POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Jorma Ollila and/or Ursula Ranin his/her
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting alone, each with full
power of substitution, for him/her and in his/her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments, including post-effective
amendments, and supplements to the Nokia Corporation Registration Statement, and
to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he/she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney(s)-in
-fact and agent(s), or his/her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in
the following capacities on 13th May, 2003.
Name Title
/s/ Paul J. Collins Vice Chairman
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Paul J. Collins
/s/ Georg Ehrnrooth Director
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Georg Ehrnrooth
/s/ Bengt Holmstrom Director
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Bengt Holmstrom
/s/ Per Karlsson Director
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Per Karlsson
/s/ Jorma Ollila Chairman of the Board of Directors
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Jorma Ollila Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Robert F.W. van Oordt Director
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Robert F.W. van Oordt
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/s/ Marjorie Scardino Director
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Marjorie Scardino
/s/ Vesa Vainio Director
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Vesa Vainio
/s/ Arne Wessberg Director
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Arne Wessberg
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President:
/s/ Pekka Ala-Pietila
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Pekka Ala-Pietila
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Chief Financial Officer: (whose functions
include those of Chief Accounting Officer)
/s/ Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo
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Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo
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Authorized Representative in the United States:
/s/ Kari-Pekka Wilska
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Name: Kari-Pekka Wilska
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Index to Exhibits
Sequentially
Exhibit Document Numbered Page
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(a)(i) Amended and Restated
Deposit Agreement, dated
as of March 28, 2000
(d) Opinion of counsel
to the Depositary
(e) Certification under
Rule 466
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(a)(i) Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement,
dated as of March 28, 2000
NOKIA CORPORATION
AND
CITIBANK, N.A.,
As Depositary
AND
HOLDERS OF AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS
Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement
Dated as of March 28, 2000
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PARTIES.....................................................................1
RECITALS....................................................................1
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
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SECTION 1.01. ADRs.....................................................2
SECTION 1.02. ADSs.....................................................2
SECTION 1.03. Agreement................................................2
SECTION 1.04. Beneficial Owner.........................................2
SECTION 1.05. Commission...............................................2
SECTION 1.06. Company..................................................2
SECTION 1.07. Custodian................................................3
SECTION 1.08. Deposit, Surrender, Transfer, Withdraw, Delivery.........3
SECTION 1.09. Depositary...............................................3
SECTION 1.10. Deposited Securities.....................................3
SECTION 1.11. Dollars; Finnmarks; FIM..................................3
SECTION 1.12. Finland..................................................3
SECTION 1.13. Holder...................................................3
SECTION 1.14. NYSE.....................................................3
SECTION 1.15. Nominee..................................................4
SECTION 1.16. Principal Office.........................................4
SECTION 1.17. Restricted Securities....................................4
SECTION 1.18. Registrar................................................4
SECTION 1.19. Securities Act...........................................4
SECTION 1.20. Securities Exchange Act..................................4
SECTION 1.21. Shares...................................................4
SECTION 1.22. United States............................................5
ARTICLE II
FORM OF ADRs, DEPOSIT OF SHARES, EXECUTION
AND DELIVERY, TRANSFER AND SURRENDER OF ADRs
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SECTION 2.01. Form and Transferability of ADRs.........................5
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SECTION 2.02. Deposit of Shares........................................6
SECTION 2.03. Execution and Delivery of ADRs...........................7
SECTION 2.04. Transfer of ADRs; Combination and Split-up of ADRs.......8
SECTION 2.05. Surrender of ADRs and Withdrawal of Deposited Securities.8
SECTION 2.06. Limitations on Execution and Delivery, Transfer, etc.
of ADRs; Suspension of Delivery, Transfer. Etc...........10
SECTION 2.07. Lost ADRs, etc...........................................11
SECTION 2.08. Cancellation and Destruction of Surrendered ADRs.........12
SECTION 2.09. Maintenance of Records...................................12
SECTION 2.10. Restricted ADSs..........................................12
ARTICLE III
CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF HOLDERS OF ADRs
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SECTION 3.01. Filing Proofs, Certificates and Other Information........12
SECTION 3.02. Liability of Holders for Taxes and Other Charges.........13
SECTION 3.03. Representations and Warranties on Deposit,
Transfer and Surrender and Withdrawal of Shares or ADRs..13
SECTION 3.04. Disclosure of Beneficial Ownership.......................13
SECTION 3.05. Compliance with Law......................................14
ARTICLE IV
RIGHTS RELATING TO THE DEPOSITED SECURITIES;
CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF THE DEPOSITARY
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SECTION 4.01. Power of Attorney........................................14
SECTION 4.02. Cash Distributions; Withholding..........................15
SECTION 4.03. Distributions Other than Cash, Shares or Rights..........15
SECTION 4.04. Distributions in Shares..................................16
SECTION 4.05. Rights Distributions.....................................17
SECTION 4.06. Conversion of Foreign Currency...........................19
SECTION 4.07. Fixing of Record Date....................................20
SECTION 4.08. Voting of Deposited Securities...........................21
SECTION 4.09. Changes Affecting Deposited Securities...................22
SECTION 4.10. Transmittal by the Depositary of Company Notices,
Reports and Communications...............................23
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SECTION 4.11. Withholding..............................................24
ARTICLE V
THE DEPOSITARY, THE CUSTODIAN AND THE COMPANY
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SECTION 5.01. Maintenance of Office and Transfer Books by the
Depositary...............................................25
SECTION 5.02. Lists of Holders.........................................25
SECTION 5.03. Obligations of the Depositary, the Custodian and the
Company..................................................26
SECTION 5.04. Prevention or Delay in Performance by the
Depositary or the Company................................27
SECTION 5.05. Resignation and Removal of the Depositary;
Appointment of Successor Depositary......................27
SECTION 5.06. Charges of Depositary....................................28
SECTION 5.07. The Custodian............................................29
SECTION 5.08. Notices, Reports and Communications......................30
SECTION 5.09. Issuance of Additional Shares; Legal Opinions............31
SECTION 5.10. Indemnification..........................................32
SECTION 5.11. Certain Rights of the Depositary: Limitations............33
SECTION 5.12. Agents of the Depositary.................................35
ARTICLE VI
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
SECTION 6.01. Amendment................................................35
SECTION 6.02. Termination..............................................35
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION 7.01. Counterparts.............................................37
SECTION 7.02. No Third-Party Beneficiaries.............................37
SECTION 7.03. Severability.............................................37
SECTION 7.04. Holders as Parties; Binding Effect.......................37
SECTION 7.05. Notices..................................................37
SECTION 7.06. Governing Law............................................38
SECTION 7.07. Prohibition of Assignment................................38
SECTION 7.08. Compliance With U.S. Securities Laws.....................38
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FORM OF FACE OF ADR
Introductory Paragraph..................................................A-2
(1) The Deposit Agreement..........................................A-2
(2) Surrender of ADRs and Withdrawal of Deposited Securities.......A-2
(3) Transfers, Split-ups and Combinations..........................A-3
(4) Limitations on Distributions, Transfers and Withdrawals........A-4
(5) Liability of Holder For Taxes and Other Charges................A-4
(6) Warranties by Deposit of Shares................................A-5
(7) Compliance with Law............................................A-5
(8) Charges of Depositary..........................................A-5
(9) Title to ADRs..................................................A-6
(10) Validity of ADR................................................A-6
(11) Disclosure of Beneficial Ownership.............................A-6
(12) Available Information..........................................A-6
Signature of Depositary.................................................A-7
Address of Principal New York Office....................................A-7
FORM OF REVERSE OF ADR - Summary of Certain
Additional Provisions of the Agreement
(13) Dividends and Distributions: Rights............................A-8
(14) Record Dates...................................................A-10
(15) Voting of Deposited Securities.................................A-10
(16) Changes Affecting Deposited Securities.........................A-11
(17) Reports: Inspection of Transfer Books..........................A-12
(18) Withholding....................................................A-12
(19) Certain Rights of the Depositary: Limitations..................A-13
(20) Liability of the Company and the Depositary....................A-14
(21) Resignation and Removal of Depositary: Substitution of
Custodian......................................................A-14
(22) Amendment of Agreement and ADRs................................A-15
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(23) Termination of Agreement.......................................A-15
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AMENDED AND RESTATED DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
AMENDED AND RESTATED DEPOSIT AGREEMENT dated as of March 28,
2000 among NOKIA CORPORATION, a corporation organized under the laws of the
Republic of Finland (the "Company'), CITIBANK, N.A., a national banking
association organized under the laws of the United States of America, as
Depositary (the "Depositary") and all Holders from time to time of the American
Depositary Receipts issued hereunder.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the parties hereto entered into an Amended and
Restated Deposit Agreement, dated as of June 28, 1994, as amended by Amendment
No. 1 to Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of April 24, 1995, as
further amended by Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement
dated as of April 19, 1999, as further amended by Amendment No. 3 to Amended and
Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of November 8, 1999 (such Amended and
Restated Deposit Agreement as so amended, the "Original Deposit Agreement")
providing for the deposit of shares, par value 0.24 Euro per share of the
Company from time to time with the Depositary or with a Custodian, which at the
date hereof is Merita-Nordbanken Group (the "Custodian"), as agent of the
Depositary for the purposes set forth in this Deposit Agreement, for the
creation of American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") representing the Shares so
deposited and for the execution and delivery of American Depositary Receipts
("ADRs") evidencing the ADSs;
AND WHEREAS, the parties now desire to amend and restate the
Original Deposit Agreement in its entirety as provided by this Amended and
Restated Deposit Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises the parties
agree as follows:
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
The following definitions shall for all purposes, unless
otherwise clearly indicated, apply to the respective terms used in this
Agreement:
SECTION 1.01. ADRs. The term "ADRs" shall mean the American
Depositary Receipts issued hereunder evidencing ADSs and in substantially the
form of Exhibit A, as such American Depositary Receipts may be amended from time
to time in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. An ADR may evidence
any whole number of ADSs.
SECTION 1.02. ADSs. The term "ADSs" shall mean American
Depositary Shares, consisting of the rights evidenced by the ADRs issued
hereunder and the interests in the Deposited Securities represented thereby
pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Each ADS shall represent
one Share, until there shall occur a distribution upon Deposited Securities
covered by Section 4.04 or a change in Deposited Securities covered by Section
4.09 with respect to which additional ADRs are not executed and delivered, and
thereafter ADSs shall represent the Shares or other Deposited Securities
specified in such Sections.
SECTION 1.03. Agreement. The term "Agreement" shall mean
this instrument as it may from time to time be amended in accordance with the
terms hereof and all instruments supplemental hereto.
SECTION 1.04. Beneficial Owner. The term "Beneficial
Owner" shall mean any person owning any beneficial interest in an ADR
issued hereunder but who is not the Holder of such ADR.
SECTION 1.05. Commission. The term "Commission" shall
mean the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States or any
successor governmental agency in the United States.
SECTION 1.06. Company. The term "Company" shall mean Nokia
Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Republic
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of Finland, having its principal office at Keilalahdentie 4, FIN-02150 Espoo,
Finland, and its successors.
SECTION 1.07. Custodian. The term "Custodian" shall mean, as
of the date hereof, Merita-Nordbanken Group, as Custodian and agent of the
Depositary for the purposes of this Agreement, and any other firm or corporation
which may be appointed by the Depositary pursuant to the terms of Section 5.07,
as substitute custodian or an additional custodian hereunder, as the context
shall require, and the term "Custodian" shall mean all of them, collectively.
SECTION 1.08. Deposit, Surrender, Transfer, Withdraw,
Delivery. The terms "deposit", "surrender", "transfer", "withdraw", or
"delivery", when used with respect to Shares, shall refer, where the context
requires, to an entry or entries or an electronic transfer or transfers in an
account or accounts maintained by institutions authorized under Finnish law to
effect transfers of securities, and not to the physical transfer of certificates
representing the Shares.
SECTION 1.09. Depositary. The term "Depositary" shall
mean Citibank, N.A., a national banking association organized under the
laws of the United States of America, and any successor as depositary hereunder.
SECTION 1.10. Deposited Securities. The term "Deposited
Securities" as of any time shall mean the Shares at such time deposited under
this Deposit Agreement and any and all other securities, property and cash
received by the Depositary or a Custodian on behalf of the Holders in respect of
or in lieu of Shares and at such time held hereunder, subject in the case of
cash to the provisions of Section 4.06.
SECTION 1.11. Dollars: Euros: Finnmarks: FIM. The term
dollars shall mean United States dollars. The terms "Euros" shall refer to
the lawful currency of the European Monetary Union. The terms "Finnmarks" or
"FIM" shall mean Finnish Markka.
SECTION 1.12. Finland. The term "Finland" shall mean the
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Republic of Finland.
SECTION 1.13. Holder. The term "Holder" shall mean the
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person in whose name an ADR is registered on the books of the Depositary
maintained for such purpose.
SECTION 1.14. NYSE. The term "NYSE" shall mean the New
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York Stock Exchange, Inc.
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SECTION 1.15. Nominee. The term "Nominee" when used with
respect to the Depositary shall mean such nominee or nominees of the Depositary
as it shall appoint from time to time to act on its behalf in connection with
the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement. The Nominee
shall perform in whatever capacity and to whatever extent under this Agreement
as the Depositary designates in its appointment of the Nominee. Such appointment
may be evidenced by written agreement, letter, telegram, telex or facsimile
transmission or orally with subsequent confirming agreement, letter, telegram,
telex or facsimile transmission.
SECTION 1.16. Principal Office. The term "Principal Office",
when used with respect to the Depositary, shall be the principal office of the
Depositary in The City of New York at which at any particular time its corporate
trust business shall be administered, which, at the date of this Agreement, is
located at 111 Wall Street, 5th Floor, New York, New York 10043.
SECTION 1.17 Restricted Securities. The term Restricted
Securities shall mean Shares, Deposited Securities or ADSs, 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 are
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,
Finland or under a shareholder agreement or the Articles of Incorporation of the
Company or under the regulations of an applicable securities exchange unless, in
each case, such Shares, Deposited Securities or ADSs are being sold to persons
other than an Affiliate of the Company in a transaction (i) covered by an
effective resale registration statement, or (ii) exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act (as hereinafter defined), and the Shares,
Deposited Securities or ADSs are not, when held by such person(s), Restricted
Securities.
SECTION 1.18. Registrar. The term "Registrar" shall mean any
bank or trust company having an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of
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New York, appointed by the Depositary to register ADRs and transfers of ADRs as
herein provided, and shall include any co-registrar appointed by the Depositary,
for such purposes.
SECTION 1.19. Securities Act. The term "Securities Act"
shall mean the United States Securities Act of 1933, as from time to time
amended.
SECTION 1.20. Securities Exchange Act. The term
"Securities Exchange Act" shall mean the United States Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as from time to time amended.
SECTION 1.21. Shares. The term "Shares" shall mean the shares
of the Company, nominal value 0.24 Euro each, and shall include evidence,
subject to Section 5.11, of the right to receive Shares; provided, however,
that, if there shall occur any change in nominal value, a split-up or
consolidation or any other reclassification or, upon the occurrence of an event
described in Section 4.09, an exchange or conversion in respect of the Shares of
the Company, the term "Shares" shall thereafter represent the successor
securities resulting from such change in nominal value, split-up or
consolidation or such other reclassification or such exchange or conversion.
SECTION 1.22. United States. The term "United States"
shall have the meaning assigned to it under Regulation S under the Securities
Act.
ARTICLE II
FORM OF ADRs, DEPOSIT OF SHARES, EXECUTION
AND DELIVERY, TRANSFER AND SURRENDER OF ADRs
SECTION 2.01. Form and Transferability of ADRs. Subject to the
requirements of the NYSE or any applicable rule or regulation of any other
securities exchange or market upon which the ADSs may be listed or traded, the
ADRs shall be engraved, printed or lithographed on steel-engraved borders, or in
such other form as may be agreed upon by the Company and the Depositary, and
shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement,
with appropriate insertions, modifications and omissions, as hereinafter
provided.
ADRs shall be executed and dated by the Depositary by the
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manual signature of a duly authorized signatory of the Depositary; provided,
however, that such signature may be a facsimile if a Registrar for the ADRs
shall have been appointed and such ADRs are countersigned by the manual
signature of a duly authorized signatory of the Registrar and dated by such
signatory. No ADR shall be entitled to any benefits under this Agreement or be
valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless such ADR shall have been executed by
the Depositary by the manual signature of a duly authorized signatory, or, if a
Registrar shall have been appointed, by the manual signature of a duly
authorized signatory of the Registrar, and such execution of any ADR by manual
signature shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such ADR has
been duly executed and delivered hereunder. The Depositary shall maintain books
in which each ADR so executed and delivered as hereinafter provided and the
transfer of each such ADR shall be registered. ADRs bearing the 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
the fact that such signatory has ceased to hold such position prior to the
execution of such ADRs by the Registrar and their delivery or such signatory did
not hold such position at the date of such ADRs.
The ADRs shall bear a CUSIP number that is different from
the CUSIP number that is or may be assigned to any depositary receipts
previously or subsequently issued pursuant to any other arrangement with the
Depositary which are not ADRs issued hereunder.
Subject to any limitations set forth in an ADR or in this
Agreement, when such ADR is properly endorsed or accompanied by proper
instruments of transfer (including signature guarantees in accordance with
standard industry practice), title to such ADR (and to each ADS evidenced
thereby) shall be transferable by delivery with the same effect as in the case
of a negotiable instrument in accordance with the laws of the State of New York;
provided, however, that the Company and the Depositary, notwithstanding any
notice to the contrary, may deem and treat the Holder of an ADR as the absolute
owner thereof for any purpose, including but not limited to the purpose of
determining the person entitled to distribution of dividends or other
distributions or to any notice provided for in this Agreement and neither the
Depositary nor the Company shall have any obligation or be subject to any
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liability under this Agreement to any holder of an ADR unless such holder is the
Holder thereof.
SECTION 2.02. Deposit of Shares. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, the Depositary shall accept Shares for subsequent
deposit hereunder from or on behalf of any person when such deposit is made by
(i) electronic transfer of Shares to the account of the Custodian maintained for
that purpose with the Finnish Book-Entry Securities System or (ii) delivery to
the Custodian of evidence satisfactory to the Custodian that irrevocable
instructions have been given to cause Shares to be transferred to such account,
in any such case accompanied by delivery to the Custodian of a written order
from or on behalf of such depositor directing the Depositary to execute and
deliver an ADR or ADRs for the number of ADSs representing the Shares so
deposited. If required by the Depositary and provided that no applicable Finnish
law is violated thereby, Shares presented for deposit in accordance with this
Agreement at any time shall, subject to the provisions of Article IV, also be
accompanied by an agreement or assignment, or other instrument satisfactory to
the Depositary, which provides for the prompt transfer to the Depositary of any
dividend or right to subscribe for additional Shares or to receive other
property which any person in whose name the Shares are or have been recorded may
thereafter receive upon or in respect of any such deposited Shares, or, in lieu
thereof, such agreement of indemnity as shall be satisfactory to the Depositary.
At the request, risk and expense of any holder of Shares, and
for the account of such holder, the Depositary may receive Shares to be
deposited or evidence that Shares have been electronically transferred or that
irrevocable instructions have been given to cause the transfer of such Shares to
the account of the Custodian, together with the other orders, instruments and
evidence herein specified, for the purpose of forwarding such Shares, orders,
instruments and evidence to the Custodian hereunder.
The Depositary shall procure that, upon each delivery to the
Custodian of Shares to be deposited hereunder (including deposits by electronic
transfer), together with the other documents above specified, such Custodian
will, as soon as practicable, transfer and record the Shares being deposited in
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the name of the Custodian, as agent for the Depositary. Deposited Securities
shall be held by the Depositary or by the Custodian or at the Finnish Central
Securities Depository Ltd. for the account and to the order of the Depositary or
Nominee or at such other place or places as the Depositary shall determine,
subject to the applicable laws of Finland.
The Nominee may be the Custodian or another entity entitled to
act as nominee under relevant Finnish laws and regulations, provided that the
Deposited Securities are kept in a segregated deposit account by the Nominee.
SECTION 2.03. Execution and Delivery of ADRs. The Depositary
shall procure that, upon receipt by a Custodian of a deposit pursuant to Section
2.02 hereunder together with a proper acknowledgment or other evidence from the
Company (or the appointed agent of the Company for transfer and registration of
Shares) satisfactory to the Depositary that any Deposited Securities are
properly recorded upon the transfer books of the Company (or such agent)
maintained for that purpose in the name of the Custodian, for the account of the
Depositary, and all the other documents required as above specified, such
Custodian will promptly notify the Depositary of such deposit and recordation
and the person or persons to whom or upon whose written order an ADR or ADRs are
deliverable in respect thereof and the number of ADSs to be evidenced thereby.
Such notification shall be made by letter or, at the request, risk and expense
of the person making the deposit, by cable, telex or facsimile transmission.
Upon receiving such notice from such Custodian, the Depositary
or its agent, subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement,
shall promptly execute and deliver at its Principal Office to or upon the order
of the person or persons named in the notice delivered to the Depositary an ADR
or ADRs registered in the name or names requested in such notice and evidencing
in the aggregate the number of ADSs to which such person is entitled but, in
either case, only upon payment to the Depositary of all taxes and governmental
charges and fees of the Depositary payable in connection with such issuance of
ADSs and the transfer of the deposited Shares.
SECTION 2.04. Transfer of ADRs; Combination and Split-up of
ADRs. The Depositary, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and
any ADR, shall promptly register transfers of any such ADR on its transfer
books, upon any surrender of such ADR by the Holder thereof in person or by duly
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authorized attorney, properly endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of
transfer and duly stamped as may be required by any applicable law. Thereupon,
the Depositary shall execute a new ADR or ADRs and deliver the same to or upon
the order of the person entitled thereto evidencing the same aggregate number of
ADSs as the ADR or ADRs surrendered.
The Depositary, subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, shall upon surrender of an ADR or ADRs for the purpose of effecting a
split-up or combination of such ADR or ADRs, execute and deliver a new ADR or
ADRs in the name of the same Holder for any authorized whole number of ADSs
requested, evidencing the same aggregate number of ADSs as the ADR or ADRs
surrendered. The Depositary may close the transfer books at any time or from
time to time when deemed expedient by it in connection with its duties
hereunder, or at the request of the Company.
SECTION 2.05. Surrender of ADRs and Withdrawal of Deposited
Securities. Upon surrender at the Principal Office of the Depositary of an ADR
for the purpose of withdrawal of the Deposited Securities represented by the
ADSs evidenced by an ADR, and upon payment of the fee of the Depositary for the
surrender of ADSs and withdrawal of Deposited Securities and payment of all
taxes and governmental charges payable in connection with such surrender, and
subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, the Holder of
such ADR shall be entitled to (i) delivery of the Shares represented by the ADSs
evidenced by such ADRs by book-entry credit to an account specified by such
Holder within the Finnish Book-Entry Securities System and (ii) physical
delivery to him or upon his order or, if available, to electronic transfer to an
account designated by such person, of any other Deposited Securities so
represented. Such delivery of Deposited Securities shall be made promptly, as
hereinafter provided. Each Holder requesting delivery of Deposited Securities
against surrender of an ADR shall deliver to the Depositary a written order
containing delivery instructions. An ADR surrendered for such purposes may be
required by the Depositary to be properly endorsed or accompanied by properly
executed instruments of transfer.
Upon the receipt of such order and compliance with the terms
of this Section 2.05, the Depositary shall direct the Custodian to make such
book-entry transfer, deliver at the principal office of such Custodian or make
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an electronic transfer as provided above, in each case subject to Sections 2.06,
3.01 and 3.02 and to the other terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement,
to or upon the written order of the person or persons designated in such written
instructions, such Deposited Securities, except that the Depositary may make
delivery to such person or persons at the Principal Office of the Depositary of
any cash dividends or distributions with respect to the Deposited Securities, or
of any proceeds of sale of any dividends, distributions or rights with respect
to the Deposited Securities, which may at the time be held by the Depositary.
At the request, risk and expense of any Holder so surrendering
an ADR, and for the account of such Holder, the Depositary shall direct the
Custodian to forward a certificate or certificates (if certificated Shares or
other Deposited Securities may be delivered) and other proper documents to
title, if any, for such Deposited Securities to the Depositary for delivery at
the Principal Office of the Depositary. Such direction shall be given by letter
or, at the request, risk and expense of such Holder, by cable, telex or
facsimile transmission.
The Depositary shall not accept surrender of ADRs for the
purpose of withdrawal of less than one Share or one other Deposited Security. In
addition, the Depositary shall only honor requests for withdrawal of whole
numbers of Shares. In the case of surrender of an ADR evidencing a number of
ADSs representing other than a whole number of Shares, the Depositary shall
cause delivery of the appropriate whole number of Shares as hereinabove
provided, and shall execute and deliver to the person surrendering such ADR a
new separate ADR evidencing ADSs representing any remaining fractional Share.
SECTION 2.06. Limitations on Execution and Delivery, Transfer,
etc. of ADRs; Suspension of Delivery, Transfer. etc. As a condition precedent to
the execution and delivery, registration of transfer, split-up, combination or
surrender of any ADR for the purpose of withdrawal of any Deposited Securities,
the Company, the Depositary or the Custodian may require (i) payment from the
depositor of Shares or the presenter of an ADR, of a sum sufficient to pay or
reimburse it for any tax or other governmental charge and any stock transfer or
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registration fee with respect thereto (including any such tax or charge and fee
with respect to Shares being deposited or Deposited Securities withdrawn) and
payment of any applicable fees as herein provided; and (ii) compliance with such
reasonable regulations, if any, as the Depositary and the Company may establish
consistent with the provisions of this Agreement and any laws or governmental
regulations relating to the ADRs or to the withdrawal of Deposited Securities;
and (iii) the production of proof satisfactory to it as to the identity and
genuineness of any signature appearing on any form, certification or other
document delivered to the Depositary in connection with this Agreement,
including but not limited to, in the case of ADRs, a signature guarantee in
accordance with standard industry practice.
The delivery of ADRs against deposits of Shares generally or
of particular Shares may be suspended or withheld, or the registration of
transfer of ADRs in particular instances may be refused, or the registration of
transfer generally may be suspended, or the surrender of outstanding ADRs
subject in all cases to Section 7.08 for the purpose of withdrawal of Deposited
Securities may be suspended, during any period when the transfer books of the
Depositary or the Company (or the appointed agent of the Company for the
transfer and registration of Shares) are closed, or if any such action is deemed
necessary or advisable by the Company or the Depositary at any time or from time
to time because of any requirement of law or of any government or governmental
or regulatory authority, body or commission or any meeting of shareholders of
the Company or under any provision of this Agreement or the Articles of
Association of the Company, or for any other reason in any case subject to the
provisions of the following paragraph.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the
ADRs, the surrender of outstanding ADRs and withdrawal of Deposited Securities
represented thereby may be suspended, but only as required in connection with
(i) temporary delays caused by closing the transfer books of the Depositary or
the issuer of any Deposited Securities (or the appointed agent or agents for
such issuer for the transfer and registration of such Deposited Securities) or
the deposit of Shares in connection with voting at a shareholder's meeting, or
the payment of dividends, (ii) payment of fees, taxes and similar charges, or
(iii) compliance with any U.S. or foreign laws or governmental regulations
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relating to the ADRs or to the withdrawal of the Deposited Securities. Without
limitation of the foregoing, neither the Depositary nor the Custodian shall
knowingly accept for deposit under this Agreement any Shares required to be
registered under the Securities Act prior to being offered and sold publicly in
the United States unless a registration statement is in effect as to such
Shares. The Depositary will comply with written instructions of the Company not
to accept for deposit under this Agreement any Shares 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 United States securities laws.
SECTION 2.07. Lost ADRs, etc. In case any ADR shall be
mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen, the Depositary shall execute and deliver a
new ADR of like tenor and registered in the same name, in exchange and
substitution for such mutilated ADR upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and
in substitution for such destroyed, lost or stolen ADR, upon the filing by the
Holder thereof with the Depositary of (a) a request for such exchange, execution
and delivery before the Depositary has notice that the ADR has been acquired by
a bona fide purchaser, (b) a sufficient indemnity bond, and (c) upon satisfying
any other reasonable requirements imposed by the Depositary.
SECTION 2.08. Cancellation and Destruction of Surrendered
ADRs. All ADRs surrendered to the Depositary shall be canceled by the
Depositary. Canceled ADRs shall not be entitled to any benefits under this
Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. The Depositary is
authorized to destroy surrendered ADRs so canceled.
SECTION 2.09. Maintenance of Records. The Depositary agrees to
maintain records of all ADRs surrendered and Deposited Securities withdrawn
under Section 2.05, of substitute ADRs delivered under Section 2.07, and of ADRs
canceled or destroyed under Section 2.08, in keeping with procedures ordinarily
followed by stock transfer agents located in The City of New York.
SECTION 2.10. Restricted ADSs. The Depositary shall, at the
request of the Company, establish procedures enabling the deposit hereunder of
Shares that are Restricted Securities in order to enable the holder of such
Shares to hold its ownership interests in such Shares in the form of ADSs issued
under the terms hereof (such Shares, "Restricted Shares"). Upon receipt of a
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written request from the Company to accept Restricted Shares for deposit
hereunder, the Depositary agrees to establish procedures permitting the deposit
of such Restricted Shares, the issuance of ADSs representing such deposited
Restricted Shares (such ADSs, the "Restricted ADSs," and the ADRs evidencing
such Restricted ADSs, the "Restricted ADRs") and deliverance of Restricted ADRs
so issued to the persons designated by the Company. The Company shall assist the
Depositary in the establishment of such procedures and agrees that it shall take
all commercially reasonable steps necessary and satisfactory to the Depositary
to insure that the establishment of such procedures does not violate the
provisions of the Securities Act or any other applicable laws. The depositors of
such Restricted Shares and the holders of the Restricted ADSs may be required
prior to the deposit of such Restricted Shares, the transfer of the Restricted
ADRs and the Restricted ADSs evidenced thereby or the withdrawal of the
Restricted Shares represented by Restricted ADSs to provide such written
certifications or agreements as the Depositary or the Company may reasonably
require. In addition, the Depositary may request the Company's U.S. counsel to
deliver to the Depositary stating that the deposit of the Restricted Shares, the
issuance of the Restricted ADSs and the delivery of the Restricted ADRs does not
require registration under the Securities Act. The Depositary shall not release
any Restricted Shares nor cancel Restricted ADSs upon presentation to it of a
Restricted ADR for the purpose of withdrawing the underlying Restricted Shares
unless the Depositary shall have received (a) a written certification from the
Holder of the Restricted ADR in a form satisfactory to the Company, and (b) an
opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Depositary. The Restricted
ADSs issued upon the deposit of Restricted Shares shall be separately identified
on the books of the Depositary and the Restricted Shares so deposited shall be
held separate and distinct from the other Deposited Securities held hereunder.
The Restricted Shares and the Restricted ADSs shall not be eligible for
pre-release transactions as provided for hereunder. The Restricted ADSs shall
not be eligible for inclusion in any book-entry settlement system, including,
without limitation, The Depository Trust Company and shall not in any way be
fungible with the ADSs issued under the terms hereof that are not Restricted
ADSs. The Restricted ADRs and the Restricted ADSs evidenced thereby shall be
transferable only by the Holder thereof upon delivery to the Depositary of (i)
all documentation otherwise contemplated by this Deposit Agreement and (ii) an
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opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Depositary setting forth, inter alia, the
conditions upon which the Restricted ADR presented is, and the Restricted ADSs
evidenced thereby are, transferable by the Holder thereof under applicable
securities laws and the transfer restrictions contained in the legend set forth
on the Restricted ADR presented for transfer. Except as set forth in this
Section 2.10 and except as required by applicable law, the Restricted ADRs and
the Restricted ADSs evidenced thereby shall be treated as ADRs and ADSs issued
and outstanding under the terms of the Deposit Agreement. The Company shall
provide to the Depositary in writing the legend(s) to be affixed to the
Restricted ADRs, which legends shall (i) be in a form satisfactory to the
Depositary, (ii) contain the specific circumstances under which the Restricted
ADRs and the Restricted ADSs represented thereby may be transferred or the
Restricted Shares withdrawn, and (iii) shall be substantially the following
form:
"This certificate represents "Restricted ADSs" issued
upon the terms of Section 2.10 of the Deposit
Agreement (as hereinafter defined). This certificate
and the Restricted ADSs represented hereby may not be
sold or otherwise transferred without an effective
registration statement for such securities under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or unless an
exemption from registration under said act is
available for such sale or transfer."
The Company may instruct the Depositary from time to time in
writing that some or all of the Restricted ADSs no longer constitute "Restricted
Securities." The Depositary shall remove all stop transfer notations from its
records in respect of the Restricted ADSs and shall treat Restricted ADSs on the
same terms as the other ADSs outstanding under the terms of the Deposit
Agreement upon receipt of (i) written instructions from the Company to do so,
and (ii) a statement of U.S. counsel to the Company stating, inter alia, that,
as of the date thereof (A) (a) a registration statement (the "Registration
Statement") registering the Restricted Shares has been filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), (b) the Registration
Statement has been declared effective by the Commission and (c) no stop order
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pertaining thereto is in effect or (B) such Restricted ADSs no longer constitute
Restricted Securities in accordance with the provisions of Rule 144 of the
Securities Act.
ARTICLE III
CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF HOLDERS OF ADRs
SECTION 3.01. Filing Proofs, Certificates and Other
Information. Any person depositing Shares or any Holder may be required from
time to time to file with the Depositary or the Custodian such proof of
citizenship, residence, exchange control approval, payment of applicable Finnish
or other taxes or governmental charges, or legal or beneficial ownership of
Shares or ADRs and the nature of such interest, to provide information relating
to the registration on the books of the Company (or the appointed agent of the
Company for the transfer and registration of Shares) of the Shares presented for
deposit or other information, to execute such certificates and to make such
representations and warranties in addition to those set forth in Section 3.03 as
the Depositary or the Company may deem necessary or proper. The Depositary may
withhold the execution or delivery or registration of transfer of all or part of
any ADR or the distribution or sale of any dividend or other distribution of
rights or of the proceeds thereof or the withdrawal of any Deposited Securities
until such proof or other information is filed or such certificates are executed
or such representations and warranties are made. The Depositary shall provide
the Company, in a timely manner, with copies of any such proofs and certificates
and such written representations and warranties provided as aforesaid.
SECTION 3.02. Liability of Holders for Taxes and Other
Charges. If any Finnish or other tax or governmental charge shall become payable
with respect to any ADR or any Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs
evidenced by any ADR, such tax or other governmental charge shall be payable by
the Holder of such ADR to the Depositary. The Depositary may refuse, and the
Company shall be under no obligation, to effect any registration of transfer of
all or part of such ADR or any withdrawal of Deposited Securities represented by
the ADSs evidenced by such ADR until such payment is made, and may withhold any
dividends or other distributions, or may sell for the account of the Holder
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thereof any part or all of the Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs
evidenced by such ADR, and may apply such dividends or other distributions or
the proceeds of any such sale in payment of such tax or other governmental
charge, the Holder of such ADR remaining liable for any deficiency.
SECTION 3.03. Representations and Warranties on Deposit,
Transfer and Surrender and Withdrawal of Shares or ADRs. Each person acquiring
ADSs upon deposit of Shares under this Agreement shall be deemed thereby to
represent and warrant (i) that such Shares and each certificate therefor are
validly issued, outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable, (ii) that the person
making such deposit is duly authorized so to do and (iii) that, except as
contemplated by Section 2.10 hereof, such Shares and the ADSs issuable upon such
deposit are not and will not be restricted securities under the Securities Act.
Such representations and warranties shall survive the deposit of Shares and the
issuance of ADRs in respect thereof.
SECTION 3.04. Disclosure of Beneficial Ownership. The Company
and the Depositary may from time to time request Holders or former Holders to
provide information as to the capacity in which they hold or held ADRs and
regarding the identity of any other persons then or previously holding any
beneficial or other interest in such ADRs and the nature of such interest and
various other matters. Each such Holder agrees to provide any such information
reasonably requested by the Company or the Depositary pursuant to this Section
3.04 and such agreement shall survive any disposition of such Holder's interest
in Shares or ADRs. The Depositary agrees to use its reasonable efforts to comply
with written instructions received from the Company requesting that the
Depositary forward any such requests to such Holders and to the last known
address, if any, of such former Holders and to forward to the Company any
responses to such requests received by the Depositary, provided that nothing
herein shall be interpreted as obligating the Depositary to provide or obtain
any such information not provided to the Depositary by such Holders or former
Holders.
To the extent that provisions of or governing any Deposited
Securities or the applicable rules and regulations of any governmental authority
may require the disclosure of or limit beneficial or other ownership of
Deposited Securities, other Shares and other securities and may provide for
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blocking transfer and voting or other rights to enforce such disclosure or limit
such ownership, the Depositary shall use its reasonable efforts to comply with
Company instructions as to ADRs in respect of any such enforcement or limitation
and Holders shall comply with all such disclosure requirements and ownership
limitations and shall cooperate with the Depositary's compliance with such
Company instructions.
SECTION 3.05. Compliance with Law. Each Holder agrees that
such Holder is bound by and subject to the Articles of Association of the
Company as if such Holder were a holder of Shares, and each Holder agrees to
comply with all applicable provisions of Finnish law and the Articles of
Association of the Company, including any provision requiring such Holder to
disclose within a prescribed period of time an interest in Shares in which their
voting participation or their percentage of ownership of reaches, exceeds or
falls below 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 33-1/3%, 50% or 66-2/3% of such Shares
outstanding or such other percentage as may be required from time to time
pursuant to any provisions of Finnish law or otherwise. Each Holder acknowledges
that failure by a Holder to provide on a timely basis any such required
notification of such Holder's interest in Shares may result in the withholding
of certain rights in respect of such Holder's ADSs including, without
limitation, voting rights and the right to receive dividends or other payments
in respect of the Shares represented by such ADSs.
ARTICLE IV
RIGHTS RELATING TO THE DEPOSITED SECURITIES;
CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF THE DEPOSITARY
SECTION 4.01. Power of Attorney. Each Holder, upon acceptance
of an ADR issued in accordance with the terms hereof, thereby appoints the
Depositary its attorney-in-fact, with full power to delegate, to act on its
behalf and to take any and all steps or action provided for or contemplated
herein with respect to the Deposited Securities, including but not limited to
those set forth in Article IV, and to take such further steps or action as the
Depositary in its sole discretion may deem necessary or appropriate to carry out
the purposes of this Agreement.
SECTION 4.02. Cash Distributions; Withholding. Whenever the
Custodian or the Depositary receives any cash dividend or other cash
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distribution in respect of any Deposited Securities, the Depositary shall
promptly, subject to the provisions of Section 4.06, cause such dividend or
distribution to be converted into dollars and remitted to the Depositary, and
shall promptly distribute the amount thus received to the Holders entitled
thereto in proportion to the number of ADSs representing such Deposited
Securities held by them respectively; provided, however, that in the event that
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 or other governmental
charges, the amount distributed to the Holders in respect of the ADSs
representing such Deposited Securities shall be reduced accordingly. The
Depositary shall distribute only such amount, however, as can be distributed
without attributing to any Holder a fraction of one cent, and any balance not so
distributable shall be held by the Depositary (without liability for interest
thereon) and shall be added to and become part of the next sum received by the
Depositary for distribution to Holders of ADRs then outstanding. The Company or
its agent, or the Depositary or its agent, as appropriate, will remit to the
appropriate governmental authority or agency in Finland or any other relevant
jurisdiction all amounts withheld and owing to such authority or agency. The
Depositary will forward 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 authorities or agencies and the
Depositary, the Custodian, the Company or its agent may file any such reports
necessary to obtain benefits under applicable tax treaties for the Holders.
SECTION 4.03. Distributions Other than Cash, Shares or Rights.
Whenever the Custodian receives any distribution other than cash, Shares or
rights upon any Deposited Securities, the Depositary shall, after consultation
with the Company, cause the securities or property received by the Custodian to
be distributed to the Holders entitled thereto, after deduction or upon payment
of the expenses of the Depositary, in proportion to the number of ADSs
representing such Deposited Securities held by them respectively, in any manner
that the Depositary may deem equitable and practicable for accomplishing such
distribution; provided, however, that if in the reasonable opinion of the
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Depositary it cannot cause such securities or property to be distributed or such
distribution cannot be made proportionately among the Holders entitled thereto,
or if for any other reason (including any requirement that the Company, the
Custodian or the Depositary withhold an amount on account of taxes or other
governmental charges or that such securities must be registered under the
Securities Act in order to be distributed to Holders) the Depositary deems such
distribution not to be feasible, the Depositary may adopt such method as it may
deem 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, and the net proceeds of any such sale shall
be distributed by the Depositary to the Holders entitled thereto as in the case
of a distribution received in cash; provided that any unsold balance of such
securities or property shall be distributed by the Depositary to the Holders
entitled thereto, if such distribution is feasible without withholding for or on
account of any taxes or other governmental charges and without registration
under the Securities Act, in accordance with such equitable and practicable
method as the Depositary has adopted.
SECTION 4.04. Distributions in Shares.
(a) If any distribution upon any Deposited Securities
consists of a dividend in, or free distribution of, Shares, the
Depositary may, with the Company's approval, and shall, if the Company
shall so request, distribute to the Holders entitled thereto, in
proportion to the number of ADSs representing such Deposited Securities
held by them respectively, additional ADRs for an aggregate number of
ADSs representing the number of Shares received as such dividend or
free distribution, after deduction or upon payment of the expenses of
the Depositary; provided, however, that if for any reason (including
any requirement that the Company or the Depositary withhold an amount
on account of taxes or other governmental charges or that such Shares
must be registered under the Securities Act in order to be distributed
to Holders) the Depositary deems such distribution not to be feasible
or may not be legally made to some or all Holders, the Depositary may
adopt such method as it may deem equitable and practicable for the
purpose of effecting such distribution, including the sale (at public
or private sale) of the Shares thus received, or any part thereof, and
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the net proceeds of any such sale shall be distributed by the
Depositary to the Holders entitled thereto as in the case of a
distribution received in cash in lieu of issuing ADRs for fractional
ADSs in any such case, the Depositary shall sell the number of Shares
represented by the aggregate of such fractions and distribute the net
proceeds in dollars, all in the manner and subject to the conditions
described in Section 4.02. If additional ADRs are not so distributed
(except pursuant to the preceding sentence), each ADS shall thenceforth
also represent the additional Shares distributed upon the Deposited
Securities represented thereby.
(b) In the event that the Company shall offer to
cause to be offered to holders of any Deposited Securities an option to
elect to receive dividends in fully-paid Shares instead of cash, the
Depositary and the Company will consult to determine whether such
option will be made available to Holders, and if such option is to be
made available, the procedures to be followed. The offering or any such
option to Holders shall be subject to Section 5.09.
SECTION 4.05. Rights Distributions. In the event that the
Company offers or causes to be offered to the holders of any Deposited
Securities any rights to subscribe for additional Shares or any rights of any
other nature, the Depositary, after consultation with the Company, shall have
discretion as to the procedure to be followed in making such rights available to
the Holders entitled thereto by means of warrants or otherwise, subject to
Section 5.09 or in disposing of such rights on behalf of such Holders and
distributing the net proceeds in cash to such Holders or, if by the terms of
such rights offering or by reason of applicable law, the Depositary may neither
make such rights available to such Holders nor dispose of such rights and
distribute the net proceeds to such Holders, then the Depositary shall allow the
rights to lapse; provided, however, that the Depositary shall, if requested by
the Company, take action as follows:
(i) if at the time of the offering of any rights the
Depositary determines, following consultation with the Company, that it
is lawful and feasible to make such rights available to all or certain
Holders by means of warrants or otherwise, the Depositary, after
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deduction or upon payment of the expenses of the Depositary, shall
distribute warrants or other instruments therefor in such form as it
deems appropriate, in proportion to the number of ADSs representing
such Deposited Securities held by such Holders respectively, or employ
such other method as it may deem feasible in order to facilitate the
exercise, sale or transfer of rights by such Holders or the sale or
resale of securities obtainable upon exercise of such rights by such
Holders; or
(ii) if at the time of the offering of any rights the
Depositary determines, following consultation with the Company, that it
is not lawful or not feasible to make such rights available to certain
Holders by means of warrants or otherwise, or if the rights represented
by such warrants or such other instruments are not exercised and appear
to be about to lapse, the Depositary will use its reasonable efforts to
sell such rights or such warrants or other instruments at public or
private sales, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may
deem proper, and, after deduction or upon payment of the expenses of
the Depositary, allocate the net proceeds of such sales for the account
of the Holders otherwise entitled to such rights, warrants or other
instruments upon an averaged or other practicable basis without regard
to any distinctions among such Holders because of exchange restrictions
or the date of delivery of any ADR or ADRs, or otherwise and distribute
the net proceeds so allocated to the extent practicable as in the case
of a distribution received in cash pursuant to Section 4.02 hereof.
If registration under the Securities Act or any other
applicable law of the rights or the securities to which any rights relate is
required in order for the Company or the Depositary to offer such rights to
Holders and to sell to them the securities to which such rights relate, the
Depositary will not offer such rights to the Holders unless and until a
registration statement is in effect, or unless the offering and sale of such
rights or securities to the Holders are exempt from registration under the
provisions of the Securities Act. Neither the Company nor the Depositary shall
have any obligation to register such rights or such securities under the
Securities Act.
SECTION 4.06. Conversion of Foreign Currency. Whenever the
Depositary or the Custodian receives currency other than dollars (in this
Section referred to as "foreign currency'), by way of dividends or other
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distributions or the net proceeds from the sale of securities, property or
rights, and if at the time of the receipt thereof the foreign currency so
received can in the judgment of the Depositary be converted on a reasonable
basis into dollars which can, at the time of receipt thereof be transferred to
the United States and distributed to the Holders entitled thereto, the
Depositary shall promptly convert or cause to be converted, by sale or in any
other manner that it may determine, such foreign currency into dollars, and such
dollars (less any reasonable and customary expenses incurred by the Depositary
in the conversion of the foreign currency) shall promptly be distributed to the
Holders entitled thereto. Such distribution shall be made upon an averaged or
other practicable basis without regard to any distinctions among Holders on
account of any application of exchange restrictions or otherwise.
If such conversion with regard to a particular Holder or
distribution can be effected only with the approval or license of any government
or agency thereof, the Depositary shall file such application for approval or
license, if any, as it may deem desirable: provided, however, that if such
application involves or refers to the Company or is made on behalf of the
Company, the Company shall have the opportunity to review and comment on such
application before it is filed.
If at any time the Depositary determines that in its judgment
any foreign currency received by the Depositary or the Custodian is not
convertible on a reasonable basis into dollars transferable to the United States
and distributable to the Holders entitled thereto, or if any approval or license
of any government or authority or agency thereof which is required for such
conversion is denied or in the opinion of the Depositary is not obtainable, or
if any such approval or license is not obtained within a reasonable period as
determined by the Depositary, the Depositary may in its discretion, but subject
to applicable laws and regulations, either distribute the foreign currency (or
any appropriate document evidencing the right to receive such foreign currency)
received by the Depositary or the Custodian to, or hold such foreign currency
(without liability for interest) for the respective accounts of, the Holders
entitled to receive the same.
If any such conversion of foreign currency, in whole or in
part, cannot be effected for distribution to some Holders entitled thereto, the
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Depositary may in its discretion make such conversion and distribution in
dollars to the extent permissible to the Holders for whom such conversion and
distribution is practicable and may distribute the balance of the foreign
currency received by the Depositary or the Custodian to, or hold such balance
(without liability for interest thereon) for the respective accounts of, the
Holders for whom such conversion and distribution is not practicable.
SECTION 4.07. Fixing of Record Date. Whenever any cash
dividend or other cash distribution becomes payable or any distribution other
than cash is made, or whenever rights are to be issued with respect to the
Deposited Securities, 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 finds it necessary or
convenient in respect of any matter, the Depositary shall fix a record date
after consultation with the Company (which shall, to the extent practicable, be
the same as the corresponding record date set by the Company) for the
determination of the Holders who will be entitled to receive such dividend,
distribution or rights, or the net proceeds of the sale thereof or to give
instructions for the exercise of voting rights at any such meeting, or to
receive information as to such meeting. Subject to the provisions of Sections
4.02 through 4.06 and to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
Holders on such record date shall be entitled to receive the amount
distributable by the Depositary with respect to such dividend or other
distribution or such rights or the net proceeds of sale thereof, to give
instructions for the exercise of any voting rights or to exercise the rights of
Holders hereunder with respect to such changed number of Shares represented by
each ADS, in each case in proportion to the number of ADSs held by them
respectively.
SECTION 4.08. Voting of Deposited Securities. Upon receipt of
notice of any meeting of holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities, the
Depositary shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, distribute to the Holders
of Receipts (A) a notice in English which shall contain (i) such information as
is contained in such notice of meeting, and (ii) a statement that the Holders as
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of the close of business in New York on a record date established by the
Depositary pursuant to the terms of this Deposit Agreement will be entitled,
subject to any applicable provisions of Finnish law and the Articles of
Association of the Company and the terms of the Deposited Securities, to
instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights, if any,
pertaining to the amount of Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by
such Holder's ADSs, (B) a voting instructions card to be prepared by the
Depositary and the Company (a "Voting Card") setting forth, inter alia, the date
established by the Depositary for the receipt of such Voting Card (the
"Cut-off-Date") and (C) copies or summaries in English of any materials provided
by the Company for the purpose of enabling the Holders to give instructions for
the exercise of such voting rights. Voting instructions may be given only in
respect of a number of ADSs representing an integral number of Shares.
As a precondition for exercising any voting rights, any
persons holding ADSs who are not the Holders of the Receipt(s) registered in
name on the books of the Depositary evidencing such ADSs (e.g., persons holding
their ADSs through The Depository Trust Company) must arrange for the delivery
in a blocked account ("Blocking"), established for such purposes by the
Depositary, of the relevant number of ADSs for the period to commence and end on
dates to be fixed by the Depositary (on dates which shall be as near as
practicable to the corresponding dates established by the Company in respect of
the Shares) after consultation with the Company and set forth on the Voting Card
(the "Blocking Period") to allow for such Holder's ADSs to be temporarily
exchanged for Shares and such Shares to be registered in such Holder's name on
the Finnish Book-Entry Securities System (the "Re-registration"). The Depositary
will use its best efforts to implement and maintain procedures to allow for the
Blocking of ADSs as contemplated by the preceding sentence. Holders of Receipts
registered in the name on the books of the Depositary (other than the Depository
Trust Company) will not, as a precondition for exercising voting rights, be
required to deliver their ADSs to the Depositary for Blocking but will be
required to irrevocably instruct the Depositary not to transfer the Receipts
(and not to cancel such Receipts upon receipt of cancellation and withdrawal
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instructions) evidencing the ADSs in respect of which voting instructions have
been given ("Stop Transfer Instructions") to allow for Re-registration. The
Depositary shall, upon receipt of such Stop Transfer Instructions, refuse to
transfer (and cancel Receipts upon receipt of cancellation and withdrawal
instructions) the Receipts indicated in such Stop Transfer Instructions, during
the Blocking Period.
The Depositary shall not be responsible if any such
instructions are not carried out or for the manner in which instructions are
carried out or the effect of any such action or omission, provided that such
action or omission is without negligence and in good faith. Each Holder agrees
that neither the Depositary nor the Custodian shall have any responsibility for
any Shares that are transferred to the account of any Holder in the Finnish
Book-Entry Securities System pursuant to any such instructions.
Upon receipt by the Depositary from a Holder of ADSs of (i) a
properly completed Voting Card on or before the Cut-off Date and (ii) either the
requisite number of ADSs delivered for Blocking or duly completed Stop Transfer
Instructions, the Depositary will, in respect of such ADSs, forward the voting
instructions contained in the Voting Card to the Custodian and will instruct the
Custodian to use its best efforts, insofar as practical and permitted under any
applicable provisions of law and the Articles of Association of the Company, to
vote or cause to be voted the Shares represented by such ADSs in accordance with
the instructions set forth in such Voting Card. The Depositary will only vote,
or cause to be voted, or attempt to exercise the right to vote that attaches to,
Shares represented by ADSs in respect of which a properly completed Voting Card
has been received. In the case of a Voting Card received in respect of any
holder of ADSs who is not the Holder of the Receipt evidencing such ADSs on the
books of the Depositary, the Depositary will not vote or cause to be voted the
number of Shares represented by such ADSs unless the Depositary has received
verification that such number of ADSs has been deposited in a blocked account
for the Blocking Period by such person. The Depositary will not vote, or cause
to be voted, or attempt to exercise the right to vote that attaches to, Shares
represented by ADSs in respect of which the Voting Card is not properly
completed or in respect of which (and to the extent) the voting instructions
included in the Voting Card are illegible or unclear.
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The Depositary will use its best efforts to cooperate with any
information agent retained by the Company in connection with the distribution of
voting materials as contemplated by this Section.
Holders of ADSs who wish to attend any meeting of the
Company's shareholders in person will need to (1) withdraw the Deposited
Securities represented by their ADSs pursuant to Section 2.05 of this Agreement
and (2) make separate arrangements with the Company regarding the Company's
voting procedures.
Notwithstanding anything in this Deposit Agreement to the
contrary, the Depositary and the Company may modify or amend the above voting
procedures or adopt additional voting procedures from time to time as they
determine may be necessary or appropriate to comply with United States law or
the Articles of Association of the Company.
SECTION 4.09. Changes Affecting Deposited Securities. In
circumstances where the provisions of Section 4.04 do not apply, upon any change
in nominal value, split-up, consolidation or any other reclassification of
Deposited Securities, or upon any recapitalization, reorganization, merger or
consolidation of the Company or sale of assets by the Company, any securities
which shall be received by the Depositary or the Custodian in exchange for or in
conversion of or in respect of Deposited Securities shall be treated as new
Deposited Securities, and, subject to the terms of this Agreement and applicable
laws (including any registration requirements under the Securities Act), the
ADSs shall thenceforth represent the new Deposited Securities so received in
exchange or conversion, unless additional or new ADRs are delivered pursuant to
the following sentence. In any such case the Depositary may, with the Company's
approval, and shall, at the Company's request, execute and deliver additional
ADRs, as in the case of a stock dividend on the Shares, or call for the
surrender of outstanding ADRs to be exchanged for new ADRs specifically
describing such new Deposited Securities.
Immediately upon the occurrence of any such change, conversion
or exchange covered by this Section in respect of the Deposited Securities, the
Depositary shall give notice thereof in writing, at the Company's expense, to
all Holders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any security so
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received may not be lawfully represented by ADSs, the Depositary may, following
consultation with the Company, sell such securities at a 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 sale 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 4.02.
SECTION 4.10. Transmittal by the Depositary of Company
Notices, Reports and Communications. The Depositary shall make available for
inspection by Holders at its Principal Office and at the office of each
Custodian copies of this Agreement, any notices, reports or communications,
including any proxy soliciting materials, received from the Company which are
both (a) received by the Depositary, Custodian or Nominee, as the holder of the
Deposited Securities, and (b) made generally available to the holders of such
Deposited Securities by the Company. The Depositary shall also send to Holders
copies of such notices, reports and communications when furnished by the Company
to the Depositary pursuant to Section 5.08.
SECTION 4.11. Withholding. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Agreement, in the event that the Depositary determines that any
distribution of property (including Shares, rights to subscribe therefor and
other securities) is subject to any tax or governmental charges which the
Depositary is obligated to withhold, the Depositary may dispose of all or a
portion of such property (including Shares, rights to subscribe therefor and
other securities) in such amounts and in such manner as the Depositary deems
necessary and practicable to pay such taxes or governmental charges, including
by public or private sale, and the Depositary shall distribute the net proceeds
of any such sale or the balance of any such property after deduction of such
taxes or governmental charges to the Holders entitled thereto in proportion to
the number of ADSs held by them respectively and the Depositary shall, if
feasible without withholding for or on account of taxes or other governmental
charges, without registration of such Shares or other securities under the
Securities Act and otherwise in compliance with applicable law, distribute any
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unsold balance of such property in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement.
The Depositary will forward 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.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, before
making any distribution or other payment on any Deposited Securities, the
Company may make such deductions (if any) which, by the laws of Finland, the
Company is required to make in respect of any income, capital gains or other
taxes and the Company may also deduct the amount of any tax or governmental
charges payable by the Company or for which the Company might be made liable in
respect of such distribution or other payment or any document signed in
connection therewith. In making such deductions, the Company shall have no
obligation to any Holder to apply a rate under any treaty or other arrangement
between Finland and the country within which such Holder is resident unless such
Holder has timely provided to the Company evidence of the residency of such
Holder that is satisfactory to the relevant tax authorities of Finland.
ARTICLE V
DEPOSITARY, THE CUSTODIAN AND THE COMPANY
SECTION 5.01. Maintenance of Office and Transfer Books by the
Depositary. Until termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms,
the Depositary shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York,
facilities for the execution and delivery, registration, registration of
transfers and surrender of ADRs in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement.
The Depositary shall keep books at its Principal Office for
the registration of ADRs and transfers of ADRs which at all reasonable times
shall be open for inspection by Holders and the Company, provided that such
inspection shall not to the Depositary's knowledge be for the purpose of
communicating with Holders in the interest of a business or object other than
the business of the Company or a matter related to this Agreement or the ADRs.
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Upon giving notice to the Company, the Depositary may close
the transfer books, at any time or from time to time, when deemed expedient by
it in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder or when requested
by the Company.
If any ADSs 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 such ADSs in accordance with any requirements of such exchange or exchanges
or system or systems. Such Registrar or co-Registrars may be removed and a
substitute or substitutes appointed by the Depositary.
SECTION 5.02. Lists of Holders. Promptly upon request by the
Company, the Depositary shall furnish to it a list, as of a recent date, of the
names, addresses and holdings of ADSs by all persons in whose names ADRs are
registered on the books of the Depositary. Any other records maintained by the
Depositary, the Registrar, any co-registrar or any co-transfer agent under this
Agreement shall be made available to the Company upon reasonable request for
inspection or for the acquisition of copies.
SECTION 5.03. Obligations of the Depositary, the Custodian and
the Company. The Company assumes no obligation nor shall it be subject to any
liability under this Agreement or the ADRs to Holders, except that it agrees to
act in good faith and without negligence in the performance of its obligations
set forth in this Agreement.
Each of the Depositary and the Custodian assume no obligation
nor shall they be subject to any liability under this Agreement or the ADRs to
Holders (including, without limitation, liability with respect to the validity
or worth of the Deposited Securities), except that they agree to act in good
faith and without negligence in the performance of its duties set forth in this
Agreement.
The Depositary, the Company and the Custodian undertake to
perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this
Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this
Agreement against the Depositary, the Company or the Custodian.
Neither the Depositary, the Custodian nor the Company 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 ADRs,
which in its opinion may involve it in expense or liability, unless indemnity
satisfactory to it against all expense and liability 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.
Neither the Depositary nor the Company shall be liable for any
action or inaction by it in reliance upon the advice of or information from
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legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Holder
or Beneficial Owner, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be
competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary and its
agents, the Custodian and its agents and the Company and its agents may rely and
shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or
other document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented
by the proper party or parties.
SECTION 5.04. Prevention or Delay in Performance by the
Depositary or the Company. Neither the Depositary, the Custodian nor the Company
shall incur any liability to any Holder if, by reason of any provision of any
present or future law of the United States, Finland or any other country or
jurisdiction, or of any other governmental authority, or by reason of any
provision, present or future, of the Articles of Association of the Company, or
by reason of any act of God or war or other circumstances beyond its control,
the Depositary or the Company is prevented, delayed or forbidden from doing or
performing any act or thing which by the terms of this Agreement it is provided
shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary, the Custodian or the
Company incur any liability to any Holder by reason of any non-performance or
delay, caused as aforesaid, in performance of any act or thing which by the
terms of this Agreement it is provided shall or may be done or performed, or by
reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for
in this Agreement.
SECTION 5.05. Resignation and Removal of the Depositary;
Appointment of Successor Depositary. The Depositary may at any time resign as
Depositary hereunder by written notice of its election so to do delivered to the
Company, such resignation to take effect upon the later of 60 days after the
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giving of such notice and the appointment of a successor depositary and its
acceptance of such appointment as hereinafter provided.
The Depositary may at any time be removed by the Company by
written notice of such removal which shall become effective upon the later of 60
days after the giving of such notice and the appointment of a successor
depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as hereinafter provided.
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. 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; but such
predecessor, nevertheless, upon payment of all sums due it and on the written
request of the Company, shall execute and deliver an instrument transferring to
such successor all rights and powers of such predecessor hereunder, shall duly
assign, transfer and deliver all right, title and interest in the Deposited
Securities to such successor, and shall deliver to such successor a list of the
Holders of all outstanding ADRs and such other books and records maintained by
such predecessor with respect to its function as Depositary hereunder. Any such
successor depositary shall at its own cost promptly mail notice of its
appointment to the Holders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such resignation
or removal and appointment of a successor depositary shall not relieve the prior
depositary from its obligations and liabilities pursuant to Section 5.10.
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 5.06. Charges of Depositary. (a) The Holders
shall pay:
(i) the fees of the Depositary for the execution and
delivery of ADRs in respect of deposits of Shares pursuant to Section
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2.03 (including, without limitation, Shares received as a dividend or
distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 or upon exercise of rights
pursuant to Section 4.05, in each case to be paid by the person to whom
ADRs are delivered) and for the surrender of ADRs for the purpose of
withdrawal of Deposited Securities pursuant to Section 2.05 (to be paid
by the person surrendering ADRs for delivery of Deposited Securities),
which in each case shall not exceed $5.00 for each 100 ADSs or portion
thereof;
(ii) the reasonable expenses of the Depositary upon
the distribution to Holders of dividends (other than cash dividends) or
other property received from the Company in respect of Deposited
Securities (or the proceeds thereof) or the sale or exercise of rights
or other action by the Company involving distributions to holders of
Deposited Securities calculated on a per-ADS basis;
(iii) taxes and other governmental charges;
(iv) such registration fees as may from time to time
be in effect for the registration of transfers of Shares generally on
the register or registers of the Company and accordingly applicable to
transfers of Shares to or from the name of the Depositary or its
nominee or the Custodian or its nominee upon the deposit of Shares
pursuant to Section 2.02 or the delivery of shares against surrender of
ADRs pursuant to Section 2.05;
(v) such cable, telex and facsimile transmission and
delivery expenses as are expressly provided in this Agreement to be at
the expense of persons depositing Shares or Holders of Receipts or as
are incurred at the request of such persons or Holders; and
(vi) the expenses incurred by the Depositary in the
conversion of foreign currency pursuant to Section 4.06.
(b) Any other charges and expenses of the Depositary and its
agents hereunder will be paid by the Depositary or paid by the Company in
accordance with agreements in writing to be entered into between the Company and
the Depositary from time to time.
Unless otherwise agreed, the Depositary shall present its
statement for such expenses and fees or charges to the Company once every three
months. The charges and expenses of the Custodian are for the sole account of
the Depositary.
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The fees of the Depositary and the allocation of expenses of
the Depositary may at any time and from time to time be changed by written
agreement between the Company and the Depositary, subject to and in accordance
with Section 6.01.
SECTION 5.07. The Custodian. The Depositary, upon the
written request or with the written approval of the Company, shall from time
to time appoint one or more agents to act for it as Custodian hereunder. The
Depositary has initially appointed Merita-Nordbanken Group as custodian and
agent of the Depositary for the purpose of this Agreement. The Custodian in
acting hereunder shall be subject at all times and in all respects to the
direction of the Depositary and shall be responsible solely to it. The Custodian
may resign and be discharged from its duties hereunder by prior written notice
of its election to do so delivered to the Depositary; such resignation to take
effect upon the appointment of a successor Custodian and its acceptance of such
appointment as hereinafter provided. If upon such notice of resignation there
shall be no Custodian acting hereunder, the Depositary shall, promptly after
receiving such notice and with the approval of the Company, appoint a substitute
custodian that is organized under the laws of Finland which shall thereafter be
the Custodian hereunder. The Depositary, upon the written request or with
written approval of the Company, when it reasonably appears to be in the best
interest of the Holders to do so, may discharge any Custodian hereunder and
appoint a substitute or an additional custodian, which shall thereafter be a
Custodian hereunder. The Depositary will cause any Custodian ceasing to act as
Custodian hereunder to deliver all Deposited Securities held by it and all other
books and records maintained by it with respect to its function as Custodian
hereunder to a Custodian continuing to act upon the instruction of the
Depositary. Immediately upon any change, the Depositary shall at its own expense
give notice thereof in writing to all Holders.
Upon the appointment of any successor depositary hereunder,
any Custodian then acting hereunder shall forthwith become, without any further
act or writing, the agent hereunder of such successor depositary; but 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 as
agent hereunder of such successor depositary.
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SECTION 5.08. Notices, Reports and Communications. On or
before the first date on which the Company gives notice, by publication or
otherwise, of any meeting of holders of Shares or of other Deposited Securities,
or of any adjourned meeting of such holders, 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 agrees to transmit to the
Depositary and the Custodian an English-language copy of the notice thereof in
the form given or to be given to holders of Shares or of other Deposited
Securities.
The Company, at the Company's expense, shall also arrange for
the prompt transmittal to the Depositary of sufficient copies in English of such
notices and any other notices, reports and communications which are made
generally available by the Company to holders of Shares (including, without
limitation, the Company's annual report containing a description of its
operations and annual audited financial statements) to enable the Depositary to
mail copies thereof to all Holders in a timely manner. The Depositary shall
arrange at the Company's expense for prompt mailing of such copies thereof to
all Holders, or, at the reasonable request and at the expense of the Company,
shall make such notices, reports and communications available to all Holders in
the same manner as the Company makes them generally available to holders of
Shares or on such other basis as the Company may advise the Depositary as being
required by any law or regulation or any requirement of any stock exchange or
other market to which the Company may be subject, subject to any limitations
imposed by U.S. law. The Depositary may, at the Company's expense, obtain
English translations of any notices, reports or communications from the Company
which are not initially furnished to the Depositary in English text.
SECTION 5.09. Issuance of Additional Shares; Legal Opinions. In
the event of any future issuance for value of additional Shares or of other
securities (including rights and convertible or exchangeable securities) as a
dividend or distribution with respect to the Shares or other Deposited
Securities represented by ADSs, the Depositary shall not distribute any such
additional Shares or other securities to the Holders unless the Depositary shall
have received a written opinion from counsel in the United States selected by
the Company, which counsel shall be satisfactory to the Depositary and the
Company, at the cost of the Company, stating whether or not the circumstances of
such issue are such as to make it necessary for a registration statement under
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the Securities Act to be in effect prior to making such dividend or distribution
available to the Holders entitled thereto and, if in the opinion of such counsel
a registration statement is required, stating that there is a registration
statement in effect which will cover the issuance of such securities.
The Company agrees with the Depositary that neither the
Company nor any affiliate of the Company will at any time deposit any Shares
either upon original issuance or upon a sale of Shares previously issued and
reacquired by the Company or an affiliate of the Company, unless (i) a
registration statement is in effect as to such Shares under the Securities Act,
(ii) such deposit, and the issuance of ADSs in respect thereof, is exempt from
registration under the Securities Act (as confirmed by an opinion of U.S.
counsel) or (iii) the Company directs the Depositary to adopt an alternative
method of distributing such Shares, as contemplated by the proviso to Section
4.04.
SECTION 5.10. Indemnification. The Company agrees to indemnify
each of the Depositary and Custodian and their respective officers, directors
and employees against, and hold each of them harmless from, any liability or
expense which may arise out of acts performed or omitted in connection with this
Agreement or the ADRs, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time, in any such case, (i) by either the Depositary or any Custodian,
except for any liability or expense arising out of the negligence or bad faith
of either of them, or (ii) by the Company.
The Depositary agrees to indemnify the Company and its
officers, directors and employees and hold them harmless from any liability or
expense which may arise out of acts performed or omitted by the Depositary due
to the negligence or bad faith of the Depositary or any of its agents.
Any person seeking indemnification hereunder (an "indemnified
person') shall notify me person from whom it is seeking indemnification (the
"indemnifying person') of the commencement of any indemnifiable action or claim
as soon as practicable after such indemnified person becomes aware of such
commencement and such indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in
such action and, to the extent that it wishes, to assume defense thereof with
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided, however,
that the indemnifying party shall not be entitled to assume such defense if the
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indemnified party reasonably objects on the ground that there may be legal
defenses available to it which are different from or in addition to those
available to the indemnifying party. In all circumstances, all other parties
hereto shall provide to the party against whom such action or claim is brought
or threatened to be brought such information and assistance as such party shall
reasonably request, subject to the provisions of the indemnity contained in this
Section 5.10. Each party shall, to the extent reasonable, practicable and
consistent with such party's legal obligations and responsibilities, in all
circumstances consult with each of the other parties as and when reasonably
requested by such party in respect of any action or claim referred to in this
Section 5.10. After notice from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party
of its election to assume the defense of such claim or action, unless the
indemnified party objects within a reasonable period as provided above, the
indemnifying party shall not be liable to the indemnified party for any legal or
other expenses subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with
the defense or investigation thereof. In no event shall the indemnifying party,
in connection with any one such proceeding or separate but substantially similar
or related actions or proceedings in the same jurisdiction arising out of the
same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for fees and expenses of
more than one counsel for the indemnified parties (in addition to one local
counsel in each such jurisdiction). The indemnifying party shall not be liable
for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
The obligations set forth in this Section 5.10 shall survive
the termination of this Agreement and the succession or substitution of any
person indemnified hereby.
SECTION 5.11. Certain Rights of the Depositary: Limitations.
The Depositary and its agents may own and deal in any class of securities of the
Company and its affiliates and in ADSs. The Depositary may execute and deliver
ADRs against evidence of rights to receive Shares from the Company, or any
custodian, registrar, transfer agent, clearing agency or other entity involved
in ownership or transaction records on behalf of the Company 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.
Neither the Depositary nor the Custodian shall lend Shares or ADSs: provided,
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however, the Depositary reserves the right to (i) execute and deliver ADRs prior
to the receipt of Shares pursuant to Section 2.02 and (ii) deliver Shares prior
to the receipt and cancellation of ADRs pursuant to Section 2.05, including ADRs
which were issued under (i) above but for which Shares may not have been
received. The Depositary may receive ADRs in lieu of Shares under (i) above and
receive Shares in lieu of ADRs under (ii) above. Each such transaction shall be
(a) accompanied by (x) a written representation by the person or entity (the
"Applicant") to whom ADRs are issued or Shares delivered that at the time the
Depositary executes and delivers such ADRs or delivers such Shares, the
applicant or its customer owns the Shares or ADRs to be delivered to the
Depositary, or (y) such evidence of ownership of Shares or ADRs as the
Depositary deems appropriate, (b) subject to a written representation by the
Applicant that it will hold such Shares or ADRs in trust for the Depositary
until their delivery to the Depositary or Custodian and reflect on its records
the Depositary as owner of such Shares or ADRs and deliver such Shares upon the
Depositary's request, (c) at all times fully collateralized (marked to market
daily) with cash, United States government securities, or other collateral of
comparable safety and liquidity, (d) terminable by the Depositary on not more
than five (5) business days' notice, and (e) subject to such further indemnities
and credit regulations as the Depositary deems appropriate. The Depositary
intends that the number of ADRs executed and delivered by it under (i) above and
outstanding at any time, generally will not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the
ADRs executed and delivered by the Depositary and with respect to which Shares
are on deposit with the Depositary or Custodian; provided, however, that the
Depositary reserves the right to change or disregard such limit from time to
time as the Depositary deems appropriate. The Depositary will also set limits
with respect to the number of ADRs and Shares involved in transactions to be
effected hereunder with any one person on a case by case basis as it deems
appropriate.
Collateral provided by an Applicant for ADRs or Shares, but
not the earnings thereon, shall be held for the benefit of the Holder. The
Depositary may retain for its own account any compensation received by it in
connection with the foregoing, including without limitation earnings on the
collateral.
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SECTION 5.12. Agents of the Depositary. The Depositary may
perform its obligations under this Agreement through any agent or agents
appointed by it, provided that the Depositary shall notify the Company in
writing of such appointment and shall remain responsible for the performance of
such obligations as if no such agent or agents were appointed.
ARTICLE VI
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
SECTION 6.01. Amendment. The form of the ADRs and any
provisions of this Agreement may at any time and from time to time be amended by
agreement between the Company and the Depositary in any respect which they may
deem necessary or desirable. Any amendment which shall impose or increase any
fees or charges (other than the fees of the Depositary for the issuance,
execution and delivery of ADRs and taxes and other governmental charges), or
which shall otherwise prejudice any substantial existing right of Holders, shall
not, however, become effective as to outstanding ADRs until the expiration of
30 days after notice of such amendment shall have been given to the Holders.
Every Holder at the time any amendment so becomes effective shall be deemed, by
continuing to hold such ADR, to consent and agree to such amendment and to be
bound by this Agreement as amended thereby. In no event shall any amendment
impair the right of the Holder of any ADR to surrender such ADR and receive
therefor the Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced thereby,
except in order to comply with mandatory provisions of applicable law.
SECTION 6.02. Termination. The Depositary shall at any time at
the direction of the Company terminate this Agreement by mailing notice of such
termination to the Holders of all ADRs then outstanding at least 30 days prior
to the date fixed in such notice for such termination. The Depositary may
likewise terminate this Agreement if at any time 90 days after the Depositary
shall have delivered to the Company a written notice of its election to resign
and a successor depositary shall not have been appointed and accepted its
appointment as provided in Section 5.05. On and after the date of termination,
the Holder of an ADR will, upon (a) surrender of such ADR at the Principal
Office of the Depositary, (b) payment of the fee of the Depositary for the
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surrender of ADRs referred to in Section 5.06, and (c) payment of any applicable
taxes or governmental charges, be entitled, subject to the terms of this
Agreement, to delivery, to him or upon his order, of the Deposited Securities
represented by the ADSs evidenced by such surrendered ADR. If any ADRs shall
remain outstanding after the date of termination, the Depositary thereafter
shall discontinue the registration of transfers of ADRs, shall suspend the
distribution of dividends to the Holders thereof, shall not accept deposits of
Shares (and shall instruct each Custodian to act accordingly), and shall not
give any further notices (except to advise Holders of such termination) or
perform any further acts under this Agreement, except that the Depositary shall
continue to collect dividends and other distributions pertaining to Deposited
Securities, shall sell property and rights and convert Deposited Securities into
cash as provided in this Agreement, and shall deliver Deposited Securities,
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 all such
cases, without liabilities for interest), in exchange for ADRs surrendered to
the Depositary. As soon as practicable after the expiration of one year from the
date of termination, the Depositary shall sell the Deposited Securities then
held hereunder and thereafter hold the net proceeds of any such sale, together
with any other cash then held by it hereunder, without liability for interest,
for the pro rata benefit of the Holders of ADRs which have not theretofore been
surrendered. After making such sale, the Depositary shall be discharged from all
obligations under this Agreement, except to account for such net proceeds and
other cash. Upon the termination of this Agreement, the Company shall be
discharged from all obligations under this Agreement except for its obligations
to the Depositary under Sections 5.06 and 5.10 hereof. The obligations of the
Depositary under Section 5.10 hereof shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 7.01. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of
such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. Copies of this
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Agreement shall be filed with the Depositary and each Custodian and shall be
open to inspection by any Holder at the Principal Office of the Depositary and
the principal office of any Custodian during business hours.
SECTION 7.02. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is
for the exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and shall not be deemed to give
any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim whatsoever to any other person,
except as expressly provided in Section 4.12 with respect to the right to
receive upon request certain information with respect to the Company.
SECTION 7.03. Severability. In case any one or more of the
provisions contained in this Agreement or in the ADRs 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 7.04. Holders as Parties; Binding Effect. The
Holders shall be parties to this Agreement and shall be bound by all of the
terms and conditions hereof and of the ADRs by acceptance of an ADR.
SECTION 7.05. Notices. Any and all notices to be given to the
Company shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if
delivered by hand, by a recognized international courier service, or by telex or
facsimile transmission confirmed by letter sent by air courier, addressed to
Nokia Corporation, Keilalahdentie 4, FIN-02150 Espoo, Helsinki Finland,
Attention Ursula Ranin (facsimile number 011-358-9-605 042 or
011-358-9-622-4073) or to any other address which the Company may specify in
writing.
Any and all notices to be given to the Depositary shall be
in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered, by hand,
by a recognized international courier service, or by telex or facsimile
transmission confirmed by letter sent by air courier, addressed to Citibank,
N.A., 111 Wall Street, 5th Floor, New York, New York 10043, Attention: ADR
Department (telex number: ITT: 420392; RCA: 235530; facsimile number:
(212) 825-5398), or to any other address which the Depositary may specify in
writing.
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Any and all notices to be given to any Holder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by hand, or
sent by mail (if domestic, first class, if overseas, first class airmail) or air
courier, or by telex or facsimile transmission confirmed by letter sent by mail
or air courier, addressed to such Holder at the address of such Holder as it
appears on the transfer books 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.
Delivery of a notice sent by mail shall be deemed to be
effective three days (in the case of domestic mail) or seven days (in the case
of overseas mail) after dispatch; a notice sent by air courier shall be deemed
to be effective on the date of receipt specified by any return receipt of such
courier; and any notice sent by telex or facsimile transmission as provided in
this Section shall be deemed to be effective 24 hours after dispatch. The
Depositary or the Company may, however, act upon any telex or facsimile
transmission received by it from the other or from any Holder, notwithstanding
that such telex or facsimile transmission shall not subsequently be confirmed by
letter as aforesaid.
SECTION 7.06. Governing Law. This Agreement and the ADRs shall
be interpreted and all rights hereunder and thereunder and provisions hereof and
thereof shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to
the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
SECTION 7.07. Prohibition of Assignment. The Depositary
may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations
hereunder, except as otherwise provided herein or with the prior written consent
of the Company.
SECTION 7.08. Compliance With U.S. Securities Laws.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company and the
Depositary each agrees that it will not exercise any rights it has under this
Agreement to prevent the withdrawal or delivery of Deposited Securities in a
manner which would violate the United States securities laws, including, but not
limited to, 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.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, NOKIA CORPORATION and CITIBANK, N.A. have
duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above set forth and
all Holders shall become parties hereto upon acceptance by them of ADRs issued
in accordance with the terms hereof.
NOKIA CORPORATION
By: /s/ Ursula Ranin
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Name: Ursula Ranin
Title: Vice President,
General Counsel
By: /s/ Maija Torkko
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Name: Maija Torkko
Title: Senior Vice President,
Corporate Controller
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CITIBANK, N.A.
By: /s/ Brian T. Teitelbaum
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Name: Brian T. Teitelbaum
Title: Vice Presient
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, NOKIA CORPORATION and CITIBANK, N.A. have
duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above set forth and
all Holders shall become parties hereto upon acceptance by them of ADRs issued
in accordance with the terms hereof.
NOKIA CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title:
By:
Name:
Title:
CITIBANK, N.A.
By:
Name:
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT A
Number _____ CUSIP ________
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES (EACH
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARE
REPRESENTING ONE SHARE)
(FORM OF FACE OF ADR)
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AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPT
FOR
American Depositary Shares
representing
SHARES, NOMINAL VALUE
EURO 0.24 PER SHARE, OF
NOKIA CORPORATION
(Incorporated in Finland with limited liability)
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CITIBANK, N.A., a national banking association organized and
existing under the laws of the United States of America, as Depositary (the
"Depositary"), hereby certifies that ___________________ is the owner of
___________________ American Depositary Shares ("ADSs"), representing deposited
shares, nominal value EUR 0.24 per share, or evidence of the right to receive
such shares ("Shares"), of Nokia Corporation, a corporation organized under the
laws of Finland (the "Company"). At the date of the Agreement (as defined
below), each American Depositary Share represents one Share deposited under the
Agreement with a Custodian, which at the date of execution of the Amended and
Restated Deposit Agreement, is Merita-Nordbanken Group (the "Custodian"). The
number of Shares represented by each ADS is subject to change as provided in
Article IV of the Agreement.
(1) The Deposit Agreement. This American Depositary Receipt is
one of an issue (herein called the "ADRs"), all issued and to be issued upon the
terms and conditions set forth in the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement,
dated as of March 28,2000 (the "Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement"), by and
among the Company, the Depositary and all Holders from time to time of ADRs
issued thereunder, each of whom by accepting an ADR agrees to become a party
thereto and becomes bound by all the terms and provisions thereof. The Agreement
sets forth the rights of Holders of the ADRs and the rights and duties of the
Depositary in respect of the Shares deposited thereunder and any and all other
securities, property and cash from time to time received in respect of such
Shares and held thereunder (such Shares, securities, property and cash are
herein called "Deposited Securities"). Copies of the Agreement are on file at
the Principal Office of the Depositary and at the principal office of the
Custodian. The statements made on the face and the reverse of this ADR are
summaries of certain provisions of the Agreement and are qualified by and
subject to the detailed provisions of the Agreement, to which reference is
hereby made. Terms defined in the Agreement and not otherwise defined herein
have the same defined meanings set forth in the Agreement.
(2) Surrender of ADRs and Withdrawal of Deposited Securities.
Upon surrender at the Principal Office of the Depositary of this ADR or for the
purpose of withdrawal of the Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs
evidenced by this ADR, and upon payment of the fee of the Depositary for the
surrender of ADSs and withdrawal of Deposited Securities and payment of all
taxes and governmental charges payable in connection with such surrender, and
subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, such Holder will be
entitled to (i) delivery of the Shares represented by the ADSs evidenced by such
ADRs by book-entry credit to an account specified by such Holder within the
Finnish Book-Entry Securities System and (ii) physical delivery to him or upon
his order or, if available, to electronic transfer to an account designated by
such person, of any other Deposited Securities so represented. Such delivery of
Deposited Securities will be made promptly, as hereinafter provided. Each Holder
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requesting delivery of Deposited Securities against surrender of an ADR must
deliver to the Depositary a written order containing delivery instructions. An
ADR surrendered received for such purposes may be required by the Depositary to
be properly endorsed or accompanied by properly executed instruments of
transfer.
Upon the receipt of such order and compliance with the terms
of this paragraph (2) the Depositary will direct the Custodian to make such
book-entry transfer, deliver at the principal office of such Custodian or make
an electronic transfer as provided above, in each case subject to the terms and
conditions of the Agreement, to or upon the written order of the person or
persons designated in such written instructions, such Deposited Securities,
except that the Depositary may make delivery to such person or persons at the
Principal Office of the Depositary of any cash dividends or distributions with
respect to the Deposited Securities, or of any proceeds of sale of any
dividends, distributions or rights with respect to the Deposited Securities,
which may at the time be held by the Depositary.
At the request, risk and expense of any Holder so surrendering
an ADR, and for the account of such Holder the Depositary will direct the
Custodian to forward certificate or certificates (if certificated Shares or
other Deposited Securities may be delivered and other proper documents of title,
if any, for such Deposited Securities to the Depositary for delivery at the
Principal Office of the Depositary. Such direction may be given by letter or, at
the request, risk and expense of such Holder, by cable, telex or facsimile
transmission.
The Depositary will not accept surrender of ADRs for the
purpose of withdrawal of less than one Share or one other Deposited Security. In
addition, the Depositary will only honor requests for withdrawal of whole
numbers of Shares. An ADR surrendered by a Holder thereof and received by the
Depositary for such purposes may be required by the Depositary to be properly
endorsed or accompanied by properly endorsed or accompanied by properly executed
instruments of transfer.
(3) Transfers, Split-ups and Combinations. Subject to the
limitations stated herein and in the Agreement, this ADR is transferable on the
books of the Depositary by the Holder hereof in person or by duly authorized
attorney, upon surrender of this ADR 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 any
applicable law. Upon notice to the Company, the Depositary may close the
transfer books, at any time or from time to time, when deemed expedient by it in
connection with the performance of its duties under the Agreement or when
requested by the Company. This ADR may be split into other ADRs or may be
combined with other ADRs into one ADR, representing the same aggregate number of
ADSs and registered in the name of the same Holder as the ADR or ADRs
surrendered. As a condition precedent to the execution and delivery,
registration of transfer, split-up, combination, or surrender of any ADR for the
purpose of withdrawal of any Deposited Securities, the Depositary or the
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Custodian may require payment from the depositor of Shares or the presenter of
an ADR or the presenter of written instructions of a sum sufficient to pay or
reimburse it for any tax or other governmental charge and any stock transfer or
registration fee with respect thereto and payment of any applicable fees as
provided in Paragraph (8) of this ADR, may require the production of proof
satisfactory to it as to the identity and genuineness of any signature,
including but not limited to a signature guarantee in accordance with industry
practice, and may also require compliance with any laws or governmental
regulations relating to depositary receipts in general or to the withdrawal of
Deposited Securities.
(4) Limitations on Distributions, Transfers and Withdrawals.
The Depositary may refuse to register the transfer of any ADR, or make any
distribution of, or related to. Deposited Securities or any withdrawal of
Deposited Securities until it has received such proof of citizenship, residence,
exchange control approval, payment of applicable taxes or governmental charges,
legal or beneficial ownership or other information as it or the Company may deem
necessary or proper. Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement or this ADR to
the contrary, the registration of transfer of ADRs in particular instances may
be refused, or the registration of transfer generally may be suspended, or the
surrender of outstanding ADRs for the purpose of withdrawal of Deposited
Securities may be suspended, but only as required in connection with (i)
temporary delays caused by closing the transfer books of the Depositary or the
issuer of any Deposited Securities (or the appointed agent or agents for such
issuer for the transfer and registration of such Deposited Securities) or the
deposit of Shares in connection with voting at a shareholders' meeting, or the
payment of dividends, (ii) payment of fees, taxes and similar charges, or (iii)
compliance with any U.S. or foreign laws or governmental regulations relating to
the ADRs or to the withdrawal of the Deposited Securities, in each case subject
to the provisions of the following paragraph and General Instruction I.A.(1) of
Form F-6 under the Securities Act.
Without limitation of the foregoing, except as provided by
Section 2.10 of the Deposit Agreement, neither the Depositary nor the Custodian
shall knowingly accept for deposit under the Agreement any Shares required to be
registered under the Securities Act prior to being offered and sold publicly in
the United States unless a registration statement is in effect as to such
Shares.
(5) Liability of Holder For Taxes and Other Charges. If any
Finnish or other tax or governmental charge shall become payable with respect
hereto or to any Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced hereby,
such tax or other governmental charge shall be payable by the Holder hereof to
the Depositary and any Beneficial Owner hereof shall be liable to the Holder
therefor. The Depositary may refuse, and the Company shall be under no
obligation, to effect any registration of transfer of all or any part of this
ADR or any withdrawal of Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced
hereby until such payment is made, and may withhold any dividends or other
distributions, or may sell for the account of the Holder hereof any part or all
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of the Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced hereby, and may
apply such dividends or other distributions or the proceeds of any such sale in
payment of such tax or other governmental charge, the Holder and the Beneficial
Owners hereof remaining liable for any deficiency.
(6) Warranties by Deposit of Shares. Each person depositing
Shares under this Agreement shall be deemed thereby to represent and warrant
that (i) such Shares and each certificate therefor are free and clear of any
lien, encumbrance, security interest, charge, mortgage, pledge or restriction on
transfer, (ii) such Shares have been fully paid and are nonassessable, (iii) the
person making such deposit is duly authorized to do so, and (iv) except as
contemplated by Section 2.10 of the Deposit Agreement, the deposit of such
Shares or sale of ADRs issuable upon such deposit is not restricted under the
Securities Act. Such representations and warranties shall survive the deposit of
Shares and the issuance or cancellation of ADRs.
(7) Compliance with Law. Each Holder agrees that such Holder
is bound by and subject to the Articles of Association of the Company as if such
Holder were a holder of Shares, and each Holder agrees to comply with all
applicable provisions of Finnish law and the Articles of Association of the
Company, including any provision requiring such Holder to disclose within a
prescribed period of time an interest in Shares in which their voting
participation or their percentage of ownership of reaches, exceeds or falls
below 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 33-1/3%, 50% or 66-2/3% of such Shares outstanding
or such other percentage as may be required from time to time pursuant to any
provisions of Finnish law or otherwise. Each Holder acknowledges that failure by
a Holder to provide on a timely basis any such required notification of such
Holder's interest in Shares may result in the withholding of certain rights in
respect of such Holder's ADSs including, without limitation, voting rights and
the right to receive dividends or other payments in respect of the Shares
represented by such ADSs.
(8) Charges of Depositary. Holders or Beneficial Owners shall
pay (i) the fees of the Depositary for the execution and delivery of ADRs in
respect of deposits of Shares (including, without limitation, Shares received as
a dividend or distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Agreement or upon
exercise of rights pursuant to Section 4.05 of the Agreement, in each case to be
paid by the person to whom ADRs are delivered) and for the surrender of ADRs for
the purpose of withdrawal of Deposited Securities (to be paid by the person
surrendering ADRs for delivery of Deposited Securities), which in each case will
not exceed $5.00 for each 100 ADSs or portion thereof; (ii) reasonable expenses
of the Depositary upon the distribution to Holders of dividends or other
property received from the Company in respect of Deposited Securities (or
proceeds thereof) or the sale or exercise of rights or other action by the
Company involving distributions to holders of Deposited Securities, calculated
on a per-ADS basis; (iii) taxes and other governmental charges; (iv) such
registration fees as may from time to time be in effect for the registration of
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transfers of Shares generally on the register or registers of the Company and
accordingly applicable to transfers of Shares to or from the name of the
Depositary or its nominee or the Custodian or its nominee upon the deposit of
Shares or the delivery of shares against surrender of ADSs; (v) such cable,
telex and facsimile transmission and delivery expenses as are expressly provided
in the Agreement to be at the expense of persons depositing Shares or Holders or
Receipts or as are incurred at the request of such persons or Holders; and (vi)
the expenses incurred by the Depositary in the conversion of foreign currency.
Subject to the limitation described in paragraph (22), all such charges may be
changed by agreement between the Depositary and the Company at any time and from
time to time.
(9) Title to ADRs. Subject to the limitations set forth herein
or in the Agreement, it is a condition of this ADR, and every successive Holder
hereof by accepting or holding the same consents and agrees that when properly
endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer (including signature
guarantees in accordance with standard industry practice) title to this ADR (and
to each ADS evidenced hereby) is transferable by delivery with the same effect
as in the case of a negotiable instrument in accordance with the laws of the
State of New York; provided, however, that the Company and the Depositary,
notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, may deem and treat the Holder of
this ADR as the absolute owner hereof for any purpose, including, without
limitation, the purpose of determining the person entitled to distribution of
dividends or other distributions or to any notice provided for in the Agreement
and neither the Depositary nor the Company shall have any obligation or be
subject to any liability under the Agreement to any holder hereof unless such
holder is the Holder hereof.
(10) Validity of ADR. This ADR shall not be entitled to any
benefits under the Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless
this ADR has been executed by the Depositary by the manual signature of a duly
authorized signatory or, if a Registrar for the ADRs has been appointed, such
signature may be a facsimile if this ADR is countersigned by the manual
signature of a duly authorized signatory of such Registrar.
(11) Disclosure of Beneficial Ownership. The Company and the
Depositary may from time to time request the Holder or former Holders hereof to
provide information as to the capacity in which they hold or held ADRs and
regarding the identity of any other persons then or previously holding any
beneficial or other interest in such ADRs and the nature of such interest and
various other matters. Each such Holder agrees to provide any such information
reasonably requested by the Company or the Depositary pursuant to the Agreement
whether or not still a Holder at the time of such request. The Depositary may
enforce disclosure of beneficial or other ownership of ADRs by blocking
transfer, voting and other rights when so instructed by the Company.
(12) Available Information. The Company is subject to the
periodic reporting and other informational requirements of the Securities
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Exchange Act and is required to file reports and other information with the
Commission. Such reports and other information can be inspected and copied at
the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at its principal
offices at Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20549.
Dated:
CITIBANK, N.A., CITIBANK, N.A.,
Transfer Agent and Registrar as Depositary
By: By:
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Authorized Signatory Vice President
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The address of the Principal Office of the Depositary is 111
Wall Street, 5th Floor, New York, New York 10043.
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[FORM OF REVERSE OF ADR]
SUMMARY OF CERTAIN ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
OF THE AGREEMENT
(13) Dividends and Distributions: Rights. Whenever the
Custodian or the Depositary receives any cash dividend or other cash
distribution in respect of any Deposited Securities, the Depositary shall
promptly, if at the time of receipt thereof any amounts received in a foreign
currency can in the judgment of the Depositary be converted on a reasonable
basis into dollars which can, at the time of receipt thereof be transferred to
the United States and distributed to the Holders entitled thereto and, subject
to the provisions of the Deposit Agreement, convert or cause to be converted
such foreign currency into dollars and will distribute promptly the amount thus
received and any other dollars received by the Custodian or Depositary in
respect of Deposited Securities (less any reasonable and customary expenses
incurred by the Depositary in converting such foreign currency) to the Holders
entitled thereto, in proportion to the number of ADSs representing such
Deposited Securities held by them respectively; provided, however, that the
amount distributed will be reduced by any amounts required to be withheld by the
Company, the Depositary or the Custodian in respect of taxes or other
governmental charges. If in the judgment of the Depositary amounts received in
foreign currency may not be converted on a reasonable basis into dollars
transferable to the United States and distributable to the Holders entitled
thereto, or may not be so convertible for all of the Holders entitled thereto,
the Depositary may, subject to applicable laws and regulations make such
conversion, if any, distribute in dollars to the extent permissible to the
Holders entitled thereto and distribute the balance of the foreign currency
received and not so convertible by the Depositary to, or hold such balance
(without liability for interest) for the respective accounts of, the Holders
entitled thereto.
Whenever the Custodian receives any distribution other than
cash, Shares or rights upon any Deposited Securities, the Depositary will, after
consultation with the Company, cause the securities or property received by the
Custodian to be distributed to the Holders entitled thereto in proportion to the
number of ADSs representing such Deposited Securities held by them respectively,
in any manner that the Depositary may deem equitable and practicable for
accomplishing such distribution following consultation with the Company. If in
the reasonable opinion of the Depositary any distribution other than cash,
Shares or rights upon any Deposited Securities cannot be made proportionately
among the Holders entitled thereto, or if for any other reason the Depositary
deems such distribution not to be feasible, the Depositary may adopt such method
as it may deem 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, and the net proceeds of any such
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sale will be distributed by the Depositary to the Holders entitled thereto as in
the case of a distribution received in cash.
If any distribution upon any Deposited Securities consists of
a dividend in, or free distribution of, Shares, the Depositary may with the
Company's approval, and will if the Company so requests, distribute to the
Holders entitled thereto, in proportion to the number of ADSs representing such
Deposited Securities held by them respectively, additional ADRs for an aggregate
number of ADSs representing the number of Shares received as such dividend or
free distribution. If the Depositary deems such distribution for any reason not
to be feasible, the Depositary may adopt such method as it may deem equitable
and practicable for the purpose of effecting such distribution, including the
sale (at public or private sale) of the Shares thus received, or any part
thereof, and the net proceeds of any such sale will be distributed by the
Depositary to the Holders entitled thereto as in the case of a distribution in
cash. In lieu of issuing ADRs for fractional ADSs in any such case, the
Depositary will sell the number of Shares represented by the aggregate of such
fractions and distribute the net proceeds converted into dollars (if such
conversion may in the judgment of the Depositary be achieved on a reasonable
basis), to the Holders entitled thereto as in the case of a distribution
received in cash. If additional ADRs are not so distributed, each ADS will
thenceforth also represent the additional Shares distributed upon the Deposited
Securities represented thereby.
In the event that the Company shall offer or cause to be
offered to holders of any Deposited Securities an option to elect to receive
dividends in fully-paid Shares instead of cash, the Depositary and the Company
will consult to determine whether such option will be made available to Holders,
and if such option is to be made available, the procedures to be followed. The
offering of any such option to Holders shall be subject to Section 5.09 of the
Deposit Agreement.
In the event that the Company offers or causes to be offered
to the holders of any Deposited Securities any rights to subscribe for
additional Shares or any rights of any other nature, the Depositary, after
consultation with the Company, will have discretion as to the procedure to be
followed in making such rights available to the Holders entitled thereto by
means of warrants or otherwise, subject to Section 5.09 of the Agreement, or in
disposing of such rights on behalf of such Holders and distributing the net
proceeds in cash to such Holders or, if by the terms of such rights offering or
by reason of applicable law, the Depositary may neither make such rights
available to such Holders nor dispose of such rights and distribute the net
proceeds to such Holders, then the Depositary will allow the rights to lapse;
provided, however, that, if requested by the Company, the Depositary will (a) as
soon as practicable, make such rights available to all or certain Holders by
means of warrants or otherwise, if lawful and feasible or (b) if making such
rights available to certain Holders is not lawful or not feasible, or if the
rights represented by such warrants or other instruments are not exercised and
appear to be about to lapse, the Depositary will make reasonable efforts to sell
such rights or warrants or other instruments at public or private sale, at such
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place or places and upon such terms as the Depositary may deem proper and
allocate the net proceeds of such sales for the account of the Holders otherwise
entitled thereto upon an averaged or other practicable basis without regard to
any distinctions among such Holders because of exchange restrictions or the date
of delivery of any ADR or ADRs, or otherwise.
(14) Record Dates. Whenever any cash dividend or other cash
distribution becomes payable or any distribution other than cash is to be made,
or whenever rights are to be issued, with respect to the Deposited Securities,
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 receives
notice of any meeting of holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities, or
whenever the Depositary finds it necessary or convenient in respect of any
matter, the Depositary will fix a record date after consultation with the
Company (which shall, to the extent practicable, be the same as the
corresponding record date set by the Company) for the determination of the
Holders who will be entitled to receive such dividend, distribution or rights,
or the net proceeds of the sale thereof, or to receive information as to such
meeting, subject to the provisions of the Agreement.
(15) Voting of Deposited Securities. Upon receipt of notice of
any meeting of holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities, the Depositary
shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, distribute to the Holders of Receipts
(A) a notice in English which shall contain (i) such information as is contained
in such notice of meeting, and (ii) a statement that the Holders as of the close
of business in New York on a record date established by the Depositary pursuant
to the terms of this Deposit Agreement will be entitled, subject to any
applicable provisions of Finnish law and the Articles of Association of the
Company and the terms of the Deposited Securities, to instruct the Depositary as
to the exercise of the voting rights, if any, pertaining to the amount of Shares
or other Deposited Securities represented by such Holder's ADSs, (B) a voting
instructions card to be prepared by the Depositary and the Company (a "Voting
Card") setting forth, inter alia, the date established by the Depositary for the
receipt of such Voting Card (the "Cut-off-Date") and (C) copies or summaries in
English of any materials provided by the Company for the purpose of enabling the
Holders to give instructions for the exercise of such voting rights. Voting
instructions may be given only in respect of a number of ADSs representing an
integral number of Shares.
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As a precondition for exercising any voting rights, any
persons holding ADSs who are not the Holders of the Receipt(s) registered in
name on the books of the Depositary evidencing such ADSs (e.g., persons holding
their ADSs through The Depository Trust Company) must arrange for the delivery
in a blocked account ("Blocking"), established for such purposes by the
Depositary, of the relevant number of ADSs for the period to commence and end on
dates to be fixed by the Depositary (on dates which shall be as near as
practicable to the corresponding date established by the Company in respect of
the Shares) after consultation with the Company and set forth on the Voting Card
(the "Blocking Period") to allow for such Holder's ADSs to be temporarily
exchanged for Shares and such Shares to be registered in such Holder's name on
the Finnish Book-Entry Securities System (the "Re-registration"). The Depositary
will use its best efforts to implement and maintain procedures to allow for the
Blocking of ADSs as contemplated by the preceding sentence. Holders of Receipts
registered in the name on the books of the Depositary (other than the Depository
Trust Company) will not, as a precondition for exercising voting rights, be
required to deliver their ADSs to the Depositary for Blocking but will be
required to irrevocably instruct the Depositary not to transfer the Receipts
(and not to cancel such Receipts upon receipt of cancellation and withdrawal
instructions) evidencing the ADSs in respect of which voting instructions have
been given ("Stop Transfer Instructions") to allow for Re-registration. The
Depositary shall, upon receipt of such Stop Transfer Instructions, refuse to
transfer (and cancel Receipts upon receipt of cancellation and withdrawal
instructions) the Receipts indicated in such Stop Transfer Instructions, during
the Blocking Period.
The Depositary shall not be responsible if any such
instructions are not carried out or for the manner in which instructions are
carried out or the effect of any such action or omission, provided that such
action or omission is without negligence and in good faith. Each Holder agrees
that neither the Depositary nor the Custodian shall have any responsibility for
any Shares that are transferred to the account of any Holder in the Finnish
Book-Entry Securities System pursuant to any such instructions.
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Upon receipt by the Depositary from a Holder of ADSs of (i) a
properly completed Voting Card on or before the Cut-off Date and (ii) either the
requisite number of ADSs delivered for Blocking or duly completed Stop Transfer
Instructions, the Depositary will, in respect of such ADSs, forward the voting
instructions contained in the Voting Card to the Custodian and will instruct the
Custodian to use its best efforts, insofar as practical and permitted under any
applicable provisions of law and the Articles of Association of the Company, to
vote or cause to be voted the Shares represented by such ADSs in accordance with
the instructions set forth in such Voting Card. The Depositary will only vote,
or cause to be voted, or attempt to exercise the right to vote that attaches to,
Shares represented by ADSs in respect of which a properly completed Voting Card
has been received. In the case of a Voting Card received in respect of any
holder of ADSs who is not the Holder of the Receipt evidencing such ADSs on the
books of the Depositary, the Depositary will not vote or cause to be voted the
number of Shares represented by such ADSs unless the Depositary has received
verification that such number of ADSs has been deposited in a blocked account
for the Blocking Period by such person. The Depositary will not vote, or cause
to be voted, or attempt to exercise the right to vote that attaches to, Shares
represented by ADSs in respect of which the Voting Card is not properly
completed or in respect of which (and to the extent) the voting instructions
included in the Voting Card are illegible or unclear.
The Depositary will use its best efforts to cooperate with any
information agent retained by the Company in connection with the distribution of
voting materials as contemplated by this Section.
Holders of ADSs who wish to attend any meeting of the
Company's shareholders in person will need to (1) withdraw the Deposited
Securities represented by their ADSs pursuant to Section 2.05 of this Agreement
and (2) make separate arrangements with the Company regarding the Company's
voting procedures.
Notwithstanding anything in this Depositary Agreement to the
contrary, the Depositary and the Company may modify or amend the above voting
procedures or adopt additional voting procedures from time to time as they
determine may be necessary or appropriate to comply with United States law or
the Articles of Association of the Company.
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(16) Changes Affecting Deposited Securities. Upon any change
in nominal value, split-up, consolidation or any other reclassification of
Deposited Securities, or upon any recapitalization, reorganization, merger or
consolidation of the Company or sale of assets by the Company, any securities
which shall be received by the Depositary or the Custodian in exchange for or in
conversion of or in respect of Deposited Securities will be treated as new
Deposited Securities under the Agreement, subject to the terms of the Agreement,
and the ADSs shall thenceforth represent the new Deposited Securities so
received in exchange or conversion, unless additional or new ADRs are delivered
pursuant to the following sentence. In any such case the Depositary may, with
the Company's approval, and will, if the Company so requests, execute and
deliver additional ADRs, as in the case of a stock dividend on the Shares, or
call for the surrender of outstanding ADRs to be exchanged for new ADRs
specifically describing such new Deposited Securities. Immediately upon the
occurrence of any such change, conversion or exchange covered by Section 4.09 of
the Agreement in respect of the Deposited Securities, the Depositary will give
notice thereof, at the Company's expense, in writing to all Holders.
(17) Reports: Inspection of Transfer Books. The Depositary
will make available for inspection by Holders at its Principal Office and at the
principal office of the Custodian copies of the Agreement and any notices,
reports or communications, including any proxy soliciting materials, received
from the Company which are both (a) received by the Depositary, Custodian or
either of its nominees, as the holder of the Deposited Securities, and (b) made
generally available to the holders of such Deposited Securities by the Company.
The Depositary will also send to Holders copies of such notices, reports and
communications when furnished by the Company as provided in the Agreement. The
Depositary will keep books at its Principal Office for the registration of ADRs
and their transfer which at all reasonable times will be open for inspection by
Holders and the Company, provided that such inspection is not for the purpose of
communicating with Holders in the interest of a business or object other than
the business of the Company or a matter related to the Agreement or the ADRs.
After consultation with the Company, the Depositary may close the transfer
books, at any time or from time to time, when deemed expedient by it in
connection with the performance of its duties under the Deposit Agreement or
upon the request of the Company.
(18) Withholding. Notwithstanding any other provision of the
Agreement, in the event that the Depositary determines that any distribution of
property (including Shares or rights to subscribe therefor and other securities)
is subject to any tax or governmental charges which the Depositary is obligated
to withhold, the Depositary may dispose of all or a portion of such property
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(including Shares and rights to subscribe therefor and other securities) in such
amounts and in such manner as the Depositary deems necessary and practicable to
pay such taxes or governmental charges, including by public or private sale, and
the Depositary will distribute the net proceeds of any such sale or the balance
of any such property after deduction of such taxes or governmental charges to
the Holders entitled thereto, in proportion to the number of ADSs held by them
respectively.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, before
making any distribution or other payment on any Deposited Securities, the
Company may make such deductions (if any) which, by the laws of Finland, the
Company is required to make in respect of any income, capital gains or other
taxes and the Company may also deduct the amount of any tax or governmental
charges payable by the Company or for which the Company might be made liable in
respect of such distribution or other payment or any document signed in
connection therewith. In making such deductions, the Company shall have no
obligation to any Holder to apply a rate under any treaty or other arrangement
between Finland and the country within which such Holder is resident unless such
Holder has timely provided to the company evidence of the residency of such
Holder that is satisfactory to the relevant tax authorities of Finland.
(19) Certain Rights of the Depositary: Limitations. The
Depositary and its agents may own and deal in any class of securities of the
Company and its affiliates and in ADSs. The Depositary may execute and deliver
ADSs against evidence of rights to receive Shares from the Company, or any
custodian, registrar, transfer agent, clearing agency or other entity involved
in ownership or transaction records on behalf of the Company 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.
Neither the Depositary nor the Custodian, as such, shall lend Shares or ADSs;
provided, however, the Depositary reserves the right to (i) execute and deliver
ADRs prior to the receipt of Shares pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Agreement
and (ii) deliver Shares prior to the receipt and cancellation of ADRs pursuant
to Section 2.05 of the Agreement, including ADRs which were issued under (i)
above but for which Shares may not have been received. The Depositary may
receive ADRs in lieu of Shares under (i) above and receive Shares in lieu of
ADRs under (ii) above. Each such transaction shall be (a) accompanied by (x) a
written representation by the person or entity (the "Applicant") to whom ADRs
are issued or Shares delivered that at the time the Depositary executes and
delivers such ADRs or delivers such Shares, the Applicant or its customer owns
the Shares or ADRs to be delivered to the Depositary or (y) such evidence of
ownership of Shares or ADRs as the Depositary deems appropriate, (b) subject to
a written representation by the Applicant that it will hold such Shares or ADRs
in trust for the Depositary until their delivery to the Depositary or Custodian
and reflect on its records the Depositary as owner of such Shares or ADRs and
deliver such Shares upon the Depositary's request, (c) at all times fully
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collateralized (marked to market daily) with cash, United States government
securities, or other collateral of comparable safety and liquidity, (d)
terminable by the Depositary on not more than five (5) business days' notice,
and (e) subject to such further indemnities and credit regulations as the
Depositary deems appropriate. The Depositary intends that the number of ADRs
executed and delivered by it under (i) above and outstanding at any time,
generally will not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the ADRs executed and
delivered by the Depositary and with respect to which Shares are on deposit with
the Depositary or Custodian. The Depositary will also set limits with respect to
the number of ADRs and Shares involved in transactions to be effected hereunder
with any one person on a case by case basis as it deems appropriate.
Collateral provided by an Applicant for ADRs or Shares, but
not the earnings thereon, shall be held for the benefit of the Holder. The
Depositary may retain for its own account any compensation received by it in
connection with the foregoing, including without limitation earnings on the
collateral.
(20) Liability of the Company and the Depositary. Neither the
Depositary nor the Company will incur any liability to any Holder of this ADR,
if by reason of any provision of any present or future law of the United States,
Finland or any other country or jurisdiction, or of any other governmental
authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Articles of
Association of the Company, or by reason of any act of God or war or other
circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company is prevented,
delayed or forbidden from doing or performing any act or thing which by the
terms of the Agreement it is provided shall be done or performed. Neither the
Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any
liability under the Agreement or the ADRs to Holders, except that each of them
agrees to act in good faith and without negligence in the performance of such
duties as are specifically set forth in the Agreement. The Depositary and the
Company undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are
specifically set forth in the Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations
shall be read into the Agreement against the Depositary or the Company. Neither
the Depositary nor the Company will 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 ADRs, which in its opinion may involve
it in expense or liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to it against all
expense and liability be furnished as often as may be required, and no Custodian
will be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the
responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the
Depositary nor the Company will be liable for any action or inaction by it in
reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any
person presenting Shares for deposit, any Holder, or any other person believed
by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of
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the Depositary and its agents and the Company and its agents may rely and will
be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other
document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by
the proper party or parties. Subject to the provisions of the Agreement, the
Depositary may own and deal in any class of securities of the Company (and its
affiliates) and in ADRs.
(21) Resignation and Removal of Depositary: Substitution of
Custodian. The Depositary may at any time resign as Depositary under the
Agreement by written notice of its election so to do delivered to the Company,
such resignation to take effect upon the later of 60 days after the giving of
such notice and the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of
such appointment as provided in the Agreement. The Depositary may at any time be
removed by the Company by written notice of such removal, which will become
effective upon the later of 60 days after the giving of such notice and the
appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as
provided in the Agreement. The term "Depositary" shall also refer to any
successor depositary appointed pursuant to this paragraph 21. The Depositary,
after consultation with the Company, will use reasonable efforts to appoint a
substitute or an additional custodian and the term "Custodian" shall also refer
to such substitute or additional custodian.
(22) Amendment of Agreement and ADRs. The form of the ADRs and
the Agreement may at any time and from time to time be amended by agreement
between the Company and the Depositary. Any amendment which imposes or increases
any fees or charges (other than the fees of the Depositary for the issuance,
execution and delivery of ADRs and taxes or other governmental charges), or
which otherwise prejudices any substantial existing right of Holders, will not,
however, become effective as to outstanding ADRs until the expiration of 30 days
after notice of such amendment has been given to the Holders of outstanding
ADRs. Every Holder of this ADR at the time any amendment so becomes effective
will be deemed, by continuing to hold this ADR, to consent and agree to such
amendment and to be bound by the Deposit Agreement as amended thereby.
(23) Termination of Agreement. The Depositary will at any time
at the direction of the Company terminate the Agreement by mailing notice of
such termination to the Holders of all ADRs then outstanding at least 30 days
prior to the date fixed in such notice for such termination. The Depositary may
likewise terminate the Agreement if at any time 90 days after the Depositary has
delivered to the Company a written notice of its election to resign, a successor
depositary has not been appointed and accepted its appointment. On and after the
date of termination, the Holder of an ADR will, upon (a) surrender of such ADR
at the Principal Office of the Depositary, (b) payment of the fee of the
Depositary for the surrender of ADRs referred to in Section 5.06, and (c)
payment of any applicable taxes or governmental charges, be entitled, subject to
the terms of this Agreement, to delivery, to him or upon his order, of the
Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced by such surrendered ADR.
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If any ADRs remain outstanding after the date of termination, the Depositary
thereafter will discontinue the registration of transfers of ADRs, will suspend
the distribution of dividends to the holders thereof, will not accept deposits
of Shares (and will instruct each Custodian to act accordingly) and will not
give any further notices or perform any further acts under the Agreement, except
that the Depositary will continue to collect dividends and other distributions
pertaining to Deposited Securities, will sell property and rights and convert
Deposited Securities into cash as provided in the Agreement, and will deliver
Deposited Securities, 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 all such cases, without liability for interest), in exchange
for ADRs surrendered to the Depositary. As soon as practicable after the
expiration of one year from the date of termination, the Depositary will sell
the Deposited Securities then held under the Agreement and thereafter hold the
net proceeds of any such sale, together with any other Holders of ADRs not
theretofore surrendered. Thereafter the Depositary will be discharged from all
obligations under the Agreement, except to account for such net proceeds and
other cash.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers
unto
Please insert security or other
identifying number of assignee
Please print or typewrite name and address of assignee
the within American Depositary Receipt and all rights and interests represented
thereby, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints
attorney to
transfer the same on the books of the within named Depositary, with full power
of substitution in the premises.
Dated: ____________ Signature ------------------------------
NOTE: The signature to any
endorsement hereon must
correspond with the name as
written upon the face of this
Receipt in every particular,
without alteration or
enlargement or any change
whatever.
If the endorsement be executed
by an attorney, executor,
administrator, trustee or
guardian, the person executing
the endorsement must give his
full title in such capacity and
proper evidence of authority to
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act in such capacity, if not on
file with the Depositary, must
be forwarded with this Receipt.
All endorsements or assignments
Receipts must be guaranteed by a
member of a Medallion Signature
Program approved by the
Securities Transfer Association
Inc.
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(d) Opinion of counsel to the Depositary
May 19, 2003
Citibank, N.A.
ADR Department
111 Wall Street
New York, N.Y. 10043
Re: American Depositary Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares
Representing One Share, Par Value (euro) 0.06 each, of Nokia Corporation
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I refer to the Registration Statement to be filed on Form F-6 (the
"Registration Statement") by the legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement
(as defined herein) for which you are acting as the depositary, for the
purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
1,4000,000,000 American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") evidenced by American
Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") to be issued under the Amended and Restated
Deposit Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2000, by and among Citibank, N.A., as
depositary, Nokia Corporation, a company organized and existing under the laws
of the Republic of Finland (the "Company"), and the Holders and beneficial
owners from time to time of ADRs issued thereunder, a copy of which is being
filed as Exhibit (a)(i) to the Registration Statement (the "Deposit
Agreement"). Each ADS will (subject to amendments in accordance with the terms
of the Deposit Agreement) represent One share, par value (euro) 0.06 each, or
evidence of the right to receive such shares, of the Company. Capitalized
terms used herein without definition shall have the meaning assigned thereto
in the Deposit Agreement.
Assuming that the Deposit Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
the Company, I am of the opinion that the ADSs covered by the Registration
Statement, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Deposit Agreement,
will be legally issued and will entitle the Holders thereof to the rights
specified in the Deposit Agreement and the ADRs.
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
aforementioned Registration Statement.
I am a member of the Bar of the State of New York. This opinion is limited to
the laws of the State of New York and the Federal laws of the United States.
Very truly yours,
(e) Certification under Rule 466
CERTIFICATION UNDER RULE 466
The Depositary, Citibank, N.A., represents and certifies the following:
(1) That it previously had filed a registration statement on Form F-6
(Registration No. 333-11740), which the Commission declared effective
with terms of deposit identical to the terms of this registration
statement except for the number of foreign securities a Depositary Share
represents.
(2) That its ability to designate the date and time of effectiveness under
Rule 466 has not been suspended.
Citibank, N.A., as Depositary
By: /s/ Susanna Mancini
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Name: Susanna Mancini
Title: Vice President
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