicable Deposited Property on deposit with the Depositary and the Custodian determined in accordance with the terms of such Sections, subject, in each case, to the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement and the applicable ADR (if issued as a Certificated ADS). In addition, the ADS(s)-to-Share(s) ratio is subject to amendment as provided in Articles IV and VI of the Deposit Agreement (which may give rise to Depositary fees).

  • Common Depository has the meaning specified in Section 304(b).

  • Foreign Securities Depository means a foreign securities clearing system qualifying as an Eligible Securities Depository (as defined in Section (b)(1) of Rule 17f-7 under the 0000 Xxx) that is listed on Schedule B annexed hereto, as amended from time to time pursuant to Section 4.5 hereof.

  • Book Entry Warrants means Warrants that are to be held only by or on behalf of the Depository;

  • Escrowed Securities means the direct, noncallable obligations of the United States of America, as described in the Escrow Agreement.

  • Eligible Securities Depository has the meaning set forth in section (b)(1) of Rule 17f-7.

  • Depository System Participant means any participant in the Depository’s book- entry system.

  • ADS Depositary means the person then acting as depositary under the Deposit Agreement. The ADS Depositary as of the Issue Date is The Bank of New York Mellon.

  • Securities Custodian means the custodian with respect to a Global Security (as appointed by the Depository), or any successor Person thereto and shall initially be the Trustee.

  • CDS Global Warrants means Warrants representing all or a portion of the aggregate number of Warrants issued in the name of the Depository represented by an Uncertificated Warrant, or if requested by the Depository or the Corporation, by a Warrant Certificate;

  • Warrant ADSs means ADSs representing Warrant Shares.

  • Depository The Depository Trust Company, or any successor Depository hereafter named. The nominee of the initial Depository for purposes of registering those Certificates that are to be Book-Entry Certificates is Cede & Co. The Depository shall at all times be a "clearing corporation" as defined in Section 8-102(a)(5) of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York and a "clearing agency" registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

  • Central Depository means Centrálny depozitár cenných papierov SR, a.s., with its registered seat at ul. 29. augusta 1/A, Bratislava 814 80, Slovak Republic, registered in the Commercial Register maintained by the District Court Bratislava I, Section: Sa, Insert No.: 493/B;

  • Non Book-Entry Capital Securities shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.05.

  • Book-Entry Share has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(c).

  • Book-Entry Preferred Securities Certificates means a beneficial interest in the Preferred Securities Certificates, ownership and transfers of which shall be made through book entries by a Clearing Agency as described in Section 5.11.

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