EXHIBIT 4.6
ALLOS THERAPEUTICS,
INC.
and
As Depositary
and
HOLDERS OF DEPOSITARY
RECEIPTS
DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of
Table Of
Contents
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ARTICLE I
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DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE II
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FORM OF RECEIPTS, DEPOSIT OF
STOCK, EXECUTION AND DELIVERY, TRANSFER, SURRENDER AND REDEMPTION
AND REPURCHASE OF RECEIPTS
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Section 2.1.
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Form and Transfer of
Receipts
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Section 2.2.
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Deposit of Stock; Execution and
Delivery of Receipts in Respect Thereof
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Section 2.3.
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Redemption and Repurchase of
Stock
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Section 2.4.
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Register of Transfer of
Receipts
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Section 2.5.
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Combination and Split-ups of
Receipts
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Section 2.6.
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Surrender of Receipts and Withdrawal
of Stock
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Section 2.7.
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Limitations on Execution and
Delivery, Transfer, Split-up, Combination and Surrender of Receipts
and Withdrawal or Deposit of Stock
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Section 2.8.
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Lost Receipts, etc
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Section 2.9.
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Cancellation and Destruction of
Surrendered Receipts
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Section 2.10.
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Conversion
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ARTICLE III
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CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF HOLDERS OF
RECEIPTS AND THE COMPANY
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Section 3.1.
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Filing Proofs, Certificates and
Other Information
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Section 3.2.
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Payment of Taxes or Other
Governmental Charges
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Section 3.3.
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Withholding
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Section 3.4.
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Representations and Warranties as to
Stock
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ARTICLE IV
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THE STOCK, NOTICES
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Section 4.1.
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Cash Distributions
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Section 4.2.
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Distributions Other Than
Cash
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Section 4.3.
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Subscription Rights, Preferences or
Privileges
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Section 4.4.
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Notice of Dividends, Fixing of
Record Date for Holders of Receipts
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Section 4.5.
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Voting Rights
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Section 4.6.
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Changes Affecting Stock and
Reclassifications, Recapitalizations, etc
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Section 4.7.
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Reports
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Section 4.8.
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Lists of Receipt Holders
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ARTICLE V
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THE DEPOSITARY, THE
DEPOSITARY’S AGENTS, THE REGISTRAR AND THE COMPANY
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Section 5.1.
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Maintenance of Offices, Agencies,
Transfer Books by the Depositary; the Registrar
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Section 5.2.
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Prevention or Delay in Performance
by the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agents, the Registrar or
the Company
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Section 5.3.
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Obligations of the Depositary, the
Depositary’s Agents, the Registrar and the Company
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Section 5.4.
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Resignation and Removal of the
Depositary, Appointment of Successor Depositary
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Section 5.5.
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Corporate Notices and
Reports
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Section 5.6.
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Deposit of Stock by the
Company
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Section 5.7.
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Indemnification by the
Company
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Section 5.8.
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Fees, Charges and
Expenses
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ARTICLE VI
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AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
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Section 6.1.
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Amendment
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Section 6.2.
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Termination
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ARTICLE VII
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 7.1.
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Counterparts
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Section 7.2.
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Exclusive Benefits of
Parties
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Section 7.3.
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Invalidity of Provisions
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Section 7.4.
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Notices
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Section 7.5.
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Depositary’s Agents
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Section 7.6.
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Holders of Receipts Are
Parties
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Section 7.7.
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Governing Law
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Section 7.8.
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Headings
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DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
, dated as of
among ALLOS THERAPEUTICS, INC., a Delaware corporation,
,
a
existing under the laws of the State of
,
as Depositary, and all holders from time to time of Receipts issued
hereunder.
W I T N E S S E T
H:
WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide as hereinafter
set forth in this Deposit Agreement, for the deposit of shares of
the Stock with the Depositary, as agent for the holders of the
Receipts evidencing Depositary Shares representing an interest in
the Stock so deposited, for the purposes set forth in this Deposit
Agreement and for the issuance hereunder of such Receipts;
and
WHEREAS, the Receipts are to be substantially in the form
annexed as Exhibit A to this Deposit Agreement, with
appropriate insertions, modifications and omissions to reflect the
terms of any Certificate of Designation and otherwise, as
hereinafter provided in this Deposit Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the premises
contained herein, it is agreed by and among the parties hereto as
follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
The following definitions shall
apply to the respective terms (in the singular and plural forms of
such terms) used in this Deposit Agreement and the
Receipts:
“Certificate of
Designation” shall
mean the Certificate of Designation establishing and setting forth
the rights, preferences, privileges, limitations and restrictions
of the Stock, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware.
“Certificate of
Incorporation” shall mean the Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation, as amended or as amended and restated from time
to time, of the Company.
“Company”
shall mean Allos
Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its
successors.
“Corporate
Office” shall mean
the office of the Depositary in
,
at which at any particular time its business in respect of matters
governed by this Deposit Agreement shall be administered, which at
the date of this Deposit Agreement is located at
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“Deposit
Agreement” shall
mean this agreement, as the same may be amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time to reflect the terms of any
Certificate of Designation or otherwise in accordance with the
provisions hereof.
“Depositary” shall mean
,
as Depositary hereunder, and any successor as Depositary
hereunder.
“Depositary
Share” shall mean
the rights evidenced by the Receipts executed and delivered
hereunder, including the interests in Stock granted to holders of
Receipts pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Deposit
Agreement. Each Depositary Share shall represent an interest in
of one share of Stock deposited with
the Depositary hereunder and the same proportionate interest in any
and all other property received by the Depositary in respect of
such share of Stock and held under this Deposit Agreement. Subject
to the terms of this Deposit Agreement, each record holder of a
Receipt evidencing a Depositary Share or Shares is entitled,
proportionately, to all the rights, preferences and privileges, and
subject to all the qualifications and restrictions, of the Stock
represented by such Depositary Share or Shares, including any
dividend, voting, conversion, redemption, liquidation and sinking
fund rights contained in the Certificate of Designation, and to the
benefits of all obligations and duties of the Company in respect of
the Stock under the Certificate of Designation and the Certificate
of Incorporation.
“Depositary’s
Agent” shall mean
an agent appointed by the Depositary as provided, and for the
purposes specified, in Section 7.5.
“Receipt”
shall mean a Depositary Receipt
executed and delivered hereunder, in substantially the form of
Exhibit A hereto, evidencing a Depositary Share or Shares, as
the same may be amended from time to time to reflect the terms of
any Certificate of Designation or otherwise in accordance with the
provisions hereof.
“Record
holder” or
“holder” as applied to a Receipt shall mean the
person in whose name a Receipt is registered on the books
maintained by or on behalf of the Depositary for such
purpose.
“Registrar” shall mean any company appointed to register
ownership and transfers of Receipts as herein provided.
“Securities
Act” shall mean the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Stock”
shall mean shares of the
Company’s
Preferred Stock,
Series ,
par value $0.001 per share.
ARTICLE II
FORM OF RECEIPTS, DEPOSIT OF
STOCK, EXECUTION AND DELIVERY,
TRANSFER, SURRENDER AND REDEMPTION AND REPURCHASE OF
RECEIPTS
Section 2.1. Form and
Transfer of Receipts. Receipts shall be engraved or printed or
lithographed unless they are evidenced by a global receipt held by
a depositary for a clearing system and shall be substantially in
the form set forth in Exhibit A annexed to this
Deposit
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Agreement, with appropriate
insertions, modifications and omissions to reflect the terms of any
Certificate of Designation or otherwise, as hereinafter provided.
Receipts shall be executed by the Depositary by the manual
signature of a duly authorized officer of the Depositary; provided,
however, that such signature may be a facsimile if a Registrar
(other than the Depositary) shall have countersigned the Receipts
by manual signature of a duly authorized officer of the Registrar.
Pending the preparation of definitive Receipts, the Depositary,
upon the written order of the Company delivered in accordance with
Section 2.2, shall execute and deliver temporary Receipts
which shall be printed, lithographed, typewritten, or otherwise
reproduced substantially of the tenor of the definitive Receipts in
lieu of which they are issued and with appropriate insertions,
modifications, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the
persons executing such Receipts may determine are necessary for
such temporary Receipts, as evidenced by their execution of such
temporary Receipts. If temporary Receipts are issued, the Company
and the Depositary will cause definitive Receipts to be prepared
without unreasonable delay; provided that if such temporary
Receipts are global Receipts held by a depositary for a clearing
system, definitive Receipts need not be prepared until the Receipts
cease to be so held. After the preparation of definitive Receipts,
the temporary Receipts shall be exchangeable for definitive
Receipts upon surrender of the temporary Receipts at the Corporate
Office or such other office as the Depositary may designate,
without charge to the holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of
any one or more temporary Receipts, the Depositary shall execute
and deliver in exchange therefor definitive Receipts representing
the same number of Depositary Shares as represented by the
surrendered temporary Receipt or Receipts. Such exchange shall be
made at the Company’s expense and without any charge
therefor. Until so exchanged, the temporary Receipts shall in all
respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Deposit
Agreement, and with respect to the Stock, as definitive
Receipts.
No Receipt shall be entitled to any
benefits under this Deposit Agreement or be valid or obligatory for
any purpose unless it shall have been executed as provided in the
preceding paragraph. The Depositary shall record on its books each
Receipt executed as provided above and delivered as hereinafter
provided. Receipts bearing the facsimile signature of anyone who
was at any time a duly authorized officer of the Depositary shall
bind the Depositary, notwithstanding that such officer has ceased
to hold such office prior to the delivery of such
Receipts.
Receipts may be issued in
denominations of any number of whole Depositary Shares. All
Receipts shall be dated the date of their execution.
Receipts may be endorsed with or
have incorporated in the text thereof such legends or recitals or
changes not inconsistent with the provisions of this Deposit
Agreement as may be required by the Depositary or required to
comply with any applicable law or regulation or with the
rules and regulations of any securities exchange upon which
the Stock or the Depositary Shares 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 Stock or
otherwise.
Title to any Receipt (and to the
Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt) that is properly
endorsed or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of
transfer shall be transferable by delivery with the same effect as
in the case of investment securities in general;
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provided, however, that the
Depositary may, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, treat
the record holder thereof at such time as the absolute owner
thereof for the purpose of determining the person entitled to
distributions of dividends or other distributions or to any notice
provided for in this Deposit Agreement and for all other
purposes.
Section 2.2. Deposit of
Stock; Execution and Delivery of Receipts in Respect
Thereof. Subject to the
terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, the Company or any
holder of Stock may deposit such Stock under this Deposit Agreement
by delivery to the Depositary of a certificate or certificates for
the Stock to be deposited, properly endorsed or accompanied, if
required by the Depositary, by a properly executed instrument of
transfer in form satisfactory to the Depositary, together with
(i) all such certifications as may be required by the
Depositary in accordance with the provisions of this Deposit
Agreement and (ii) a written order of the Company or such
holder, as the case may be, 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
Depositary Shares representing such deposited Stock.
Upon receipt by the Depositary of a
certificate or certificates for Stock to be deposited hereunder,
together with the other documents specified above, the Depositary
shall, as soon as transfer and registration can be accomplished,
present such certificate or certificates to the registrar and
transfer agent of the Stock for transfer and registration in the
name of the Depositary or its nominee of the Stock being deposited.
Deposited Stock shall be held by the Depositary in an account to be
established by the Depositary at the Corporate Office.
Upon receipt by the Depositary of a
certificate or certificates for Stock to be deposited hereunder,
together with the other documents specified above, the Depositary,
subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement,
shall execute and deliver, to or upon the order of the person or
persons named in the written order delivered to the Depositary
referred to in the first paragraph of this Section 2.2, a
Receipt or Receipts for the number of whole Depositary Shares
representing the Stock so deposited and registered in such name or
names as may be requested by such person or persons. The Depositary
shall execute and deliver such Receipt or Receipts at the Corporate
Office, except that, at the request, risk and expense of any person
requesting such delivery and for such person’s account or,
upon the order of such person, any other person’s account,
such delivery may be made at such other place as may be designated
by such person. In each case, delivery will be made only upon
payment to the Depositary of all taxes and other governmental
charges and any fees payable in connection with such deposit and
the transfer of the deposited Stock.
The Company shall deliver to the
Depositary from time to time such quantities of Receipts as the
Depositary may request to enable the Depositary to perform its
obligations under this Deposit Agreement.
Section 2.3. Redemption and
Repurchase of Stock. Whenever the Company shall redeem shares of
Stock in accordance with a Certificate of Designation, it shall
(unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Depositary) give the
Depositary in its capacity as Depositary not less than 3 business
days’ prior notice of the proposed date of the mailing of a
notice of redemption of Stock and the simultaneous redemption of
the Depositary Shares representing the Stock to be redeemed and of
the number of such shares of Stock held by the Depositary to be
redeemed.
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Unless the Certificate of
Designation for a specific series of Stock provides for a different
notice period with respect to that Stock in the event of its
redemption, the Depositary shall, as directed by the Company in
writing, mail, first class postage prepaid, notice of the
redemption of Stock and the proposed simultaneous redemption of the
Depositary Shares representing the Stock to be redeemed not less
than 30 and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for
redemption of such Stock and Depositary Shares, to the record
holders of the Receipts evidencing the Depositary Shares to be so
redeemed at the addresses of such holders as the same appear on the
records of the Depositary or any Depositary’s Agent or
Registrar. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither failure to mail
or publish any such notice to one or more such holders nor any
defect in any notice shall affect the sufficiency of the
proceedings for redemption. The Company shall provide the
Depositary with such notice, and each such notice shall state the
method for determining the amount payable per Depositary Share, the
redemption date, and the number of Depositary Shares to be
redeemed, and such notice shall call upon each holder of Depositary
Shares to surrender, on the redemption date and at the place or
places designated by the Company, the Receipts evidencing
Depositary Shares to be redeemed. On the date of any such
redemption the Depositary shall surrender the certificate or
certificates held by the Depositary evidencing the number of shares
of Stock to be redeemed in the manner specified in the notice of
redemption of Stock provided by the Company pursuant to the
applicable Certificate of Designation. The Depositary shall,
thereafter, redeem the number of Depositary Shares representing
such redeemed Stock upon the surrender of Receipts evidencing such
Depositary Shares in the manner provided in the notice sent to
record holders of Receipts.
Notice having been mailed by the
Depositary as aforesaid, from and after the redemption date (unless
the Company shall have failed to redeem the shares of Stock to be
redeemed by it upon the surrender of the certificate or
certificates therefor by the Depositary as described in the
preceding paragraph), the Depositary Shares called for redemption
shall be deemed no longer to be outstanding and all rights of the
holders of Receipts evidencing such Depositary Shares (except the
right to receive the cash, securities or other property payable
upon redemption upon surrender of such Receipts) shall, to the
extent of such Depositary Shares, cease and terminate. The
foregoing shall be subject further to the terms and conditions of
the applicable Certificate of Designation.
If fewer than all the Depositary
Shares are to be redeemed, the Depositary Shares to be redeemed
will be selected by lot or proportionately, as may be determined by
the Depositary. If fewer than all of the Depositary Shares
evidenced by a Receipt are called for redemption, the Depositary
will deliver to the holder of such Receipt upon its surrender to
the Depositary, cash, securities or other property payable upon
redemption in respect of the Depositary Shares called for
redemption and a new Receipt evidencing the Depositary Shares
evidenced by such prior Receipt and not called for
redemption.
The Depositary shall not be required
to transfer or exchange for another Receipt any Receipt evidencing
Depositary Shares called or being called for redemption, in whole
or in part except as provided in the immediately preceding
paragraph of this Section 2.3.
Whenever the Company shall be
required to make an offer to repurchase Depositary Shares
representing Stock in accordance with a Certificate of Designation,
it shall (unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Depositary)
give the Depositary in its capacity as
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Depositary not less than 3 business
days’ prior notice of the required date of the mailing of a
notice of the repurchase offer. The Depositary shall, as directed
by the Company in writing, mail, first class postage prepaid,
notice of the relevant terms of the repurchase offer, as provided
by the Company, to the record holders of the Receipts at the
addresses of such holders as the same appear on the records of the
Depositary or any Depositary’s Agent or Registrar,
including: (i) that such notice is being given pursuant
to a repurchase offer, (ii) the number of Depositary Shares
and Stock for which the offer is being made, (iii) the method
for determining the amount payable per Depositary Share,
(iv) the last date, which, unless the Certificate of
Designation for a specific series of Stock provides for a different
period with respect to that Stock in the event that the Company is
required to make an offer to repurchase it, shall not be less than
30 nor more than 60 days after the date of such notice, by which a
holder must elect to accept the repurchase offer, (v) the
procedures that such holder must follow to exercise its rights, and
(vi) the procedures for withdrawing an election.
The Depositary shall, thereafter,
receive from each holder electing to have Depositary Shares
repurchased pursuant to the repurchase offer in accordance with the
instructions in the notice, the holder’s Receipts, with an
appropriate form duly completed prior to the repurchase date.
Holders will be entitled to withdraw an election by a written
notice of withdrawal delivered to the Depositary prior to the close
of business on the repurchase date. The notice of withdrawal shall
state the number of Depositary Shares and the Receipt numbers to
which the notice of withdrawal relates and the number of Depositary
Shares and Receipt numbers, if any, which remain subject to
election. In case the aggregate number of Depositary Shares offered
for repurchase by the holders exceeds the amount of Depositary
Shares which the Company has offered to repurchase pursuant to the
repurchase offer, the Depositary Shares to be repurchased shall be
selected by the Depositary by lot or proportionately, as may be
determined by the Depositary. The Depositary shall, at the
direction of the Company, cause payment to be mailed or delivered
to each tendering holder as promptly as reasonably practicable
after the repurchase date, in the amount of the repurchase price
for the Depositary Shares tendered, and any unpurchased Depositary
Shares to be returned to the holder thereof. The foregoing is
subject further to the terms and conditions of the applicable
Certificate of Designation.
Section 2.4. Register of
Transfer of Receipts. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Deposit Agreement, the Depositary shall register on its books from
time to time transfers of Receipts upon any surrender thereof at
the Corporate Office, or such other office as the Depositary may
designate for such purpose, by the record holder in person or by a
duly authorized attorney, properly endorsed or accompanied by a
properly executed instrument of transfer, together with evidence of
the payment of any transfer taxes as may be required by law. Upon
such surrender, 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 Depositary
Shares evidenced by the Receipt or Receipts surrendered.
Section 2.5. Combination and
Split-ups of Receipts. Upon surrender of a Receipt or Receipts at the
Corporate Office, or such other office as the Depositary may
designate for the purpose of effecting a split-up or combination of
Receipts, subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit
Agreement, the Depositary shall execute and deliver a new Receipt
or Receipts in the authorized denominations requested evidencing
the same aggregate number of Depositary
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Shares evidenced by the Receipt or
Receipts surrendered; provided, however, that the Depositary shall
not issue any Receipt evidencing a fractional Depositary
Share.
Section 2.6. Surrender of
Receipts and Withdrawal of Stock. Any holder of a Receipt, including the Company,
shall have the right, upon payment of any amount due to the
Depositary with respect to the Receipt, to withdraw any or all of
the Stock (but only in whole shares of Stock) represented by the
Depositary Shares and all money and other property, if any,
represented by such Depositary Shares by surrendering the Receipt
or Receipts evidencing such Depositary Shares at the Corporate
Office, or at such other office as the Depositary may designate for
such withdrawals (and cancellation of the surrendered Receipts as
provided in Section 2.9). After such surrender, without
unreasonable delay, the Depositary shall deliver to the holder the
whole number of shares of Stock and all such money and other
property, if any, represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by
the Receipt or Receipts so surrendered for withdrawal. If the
Receipt or Receipts delivered by the holder to the Depositary in
connection with such withdrawal shall evidence a number of
Depositary Shares in excess of the number of whole Depositary
Shares representing the whole number of shares of Stock to be
withdrawn, the Depositary shall at the same time, in addition to
such whole number of shares of Stock and such money and other
property, if any, to be withdrawn, deliver to the holder, or
(subject to Section 2.4) upon its order, a new Receipt or
Receipts evidencing such excess number of whole Depositary
Shares.
Delivery of the Stock and such money
and other property being withdrawn may be made by the delivery of
such certificates, documents of title and other instruments as the
Depositary may deem appropriate, which, if required by the
Depositary, shall be properly endorsed or accompanied by proper
instruments of transfer.
The Depositary shall deliver the
Stock and the money and other property, if any, represented by the
Depositary Shares evidenced by Receipts surrendered for withdrawal,
without unreasonable delay, at the office at which such Receipts
were surrendered, except that, at the request, risk and expense of
the Company such delivery may be made, without unreasonable delay,
at such other place as may be designated by the Company.
For purposes of determining the
number of Depositary Shares outstanding on any dividend payment
date, the Receipts representing Depositary Shares acquired by the
Company on or prior to such dividend payment date and not
theretofore delivered to the Depositary for withdrawal and
cancellation shall be deemed to be outstanding.
Section 2.7. Limitations on
Execution and Delivery, Transfer, Split-up, Combination and
Surrender of Receipts and Withdrawal or Deposit of
Stock. As a condition
precedent to the execution and delivery, registration of transfer,
split-up, combination, or surrender of any Receipt, the delivery of
any distribution thereon or withdrawal or deposit of Stock, or the
exercise of any conversion right referred to in Section 2.10,
the Depositary, any of the Depositary’s Agents, the Registrar
or the Company may require any or all of the following:
(i) payment to it of a sum sufficient for the payment (or, in
the event that the Depositary or the Company shall have made such
payment, the reimbursement to it) of any tax or other governmental
charge or fee with respect thereto (including any such tax or
charge or fee with respect to the Stock being deposited or the
Stock being withdrawn or with respect to property of
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the Company being issued upon
redemption or conversion); (ii) production of proof
satisfactory to it as to the identity and genuineness of any
signature; and (iii) compliance with such reasonable
regulations, if any, as the Depositary or the Company may establish
not inconsistent with the provisions of this Deposit
Agreement.
The deposit of Stock may be refused,
or the registration of transfer, split-up, combination or surrender
of outstanding Receipts and the withdrawal of deposited Stock or
the exercise of any conversion right referred to in
Section 2.10 may be suspended (i) during any period when
the register of stockholders of the Company is closed, (ii) if
any such action is deemed necessary or advisable by the Depositary,
any of the Depositary’s Agents or the Company at any time or
from time to time because of any requirement of law or of any
government or governmental body or commission, or under any
provision of this Deposit Agreement, or (iii) with the
approval of the Company, for any other reason. Without limitation
of the foregoing, the Depositary shall not knowingly accept for
deposit under this Deposit Agreement any shares of Stock that are
required to be registered under the Securities Act unless a
registration statement under the Securities Act is in effect as to
such shares of Stock.
Section 2.8. Lost Receipts,
etc. In case any Receipt
shall be mutilated or destroyed or lost or stolen, the Depositary
shall execute and deliver a Receipt of like form and tenor in
exchange and substitution for such mutilated Receipt or in lieu of
and in substitution for such destroyed, lost or stolen Receipt
unless the Depositary has notice that such Receipt has been
acquired by a bona fide purchaser; provided, however, that the
holder thereof provides the Depositary with (i) evidence
satisfactory to the Depositary of such destruction, loss or theft
of such Receipt, of the authenticity thereof and of his ownership
thereof, (ii) reasonable indemnification satisfactory to the
Depositary or the payment of any charges incurred by the Depositary
in obtaining insurance in lieu of such indemnification and
(iii) payment of any expense (including fees, charges and
expenses of the Depositary) in connection with such execution and
delivery.
Section 2.9. Cancellation
and Destruction of Surrendered Receipts. All Receipts surrendered to the Depositary or
any Depositary’s Agent shall be cancelled by the Depositary.
Except as prohibited by applicable law or regulation, the
Depositary is authorized to destroy such Receipts so
canceled.
Section 2.10.
Conversion. In the event
that the Stock, in accordance with its Certificate of Designation,
is convertible into the Company’s common stock or other
securities, subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit
Agreement, a holder of a Receipt or Receipts may surrender such
Receipt or Receipts at the Corporate Office or at such other office
or to a Depositary’s Agent that the Depositary may designate
for such purpose, together with a notice of conversion duly
completed and executed, thereby directing the Depositary or such
Depositary’s Agent to instruct the Company to cause the
conversion of the number of shares of Stock specified in such
notice of conversion into shares of the Company’s common
stock or other securities at the rate specified in the applicable
Certificate of Designation, and an assignment of such Receipt or
Receipts to the Company or in blank, duly completed and executed,
along with any other documents or instruments and any amounts
required by the applicable Certificate of Designation.
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Upon receipt by the Depositary or a
Depositary’s Agent of a Receipt or Receipts, together with a
notice of conversion, duly completed and executed, directing the
Depositary or such Depositary’s Agent to instruct the Company
to cause the conversion of a specified number of shares of Stock at
the rate specified in the applicable Certificate of Designation,
and an assignment of such Receipt or Receipts to the Company or in
blank, duly completed and executed, along with any other documents
or instruments or amounts referred to in the preceding paragraph,
the Depositary or such Depositary’s Agent shall instruct the
Company, subject to any adjustment provided for in the applicable
Certificate of Designation, (i) to cause the conversion at the
rate specified in the applicable Certificate of Designation of the
number of shares of Stock represented by the Depositary Shares
evidenced by the Receipt or Receipts so surrendered for conversion
as specified in the written notice to the Depositary or such
Depositary’s Agent and (ii) to cause the delivery to the
holder of such Receipt or Receipts of (a) a certificate or
certificates evidencing the number of whole shares of the
Company’s common stock or other securities into which such
Stock has been converted, and (b) the amount of cash or other
property, if any, to which such holder is entitled in lieu of
fractional shares of, or fractional interests in, the
Company’s common stock or other securities otherwise
deliverable by the Company upon such conversion, calculated in
accordance with the applicable Certificate of Designation. The
Company shall as promptly as practicable after receipt thereof
cause the delivery of the certificate or certificates and cash or
other property, if any, referred to in clauses (a) and
(b) above, and such conversion shall be deemed to have been
effected immediately prior to the close of business on the date of
such receipt and shall occur at the rate specified in the
Certificate of Designation in effect at such time and on such date.
Upon such conversion, the Depositary or such Depositary’s
Agent (i) shall deliver to the holder a Receipt evidencing the
number of Depositary Shares evidenced by the surrendered Receipt or
Receipts in excess of the number of Depositary Shares evidenced by
such Receipt or Receipts that have been so converted,
(ii) shall cancel the Receipts surrendered for conversion and
(iii) shall deliver to the Company for cancellation the number
of shares of Stock evidenced by the Receipts so surrendered and so
converted. Upon the delivery of the shares of Stock to be cancelled
due to such conversion by the Depositary or such Depositary’s
Agent to the Company, the Company shall deliver to the Depositary
or such Depositary’s Agent, as applicable, a certificate or
certificates evidencing the number of shares of Stock, if any, that
equals the excess of the number of shares evidenced by the
surrendered certificate over the number of shares evidenced by that
certificate that have been so converted. Depositary Shares
converted in connection with conversion of the Stock represented
thereby shall only be converted in whole, and not in
part.
Upon the conversion of any Stock for
which a notice of conversion has been provided to the Depositary or
a Depositary’s Agent by the holder of the Receipt or Receipts
representing such Stock, the Depositary Shares evidenced by such
Receipt or Receipts shall be deemed no longer outstanding, all
rights of the holder of the Receipt or Receipts evidencing such
Depositary Shares (except the right to receive (i) the
Company’s common stock or other securities to which such
holder is entitled upon conversion in accordance with the
applicable Certificate of Designation, (ii) any cash or other
property payable in accordance with the applicable Certificate of
Designation with respect to any fractional shares or other
fractional interests in the Company’s common stock or other
securities otherwise deliverable by the Company upon conversion,
(iii) any Receipts evidencing Depositary Shares representing
Stock which was not so converted and (iv) any other
securities, property or cash to which such holder is entitled under
this Deposit
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Agreement) shall cease and
terminate, and the Receipt or Receipts evidencing such Depositary
Shares shall be cancelled.
No fractional shares or other
fractional interests in the Company’s common stock or other
securities shall be deliverable by the Company upon conversion of
the Stock represented by the Depositary Shares.
ARTICLE III
CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF HOLDERS OF RECEIPTS AND THE
COMPANY
Section 3.1.
Filing Proofs, Certificates and Other
Information. Any person presenting Stock for deposit or any
holder of a Receipt may be required from time to time to file such
proof of residence or other information, to execute such
certificates and to make such representations and warranties as the
Depositary or the Company may reasonably deem necessary or proper.
The Depositary or the Company may withhold or delay the delivery of
any Receipt, the registration of transfer or redemption of any
Receipt, the withdrawal of the Stock represented by the Depositary
Shares evidenced by any Receipt, the distribution of any dividend
or other distribution or the exercise of any conversion right
referred to in Section 2.10, or refuse to accept Receipts that
are delivered for surrender, until such proof or other information
is filed, such certificates are executed or such representations
and warranties are made.
Section 3.2.
Payment of Taxes or Other Governmental
Charges. If
any tax or other governmental charge or fee shall become payable by
or on behalf of the Depositary with respect to (i) any
Receipt, (ii) the Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt,
(iii) the Stock (or fractional interest therein) or other
property represented by such Depositary Shares, or (iv) any
transaction referred to in Section 4.6, such tax (including
transfer, issuance or acquisition taxes, if any) or governmental
charge or fee shall be payable by the holder of such Receipt, who
shall pay the amount thereof to the Depositary. Until such payment
is made, registration or transfer of any Receipt or any split-up or
combination thereof or any withdrawal of the Stock or money or
other property, if any, represented by the Depositary Shares
evidenced by such Receipt or Receipts delivered for surrender or
the exercise of any conversion right referred to in
Section 2.10 may be refused, any dividend or other
distribution may be withheld and any part or all of the Stock or
other property represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by
such Receipt may be sold for the account of the holder thereof
(after attempting by reasonable means to notify such holder prior
to such sale). Any dividend or other distribution so withheld and
the proceeds of any such sale may be applied to any payment of such
tax or other governmental charge or fee, the holder of such Receipt
remaining liable for any deficiency.
Section 3.3.
Withholding. The Depositary shall act as the tax withholding
agent for any payments, distributions made with respect to the
Depositary Shares and Receipts, and the Stock. The Depositary shall
be responsible with respect to the Depositary Shares, Receipts and
Stock for the timely (i) collection and deposit of any
required withholding or backup withholding tax, and
(ii) filing of any information returns or other documents with
federal (and other applicable) taxing authorities.
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Section 3.4.
Representations and Warranties as to Stock.
In the case of the initial deposit
of the Stock, the Company and, in the case of subsequent deposits
thereof, each person so depositing Stock under this Deposit
Agreement shall be deemed thereby to represent and warrant that
such Stock and each certificate therefor are valid and that the
person making such deposit is duly authorized to do so. Such
representations and warranties shall survive the deposit of the
Stock and the issuance of Receipts therefor.
ARTICLE IV
THE STOCK, NOTICES
Section 4.1.
Cash Distributions. Whenever the Depositary shall receive any cash
dividend or other cash distribution on the Stock (other than cash
dividends or cash distributions paid by the Company in lieu of
fractional shares or other fractional interests in the
Company’s common stock or other securities otherwise
deliverable by the Company in accordance with the applicable
Certificate of Designation), the Depositary shall, subject to
Section 3.2, distribute to record holders of Receipts on the
record date fixed pursuant to Section 4.4 such amounts of such
sum as are, as nearly as practicable, in proportion to the
respective numbers of Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipts
held by such holders; provided, however, that in case the Company
or the Depositary shall be required by law to withhold and does
withhold from any cash dividend or other cash distribution in
respect of the Stock an amount on account of taxes, the amount made
available for distribution or distributed in respect of Depositary
Shares shall be reduced accordingly. The Depositary shall
distribute or make available for distribution, as the case may be,
only such amount, however, as can be distributed without
attributing to any holder of Depositary Shares a fraction of one
cent and any balance not so distributable shall be held by the
Depositary (without liability for interest thereon) and shall be
added to and be treated as part of the next sum received by the
Depositary for distribution to record holders of Receipts then
outstanding.
Section 4.2.
Distributions Other Than Cash. Whenever the Depositary shall receive any
distribution other than cash, rights, preferences or privileges
upon the Stock, the Depositary shall, subject to Section 3.2,
distribute to record holders of Receipts on the record date fixed
pursuant to Section 4.4 such amounts of the securities or
property received by it as are, as nearly as practicable, in
proportion to the respective numbers of Depositary Shares evidenced
by the Receipts held by such holders, in any manner that the
Depositary and the Company may deem equitable and practicable for
accomplishing such distribution. If, in the opinion of the Company
after consultation with the Depositary, such distribution cannot be
made proportionately among such record holders, or if for any other
reason (including any tax withholding or securities law
requirement), the Depositary deems, after consultation with the
Company, such distribution not to be feasible, the Depositary may,
with the approval of the Company which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld, adopt such method as it deems equitable and
practicable for the purpose of effecting such distribution,
including the sale (at public or private sale) of the securities or
property thus received, or any part thereof, at such place or
places and upon such terms as it may deem proper. The net proceeds
of any such sale shall, subject to Section 3.2, be distributed
or made available for distribution, as the case may be, by the
Depositary to record holders of Receipts as provided by
Section 4.1 in the case of a distribution received in
cash.
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Section 4.3.
Subscription Rights, Preferences or
Privileges. If the Company shall at any time offer or cause
to be offered to the persons in whose names Stock is registered on
the books of the Company any rights, preferences or privileges to
subscribe for or to purchase any securities or any rights,
preferences or privileges of any other nature, such rights,
preferences or privileges shall in each such instance be
made