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What are American depositary shares (ADS)?

What it means and how to read it on a deal.

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What it is

Certificates that trade in the US and stand for shares of a non-US company, each for a set number of its shares.

On the site asPrice per ADSShares per ADS

How to read it

When the target's US-listed shares are ADSs, the checklist gives the cash price per ADS and how many shares one ADS represents.

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