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.

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

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  • Magyar Telekom’s American Depository Shares (ADSs) each representing five ordinary shares were also traded on the New York Stock Exchange until November 12, 2010, when the ADSs were delisted.

  • KT issued 24,282,195 additional shares on May 29, 1999 and issued American Depository Shares (“ADS”) representing these new shares and government owned shares.

  • Managers may invest in American Depository Receipts or American Depository Shares.

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

  • The Company’s American Depository Shares representing equity shares are also listed on the New York Stock Exchange.


More Definitions of American Depository Shares

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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American Depository Shares means American depository shares evidenced by the ADRs.
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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 or ‘CSD’ means a central securities depository as defined in point (1) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014.

  • Securities Depository Nominee means, as to any Securities Depository, such Securities Depository or the nominee of such Securities Depository in whose name there shall be registered on the registration books maintained by the Registrar the Bond certificates to be delivered to and immobilized at such Securities Depository during the continuation with such Securities Depository of participation in its book-entry system. Cede & Co. shall serve as the initial Securities Depository Nominee hereunder.

  • 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.

  • 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 payment date in respect of which such security or other investment has been deposited or set aside as a Deposit Security:

  • Depositary Shares means the depositary shares, each representing 1/40th of a share of the 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;

  • Common Depositary Notes means Notes that are deposited with a Common Depositary and that will clear and settle through the systems operated by Euroclear, Clearstream and/or any such other applicable clearing system other than DTC.

  • 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;

  • 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.