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15) What is an American Depositary Share (ADS)?
An ADS is a negotiable certificate evidencing ownership of an outstanding class of stock in a non-US company. ADSs are created when ordinary shares are delivered to a custodian bank in the domestic market, which then instructs a depositary bank in the US to issue ADSs based on a predetermined ratio. ADSs are SEC-registered securities and may trade freely, just like any other security, either on an exchange or in the over-the-counter market.

16) What is the ratio of equity shares to ADS?
1 equity share held/traded in India is equivalent to 1 ADS held/traded on NASDAQ

Guess this clarifies, Infy`s info cant be wrong pls...!!!

7.42 AM Sep 18th 2009
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ADR ratio is 1:2. ie. 2 shares = 1 ADR
10.10 AM Sep 18th 2009
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there are different ratio for ADR.

HDFC Bank HDB 1:3

Patni Computer Systems PTI 1:2
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