F-6
As
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on
December 8, 2009
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM F-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
For American Depositary Shares Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts
Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)
N/A
(Translation of issuers name into English)
The Cayman Islands
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. ADR DEPOSITARY
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)
4 New York Plaza, New York, NY 10004
Telephone (212) 623-0636
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositarys principal executive offices)
National Registered Agents, Inc.
875 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 501
New York, New York 10001
(888) 336-3926
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
4 New York Plaza
New York, New York 10004
(212) 623-0636
It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466
o immediately upon filing
o on (Date) at (Time)
If a
separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box. þ
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed maximum |
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Proposed maximum |
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Amount of |
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Securities to be registered |
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to be registered |
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unit (1) |
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registration fee |
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American Depositary Shares evidenced by American
Depositary Receipts, each American Depositary Share
representing three
ordinary shares of Concord
Medical Services Holdings
Limited |
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100,000,000 American Depositary Shares |
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$0.05 |
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$5,000,000 |
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$279 |
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Each unit represents one American Depositary Share. |
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Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule
457(k), such estimate is computed on the basis of the maximum aggregate fees or charges to be
imposed in connection with the issuance of American Depositary Receipts evidencing American
Depositary Shares. |
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary
to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically
states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with
Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become
effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
The Prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt (ADR or
American Depositary Receipt) included as Exhibit A to the form of Deposit Agreement filed as
Exhibit (a) to this Registration Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.
CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
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Location in Form of American Depositary |
Item Number and Caption |
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Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus |
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Name and address of Depositary |
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Introductory paragraph and bottom of face of American Depositary Receipt |
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Title of American Depositary Receipts and
identity of deposited securities |
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Face of American Depositary Receipt,
top center |
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Terms of Deposit:
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(i)
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Amount of deposited securities
represented by one unit of American
Depositary Shares
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Face of American Depositary Receipt,
upper right corner |
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(ii)
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Procedure for voting, if any, the
deposited securities
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Paragraph (12) |
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(iii)
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Collection and distribution of
dividends
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Paragraphs (4), (5), (7) and (10) |
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(iv)
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Transmission of notices, reports and
proxy soliciting material
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Paragraphs (3), (8) and (12) |
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(v)
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Sale or exercise of rights
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Paragraphs (4), (5) and (10) |
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(vi)
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Deposit or sale of securities resulting
from dividends, splits or plans of
reorganization
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Paragraphs (4), (5), (10) and (13) |
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(vii)
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Amendment, extension or termination of
the Deposit Agreement
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Paragraphs (16) and (17) |
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(viii)
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Rights of holders of ADRs to inspect
the transfer books of the Depositary and the
list of Holders of ADRs
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(ix)
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Restrictions upon the right to deposit
or withdraw the underlying securities
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Paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5) |
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(x)
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Limitation upon the liability of the
Depositary
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Paragraph (14) |
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Fees and Charges |
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Paragraph (7) |
Item 2. AVAILABLE INFORMATION
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Location in Form of American Depositary |
Item Number and Caption |
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Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus |
(b)
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Statement that Concord Medical
Services Holdings Limited is
subject to the periodic reporting
requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and,
accordingly files certain reports
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and that such
reports can be inspected by
holders of American Depositary
Receipts and copied at public
reference facilities maintained by
the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C.
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PART
II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 3. EXHIBITS
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Form of Deposit Agreement. Form of Deposit Agreement,
dated as of December ,
2009, among Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
as depositary (the Depositary), and all holders from time to time of ADRs issued
thereunder (the Deposit Agreement), including the Form of American Depositary
Receipt, is filed herewith as Exhibit (a). |
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Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance
of the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder or the custody of the
deposited securities represented thereby. Not Applicable. |
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Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the
Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in effect at any time within
the last three years. Not Applicable. |
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Opinion of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities
being registered. Filed herewith as Exhibit (d). |
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Certification under Rule 466. Not applicable. |
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Power of Attorney for certain officers and directors of the Company. Included as part of the signature pages hereto. |
Item 4. UNDERTAKINGS
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The Depositary hereby undertakes to make available at the principal office of
the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of the American
Depositary Receipts, any reports and communications received from the issuer of the
deposited securities which are both (1) received by the Depositary as the holder of
the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the
underlying securities by the issuer. |
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If the amounts of fees charged are not disclosed in the prospectus, the
Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating the amount of any fee
charged and describing the service for which it is charged and to deliver promptly
a copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request. The Depositary
undertakes to notify each registered holder of an American Depositary Receipt
thirty days before any change in the fee schedule. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. on behalf of the legal entity created by the Deposit
Agreement, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the
requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized,
in The City of New York, State of New York, on December 8, 2009.
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Legal entity created by the form of Deposit Agreement
for the issuance of ADRs evidencing American
Depositary Shares
By: JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A., as Depositary
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/s/ Joseph M. Leinhauser |
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Joseph M. Leinhauser |
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Vice President |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Concord Medical Services
Holdings Limited certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the
requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement
on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized in Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, on
December 8, 2009.
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CONCORD MEDICAL SERVICES HOLDINGS LIMITED
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By: /s/ Jianyu Yang |
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Name: Jianyu Yang
Title: Director, Chief Executive
Officer and President
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POWER
OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes
and appoints Jianyu Yang and Steve Sun, and each of them, his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or
her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and any and all
related registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Under
the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by
the following persons on December 8, 2009, in the capacities indicated.
SIGNATURES
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/s/ Jianyu Yang |
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Director,
Chief Executive Officer and President
(principal executive officer) |
/s/
Zheng Cheng |
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Co-Chairman
and Chief Operating Officer
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/s/ Steve Sun |
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Co-Chairman
and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial and accounting officer) |
/s/
Jing Zhang |
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Director
and Executive President |
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Signature |
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/s/ Yaw Kong Yap |
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Director
and Financial Controller |
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/s/ Shirley Chen |
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Director |
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/s/ Feng Xiao |
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Director |
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/s/ Elaine Zong |
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Director |
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/s/ Wai Hong Ku |
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Director |
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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT
Under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized
representative in the United States of Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited has signed this
Registration Statement in Newark, Delaware, on December 8, 2009.
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By: /s/ Donald J. Puglisi |
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Name: Donald J. Puglisi
Title: Managing Director, Puglisi & Associates |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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(a)
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Form of Deposit Agreement. |
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(d)
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Opinion of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky
& Walker LLP, counsel to the
Depositary, as to the
legality of the securities to
be registered. |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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RECITALS |
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Section 1. |
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Certain Definitions |
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ADR Register |
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ADS |
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Deliver, execute, issue et al. |
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Delivery Order |
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Deposited Securities |
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Direct Registration System |
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Securities Act of 1933 |
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Transfer Office |
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Withdrawal Order |
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Deposit of Shares |
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Issue of ADRs |
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Section 5. |
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Distributions on Deposited Securities |
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Withdrawal of Deposited Securities |
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Substitution of ADRs |
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Cancellation and Destruction of ADRs |
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The Custodian |
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Co-Registrars and Co-Transfer Agents |
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Successor Depositary |
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Reports |
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Additional Shares |
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Indemnification |
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Notices |
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Consent to Jurisdiction |
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TESTIMONIUM |
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SIGNATURES |
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EXHIBIT A |
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FORM OF FACE OF ADR |
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Introductory Paragraph |
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Issuance of ADRs and Pre-Release of ADRs |
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Withdrawal of Deposited Securities |
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Transfers of ADRs |
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Certain Limitations |
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A-4 |
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Taxes |
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Disclosure of Interests |
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A-6 |
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Charges of Depositary |
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Available Information |
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Execution |
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Signature of Depositary |
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A-8 |
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Address of Depositarys Office |
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FORM OF REVERSE OF ADR |
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Distributions on Deposited Securities |
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Record Dates |
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Voting of Deposited Securities |
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Changes Affecting Deposited Securities |
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Exoneration |
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Resignation and Removal of Depositary; the Custodian |
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Amendment |
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Termination |
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A-13 |
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Appointment |
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A-14 |
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Waiver |
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DEPOSIT
AGREEMENT dated as of December , 2009 (the Deposit Agreement) among CONCORD MEDICAL
SERVICES HOLDINGS LIMITED and its successors (the Company), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as
depositary hereunder (the Depositary), and all holders from time to time of ADRs (defined below)
evidencing American Depositary Shares (ADSs) representing deposited Shares (defined below). The
Company hereby appoints the Depositary as depositary for the Deposited Securities and hereby
authorizes and directs the Depositary to act in accordance with the terms set forth in this Deposit
Agreement. All capitalized terms used herein have the meanings ascribed to them in Section 1 or
elsewhere in this Deposit Agreement. The parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Certain Definitions.
(a) ADR Register is defined in paragraph (3) of the form of ADR.
(b) ADRs mean the American Depositary Receipts executed and delivered hereunder.
ADRs may be either in physical certificated form or Direct Registration ADRs. ADRs in physical
certificated form, and the terms and conditions governing the Direct Registration ADRs (as
hereinafter defined), shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A annexed hereto (the form
of ADR). The term Direct Registration ADR means an ADR, the ownership of which is
recorded on the Direct Registration System. References to ADRs shall include certificated ADRs
and Direct Registration ADRs, unless the context otherwise requires. The form of ADR is hereby
incorporated herein and made a part hereof; the provisions of the form of ADR shall be binding upon
the parties hereto.
(c) Subject to paragraph (13) of the form of ADR, each ADS evidenced by an ADR
represents the right to receive three (3) Shares and a pro rata share in any other Deposited
Securities.
(d) Custodian means the agent or agents of the Depositary (singly or collectively,
as the context requires) and any additional or substitute Custodian appointed pursuant to Section
9.
(e) The terms deliver, execute, issue, register,
surrender, transfer or cancel, when used with respect to Direct
Registration ADRs, shall refer to an entry or entries or an electronic transfer or transfers in the
Direct Registration System, and, when used with respect to ADRs in physical certificated form,
shall refer to the physical delivery, execution, issuance, registration, surrender, transfer or
cancellation of certificates representing the ADRs.
(f) Delivery Order is defined in Section 3.
(g) Deposited Securities as of any time means all Shares at such time
deposited under this Deposit Agreement and any and all other Shares, securities,
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property and
cash at such time held by the Depositary or the Custodian in respect or in lieu of such deposited
Shares and other Shares, securities, property and cash.
(h) Direct Registration System means the system for the uncertificated registration
of ownership of securities established by The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and utilized by the
Depositary pursuant to which the Depositary may record the ownership of ADSs without the issuance
of a certificate, which ownership shall be evidenced by periodic statements issued by the
Depositary to the Holders entitled thereto. For purposes hereof, the Direct Registration System
shall include access to the Profile Modification System maintained by DTC which provides for
automated transfer of ownership between DTC and the Depositary.
(i) Holder means, in the case of ADRs in physical certificated form, the person or
persons in whose name an ADR is registered on the ADR Register, and in the case of Direct
Registration ADRs, the person or persons whose ownership is evidenced by periodic statements issued
by the Depositary.
(j) Securities Act of 1933 means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as from
time to time amended.
(k) Securities Exchange Act of 1934 means the United States Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as from time to time amended.
(l) Shares mean the ordinary shares of the Company and shall include the rights to
receive Shares specified in paragraph (1) of the form of ADR.
(m) Transfer Office is defined in paragraph (3) of the form of ADR.
(n) Withdrawal Order is defined in Section 6.
2. ADRs. (a) ADRs in certificated form shall be engraved, printed or otherwise
reproduced at the discretion of the Depositary in accordance with its customary practices in its
American depositary receipt business, or at the request of the Company typewritten and photocopied
on plain or safety paper, and shall be substantially in the form set forth in the form of ADR, with
such changes as may be required by the Depositary or the Company to comply with their obligations
hereunder, any applicable law, regulation or usage or to indicate any special limitations or
restrictions to which any particular ADRs are subject. ADRs may be issued in denominations of any
number of ADSs. ADRs in certificated form shall be executed by the Depositary by the manual or
facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer of the Depositary. ADRs in certificated form
bearing the facsimile signature of anyone who was at the time of execution a duly authorized
officer of the Depositary shall bind the Depositary, notwithstanding that such officer has ceased
to hold such office prior to the delivery of such ADRs.
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(b) Direct Registration ADRs. Notwithstanding anything in this Deposit Agreement or
in the form of ADR to the contrary, ADSs shall be evidenced by Direct Registration ADRs, unless
certificated ADRs are specifically requested by the Holder.
(c) Holders shall be bound by the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement and
of the form of ADR, regardless of whether their ADRs are Direct Registration ADRs or certificated
ADRs.
3. Deposit of Shares. In connection with the deposit of Shares hereunder, the
Depositary or the Custodian may require the following in form satisfactory to it: (a) a written
order directing the Depositary to issue to, or upon the written order of, the person or persons
designated in such order a Direct Registration ADR or ADRs evidencing the number of ADSs
representing such deposited Shares (a Delivery Order); (b) proper endorsements or duly executed
instruments of transfer in respect of such deposited Shares; (c) instruments assigning to the
Depositary, the Custodian or a nominee of either any distribution on or in respect of such
deposited Shares or indemnity therefor; and (d) proxies entitling the Custodian to vote such
deposited Shares. As soon as practicable after the Custodian receives Deposited Securities
pursuant to any such deposit or pursuant to paragraph (10) or (13) of the form of ADR, the
Custodian shall present such Deposited Securities for registration of transfer into the name of the
Depositary, the Custodian or a nominee of either, to the extent such registration is practicable,
at the cost and expense of the person making such deposit (or for whose benefit such deposit is
made) and shall obtain evidence satisfactory to it of such registration. Deposited Securities
shall be held by the Custodian for the account and to the order of the Depositary at such place or
places and in such manner as the Depositary shall determine. Deposited Securities may be delivered
by the Custodian to any person only under the circumstances expressly contemplated in this Deposit
Agreement. To the extent that the provisions of or governing the Shares make delivery of
certificates therefor impracticable, Shares may be deposited hereunder by such delivery thereof as
the Depositary or the Custodian may reasonably accept, including, without limitation, by causing
them to be credited to an account maintained by the Custodian for such purpose with the Company or
an accredited intermediary, such as a bank, acting as a registrar for the Shares, together with
delivery of the documents, payments and Delivery Order referred to herein to the Custodian or the
Depositary.
4. Issue of ADRs. After any such deposit of Shares, the Custodian shall notify the
Depositary of such deposit and of the information contained in any related Delivery Order by
letter, first class airmail postage prepaid, or, at the request, risk and expense of the person
making the deposit, by cable, telex or facsimile transmission. After receiving such notice from
the Custodian, the Depositary, subject to this Deposit Agreement, shall properly issue at the
Transfer Office, to or upon the order of any person named in such notice, an ADR or ADRs registered
as requested and evidencing the aggregate ADSs to which such person is entitled.
5. Distributions on Deposited Securities. To the extent that the Depositary
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determines in its reasonable discretion that any distribution pursuant to paragraph (10) of the
form of ADR is not practicable with respect to any Holder, the Depositary may make such
distribution as it so deems practicable, including the distribution of foreign currency, securities
or property (or appropriate documents evidencing the right to receive foreign currency, securities
or property) or the retention thereof as Deposited Securities with respect to such Holders ADRs
(without liability for interest thereon or the investment thereof).
6. Withdrawal of Deposited Securities. In connection with any surrender of an
ADR for withdrawal of the Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced thereby, the
Depositary may require proper endorsement in blank of such ADR (or duly executed instruments of
transfer thereof in blank) and the Holders written order directing the Depositary to cause the
Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced by such ADR to be withdrawn and delivered
to, or upon the written order of, any person designated in such order (a Withdrawal Order).
Directions from the Depositary to the Custodian to deliver Deposited Securities shall be given by
letter, first class airmail postage prepaid, or, at the request, risk and expense of the Holder, by
cable, telex or facsimile transmission. Delivery of Deposited Securities may be made by the
delivery of certificates (which, if required by law shall be properly endorsed or accompanied by
properly executed instruments of transfer or, if such certificates may be registered, registered in
the name of such Holder or as ordered by such Holder in any Withdrawal Order) or by such other
means as the Depositary may deem practicable, including, without limitation, by transfer of record
ownership thereof to an account designated in the Withdrawal Order maintained either by the Company
or an accredited intermediary, such as a bank, acting as a registrar for the Deposited Securities.
7. Substitution of ADRs. The Depositary shall execute and deliver a new Direct
Registration ADR in exchange and substitution for any mutilated certificated ADR upon cancellation
thereof or in lieu of and in substitution for such destroyed, lost or stolen certificated ADR,
unless the Depositary has notice that such ADR has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, upon the
Holder thereof filing with the Depositary a request for such execution and delivery and a
sufficient indemnity bond and satisfying any other reasonable requirements imposed by the
Depositary.
8. Cancellation and Destruction of ADRs. All ADRs surrendered to the Depositary
shall be cancelled by the Depositary. The Depositary is authorized to destroy ADRs in certificated
form so cancelled in accordance with its customary practices. The Depositary agrees to maintain or
cause its agents to maintain records of all ADRs surrendered and Deposited Securities withdrawn
under Section 6 hereof and paragraph (2) of the form of ADR, substitute ADRs delivered under
Section 7 hereof, and canceled or destroyed ADRs under this Section 8, in keeping with the
procedures ordinarily followed by stock transfer agents located in the City of New York or as
required by the laws or regulations governing the Depositary.
9. The Custodian. Any Custodian in acting hereunder shall be subject to the
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directions of the Depositary and shall be responsible solely to it. The Depositary shall be
responsible for the compliance by the Custodian with any applicable provisions of this Deposit
Agreement to the extent such provisions are directly applicable to the Custodian. The Depositary
reserves the right to add, replace or remove a Custodian. The Depositary will give prompt notice
of any such action, which will be advance notice if practicable. Each Custodian so appointed
(other than JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.) shall give written notice to the Company and the Depositary
accepting such appointment and agreeing to be bound by the applicable terms hereof.
Any Custodian may resign from its duties hereunder by at least 30 days written notice to the
Depositary. Upon receipt of such written notice, the Depositary will promptly inform the Company
of the resignation to the extent practicable. The Depositary may discharge any Custodian at any
time upon notice to the Custodian being discharged. Any Custodian ceasing to act hereunder as
Custodian shall deliver, upon the instruction of the Depositary, all Deposited Securities held by
it to a Custodian continuing to act.
10. Co-Registrars and Co-Transfer Agents. The Depositary may appoint and
remove (i) co-registrars to register ADRs and transfers, combinations and split-ups of ADRs and to
countersign ADRs in accordance with the terms of any such appointment and (ii) co-transfer agents
for the purpose of effecting transfers, combinations and split-ups of ADRs at designated transfer
offices in addition to the Transfer Office on behalf of the Depositary. Each co-registrar or
co-transfer agent (other than JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.) shall give notice in writing to the
Company and the Depositary accepting such appointment and agreeing to be bound by the applicable
terms of this Deposit Agreement.
11. Lists of Holders. The Company shall have the right to inspect transfer records
of the Depositary and its agents and the ADR Register, take copies thereof and require the
Depositary and its agents to supply copies of such portions of such records as the Company may
request. The Depositary or its agent shall furnish to the Company promptly upon the written
request of the Company, a list of the names, addresses and holdings of ADSs by all Holders as of a
date within seven days of the Depositarys receipt of such request.
12. Depositarys Agents. The Depositary may perform its obligations under this
Deposit Agreement through any agent appointed by it, provided that the Depositary shall notify the
Company of such appointment and shall remain responsible for the performance of such obligations as
if no agent were appointed, subject to paragraph (14) of the form of ADR.
13. 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 appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment
as hereinafter provided. The Depositary may at any
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time be removed by the Company by providing no
less than 90 days prior written notice of such removal to the Depositary, such removal to take
effect the later of (i) the 90th day after such notice of removal is first provided and
(ii) the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as
hereinafter provided. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if upon the resignation or removal of the
Depositary a successor depositary is not appointed within the applicable 45-day period (in the case
of resignation) or 90-day period (in the case of removal) as specified in paragraph (17) of the
form of ADR, then the Depositary may elect to terminate this Deposit Agreement and the ADR and the
provisions of said paragraph (17) shall thereafter govern the Depositarys obligations hereunder.
In case at any time the Depositary acting hereunder shall resign or be removed, the Company shall
use its best 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. The predecessor depositary, only upon payment of all sums due to it and on the
written request of the Company, shall (i) execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such
successor all rights and powers of such predecessor hereunder (other than its rights to
indemnification and fees owing, each of which shall survive any such removal and/or resignation),
(ii) duly assign, transfer and deliver all right, title and interest to the Deposited Securities to
such successor, and (iii) deliver to such successor a list of the Holders of all outstanding ADRs.
Any such successor depositary shall promptly mail notice of its appointment to such Holders. Any
bank or trust company into or with which the Depositary may be merged or consolidated, or to which
the Depositary shall transfer substantially all its American depositary receipt business, shall be
the successor of the Depositary without the execution or filing of any document or any further act.
14. Reports. On or before the first date on which the Company makes any
communication available to holders of Deposited Securities or any securities regulatory authority
or stock exchange, by publication or otherwise, the Company shall transmit to the Depositary a copy
thereof in English or with an English translation or summary. The Company has delivered to the
Depositary, the Custodian and any Transfer Office, a copy of all provisions of or governing the
Shares and any other Deposited Securities issued by the Company or any affiliate of the Company
and, promptly upon any change thereto, the Company shall deliver to the Depositary, the Custodian
and any Transfer Office, a copy (in English or with an English translation) of such provisions as
so changed. The Depositary and its agents may rely upon the Companys delivery thereof for all
purposes of this Deposit Agreement.
15. Additional Shares. Neither the Company nor any company controlling, controlled
by or under common control with the Company shall issue additional Shares, rights to subscribe for
Shares, securities convertible into or exchangeable for Shares or rights to subscribe for any such
securities or shall deposit any Shares under this Deposit
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Agreement, except under circumstances
complying in all respects with the Securities Act of 1933. The Depositary will use reasonable
efforts to comply with written instructions of the Company not to accept for deposit hereunder 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 Companys compliance with securities
laws in the United States.
16. Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify, defend and save harmless each of
the Depositary and its agents against any loss, liability or expense (including reasonable fees and
expenses of counsel) which may arise out of acts performed or omitted, in connection with the
provisions of this Deposit Agreement and of the ADRs, as the same may be amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time in accordance herewith by either the Depositary or its agents or
their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates, except for any liability or expense
directly arising out of the negligence or willful misconduct of the Depositary or its agents acting
hereunder.
The indemnities set forth in the preceding paragraph shall also apply to any liability or
expense which may arise out of any misstatement or alleged misstatement or omission or alleged
omission in any registration statement, proxy statement, prospectus (or placement memorandum), or
preliminary prospectus (or preliminary placement memorandum) relating to the offer or sale of ADSs,
except to the extent any such liability or expense arises out of (i) information relating to the
Depositary or its agents (other than the Company), as applicable, furnished in writing by the
Depositary and not changed or altered by the Company expressly for use in any of the foregoing
documents or (ii) if such information is provided, the failure to state a material fact necessary
to make the information provided not misleading.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Deposit Agreement or the ADRs to the
contrary, neither the Depositary nor any of its agents shall be liable for any indirect, special,
punitive or consequential damages (including, without limitation, lost profits) of any form
incurred by any person or entity, whether or not foreseeable and regardless of the type of action
in which such a claim may be brought.
The obligations set forth in this Section 16 shall survive the termination of this Deposit
Agreement and the succession or substitution of any indemnified person.
17. Notices. Notice to any Holder shall be deemed given when first mailed, first
class postage prepaid, to the address of such Holder on the ADR Register or received by such
Holder. Failure to notify a Holder or any defect in the notification to
a Holder shall not affect the sufficiency of notification to other Holders or to the
beneficial owners of ADSs held by such other Holders. Notice to the Depositary or the Company
shall be deemed given when first received by it at the address or facsimile transmission number set
forth in (a) or (b), respectively, or at such other address or facsimile transmission number as
either may specify to the other by written notice:
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Four New York Plaza
New York, New York 10004
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18/F, Tower A, Global Trade Center
36 North Third Ring Road East
Dongcheng District
Beijing, 100013
Peoples Republic of China
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18. Miscellaneous. This Deposit Agreement is for the exclusive benefit of the
Company, the Depositary, the Holders, and their respective successors hereunder, and shall not give
any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim whatsoever to any other person. The Holders and
owners of ADRs from time to time shall be parties to this Deposit Agreement and shall be bound by
all of the provisions hereof. If any such provision is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
respect, the remaining provisions shall in no way be affected thereby. This Deposit Agreement may
be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of
which shall constitute one instrument.
19. Consent to Jurisdiction. The Company irrevocably agrees that any legal
suit, action or proceeding against the Company brought by the Depositary or any Holder, arising out
of or based upon this Deposit Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, may be instituted
in any state or federal court in New York, New York, and irrevocably waives any objection which it
may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such proceeding, and irrevocably submits to
the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. The Company
also irrevocably agrees that any legal suit, action or proceeding against the Depositary brought by
the Company, arising out of or based upon this Deposit Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby, may only be instituted in a state or federal court in New York, New York. The Company has
appointed National Registered Agents, Inc., 875 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 501, New York, New
York, 10001 as its authorized agent (the Authorized Agent) upon which process may be
served in any such action arising out of or based on this Deposit Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby which may be instituted in any state or federal court in New York,
New York by the Depositary or any Holder, and waives any other requirements of or objections to
personal jurisdiction with respect thereto. The Company represents and warrants that the
Authorized Agent has agreed to act as said agent for service of process, and the Company agrees to
take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments, that
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necessary to continue such appointment in full force and effect as aforesaid. Service of process
upon the Authorized Agent and written notice of such service to the Company shall be deemed, in
every respect, effective service of process upon the Company. If, for any reason, the Authorized
Agent named above or its successor shall no longer serve as agent of the Company to receive service
of process in New York, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor acceptable to the
Depositary, so as to serve and will promptly advise the Depositary thereof. In the event the
Company fails to continue such designation and appointment in full force and effect, the Company
hereby waives personal service of process upon it and consents that any such service of process may
be made by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, directed to the Company at its
address last specified for notices hereunder, and service so made shall be deemed completed five
(5) days after the same shall have been so mailed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any action
based on this Deposit Agreement may be instituted by the Depositary in any competent court in the
Cayman Islands or Peoples Republic of China.
To the extent that the Company or any of its properties, assets or revenues may have or may
hereafter be entitled to, or have attributed to it, any right of immunity, on the grounds of
sovereignty or otherwise, from any legal action, suit or proceeding, from the giving of any relief
in any respect thereof, from setoff or counterclaim, from the jurisdiction of any court, from
service of process, from attachment upon or prior to judgment, from attachment in aid of execution
or judgment, or from execution of judgment, or other legal process or proceeding for the giving of
any relief or for the enforcement of any judgment, in any jurisdiction in which proceedings may at
any time be commenced, with respect to its obligations, liabilities or other matter under or
arising out of or in connection with the Shares or Deposited Securities, the ADSs, the ADRs or this
Deposit Agreement, the Company, to the fullest extent permitted by law, hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally waives, and agrees not to plead or claim, any such immunity and consents to such
relief and enforcement.
EACH PARTY TO THIS DEPOSIT AGREEMENT (INCLUDING, FOR AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, EACH HOLDER
AND BENEFICIAL OWNER AND/OR HOLDER OF INTERESTS IN ADRS) HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR
PROCEEDING AGAINST THE DEPOSITARY AND/OR THE COMPANY DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THE SHARES OR OTHER DEPOSITED SECURITIES, THE ADSs OR THE ADRs, THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREIN OR THEREIN, OR THE BREACH HEREOF OR THEREOF (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT,
TORT, COMMON LAW OR ANY OTHER THEORY).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CONCORD MEDICAL SERVICES HOLDINGS LIMITED and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
have duly executed this Deposit Agreement as of the day and year first above set forth and all
holders of ADRs shall become parties hereto upon acceptance by them of ADRs issued in accordance
with the terms hereof.
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EXHIBIT A
ANNEXED TO AND INCORPORATED IN
DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
[FORM OF FACE OF ADR]
No. of ADSs:
Number
Each ADS represents
three (3) Shares
CUSIP:
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPT
evidencing
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES
representing
ORDINARY SHARES
of
CONCORD MEDICAL SERVICES HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands)
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a national banking association organized under the laws of the
United States of America, as depositary hereunder (the Depositary), hereby certifies that is the registered owner (a Holder) of American Depositary Shares
(ADSs), each (subject to paragraph (13)) representing three (3) ordinary shares (including the
rights to receive Shares described in paragraph (1), Shares and, together with any other
securities, cash or property from time to time held by the Depositary in respect or in lieu of
deposited Shares, the Deposited Securities), of Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited, an
exempted limited liability company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the Company),
deposited under the Deposit Agreement dated as of , 2009 (as amended from time to time, the
Deposit Agreement) among the Company, the Depositary and all Holders from time to time of
American Depositary Receipts issued thereunder (ADRs), each of whom by accepting an ADR becomes a
party thereto. The Deposit Agreement and this ADR (which includes the provisions set forth on the
reverse hereof) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of New
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York.
(1) Issuance of ADRs; Pre-Release. This ADR is one of the ADRs issued under
the Deposit Agreement. Subject to paragraph (4), the Depositary may so issue ADRs for delivery at
the Transfer Office (defined in paragraph (3)) only against deposit of: (a) Shares in form
reasonably satisfactory to the Custodian; (b) rights to receive Shares from the Company or any
registrar, transfer agent, clearing agent or other entity recording Share ownership or
transactions; or, (c) in accordance with the next paragraph of this paragraph (1).
In its capacity as Depositary, the Depositary shall not lend Shares or ADSs; provided,
however, that the Depositary may (i) issue ADSs prior to the receipt of Shares and (ii) deliver
Shares prior to the receipt of ADSs for withdrawal of Deposited Securities, including ADSs which
were issued under (i) above but for which Shares may not have been received (each such transaction
a Pre-Release). The Depositary may receive ADSs in lieu of Shares under (i) above (which ADSs
will promptly be canceled by the Depositary upon receipt by the Depositary) and receive Shares in
lieu of ADSs under (ii) above. Each such Pre-Release will be subject to a written agreement whereby
the person or entity (the Applicant) to whom ADSs or Shares are to be delivered (a) represents
that at the time of the Pre-Release the Applicant or its customer owns the Shares or ADSs that are
to be delivered by the Applicant under such Pre-Release, (b) agrees to indicate the Depositary as
owner of such Shares or ADSs in its records and to hold such Shares or ADSs in trust for the
Depositary until such Shares or ADSs are delivered to the Depositary or the Custodian, (c)
unconditionally guarantees to deliver to the Depositary or the Custodian, as applicable, such
Shares or ADSs, and (d) agrees to any additional restrictions or requirements that the Depositary
deems appropriate. Each such Pre-Release will be at all times fully collateralized with cash, U.S.
government securities or such other collateral as the Depositary deems appropriate, terminable by
the Depositary on not more than five (5) business days notice and subject to such further
indemnities and credit regulations as the Depositary deems appropriate. The Depositary will
normally limit the number of ADSs and Shares involved in such Pre-Release at any one time to thirty
percent (30%) of the ADSs outstanding (without giving effect to ADSs outstanding under (i) above),
provided, however, that the Depositary reserves the right to change or disregard such limit from
time to time as it deems appropriate. The Depositary may also set limits with respect to the number
of ADSs and Shares involved in Pre-Release with any one person on a case-by-case basis as it deems
appropriate. The Depositary may retain for its own account any compensation received by it in
conjunction with the foregoing. Collateral provided pursuant to (b) above, but not the earnings
thereon, shall be held for the benefit of the Holders (other than the Applicant).
Every person depositing Shares under the Deposit Agreement represents and warrants that such
Shares are validly issued and outstanding, fully paid, nonassessable and free of pre-emptive
rights, that the person making such deposit is duly authorized so to do and that such Shares (A)
are not restricted securities as such term is defined
in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 (Restricted Securities) unless at the time of
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deposit the requirements of paragraphs (c), (e), (f) and (h) of Rule 144 shall not apply and such
Shares may be freely transferred and may otherwise be offered and sold freely in the United States
or (B) have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933. To the extent the person depositing
Shares is an affiliate of the Company as such term is defined in Rule 144, the person also
represents and warrants that upon the sale of the ADSs, all of the provisions of Rule 144 which
enable the Shares to be freely sold (in the form of ADSs) will be fully complied with and, as a
result thereof, all of the ADSs issued in respect of such Shares will not be on the sale thereof,
Restricted Securities. Such representations and warranties shall survive the deposit of Shares and
issuance of ADRs. The Depositary will not knowingly accept for deposit under the Deposit Agreement
any Shares required to be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and not so registered; the
Depositary may refuse to accept for such deposit any Shares identified by the Company in order to
facilitate the Companys compliance with such Act.
(2) Withdrawal of Deposited Securities. Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5),
upon surrender of (i) a certificated ADR in form satisfactory to the Depositary at the Transfer
Office or (ii) proper instructions and documentation in the case of a Direct Registration ADR, the
Holder hereof is entitled to delivery at, or to the extent in dematerialized form from, the
Custodians office of the Deposited Securities at the time represented by the ADSs evidenced by
this ADR, provided that the Depositary may deliver Shares prior to the receipt of ADSs for
withdrawal of Deposited Securities, including ADSs which were issued under (1) above but for which
Shares may not have been received (until such ADSs are actually deposited, Pre-released Shares)
only if all the conditions in (1) above related to such Pre-Release are satisfied). At the
request, risk and expense of the Holder hereof, the Depositary may deliver such Deposited
Securities at such other place as may have been requested by the Holder. Notwithstanding any other
provision of the Deposit Agreement or this ADR, the withdrawal of Deposited Securities may be
restricted only for the reasons set forth in General Instruction I.A.(1) of Form F-6 (as such
instructions may be amended from time to time) under the Securities Act of 1933.
(3) Transfers of ADRs. The Depositary or its agent will keep, at a designated
transfer office (the Transfer Office), (a) a register (the ADR Register) for the registration,
registration of transfer, combination and split-up of ADRs, and, in the case of Direct Registration
ADRs, shall include the Direct Registration System, which at all reasonable times will be open for
inspection by Holders and the Company for the purpose of communicating with Holders in the interest
of the business of the Company or a matter relating to the Deposit Agreement and (b) facilities for
the delivery and receipt of ADRs. The term ADR Register includes the Direct Registration System.
Title to this ADR (and to the Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced hereby), when
properly endorsed (in the case of ADRs in certificated form) or upon delivery to the Depositary of
proper instruments of transfer, is transferable by delivery with the same effect as in the case of
negotiable instruments under the laws of the State of New York; provided that the Depositary, notwithstanding any
notice to the contrary, may treat the person in whose name this ADR is registered on the ADR
Register as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes and neither the Depositary nor the Company
will
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have any obligation or be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to any holder
of an ADR, unless such holder is the Holder thereof. Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), this ADR
is transferable on the ADR Register and may be split into other ADRs or combined with other ADRs
into one ADR, evidencing the aggregate number of ADSs surrendered for split-up or combination, by
the Holder hereof or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this ADR at the Transfer Office
properly endorsed (in the case of ADRs in certificated form) or upon delivery to the Depositary of
proper instruments of transfer and duly stamped as may be required by applicable law;
provided that the Depositary may close the ADR Register at any time or from time to time
when deemed expedient by it or when requested by the Company to the extent required by applicable
law; provided that the Depositary shall have no liability and shall be indemnified by the
Company in such event. At the request of a Holder, the Depositary shall, for the purpose of
substituting a certificated ADR with a Direct Registration ADR, or vice versa, execute and deliver
a certificated ADR or a Direct Registration ADR, as the case may be, for any authorized number of
ADSs requested, evidencing the same aggregate number of ADSs as those evidenced by the certificated
ADR or Direct Registration ADR, as the case may be, substituted.
(4) Certain Limitations. Prior to the issue, registration, registration of
transfer, split-up or combination of any ADR, the delivery of any distribution in respect thereof,
or, subject to the last sentence of paragraph (2), the withdrawal of any Deposited Securities, and
from time to time in the case of clause (b)(ii) of this paragraph (4), the Company, the Depositary
or the Custodian may require: (a) payment with respect thereto of (i) any stock transfer or other
tax or other governmental charge, (ii) any stock transfer or registration fees in effect for the
registration of transfers of Shares or other Deposited Securities upon any applicable register and
(iii) any applicable charges as provided in paragraph (7) of this ADR; (b) the production of proof
satisfactory to it of (i) the identity of any signatory and genuineness of any signature and (ii)
such other information, including without limitation, information as to citizenship, residence,
exchange control approval, beneficial ownership of any securities, compliance with applicable law,
regulations, provisions of or governing Deposited Securities and terms of the Deposit Agreement and
this ADR, as it may deem necessary or proper; and (c) compliance with such regulations as the
Depositary may establish consistent with the Deposit Agreement. The issuance of ADRs, the
acceptance of deposits of Shares, the registration, registration of transfer, split-up or
combination of ADRs or, subject to the last sentence of paragraph (2), the withdrawal of Deposited
Securities may be suspended, generally or in particular instances, when the ADR Register or any
register for Deposited Securities is closed or when any such action is deemed advisable by the
Depositary or when requested by the Company to the extent required by applicable law;
provided that the Depositary shall have no liability and shall be indemnified by
the Company in such event.
(5) Taxes. If any tax or other governmental charge shall become payable by or on
behalf of the Custodian or the Depositary with respect to this ADR, any Deposited Securities
represented by the ADSs evidenced hereby or any distribution thereon, such
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tax or other
governmental charge shall be paid by the Holder hereof to the Depositary. The Depositary may
refuse to effect any registration, registration of transfer, split-up or combination hereof or,
subject to the last sentence of paragraph (2), any withdrawal of such Deposited Securities until
such payment is made. The Depositary may also deduct from any distributions on or in respect of
Deposited Securities, or may sell by public or private sale for the account of the Holder hereof
any part or all of such Deposited Securities (after attempting by reasonable means to notify the
Holder hereof prior to such sale), and may apply such deduction or the proceeds of any such sale in
payment of such tax or other governmental charge, the Holder hereof remaining liable for any
deficiency, and shall reduce the number of ADSs evidenced hereby to reflect any such sales of
Shares. In connection with any distribution to Holders, the Company will remit to the appropriate
governmental authority or agency all amounts (if any) required to be withheld and owing to such
authority or agency by the Company; and the Depositary and the Custodian will remit to the
appropriate governmental authority or agency all amounts (if any) required to be withheld and owing
to such authority or agency by the Depositary or the Custodian. The Depositary will forward to the
Company such information from its records as the Company may reasonably request to enable the
Company to file any necessary reports with governmental authorities or agencies. If the Depositary
determines that any distribution in property other than cash (including Shares or rights) on
Deposited Securities is subject to any tax that the Depositary or the Custodian is obligated to
withhold, the Depositary may dispose of all or a portion of such property in such amounts and in
such manner as the Depositary deems necessary and practicable to pay such taxes, 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 to the Holders entitled thereto. Each Holder of
an ADR or an interest therein agrees to indemnify the Depositary, the Company, the Custodian and
any of their respective directors, employees, agents and affiliates against, and hold each of them
harmless from, any claims by any governmental authority with respect to taxes, additions to tax,
penalties or interest arising out of any refund of taxes, reduced rate of withholding at source or
other tax benefit obtained.
(6) Disclosure of Interests. To the extent that the provisions of or governing
any Deposited Securities may require disclosure of or impose limits on beneficial or other
ownership of Deposited Securities, other Shares and other securities and may provide for blocking
transfer, voting or other rights to enforce such disclosure or limits, Holders and all persons
holding ADRs agree to comply with all such disclosure requirements and ownership limitations and to
comply with any reasonable Company instructions in respect thereof. The Depositary shall forward to
the Holders, upon the request of the Company, any written request for beneficial ownership
information from the Company to the Holders and shall promptly forward to the Company any responses
thereto received by the Depositary. The Company reserves the right to instruct Holders to deliver
their ADSs for cancellation and withdrawal of the Deposited Securities so as to permit the Company
to deal directly with the Holder thereof as a holder of Shares and Holders agree to comply with
such instructions. The Depositary agrees to cooperate with the Company in its efforts to inform
Holders of the Companys exercise of its rights
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under this paragraph and agrees to consult with,
and provide reasonable assistance without risk, liability or expense on the part of the Depositary,
to the Company on the manner or manners in which it may enforce such rights with respect to any
Holder.
(7) Charges of Depositary. The Depositary may charge, and collect from, (i) each
person to whom ADSs are issued, including, without limitation, issuances against deposits of
Shares, issuances in respect of Share Distributions, Rights and Other Distributions (as such terms
are defined in paragraph (10)), issuances pursuant to a stock dividend or stock split declared by
the Company, or issuances pursuant to a merger, exchange of securities or any other transaction or
event affecting the ADSs or the Deposited Securities, and (ii) each person surrendering ADSs for
withdrawal of Deposited Securities or whose ADSs are cancelled or reduced for any other reason,
U.S.$5.00 for each 100 ADSs (or portion thereof) issued, delivered, reduced, cancelled or
surrendered (as the case may be). The Depositary may sell (by public or private sale) sufficient
securities and property received in respect of Share Distributions, Rights and Other Distributions
prior to such deposit to pay such charge. The following additional charges shall be incurred by the
Holders, by any party depositing or withdrawing Shares or by any party surrendering ADSs, to whom
ADSs are issued (including, without limitation, issuance pursuant to a stock dividend or stock
split declared by the Company or an exchange of stock regarding the ADSs or the Deposited
Securities or a distribution of ADSs pursuant to paragraph (10)), whichever is applicable (i) to
the extent not prohibited by the rules of any stock exchange on which the ADSs are listed for
trading, a fee of U.S.$0.05 or less per ADS for any Cash distribution made pursuant to the Deposit
Agreement, (ii) a fee of U.S.$1.50 per ADR or ADRs for transfers made pursuant to paragraph (3)
hereof, (iii) a fee for the distribution or sale of securities pursuant to paragraph (10) hereof,
such fee being in an amount equal to the fee for the execution and delivery of ADSs referred to
above which would have been charged as a result of the deposit of such securities (for purposes of
this paragraph (7) treating all such securities as if they were Shares) but which securities or the
net cash proceeds from the sale thereof are instead distributed by the Depositary to Holders
entitled thereto, (iv) an aggregate fee of U.S.$0.05 per ADS per calendar year (or portion thereof)
for services performed by the Depositary in administering the ADRs (which fee may be charged on a
periodic basis during each calendar year and shall be assessed against Holders as of the record
date or record dates set by the Depositary during each calendar year and shall be payable at the
sole discretion of the
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Depositary by billing such Holders or by deducting such charge from one or
more cash dividends or other cash distributions), and (v) reimbursement of such fees, charges and
expenses as are incurred by the Depositary and/or any of the Depositarys agents (including, without limitation, the Custodian
and expenses incurred on behalf of Holders in connection with compliance with foreign exchange
control regulations or any law or regulation relating to foreign investment) in connection with the
servicing of the Shares or other Deposited Securities, the delivery of Deposited Securities or
otherwise in connection with the Depositarys or its Custodians compliance with applicable law,
rule or regulation (which charge shall be assessed on a proportionate basis against Holders as of
the record date or dates set by the depositary and shall be payable at the sole discretion of the
Depositary by billing such Holders or by deducting such charge from one or more cash dividends or
other cash distributions). The Company will pay all other charges and expenses of the Depositary
and any agent of the Depositary (except the Custodian) pursuant to agreements from time to time
between the Company and the Depositary, except (i) stock transfer or other taxes and other
governmental charges (which are payable by Holders or persons depositing Shares), (ii) cable, telex
and facsimile transmission and delivery charges incurred at the request of persons depositing, or
Holders delivering Shares, ADRs or Deposited Securities (which are payable by such persons or
Holders), (iii) transfer or registration fees for the registration or transfer of Deposited
Securities on any applicable register in connection with the deposit or withdrawal of Deposited
Securities (which are payable by persons depositing Shares or Holders withdrawing Deposited
Securities; there are no such fees in respect of the Shares as of the date of the Deposit
Agreement), and (iv) expenses of the Depositary in connection with the conversion of foreign
currency into U.S. dollars (which are paid out of such foreign currency). Such charges may at any
time and from time to time be changed by agreement between the Company and the Depositary.
(8) Available Information. The Deposit Agreement, the provisions of or governing
Deposited Securities and any written communications from the Company, which are both received by
the Custodian or its nominee as a holder of Deposited Securities and made generally available to
the holders of Deposited Securities, are available for inspection by Holders at the offices of the
Depositary and the Custodian and at the Transfer Office. The Depositary will distribute copies of
such communications (or English translations or summaries thereof) to Holders when furnished by the
Company. The Company is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and accordingly files certain reports with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (the Commission). Such reports and other information may be inspected and copied at
public reference facilities maintained by the Commission located at the date hereof at 100 F
Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549.
(9) Execution. This ADR shall not be valid for any purpose unless executed by the
Depositary by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer of the Depositary.
Dated:
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The Depositarys office is located at 4 New York Plaza, New York, New York 10004.
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[FORM OF REVERSE OF ADR]
(10) Distributions on Deposited Securities. Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), to
the extent practicable, the Depositary will distribute to each Holder entitled thereto on the
record date set by the Depositary therefor at such Holders address shown on the ADR Register, in
proportion to the number of Deposited Securities (on which the following distributions on Deposited
Securities are received by the Custodian) represented by ADSs evidenced by such Holders ADRs: (a)
Cash. Any U.S. dollars available to the Depositary resulting from a cash dividend or other
cash distribution or the net proceeds of sales of any other distribution or portion thereof
authorized in this paragraph (10) (Cash), on an averaged or other practicable basis, subject to
(i) appropriate adjustments for taxes withheld, (ii) such distribution being impermissible or
impracticable with respect to certain Holders, and (iii) deduction of the Depositarys expenses in
(1) converting any foreign currency to U.S. dollars by sale or in such other manner as the
Depositary may determine to the extent that it determines that such conversion may be made on a
reasonable basis, (2) transferring foreign currency or U.S. dollars to the United States by such
means as the Depositary may determine to the extent that it determines that such transfer may be
made on a reasonable basis, (3) obtaining any approval or license of any governmental authority
required for such conversion or transfer, which is obtainable at a reasonable cost and within a
reasonable time and (4) making any sale by public or private means in any commercially reasonable
manner. (b) Shares. (i) Additional ADRs evidencing whole ADSs representing any Shares
available to the Depositary resulting from a dividend or free distribution on Deposited Securities
consisting of Shares (a Share Distribution) and (ii) U.S. dollars available to it resulting from
the net proceeds of sales of Shares received in a Share Distribution, which Shares would give rise
to fractional ADSs if additional ADRs were issued therefor, as in the case of Cash. (c)
Rights. (i) Warrants or other instruments in the discretion of the Depositary representing
rights to acquire additional ADRs in respect of any rights to subscribe for additional Shares or
rights of any nature available to the Depositary as a result of a distribution on Deposited
Securities (Rights), to the extent that the Company timely furnishes to the Depositary evidence
satisfactory to the Depositary that the Depositary may lawfully distribute the same (the Company
has no obligation to so furnish such evidence), or (ii) to the extent the Company does not so
furnish such evidence and sales of Rights are practicable, any U.S. dollars available to the
Depositary from the net proceeds of sales of Rights as in the case of Cash, or (iii) to the extent
the Company does not so furnish such evidence and such sales cannot practicably be accomplished by
reason of the nontransferability of the Rights, limited markets therefor, their short duration or
otherwise, nothing (and any Rights may lapse). (d) Other Distributions. (i) Securities or
property available to the Depositary resulting from any distribution on Deposited Securities other
than Cash, Share Distributions and Rights (Other Distributions), by any means that the
Depositary may deem equitable and practicable, or (ii) to the extent the Depositary deems
distribution of such securities or property not to be equitable and practicable, any U.S. dollars
available to the Depositary from the net proceeds of sales of Other Distributions as in the case of
Cash. Such U.S. dollars available will be distributed by checks drawn on a bank in the United
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States for whole dollars
and cents. Fractional cents will be withheld without liability and dealt with by the Depositary in
accordance with its then current practices.
(11) Record Dates. The Depositary may, after consultation with the Company if
practicable, fix a record date (which, to the extent applicable, shall be as near as practicable to
any corresponding record date set by the Company) for the determination of the Holders who shall be
responsible for the fee assessed by the Depositary for administration of the ADR program and for
any expenses provided for in paragraph (7) hereof as well as for the determination of the Holders
who shall be entitled to receive any distribution on or in respect of Deposited Securities, to give
instructions for the exercise of any voting rights, to receive any notice or to act in respect of
other matters and only such Holders shall be so entitled or obligated.
(12) Voting of Deposited Securities. As soon as practicable after receipt from the
Company of notice of any meeting or solicitation of consents or proxies of holders of Shares or
other Deposited Securities, the Depositary shall distribute to Holders a notice stating (a) such
information as is contained in such notice and any solicitation materials, (b) that each Holder on
the record date set by the Depositary therefor will, subject to any applicable provisions of the
laws of the Cayman Islands, be entitled to instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of the voting
rights, if any, pertaining to the Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced by such
Holders ADRs and (c) the manner in which such instructions may be given, including instructions to
give a discretionary proxy to a person designated by the Company. Upon receipt of instructions of
a Holder on such record date in the manner and on or before the date established by the Depositary
for such purpose, the Depositary shall endeavor insofar as practicable and permitted under the
provisions of or governing Deposited Securities to vote or cause to be voted the Deposited
Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced by such Holders ADRs in accordance with such
instructions. The Depositary will not itself exercise any voting discretion in respect of any
Deposited Securities. There is no guarantee that Holders generally or any Holder in particular
will receive the notice described above with sufficient time to enable such Holder to return any
voting instructions to the Depositary in a timely manner.
(13) Changes Affecting Deposited Securities. Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), the
Depositary may, in its discretion, amend this ADR or distribute additional or amended ADRs (with or
without calling this ADR for exchange) or cash, securities or property on the record date set by
the Depositary therefor to reflect any change in par value, split-up, consolidation, cancellation
or other reclassification of Deposited Securities, any Share Distribution or Other Distribution not
distributed to Holders or any cash, securities or property available to the Depositary in respect
of Deposited Securities from (and the Depositary is hereby authorized to surrender any Deposited
Securities to any person and, irrespective of whether such Deposited Securities are surrendered or
otherwise cancelled by operation of law, rule, regulation or otherwise, to sell by public or
private sale any property received in connection with) any recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, liquidation, receivership,
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bankruptcy
or sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Company, and to the extent the Depositary
does not so amend this ADR or make a distribution to Holders to reflect any of the foregoing, or
the net proceeds thereof, whatever cash, securities or property results from any of the foregoing
shall constitute Deposited Securities and each ADS evidenced by this ADR shall automatically
represent its pro rata interest in the Deposited Securities as then constituted.
(14) Exoneration. The Depositary, the Company, their agents and each of them shall:
(a) incur no liability (i) if any present or future law, rule, regulation , fiat, order or decree
of the United States, the Cayman Islands, The Peoples Republic of China (including the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region, the Peoples Republic of China) or any other country, or of any
governmental or regulatory authority or any securities exchange or market or automated quotation
system, the provisions of or governing any Deposited Securities, any present or future provision of
the Companys charter, any act of God, war, terrorism or other circumstance beyond its control
shall prevent, delay or subject to any civil or criminal penalty any act which the Deposit
Agreement or this ADR provides shall be done or performed by it or them (including, without
limitation, voting pursuant to paragraph (12) hereof), or (ii) by reason of any exercise or failure
to exercise any discretion given it in the Deposit Agreement or this ADR; (b) assume no liability
except to perform its obligations to the extent they are specifically set forth in this ADR and the
Deposit Agreement without gross negligence or bad faith; (c) in the case of the Depositary and its
agents, be under no obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any action, suit or other
proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or this ADR; (d) in the case of the Company and
its agents hereunder be under no obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any action, suit or
other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or this ADR, which in its opinion may
involve it in expense or liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to it against all expense
(including fees and disbursements of counsel) and liability be furnished as often as may be
required; or (e) not 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 to be competent to give such advice or information. The
Depositary shall not be liable for the acts or omissions made by any securities depository,
clearing agency or settlement system in connection with or arising out of book-entry settlement of
Deposited Securities or otherwise. The Depositary shall not be responsible for, and shall incur
no liability in connection with or arising from, the insolvency of any Custodian that is not a
branch or affiliate of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. The Depositary, its agents and the Company may
rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document
believed by them to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.
The Depositary and its agents will not be responsible for any failure to carry out any
instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities, for the manner in which any such vote is cast
or for the effect of any such vote. The Depositary and its agents may own and deal in any class of
securities of the Company and its affiliates and in ADRs. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Deposit Agreement or an ADR, the
Depositary and its agents may fully respond to any and all demands or requests for
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information
maintained by or on its behalf in connection with the Deposit Agreement, any Holder or Holders, any
ADR or ADRs or otherwise related hereto or thereto to the extent such information is requested or
required by or pursuant to any lawful authority, including without limitation laws, rules,
regulations, administrative or judicial process, banking, securities or other regulators. None of
the Depositary, the Custodian or the Company shall be liable for the failure by any Holder or
beneficial owner to obtain the benefits of credits on the basis of non-U.S. tax paid against such
Holders or beneficial owners income tax liability. The Depositary and the Company shall not incur
any liability for any tax consequences that may be incurred by Holders and beneficial owners on
account of their ownership of the ADRs or ADSs. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Depositary
and its agents under certain circumstances. Neither the Depositary nor any of its agents shall be
liable to Holders or beneficial owners of interests in ADSs for any indirect, special, punitive or
consequential damages (including, without limitation, lost profits) of any form incurred by any
person or entity, whether or not foreseeable and regardless of the type of action in which such a
claim may be brought. No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act of 1933 is intended by
any provision hereof.
(15) Resignation and Removal of Depositary; the Custodian. The Depositary may resign
as Depositary by written notice of its election so to do delivered to the Company, such resignation
to take effect upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such
appointment as provided in the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary may at any time be removed by the
Company by no less than 90 days prior written notice of such removal, to become effective upon the
later of (i) the 90th day after delivery of the notice to the Depositary and (ii) the appointment
of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as provided in the Deposit
Agreement. The Depositary may appoint substitute or additional Custodians and the term
Custodian refers to each Custodian or all Custodians as the context requires.
(16) Amendment. Subject to the last sentence of paragraph (2), the ADRs and the
Deposit Agreement may be amended by the Company and the Depositary, provided that any
amendment that imposes or increases any fees or charges (other than stock transfer or other taxes
and other governmental charges, transfer or registration fees, cable, telex or facsimile
transmission costs, delivery costs or other such expenses), or that shall otherwise prejudice any
substantial existing right of Holders, shall become effective 30 days after notice of such
amendment shall have been given to the Holders. Every Holder of an ADR at the time any amendment
to the Deposit Agreement so becomes effective shall be deemed, by continuing to hold such ADR, to
consent and agree to such amendment and to be bound by the Deposit 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 the Deposited Securities represented thereby, except in order to comply with mandatory
provisions of applicable law. Any amendments or supplements which (i) are reasonably necessary (as agreed by
the Company and the Depositary) in order for (a) the ADSs to be registered on Form F-6 under the
Securities Act of 1933 or (b) the ADSs or Shares to be traded solely in electronic book-entry form
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and (ii) do not in either such case impose or increase any fees or charges to be borne by Holders,
shall be deemed not to prejudice any substantial rights of Holders. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if any governmental body or regulatory body should adopt new laws, rules or regulations
which would require amendment or supplement of the Deposit Agreement or the form of ADR to ensure
compliance therewith, the Company and the Depositary may amend or supplement the Deposit Agreement
and the ADR at any time in accordance with such changed laws, rules or regulations. Such amendment
or supplement to the Deposit Agreement in such circumstances may become effective before a notice
of such amendment or supplement is given to Holders or within any other period of time as required
for compliance. Notice of any amendment to the Deposit Agreement or form of ADRs shall not need to
describe in detail the specific amendments effectuated thereby, and failure to describe the
specific amendments in any such notice shall not render such notice invalid, provided, however,
that, in each such case, the notice given to the Holders identifies a means for Holders to retrieve
or receive the text of such amendment (i.e., upon retrieval from the Securities and Exchange
Commissions, the Depositarys or the Companys website or upon request from the Depositary).
(17) Termination. The Depositary may, and shall at the written direction of the
Company, terminate the Deposit Agreement and this ADR by mailing notice of such termination to the
Holders at least 30 days prior to the date fixed in such notice for such termination; provided,
however, if the Depositary shall have (i) resigned as Depositary hereunder, notice of such
termination by the Depositary shall not be provided to Holders unless a successor depositary shall
not be operating hereunder within 45 days of the date of such resignation, or (ii) been removed as
Depositary hereunder, notice of such termination by the Depositary shall not be provided to Holders
unless a successor depositary shall not be operating hereunder on the 90th day after the
Companys notice of removal was first provided to the Depositary. After the date so fixed for
termination, the Depositary and its agents will perform no further acts under the Deposit Agreement
and this ADR, except to receive and hold (or sell) distributions on Deposited Securities and
deliver Deposited Securities being withdrawn. As soon as practicable after the expiration of six
months from the date so fixed for termination, the Depositary shall sell the Deposited Securities
and shall thereafter (as long as it may lawfully do so) hold in a segregated account the net
proceeds of such sales, together with any other cash then held by it under the Deposit Agreement,
without liability for interest, in trust for the pro rata benefit of the Holders of
ADRs not theretofore surrendered. After making such sale, the Depositary shall be discharged from
all obligations in respect of the Deposit Agreement and this ADR, except to account for such net
proceeds and other cash. After the date so fixed for termination, the Company shall be discharged
from all obligations under the Deposit Agreement except for its obligations to the Depositary and
its agents.
(18) Appointment. Each Holder and each person holding an interest in ADSs, upon
acceptance of any ADSs (or any interest therein) issued in accordance with the terms and conditions
of the Deposit Agreement shall be deemed for all purposes to (a) be a party to and bound by the
terms of the Deposit Agreement and the applicable
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ADR(s), and (b) appoint the Depositary its
attorney-in-fact, with full power to delegate, to act on its behalf and to take any and all actions
contemplated in the Deposit Agreement and the applicable ADR(s), to adopt any and all procedures
necessary to comply with applicable law and to take such action as the Depositary in its sole
discretion may deem necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Deposit Agreement and
the applicable ADR(s), the taking of such actions to be the conclusive determinant of the necessity
and appropriateness thereof.
(19) Waiver. EACH PARTY TO THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT (INCLUDING, FOR
AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, EACH HOLDER AND BENEFICIAL OWNER AND/OR HOLDER OF INTERESTS IN ADRS) HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A
TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST THE DEPOSITARY AND/OR THE COMPANY DIRECTLY
OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SHARES OR OTHER DEPOSITED SECURITIES, THE ADSs OR
THE ADRs, THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREIN OR THEREIN, OR THE BREACH
HEREOF OR THEREOF (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, COMMON LAW OR ANY OTHER THEORY).
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Exhibit 99.d
December 7, 2009
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Depositary
4 New York Plaza
New York, New York 10004
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American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary
Receipts
for deposited ordinary shares of Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited |
Dear Sirs:
We have acted as counsel to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary (the Depositary), in
connection with the preparation and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), of the Registration Statement on
Form F-6 (the Registration Statement) relating to up to 100,000,000 American Depositary Shares
(ADSs), evidenced by American Depositary Receipts
(ADRs), each ADS representing three ordinary shares of Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited (the Company), a
corporation organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Capitalized terms used herein that are
not herein defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Deposit Agreement (the Deposit
Agreement), to be entered into among the Company, the Depositary and holders of ADRs filed as
Exhibit (a) to the Registration Statement.
As such counsel and for purposes of our opinion set forth below, we have examined originals or
copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate
records, certificates of public officials and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or
appropriate as a basis for the opinion set forth herein. In addition, we have made such
investigations of law as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinion set
forth herein. In such examination and in rendering the opinion expressed below, we have assumed
(i) the due authorization, execution and delivery of the Deposit Agreement and all other
agreements, instruments and other documents by all the parties thereto; (ii) the genuineness of all
signatures on all documents submitted to us; (iii) the authenticity and completeness of all
documents, corporate records, certificates and other instruments submitted to us; (iv) that
photocopy, electronic, certified, conformed, facsimile and other copies submitted to us of original
documents, corporate records, certificates and other instruments conform to the original documents,
records, certificates and other instruments, and that all such original documents were authentic
and complete; (v) the legal capacity of all individuals
executing documents; (vi) that the Deposit Agreement is the valid and binding obligation of each of
the parties thereto, enforceable against such parties in accordance with its terms and has not been
amended or terminated orally or in writing except as has been disclosed to us; (vii) the relevant
Deposited Securities will have been duly deposited with a Custodian under and in accordance with
all applicable laws and regulations; (viii) that the choice of New York law contained in the
Deposit Agreement is legal and valid under the laws of the Cayman Islands; (ix) that insofar as any
obligation under the Deposit Agreement is to be performed in, or by a party organized under the
laws of, any jurisdiction outside of the United States of America, its performance will not be
illegal or ineffective in any jurisdiction by virtue of the law of that jurisdiction; (x) that the
performance by the Company and the Depositary of their respective obligations under the Deposit
Agreement do not conflict with any agreement or instrument to which the Company or the Depositary
or any of their respective properties is subject; and (xii) that each party has complied with the
Deposit Agreement and the Deposit Agreement does not conflict with any order, decree, rule,
regulation or law which may be applicable to such party with regard to any aspect of the
transactions contemplated by the Deposit Agreement or any consent, approval, license, authorization
or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with any governmental authority.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the ADSs covered by the
Registration Statement, when evidenced by ADRs that are duly executed and delivered by the
Depositary and issued in accordance with the terms of the Deposit Agreement, will be validly issued
and will entitle the registered holders thereof to the rights specified in the Deposit Agreement
and those ADRs.
We express no opinion with regard to the applicability or effect of the law of any
jurisdiction other than, as in effect on the date of this letter, (i) the internal laws of the
State of New York and (ii) the federal laws of the United States.
This opinion letter deals only with the specified legal issues expressly addressed herein, and
you should not infer any opinion that is not explicitly address herein from any matter stated in
this letter.
We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as Exhibit (d) to the Registration Statement. In
giving such consent, we do not hereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose
consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.
This opinion is rendered to you as of the date hereof and we assume no obligation to advise you or
any other person hereafter with regard to any change after the date hereof in the circumstances or
the law that may bear on the matters set forth herein even though the change may affect the legal
analysis or a legal conclusion or other matters in this opinion letter.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Paul, Hastings, Janofsky and Walker LLP