This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made as of the 25th day of November, 2019, by and among QIWI plc, a public company incorporated under the laws of Cyprus (the “Company”) and Public Joint-Stock Company “Bank Otkritie Financial Corporation” (the “Selling Shareholder”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Selling Shareholder owns 21,426,733 American Depositary Shares, each representing one Class B ordinary share, having a nominal value EUR 0.0005 per share (the “ADS”) and the Selling Shareholder has requested that the Company considers filing a resale shelf registration statement on FormF-3 (the “F-3 Resale Registration Statement”) to register with United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) the ADS held by the Selling Shareholder;
WHEREAS, the Company intends to file a resale shelf registration statement on F-3 Registration Statement to register with the SEC the ADSs held by the Selling Shareholder as of the date of this Agreement (the “OTK Registrable Securities”) and to provide the Selling Shareholder with an opportunity to dispose of its OTK Registrable Securities pursuant to the terms set forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Company, considers further increase in the public trading volumes of ADSs beneficial for itself and its other shareholders, has agreed to provide the Selling Shareholder with the registration rights specified in this Agreement on the terms set forth below;
WHEREAS, the Company has previously agreed to provide the Investors (as defined below) with registration rights pursuant to the Existing RRA (as defined below) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein and these rights shall have priority over the rights provided to the Selling Shareholder under this Agreement, as set forth in more detail below;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
For purposes of this Agreement:
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person who or which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person.
“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions doing business in New York, New York are authorized or obligated by law or required by executive order to be closed.
“Class B Shares” means Class B ordinary shares, having a nominal value of EUR 0.0005 per share, of the Company.
“Effective Date” is defined in Section 2.1. hereof.
“Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.
“Existing RRA” means the Registration Rights Agreement by and among the Company and the Investors named therein, dated September 16, 2013.
“FormF-3” means such form under the Securities Act as in effect on the date hereof or any successor registration form under the Securities Act subsequently adopted by the SEC.
“F-3 Resale Registration Statement” has the meaning given to it in the Recitals.
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