Form T-3 RAGHSA S.A.
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM T-3
FOR APPLICATIONS FOR QUALIFICATION OF INDENTURES
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939
RAGHSA S.A.
(Name of Applicant)
San Martín 344, Floor 29,
C1004AAH, City of Buenos Aires,
Argentina
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Securities to be Issued Under the Indenture to be Qualified:
| Title of Class |
Amount | |||
| 7-Year Fixed Rate Notes | Undetermined Amount |
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:
As soon as is practicable. It is presently anticipated that the New Notes (as defined herein) will be issued on or
about April, 2020.
Name and Address of Agent for Service:
Raghsa Real Estate LLC
950 Third Avenue, Suite 2805,
New York, New York, 10022
With Copies to:
Andrés de la Cruz
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
One Liberty Plaza
New York, NY 10006
(212) 225-2208
Raghsa S.A. (the Company) hereby amends this application for qualification on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effectiveness until: (i) the 20th day after the filing of a further amendment which specifically states that it shall supersede this application for qualification or (ii) such earlier date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to Section 307(c) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, may determine upon the written request of the Company.
| 1. | General Information. |
| (a) | Form of organization: Corporation (sociedad anónima) |
| (b) | State or other sovereign power under the laws of which organized: Republic of Argentina. |
| 2. | Securities Act exemption applicable |
Subject to the condition set forth in the last paragraph of this Item, the Company intends to issue 7-Year Fixed Rate Notes (the New Notes), which are the subject of this application, in exchange for (i) any and all of its 8.50% Notes due 2021 (the 2021 Notes) and (ii) up to a tender cap to be determined, of its 7.25% Notes due 2024 (the 2024 Notes and collectively with the 2021 Notes, the Existing Notes) (collectively, the Exchange Offer).
The Company believes that the issuance of the New Notes is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) thereunder.
The New Notes will be issued by the Company to the holders of Existing Notes exclusively and solely in exchange for its Existing Notes. Except for sales of New Notes to holders of Existing Notes outside the United States (as defined in Regulation S) in offshore transactions, no sales of securities of the same class as the New Notes have been or are to be made by the Company or by or through an underwriter at or about the same time as the transaction described herein. No remuneration has been or will be paid directly or indirectly to any person for the solicitation of holders who could receive New Notes in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and such holders were not and will not be so solicited. The Company will pay Banco Itaú Argentina S.A. (Banco Itaú) a fixed and non-contingent fee for the solicitation of holders of Existing Notes exclusively in Argentina. Holders of the Companys Existing Notes are not required to make any payment in connection with the Exchange Offer.
The Exchange Offer is subject to the Company making all applicable filings with, and obtaining all applicable authorizations from, the Argentine Securities Commission (the Comisión Nacional de Valores) required in connection with the issuance of the New Notes. Nothing in this Form shall be construed as an offer to exchange the Existing Notes or as a solicitation to exchange the Existing Notes in any jurisdiction.
AFFILIATIONS
| 3. | Affiliates. |
(a) The Company has the following direct or indirect subsidiaries:
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(b) See Item 4 for Directors and Executive Officers of the Company. As of the date of filing of this application, Elena Khafif, one of our directors, owns a total of 65,334,500 shares and Gloria Btesh de Khafif, one of our directors, owns a total of 112,002,000 shares. No other director or executive officer owns any of our capital stock as of the date of this application.
(c) See Item 5 for Principal Owners of Voting Securities of the Company.
MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL
| 4. | Directors and Executive Officers. |
| (a) | Directors and Executive Officers. |
The following table sets forth the names of, and offices held by, all current directors and executive officers (as defined in Sections 303(5) and 303(6) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939) of the Company. The mailing address of each of the directors and executive officers is c/o Raghsa S. A., San Martín 344, Floor 29, C1004AAH, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
| Name |
Position | |
| Moisés Khafif | Chairman | |
| Gloria Btesh de Khafif | Vice-Chairman | |
| Isaac Roberto Khafif | Director | |
| Edgardo Khafif | Director | |
| Elena Khafif | Director | |
| Héctor Emilio Salvo | Director | |
| Mariano Javier Vega | Director | |
| Juan Pablo Morad | Director | |
| Name |
Position | |
| Moisés Khafif | Chief Executive Officer | |
| Gloria Btesh de Khafif | Public Relations Manager | |
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| Edgardo Khafif | Head of Capital Markets and International Relations | |
| Elena Khafif | Head of Marketing and Sales | |
|
Mariano Javier Vega |
Chief Financial Officer and General Manager General Counsel | |
|
Juan Pablo Morad |
| 5. | Principal owners of voting securities. |
The Companys shares are comprised of one class of common stock, par value Ps. 1.00 per share, representing 100% of our capital stock. Each share is entitled to one vote. Set forth below is certain information regarding each person owning 10% or more of the voting securities of the Company as of the date of this application:
| Name and Complete Mailing Address |
Title of Class Owned |
Amount Owned |
Percentage of the Capital Stock |
Percentage of Voting Securities Owned |
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| Moisés Khafif |
Ordinary shares | 0 | 0% | 59.62%(1) | ||||||||||||
| Gloria Btesh de Khafif |
Ordinary shares | 112,002,000 | 30.00% | 0.35% | ||||||||||||
| Isaac Khafif Trust |
Ordinary shares | 65,334,500 | 17.50% | 10.03% | ||||||||||||
| Elena Khafif |
Ordinary shares | 65,334,500 | 17.50% | 9.99% | ||||||||||||
| Ivette K. Dabah Trust |
Ordinary shares | 41,927,468 | 11.23% | 3.72% | ||||||||||||
| Edgardo Khafif Trust |
Ordinary shares | 65,334,500 | 17.50% | 10.01% | ||||||||||||
| Total |
349,932,968 | 93.73% | 93.72% | |||||||||||||
(1) On November 15, 2019, Mr. Moisés Khafif, who until then beneficially owned 59.62% of the Companys shares, donated one hundred percent (100%) of his shares (i.e., 222,577,280 shares) retaining a lifetime usufruct over the economic rights of such shares as well as the right to vote such shares only in connection with decisions to be adopted by the shareholders in an ordinary meeting convened under Argentine corporate law.
UNDERWRITERS
| 6. | Underwriters. |
With the exception of Itau BBA USA Securities, Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, who acted as joint book-running managers and initial purchasers outside of Argentina, and Balanz Capital Valores S.A.U., Industrial Valores S.A. and Puente Hnos. S.A., who acted as underwriters in Argentina, in connection with the placement of the 2024 Notes in 2017, no person has acted as an underwriter of any securities of the Company during the three years prior to the date of the filing of this application. There is no proposed underwriter for the New Notes that are proposed to be offered in connection with the Indenture that is to be qualified under this application. Banco Itaú will be compensated as Argentine dealer manager for the offering of New Notes to holders of Existing Notes exclusively in Argentina.
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CAPITAL SECURITIES
| 7. | Capitalization. |
| (a) | Capitalization |
The following table sets forth information with respect to each authorized class of securities of the Company as of the date of this application:
| (i) | Debt Securities: |
| Existing Notes
|
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Title of Class
|
Amount Authorized
|
Amount Outstanding
| ||
|
8.50% Notes due 2021
|
U.S.$100,000,000
|
U.S.$38,917,000
| ||
|
7.25% Notes Due 2024
|
U.S.$119,729,840
|
U.S.$119,729,840
|
| (ii) | Equity Securities: |
|
Title of Class
|
Amount Authorized
|
Amount Outstanding
| ||
|
Common Shares |
Ps. 373,340,000 |
100%
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INDENTURE SECURITIES
| 8. | Analysis of indenture provisions. |
The following is a summary of the provisions of the indenture included hereto as Exhibit T3C related to the New Notes (the Indenture) required to be summarized by Section 305(a)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and is not a complete description of the Indenture provisions discussed. Holders of New Notes are encouraged to read the entire Indenture because many provisions that will control the rights of a holder of New Notes are not described in this analysis. The description makes use of a number of terms defined in the Indenture and is qualified in its entirety by express reference to the Indenture.
| (A) | EVENTS OF DEFAULT. |
The following is a summary list of Events of Default under the Indenture:
| (i) | Each of the following events shall constitute an Event of Default with respect to the New Notes: |
| (a) | failure to pay interest (and such failure continues for a period of thirty (30) days); |
| (b) | failure to pay principal or premium; |
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| (c) | failure to perform or comply with its obligations under Sections 3.10, 3.14, or Article IV of the Indenture, when applicable; |
| (d) | failure to observe or duly perform any other covenant or obligation contained in the Indenture or the New Notes and such failure continues for sixty (60) days after written notice of such failure has been received by the Company from the Trustee at the written request of Holders of at least 25% in aggregate of the principal amount of the New Notes Outstanding and stating that such notice is a notice of default; or |
| (e) | (i) failure to pay when due principal of or interest on any of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiarys Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least U.S.$15,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof at the time of determination) and such failure continues after the grace period, if any, applicable thereto, or (ii) any other event of default occurs under any agreement or instrument relating to any such Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least U.S.$15.0 million (or the equivalent thereof at the time of determination), and such other event of default results in the acceleration of the maturity of such Indebtedness; |
| (f) | one or more final judgments or decrees for the payment of money in excess of U.S.$15.0 million (or the equivalent thereof at the time of determination), in the aggregate (to the extent not covered by insurance) are rendered against the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and not discharged and, in the case of each such judgment or decree, there is a period of ninety (90) days following such judgment during which such judgment or decree is not discharged, waived or the execution thereof stayed; |
| (g) | a court having jurisdiction enters a decree or order for (x) relief in respect of the Company or any of the Companys Significant Subsidiaries in an involuntary case under Argentine Law No. 24,522, as amended (the Bankruptcy Law), or any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or (y) appointment of an administrator, receiver, trustee or intervenor for the Company or any of the Companys Significant Subsidiaries for all or substantially all of the property of the Company or any of the Companys Significant Subsidiaries and, in each case, such decree or order remains unstayed and in effect for a period of ninety (90) consecutive days; |
| (h) | the Company or any of the Companys Significant Subsidiaries (a) commences a voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Law or any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, (b) consents to the appointment of or taking possession by an administrator, receiver, trustee or intervenor for the Company or any of the Companys Significant Subsidiaries for all or substantially all of the Companys or any of the Companys Significant Subsidiaries properties or (c) effects any general assignment for the benefit of creditors; |
| (i) | it becomes unlawful for the Company to perform or comply with the Companys payment obligations under the Indenture and the New |
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| Notes and such condition shall continue for a period of ninety (90) days after written notice to that effect is received by the Company or by the Company and the Trustee from the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes and stating that such notice is a notice of default. |
If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall transmit by mail, postage prepaid, to all Holders of Notes, as their names appear on the Register, a notice of such Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it occurs unless such Default or Event of Default shall have been cured or waived. Except in the case of a default in payment of the principal of (or premium, if any), or interest on any New Notes, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of directors and/or a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders of Notes.
| (B) | AUTHENTICATION AND DELIVERY. |
At any time and from time to time, after the execution and delivery of the Indenture, the Company may deliver New Notes executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with the applicable documents referred to in the Indenture, and the Trustee shall thereafter authenticate and deliver such New Notes to or upon the order of the Company.
There will be no proceeds (and therefore no application of such proceeds) from the issuance of the New Notes because the New Notes will be issued in exchange for Existing Notes.
| (C) | RELEASE OF PROPERTY SUBJECT TO LIEN. |
Not applicable.
| (D) | SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE; COVENANT DEFEASANCE. |
Under the terms of the Indenture, the Company may at its option, by written notice executed by an Authorized Person of the Company delivered to the Trustee, elect either (A) to be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to all Outstanding New Notes on the date the conditions set forth in Section 10.4 are satisfied (Total Defeasance). For this purpose, Total Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the New Notes and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such New Notes and the Indenture insofar as such New Notes are concerned (and the Company and the Trustee, upon the written request of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following, which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (i) the right of Holders of the New Notes to receive, solely from the trust fund set forth in Section 10.4 and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of and interest on such New Notes when such payments are due, (ii) the Companys obligations under Sections 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 6.6, 6.10, 6.11 and 12.9; and (iii) the provisions of Article VI and Article X. Subject to compliance with Article X, the Company may exercise Total Defeasance notwithstanding the prior exercise of Partial Defeasance; or (B) to be released from its obligations under Sections 3.3, 3.10, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 3,15, 3.16, 3.17, 3.18, 3.19, 3.20 and Article IV, in which case, the occurrence of any event with respect to the New Notes specified in Section 5.1(b) and (c) shall not be deemed an Event of Default (but only insofar as such event relates to the obligations from which the Company has been expressly released pursuant to Section 10.3(i)), in each case, on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 10.4 are satisfied (Partial Defeasance). For this purpose, Partial Defeasance means that the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation
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set forth in any such paragraph to the extent specified above, whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein or in the New Notes to any such paragraph or by reason of any reference in any such paragraph to any other provision herein or in the New Notes or in any other document, but the remainder of the Companys obligations shall be unaffected thereby.
Under the terms of the Indenture, if at any time (a) the Company shall have paid or caused to be paid the principal of and interest (including Additional Amounts) on all the New Notes Outstanding (other than New Notes that have been destroyed, lost or stolen and that have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.7) as and when the same shall have become due and payable, or (b) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee for cancellation all New Notes theretofore authenticated (other than any New Notes that shall have been destroyed, lost or stolen and that shall have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.7 or (c) (i) all the New Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation shall have become due and payable, or are by their terms to become due and payable within one (1) year or are to be called for redemption within one (1) year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption, and (ii) the Company shall have irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds the entire amount in cash (other than moneys repaid by the Trustee or any Paying Agent to the Company in accordance with Sections 11.3 or 11.4) sufficient to pay at maturity or upon redemption all New Notes (other than any New Notes that shall have been destroyed, lost or stolen and that shall have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.7) not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, including principal and interest (including Additional Amounts) due or to become due on or prior to such date of maturity or redemption, as the case may be, and if, in any such case, the Company shall also pay or cause to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company with respect to the New Notes, then the Indenture shall cease to be of further effect (except as to (i) rights of registration of transfer, exchange and replacement of New Notes, and the Companys right of optional redemption, if any, (ii) substitution of mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen New Notes, (iii) rights of Holders to receive payments of principal thereof and interest thereon (including Additional Amounts), and remaining rights of the Holders to receive mandatory sinking fund payments, if any, (iv) the rights, protections, indemnities, obligations and immunities of the Trustee, each of the Agents and the Representative of the Trustee in Argentina hereunder and (v) the rights of the Holders as beneficiaries hereof with respect to the property so deposited with the Trustee payable to all or any of them), and the Trustee, on written demand of the Company accompanied by an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel and at the cost and expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging such satisfaction of and discharging this Indenture; provided that the rights of Holders of the New Notes to receive amounts in respect of principal of and interest on the New Notes held by them shall not be delayed longer than required by then-applicable mandatory rules or policies of any securities exchange upon which the New Notes are listed. Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee in Article III and Section 6.6 shall survive.
| (E) | EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH COVENANTS. |
The Company will provide the Trustee:
(i) an English language version of its annual audited consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS promptly upon such financial statements becoming available but not later than 90 days after the close of its fiscal year;
(ii) an English language version of its unaudited quarterly financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS promptly upon such financial statements becoming
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available but not later than 60 days after the close of each fiscal quarter (other than the last fiscal quarter of its fiscal year);
(iii) simultaneously with the delivery of each set of financial statements referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, an Officers Certificate stating (a) that the Company is, to the best knowledge of such officer, in compliance with all conditions and covenants set forth in the Indenture (for purposes of this paragraph, such compliance shall be determined without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice under the Indenture) and (b) whether a default or Event of Default exists on the date of such certificate and, if a Default or Event of Default exists, setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;
(iv) without duplication, English language versions or summaries of such other reports or notices relating to material events or developments (hechos relevantes o esenciales) as may be filed or submitted by (and promptly after filing or submission by) the Company with (a) the CNV, (b) the Bulletin of the BYMA, (c) the information systems of the Argentine markets authorized by the CNV on which the New Notes are listed and/or other stock exchange on which the New Notes are listed or (d) if applicable, the SEC (in each case, to the extent that any such report or notice is generally available to its Holders or the public in Argentina or elsewhere and, in the case of clause (d), is filed or submitted pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under, or Section 13 or 15(d) of, the Exchange Act); and
(v) upon any director, executive officer or Officer of the Company becoming aware of the existence of a Default or Event of Default or any event by reason of which payments of either principal or interest on the New Notes are prohibited, an Officers Certificate setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
Delivery of the above reports, information and documentation to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustees receipt of such reports will not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including compliance with any of the Companys covenants in the Indenture (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers Certificates).
The Company shall transmit to all Holders, in the manner and to the extent provided in the Trust Indenture Act Section 313(c), within 30 days after the filing thereof with the Trustee, such summaries of any information, documents and reports required to be filed by the Company pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act Sections 314(a)(1) and (2) (including, without limitation, those of paragraphs (i) and (iii) above) as may be required by rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the SEC.
| 9. | Other obligors. |
Not applicable.
Contents of application for qualification.
This application for qualification comprises:
| (a) | Pages numbered 1 to 11, consecutively. |
| (b) | The statement of eligibility and qualification on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee under the Indenture to be qualified. |
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| (c) | The following exhibits in addition to those filed as a part of the statement of eligibility and qualification of the Trustee: |
| (i) | Exhibit T3A. A copy of the charter of the Company (which was originally incorporated under the name of Red Argentina de Grandes Hoteles Sociedad Anónima) (together with an English convenience translation); |
| (ii) | Exhibit T3B. A copy of the existing bylaws (estatutos) of the Company, as amended (together with an English convenience translation); |
| (iii) | Exhibit T3C. Draft form of the Indenture to be qualified; |
| (iv) | Exhibit T3D. Not applicable; |
| (v) | Exhibit T3E. Draft form of Preliminary Exchange Offer Memorandum; and |
| (vi) | Exhibit T3F. Cross reference sheet showing the location in the Indenture of the provisions inserted therein pursuant to Sections 310 through 318(a), inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Applicant, Raghsa S.A., a sociedad anónima (corporation) organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of Argentina, has duly caused this application to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Buenos Aires, Republic of Argentina, on the 24th day of February 2020.
| Raghsa S. A. | ||
| By: | /s/ Moisés Khafif | |
| Moisés Khafif | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939
OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
| ☐ | CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) |
The Bank of New York Mellon
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
| New York | 13-5160382 | |
| (Jurisdiction of incorporation if not a U.S. national bank) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| 240 Greenwich Street New York, New York |
10286 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) | |
Legal Department
The Bank of New York Mellon
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
(212) 635-1270
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
Raghsa S.A.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
| Argentina | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| San Martín 344, Floor 29, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina |
C1004AAH | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) | |
Fixed Rate Notes
(Title of the indenture securities)
| Item 1. | General Information. |
Furnish the following information as to the Trustee:
| (a) | Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject. |
| Superintendent of Banks of the State of New York Federal Reserve Bank of New York Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation New York Clearing House Association |
One State Street, New York, N.Y. 10004-1417 and Albany, N.Y. 12203 33 Liberty Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10045 550 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20429 New York, N.Y. 10005 |
| (b) | Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. |
Yes.
| Item 2. | Affiliations with Obligor. |
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.
None.
| Item 16. | List of Exhibits. |
Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the Act) and 17 C.F.R. 229.10(d).
| 1. |
- | A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly The Bank of New York (formerly Irving Trust Company)) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672, Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637, Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121195 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-152735.) | ||
| 4. |
- | A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 with Registration Statement No. 333-207042.) | ||
| 6. |
- | The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act. (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-188382.) | ||
| 7. |
- | A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority. | ||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York Mellon, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the Borough of Woodland Park, and State of New Jersey, on the 24th day of February, 2020.
| THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON | ||||
| By: | /s/ Laurence J. OBrien | |||
| Name: | Laurence J. OBrien | |||
| Title: | Vice President | |||
EXHIBIT 7
Consolidated Report of Condition of
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
of 240 Greenwich Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business December 31, 2019, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
| ASSETS | Dollar amounts in thousands |
| Cash and balances due from depository institutions: |
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| Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin |
3,933,000 | |||
| Interest-bearing balances |
111,243,000 | |||
| Securities: |
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| Held-to-maturity securities |
34,475,000 | |||
| Available-for-sale securities |
86,681,000 | |||
| Equity securities with readily determinable fair values not held for trading |
54,000 | |||
| Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell: |
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| Federal funds sold in domestic offices |
0 | |||
| Securities purchased under agreements to resell |
18,746,000 | |||
| Loans and lease financing receivables: |
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| Loans and leases held for sale |
0 | |||
| Loans and leases held for investment |
25,127,000 | |||
| LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses |
95,000 | |||
| Loans and leases held for investment, net of allowance |
25,032,000 | |||
| Trading assets |
6,040,000 | |||
| Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) |
3,026,000 | |||
| Other real estate owned |
2,000 | |||
| Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies |
1,728,000 | |||
| Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures |
0 | |||
| Intangible assets: |
7,019,000 | |||
| Other assets |
13,408,000 | |||
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| Total assets |
311,387,000 | |||
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| LIABILITIES |
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| Deposits: |
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| In domestic offices |
153,793,000 | |||
| Noninterest-bearing |
54,357,000 | |||
| Interest-bearing |
99,436,000 | |||
| In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs |
110,537,000 | |||
| Noninterest-bearing |
4,931,000 | |||
| Interest-bearing |
105,606,000 | |||
| Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase: |
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| Federal funds purchased in domestic offices |
2,526,000 | |||
| Securities sold under agreements to repurchase |
1,868,000 | |||
| Trading liabilities |
3,250,000 | |||
| Other borrowed money: (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases) |
6,839,000 | |||
| Not applicable |
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| Not applicable |
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| Subordinated notes and debentures |
0 | |||
| Other liabilities |
6,571,000 | |||
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| Total liabilities |
285,384,000 | |||
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| EQUITY CAPITAL |
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| Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus |
0 | |||
| Common stock |
1,135,000 | |||
| Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) |
11,135,000 | |||
| Retained earnings |
15,105,000 | |||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income |
-1,372,000 | |||
| Other equity capital components |
0 | |||
| Total bank equity capital |
26,003,000 | |||
| Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries |
0 | |||
| Total equity capital |
26,003,000 | |||
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| Total liabilities and equity capital |
311,387,000 | |||
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I, Michael Santomassimo, Chief Financial Officer of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Michael Santomassimo
Chief Financial Officer
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct.
| Thomas P. Gibbons Samuel C. Scott Joseph J. Echevarria |
Directors | |||
Exhibit T3A
RED ARGENTINA DE GRANDES HOTELES SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA DEED NUMBER 1695. In the City of Buenos Aires, Capital City of the Republic of Argentina, on the 2nd day of June of the year 1969 before me, authorizing Notary Public, there appear Messrs. Alberto SANTAMARIA, Argentine, brigadier (R), with identity card of the Federal Police number 7,049,905, married, domiciled at Paseo Colón 185; Roberto Daniel GOYTIA, Argentine, lawyer, with identity card of the Federal Police number 175,083, single, domiciled at Avenida Leandro N. Alem 651; Eduardo José SANTAELLA, Venezuelan, engineer, with passport of such country number 278,373, married, domiciled at Avenida Roque Sáenz Peña 567; William Liggett OBRIAN, American, accountant, with identity card of the Federal Police number 5,945,136, with the same domicile as the preceding person, married; Guillermo Enrique RUZO, Argentine, commodore, enrollment booklet number 3,230,580, married, domiciled at Avenida del Libertador General San Martín 5068, 6th Floor B; Silvio BECHER, Argentine, with a degree in Business Administration and with identity card of the Federal Police number 3,728,172, married, domiciled at Yatay 724; José Roberto FORN, Argentine, lawyer, with identity card of the Federal Police number 2,153,102, married, domiciled at Avenida Figueroa Alcorta 3145; Ralph NEGRI, Argentine, lawyer, with identity card of the Federal Police number 645,557, married, domiciled at Avenida Alvear 1890; Víctor Daniel GOYTIA, Argentine, lawyer, with identity card of the Federal Police number 154,934, married, domiciled at Avenida Leandro N. Alem 651; Alfredo Raúl BEVILACQUA, Argentine, entrepreneur, single, with identity card of the Federal Police number 2,999,410, domiciled at Pedro E. Rivera 4223; and Víctor Hugo WHITTAL, Argentine, accountant, with identity card of the Federal Police number 3,023,159, married, domiciled at Avenida Roque Sáenz Peña 567, all of them resident in this City, of legal age, legally qualified and known to me, I attest; and I also attest that the nine last persons named above appear in this act per se and that Mr. Alberto Santamaría appears on behalf of AEROLÍNEAS ARGENTINAS EMPRESA DEL ESTADO, in his capacity as General Director thereof, which capacity he evidences with Decree of the Executive Branch number 500 of August 3, 1966, which is fully transcribed on page 1647, notarial record of this year of this Notarial Registry, assigned to me, and with Decree number 1132 appointing him of March 4, 1968, published in the Official Gazette on March 11 of that year, which reads as follows: Decree No. 1132. Buenos Aires,
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March 4, 1968. HAVING SEEN the resignation submitted by the General Manager of Aerolíneas Argentinas Empresa del Estado, the report made by the Commander in Chief of the Air Force and the proposal of the Minister of Defense, the President of the Argentine Nation DECREES as follows: Section 1. To appoint Brigadier Alberto Santamaría as General Director and Commodore (R) Guillermo Enrique Ruzo as General Manager of Aerolíneas Argentinas Empresa del Estado. Section 2: This Decree will be confirmed by the Minister of Defense and signed by the Commander in Chief of the Air Force. Section 3: Be it informed, published, forwarded to the National Direction of the Official Registry and returned to the Command in Chief of the Air Force for its publication in the Public Aeronautical Bulletin and filed [illegible]. Onganía. Antonio R. Lanusse, Adolfo T. Alvarez. The above is a true copy, I attest; and Mr. Roberto Daniel Goytía appears on behalf of INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS CORPORATION, with domicile in the City of New York, United States of America, in his capacity as attorney-in-fact thereof, which capacity he evidences with the power of attorney granted in such city on August 22, 1968 and notarized by means of a deed of August 27 of the same year by the notary public of this City, Mr. Julio Gutiérrez Moreno, entered on page 1828 of Notarial Registry 132 under his charge, the first certified copy of which I have before me and a duly certified photocopy of which is attached to these presents; and Messrs. Eduardo José Santaella and William Liggett OBrian apart from appearing per se appear on behalf of the company NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA, as attorneys-in-fact thereof, according to the power of attorney granted on August 28, 1968 by means of a deed entered on page 2951 of Notarial Registry number 119 of the Notary Public of this City Hernán Ceriani Cernadas, a certified copy of which I have had before me and a duly certified photocopy of which is attached to these presents. And the appearing parties state as follows: That by means of a private instrument of September 2, 1968 they organized the company RED ARGENTINA DE GRANDES HOTELES, SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA, and that they hereby notarize the By-laws, the Articles of Incorporation and the Decree of the Executive Branch authorizing the functioning thereof and approving its By-laws, for which they present the original documents issued by the Inspección General de Justicia in record number A-28194, which transcribed from page one to page four read as follows: [Illegible] of RED ARGENTINA DE HOTELES SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA. In the City
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of Buenos Aires, on the second day of September, 1968, a meeting was held at the offices of Aerolíneas Argentinas Empresa del Estado, Paseo Colón 185, City of Buenos Aires, by Messrs.: (1) Brigadier ALBERTO SANTAMARIA, in his capacity as General Director of Aerolíneas Argentinas Empresa del Estado pursuant to Decrees of the Executive Branch No. 500 of August 3, 1966 and No. 1132 appointing him of March 4, 1968; (2) ROBERTO DANIEL GOYTIA, on behalf of Intercontinental Hotels Corporation, with domicile in New York, United States of America, pursuant to the power of attorney granted in New York on August 22, 1968 and notarized in this City on August 26, 1968 on page 1828 of Notarial Registry 132 before the Notary Public Julio Gutiérrez Moreno; (3) EDUARDO J. SANTAELLA and WILLIAM L. OBRIAN, both on behalf of NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY S.A. for this act, pursuant to the power of attorney granted to them on August 18, 1968 on page 2851 of Notarial Registry 119 before the Notary Public César Ceriani Cernadas; and the following persons, acting per se: (4) Commodore Guillermo Enrique Ruzo; (5) Dr. Silvio Becher; (6) Dr. José Roberto Form; (7) Dr. Ralph Negri; (8) Dr. Víctor Daniel Goytía; (9) Mr. Alfredo Saúl Bevilacqua; (10) Mr. Eduardo J. Santaella; (11) Mr. William L. OBrien; and (12) Mr. Víctor J. Whittall. The following persons unanimously adopted the following resolutions: FIRST: To organize a corporation under the name of RED ARGENTINA DE GRANDES HOTELES SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA. SECOND: To approve the By-laws that will govern it and that once signed by these shareholders [illegible]. THIRD: To establish for the corporation as authorized capital the amount of Three Billion Pesos ($3,000,000,000), represented by three million (3,000,000) shares of one thousand pesos (1,000) nominal amount each, which may be ordinary or preferred, as set forth in the By-laws, and which will be divided into 150 series of 20,000 shares each. FOURTH: To issue in this act Series One to Thirty of registered ordinary shares, for a nominal amount of six hundred million pesos ($600,000,000), i.e. six hundred thousand (600,000) shares, which are fully subscribed in this act by the constituent shareholders, as follows: AEROLÍNEAS ARGENTINAS, one hundred ninety nine thousand nine hundred seventy (199,970) class A shares for the amount of one hundred ninety nine million nine hundred and seventy thousand pesos ($199,970,000); INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS CORPORATION, one hundred ninety nine thousand nine hundred seventy (199,970) class B shares for the amount of one hundred ninety nine million nine hundred and seventy
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thousand pesos ($199,970,000); NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY, one hundred ninety nine thousand nine hundred seventy (199,970) class C shares for the amount of one hundred ninety nine million nine hundred and seventy thousand pesos ($199,970,000); Commodore GUILLERMO ENRIQUE RUZO, ten (10) class A shares for the amount of ten thousand pesos ($10,000); Dr. SILVIO BECHER, ten (10) class A shares for the amount of ten thousand pesos ($10,000); Mr. JOSÉ ROBERTO FORN, ten (10) class A shares for the amount of ten thousand pesos ($10,000); Dr. RALPH NEGRI, ten (10) class B shares for the amount of ten thousand pesos ($10,000); Dr. VÍCTOR DANIEL GOYTÍA, ten (10) class B shares for the amount of ten thousand pesos ($10,000); Mr. ALFREDO RAÚL BEVILACQUA, ten (10) class B shares for the amount of ten thousand pesos ($10,000); Mr. EDUARDO J. SANTAELLA, ten (10) class C shares for the amount of ten thousand pesos ($10,000); Mr. WILLIAM OBRIAN, ten (10) class C shares for the amount of ten thousand pesos ($10,000); Mr. VÍCTOR M. WHITTALL, ten (10) class C shares for the amount of ten thousand pesos ($10,000). FIFTH: It was resolved to pay in cash in this act ten per cent (10%) of the total amount of the shares subscribed by the constituent shareholders, i.e. the total amount of sixty million pesos ($60,000,000). SIXTH: In addition, it was resolved to deposit this amount of sixty million pesos ($60,000,000) with Banco de la Nación Argentina (Head Office) in an account in the name of the corporation in formation and to the order of the Head of the Inspección General de Justicia and/or jointly to the order of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the corporation, in order to comply with Section 318, paragraph 3 of the Commerce Code. SEVENTH: It was resolved to fix in three the number of Directors and in three the number of alternate directors and to appoint the first board of directors of the corporation, which will be as follows: Chairman: Brigadier Alberto Santamaría (on behalf of Aerolíneas Argentinas pursuant to Decree No. 1132/68); Vice Chairman: Dr. Ralph Negri; Director: Mr. Eduardo J. Santaella; Alternate Director: Commodore Guillermo F. Ruzo; Alternate Director: Mr. Alfredo Raúl Bevilacqua; Alternate Director: Mr. William L. OBrian. Statutory Auditor: Dr. Víctor Daniel Goytía; Alternate Statutory Auditor: Dr. Silvio Becher. EIGHTH: It was resolved to authorize Dr. Víctor Daniel Goytía and/or Dr. José Roberto Forn and/or Dr. Eduardo M. Pasman and/or Mr. Santiago Carmelo Massa so that any of them, indistinctly, requests to the Executive Branch the necessary authorization for this corporation to act as a legal
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entity, with power to accept any amendment to the By-laws indicated by the relevant authorities or that may be introduced by the attorneys-in-fact; to perform any formalities and do any acts as are necessary for the corporation to obtain legal existence, and to have the final organization deed prescribed by Section 319 of the Commerce Code executed; to request registration of all constituent acts of the corporation with the Public Registry of Commerce and to sign any other documents as are necessary. NINTH: It was resolved to authorize the three members of the Board of Directors, or whoever may replace them according to the By-laws subscribed by the constituent shareholders, to have the Chairman, together with any other Director, on behalf of this corporation in formation, present tenders in the bid of Municipal Ordinance No. 23,674 of June 3, 1968 for the acquisition of the plot of land owned by the municipality of the City of Buenos Aires delimited by Avenues Madero, San Martín and Leandro N. Alem, designated as Lot No. 1 in the Catalinas Norte land subdivision, with an area of 26,688 m2, as detailed in the plans of the Land Registration Office, pages 31 and 32, which shall be exclusively used for the construction of an International Tourism Hotel with a minimum capacity of 400 rooms, subject to the provisions of Law No. 17,752 and Decree No. 3,091/1968 of the Executive Branch and according to the attached urban planning standards that form part of this Ordinance. To that end, the three members of the Board of Directors will have broad powers to, should they be awarded the bid, agree with the municipality the terms relating to the acquisition of this property, perform legal acts, enter into agreements, assume obligations on behalf of the corporation, bind the corporation, and take any measures, make any decisions and undertake any formalities as are advisable in the opinion of the attorneys-in-fact, with the municipality of the City of Buenos Aires. This powers shall also extend and may be exercised on behalf of the corporation vis-à-vis other individuals or legal entities of civil or commercial private law, with whom they may contract and bind the corporation with respect to all acts, contracts and transactions aimed at meeting the objective of building, equipping and exploiting a new hotel for international tourism in the City of Buenos Aires. TENTH: To have all attendees sign per se or as proxies this Articles of Incorporation of RED ARGENTINA DE GRANDES HOTELES SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA, approving all that is set forth herein. Alberto Santamaría. Seal: Alberto Santamaría, Brigadier (R), General Director. On behalf of Intercontinental Hotels Corporation, Roberto Daniel Goytía.
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On behalf of National Lead Company, E. Santaella. On behalf of National Lead Company, William L. OBrian. Silvio Becher. Guillermo E. Ruzo. J.R. Forn. Ralph Negri. Víctor Daniel Goytía. A. Bevilacqua. E. Santaella. William L. OBrian. V. Whittall. From page five to sixteen.
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The Resolution of the Secretariat of Justice of the Nation reads as follows: Buenos Aires, December 16, 1968. Having seen Record No. A-28.194 where authorization is requested for the functioning of the company RED ARGENTINA DE GRANDES HOTELES SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA, and according to what has been decided by the Inspección General de Justicia, the Secretary of Justice of the Nation hereby RESOLVES: SECTION 1: To authorize the functioning as a corporation, after compliance with section 319 of the Commerce Code, on the terms of section 21 of Decree of April 27, 1923, the company RED ARGENTINA DE GRANDES HOTELES SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA organized on September 2, 1968 and to approve its by-laws, from page five to page sixteen (back) with the codes of page 40 (back), forty two (back), forty five to forty eight and fifty to fifty two. Upon execution of the final organization deed, the organization instrument shall be amended as set forth on pages thirty eight and back. SECTION 2: Be it published, forwarded to the National Direction of the Official Registry and returned to the Inspección General de Justicia. RESOLUTION I.G.J. No. [illegible]. There is a illegible signature and a seal which reads: Conrado Etchebarne (h), Secretary of Justice. THE ABOVE IS A TRUE COPY, I attest. And the appearing parties further state: that they declare the company RED ARGENTINA DE GRANDES HOTELES SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA finally constituted. The authorizing Notary Public states that, given the specific purpose of the corporation and the provisions of section nine, paragraph c of Law No. 17,752, the act executed hereby is exempt from the Stamp Tax. Having the above been read and ratified, the appearing parties sign it before me, I attest.
Handwritten text [Illegible]
Signatures follow
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I certify that the deed transcribed in this second certified copy was registered with the National Court of First Instance on Commercial Registration on June 23, 1969, under number 2335, on page 318, Book 68, Volume A of National Corporations By-laws.
Upon request of the applicant (Record No. 1259/77) and upon an order of the Judge, Dra. Tatiana Schifris, I issue this certificate onto which I set my hand and seal in the City of Buenos Aires on the 17th day of December, 1977.
[There is a signature and a seal which reads:] Alejandro Gagliardo Clerk National Court of First Instance on Commercial Registration
[There is a seal which reads:] National Court of First Instance on Commercial Registration City of Buenos Aires Dra. Tatiana Schifris, Judge.
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Exhibit T3B
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PAGE: 958. FIRST COPY. RAGHSA S.A. AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES 1, 7 AND 19 OF ITS BY-LAWS and AMENDED TEXT thereof. CAPITAL INCREASE OF $113,371,827 to $116,371,827. ISSUANCE OF SHARES AT A PREMIUM. INSTRUMENT NUMBER: TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX. In the city of Buenos Aires, Capital of the Argentine Republic, on the thirteenth of the month of May of the year two thousand eight, before me, the authorizing Notary Public, APPEARS Moises KHAFIF, Argentine, married, legally domiciled at Avenida Corrientes 447, 5th Floor, of this City, competent, of full legal age and known to me, to which I attest, as well as to the fact that that he appears for the execution hereof in his capacity as CHAIRMAN of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS of the Company that operates in this city under the name RAGHSA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA previously RAGHSA CONSTRUCCIONES S.A., which he thus verifies by virtue of the following items: a) With the articles of incorporation under the name Red Argentina de Grandes Hoteles Sociedad Anónima, on the date of June 2, 1969, notarized on page 2118 of the notary records corresponding to such year of Notary Registry number 262, of this City, the first certified copy of which was registered with the National Commercial Court of First Instance of Record on the date of June 23, 1969, under number 2335, on page 318 of Book 68, Volume A of By-Laws for National Companies, a duly certified photocopy of which is attached to page 1651 of the notary records corresponding to the year 1980, of this same Notary Registry; b) With the instrument on the Capital Increase and Adjustment of the By-Laws to the Regime from Law 19,550 on Commercial Companies, executed on the date of August 4, 1980, on page 1651
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of the notary records for such year, of this same Notary Registry, the First Certified Copy of which was registered with the Corporate Records Office, Public Registry of Commerce, on the date of July 8, 1983, under number 4346 of Book 98, Volume A of By-Laws for National Companies; c) With the instrument for the Increase of its Share Capital and Amendment to its By-Laws due to the amendment of article four thereof, executed on the date of July 11, 1984, notarized on page 1302 of the notary records corresponding to such year, of this same Notary Registry, the First Certified Copy of which was registered with the Corporate Records Office on November 15, 1984, under number 7956 of Book 100, Volume A on Companies; d) With the instrument for the Increase of Share Capital and Amendment to its By-Laws due to the amendment of Article four thereof, which was executed by way of the instrument dated February 24, 1986, notarized on page 206 of the notary records corresponding to such year of this same Notary Registry and that was registered with the Public Registry of Commerce on the date of October 29 of the same year, under number 7124, Book 102, Volume A on Companies, e) With the instrument for the amendment of its By-Laws due to the amendment of articles one and eleven thereof, on the date of September 14, 1987, notarized on page 1891 of the notary records for such year of this same Registry and that was entered for a Change of Jurisdiction before the Corporate Records Office of the Province of Buenos Aires on August 22, 1989, in Registration 26535, File 1/45394, f) With the instrument for the amendment of its by-laws by way of the amendment of article one thereof, due to a change of jurisdiction and establishment of new registered offices, dated November 13, 1989, notarized on page 1539 of the notary records corresponding to such year of this same Notary Registry
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and registered with the Public Registry of Commerce on January 2, 1990, under number 20 of book 107, Volume A on Companies; g) With the instrument for the amendment of its By-Laws due to the amendment of Article Fifteen thereof, dated August 9, 1990, notarized on page 118 of the notary records corresponding to such year of Notary Registry number 1247 of the Federal Capital and registered with the Corporate Records Office on September 7, 1990, under number 6347 of Book 108, Volume A on Companies, the original of which I have seen for this act and a duly certified photocopy of which is attached to page 925 of the notary records corresponding to the year 1990 of this same Notary Registry; h) With the private instrument on the Merger by Absorption of the company Glomo S.A. and a Capital Increase to the amount of ARS 281,720, executed by way of the Minutes of the Extraordinary Meeting of May 31, 1990, which was registered with the Public Registry of Commerce on January 16, 1991, under number 248, Volume A on Companies; i) With the Instrument for the Increase of its share capital to the amount of ARS 1,215,000 and amendment of its by-laws by amendment of article Four thereof, notarized on June 29, 1992, on page 1784 of the current notary records of this same Notary Registry and registered with the Corporate Records Office on October 20 of the aforementioned year, under number 10037 of book 112, volume A on Companies; j) with the instrument for the amendment of its by-laws by amendment of article One thereof wherein the company name was changed to Raghsa Construcciones S.A., notarized on the date of December 12, 1992, on page 3,390 of the notary records corresponding to such year of this same Notary Registry and registered with the Public Registry of Commerce on the 18th of the same month and year, under
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number 12,473 of book 112, Volume A on Companies; k) With the instrument for the amendment of its by-laws by amendment of article eleven thereof, notarized on the date of June 8, 1993, on page 1566 of the notary records corresponding to such year of this same Notary Registry and registered with the Corporate Records Office on June 23, 1993, under number 5473 of book 113, Volume A on Companies; l) With the instrument on the Merger by Absorption of Riaglo S.A., Glomo Construcciones S.A., Burcity S.A. and Glomo Inmobiliaria S.A., executed on the date of November 29, 1994, notarized on page 6223 of the notary records corresponding to such year of this same Notary Registry, registered in the certified copy thereof before the aforementioned Corporate Records Office on the date of January 13, 1995, under number 464 of Book 116, Volume A on Companies; m) with the instrument on the Increase of its Share Capital from the amount of ARS 1,500,000 to ARS 36,000,000, and the full Amendment of its By-Laws, dated July 1, 1996, notarized on page 3383 of the notary records corresponding to such year of this same Notary Registry and registered with the Corporate Records Office on October 4 of the same year under number 9634 of book 119, volume A on Companies; n) with the instrument on the amendment of its by-laws by amendment of article 36 thereof, dated December 19, 1996, notarized on page 7991 of the notary records corresponding to such year of this same Notary Registry, the first certified copy of which was registered with the Public Registry of Commerce on January 8, 1997, under number 278 of book 120, Volume A on Companies; o) With the instrument on the amendment of its by-laws by amendment of article One thereof, wherein its name was changed to the current name of RAGHSA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA
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on the date of November 10, 1998, notarized on page 9667 of the notary records corresponding to such year of this same Notary Registry and registered with the Corporate Records Office on February 4, 1999, under number 1721 of book 4 on Joint Stock Companies; p) With the instrument on the increase of its capital from ARS 40,000,000 to ARS 43,500,000, the amendment of article 5 and the provisions of its by-laws, executed on the date of June 1, 1999, which was notarized on page 2315 of the notary records of such year, of this same Notary Registry, the certified copy of which was registered on the date of September 22, 1999, before the Corporate Records Office, under No. 13916 of Book 7 on Companies; q) With the instrument on the increase of its capital up to fivefold, from ARS 43,500,000 to ARS 50,000,000, executed on the date of January 16, 2001, which was notarized on page 382 of the notary records of the indicated year with this same Notary Registry and was registered with the Corporate Records Office on the date of March 8, 2001, under No. 3113 of Book 14, Volume on Joint Stock Companies; r) With the instrument on the increase of its share capital up to fivefold, from ARS 50,000,000 to ARS 50,024,000, executed on the date of September 3, 2003, which was notarized on page 2038 of the notary records of such year with this Notary Registry, which as of this date is pending registration with the Corporate Records Office; s) With the instrument on the increase of its capital up to fivefold, from ARS 50,024,000 to ARS 113,371,827, executed on the date of July 16, 2007, which was notarized on page 2647 of the current notary records of this same Notary Registry, which was registered with the Corporate Records Office on the date of August 17, 2007, under No. 13646 of Book 36 on Joint Stock Companies, and t) With the instrument on the amendment of its by-laws and registration
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of authorities executed on August 28, 2007, which was notarized on page 3407 of the current notary records of this Notary Registry, which as of this date is in the process of being registered. The following documentation SUPPLEMENTS THE LEGAL STATUS of the appearing party: a) The minutes of Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting No. 79, held on July 26, 2007, wherein the members of the current Board of Directors of the company are elected; b) The minutes of the Board of Directors executed on the aforementioned date, wherein the appearing party is appointed to the position thereby and c) The minutes of Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting No. 80, held on April 30, 2008, which authorizes the execution hereof. I have seen the aforementioned minutes in their original books for this act, signed before the Corporate Records Office, for Meeting No. 2, dated August 15, 1995, under number B 27072 and for Board of Directors Meeting No. 3, dated September 10, 1998, under No. 78759-98, which are transcribed on page 3407 of the notary records of the following year notarized with this same Notary Registry. Therefore, I proceed to transcribe that which authorizes the execution hereof, along with the corresponding Deposit of Shares and Meeting Attendance Registry, the original book No. 2 of which I have seen, signed before the Corporate Records Office on the date of March 8, 1994, under No. B 5710, as follows: MINUTES OF EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS MEETING No. 80: In the city of Buenos Aires on the 30th of the month of April of 2008, at 11:00, meeting at the registered offices on Avenida Corrientes 447, 5th floor, are the Shareholders of RAGHSA Sociedad Anónima, the list of which is recorded in the Attendance Registry Book for General Meetings No. 2, Page 36, and who represent 100% of the Capi-
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make any change to the manner in which the calls must be made to the Board Members for the Meetings of the Board of Directors (and that has thus been included in the Agenda), it was finally decided not to make amendments, with which the current text of Article Twelve (B) of the By-Laws remains unchanged. Article Nineteen (A). Current Text: All Meetings must be called by the Board of Directors, or, where applicable, by the Oversight Committee, in the cases set out by the law or at the request of shareholders who represent five (5%) percent of the share capital. The Meetings requested by the shareholders must be called within thirty (30) days after being requested. New Text: All Meetings shall be called by the Board of Directors, or, where applicable, by the Oversight Committee, in the cases set out by the law or at the request of the shareholders who represent five (5%) percent of the share capital. The Meetings must be called within the periods required by current rules. This amendment complies with what is requested by the National Securities Commission, for the purpose of ensuring that the periods of advance notice that are necessary for calls to shareholders meetings are in accordance with the law on companies (if the company is not in the public offering of shares) or Decree 677/01 (when such registration occurs). In addition, it is proposed that, taking such amendments into account, that the following be approved as the new Amended Text: BY-LAWS OF RAGHSA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA. ARTICLE ONE: NAME. The company is named RAGHSA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA. ARTICLE TWO: DURATION: The duration of the company will expire on February 28, 2100. ARTICLE THREE: DOMICILE: The legal domicile of the Company is
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set in the City of Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic, without detriment to which it may establish branches, agencies or any type of representation inside or outside of the country. ARTICLE FOUR: PURPOSE: The purpose of the company will be to operate, for itself, by way of third parties, or in partnership with third parties, the following activities in the country or abroad: I) Real Estate Transactions: through the purchase, sale, swap, acquisition, development and/or transfer by any means of real estate suitable for any purpose, whether urban or rural, located in the Argentine Republic or abroad, and/or through the incorporation, acquisition and/or transfer of companies that own such real estate, being able to perform developments, subdivisions, urban developments, divisions and/or the commercialization of Real Estate, all under any named or unnamed legal method, including purchases and sales, rentals, leasing, trusts, concessions, lodging agreements, garage agreements, assignments, agreements whereby rights in rem and/or personal or credit rights, etc., are established and/or transferred, involving all types of real estate, whether belonging to it or to third parties, whether urban or rural, located in the Argentine Republic or abroad; for the purposes and/or uses that, subject to current regulations, are deemed most appropriate in each case, such as, including but not limited to, residences, commercial and/or professional offices, commercial locations and/or sales centers of any scale, the exploitation of hotel establishments, apartment-hotels, hotels, time shares, shopping centers, malls, commercial galleries, garages, carports, parking lots, divisions, gated communities, closed neighborhoods, private cemeteries, sports centers, recreational centers, touristic centers and/or
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[text cut off] with the right to vote, three for itself and three who are represented, under the chairmanship of the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Company, Moisés Khafif. Present on behalf of the members of the Oversight Committee is Dr. Haydee E. Laksman, and Dr. Gustavo Podestá on behalf of the Stock Exchange of Buenos Aires. The Chairman states that the act is open to discuss the following Agenda: 1) Assignment of two shareholders to sign the Minutes. 2) Ratification of the assignment of the external auditors of the Company. 3) Amendment of Articles One, Seven, Twelve and Nineteen of the By-Laws of the Company. 4) Consideration of the capitalization of non-refundable contributions made to the Company. 5) Consideration of the capitalization of the issue premium corresponding to the non-refundable contributions capitalized as of the date of the meeting. The first point of the Agenda is then discussed: 1) Assignment of two shareholders to sign the Minutes. Moisés Khafif takes the floor, who proposes the assignment of Gloria Btesh de Khafif and himself to sign the Minutes. The motion is unanimously approved. The second point of the Agenda is then discussed: 2) Ratification of the assignment of the external auditors of the Company. The Chairman proposes to ratify the assignment of Dr. Alejandro de Navarrete, as regular shareholder, and Dr. Mario Alberto Bittar, as alternate shareholder, both shareholders of the Law Firm of Pistrelli, Henry Martin y Asociados, as auditors for the company with regard to fiscal year No. 40 which began on March 1, 2007, and ended on February 29, 2008. The motion is unanimously accepted. The third point of the Agenda is then discussed: 3) Amendment of Articles One, Seven,
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Twelve and Nineteen of the By-Laws of the Company. The Chairman takes the floor, who states that it is necessary to make certain adjustments to the current text of the by-laws in order to adapt them to current practices and in anticipation of possibly opening capital to a public offering in the future. The proposed amendments to the by-laws are the following: Article One. Current Text: The company is named RAGHSA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA. Company not adhering to the Optional By-Laws Regime on Mandatory Acquisition Public Offerings. New Text: The company is named RAGHSA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA. The by-laws are changed so that, after the Company makes the public offering of shares, it will be subject to the Optional By-Laws Regime on Mandatory Acquisition Public Offerings, as a new and conclusive sign of the importance that the Company applies to adopting the best practices on corporate governance and protecting the interests of its investors. Article Seven A). Current Text: The shares of the Company are common book-entry shares with a par value of One Peso ($1) each and with the right to one (1) vote per share. New Text: The shares of the Company are common, non-endorsable registered shares with a par value of One Peso (ARS 1) each and with the right to one (1) vote per share. In the event that the Company makes a Public Offering of Shares, the shares of the Company will be book-entry shares. As long as the company does not follow the regime for the public offering of shares, it will continue with its current regime of non-endorsable registered shares, finally adopting the book-entry system when joining it. Article Twelve (B) (Meetings of the Board of Directors). Although it included
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for recreation1, etc.; II) Construction: to construct, recycle, remodel, repair, execute, develop, etc., real estate, whether belonging to it or to third parties, whether public or private, regardless of the use thereof, where applicable, and as appropriate pursuant to the regulations that are applicable; to construct, execute, carry out, exploit and/or administer public works, public services and/or public assets, whether as a franchisee, licensee or under any other legal manner or figure, regardless of the use thereof, to participate in franchises and/or licenses for works and/or services and/or assets and/or public assets and to acquire holdings in investment companies that have interest in licensed or franchised companies; III) Administration: to administer all types of real estate or movable assets, funds, portfolios involving credit, movable assets or real estate, assets of any nature, whether belonging to it or to third parties, to administer co-owner associations, communal parking spaces, garages, carports and parking lots, to perform terms of office and/or administration processes, to trustee duties, etc.; IV) Financing of ventures, projects, works or transactions involving real estate; to grant credit for the financing of ventures, projects, works or developments involving the real estate of third parties, whether public or private, or for the acquisition of new or used real estate, regardless of the planned use for such real estate, to make contributions of capital or technology or business know-how for the same purposes indicated above, where applicable, with the corresponding real and/or personal guarantees; all subject to the rules and regulations that are applicable and to the extent that it does not involve transactions reserved for entities included in the Law on Financial Entities of the Argentine Republic. V)
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Representations: to accept and exercise representation, terms of office, commissions, agencies, assignments and/or processes involving business; VI) Transactions involving Assets of all types: by way of the purchase, sale, swap, leasing or any other type of authorized transactions regarding shares, negotiable bonds, bonds representing public or private debt, certificates involving equity interest units or shares representing any type of assets, any type of public or private securities, whether national or foreign, movable assets and livestock of all types, intellectual rights, patents, trademarks, industrial rights, designs, energy, and, in general, any other type of movable assets and/or rights and the exploitation and enjoyment of such movable assets and/or rights. In order to best fulfill its company purpose, the Company will have the full legal capacity to acquire rights, undertake obligations and perform all types of juristic acts that involve its purpose and that are not expressly prohibited by the laws or by these By-Laws. ARTICLE FIVE: FISCAL YEAR: The fiscal year begins on the 1st of March of each year and ends on the 28th of February of the following year. ARTICLE SIX: CAPITAL: The progress of the share capital will be recorded in the balance sheets of the Company, which will indicate the authorized amount, the class and category of the shares, their par value and the amount of votes per share. ARTICLE SEVEN: SHARES: A) The shares of the Company are common, registered and non-endorsable, with a par value of One Peso (ARS 1) each and the right to one (1) vote per share. In the event that the Company makes a Public Offering of Shares, the shares of the Company will be book-entry shares. B) The Company may issue preferred shares with or without the right to vote, which will be book-entry shares. The preferred shares
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will have the right to a preferred payment dividend that may or may not be cumulative, according to the conditions of the issuance thereof. Additional holdings in the net and realized profits may also be established. ARTICLE EIGHT: ISSUANCE OF SHARES: A) The Capital may be increased by decision of the ordinary general meeting. B) Each issuance of shares as applicable must be implemented pursuant to the rules of the National Securities Commission, the Exchanges in which the Company lists its shares, or the Corporate Records Office, as well as other foreign regulations as applicable. All decisions to increase the capital must be notarized in a public instrument, unless the Meeting decides otherwise upon each occurrence thereof, and be registered in the Public Registry of Commerce. C) A Meeting that decides upon issuance must establish the characteristics of the shares to be issued, being able to delegate to the Board of Directors the time of issuance, the method and conditions of payment, being able also to perform all other delegations allowed by current laws or regulations at such time. D) The Holders of common shares have the right of first refusal to subscribe new shares in proportion to their respective holdings, for which purpose they shall make use of such right in the manner and within the period established by the Meeting and the current regulations at the given time. In addition, the holders of shares who exercise their right of first refusal will enjoy the right to accrue in the event that, if the period has expired for exercising such right, there is a remaining amount that has not been subscribed; the right to accrue must be exercised simultaneously with the right of first refusal. E) In the event that the capital increases in the future are encumbered by any tax, it will be paid at the time
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the pertinent documents are executed for the registration thereof. There will not be limitations to the transfer of shares of the Company, which must be executed in accordance with what is established by current legislation. ARTICLE NINE: PUBLIC OFFERING: a) Of Shares. The Company may make a public offering of its shares on any Stock Market or Exchange in the country or abroad, complying with all of the requirements demanded for such purposes. In the event that a shareholder within the Public Offering Regime has acquired 95% or more of the share capital, such shareholder may issue a unilateral statement for the acquisition of the entirety of the remaining capital following the procedure established by Decree 677/01. The statement of acquisition will in itself entail, and in accordance with the law, the withdrawal of the public offering and the listing of the shares as of the date of the public instrument that makes the controlling individual the holder of 100% of the convertible instruments and shares in accordance with the law. b) Of negotiable bonds: The Company may issue, inside or outside of the country, negotiable bonds, or other instruments, whether typical or atypical, in accordance with Law 19,550 and the special laws that are applicable. Issuance shall be decided upon by the ordinary or extraordinary general Meeting, as applicable in accordance with special legislation, or by the Board of Directors, if it is especially authorized by applicable rules. The meeting may delegate to the Board of Directors all or some of the conditions for issuance. The Company may issue other instruments allowed by current legislation, whether convertible into shares or otherwise. In the event of the issuance of convertible instruments, the shareholders will have the right of first refusal. Classes of non-voting shares may also be created under the conditions established by the regulations
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of the National Securities Commission. ARTICLE TEN: BOARD OF DIRECTORS: A) The management and administration of the Company will be under the responsibility of a Board of Directors consisting of a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of fourteen (14) regular members, and an equal or lesser number of alternates, as established by the ordinary general meeting of the Company. The alternates will fill the vacancies that arise in the order of their appointment when such vacancy occurs, whether due to absence, resignation, leave, disability, inability or death, subject to acceptance by the Board of Directors of the grounds for replacement when it is temporary. B) The term of office for the Board Members will be for three (3) fiscal years, and they may be re-elected indefinitely. C) Without detriment to the application of the rules for election by cumulative vote, the election of Board Members will be performed with a list, provided that this mechanism is not objected to by any shareholder, in which case it will be done individually. The list or the person will be declared elected, according to the case, who obtains the absolute majority of the votes; if no list obtains such majority, a new vote will be performed from the two lists or persons who receive the most votes, considering as elected the list or person that in such vote obtains the greatest number of votes. As a guarantee for the performance of their duties, each Regular Board Member shall provide, within five (5) days after accepting the position, the guarantees that are required by the regulatory authority. ARTICLE ELEVEN: VACANCIES: In the event vacancies arise in the Board of Directors due to the death, disability, inability, resignation, removal or temporary absence of one or more Regular Board Members, and there are not Alternate Board Members to fill the positions and as a result such body cannot validly meet, the Oversight Committee shall assign the
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number of Board Members necessary to fill the entirety of the vacancies, whose terms of office will be extended until the next ordinary general meeting. ARTICLE TWELVE: MEETINGS AND DISTRIBUTION OF POSITIONS: (A) The Board of Directors shall meet with the minimum frequency established by applicable regulations, without detriment to the Chairperson or the individual who replaces him or her calling it when deeming it appropriate or when requested by any of its members. B) Calls must be made by the Chairperson or by the individual who replaces him or her, in a certified manner, at least five days in advance, indicating the agenda. Issues not included in the agenda may be considered if they arise subsequently and are considered urgent. C) The Board of Directors shall record its decisions in a book of minutes signed for that purpose. In its first meeting after each ordinary general meeting, the Board of Directors shall assign from its members the Regular Board Members who will act as the Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson. ARTICLE THIRTEEN: QUORUM AND MAJORITIES. A) The quorum for the Board of Directors is established with the absolute majority of its regular members or alternate members who replace the regular members. The Board of Directors will make its decisions by vote of the majority of those present. In the event of a tie, the Chairperson, or the individual who replaces him or her, has the right to two votes. Decisions made in meetings of the Board of Directors where there is a quorum with the board members present will be considered valid in the place of an act being executed, and the other board members may participate in the decisions that are made to the extent that they may communicate with the present board members through a mechanism that allows them the right to speak and vote simultaneously in deliberations, such as the systems involving videoconferencing or similar systems.
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ARTICLE FOURTEEN: AUTHORIZATIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: The Board of Directors has broad authorizations to organize, administer and manage the Company, including those that require ad hoc powers of attorney pursuant to art. 1881 of the Civil Code and article 9 of Decree Law 5965/63. As a result, the Board of Directors may execute, in the name of the company, all types of juristic acts that aim to fulfill the company purpose, including buying, selling, swapping, renting real estate or movable assets of any type, being able to establish all types of rights in rem; giving and receiving collateral, mortgage or personal guarantees or guarantees of another nature; entering into all types of private agreements that are necessary to fulfill its company purpose; giving or receiving loans in money or valuables in general; operating with all types of banks, financial companies or credit entities, both official and private, national or foreign; issuing, endorsing and discounting promissory notes, bills of exchange and checks for funds or credit that is overdrawn; granting and revoking ad hoc and general powers of attorney and judicial or administrative or other powers of attorney, with full authorizations, with or without the authorization to replace or appoint managers, assigning them salaries and duties, revoking such appointments, initiating, continuing, contesting or withdrawing from criminal proceedings or complaints; and performing every other juristic act or event that pertains to its company purpose. In addition, it shall call General or Special meetings, whether ordinary or extraordinary, as applicable, establishing the agenda and submitting the Accounting Statements and Report for the fiscal year annually to the Ordinary General meeting within the legal period and with the proper formalities. The list above is for informational purposes and is not exhaustive; therefore, the board of directors may, in general, perform any operation, act, procedure and
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enter into any agreement related to the company purpose pursuant to the legal provisions. ARTICLE FIFTEEN: LEGAL REPRESENTATION: The representation of the Company is exercised: A) by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, or the individual who replaces him or her pursuant to the provisions of these By-Laws, or B) by any two (2) of the remaining Regular Board Members jointly. In these cases, Directors who exercise the legal representation of the company will require minutes from the Board of Directors that authorize the act in question. The authorization to answer interrogatories in an arbitration proceeding or lawsuit will correspond to the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson, or the person or persons appointed by the Board of Directors in a general or ad hoc manner. The Chairperson, in addition to the duties and functions corresponding to any Regular Board Member, will exercise the representation of the Company in accordance with what is set out in the preceding article and shall comply with and ensure compliance with the laws, decrees and other legal rules applicable to the Company, as well as these By-Laws and the decisions of the meeting and the Board of Directors of the Company. The Vice Chairperson will replace the Chairperson in the event of death, disability, inability, resignation, removal or temporary or definitive absence. In all cases, except that of temporary absence, the Board of Directors shall elect a new Chairperson within thirty (30) days after the vacancy arises. ARTICLE SIXTEEN: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: The management of ordinary business will be the responsibility of the Board of Directors. In the event that the Company makes a Public Offering of Shares, such management will be performed by an Executive Committee consisting of a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of nine (9) regular members. In the first meeting of the Board of Directors after the Ordinary General Meeting,
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the Board Members must elect from its members the regular members who will make up the Executive Committee, two (2) of which must be the Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors; they will also elect one (1) alternate member who will be another Regular Board Member who will assume such duty in the event of a temporary or permanent vacancy of any of the regular members of the Committee. Termination for any reason from the position of regular board member of the company will automatically imply the termination of the position of member of the Executive Committee, without the need for an express decision. In its first meeting, the Executive Committee will appoint from its members a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson, the latter of which will replace the former in the event of absence or the permanent or temporary disability thereof. SEVENTEEN: OPERATION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The Executive Committee will operate with the presence of two (2) of its members and will make decisions by vote of the majority thereof. In the event of a tie, the Chairperson or the individual who replaces him or her will have two votes. In its first meeting, the Executive Committee will determine the frequency of the meetings, without detriment to those that must be made by call from its Chairperson or the individual who replaces him or her, or upon request addressed thereto by any of its members, which must be carried out within forty-eight (48) hours. Under no circumstances will the meetings require an agenda that is established and reported beforehand. A record of such meetings will be made in a book of minutes that is signed for that purpose. The Executive Committee may split its functions by creating special Sub-Committees of three (3) members the alternate indicated above will replace any of them where applicable to whom the operational rules established beforehand will apply. The Executive Committee, without
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detriment to the duties conferred upon the Board of Directors by the law and these By-Laws, shall be responsible for the management of ordinary business that is not handled directly by the Board of Directors, whether such business is originally its responsibility or is assigned thereto. As a result, the Executive Committee may, in compliance with the policies established by the Board of Directors: 1) develop and enforce the commercial, credit, financial and human resources policy of the company, and any other policy concerning the company purpose, entering into, where applicable, with sufficient representation, the necessary agreements and transactions, including any that require the execution of a public instrument; 2) Create, maintain, remove, restructure or transfer the offices and sectors involving the administrative and functional organization of the company; 3) Create Special Committees, and/or similar functional levels or structures, appoint those who will report to it and determine the scope of the functions thereof; 4) Approve the supply of staff, appoint managers, including the chief executive officer, and assistant managers, and determine their functions, hire staff of any rank or hierarchy, set the levels of remuneration for all of them and their work conditions, and take any other measure involving staff policy, including promotions and dismissals. The Chairperson of the Executive Committee will have the authority to perform transfers, relocations and/or removals, as well as apply the penalties that may apply; 5) Propose to the Board of Directors the creation, opening, relocation or closure of branches, agencies or offices inside or outside of the country, in addition to participation in the foundation or acquisition of other companies domiciled in the country or abroad and the total or partial transfer of such equity interest units, and to supervise the operation of all of them, instructing the corresponding individuals about exercising
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company rights; 6) Administer and dispose of company assets and, with an equal scope, take out loans in order to use the funds thereof for the operations of the company; 7) Create and submit for the consideration of the Board of Directors the plans that are necessary for the development of the policies that are referred to in paragraph 1) of this section, as well as the hiring regime, the annual budget and the estimates for expenses and investments and levels of debt; 8) Issue its own internal regulations if it deems it necessary. The list above is merely for informational purposes. The Executive Committee may perform all acts necessary for the ordinary management of the company business. Without detriment to the duties of the Board of Directors and those that correspond to the legal representatives of the Company, the Minutes of the Executive Committee will be enough documentation to authorize the execution of any ordinary operation of the company. ARTICLE EIGHTEEN: OVERSIGHT: A) OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE: A) The Oversight of the Company will be under the responsibility of an Oversight Committee consisting of three (3) Regular Members and three (3) Alternates appointed by the Ordinary General Meeting. In its first meeting after the Ordinary General Meeting, the Oversight Committee must elect from its members the one who will act as the Chairperson of the Body. B) The term of office for Members will be for one (1) fiscal year. C) The Oversight Committee will meet with the attendance of the absolute majority of its members and will make decisions by majority of votes present, and it will meet with the minimum frequency required for the fulfillment of its duties and by applicable rules. E) The Oversight Committee must record its decisions in a book of minutes signed for such purpose. F) In the event of the death,
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disability, inability, resignation, removal or absence, whether temporary or permanent, of the regular members, the alternates must replace them in order of their appointment. G) The Members have the authorizations and duties assigned thereto by the Law on Commercial Companies. H) The remuneration for the Members shall be set by the Ordinary General Meeting within the limits established by current law. B) AUDIT COMMITTEE. In the event that the Company makes a Public Offering of Shares, it will have an Audit Committee that will have the duties and responsibilities established by current regulations, those that are issued in the future by the regulatory authority and those that are assigned thereto by the Shareholders Meeting and the Board of Directors. It will consist of three (3) members from the Board of Directors as regular members and three (3) alternates. The majority of the members of the Audit Committee must be categorized as independent according to the criteria determined by the regulatory authority. The members of the Committee will be elected by the Board of Directors at the proposal of the Chairperson. The Committee will set its own Internal Regulations. ARTICLE NINETEEN. SHAREHOLDERS MEETINGS. CALLS: A) All Meetings must be called by the Board of Directors, or, where applicable, by the Oversight Committee, in the cases set out by the law or at the request of the shareholders who represent five (5%) percent of the share capital. The Meetings shall be called within the periods required by current rules. B) Ordinary Meetings may be called simultaneously on first and second call in the manner established by article 237 of law 19,550, without detriment to what is set out therein for the case of Unanimous Meetings. In the absence of a simultaneous call, the Meeting, on second call, due to the first having failed,
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must be held within thirty (30) days after it, complying with the publications required by current rules. ARTICLE TWENTY: OPERATION OF THE MEETINGS: The shareholders may be represented in the Meeting in question by way of granting a power of attorney in a private instrument with their signature certified by a notary public, court or bank. Shares that are jointly owned must unify their representation. Meetings must be presided over by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, or by the Board Member who is in charge at such time of the Chairmanship of the Board of Directors. The quorum and the regime for majorities are governed by articles 243 and 244 of law 19,550 depending on the type of Meeting in question, except with regard to the quorum for extraordinary meetings on second call, which will be held regardless of the number of shares present with the right to vote. ARTICLE TWENTY-ONE: DISTRIBUTION OF PROFITS: A) The net and realized profits for each fiscal year will be applied according to the following details: 1) 5% (five percent) up to 20% (twenty percent) of the subscribed share capital, to the legal reserve fund; 2) the sum set by the Meeting, to the payment of fees for the Board of Directors and the Oversight Committee; 3) the balance to dividends and additional holdings of preferred shares, if they exist, and to dividends from common shares and/or optional reserve funds, pension funds or to a new account, or for the legal purpose determined by the Meeting. B) The dividends voted for in cash must be paid in proportion to the respective holdings within thirty (30) days of being sanctioned and the right to collect them will expire three (3) years after the date when
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they were made available to the shareholders. C) Annual dividends may be paid in shares or in shares and in cash jointly, except for those that correspond to staff participation bonds, if they were issued, which will be paid exclusively in cash within the period set out in paragraph B). The other dividends shall be made available to the shareholders within a period that does not exceed what is established by the regulations of the National Securities Commission, calculated in the manner in which they are determined. D) Dividends may be distributed in cash quarterly in accordance with the applicable legal and regulatory provisions. E) When the distribution of cash dividends is approved, it may be ordered, discussing the matter as a special point on the agenda, that payment thereof be made in as many installments as set out by the meeting, with the formalities and under the conditions and within the total period applicable according to current regulations at the given time. ARTICLE TWENTY-TWO: DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION: A) When the Company decides upon its dissolution, the Board of Directors, with the intervention of the Oversight Committee, shall proceed with its liquidation, unless the Meeting appoints a liquidation commission; in this case, the Meeting shall set the duties of the liquidators. B) After liabilities are settled and capital is repaid, the remaining amount will be distributed among the shareholders in proportion to their respective contributions with the priorities indicated in these By-Laws. ARTICLE TWENTY-THREE: ARBITRATION: The Company submits, for the purposes of article 38 of the Regulations on Transparency of Public Offerings from Decree 677/01, to the jurisdiction of the Court of Arbitration of the Stock Exchange of Buenos Aires.
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After a thorough debate and exchange of ideas, the shareholders unanimously approve the motion and the amended text transcribed above, authorizing the Chairman to execute the corresponding instrument and the Chairman and/or any of the board members to perform any process that is necessary for the registration thereof before the competent applicable authority. Point four of the Agenda is then discussed: 4) Consideration of the capitalization of non-refundable contributions made to the Company. The Chairperson states that it is necessary to capitalize the paid-up non-refundable contribution according to the agreement signed on October 29, 2007, with the shareholder Edgardo Khafif for USD 7,500,000 (seven million five hundred thousand United States dollars), equivalent to ARS 23,197,500 (twenty-three million one hundred ninety-seven thousand five hundred pesos) at the Banco Nación buy exchange rate at the close of November 5, 2007 (date the subscription agreement was approved by the Board of Directors). It has been decided to capitalize the amount of ARS 3,000,000 (three million pesos), equivalent to 3,000,000 Class B registered common shares with one vote per share, with an issue premium per share of ARS 6.7325 (six point 7325/1000 pesos), with the total of the issue premium being ARS 20,197,500 (twenty million one hundred ninety-seven thousand five hundred pesos); therefore increasing the original share capital of the company in the amount of ARS 3,000,000 (three million pesos), which, adding the original capital of the company, comes to a total of ARS 116,371,827 (one hundred sixteen million three hundred seventy-one thousand eight hundred twenty-seven pesos), which will be represented by 47,441,857 (forty-seven million four hundred forty-one thousand eight hundred fifty-seven) class A shares and by 68,929,970 (sixty-eight million
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nine hundred twenty-nine thousand nine hundred seventy) class B shares. For such reason, it is appropriate to issue non-endorsable registered common shares with a par value of ARS 1 each, with 1 vote per share. Such capital increase will be subscribed by Edgardo Khafif. After a brief debate, the motion is unanimously approved. The Chairman states that, taking into account the issuance of shares that must be performed for the purpose of specifying the approved increase of share capital, the remaining shareholders must state if they expressly waive the right of first refusal. The motion is unanimously approved, with the shareholders waiving, themselves or by way of their representatives, the right of first refusal. After the capitalization of the non-refundable contributions, the Share Capital is constituted in the following manner: Shareholders Types of shares Number of shares prior to issuance Subscription New Share Capital% Capital: Moisés Khafif -A- 47,441,857; 47,441,857; 40.767%. Moisés Khafif -B- 59,800,995; 59,800,995; 51.389%. Gloria Btesh de Khafif -B- 444,091; 444,091; 0.382%. Isaac Khafif -B- 1,858,721; 1,858;721; 1.597%. Elena Chammah -B- 1,858,721; 1,858,721; 1.597%. Edgardo Khafif -B- 108,721, 3,000,000; 3,108,721; 2.671%. Isaac Dabah and/or Ivette Dabah -B- 1,858,721; 1,858,721; 1.597%. Total 113,371,827; 116,371,827. After a brief debate, what was set out is unanimously approved and it is decided that it is appropriate to delegate to the Board of Directors the tasks referring to the issuance of the 3,000,000 shares and the registration of the increase of Share Capital. Such motion is unanimously approved. They then discuss point five of the Agenda: 5) Consideration of the capitalization of the issue premium corresponding to the non-refundable contributions capitalized on the date of the meeting.
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The Chairman states that it is appropriate to postpone the capitalization of the issue premium and thus jointly capitalize the issue premium corresponding to the non-refundable contributions already accepted and those discussed in this meeting. Having no further matters to discuss, the meeting was closed at 12:00. There are two illegible signatures. Extraordinary General Meeting of April 30, 2008. Sequential Number Year 2008. Day. Month. SHAREHOLDER. Full First and Last Name. Identification Document. Domicile. REPRESENTATIVE. Full First and Last Name. Identification Document. Domicile. NUMBER OF SHARES OR CERTIFICATES NUMBERS OF THE INSTRUMENTS, SHARES OR CERTIFICATES CAPITAL NUMBER OF VOTES SIGNATURES. 1 4/30 Moises Khafif Av. del Libertador 3690 17th Floor Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) On his or her own behalf2 21,600,000 26,000,000 1,203,236 23,808 25,841,857 32,573,951 107,242,852 00,000,001/21,600.00 21,600,001/47,600,000 48,396,765/49,600,000 49,798,001/49,821,808 50,024,001/75,865,857 75,865,858/108,439,808 21,600,000 26,000,000 1,203,236 23,808 25,841,857 32,573,951 107,242,852 108,000,000 26,000,000 1,203,236 23,808 129,209,285 32,573,951 297,010,280 Followed by illegible signature. 2 4/30 Gloria Btesh de Khafif. Av. del Libertador 3690 17th Floor CABA On his or her own behalf 202,192 241,899 444,091 49,821,809/50,024,000 108,439,809/108,681/707 202,192 241,899 444,091 202,192 241,899 444,091 Followed by illegible signature 3 4/30 Isaac Khafif National Identification Document (DNI) [redacted]. 950 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022. Elena Chammah DNI [redacted]. Demaria 4550 38th Floor B CABA 49,500 59,221. 1,750,000 1,858,721 49,649,501/49,699,000 108,681,708/108,740,928 109,871,828/111,621,
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827 49,500 59,221 1,750,000 1,858,721 49,500 59,221 1,750,000 1,858,721 Followed by illegible signature 4 4/30 Elena Chammah DNI [redacted]. Demaria 4550 38th Floor B CABA. On his or her own behalf 49,500 59,221 1,750,000 1,858,721 49,699,001/49,748,500 108,740,929/108,800,149 111,621,828/113,371,827 49,500 59,221 1,750,000 1,858,751 49,500 59,221 1,750,000 1,858,721 Followed by illegible signature 5 4/30 Ivette Dabah and/or Isaac Dabah Identity Card Issued by Federal Police (CIPF) [redacted] / USA Passport No. [redacted]. 817 Fifth Avenue, 15th Floor New York 10022 Elena Chammah. DNI [redacted] Demaría 4550 38th floor B. CABA 49,500 59,221 796,764 953,236 1,858,721 49,600,001/49,649,500 108,800,150/108,859,370 47,600,001/48,396,764 108,918,592/109,871,827 49,500 59,221 796,764 953,236 1,858,721 49,500 59,221 796,764 953,236. Followed by illegible signature 6 4/30 Edgardo Khafif DNI. [redacted] 950 Third Avenue New York 10022 Elena Chammah DNI [redacted] Demaría 4550. 38th floor B. CABA 49,500 59,221 108,721 49,748,501/49,798,000 108,859,371/108,918,591 49,500 59,221 108,721 48,500 59,221 108,721 Followed by illegible signature 113,371,827 113,371,827 303,139,255. In the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, on the 25th of the month of April of 2008, at 14:00, this Registration is closed, having received notice from Shareholders who represent 100% of the Share Capital. Followed by illegible signature. In the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, on the 30th of the month of April of 2008, at 11:00, the Extraordinary General Meeting began with the attendance of three shareholders on their own behalf and three represented shareholders who possess 100% of the Share Capital. Followed by illegible signature. THIS IS AN ACCURATE COPY, to which I attest. And after the appearing party ensured to me
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that the representation invoked thereby is still valid, without any modification, he STATES: That for the purpose of legally implementing the decision made by his principal, HE STATES: I) Articles One, Seven, item A) and Nineteen, item A), ARE AMENDED, whose new wording is a result of the AMENDED TEXT of the BY-LAWS, which are written in the manner shown in the minutes transcribed above, and in order to avoid repetitions are deemed fully reproduced herein; II) The SHARE CAPITAL is INCREASED from the amount of One hundred thirteen million three hundred seventy-one thousand eight hundred twenty-seven pesos to the amount of ONE HUNDRED SIXTEEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN PESOS, represented by Forty-seven million four hundred forty-one thousand eight hundred fifty-seven class A shares and by Sixty-eight million nine hundred twenty-nine thousand nine hundred seventy class B shares; III) THREE MILLION SHARES ARE ISSUED that are Class B registered common shares with one vote per share, with an ISSUE PREMIUM of ARS 6.7325 per share. As a result, the total of the ISSUE PREMIUM is Twenty million one hundred ninety-seven thousand five hundred pesos. The aforementioned issuance was subscribed and paid up by one of the shareholders of the company due to the waiver of the right to exercise the right of first refusal by the remaining shareholders. Finally, the appearing party asks the authorizing Notary Public to issue thereto a copy hereof for the corresponding purposes. This instrument WAS READ to the appearing party, who ratifies the content hereof and signs it in witness whereof, before me, to which I attest. SIGNED: Moises KHAFIF. Before me, A. HUEYO. There is a stamp that says: Dr. Alberto H. HUEYO-Notary Public.
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IT MATCHES its original document executed on page 958 of Notary Registry number 190 of this Federal Capital, wherein the Head Notary Public is Alberto H. HUEYO and the Assigned Notary Public is Josefina VIVOT. FOR the company RAGHSA S.A., I issue this FIRST COPY on fifteen Notarial Sheets numbered from 009370971 to 009370985, Series N, which I stamp and sign in Buenos Aires on the fourteenth of the month of May of the year two thousand eight.
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Dr. ALBERTO H. HUEYO
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2007 Year of Road Safety
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SOCIEDAD ANONIMA
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00430 CAPITAL INCREASE ORDINARY PROCESS
01370 AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS
Instrument(s) 695 AND 276.
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Registered in this Registry under number: 15952
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of: JOINT STOCK COMPANIES
CC3: 2 Buenos Aires, August 8, 2008
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PAGE 347. FIRST COPY. RAGHSA S.A. AMENDMENT OF SECTION FOUR. DFED NUMBER NINETY SEVEN: In the City of Buenos Aires, Capital City of the Republic of Argentina, on the twenty third day of the month of July of the year 2014, before me, authorizing Notary Public, there appears Mr. Moisés KHAFIF, naturalized Argentine, married, with National Identity Document number 5,090,713 and CUIT (Tax Identification Number) 23-05090713-9, legally domiciled at San Martín 344, 29th Floor, of this City, legally qualified, of legal age and known to me, I attest, and I also attest that he appears on behalf of and in his capacity as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company that does business in this City, with the same legal domicile as its representative, under the name of RAGHSA SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA, CUIT 30-62088060-0, which capacity is evidenced by the following qualifying documents: (a) With the deed of organization under the name of Red Argentina de Grandes Hoteles Sociedad Anónima dated June 2, 1969, entered on page 2118, notarial register of such year, of Notarial Registry number 262 of this City, the first certified copy of which was registered with the National Court of First Instance on Commercial Registration on June 23, 1969 under number 2335, on page 318, Book 68, Volume A of National Corporations By-laws and a duly authenticated photocopy of which is attached to page 1651, notarial record of the year 1980, of that same Notarial Registry; (b) With the deed of Capital Increase and Adjustment of the Corporate By-laws to the Regime of Law No. 19,550 of Business Companies, executed on August 4, 1980, on page 1651, notarial record of such year, of this same Notarial Registry, the first certified copy of which was registered with the Inspección General de Justicia, Public Registry of Commerce, on July 8, 1983, under number 4346, Book 98, Volume A of National Corporations By-laws; (c) With the deed of Capital Increase and Amendment of By-laws for the modification of section four thereof, executed on July 11, 1984, entered on page 1302, notarial record of such year, of this same Notarial Registry, the first certified copy of which was registered with the Inspección General de Justicia on November 15, 1984, under number 7856, Book 100, Volume A of Corporations; (d) With the deed of Capital Increase and Amendment of By-laws for the modification of section four thereof, executed on February 24, 1986, entered on
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page 206, notarial record of such year, of this same Notarial Registry, registered with the Public Registry of Commerce on October 26 of that same year, under number 7124, Book 102, Volume A of Corporations; (e) With the deed of Amendment of By-laws for the modification of sections one and eleven thereof, executed on September 14, 1987, entered on page 1891, notarial record of such year, of this same Notarial Registry, and which due to a change in the jurisdiction was registered with the Inspección General de Justicia of the Province of Buenos Aires on August 22, 1989, under number 26535, File 1/45394; (f) With the deed of Amendment of By-laws for the modification of section one due to a change of jurisdiction and establishment of the new registered office, executed on November 13, 1989, entered on page 1539, notarial record of such year, of this same Notarial Registry, and registered with the Public Registry of Commerce on January 2, 1990, under number 20, Book 107, Volume A of Corporations; (g) With the deed of Amendment of By-laws for the modification of section five thereof, executed on August 9, 1990, entered on page 118, notarial record of such year of Notarial Registry number 1247 of the City of Buenos Aires, and registered with the Inspección General de Justicia on September 7, 1990, under number 6347, Book 108, Volume A of Corporations, the original of which I have before me in this act and a duly certified photocopy of which is attached to page 926, notarial record of the year 1990 of this same Notarial Registry; (h) With the private instrument of Merger with the company Glomo S.A. and Capital Increase to the amount of $281,720 made according to the Minutes of Extraordinary Meeting of May 31, 1990 and registered with the Public Registry of Commerce on January 16, 1991, under number 248, Volume A of Corporations; (i) With the deed of Capital Increase to the amount of $1,215,000 and Amendment of By-laws for the modification of section four thereof, entered on June 29, 1992 on page 1784, notarial record of such year of this same Notarial Registry and registered with the Inspección General de Justicia on October 20 of such year, under number 10037, Book 112, Volume A of Corporations; (j) With the deed of Amendment of By-laws for the modification of section one thereof, whereby the corporate name was changed for Raghsa Construcciones S.A., entered on December 12, 1992 on page 3390, notarial record
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of such year of this same Notarial Registry and registered with the Public Registry of Commerce on December 18 of that year, under number 12,473, Book 112, Volume A of Corporations; (k) With the deed of Amendment of By-laws for the modification of section eleven thereof, entered on June 8, 1993 on page 1566, notarial record of such year of this same Notarial Registry and registered with the Inspección General de Justicia on December June 23, 1993, under number 5473, Book 113, Volume A of Corporations; (l) With the deed of Merger with Riaglo S.A., Glomo Construcciones S.A., Burcity S.A. and Glomo Inmobiliaria S.A., executed on November 29, 1994, entered on page 6223, notarial record of such year of this same Notarial Registry, a certified copy of which was registered with the Inspección General de Justicia on January 13, 1995, under number 464, Book 116, Volume A of Corporations; (m) With the deed of Capital Increase from the amount of $1,500,000 to $ 36,000,000 and Integral Reform of its By-laws, entered on July 1, 1996 on page 3383, notarial record of such year of this same Notarial Registry and registered with the Inspección General de Justicia on October 4 of that year, under number 9634, Book 119, Volume A of Corporations; (n) With the deed of Amendment of By-laws for the modification of section 36 thereof, executed on December 19, 1996, entered on page 7991, notarial record of such year of this same Notarial Registry, the first certified copy of which was registered with the Public Registry of Commerce on January 8, 1997, under number 278, Book 120, Volume A of Corporations; (o) With the deed of Amendment of By-laws for the modification of section one thereof, whereby the corporate name was changed for RAGHSA SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA, executed on November 10, 1998, entered on page 9667, notarial record of such year of this same Notarial Registry and registered with the Inspección General de Justicia on February 4, 1999, under number 1721, Book 4 of Stock Companies; (p) With the deed of Capital Increase from the amount of $40,000,000 to $ 43,500,000, amendment of section five and reorganization of By-laws, executed on June 1, 1999, entered on page 2315, notarial record of such year of this same Notarial Registry, a certified copy of which was registered with the Inspección General de Justicia on September 22, 1999, under number 13916, Book 7 of Corporations; (q) With the deed of Capital Increase within the limit of
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five times its amount, from $43,500,000 to $ 50,000,000, executed on January 16, 2001, entered on page 382, notarial record of such year of this same Notarial Registry and registered with the Inspección General de Justicia on March 8, 2001, under number 3113, Book 14 of Stock Companies; (r) With the deed of Merger with the companies Buenos Aires Realty S.A. and Argentine Realty S.A. and Capital Increase within the limit of five times its amount, from $50,000,000 to $50,024,000, entered on September 3, 2003 on page 2038 of Notarial Registry number 1975 of this City, then under my charge, a certified copy of which was registered with the Inspección General de Justicia on October 12, 2007, under number 17183, Book 37 of Stock Companies, and a duly authenticated photocopy of which is attached to page 112, notarial record of the year 2004 of this same Notarial Registry; (s) With the deed of Capital Increase within the limit of five times its amount, from $50,024,000 to $ 113,371,827, executed on July 16, 2007, entered on page 2647, notarial record of such year of this same Notarial Registry and registered with the Inspección General de Justicia on August 17, 2007, under number 13646, Book 36 of Stock Companies; (t) With the deed of Amendment of By-laws and Registration of Authorities, executed on August 28, 2007, entered on page 3407, notarial record of such year of this same Notarial Registry and registered with the Inspección General de Justicia on August 8, 2008, under number 15952, Book 41 of Stock Companies; (u) With the deed of Capital Increase from $113,371,827 to $116,371,827 and Amendment of Sections 1, 7 and 19, executed on May 13, 2008, entered on page 958, notarial record of such year of this same Notarial Registry, a certified copy of which was registered with the Inspección General de Justicia on August 8, 2008, under number 15952, Book 41 of Stock Companies; (v) With the deed of Capital Increase from $ 116,371,827 to $122,371,827 and issue of six million shares with premium, executed on January 28, 2009, entered on page 135, notarial record of such year and registered with the Inspección General de Justicia on February 12, 2009, under number 2540, Book 43 of Stock Companies; (w) With the Minutes of General Ordinary Meeting of July 28, 2010 providing for a capital increase from $122,371,827 to $350,000,000, the issue of shares and election of authorities, notarized by means of deed dated August 10, 2010, entered on page
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1837, notarial record of such year of this same Notarial Registry and registered with the Inspección General de Justicia on October 26, 2010, under number 20088, Book 51 of Stock Companies; (x) With the Minutes of General Extraordinary Meeting of March 20, 2012 providing for a capital increase from $350,000,000 to $373,000,000 and delegating in the Board of Directors the timing for the issue thereof, registered with the Inspección General de Justicia on October 26, 2010, under number 20088, Book 51 of Stock Companies; (y) With the Minutes of General Extraordinary Meeting No. 90 held on September 20, 2012, increasing the capital stock from $373,000,000 to $373,240,000 by means of the issue of 240,000 non-endorsable registered ordinary shares of a single class, of one peso nominal amount each and entitled to one vote per share, with an issue premium of $22.06 per share, which was registered with the Inspección General de Justicia on November 27, 2012, under number 18652, Book 61 of Stock Companies; (z) With the Minutes of General Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders No. 93 held on November 22, 2012, increasing the capital stock from $373,240,000 to $373,340,000 and providing for the issue of 100,000 non-endorsable registered ordinary shares of a single class, of one peso nominal amount each and entitled to one vote per share, with an issue premium of $22.85 per share, which was registered with the Inspección General de Justicia on March 31, 2014, under number 5528, Book 68 of Stock Companies. I have seen the originals of all the minutes listed in the last items, certified photocopies of which have been attached to these presents; (a) With the deed of Amendment of Sections 13 and 20 of the By-laws and the reorganization thereof, executed on October 16, 2013, entered on page 842, notarial record of such year of this same Notarial Registry, which must still be approved by the Comisión Nacional de Valores (Securities Commission) for its later registration with the Inspección General de Justicia; and (b) With the deed of Merger of RAGHSA (absorbing company) and BA DEVELOPMENT S.A. (absorbed company), executed on December 18, 2013, entered on page 1023, notarial record of such year of this same Notarial Registry, which must still be approved by the Comisión Nacional de Valores (Securities Commission) for its later registration with the Inspección General de Justicia. EVIDENCE OF THE CAPACITY INVOKED BY THE
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APPEARING PARTY IS SUPPLEMENTED with the Minutes of the General Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders of the company, dated July 11, 2013, appearing on pages 131 to 132 of the respective book, whereby the members of the current Board of Directors have been elected and the minutes of the Board of Directors of the same date, appearing on page 412 of the respective book, whereby positions have been distributed and appointing him in the position invoked, the originals of which I have had before me and which have been registered with the Inspección General de Justicia on October 30, 2013 under number 21638, Book 66, Volume of Stock Companies, certified copies of which are attached hereto; the minutes of Ordinary and Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders No. 97, held on June 24, 2014, appearing on pages 145 to and including 149 of the respective book, authorizing this deed, and the relevant Attendance Sheet, which with the same date appears on page 5 of the respective book, the originals of which I have before me and the pertinent parts of which I proceed to transcribe herein: MINUTES OF ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS No. 97: In the City of Buenos Aires, on the 24th day of the month of June, 2014, at 11:00 a.m., the shareholders of RAGHSA Sociedad Anónima appearing on Register of Attendance to General Meetings No. 3, page 5 and representing 100% of the voting shares, three per se and four represented by Mrs. Rosa Bustelo held a meeting at its registered office located at San Martín 344, 29th Floor under the chair of the Chairman, Mr. Moisés Khafif. Dra. Haydee Laksam was present on behalf of the members of the Supervisory Committee. The representative of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange was not present. Dr. Juan L. Canale was present on behalf of the Comisión Nacional de Valores (Securities Commission). The Chairman took the floor and motioned, if there were no objections, to have the meeting conducted by the director Héctor Emilio Salvo, as he is not a shareholder. Having the motion been submitted for consideration, there were no objections. The director Héctor Emilio Salvo called the meeting to order to consider the following agenda: (1) Appointment of two shareholders to sign the minutes ... (3) Ratification of the resolutions of the general extraordinary meeting of August 21, 2013 in connection with the amendment of the By-laws; (4) Ratification of the resolutions of the general extraordinary meeting of
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August 21, 2013 in connection with the merger of RAGHSA Sociedad Anónima and BA Development S.A.; (5) Consideration of the amendment of section four of the Corporate By-laws ... The first item of the agenda was submitted for consideration; (1) Appointment of two shareholders to sign the minutes. Mr. Moisés Khafif took the floor and motioned to have Mrs. Gloria Btesh de Khafif and himself sign the minutes, together with the director Héctor Emilio Salvo. The motion was unanimously carried ... The third and fourth item of the agenda were submitted for consideration: (3) Ratification of the resolutions of the general extraordinary meeting of August 21, 2013 in connection with the amendment of the By-laws; (4) Ratification of the resolutions of the general extraordinary meeting of August 21, 2013 in connection with the merger of RAGHSA Sociedad Anónima and BA Development S.A. The director Héctor Emilio Salvo took the floor and motioned to ratify the resolutions of the general extraordinary meeting of August 21, 2013 in connection with the amendment of the By-laws, as well as the resolutions of the general extraordinary meeting of August 21, 2013 in connection with the merger of RAGHSA Sociedad Anónima and BA Development S.A. The motion was unanimously carried. Then, the fifth item of the agenda was submitted for consideration: (5) Consideration of the amendment of section four of the Corporate By-laws. The director Héctor Emilio Salvo took the floor and stated that as the attendees were aware, the Company is analyzing the possibility to invest in businesses beyond the real estate sector. At present, in particular, it is analyzing the hydrocarbon industry. Accordingly, and in order to consider potential investment opportunities, he deemed appropriate to incorporate to the corporate purpose the development of hydrocarbon investment and exploitation activities. The proposed amendment to the By-laws is as follows: Current text: SECTION FOUR: PURPOSE: The purpose of the Company will be to engage, directly or through third parties, or in association with third parties, in the following activities in the country or abroad: (I) Real-estate transactions: by means of the purchase, sale, barter, acquisition, development and/or transfer in any manner, of real property fit for any use, whether urban or rural, within or outside the Republic of Argentina and/or by means of the organization, acquisition and/or transfer of the companies
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holding such real property, being able to make developments, subdivisions, urbanizations and/or sell real property, all under any nominate or innominate legal modality, including sale and purchase, lease, leasing, trust, concession, accommodation contract, garage contract, assignment, contracts whereby in rem and/or personal and/or credit rights of any kind are created and/or transmitted over real property of its own and/or of third parties, urban or rural, within or outside the Republic of Argentina, for the purposes and/or uses which, subject to the laws in force, are deemed advisable such as, by way of example, housing units, commercial and/or professional offices, commercial premises and/or malls, at any scale, exploitation of hotels, apart-hotels, inns, timeshares, shopping centers, malls, department stores, garages, parking areas, parking lots, land subdivisions, country clubs, gated communities, private cemeteries, sports, recreation, touristic and/or entertainment centers, etc.; (II) Construction: build, recycle, refurbish, repair, execute, develop, etc. real property, of its own or of third parties, public or private, for any use and, where applicable, pursuant to applicable rules; build, execute, carry out, exploit and/or administer public works, utilities and/or public properties, whether as concessionaire, licensee or under any other legal form or modality, whatever the use thereof; participate in concessions and/or licenses of works and/or services and/or property and/or public properties and acquire interests in investment companies having interests in licensee or concessionaire companies; (III) Administration: administer all kind of real or personal property, funds, chattel or real estate mortgage credit portfolios, assets of any nature, whether of its own or of third parties, administer buildings, parking spaces, garages and parting lots, perform mandates and/or administration procedures, act as trustee, etc. (IV) Finance real estate developments, projects, works or transactions; grant credits to finance real estate developments, projects or works of third parties, public or private, or for the acquisition of new or used real property, whatever the use thereof; contribute capital or technology or knowledge for the above purposes, with the relevant guarantees and/or securities that may correspond; all in accordance with applicable rules and regulations and provided they are not transactions reserved to the entities covered by the Financial Entities Law of the Republic of Argentina; (V) Representation:
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accept or exercise representations, mandates, commissions, agencies, consignments and/or business management activities; (VI) All kind of securities transactions: purchase, sell, barter, lease or any other authorized transaction with shares, notes, private or government bonds, participation certificates or shares representing any kind of assets, any kind of public or private securities, national or foreign, personal property and livestock of any kind, intellectual property rights, patents, trademarks, industrial property rights, designs, energy and, in general any other personal property and/or right and the exploitation thereof. For the better performance of its corporate purpose, the Company shall have full legal capacity to acquire rights, undertake obligations and perform all legal acts relating to its purpose and not expressly forbidden by law of by these By-laws. New text: SECTION FOUR: PURPOSE: The purpose of the Company will be to engage, directly or through third parties, or in association with third parties, in the following activities in the country or abroad: (I) Real-estate transactions: by means of the purchase, sale, barter, acquisition, development and/or transfer in any manner, of real property fit for any use, whether urban or rural, within or outside the Republic of Argentina and/or by means of the organization, acquisition and/or transfer of the companies holding such real property, being able to make developments, subdivisions, urbanizations and/or sell real property, all under any nominate or innominate legal modality, including sale and purchase, lease, leasing, trust, concession, accommodation contract, garage contract, assignment, contracts whereby in rem and/or personal and/or credit rights of any kind are created and/or transmitted over real property of its own and/or of third parties, urban or rural, within or outside the Republic of Argentina, for the purposes and/or uses which, subject to the laws in force, are deemed advisable such as, by way of example, housing units, commercial and/or professional offices, commercial premises and/or malls, at any scale, exploitation of hotels, apart-hotels, inns, timeshares, shopping centers, malls, department stores, garages, parking areas, parking lots, land subdivisions, country clubs, gated communities, private cemeteries, sports, recreation, touristic and/or entertainment centers, etc.; (II) Construction: build, recycle, refurbish, repair, execute, develop, etc. real property, of its own or of third parties, public or private, for any use and, where applicable,
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pursuant to applicable rules; build, execute, carry out, exploit and/or administer public works, utilities and/or public properties, whether as concessionaire, licensee or under any other legal form or modality, whatever the use thereof; participate in concessions and/or licenses of works and/or services and/or property and/or public properties and acquire interests in investment companies having interests in licensee or concessionaire companies; (III) Administration: administer all kind of real or personal property, funds, chattel or real estate mortgage credit portfolios, assets of any nature, whether of its own or of third parties, administer buildings, parking spaces, garages and parting lots, perform mandates and/or administration procedures, act as trustee, etc. (IV) Finance real estate developments, projects, works or transactions; grant credits to finance real estate developments, projects or works of third parties, public or private, or for the acquisition of new or used real property, whatever the use thereof; contribute capital or technology or knowledge for the above purposes, with the relevant guarantees and/or securities that may correspond; all in accordance with applicable rules and regulations and provided they are not transactions reserved to the entities covered by the Financial Entities Law of the Republic of Argentina; (V) Representation: accept or exercise representations, mandates, commissions, agencies, consignments and/or business management activities; (VI) All kind of securities transactions: purchase, sell, barter, lease or any other authorized transaction with shares, notes, private or government bonds, participation certificates or shares representing any kind of assets, any kind of public or private securities, national or foreign, personal property and livestock of any kind, intellectual property rights, patents, trademarks, industrial property rights, designs, energy and, in general any other personal property and/or right and the exploitation thereof; (VII) Investments: to engage in investment activities in connection with developments and companies of any nature, directly or on behalf of third parties or in association with third parties, within or outside the Republic of Argentina, according to the limits fixed by the laws and regulations in force and subject thereto; hold shares in companies existing or to be created in the Republic of Argentina or abroad, participate in joint ventures, collaborative associations, consortiums and enter into management agreements; (VIII)
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Hydrocarbons: study, explore, prospect, detect and drill hydrocarbon or other wells; purchase, sell, lease and exploit drilling equipment, its parts and accessories; elaborate, process, refine, industrialize, store, purchase, sell, barter, import, export and transport hydrocarbons and their by-products, of its own or of third parties, whether liquid, solid or gaseous, and enter into all kind of works and/or services contracts relating to the above activities. For the better performance of its corporate purpose, the Company shall have full legal capacity to acquire rights, undertake obligations and perform all legal acts relating to its purpose and not expressly forbidden by law of by these By-laws. After a long discussion, the shareholders unanimously carried the motion, authorizing the Chairman of the Board of Directors to execute the corresponding deed ... There being no further business to transact, the meeting was adjourned at 11:35 a.m. There are four illegible signatures. GENERAL ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY MEETING of June 24, 2014. Order number. Year 2014. Day. Month, SHAREHOLDER. Full name. Identity document. Address. REPRESENTATIVE. Full name. Identity document. Address. NUMBER OF SHARES OR CERTIFICATES. NUMBER ON THE CERTIFICATES. CAPITAL STOCK $. NUMBER OF VOTES. SIGNATURES. 1.24.06. Moisés Khafif. Enrollment Booklet 5,090,713. Legal Domicile: Demaría 4550, City of Buenos Aires. Per se. 222,577,280. 222,577,280. 222,577,280. There is an illegible signature. 2.24.06. Gloria Btesh de Khafif. Civic Booklet 5,488,494. Legal Domicile: Demaría 4550, City of Buenos Aires. Per se. 1,322,720. 1,322,720. 1,322,720. There is an illegible signature. 3.24.06. Isaac R. Khafif Trust Agreement. Trustee: Isaac Khafif 456891116 IRS. Legal Domicile: 950 Third Avenue, NY 10022. Rosa Bustelo. National Identity Document 6.664.297. Miranda 3817, City of Buenos Aires. 37,450,000. 37,450,000. 37,450,000. There is an illegible signature. 4.24.06. Helena Khafif. National Identity Document 22,432,691. Legal Domicile: Av. Figueroa Alcorta 3535, City of Buenos Aires. Per se. 37,300,000. 37,300,000. 37,300,000. There is an illegible signature. 5.24.06. GMM Trust. Trustee: Isaac Dabah, 260795274 IRS. Legal domicile: 1450 Broadway, NY 10018. Rosa Bustelo. National Identity Document 6.664.297. Miranda 3817, City of Buenos Aires. 23,407,032. 23,407,032. 23,407,032. There is an illegible signature. 6.24.06. Ivette
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K. Dabah Trust Agreement. Trustee: Isaac Dabah, 456891093 IRS. Legal domicile: 1450 Broadway, NY 10018. Rosa Bustelo. National Identity Document 6.664.297. Miranda 3817, City of Buenos Aires. 13,892,968. 13,892,968. 13,892,968 There is an illegible signature. 7.24.06. Edgardo Khafif Trust Agreement. Trustee: Edgardo Khafif, 4568911130 IRS. Legal domicile: 950 Third Avenue, NY 10022. Rosa Bustelo. National Identity Document 6.664.297. Miranda 3817, City of Buenos Aires. 37,390,000. 37,390,000. 37,390,000. There is an illegible signature. Total: 373,340. 373.340.000. 373.340.000. In the City of Buenos Aires, on the 17th day of the month of [blank], 2014, at 2:00 p.m., this Register is closed, having received the communication from the shareholders representing 100% of the capital stock. There is an illegible signature. In the City of Buenos Aires, on the 24th day of the month of June, 2014, at 11:00 a.m., the General Ordinary and Extraordinary Meeting is called to order with the presence of three shareholders per se and four by proxy, who hold 100% of the outstanding shares. Total votes present: 373,340,000, representing 100% of votes. There is an illegible signature. THE ABOVE IS A TRUE COPY, I attest. And after having the appearing party assured that the representation invoked is in force, without any modification he DECLARES: THAT THE TEXT OF SECTION FOUR IS AMENDED, which shall read as follows: SECTION FOUR: PURPOSE: The purpose of the Company will be to engage, directly or through third parties, or in association with third parties, in the following activities in the country or abroad: (I) Real-estate transactions: by means of the purchase, sale, barter, acquisition, development and/or transfer in any manner, of real property fit for any use, whether urban or rural, within or outside the Republic of Argentina and/or by means of the organization, acquisition and/or transfer of the companies holding such real property, being able to make developments, subdivisions, urbanizations and/or sell real property, all under any nominate or innominate legal modality, including sale and purchase, lease, leasing, trust, concession, accommodation contract, garage contract, assignment, contracts whereby in rem and/or personal and/or credit rights of any kind are created and/or transmitted over real property of its own and/or of third parties, urban or rural, within or outside the Republic of Argentina, for the purposes and/or uses which, subject to the laws in
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force, are deemed advisable such as, by way of example, housing units, commercial and/or professional offices, commercial premises and/or malls, at any scale, exploitation of hotels, apart-hotels, inns, timeshares, shopping centers, malls, department stores, garages, parking areas, parking lots, land subdivisions, country clubs, gated communities, private cemeteries, sports, recreation, touristic and/or entertainment centers, etc.; (II) Construction: build, recycle, refurbish, repair, execute, develop, etc. real property, of its own or of third parties, public or private, for any use and, where applicable, pursuant to applicable rules; build, execute, carry out, exploit and/or administer public works, utilities and/or public properties, whether as concessionaire, licensee or under any other legal form or modality, whatever the use thereof; participate in concessions and/or licenses of works and/or services and/or property and/or public properties and acquire interests in investment companies having interests in licensee or concessionaire companies; (III) Administration: administer all kind of real or personal property, funds, chattel or real estate mortgage credit portfolios, assets of any nature, whether of its own or of third parties, administer buildings, parking spaces, garages and parting lots, perform mandates and/or administration procedures, act as trustee, etc. (IV) Finance real estate developments, projects, works or transactions; grant credits to finance real estate developments, projects or works of third parties, public or private, or for the acquisition of new or used real property, whatever the use thereof; contribute capital or technology or knowledge for the above purposes, with the relevant guarantees and/or securities that may correspond; all in accordance with applicable rules and regulations and provided they are not transactions reserved to the entities covered by the Financial Entities Law of the Republic of Argentina; (V) Representation: accept or exercise representations, mandates, commissions, agencies, consignments and/or business management activities; (VI) All kind of securities transactions: purchase, sell, barter, lease or any other authorized transaction with shares, notes, private or government bonds, participation certificates or shares representing any kind of assets, any kind of public or private securities, national or foreign, personal property and livestock of any kind, intellectual property rights, patents, trademarks, industrial property rights, designs, energy and, in general any other personal
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property and/or right and the exploitation thereof; (VII) Investments: to engage in investment activities in connection with developments and companies of any nature, directly or on behalf of third parties or in association with third parties, within or outside the Republic of Argentina, according to the limits fixed by the laws and regulations in force and subject thereto; hold shares in companies existing or to be created in the Republic of Argentina or abroad, participate in joint ventures, collaborative associations, consortiums and enter into management agreements; (VIII) Hydrocarbons: study, explore, prospect, detect and drill hydrocarbon or other wells; purchase, sell, lease and exploit drilling equipment, its parts and accessories; elaborate, process, refine, industrialize, store, purchase, sell, barter, import, export and transport hydrocarbons and their by-products, of its own or of third parties, whether liquid, solid or gaseous, and enter into all kind of works and/or services contracts relating to the above activities. For the better performance of its corporate purpose, the Company shall have full legal capacity to acquire rights, undertake obligations and perform all legal acts relating to its purpose and not expressly forbidden by law of by these By-laws. Finally, the appearing party requests the authorizing notary public to issue a copy hereof, for the relevant purposes. AS AUTHORIZING NOTARY PUBLIC I CERTIFY that the companys books that were mentioned in the body hereof have been officially sealed by the Inspección General de Justicia under the numbers and on the dates specified below: (i) Book of Minutes of Shareholders Meetings No. 2: No. 69817-99 on September 1, 1999; (ii) Share Deposit and Meeting Attendance Book No. 3: No. 72605-12 on October 23, 2012; (iii) Book of Minutes of Board of Directors Meetings No. 3, on September 1, 1999. Having this deed been read to the appearing party, he ratifies its contents and signs it before me, I attest. SIGNED: M. KHAFIF. Before me, A. Hueyo. There is a seal which reads: Dr. Alberto H. HUEYO, Notary Public. IT IS CONSISTENT with the original deed, entered on page 347 of Notarial Registry number 190 of this City, under my charge. For the company RAGHSA SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA, I issue this FIRST COPY on eleven sheets of notarial paper numbered from 017757425 to 017757435 Series N, onto which I set my hand and seal at the place and on the date of its execution.
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[There is a signature and a seal which reads:] Dr. Alberto H. Hueyo Notary Public.
In the original deed there is a marginal note which reads as follows: As AUTHORIZING NOTARY PUBLIC, and having the documentation so evidencing before me, I HEREBY CERTIFY that the name of the Company appearing in this deed is RAGHSA SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA and not RAHGSA SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA, as mistakenly stated in the body of the deed. A. Hueyo. There is a seal which reads: Dr. Alberto H. Hueyo, Notary Public.
[There is a signature and a seal which reads:] Dr. Alberto H. Hueyo Notary Public
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Ministry of Justice and Human Rights
Inspección General de Justicia (Public Registry of Commerce)
Page: 1
| IGJ Correlative Number: 242572 | Tax Identification Number: [in blank] |
Corporation
Corporate Name:
RAGHSA
(before): [in blank]
Formality Number: 7211965
Formality Code and Description:
01076 Modification of corporate purpose
01370 Amendment of By-laws
Deed(s) and/or private instrument(s): 97
Registered with this Registry under number: 17587 of Book: 70, Volume: of: Stock Companies
C.C: 1
Buenos Aires, September 12, 2014
[There is a signature and a seal which reads:] Dr. Maximiliano Dondero Head of Registration Department Inspección General de Justicia
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Inspección General de Justicia
Public Registry of Commerce
B 5710
Share Deposit and Meeting Attendance Book No. 2
Belonging to: RAGHSA CONSTRUCCIONES S.A.
Address: Corrientes 447, 5th Floor
Has: 494
Remarks: [In blank]
Buenos Aires, March 8, 1994
[There is a signature and a seal which reads:] Alejandra M. [Illegible] Coordinator of the Book Intervention and Sealing Division
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| Inspección General de Justicia Decree No. 754/95 Law No. 23412 |
Notaries Association of the City of Buenos Aires L 000461612 |
Certification No. 69833-99
Belonging to: RAGHSA SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA
Address: Avda. Corrientes 447, 5th Floor
Book: Share Deposit and Meeting Attendance Book No. 2
Which has: 49 pages Book: 0050608
Remarks: This book has been transferred from the company RAGHSA CONSTRUCCIONES SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA, officially sealed under number B-5710 on 03/08/1994.
On the date hereof we proceed to officially seal this book with the intervention of a notary public qualified to act in Notarial Registry No. 190 of the City of Buenos Aires.
Buenos Aires, September 1, 1999
[There is a signature and a seal which reads:] Josefina Vivot Notary Public License 4311
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GENERAL ORDINARY MEETING
| Order Number |
Year 2012 |
SHAREHOLDER Full name Identity Document Address |
PROXY Full name Identity Document Address |
Number of shares or certificates |
Numbers on |
Capital stock |
Number of votes |
Signatures | ||||||||||
| Day | Month | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 22 | 11 | Moisés Khafif Enrollment Booklet 5,090,713 Legal Domicile: Demaría 4550, City of Buenos Aires |
Per se | 222,477,280 | 222,477,280 | 222,477,280 | [There is a signature] | ||||||||||
| 2 | 22 | 11 | Gloria Btesh de Khafif Enrollment Booklet 5,090,713 Legal Domicile: Demaría 4550, City of Buenos Aires |
Per se | 1,322,720 | 1,322,720 | 1,322,720 | [There is a signature] | ||||||||||
| 3 | 22 | 11 | Isaac R. Khafif Trust Agreement Trustee: Isaac Khafif IRS 456891116 Legal domicile: 950 Third Avenue, NY 10022 |
Helena Khafif National Identity Document 22,432,691 Conventional representation Legal Domicile: Av. Figueroa Alcorta 3535, City of Buenos Aires |
37,450,000 | 37,450,000 | 37,450,000 | [There is a signature] | ||||||||||
| 4 | 22 | 11 | Helena Khafif National Identity Document 22,432,691 Legal Domicile: Av. Figueroa Alcorta 3535, City of Buenos Aires |
Per se | 37,300,000 | 37,300,000 | 37,300,000 | [There is a signature] | ||||||||||
| 5 | 22 | 11 | GMM Trust Trustee: Isaac Dabah - IRS 260795274 Legal domicile: 1450 Broadway, NY 10018 |
Helena Khafif National Identity Document 22,432,691 Conventional representation Legal Domicile: Av. Figueroa Alcorta 3535, City of Buenos Aires |
23,407,032 | 23,407,032 | 23,407,032 | [There is a signature] | ||||||||||
| 6 | 22 | 11 | Ivette K. Dabah Trust Agreement. Trustee: Isaac Dabah - IRS 456891093 Legal domicile: 1450 Broadway, NY 10018 | Helena Khafif National Identity Document 22,432,691 Conventional representation Legal Domicile: Av. Figueroa Alcorta 3535, City of Buenos Aires |
13,892,968 | 13,892,968 | 13,892,968 | [There is a signature] | ||||||||||
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| 7 | 22 | 11 | Edgardo Khafif Trust Agreement. Trustee: Edgardo Khafif, 4568911130 IRS. Legal domicile: 950 Third Avenue, NY 10022 | Helena Khafif National Identity Document 22,432,691 Conventional representation Legal Domicile: Av. Figueroa Alcorta 3535, City of Buenos Aires |
37,390.000 | 37,390.000 | 37,390.000 | [There is a signature] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total: | 373,240,000 | 373,240,000 | 373,240,000 |
In the City of Buenos Aires, on the 16th day of the month of November, 2012 this Register is closed, having received the communication from the shareholders representing 100% of the capital stock.
There is a signature
In the City of Buenos Aires, on the 22nd day of the month of November, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. the General Ordinary Meeting is called to order with the presence of three shareholders per se and four shareholders by proxy, who represent 100% of the capital stock. Total shares present: 373,240,000, representing 100% of the outstanding shares. Total votes present: 373,240,000, representing 100% of votes.
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CERTIFICATION OF REPRODUCTIONS
V000347800
In my capacity as Notary Public, holder of Notarial Registry No. 190 od the City of Buenos Aires, Republic of Argentina, I hereby CERTIFY that the attached document is a TRUE COPY of the original MINUTES OF GENERAL ORDINARY MEETING of RAGHSA SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA held on November 22, 2012 appearing on page 48 of the Share Deposit and Meeting Attendance Book number 2 (two) of such company, which was officially sealed by the Inspección General de Justicia Notaries Association of the City of Buenos Aires under number 69833-99, on September 1, 1999, which Minutes I have before me, I attest. TO BE PRESENTED to any authority so requiring it, I issue this certificate in the City of Buenos Aires, Capital City of the Republic of Argentina, on the 20th day of December of the year 2012.
[There is a signature and a seal which reads:] Dr. Alberto H. Hueyo - Notary Public
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Ministry of Justice and Human Rights
Inspección General de Justicia (Public Registry of Commerce)
Page: 1
IGJ Correlative Number: 242572 Tax Identification Number: [in blank]
Corporation
Corporate Name:
RAGHSA
(before): [in blank]
Formality Number: 7129858
Formality Code and Description:
00430 Capital Increase Ordinary Formality
Deed(s) and/or private instrument(s): 20/12/12
Registered with this Registry under number: 2420 of Book: 67, Volume: of: Stock Companies
C.C: 1
Buenos Aires, February 10, 2014
[There is a signature and a seal which reads:] Dr. Maximiliano Dondero Head of Registration Department Inspección General de Justicia
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MINUTES OF EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS No. 93: In the City of Buenos Aires, on the 22nd day of the month of November, 2012, at 11:45 a.m., the shareholders of RAGHSA SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA appearing on Register of Attendance to General Meetings No. 2, page 49 and representing 100% of the voting shares, three per se and four by proxy held a meeting at its registered office located at San Martín 344, 29th Floor, City of Buenos Aires, under the chair of the Chairman, Mr. Moisés Khafif. Dra. Haydee Laksam was present on behalf of the members of the Supervisory Committee. The representatives of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange and the Comisión Nacional de Valores (Securities Commission) were not present. The Chairman called the meeting to order to consider the following agenda: (1) Appointment of two shareholders to sign the minutes; (2) Consideration of the capitalization of the irrevocable contributions made by the shareholder Moisés Khafif; (3) Issue of the certificates representing the capital stock and registration thereof.
The first item of the agenda was submitted for consideration; (1) Appointment of two shareholders to sign the minutes. Mr. Moisés Khafif took the floor and motioned to have Mrs. Gloria Btesh de Khafif and himself sign the minutes. The motion was unanimously carried.
The second item of the agenda was submitted for consideration: (2) Consideration of the capitalization of the irrevocable contributions made by the shareholder Moisés Khafif. Dr. Héctor Emilio Salvo explained the need to capitalize the irrevocable contributions made by the shareholder Moisés Khafif, which were accepted by means of minutes of the board of directors of November 6, 2012 and which amount to a total of two million three hundred eighty five thousand pesos ($2,385,000). After discussion, it was unanimously resolved to approve the capital increase from $373,240,000 to $373,340,000 by means of a contribution of $100,000, to be paid by means of the CAPITALIZATION of the contributions made by the shareholder Moisés Khafif, issuing 100,000 non-endorsable registered ordinary shares of a single class, of one peso nominal amount each and entitled to one vote per share, with an issue premium of $22.85 per share. Such shares have been fully paid. Therefore, the shareholder Moisés Khafif subscribed 100,000 non-endorsable registered ordinary shares of a single class, of one peso nominal amount each and entitled to one vote per share. The Chairman stated that after such capitalization, shareholdings would be changed. This situation calls for the other shareholders to waive their pre-emptive rights. All shareholders present expressly waived their pre-emptive rights. The table below shows shareholdings before and after the capital increase:
| Shareholder |
Before the Issue | After the Issue | ||||||||||||||
| Number of shares |
% of capital stock |
Number of shares |
% of capital stock |
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| Moisés Khafif |
222,477,280 | 59.607 | % | 222,577,280 | 59.618 | % | ||||||||||
| Gloria Btesh |
1,322,720 | 0.354 | % | 1,322,720 | 0.354 | % | ||||||||||
| Isaac R. Khafif Trust Agreement |
37,450,000 | 10.034 | % | 37,450,000 | 10.031 | % | ||||||||||
| Elena Khafif |
37,300,000 | 9.994 | % | 37,300,000 | 9.991 | % | ||||||||||
| GMM Trust |
23,407,032 | 6.271 | % | 23,407,032 | 6.270 | % | ||||||||||
| Ivette K. Dabah Trust Agreement |
13,892,968 | 3.722 | % | 13,892,968 | 3.721 | % | ||||||||||
| Edgardo Khafif Trust Agreement |
37,390,000 | 10.018 | % | 37,390,000 | 10.015 | % | ||||||||||
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The third item of the agenda was submitted for consideration: (3) Issue of the certificates representing the capital stock and registration thereof. It was unanimously resolved to delegate in the Board of Directors the tasks relating to the issue of the certificates representing the shares and the registration of the above approved capital increase.
Finally, it was also unanimously resolved to authorize Dra. Yanina Leticia Odriozola to make the relevant statutory publications.
There being no further business to transact, the meeting was adjourned at 12.15 p.m.
| [There is a signature] | [There is a signature] | |
| Mr. Moisés Khafif | Mrs. Gloria Btesh de Khafif |
[There is a signature]
Dra. Haydee E. Laksman
Copy certified on sheet of notarial paper No. V000347796. Buenos Aires, December 20, 2012.
[There is a signature and a seal which reads:] Dr. Alberto H. Hueyo Notary Public
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CERTIFICATION OF REPRODUCTIONS
V000347795
In my capacity as Notary Public, holder of Notarial Registry No. 190 od the City of Buenos Aires, Republic of Argentina, I hereby CERTIFY that the attached document is a TRUE COPY of the original MINUTES OF EXTRAORDINARY MEETING No. 93 of RAGHSA SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA held on November 22, 2012 appearing on pages 129 and 130 of Book of Minutes of Meeting number 2 (two) of such company, which was officially sealed by the Inspección General de Justicia Notaries Association of the City of Buenos Aires under number 69817-99, on September 1, 1999, which Minutes I have before me, I attest. TO BE PRESENTED to any authority so requiring it, I issue this certificate in the City of Buenos Aires, Capital City of the Republic of Argentina, on the 20th day of December of the year 2012.
[There is a signature and a seal which reads:] Dr. Alberto H. Hueyo - Notary Public
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CERTIFICATION OF REPRODUCTIONS
V000347796
In my capacity as Notary Public, holder of Notarial Registry No. 190 od the City of Buenos Aires, Republic of Argentina, I hereby CERTIFY that the attached document is a TRUE COPY of the original MINUTES OF EXTRAORDINARY MEETING No. 93 of RAGHSA SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA held on November 22, 2012 appearing on pages 129 and 130 of Book of Minutes of Meeting number 2 (two) of such company, which was officially sealed by the Inspección General de Justicia Notaries Association of the City of Buenos Aires under number 69817-99, on September 1, 1999, which Minutes I have before me, I attest. TO BE PRESENTED to any authority so requiring it, I issue this certificate in the City of Buenos Aires, Capital City of the Republic of Argentina, on the 20th day of December of the year 2012.
[There is a signature and a seal which reads:] Dr. Alberto H. Hueyo - Notary Public
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Ministry of Justice and Human Rights
Inspección General de Justicia (Public Registry of Commerce)
Page: 1
IGJ Correlative Number: 242572 Tax Identification Number: [in blank]
Corporation
Corporate Name:
RAGHSA
(before): [in blank]
Formality Number: 180000
Formality Code and Description:
02502 SUPPLEMENTARY REGISTRATION
Deed(s) and/or private instrument(s): 20/12/12
Registered with this Registry under number: 5528 of Book: 68, Volume: of: Stock Companies
C.C: 1
Buenos Aires, March 31, 2014
[There is a signature and a seal which reads:] Dr. Maximiliano Dondero Head of Registration Department Inspección General de Justicia
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Exhibit T3C
RAGHSA S.A.,
as Issuer,
The Bank of New York Mellon,
as Trustee, Co-Registrar,
Principal Paying Agent and Transfer Agent,
and
Banco de Valores S.A.
as Representative of the Trustee in Argentina
INDENTURE
Dated as [●], 2020
[●]% Notes Due 2027
Table of Contents
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| ARTICLE I |
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| General |
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| Section 1.1. | Definitions | 2 | ||||
| ARTICLE II |
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| Notes |
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| Section 2.1. | Form and Dating; Terms | 32 | ||||
| Section 2.2. | Execution and Authentication | 32 | ||||
| Section 2.3. | Agents | 33 | ||||
| Section 2.4. | Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust | 34 | ||||
| Section 2.5. | Holder Lists | 35 | ||||
| Section 2.6. | Transfer and Exchange | 35 | ||||
| Section 2.7. | Replacement Notes | 36 | ||||
| Section 2.8. | Outstanding Notes | 36 | ||||
| Section 2.9. | Temporary Notes | 37 | ||||
| Section 2.10. | Cancellation | 37 | ||||
| Section 2.11. | CUSIP, ISIN and Common Code Numbers | 37 | ||||
| ARTICLE III |
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| Covenants of the Company |
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| Section 3.1. | Payment of Principal and Interest | 38 | ||||
| Section 3.2. | Offices for Payments, etc. | 39 | ||||
| Section 3.3. | Taxation | 40 | ||||
| Section 3.4. | Maintenance of Books and Records | 42 | ||||
| Section 3.5. | Status and Ranking | 42 | ||||
| Section 3.6. | Maintenance of Corporate Existence; Properties | 42 | ||||
| Section 3.7. | Compliance with Law | 43 | ||||
| Section 3.8. | Reports to Holders and Other Information | 43 | ||||
| Section 3.9. | Further Actions | 44 | ||||
| Section 3.10. | Change of Control Offer | 45 | ||||
| Section 3.11. | Suspension of Covenants | 47 | ||||
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| Section 3.12. |
Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness | 47 | ||||
| Section 3.13. | Limitation on Restricted Payments | 51 | ||||
| Section 3.14. | Limitation on Asset Sales | 55 | ||||
| Section 3.15. | Limitation on Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries | 58 | ||||
| Section 3.16. | Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries | 59 | ||||
| Section 3.17. | Limitation on Liens | 60 | ||||
| Section 3.18. | Limitation on Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries | 61 | ||||
| Section 3.19. | Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates | 61 | ||||
| Section 3.20. | Conduct of Business | 63 | ||||
| ARTICLE IV |
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| Merger, Consolidation and Sale of All or Substantially all Assets |
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| Section 4.1. | Limitation on Merger, Consolidation and Sale of All or Substantially all Assets | 63 | ||||
| Section 4.2. | Surviving Entity | 64 | ||||
| ARTICLE V |
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| Defaults and Remedies |
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| Section 5.1. | Events of Default | 65 | ||||
| Section 5.2. | Acceleration | 66 | ||||
| Section 5.3. | Collection of Indebtedness by Trustee | 67 | ||||
| Section 5.4. | Application of Proceeds | 68 | ||||
| Section 5.5. | Suits for Enforcement | 69 | ||||
| Section 5.6. | Restoration of Rights on Abandonment of Proceedings | 69 | ||||
| Section 5.7. | Limitations on Suits by Holders | 70 | ||||
| Section 5.8. | Unconditional Rights of Holder to Receive Payments or Institute Certain Suits | 70 | ||||
| Section 5.9. | Rights and Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission Not Waiver of Default | 70 | ||||
| Section 5.10. | Control by Majority | 71 | ||||
| Section 5.11. | Waiver of Past Defaults | 71 | ||||
| Section 5.12. | Payments after a Default | 71 | ||||
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| Section 5.13. | Notice of Events of Default | 72 | ||||
| Section 5.14. | Undertaking of Costs | 72 | ||||
| ARTICLE VI |
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| Concerning the Trustee |
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| Section 6.1. | Duties and Responsibilities of the Trustee | 72 | ||||
| Section 6.2. | Certain Rights of the Trustee | 73 | ||||
| Section 6.3. | Trustees Disclaimer | 76 | ||||
| Section 6.4. | Trustee and Agents May Hold Notes; Collections, etc. | 76 | ||||
| Section 6.5. | Moneys Held By Trustee | 76 | ||||
| Section 6.6. | Compensation and Indemnification of Trustee and Its Prior Claim | 76 | ||||
| Section 6.7. | Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company | 77 | ||||
| Section 6.8. | Right of Trustee to Rely on Officers Certificate, etc. | 77 | ||||
| Section 6.9. | Persons Eligible for Appointment as Trustee | 78 | ||||
| Section 6.10. | Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor Trustee | 78 | ||||
| Section 6.11. | Acceptance of Appointment by Successor Trustee | 79 | ||||
| Section 6.12. | Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business of Trustee | 80 | ||||
| Section 6.13. | Representative of the Trustee in Argentina | 80 | ||||
| Section 6.14. | Application to Agents and to the Representative of the Trustee in Argentina | 80 | ||||
| ARTICLE VII |
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| Concerning the Holders |
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| Section 7.1. | Evidence of Action Taken by Holders | 81 | ||||
| Section 7.2. | Proof of Execution of Instruments and of Holding of Notes; | 82 | ||||
| Section 7.3. | Holders to Be Treated as Owners | 82 | ||||
| Section 7.4. | Right of Revocation of Action Taken | 83 | ||||
| Section 7.5. | Holders Meetings | 83 | ||||
| Section 7.6. | The Company to Furnish the Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders | 86 | ||||
| Section 7.7. | Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders | 86 | ||||
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| Section 7.8. | Reports by the Trustee | 87 | ||||
| ARTICLE VIII |
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| Amendment, Supplement and Waiver |
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| Section 8.1. | Without Consent of Holders | 87 | ||||
| Section 8.2. | With Consent of Holders | 88 | ||||
| Section 8.3. | Effect of Modifications or Amendments to this Indenture | 90 | ||||
| Section 8.4. | Conformity with Trust Indenture Act | 90 | ||||
| Section 8.5. | Documents to Be Given to the Trustee | 90 | ||||
| ARTICLE IX |
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| Redemption and Repurchase of Notes |
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| Section 9.1. | Optional Redemption with Make-Whole Premium | 90 | ||||
| Section 9.2. | Optional Redemption without a Make-Whole Premium | 91 | ||||
| Section 9.3. | Optional Redemption for Taxation Reasons | 91 | ||||
| Section 9.4. | Repurchase of Notes | 92 | ||||
| Section 9.5. | Cancellation | 92 | ||||
| Section 9.6. | Notice of Redemption | 92 | ||||
| Section 9.7. | Procedure for Payment upon Redemption | 92 | ||||
| ARTICLE X |
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| Defeasance |
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| Section 10.1. | The Companys Option to Effect Total Defeasance or Partial Defeasance | 93 | ||||
| Section 10.2. | Total Defeasance | 93 | ||||
| Section 10.3. | Partial Defeasance | 93 | ||||
| Section 10.4. | Conditions to Total Defeasance and Partial Defeasance | 94 | ||||
| Section 10.5. | Deposit in Trust; Miscellaneous | 96 | ||||
| Section 10.6. | Reinstatement | 97 | ||||
| ARTICLE XI |
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| Satisfaction and discharge of indenture; Unclaimed Moneys |
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| Section 11.1. | Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture | 97 | ||||
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| Section 11.2. | Application by Trustee of Funds Deposited for Payment of Notes | 98 | ||||
| Section 11.3. | Repayment of Moneys Held by Paying Agent | 98 | ||||
| Section 11.4. | Return of Moneys Held by Trustee and Paying Agent Unclaimed for Two Years | 99 | ||||
| ARTICLE XII |
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| Miscellaneous |
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| Section 12.1. | Conflict with Trust Indenture Act | 99 | ||||
| Section 12.2. | Shareholders, Officers and Directors of the Company Exempt from Individual Liability | 99 | ||||
| Section 12.3. | Provisions of Indenture for the Sole Benefit of Parties and Holders | 99 | ||||
| Section 12.4. | Successors and Assigns of the Company Bound by Indenture | 100 | ||||
| Section 12.5. | Notices | 100 | ||||
| Section 12.6. | Officers Certificates and Opinions of Counsel; Statements to Be Contained Therein | 101 | ||||
| Section 12.7. | Payments Due on Non-Business Days | 102 | ||||
| Section 12.8. | Repayment of Monies; Prescription | 102 | ||||
| Section 12.9. | Governing Law; Judgments; Consent to Jurisdiction; Service of Process; Waiver of Immunities | 103 | ||||
| Section 12.10. | Judgment Currency Indemnity | 104 | ||||
| Section 12.11. | Waiver of Jury Trial | 104 | ||||
| Section 12.12. | Severability | 104 | ||||
| Section 12.13. | Counterparts | 105 | ||||
| Section 12.14. | Effect of Headings | 105 | ||||
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THIS INDENTURE, dated as of [], 2020 (this Indenture), among Raghsa S.A., a sociedad anónima organized under the laws of the Republic of Argentina (Argentina) (the Company or Issuer), The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation, as trustee (in such capacity, the Trustee), co-registrar (in such capacity, the Co-Registrar), principal paying agent (in such capacity, the Principal Paying Agent, and together with any other paying agents appointed by the Company in their respective capacities as such, the Paying Agents) and transfer agent (in such capacity, a Transfer Agent, and together with any other transfer agents appointed by the Company in their respective capacities as such, the Transfer Agents), and Banco de Valores S.A., a bank duly incorporated and existing under the laws of Argentina, as representative of the Trustee in Argentina (the Representative of the Trustee in Argentina).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Company is an Argentine corporation (sociedad anónima) incorporated in Argentina, having its principal offices at San Martín 344, Piso 29, C1004AAH, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and registered with the Public Registry of Commerce under number 2335, Book 68, Volume A of Estatutos de Sociedades Anónimas Nacionales on June 23, 1969, for a duration that expires on February 28, 2100.
WHEREAS, the Company is a real estate development company mainly engaged in acquiring land, overseeing design, planning and the construction of our properties, managing properties, leasing premium office and commercial property to local and international corporate clients and selling high-end residential units and office and commercial property; and its capital stock as of November 30, 2019 was Ps. 373,340,000 and its net worth as of November 30, 2019, was Ps. 24,515.3 millions.
WHEREAS, the Company initially authorized, by resolution of its shareholders at a meeting held on August 18, 2010 and resolution of its Board of Directors at a meeting held on August 23, 2010, its Global Note Program (the Program) for the issuance from time to time of up to an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any one time of U.S.$ 250,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies) in one or more series as may be determined by the Company from time to time;
WHEREAS, the Program was authorized by the Argentine Comisión Nacional de Valores (the CNV) by Resolutions No. 16,441 dated October 29, 2010 and the extension of the term of the Program and Resolution No. 17.979 dated February 25, 2016;
WHEREAS, the Company subsequently authorized, by resolution of its shareholders at a meeting held on May 6, 2015 and February 10, 2020 and resolutions of its Board of Directors at meetings held on December 15, 2016 and February 10, 2020 the update of the Program;
WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized, by resolution of its Board of Directors at meetings held on [●], 2020 and a resolution by certain authorized officers dated [●], 2020, the issue of up to U.S.$[●] aggregate principal amount of [●]% Notes due 2027 (the Initial Notes);
WHEREAS, the Company has issued (i) on February 16, 2011, 8.5% Notes due 2017 for an aggregate principal amount of U.S.$100,000,000; (ii) on July 10, 2015, 8.50% Notes due 2021 for an aggregate principal amount of U.S.$100,000,000; and (iii) on March 21, 2017 and March 30, 2017, 7.25% Notes due 2024 for an aggregate principal amount of U.S.$119,729,840.
WHEREAS, the Company may issue, without notice to or consent from Holders of the Notes, additional Notes having identical terms and conditions as the Initial Notes (i.e. new Notes which are fungible with the Notes), other than the issue date and the issue price (the Additional Notes and, together with the Initial Notes, the Notes);
WHEREAS, the Notes were authorized by the CNV Gerencia de Emisoras on [●], 2020;
WHEREAS, the Notes will qualify as obligaciones negociables under Argentine Law No. 23,576, as amended, including without limitation, by Argentine Productive Financing Law No. 27,440, and as further amended and supplemented fromtime to time (the Negotiable Obligations Law);
WHEREAS, one of the corporate purposes of the Company is to engage, directly and indirectly through joint ventures or third parties, in a range of diversified real estate activities;
WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide, among other things, for the authentication, delivery and administration of Notes issued on and after the date hereof;
WHEREAS, the Trustee has agreed to act as Trustee under this Indenture on the following terms and conditions; and
WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Indenture a valid indenture and agreement according to its terms have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the purchases of the Notes by the Holders (as defined below) thereof, the Company and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of the Holders from time to time of the Notes as follows:
ARTICLE I
General
Section 1.1. Definitions
The following terms (except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise clearly requires) for all purposes of this Indenture shall have the respective meanings specified in this Section. References to the schedules and exhibits shall be construed to refer to
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the schedules and exhibits to this Indenture. The words herein, hereof and hereunder and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision. The terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular. All other terms used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein. The term will shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word shall.
3(a)(9) Global Note has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b) of Appendix A to this Indenture.
Acquired Indebtedness means Indebtedness of a Person or any of its Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or at the time it merges or consolidates with the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or is assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person. Such Indebtedness will be deemed to have been Incurred at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or at the time it merges or consolidates with the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or at the time such Indebtedness is assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person.
Additional Amounts has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
Additional Notes has the meaning set forth in the fifth recital herein.
Adjusted Consolidated Net Income means, for any period, the net income (loss) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with IFRS; provided, however, that there will not be included in such Adjusted Consolidated Net Income on an after-tax basis:
| (1) | any net income (loss) of any Person if such Person is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, except that: |
| (a) | subject to the limitations contained in clauses (3) through (7) below, the Companys equity in the net income of any such Person for such period will be included in such Adjusted Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Person during such period to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (subject, in the case of a dividend or other distribution to a Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitations contained in clause (2) below); and |
| (b) | the Companys equity in a net loss of any such Person for such period will be included in determining such Adjusted Consolidated Net Income to the extent such loss has been funded with cash from the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; |
| (2) | solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (d)3(A) of Section 3.13 any net income (but not |
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| loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary if such Restricted Subsidiary is subject to prior government approval or other restrictions due to the operation of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order statute, rule or government regulation (which have not been waived), directly or indirectly, on the payment of dividends or the making of distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to the Company, except that: |
| (a) | subject to the limitations contained in clauses (3) through (7) below, the Companys equity in the net income of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period will be included in such Adjusted Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash that could have been distributed by such Restricted Subsidiary during such period to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend (subject, in the case of a dividend to another Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitation contained in this clause); and |
| (b) | the Companys equity in a net loss of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period will be included in determining such Adjusted Consolidated Net Income; |
| (3) | any gain or loss (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) realized upon sales or other dispositions of any assets of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, other than in the ordinary course of business, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company; |
| (4) | any after-tax effect of income (loss) from the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments; |
| (5) | any extraordinary gain or loss; |
| (6) | any unrealized gain or loss from the revaluation of investment properties; |
| (7) | any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from currency transaction or translation gains or losses, to the extent such gain or losses are non-cash items; |
| (8) | any income taxes (including deferred taxes) to the extent in excess of cash payments made in respect of such income taxes; and |
| (9) | the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles. |
Affiliate means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person who directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person. The term control means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. For
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purposes of this definition, the terms controlling, controlled by and under common control with have correlative meanings. For the purposes of Section 3.19, beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the Voting Stock of a Person shall be deemed to be control.
Affiliate Transaction has the meaning set forth in Section 3.19.
Agent or Agents are the Co-Registrar, the Transfer Agents and the Paying Agents (collectively, the Agents and individually, an Agent).
Argentina means the Republic of Argentina.
Argentine Capital Markets Law has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.
Argentine Companies Law means Argentine Law No. 19,550, as amended (Ley de Sociedades Comerciales).
Argentine Taxes has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
Asset Acquisition means:
| (1) | an Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any other Person pursuant to which such Person will become a Restricted Subsidiary, or will be merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; |
| (2) | the acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the assets of any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company) which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of such Person or comprises any division or line of business of such Person or any other properties or assets of such Person other than in the ordinary course of business; or |
| (3) | any Revocation with respect to an Unrestricted Subsidiary. |
Asset Sale means any direct or indirect sale, disposition, issuance, conveyance, transfer, lease, assignment or other transfer, including a Sale and Leaseback Transaction (each, a disposition), in a single disposition or a series of related dispositions, by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of:
| (a) | any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary (but not Capital Stock of the Company); or |
| (b) | any property or assets (other than cash or Cash Equivalents or Capital Stock of the Company) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary. |
Notwithstanding the preceding, the following items will not be deemed to be Asset Sales:
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| (1) | the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as permitted under Article IV or any disposition which constitutes a Change of Control; |
| (2) | sales of apartments and leases and transfers of office or commercial space in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices (including, without limitation, pre-sales of apartments and the transfer of office space to finance the purchase of land); |
| (3) | exchanges or swaps of real estate (including properties under development and completed properties) in the ordinary course of business; |
| (4) | the licensing or sublicensing of intellectual property or other general intangibles in the ordinary course of business; |
| (5) | a disposition to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivables Entity), including a Person that is or will become a Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivables Entity) immediately after the disposition; |
| (6) | any Restricted Payment permitted under Section 3.13, including a Permitted Investment, or the reinvestment of any proceeds thereof; |
| (7) | an issuance or sale of Capital Stock by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is offered on a pro rata basis to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Receivables Entity), on the one hand, and minority holders of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary, on the other hand (or on less than a pro rata basis to any minority holder); |
| (8) | any sale or other disposition of inventory or damaged, worn-out, obsolete or no longer useful assets or properties in the ordinary course of business; |
| (9) | any sale or other disposition of assets received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries upon the foreclosure on a Lien in the ordinary course of business; |
| (10) | any sale, transfer or other disposition of Residential Receivables and related assets in connection with Indebtedness Incurred in accordance with Section 3.12(2)(i); |
| (11) | any transfer, assignment or other disposition deemed to occur in connection with creating or granting any Permitted Lien; |
| (12) | the good faith surrender or waiver of contract rights, tort claims or statutory rights in connection with a settlement or in bankruptcy or similar proceedings; and |
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| (13) | any transaction or series of related transactions that involves Property having a Fair Market Value of less than U.S.$2.0 million. |
Asset Sale Offer has the meaning set forth in Section 3.14.
Asset Sale Offer Amount has the meaning set forth in Section 3.14.
Asset Sale Offer Payment Date has the meaning set forth in Section 3.14.
Asset Sale Transaction means any Asset Sale and, whether or not constituting an Asset Sale, (1) any sale or other disposition of Capital Stock, (2) any Designation with respect to an Unrestricted Subsidiary and (3) any sale or other disposition of property or assets excluded from the definition of Asset Sale by clause (2) of that definition.
Authentication Order has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
Authorized Person means (i) in the case of the execution of any Note on behalf of the Company, a member of the Board of Directors and a member of the Supervisory Committee, and (ii) in the case of any other action to be taken by or on behalf of the Company pursuant hereto, any officer of the Company duly authorized in writing to take actions under this Indenture on behalf of the Company and notified to the Trustee in writing.
Bankruptcy Law has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.
Board of Directors means, as to any Person, the board of directors, management committee or similar governing body of such Person or any duly authorized committee thereof.
Board Resolution means, with respect to any Person, a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Person to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of such Person and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
Business Day means each day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in New York City or the City of Buenos Aires are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close.
BYMA means the Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos S.A. or the entity that in the future replaces it.
Capital Stock means:
| (1) | with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated and whether or not voting) of corporate stock, including each class of Common Stock and Preferred Stock of such Person; |
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| (2) | with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership or other equity or ownership interests of such Person; and |
| (3) | any warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the instruments or interests referred to in clause (1) or (2) above. |
Capitalized Lease Obligations means, as to any Person, the obligations of such Person under a lease that are required to be classified and accounted for as capital lease obligations under IFRS. For purposes of this definition, the amount of such obligations at any date will be the capitalized amount of such obligations at such date, determined in accordance with IFRS.
Cash Equivalents means:
| (1) | marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the government of United States, the government of Argentina or the Argentine Central Bank, or issued by any agency or instrumentality of the governments of the United States or Argentina and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or Argentina, respectively; |
| (2) | marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having an Investment Grade Rating; |
| (3) | money market investments, marketable securities, checks and deferred payment checks (cheques de pago diferido) and other similar instruments (a) by whomever issued which, by their terms, are payable or may be required to be paid in cash within 360 days of their issuance, or (b) issued by any Person with an Investment Grade Rating which by their terms, are payable or may be required to be paid in cash within 18 months from date of acquisition thereof; |
| (4) | demand deposits, certificates of deposit, overnight deposits, time deposits or bankers acceptances maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued by (a) any bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia or any foreign branch of a U.S. bank, in each case, having at the date of acquisition thereof combined capital and surplus of not less than U.S.$500 million, or (b) Banco BBVA Argentina S.A., Banco Itaú Argentina S.A., Banco Santander Río S.A., HSBC Bank Argentina S.A., Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Argentina) S.A., Citibank N.A., Banco Macro S.A., Banco de la Nación Argentina, Banco de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, or any of the top five banks in terms of deposits (as reported by the Argentine Central Bank) organized under the laws of Argentina; |
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| (5) | repurchase obligations with a term of not more than thirty days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (1) above entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above; and |
| (6) | investments in money market funds which invest substantially all of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (5) above. |
Change of Control means (i) the Permitted Holders cease to be the beneficial owner (as defined below), directly or indirectly, in the aggregate of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company; (ii) individuals appointed by the Permitted Holders cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company; (iii) the sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease (other than in the ordinary course of business) or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any Person other than a Permitted Holder; or (iv) the adoption by the stockholders of the Company of a plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
For purposes of this definition:
| (a) | beneficial owner will have the meaning specified in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that such person or group shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all shares that any such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time; and |
| (b) | the Permitted Holders or any other Person or Group will be deemed to beneficially own any Voting Stock of a corporation held by any other corporation (the parent corporation) so long as the Permitted Holders or such other Person or Group, as the case may be, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate more than 50% of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the parent corporation. |
Change of Control Offer has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10
Change of Control Payment has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10.
Change of Control Payment Date has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10.
Clearstream means Clearstream Banking, société anonyme.
CNV has the meaning set forth in the second recital to this Indenture.
CNV Rules means the CNV rules and regulations approved by general resolution No. 622/2013 as amended.
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Commodity Agreement means any commodity or raw material futures contract, commodity or raw materials option, or any other agreement designed to protect against or manage exposure to fluctuations in commodity or raw materials prices.
Common Stock of any Person means any and all shares, interests or other participations in, and other equivalents (however designated and whether voting or non-voting) of such Persons common equity interest, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or issued after the Issue Date, and includes, without limitation, all series and classes of such common stock.
Company Order means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by the chairman of the Board of Directors or its chief executive officer or its deputy general manager and delivered to the Trustee.
Comparable Treasury Issue means the United States Treasury security or securities selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having an actual or interpolated maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of a comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Notes.
Comparable Treasury Price means, with respect to any redemption date (1) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation or (2) if fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations are obtained, the average of all such quotations.
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA means, with respect to any Person for any year or period, the Adjusted Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such year or period, increased or decreased (without duplication), as applicable, by the following items to the extent deducted or added in calculating such Adjusted Consolidated Net Income:
| (1) | Consolidated Interest Expense; |
| (2) | consolidated interest income (excluding to the extent included in clause (1) above); |
| (3) | non-cash expenses or losses for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with IFRS (excluding any such charge which constitutes an accrual of or a reserve for cash charges for any future period or the amortization of a prepaid cash expense paid in a prior period); |
| (4) | (x) all non-cash credits and gains increasing Adjusted Consolidated Net Income for such period and (y) all cash payments during such period relating to non-cash charges that were added back in determining Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA in any prior period; |
| (5) | depreciation and amortization; and |
| (6) | income tax and minimum presumed income tax. |
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Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio means, for any Person as of any date of determination, the ratio of the aggregate amount of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of such Person for the four most recent full fiscal quarters for which financial statements are available ending prior to the date of such determination (the Four Quarter Period) to Consolidated Interest Expense for such Person for such Four Quarter Period. For purposes of this definition, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense will be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis as determined in good faith by the Companys Board of Directors for the period of such calculation to:
| (1) | the Incurrence or repayment or redemption of any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries (Restricted Subsidiaries in the case of the Company), and the application of the proceeds thereof, including the Incurrence of any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness), and the application of the proceeds thereof, giving rise to the need to make such determination, occurring during such Four Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last day of such Four Quarter Period and on or prior to such date of determination, to the extent, in the case of an Incurrence, such Indebtedness is outstanding on the date of determination, as if such Incurrence and the application of the proceeds thereof, repayment or redemption occurred on the first day of such Four Quarter Period; and |
| (2) | any Asset Sale Transaction or Asset Acquisition by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries (Restricted Subsidiaries, in the case of the Company), including any Asset Sale Transaction or Asset Acquisition giving rise to the need to make such determination occurring during the Four Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last day of the Four Quarter Period and on or prior to such date of determination, as if such Asset Sale Transaction or Asset Acquisition occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter Period. |
Furthermore, in calculating Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of determining the denominator (but not the numerator) of this Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio,
| (a) | interest on outstanding Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis as of the date of determination and which will continue to be so determined thereafter will be deemed to have accrued at a fixed rate per annum equal to the rate of interest on such Indebtedness in effect on such date of determination; |
| (b) | if interest on any Indebtedness actually Incurred on such date of determination may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rates, then the interest rate in effect on such date of determination will be deemed to have been in effect during the Four Quarter Period; |
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| (c) | notwithstanding clause (a) above, interest on Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis, to the extent such interest is covered by Hedging Obligations, will be deemed to accrue at the rate per annum resulting after giving effect to the operation of such agreements; |
| (d) | interest on a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease Obligation in accordance with IFRS; and |
| (e) | for purposes of making the computation referred to above, interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility computed on a pro forma basis shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable period. |
Consolidated Interest Expense means, for any period, without duplication, total cash and non-cash interest expense, less interest income to the extent reducing interest expense, of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries, plus, to the extent not included in such interest expense:
| (1) | interest expense attributable to Capitalized Lease Obligations in respect of the relevant lease giving rise thereto, determined as if such lease were a capitalized lease in accordance with IFRS, and the interest component of any deferred payment obligations; |
| (2) | amortization of debt discount (including the amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par) and debt issuance cost; provided, however, that any amortization of bond premium will be credited to reduce Consolidated Interest Expense unless, pursuant to IFRS, such amortization of bond premium has otherwise reduced Consolidated Interest Expense; |
| (3) | non-cash interest expense, but any non-cash interest income or expense attributable to the movement in the mark-to-market valuation of Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to IFRS shall be excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Interest Expense; |
| (4) | commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers acceptance financing; |
| (5) | the interest expense on Indebtedness of another Person that is Guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries; |
| (6) | costs associated with entering into Hedging Obligations (including amortization of fees) related to Indebtedness; |
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| (7) | interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period, or any interest payment made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period; and |
| (8) | Receivables Fees. |
Consolidated Tangible Assets means, for any Person at any time, the total consolidated assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries (Restricted Subsidiaries in the case of the Company) in accordance with IFRS, less Intangible Assets.
Corporate Trust Office means the office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be principally administered, which office at the date of the execution of this instrument is located at 240 Greenwich Street, floor 7E, New York, New York 10286, Attention: Global Trust Services Global Finance Americas, or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as such successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Company).
Covenant Suspension Event has the meaning set forth in Section 3.11.
Co-Registrar has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Indenture and any successors and assigns thereto.
Currency Agreement means, in respect of any Person, any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other similar agreement as to which such Person is a party designed to hedge foreign currency risk of such Person.
Custodian means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Notes in global form, or any successor entity thereto.
Default means an event or condition the occurrence of which is, or with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.
Defeasance Trustee has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(a).
Definitive Note means a certificated Initial Note or Additional Note (bearing the Restricted Notes Legend if the transfer of such Note is restricted by applicable law) that does not include the Global Notes Legend.
Depositary means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.3 as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as Depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture.
Designation and Designation Amount have the meanings set forth in Section 3.15.
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Disqualified Capital Stock means that portion of any Capital Stock which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the sole option of the holder thereof, in any case, on or prior to the final maturity date of the Notes; provided that if such Capital Stock is issued pursuant to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock solely because under certain circumstances it may be required to be repurchased by the Company or its Subsidiaries, and provided further that any Capital Stock that would not constitute Disqualified Stock but for provisions thereof giving holders thereof the right to require such Person to purchase or redeem such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of an asset sale or change of control occurring prior to the final maturity of the Notes shall not constitute Disqualified Stock if:
| (1) | the asset sale or change of control provisions applicable to such Capital Stock are no more favorable to the holders of such Capital Stock than the terms applicable to the Notes under Sections 3.10 and 3.14; and |
| (2) | any such requirement only becomes operative after compliance with such terms applicable to the Notes, including the purchase of any Notes tendered pursuant thereto. |
The amount of any Disqualified Capital Stock shall be equal to the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference and its maximum fixed repurchase price, but excluding accrued dividends, if any. The amount of any Disqualified Stock that does not have a fixed redemption, repayment or repurchase price will be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Stock as if such Disqualified Stock were redeemed, repaid or repurchased on any date on which the amount of such Disqualified Stock is to be determined pursuant to this Indenture; provided that if such Disqualified Stock could not be required to be redeemed, repaid or repurchased at the time of such determination, the redemption, repayment or repurchase price will be the book value of such Disqualified Stock as reflected in the most recent financial statements of such Person.
DTC means The Depository Trust Company (or its successors).
Euroclear means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System, and its successors.
Event of Default has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.
Exchange Act means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (or any successor statute), as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
Existing Properties means any item of property, plant and equipment, any item of investment property or any item of property under construction existing on the Issue Date.
Fair Market Value means, with respect to any asset, the price (after deducting any liabilities relating to such assets) which could be negotiated in an arms-length free market
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transaction, for cash, between an informed and willing seller and an informed and willing buyer, neither of which is under any compulsion to complete the transaction; provided that the Fair Market Value of any such asset or assets will be determined conclusively by the Board of Directors of the Company acting in good faith and provided, further that with respect to any asset having a price less than U.S.$7.5 million, only the good faith determination of the Companys senior management shall be required.
Fitch means Fitch Ratings Ltd. and its successors and assigns.
Future Leveraged Property means any item of property, plant and equipment, any item of investment property or any item of property under construction not existing on the Issue Date and acquired or developed by the Company with the net proceeds of any Indebtedness Incurred after the Issue Date.
Global Note means a 3(a)(9) Global Note, Rule 144A Global Note, Regulation S Global Note or Unrestricted Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, which is exchangeable for a certificated Note only in the limited circumstances described herein.
Government Agency means any public legal entity or public agency, created by federal, state or local government, or any other legal entity now existing or hereafter created, or now or hereafter owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any public legal entity or public agency, including any central bank.
guarantee means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person:
| (1) | to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreement to keep well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take or pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise); or |
| (2) | entered into for purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); provided, however, that the term guarantee will not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. |
Hedging Obligations means the obligations of any Person pursuant to any Interest Rate Agreement, Currency Agreement or Commodity Agreement.
Holder with respect to any Note, the Person in whose name at the time such Note is registered in the Register.
IFRS means the International Financial Reporting Standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board as applicable in Argentina from time to time.
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Incur means, with respect to any Indebtedness or other obligation of any Person, to create, issue, incur (including by conversion, exchange or otherwise), assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation on the balance sheet of such Person (and Incurrence, Incurred and Incurring will have meanings correlative to the preceding).
Indebtedness means, with respect to any Person, without duplication: (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money; (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, Notes or other similar instruments; (c) all obligations of such Person under any lease that are required to be classified and accounted for as capital lease obligations under IFRS; (d) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services, all conditional sale obligations and all obligations under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable and other accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business); (e) all obligations due and payable under letters of credit, bankers acceptances or similar credit transactions, including reimbursement obligations in respect thereof; (f) guarantees of such Person in respect of Indebtedness referred to in clauses (a) through (e) above and (g) through (i) below; (g) net obligations of such Person under Hedging Obligations (the amount of any such obligations to be equal at any time to the termination value of such agreement or arrangement giving rise to such obligation that would be payable by such Person at such time); (h) to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, amount of obligations outstanding of such Person under the legal documents entered into as part of a securitization transaction or series of securitization transactions that would be characterized as principal if such transaction were structured as secured lending transaction rather than as a purchase outstanding relating to a securitization transaction or series of securitization transactions (including, without limitation, Qualified Receivables Transactions, and factoring or similar financing transactions); (i) the principal component or liquidation preference of all obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Capital Stock or, with respect to any Subsidiary, any Preferred Stock (but excluding, in each case, any accrued dividends); and (j) all Indebtedness of any other Person of the type referred to in clauses (a) through (i) which is secured by any Lien on any property or asset of such Person. Notwithstanding anything set forth herein, for the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness shall not include (i) any obligation Incurred in connection with (x) the purchase of property that pursuant to its terms can be discharged only by delivering office or commercial space or residential units or (y) the pre-sale of residential units or the advanced collections of lease payments, in each case in the ordinary course of business and consistent with market practice and (ii) any provision or liability for taxes.
Indenture means this instrument as originally executed and delivered or, if amended or supplemented as herein provided, as so amended or supplemented or both, and such term shall include the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be a part of and govern this instrument and any such amendment or supplement as well as the forms and terms of particular Notes established as contemplated hereunder.
Independent Financial Advisor means an accounting firm, appraisal firm, real estate advisory or development firm, investment banking firm or consultant of recognized standing that is, in the judgment of the Companys Board of Directors, qualified to perform the
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task for which it has been engaged and which is independent in connection with the relevant transaction.
Independent Investment Banker means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Company.
Intangible Assets means with respect to any Person, all unamortized debt discount and expense, unamortized deferred charges, goodwill, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights and all other items which would be treated as intangibles on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with IFRS.
Interest Payment Date means April [●] and October [●] of each year to stated maturity of the Notes commencing on [●], 2020.
Interest Rate Agreement of any Person means any interest rate protection agreement (including, without limitation, interest rate swaps, caps, floors, collars, derivative instruments and similar agreements) and/or other types of hedging agreements designed to hedge interest rate risk of such Person.
Investment means, with respect to any Person, any:
| (1) | direct or indirect loan, advance or other extension of credit (including, without limitation, by means of a guarantee) to any other Person; |
| (2) | capital contribution (by means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of others) to any other Person; or |
| (3) | any purchase or acquisition by such Person of any Capital Stock, bonds, Notes, debentures or other securities or evidences of Indebtedness issued by, any other Person. |
Investment will exclude:
| (i) | accounts receivable, trade credit, and advances and other extensions of credit to customers, employees and other Persons in the ordinary course of business; |
| (ii) | Hedging Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business and in compliance with this Indenture; |
| (iii) | endorsements of negotiable instruments in the ordinary course of business; |
| (iv) | guarantees made in compliance with Sections 3.12 and 3.18; |
| (v) | investments consisting of purchases of real property, inventory, supplies, material or equipment or purchase of contract rights or licenses, leases or |
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| intellectual property, in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice; and |
| (vi) | any purchase or acquisition by such Person of Indebtedness of another Person in the ordinary course of business (a) that is secured by a mortgage or other Lien encumbering real property and/or the equity interests of the Person owning such real property and not by any other unrelated property, (b) whereby the sole obligor with respect to such Indebtedness is the Person that owns the real property subject to the mortgage or other Lien, and (c) that is acquired for the principal purpose of exercising remedies and otherwise obtaining control or ownership over the real property subject to the mortgage or other Lien by foreclosure, a conveyance in lieu of foreclosure, a bankruptcy or otherwise; provided, however, that any amount of such Indebtedness that at the time of the purchase or the acquisition is in excess of the Fair Market Value of the real property subject to the mortgage or other Lien securing such Indebtedness as determined by an Independent Financial Advisor shall be deemed an Investment for the purposes of this Indenture. |
For purposes of Section 3.13, the Company will be deemed to have made an Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of its Designation, which will be valued at the Fair Market Value of the sum of the net assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of its Designation and the amount of any Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary or owed to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary immediately following such Designation. Any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be valued at its Fair Market Value at the time of such transfer. If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary sells or otherwise disposes of any Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary (including any issuance and sale of Capital Stock by a Restricted Subsidiary) such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Restricted Subsidiary would cease to be a Subsidiary of the Company, the Company will be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to sum of the Fair Market Value of the Capital Stock of such former Restricted Subsidiary held by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary immediately following such sale or other disposition and the amount of any Indebtedness of such former Restricted Subsidiary guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or owed to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary immediately following such sale or other disposition.
Investment Grade Rating means a rating equal to or higher than (i) Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moodys or (ii) BBB (or the equivalent) by S&P or Fitch; in each case at international level.
Issue Date means [●], 2020.
Judgment Currency has the meaning set forth in Section 12.10.
Latest Completed Quarter means the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Company for which consolidated financial statements of the Company are available.
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Lien means any lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest or similar encumbrance.
MAE means the Mercado Abierto Electrónico S.A.
Make-Whole Amount has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc. and its successors and assigns.
Negotiable Obligations Law has the meaning set forth in the third recital to this Indenture.
Net Cash Proceeds means, with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents, including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations when received in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from such Asset Sale, net of:
| (1) | reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and fees relating to such Asset Sale (including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees and sales commissions); |
| (2) | taxes paid or estimated by the Company in good faith to be payable in respect of such Asset Sale after taking into account any reduction in consolidated tax liability due to available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements; |
| (3) | repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the Property or assets that are the subject of such Asset Sale; |
| (4) | all distributions and other payments required to be made to minority interest holders (that are not Affiliates of the Company) in Subsidiaries or joint ventures as a result of such Asset Sale; and |
| (5) | amounts to be provided by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, as a reserve, in accordance with IFRS, against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, after such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale, but excluding any reserves with respect to Indebtedness. |
Non-Recourse Debt means Indebtedness of a Person:
| (1) | as to which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary (a) provides any guarantee or credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, guarantee, indemnity, agreement or instrument that would |
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| constitute Indebtedness) or (b) is directly or indirectly liable (as a guarantor or otherwise); |
| (2) | no default with respect to which (including any rights that the Holders thereof may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit (upon notice, lapse of time or both) any holder of any other Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to declare a default under such other Indebtedness or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its stated maturity; and |
| (3) | the explicit terms of which provide there is no recourse against any of the assets of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries. |
Notes has the meaning set forth in the fourth recital herein.
Offer to Purchase means an Asset Sale Offer or a Change of Control Offer.
Officer means, when used in connection with any action to be taken by the Company, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Controller or the General Counsel of the Company.
Officers Certificate means, when used in connection with any action to be taken by the Company, a certificate signed by an Officer of the Company and delivered to the Trustee.
Opinion of Counsel means an opinion in writing signed by legal counsel who may be an employee of or counsel to the Company, and who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
Optional Redemption Date has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5.
Outstanding when used with reference to Notes, shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8.
Partial Defeasance has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3.
Paying Agents has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Indenture and any successors and assigns thereto.
Payment Date means the date on which payment of principal, interest or any other amount is due or any date fixed for redemption of the Notes.
Permitted Business means any business activity of the type conducted by the Company as of the Issue Date, and any business related, ancillary or complementary thereto, in Argentina or any other jurisdiction.
Permitted Holders means (i) Moisés Khafif; (ii) his spouse, children and grandchildren; (iii) any legal heirs (or similar legal successors) upon death of any of the persons
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specified in clauses (i) or (ii); (iv) any trust created for the benefit of any of the persons specified in clauses (i) or (ii) or for the benefit of the estate, executor, administrator or beneficiaries of any of the persons specified in clauses (i) or (ii); or (v) any Affiliates of any of the persons specified in clauses (i) or (ii).
Permitted Indebtedness has the meaning set forth under clause (2) of Section 3.12.
Permitted Investments means:
| (1) | Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Person that is, or that result in any Person becoming, immediately after such Investment, a Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivables Entity) or constituting a merger or consolidation of such Person into the Company or with or into a Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivables Entity); |
| (2) | Investments in the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivables Entity) that is engaged in a Permitted Business; |
| (3) | Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents; |
| (4) | Investments in existence on, or made pursuant to legally binding commitments in existence on, the Issue Date; |
| (5) | any extension, modification or renewal of any Investments existing as of the Issue Date (but not Investments involving additional advances, contributions or other investments of cash or property or other increases thereof, other than as a result of the accrual or accretion of interest or original issue discount or payment-in-kind pursuant to the terms of such Investment as of the Issue Date); |
| (6) | Investments permitted pursuant to clause (2)(b) of Section 3.19; |
| (7) | Investments made by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of non-cash consideration permitted to be received in connection with an Asset Sale made in compliance with Section 3.14; |
| (8) | Investments in the form of Hedging Obligations permitted under clause 2(c) of Section 3.12; |
| (9) | payroll, travel, moving and other loans or advances to, or guarantees issued to support the obligations of, officers and employees, in each case in the ordinary course of business; |
| (10) | extensions of credit and prepayment of expenses to customers, suppliers, utility providers, licensees and other trade creditors in the ordinary course of business; |
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| (11) | contingent obligations and performance guarantees Incurred in the ordinary course of business in compliance with the covenant described under Section 3.12, and the creation of Liens on the assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in compliance with the covenant described under Section 3.17; |
| (12) | loans or advances to employees for bona fide business purposes made in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary; |
| (13) | Investments in the Notes or the Existing Notes; |
| (14) | Investments received as a result of the bankruptcy or reorganization of any Person or taken in settlement of or other resolution of claims or disputes, and, in each case, extensions, modifications and renewals thereof; |
| (15) | receivables owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary created or acquired in the ordinary course of business; |
| (16) | any Investment by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in a Receivables Entity or any Investment by a Receivables Entity in any other Person, in each case, in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction; provided that the Investment in any Person is in the form of a Purchase Money Note or an equity interest or interest in Residential Receivables and related assets generated by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and transferred to any Person in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction or any Person owning those accounts receivable; |
| (17) | Investments in any Person to the extent such Investments consist of prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and workers compensation, performance and other similar deposits made in the ordinary course of business by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; and |
| (18) | (i) Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Person (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, a Restricted Subsidiary) engaged in a Permitted Business; provided that the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries (x) are primarily responsible for the development (to the extent the relevant real estate project is undeveloped) and/or management of the related real estate project(s), (y) maintain an equity ownership interest in such Person of no less than 20.0% of such Persons total Capital Stock, or, if less than such percentage, to the extent such Investment, together with all other Investments incurred under this clause (18)(i) that are less than such percentage, do not exceed in aggregate at the time of such Investment the greater of (i) U.S.$75.0 million and (ii) 12% of the Companys Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the end of the Latest Completed Quarter (with the Fair Market Value of such Investment being |
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| measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) and (z) comply with the covenant set forth in Section 3.14 with respect to any direct or indirect sale, transfer or other dispositions of the Investment in such Person; and |
(ii) Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Person (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, a Restricted Subsidiary) engaged in a Permitted Business for which the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries are not primarily responsible for the development (to the extent the relevant real estate project is undeveloped) and/or management of the related real estate project(s); provided that (x) maintain an equity ownership interest in such Person of no less than 20% of such Persons total Capital Stock, (y) such Investment, together with all other Investments incurred under this clause (18)(ii), do not exceed in the aggregate at the time of such Investment the greater of (i) U.S.$50.0 million and (ii) 8% of the Companys Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the end of the Latest Completed Quarter (with the Fair Market Value of such Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), and (z) comply with the covenant set forth under Section 3.14 with respect to any direct or indirect sale, transfer or other dispositions of the Investment in such Person; and
(iii) Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Person (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, a Restricted Subsidiary) (x) for which the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries are not primarily responsible for the development (to the extent any relevant project is undeveloped) and/or management of any related project(s), and in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary do maintain an equity ownership in such Persons of less than 20% of such Persons, total Capital stock; provided that (y) such Investment, together with all other Investments incurred under this clause (18)(iii), do not exceed in the aggregate at the time of such Investment the greater of (i) U.S.$30.0 million and (ii) 5% of the Companys Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the end of the Latest Completed Quarter (with the Fair Market Value of such Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), and (z) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries comply with the covenant set forth under Section 3.14 with respect to any direct or indirect sale, transfer or other dispositions of the Investment in such Person.
Permitted Lien means:
| (1) | any Lien existing on the Issue Date; |
| (2) | any landlords, workmens, carriers, warehousemens, mechanics, materialmens, repairmens or other Liens arising in the ordinary course of |
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| business (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, Liens in connection with any Indebtedness); |
| (3) | any Lien on any asset securing Indebtedness incurred or assumed for the purpose of financing or Refinancing all or any part of the cost of acquiring, constructing, developing or improving such asset, which Lien attached to such acquired, constructed, developed or improved asset or property and assets related to real property whose acquisition, construction, development or improvement is being financed or Refinanced, concurrently with or within 180 days after the acquisition or the completion of the construction, development or improvement thereof or the date of such Refinancing, provided that such Indebtedness does not exceed the aggregate cost of acquisition, construction, development or improvement and is not secured by any other property or asset; |
| (4) | any Lien in favor of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Receivables Entity); |
| (5) | any Lien on any property existing thereon at the time of acquisition of such property and not created in connection with such acquisition; |
| (6) | any Lien securing an extension, renewal or refunding of Indebtedness secured by an Lien referred to in (1), (3) or (5) above; provided that such new Lien is limited to the property which was subject to the prior Lien immediately before such extension, renewal or refunding; and provided further that the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by the prior Lien immediately before such extension, renewal or refunding is not increased; |
| (7) | (i) any inchoate Lien for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet due (including any relevant extensions), (ii) any Lien arising or incurred in connection with judgments or assessments under circumstances not constituting an Event of Default or (iii) any Lien in the form of a tax or other statutory Lien or any other Lien arising by operation of law; provided that any such Lien will be discharged within 90 days after the date it is created or arises (unless contested in good faith); |
| (8) | Liens on Residential Receivables and related asset pursuant to Indebtedness Incurred in accordance with Section 3.12(2)(i); |
| (9) | any Lien securing or providing for the payment of Indebtedness Incurred in connection with any Project Financing, provided that the properties to which any such Lien applies are (a) any property whose acquisition, construction and/or improvement is the subject of, and being financed in, such Project Financing or (b) revenues or claims which arise from the operation, failure to meet specifications, failure to complete, exploitation, sale or loss of, or damage to, such properties; |
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| (10) | Liens on Capital Stock or other securities of an Unrestricted Subsidiary that secure Indebtedness or other obligations of such Unrestricted Subsidiary or such Unrestricted Subsidiarys Subsidiaries; and |
| (11) | any other Lien on the assets of the Company or of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that on the date of the creation or assumption of such Lien, the Indebtedness secured by such Lien, together with all of the Companys and its Restricted Subsidiaries Indebtedness secured by any Lien under this clause (11), will have an aggregate principal amount outstanding not exceeding the greater of (x) U.S.$30.0 million and (y) 5% of the Companys Consolidated Tangible Assets. |
Person means an individual, partnership, limited partnership, corporation, company, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, trust or joint venture, or a governmental agency or political subdivision thereof.
Preferred Stock of any Person means any Capital Stock of such Person that has preferential rights over any other Capital Stock of such Person with respect to dividends, distributions or redemptions or upon liquidation.
Principal whenever used with reference to the Notes or any Note or any portion thereof, shall be deemed to include premium, if any, and redemption amount, if any.
Principal Paying Agent has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Indenture and any successors and assigns thereto.
Process Agent has the meaning set forth in Section 12.9(d).
Program has the meaning set forth in the first recital of this Indenture.
Project Financing means any financing for the acquisition, construction, development and/or improvement of any property (a) if the Person or Persons providing such financing agree expressly to, or by operation of the relevant financing documents, look to the properties so financed and the revenues to be generated by the operation of, or loss or damage to, such property (except to the extent set forth in clause (b)) as the sole source of repayment for the moneys advanced and (b) for which there is no recourse to the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries other than sole recourse to the relevant project financing Subsidiary.
Property means, with respect to any Person, any interest of such Person in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible, including Capital Stock in, and other securities of, any other Person.
Purchase Money Note means a promissory note evidencing a line of credit, or evidencing other Indebtedness owed to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction, which note shall be repaid from cash available to the maker of such note, other than amounts required to be established as reserves, amounts paid to investors in respect of interest, principal and other amounts owing to such investors and amounts paid in connection with the purchase of newly generated accounts receivable.
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Qualified Capital Stock means any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock and any warrants, rights or options to purchase or acquire Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock and that are not convertible into or exchangeable into Disqualified Capital Stock.
Qualified Institutional Buyer means a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A.
Qualified Merger Jurisdiction means any of (i) Argentina; (ii) the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia; or (iii) any country member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Qualified Receivables Transactions means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to (a) a Receivables Entity or (b) any other Person, or may grant a security interest in, any Residential Receivables (whether now existing or arising in the future) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and any asset related thereto, including, without limitation, all collateral securing such Residential Receivables, all contracts and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of the accounts receivable, proceeds of such Residential Receivables and other assets which are customarily transferred, or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted, in connection with asset securitization transactions involving Residential Receivables (collectively, Receivables Property); provided that, no portion of the Indebtedness or any other Obligations (contingent or otherwise) in respect of such transaction or transactions (a) is guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (excluding guarantees of obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings), (b) is recourse to or obligates the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings, or (c) subjects any property or asset (other than the related Receivables Property) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings.
Rating Agency means any one of Moodys, S&P or Fitch.
Receivables Entity means a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company which engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of accounts receivable and which is designated by the Company as a Receivables Entity:
| (1) | no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which (a) is guaranteed by the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary (excluding guarantees of Obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings), (b) is recourse to or obligates the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary in any way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings, or (c) subjects any property or asset of the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, |
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contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings;
| (2) | with which neither the Company nor any other Restricted Subsidiary has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding (except in connection with a Purchase Money Note or Qualified Receivables Transaction) other than on terms no less favorable to the Company or such other Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of the Company, other than fees payable in the ordinary course of business in connection with servicing accounts receivable; and |
| (3) | to which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary has any obligation to maintain or preserve such entitys financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating results. |
Receivables Fees means any fees or interest paid to purchasers or lenders providing the financing in connection with a securitization transaction, factoring agreement or other similar agreement, including any such amounts paid by discounting the face amount of receivables or participations therein transferred in connection with a securitization transaction, factoring agreement or other similar arrangement, regardless of whether any such transaction is structured as on-balance sheet or off-balance sheet or through a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary (for the avoidance of doubt, solely to the extent the discount relates to interest accrual and not to the valuation of the receivables or participations); provided that any such amounts that are required to be paid by discounting the face amount of receivables in transactions pursuant to clause 2(i)(2) of Section 3.12 that exceed the amounts that would have been paid if such discounting had been made at market rates, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, will not be considered Receivables Fees.
Reference Treasury Dealer means at least four leading primary United States government securities dealers in New York City (a Primary Treasury Dealer) reasonably designated by the Company; provided that if any of the foregoing cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Company will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by an Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 3:30 p.m. New York time on the third Business Day preceding such redemption date.
Refinance means, in respect of any Indebtedness, to issue any Indebtedness in exchange for or to refinance, replace, defease or refund such Indebtedness in whole or in part. Refinanced and Refinancing will have correlative meanings.
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Refinancing Indebtedness means Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary issued to Refinance any other Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary so long as:
| (1) | the aggregate principal amount (or initial accreted value, if applicable) of such new Indebtedness as of the date of such proposed Refinancing does not exceed the aggregate principal amount (or initial accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness being Refinanced (plus the amount of any premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument governing such Indebtedness and the reasonable fees, expenses, defeasance costs and accrued but unpaid interest payable by the Company in connection with such Refinancing); |
| (2) | such new Indebtedness has: |
| (a) | a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced, and |
| (b) | a final maturity that is equal to or later than the final maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced; and |
| (c) | if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is Subordinated Indebtedness, then such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinate to the Notes, if applicable, at least to the same extent and in the same manner as the Indebtedness being Refinanced. |
Register has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
Registrar has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any applicable Interest Payment Date means the fifteenth calendar day prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date.
Regulation S means Regulation S under the Securities Act.
Regulation S Global Note has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b) of Appendix A to this Indenture.
Reinstatement Date has the meaning set forth in Section 3.11.
Representative of the Trustee in Argentina has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Indenture.
Residential Receivables means a right of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to receive payment arising from the sale of a residential unit constructed after the Issue Date pursuant to an arrangement with another Person pursuant to which such other Person is obligated to pay for such residential unit under terms that permit the purchase of such
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residential unit on credit, including, without limitation, an account receivable; provided that, for purposes of this definition, (x) no Residential Receivables may exceed 35% of the total purchase price of the aggregate residential units in the development project to which such Residential Receivables relate; and (y) no Residential Receivable may exceed 40% of the purchase price of the residential unit relating to such Residential Receivable.
Responsible Officer when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer assigned to the Global Trust Services Global Finance Americas unit (or any successor division or unit) of the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture, or any other officer of the Trustee to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such officers knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
Restricted Notes Legend means the legend set forth in Section 2.3(e)(i) of Appendix A to this Indenture.
Restricted Payment has the meaning set forth in Section 3.13.
Restricted Subsidiary means any Subsidiary of the Company which at the time of determination is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
Revocation has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15.
Rule 144 means Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
Rule 144A means Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
Rule 144A Global Note has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b) of Appendix A to this Indenture.
S&P means Standard & Poors Ratings Services and its successors and assigns.
Sale and Leaseback Transaction means any direct or indirect arrangement with any Person or to which any such Person is a party providing for the leasing to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of any property, whether owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary at the Issue Date or later acquired, which has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person or to any other Person by whom funds have been or are to be advanced on the security of such Property.
SEC means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (or any successor statute), as amended and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
Senior Indebtedness means the Notes and any other Indebtedness of the Company that ranks equal in right of payment with the Notes.
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Significant Subsidiary means, at any relevant time, any of the Companys Restricted Subsidiaries which is a significant subsidiary of the Company within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC.
Standard Securitization Undertakings means representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary which are reasonably customary in securitization of receivables transactions.
Subordinated Indebtedness means, with respect to the Company, any Indebtedness of the Company which is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, as the case may be.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which such Person owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting power of the other Persons outstanding Voting Stock.
Subsidiary Guarantor means each Restricted Subsidiary that provides a guarantee of the Notes in accordance with this Indenture; provided that upon release or discharge of such Restricted Subsidiary from its guarantee in accordance with this Indenture, such Restricted Subsidiary ceases to be a Subsidiary Guarantor.
Supervisory Committee means the Comisión Fiscalizadora of the Company.
Surviving Entity has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a)(1).
Suspended Covenants has the meaning set forth in Section 3.11.
Suspension Period has the meaning set forth in Section 3.11.
Total Defeasance has the meaning set forth in Section 10.2.
Transfer Agents has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Indenture and any successors and assigns thereto.
Treasury Rate means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity or interpolated maturity (on a day count basis) of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date.
Transfer Restricted Notes means Definitive Notes and any other Notes that bear or are required to bear the Restricted Notes Legend.
Trust Indenture Act means the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (including any successor act thereto), as it may be amended from time to time, and (unless the context otherwise requires) includes the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder.
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Trustee means the Person identified as the Trustee in the preamble to this Indenture and, subject to the provisions of Article VI, shall also include any successor trustee.
Unrestricted Global Note means a Global Note representing Notes that do not bear the Restricted Notes Legend.
Unrestricted Subsidiary means any Subsidiary of the Company Designated as such pursuant to Section 3.15. Any such Designation may be revoked by a Board Resolution of the Company, subject to the provisions of such covenant.
U.S.$ and U.S. Dollars means the currency of the United States of America which at the relevant time is legal tender for the payment of public or private debts.
U.S. Government Obligations has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(a).
Voting Stock with respect to any Person, means securities of any class of Capital Stock of such Person entitling the Holders thereof (whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of stock has voting power by reason of any contingency) to vote in the election of members of the Board of Directors of such Person.
Weighted Average Life to Maturity means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) obtained by dividing:
| (1) | the then outstanding aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference, as the case may be, of such Indebtedness into |
| (2) | the sum of the products obtained by multiplying: |
| (a) | the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal or liquidation preference, as the case may be, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by |
| (b) | the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) which will elapse between such date and the making of such payment. |
Wholly Owned Subsidiary means, for any Person, any Subsidiary (Restricted Subsidiary in the case of the Company) of which all the outstanding Capital Stock (other than, in the case of a Subsidiary not organized in the United States, directors qualifying shares or an immaterial amount of shares required to be owned by other Persons pursuant to applicable law) is owned by such Person or any other Person that satisfies this definition in respect of such Person.
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ARTICLE II
Notes
Section 2.1. Form and Dating; Terms.
| (a) | Provisions relating to the Initial Notes, Additional Notes and any other Notes issued are set forth in Appendix A hereto, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Indenture. The Notes and the Trustees certificate of authentication shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Indenture and in compliance with Section 7 of the Negotiable Obligations Law. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, rules or agreements with national securities exchanges to which the Company is subject, if any, or usage (provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Company). Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in denominations of U.S.$1,000 and integral multiples of U.S.$1.0. The Notes shall be issued in registered form and without interest coupons. |
| (b) | The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling. |
Additional Notes ranking pari passu with the Initial Notes may be created and issued from time to time by the Company without notice to or consent of the Holders and shall be consolidated with and form a single class with the Initial Notes and shall have the same terms as to status, redemption or otherwise (other than issue date and the issue price) as the Initial Notes. Any Additional Notes shall be issued with the benefit of an indenture supplemental to this Indenture. Any Additional Notes shall be issued under a separate ISIN or other identifying number unless, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Additional Notes are issued pursuant to a qualified reopening of the Initial Notes, are otherwise treated as part of the same issue as the Initial Notes, or do not have greater than a de minimis amount of original issue discount.
Section 2.2. Execution and Authentication.
At least one member of the Board of Directors and one member of the Supervisory Committee shall execute the Notes on behalf of the Company by manual or facsimile signature. If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid. Typographical and other minor errors or defects in any such signatures shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any Note that has been duly authenticated and delivered by the Trustee.
A Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto by the manual signature of an authorized signatory of the Trustee. The signature shall be
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conclusive evidence that the Note has been duly authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.
On the Issue Date, the Trustee shall, upon receipt of a written order of the Company signed by an Officer (an Authentication Order), authenticate and deliver the Initial Notes. In addition, at any time and from time to time, the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate and deliver any Additional Notes in an aggregate principal amount specified in such Authentication Order for such Additional Notes issued hereunder. Authentication Orders may be transmitted by facsimile (with the original to be delivered by mail).
The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the Company.
Section 2.3. Agents.
So long as any Note is Outstanding, the Company shall maintain a Co-Registrar, a Paying Agent and a Transfer Agent in New York City and, so long as it is required by Argentine law or by the CNV, the Company shall maintain a registrar (together with any successors and assigns thereto, the Registrar) in the City of Buenos Aires. The Registrar and Co-Registrar shall maintain a register of the Notes (Register) and of their transfer and exchange, in which names and addresses of Holders of the Notes will be recorded. The Company may appoint additional Agents at any time and from time to time. The Company may terminate the appointment (subject to the first sentence of this paragraph) or change any Agent at any time and from time to time (including in the City of Buenos Aires, to the extent permitted by Argentine law). The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of the Registrar or any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such.
The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (DTC) to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes. The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as Principal Paying Agent and Co-Registrar for the Notes and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes. The Company, as promptly as practicable, shall appoint a qualified entity to act as Registrar in the City of Buenos Aires, which entity upon such appointment shall execute and become a party to this Indenture in such capacity. From time to time, the Company may appoint other qualified entities in Argentina to perform functions substantially similar to those of one or more Agents under this Indenture. The Company will notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any such entity not a party to this Indenture.
By executing this Indenture each Agent accepts its appointment as agent for the Company in relation to the Notes and shall comply with the provisions of this Indenture and the Notes applicable thereto.
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In the case of the replacement of any of the Notes, the Register will include notations of the Note so replaced, and the Note issued in replacement thereof. In the case of the cancellation of any of the Notes, the Register will include notations of the Note so cancelled and the date on which such Note was cancelled. The Co-Registrar shall give prompt notice to the Registrar and the Registrar shall likewise give prompt notice to the Co-Registrar of any registration of ownership, exchange or transfer of Notes. The Register will show the amount of the Notes, the date of issue, all subsequent transfers and changes of ownership in respect thereof and the names, tax identification numbers (if relevant to a specific Holder) and addresses of the Holders of the Notes and any payment instructions with respect thereto (if different from a Holders registered address). The Registrar and the Co-Registrar shall at all reasonable times during office hours make the Register available to the Company or any Person authorized by the Company in writing for inspection and for taking copies thereof or extracts therefrom, and at the expense and written direction of the Company, the Registrar and the Co-Registrar shall deliver to such Persons all lists of Holders of Notes, their addresses and amounts of such holdings as the Company may request.
The Registrar shall maintain the Register in written or electronic form in the Spanish language, and the Co-Registrar shall maintain duplicates thereof in the English language.
Section 2.4. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.
The Company shall, no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day prior to the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on any of the Notes, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amount, such sum to be held in trust for the Holders entitled to the same, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company shall promptly notify a Responsible Officer of the Trustee of its action or failure so to act. The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that such Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by such Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes, and shall notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, a Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.
Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, an installment (including, without limitation, in connection with any redemption of the Notes pursuant to Article IX) of principal of or interest on the Notes shall be considered paid on the date due if the Trustee or a Paying Agent (other than the Company or a Subsidiary or any Paying Agent in Argentina) holds on that date money in immediately available funds designated for and sufficient to pay the entire installment and provided that (i) the Trustee or Paying Agent is not legally prohibited from making any payment of such installment on the Notes on the date due and (ii) the Company has complied with Section 2.4.
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Section 2.5. Holder Lists.
The Registrar and Co-Registrar shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Co-Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least two Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders, and the Company shall otherwise comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 312(a).
Section 2.6. Transfer and Exchange.
The Notes shall be issued in registered form without interest coupons and shall be transferable only upon the surrender of a Note for registration of transfer and in compliance with Appendix A.
To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.2 or at the Registrars request.
All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Company, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Registrar, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal, premium, if any, and (subject to the Regular Record Date provisions of the Notes) interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, the Registrar, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the office or agency of the Company designated pursuant to Section 3.2, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more replacement Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount.
At the option of the Holder, Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Global Notes or Definitive Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail, the replacement Global Notes and Definitive Notes which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.2.
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All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.6 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by mail or by facsimile or electronic transmission.
None of the Trustee, the Principal Paying Agent or the Co-Registrar shall have any obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among DTC participants, members or beneficial owners in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.
Section 2.7. Replacement Notes.
If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or if a Holder claims that its Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the ownership and loss, destruction or theft of such Note, the Company shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustees requirements are otherwise met. If required by the Trustee or the Company, an indemnity bond must be provided by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Company to protect the Issuer, the Trustee, the Registrar, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company may charge the Holder for the expenses of the Company and the Trustee in replacing a Note. Every replacement Note is a contractual obligation of the Company and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.7, in case any mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Note has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Note, pay such Note.
Section 2.8. Outstanding Notes.
Any Note authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture will, as of any date of determination, be deemed to be Outstanding, except:
(i) Notes theretofore canceled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;
(ii) Notes that have been called for redemption in accordance with their terms or which have become due and payable at maturity or otherwise and with respect to which monies sufficient to pay the principal thereof and any premium, interest, Additional Amounts or other amount thereon have been deposited with the Trustee; or
(iii) Notes in lieu of or in substitution for which other Notes have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture;
provided that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of outstanding Notes are present at a meeting of Holders of Notes for quorum purposes
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or have consented to or voted in favor of any notice, consent, waiver, amendment, modification or supplement under this Indenture, Notes owned directly or indirectly by the Company or any of its Affiliates, including any Subsidiary, will be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in making such calculation or in relying upon any such notice, consent, waiver, amendment, modification or supplement, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded.
Section 2.9. Temporary Notes.
Until definitive Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate temporary Notes.
Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of definitive Notes but may have variations that the Issuer considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes. Holders and beneficial holders, as the case may be, of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits accorded to Holders, or beneficial holders, respectively, of Notes under this Indenture.
Section 2.10. Cancellation.
The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee or, at the direction of the Trustee, the Registrar or the Paying Agent and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall dispose of cancelled Notes in accordance with their customary procedures (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act). Certification of the destruction of all cancelled Notes shall, upon the written request of the Company, be delivered to the Company. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
Section 2.11. CUSIP, ISIN and Common Code Numbers.
The Company in issuing the Notes may use CUSIP, Common Code, ISIN and/or other similar numbers (if then generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP, Common Code, ISIN and/or other similar numbers in notices of redemption or exchange or in Offers to Purchase as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption or exchange or in Offers to Purchase and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption or exchange or Offer to Purchase shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company shall as promptly as practicable notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP, Common Code, ISIN or other similar numbers.
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ARTICLE III
Covenants of the Company
Section 3.1. Payment of Principal and Interest.
(a) The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes that it will duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid the principal of and interest on each of the Notes (including Additional Amounts), and any other payments to be made by the Company under the Notes and this Indenture, at the place or places, at the respective times and in the manner provided in such Notes and this Indenture.
Interest (and principal, if any, payable other than at the final maturity or upon acceleration or redemption) will be payable in immediately available funds to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date next preceding each Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the cancellation of such Notes upon any transfer or exchange thereof subsequent to such Regular Record Date and prior to such Interest Payment Date; provided that interest payable at the final maturity or upon acceleration or redemption will be payable to the Person to whom principal will be payable; provided, further, that if and to the extent the Company defaults in the payment of the interest due on such Interest Payment Date, such defaulted interest will be paid to the Person in whose names such Notes are registered at the close of business of a subsequent record date established by the Company by notice given by mail by or on behalf of the Company to the Holders of the Notes not less than fifteen (15) days preceding such subsequent record date, such record date to be not less than fifteen (15) days preceding the date of payment in respect of such defaulted interest. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.
Payment of the principal of and any premium, interest, Additional Amounts and other amounts on or in respect of any registered Note at the final maturity or upon redemption or acceleration will be made in immediately available funds to the Person in whose name such Note is registered upon surrender of such Note at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, or at the specified office of any other Paying Agent; provided that the registered Note is presented to the Paying Agent in time for the Paying Agent to make such payments in such funds in accordance with its normal procedures. Payments of the principal of and any premium, interest, Additional Amounts and other amounts on or in respect of registered Notes to be made other than at the final maturity or upon redemption will be made by check mailed on or before the due date for such payments to the address of the Person entitled thereto as it appears in the Register; provided that (a) DTC, as holder of the Global Notes, shall be entitled to receive payments of interest by wire transfer of immediately available funds and (b) a Holder of U.S.$1,000,000 in aggregate principal or face amount of Notes shall be entitled to receive payments of interest by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account maintained by such Holder at a bank located in the United States as may have been appropriately designated by such person to the Trustee in writing no later than fifteen (15) days prior to the date such payment is due. Unless such designation is revoked, any such designation made by such Holder with respect to such Notes shall remain in effect with respect to any future payments with respect to such Notes payable to such Holder.
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If any principal payment date, the final maturity or any interest payment date for the Notes falls on a day which is not a Business Day, payment of principal of and any premium, interest and Additional Amounts, with respect to the Notes will be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the due date and no interest on such payment will accrue from and after such due date.
(b) In the event that, on any payment date a restriction or prohibition on access to the Argentine foreign exchange market required to make payment in respect of the Notes exists, the Company shall pay all amounts then payable in respect of the Notes in U.S. Dollars either (i) by purchasing securities of any series of U.S. Dollar denominated Argentine sovereign bonds or any other securities or private or public bonds issued in Argentina, and transferring and selling such instruments outside Argentina for U.S. Dollars, to the extent permitted by applicable law, or (ii) by means of any other commercially reasonable means permitted by law in Argentina, in each case, on such payment date. All costs and taxes payable in connection with the procedures referred to in (i) and (ii) above shall be borne by the Company. The Company agrees that, notwithstanding any restriction or prohibition on access to the foreign exchange market in Argentina, any and all payments to be made under the Notes and the Indenture will be made in U.S. Dollars. Nothing in the Notes and the Indenture shall impair any of the rights of the Holders of the Notes or the Trustee or the Paying Agent or justify the Company in refusing to make payments under the Notes and the Indenture in U.S. Dollars for any reason whatsoever, including, without limitation, any of the following: (i) the purchase of U.S. Dollars in Argentina by any means becoming more onerous or burdensome for the Company than as of the date hereof and (ii) the exchange rate in force in Argentina increasing significantly from that in effect as of the date hereof. The Company waives the right to invoke any defense of payment impossibility (including any defense under Article 1091 of the Argentine Civil and Commercial Code), impossibility of paying in U.S. Dollars (assuming liability for any force majeure or act of God), or similar defenses or principles (including, without limitation, equity or sharing of efforts principles).
Section 3.2. Offices for Payments, etc.
So long as any of the Notes remain Outstanding, the Company will maintain in New York City an office or agency (a) where the Notes may be presented for payment, (b) where the Notes may be presented for exchange, transfer or registration of transfer as in this Indenture provided and (c) where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes or of this Indenture may be served. The Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee will initially be such office. In case the Company shall fail to so designate or maintain any such office or agency or shall fail to give such notice of the location or of any change in the location thereof, presentations and demands may be made and notices may be served at all times at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, demands and notices. As required by Argentine law and by the CNV, the Company will maintain a Registrar in Argentina. Banco de Valores S.A. at its office in Sarmiento 310, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina, will initially act as the Representative of the Trustee in Argentina. The Registrar, the Co-Registrar, each of the Paying Agents and each of the Transfer Agents may change their respective specified offices set forth herein to some other specified offices in the same city. The Company will promptly give to the Trustee and the Holders (and, if so required, the CNV, the BYMA or such other securities exchange on which
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the Notes may be listed) written notice of any change of location of specified offices, or of any resignation, termination or appointment of the Registrar, Co-Registrar, any Paying Agent or any Transfer Agent or the Representative of the Trustee in Argentina.
Section 3.3. Taxation.
All payments of principal, premium or interest by the Company in respect of the Notes will be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any present or future taxes, penalties, fines, duties, assessments or other governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of Argentina, or any political subdivision thereof or any authority therein having power to tax (Argentine Taxes), unless the Company is compelled by law to deduct or withhold such Argentine Taxes.
In any such event, the Company will pay to the Holders of the Notes, or to the Trustee, as applicable, such additional amounts (Additional Amounts) in respect of Argentine Taxes as may be necessary to ensure that the amounts received by Holders of such Notes or the Trustee, as the case may be, after such withholding or deduction will equal the respective amounts that would have been receivable in respect of such Notes in the absence of such withholding or deduction, except that no such Additional Amounts will be payable:
(1) to or on behalf of a Holder or beneficial owner of a Note that is liable for Argentine Taxes in respect of such Note by reason of having a present or former, direct or indirect, connection with Argentina other than merely the holding or owning of such Note or the enforcement of rights with respect to such Note or the receipt of income or any payments in respect thereof;
(2) to or on behalf of a Holder or beneficial owner of a Note in respect of Argentine Taxes that would not have been imposed but for the failure of the Holder or beneficial owner of a Note to comply with any certification, identification, information, documentation or other reporting requirement concerning the nationality, identity, residence or connection with Argentina of such Holder or beneficial owner (within 30 calendar days following a written request from the Company to the Holder for compliance) if such compliance is required by applicable law, regulation, administrative practice or an applicable treaty as a precondition to exemption from, or reduction in the rate of deduction or withholding of, Argentine Taxes;
(3) to or on behalf of a Holder or beneficial owner of a Note in respect of any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, personal assets or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge;
(4) to or on behalf of a Holder or beneficial owner of a Note in respect of Argentine Taxes payable otherwise than by withholding from payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes;
(5) to or on behalf of a Holder or beneficial owner of a Note in respect of Argentine Taxes that would not have been imposed but for the fact that the Holder presented such Note for payment (where presentation is required) more than 30 days after the later of (x) the date on which such payment became due and (y) if the full amount payable has not been received by the Trustee on or prior to such due date, the date on which, the full amount having
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been so received, notice to that effect will have been given to the Holders by the Trustee, except, in each case, to the extent that the Holder or beneficial owner would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts on presenting such Note for payment on the last day of such 30-day period;
(6) any such Argentine Taxes, to the extent that the Company has determined based on information obtained directly from the recipient or from third parties that such Argentine Taxes are imposed due to (i) the residence of the non-Argentine recipient of the payment in a jurisdiction other than a cooperating jurisdiction (jurisdicción cooperante) or otherwise designated as a non-cooperating jurisdiction (jurisdicción no cooperante) or (ii) the funds invested originating or being connected to a jurisdiction other than a cooperating jurisdiction (jurisdicción cooperante) or otherwise designated as a non-cooperating jurisdiction (jurisdicción no cooperante), in each case as determined under applicable Argentine law or regulation; or
(7) any combination of items (1) to (6) above;
nor will Additional Amounts be paid with respect to any payment of the principal of, or any premium or interest on, any Notes to any Holder or beneficial owner of a Note who is a fiduciary or partnership or limited liability company or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent such payment would be required by the laws of Argentina to be included in the income for tax purposes of a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership or limited liability company or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had it been the Holder of such Notes.
All references in this Indenture to principal, premium or interest payable hereunder will be deemed to include references to any Additional Amounts payable with respect to such principal, premium or interest. The Company will provide the Trustee with documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee evidencing the payment of any amounts deducted or withheld promptly upon the Companys payment thereof, and copies of such documentation will be made available by the Trustee to Holders upon written request to the Trustee.
The Company will pay promptly when due any present or future stamp, court or documentary taxes or any excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies that arise in any jurisdiction from the execution, delivery or registration of each Note or any other document or instrument referred to in this Indenture or such Note or the making of payments in respect of the Notes, excluding any such taxes, charges or similar levies imposed by any jurisdiction outside Argentina except those resulting from, or required to be paid in connection with, the enforcement of such Note after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default with respect to the Note in default.
In the event of any merger or other transaction described and permitted under Article IV, in which the surviving entity is a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of a country other than Argentina, all references to Argentina, Argentine law, regulations or rulings, and Argentine political subdivisions or taxing authorities under this Section and under Section 9.3 will be deemed to also include such country and any political subdivision therein or
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thereof, law, regulations or rulings of such country, and any taxing authority of such country or any political subdivision therein or thereof, respectively.
At least 30 days prior to each date on which any payment under or with respect to the Notes is due and payable (unless such obligation to pay Additional Amounts arises after the 30th day prior to the date on which payment under or with respect to the Notes is due and payable, in which case it will be promptly thereafter), if the Company is obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to such payment, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating that such Additional Amounts will be payable and the amounts so payable and setting forth such other information as is necessary to enable the Trustee to pay such Additional Amounts to the Holders of such Notes on the payment date.
Section 3.4. Maintenance of Books and Records.
The Company will maintain books, accounts and records in accordance with IFRS.
Section 3.5. Status and Ranking.
(a) The Company will ensure that the Notes will at all times qualify as obligaciones negociables simples no convertibles en acciones under the Negotiable Obligations Law, and will be entitled to the benefits set forth therein and subject to the procedural requirements thereof. The Notes will be offered, issued and placed pursuant to and in compliance with the Argentine Capital Markets Law No. 26,831, as amended by the Productive Financing Law No. 27,440 and as further amended and supplemented from time to time (the Argentine Capital Markets Law) and any other applicable Argentine laws and regulations. Under the terms of Article 29 of the Negotiable Obligations Law, notes constituting negotiable obligations grant their holders access to summary judgment judicial proceedings. The relevant depositary will be able to deliver, in accordance with the Argentine Capital Markets Law, certificates in respect of the Notes represented by any global Note in favor of any beneficial owner subject to certain limitations set out in the Indenture. These certificates enable beneficial owners to institute suit before any competent court in Argentina, including summary judgment proceedings, to obtain any overdue amount under the Notes.
(b) The Company will ensure that the Notes will constitute the Companys direct, unsecured and unsubordinated obligations and will rank at all times at least pari passu in right of payment with all of the Companys other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations (other than obligations preferred by statute or by operation of law, including, without limitation, tax and labor related claims). The Notes will be effectively subordinated to the Companys secured obligations to the extent of the value of the assets securing such obligations. The Notes will be structurally subordinated to the obligations of any of the Companys subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Notes, including trade payables.
Section 3.6. Maintenance of Corporate Existence; Properties.
The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) maintain in effect its corporate existence and all registrations necessary therefore (except for transactions not otherwise prohibited by Article IV), (b) take all actions to maintain all rights, privileges, titles to
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property or franchises necessary in the normal conduct of its business and (c) keep all its property used or useful in the conduct of its business in good working order and condition; provided that this covenant shall not require the Company to maintain any such right, privilege, title to property or franchises, or to preserve the corporate existence of any Subsidiary, if in each case (i) the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine in good faith that the maintenance or preservation thereof is no longer necessary or desirable in the conduct of business of the Company or (ii) the failure to so comply would not have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, operations or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Section 3.7. Compliance with Law.
The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders and resolutions of each Government Agency having jurisdiction over it or its business except where the failure to so comply would not have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, operations or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Section 3.8. Reports to Holders and Other Information.
(a) The Company will provide the Trustee with the following reports:
(1) an English language version of its annual audited consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS promptly upon such financial statements becoming available but not later than 90 days after the close of its fiscal year;
(2) an English language version of its unaudited quarterly financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS promptly upon such financial statements becoming available but not later than 60 days after the close of each fiscal quarter (other than the last fiscal quarter of its fiscal year);
(3) simultaneously with the delivery of each set of financial statements referred to in clauses (1) and (2) above, an Officers Certificate stating (i) that the Company is, to the best knowledge of such officer, in compliance with all conditions and covenants set forth in this Indenture (for purposes of this paragraph, such compliance shall be determined without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice under this Indenture) and (ii) whether a Default or Event of Default exists on the date of such certificate and, if a Default or Event of Default exists, setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;
(4) without duplication, English language versions or summaries of such other reports or notices relating to material events or developments (hechos relevantes o esenciales) as may be filed or submitted by (and promptly after filing or submission by) the Company with (a) the CNV, (b) the Bulletin of the BYMA, (c) the information systems of the Argentine markets authorized by the CNV on which the Notes are listed and/or other stock exchange on which the Notes are listed or (d) if applicable, the SEC (in each case, to the extent that any such report or notice is generally available to its Holders or the public in Argentina or elsewhere and, in the
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case of clause (d), is filed or submitted pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under, or Section 13 or 15(d) of, the Exchange Act); and
(5) upon any director, executive officer or Officer of the Company becoming aware of the existence of a Default or Event of Default or any event by reason of which payments of either principal or interest on the Notes are prohibited, an Officers Certificate setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
Delivery of the above reports, information and documentation to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustees receipt of such reports will not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including compliance with any of the Companys covenants in this Indenture (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers Certificates).
The Company shall transmit to all Holders, in the manner and to the extent provided in the Trust Indenture Act Section 313(c), within 30 days after the filing thereof with the Trustee, such summaries of any information, documents and reports required to be filed by the Company pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act Sections 314(a)(1) and (2) (including, without limitation, those of paragraphs (1) and (3) of this Section 3.8(a)) as may be required by rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the SEC.
In addition, at any time when the Company is not subject to or is not current in its reporting obligations under clause (1) above, the Company will make available, upon request, to any Holder or a beneficial owner of a Rule 144A Global Note or a prospective purchaser of a Rule 144A Global Note or a beneficial interest therein designated by any such Holder or beneficial owner, the information required pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
(b) For so long as any of the Notes remain Outstanding and are restricted securities within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act, the Company will, during any period in which it is neither subject to Section 13 or 15(d) under the Exchange Act nor exempt from reporting under the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) thereunder, make available upon request, to any Holder or any owner of a beneficial interest in a Global Note, to a prospective purchaser of a Note or beneficial interest therein who is a Qualified Institutional Buyer, or to the Trustee for delivery, at the Companys expense, to such Holder or beneficial owner or prospective purchaser, as the case may be, in connection with any sale thereof, in each case at the Holders written request to the Company, the information specified in, and meeting the requirements of, Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
Section 3.9. Further Actions.
The Company will use its reasonable efforts to take any action, satisfy any condition or do anything (including the obtaining or effecting of any necessary consent, approval, authorization, exemption, filing, license, order, recording or registration) at any time required in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations to be taken, fulfilled or done in order (a) to enable it lawfully to enter into, exercise its rights and perform and comply with its payment obligations under the Notes and this Indenture, as the case may be, (b) to ensure that
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those obligations are legally binding and enforceable and (c) to make the Notes and this Indenture admissible in evidence in the courts of Argentina.
Section 3.10. Change of Control Offer
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each Holder will have the right to require that the Company purchase all or a portion (in integral multiples of U.S.$1,000) of the Holders Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the date of purchase (the Change of Control Payment) pursuant to an offer (the Change of Control Offer).
Within thirty (30) days following the date upon which the Change of Control occurred or, at the Companys option, prior to the Change of Control but after public announcement of the transaction that constitutes the Change of Control, the Company must send, by first-class mail, a Change of Control Offer notice to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, offering to purchase the Notes as set forth above. The Change of Control Offer shall state, among other things, the purchase date, which must be no earlier than thirty (30) days nor later than sixty (60) days from the date the notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law (the Change of Control Payment Date). The notice will, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned upon the Change of Control occurring on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date.
On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful:
(1) accept for payment all Notes or portions thereof properly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Change of Control Offer;
(2) deposit with the Paying Agents funds in an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions thereof properly tendered and not withdrawn; and
(3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes so accepted together with an Officers Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions thereof being purchased by the Company.
If only a portion of a Note is purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer, a new Note in a principal amount equal to the portion thereof not purchased will be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon cancellation of the original Note (or appropriate adjustments to the amount and beneficial interests in a Global Note will be made, as appropriate).
The Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if (1) a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth herein and in this Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under the Change of Control Offer, or (2) notice of redemption has been given pursuant to this Indenture as set forth in Sections 9.1, 9.2 or 9.3 unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable redemption price.
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In the event that Holders of not less than 95% of the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes accept a Change of Control Offer and the Company or a third party purchases all of the Notes held by such Holders, the Company will have the right, on not less than thirty (30) nor more than sixty (60) days prior notice, given not more than thirty (30) days following the purchase pursuant to the Change of Control Offer set forth above, to redeem all of the Notes that remain Outstanding following such purchase at a purchase price equal to the Change of Control Payment plus, to the extent not included in the Change of Control Payment, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes that remain Outstanding, to the date of redemption (subject to the right of Holders on the relevant Regular Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date).
Holders, by acceptance of the Notes, are deemed to acknowledge that other existing and future Indebtedness of the Company may contain prohibitions on the occurrence of events that would constitute a Change of Control or require that Indebtedness to be repurchased upon a Change of Control. Moreover, the exercise by the Holders of their right to require the Company to repurchase the Notes upon a Change of Control may cause a default under such Indebtedness even if the Change of Control itself does not.
Holders, by acceptance of the Notes, are deemed to acknowledge that if a Change of Control Offer occurs, there can be no assurance that the Company will have available funds sufficient to make the Change of Control Payment for all the Notes that might be delivered by Holders seeking to accept the Change of Control Offer. In the event the Company is required to purchase Outstanding Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer, the Company expects that the Company would seek third-party financing to the extent the Company does not have available funds to meet the Companys purchase obligations and any other obligations in respect of Senior Indebtedness. However, there can be no assurance that the Company would be able to obtain necessary financing or that such financing will be permitted under the terms of any other Indebtedness.
Holders will not be entitled to require the Company to purchase their Notes in the event of a takeover, recapitalization, leveraged buyout or similar transaction which does not result in a Change of Control.
The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-l under the Exchange Act and any other applicable securities laws and regulations, to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section 3.10, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached the Companys obligations under this Indenture by doing so.
Holders, by acceptance of the Notes, are deemed to acknowledge that the definition of Change of Control includes a phrase relating to the direct or indirect sale, lease (other than in the ordinary course of business), transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and the Companys Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Although there is a limited body of case law interpreting the phrase substantially all, there is no precise established definition of the phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, the ability of a Holder to require the Company to repurchase the Companys Notes
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as a result of a sale, lease (other than in the ordinary course of business), transfer, conveyance or other disposition of less than all of the assets of the Company and the Companys Subsidiaries taken as a whole to another Person or group may be uncertain.
Section 3.11. Suspension of Covenants.
During any period of time that (i) the Notes have Investment Grade Rating from at least one (1) Rating Agency and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (the occurrence of the events set forth in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) being collectively referred to as a Covenant Suspension Event), the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to Sections 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 3.15, 3.16, 3.18, 3.19 and 4.1(a)(3) (collectively, the Suspended Covenants).
In the event that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to the Suspended Covenants for any period of time as a result of the foregoing, and on any subsequent date (the Reinstatement Date) the relevant Rating Agency withdraws its Investment Grade Rating or downgrades its rating assigned to the Notes below an Investment Grade Rating, and as a result of such withdrawal or downgrade, the Notes no longer have Investment Grade Rating from at least one (1) Rating Agency, then the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will thereafter again be subject to the Suspended Covenants, unless and until the Notes subsequently attain an Investment Grade Rating from at least one (1) Rating Agency and no Default or Event of Default is in existence (in which case the Suspended Covenants will again be suspended for such time that the Notes maintain Investment Grade Rating from at least one (1) Rating Agency and no Default or Event of Default is in existence); provided, however, that no Default or Event of Default or breach of any kind shall be deemed to exist under the Indenture or the Notes with respect to the Suspended Covenants based on, and neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will bear any liability with respect to the Suspended Covenants for, any actions taken or events occurring during the Suspension Period (as defined below), or any actions taken at any time pursuant to any legal or contractual obligation arising prior to the Reinstatement Date, regardless of whether such actions or events would have been permitted if the applicable Suspended Covenants had remained in effect during such period. The period of time between the Suspension Date and the Reinstatement Date is referred to as the Suspension Period. Notwithstanding that the Suspended Covenants may be reinstated, no Default or Event of Default will be deemed to have occurred as a result of a failure to comply with the Suspended Covenants during the Suspension Period (or upon termination of the Suspension Period or after that time based solely on events that occurred during the Suspension Period.)
On the Reinstatement Date, to the extent any Indebtedness Incurred during the Suspension Period would not be so permitted to be Incurred pursuant to the first or second paragraph of Section 3.12, such Indebtedness will be deemed to have been outstanding on the Issue Date, so that it is classified under clause (2)(a) of the second paragraph of Section 3.12.
Section 3.12. Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness
(1) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, Incur any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) except that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may Incur Indebtedness if, at the time of
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and after giving pro forma effect to the Incurrence thereof and the application of the net proceeds therefrom, (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the ratio of (x) the Companys Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the end of the Latest Completed Quarter to (y) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, would be no less than 2.0 to 1.0 and (iii) the Companys Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio would be no less than 1.5 to 1.0; provided that, after giving pro forma effect to any Incurrence by a Restricted Subsidiary under this Section 3.12(1) and the application of the net proceeds therefrom, the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of all Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Subsidiary Guarantor) with any person other than the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor shall not exceed the greater of (i) U.S.$ 100 million on any date after the Issue Date, (ii) 30% of the consolidated Indebtedness of the Company and (iii) 12% of the Companys Consolidated Tangible Assets.
(2) Notwithstanding clause (1) above, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as applicable, may at any time, Incur the following Indebtedness (Permitted Indebtedness):
| (a) | Indebtedness outstanding on the Issue Date; |
| (b) | Indebtedness in respect of the Notes, excluding Additional Notes; |
| (c) | guarantees by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness Incurred in accordance with this covenant, which guarantee in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary is permitted under Section 3.18; |
| (d) | Hedging Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes, including, without limitation, Hedging Obligations in respect of the Notes; |
| (e) | Indebtedness Incurred (including Acquired Indebtedness) for the purpose of financing or Refinancing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of construction, development or improvement of property or equipment used in a Permitted Business (i) which is non-recourse with respect to any other property or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than (1) in connection with a Lien contemplated by clause (10) of the definition of Permitted Lien, (2) guarantees that are customary in otherwise non-recourse mortgage financings, such as completion and payment guarantees relating to construction financings and so-called recourse carveout guarantees that are triggered by specified prohibited actions; provided that any such otherwise non-recourse mortgage financing is in an aggregate principal amount which, at the time of Incurrence, when taken together with the aggregate principal amount of all such financings under this clause (e)(i)(2) and then outstanding, does not exceed the greater of (x) U.S.$90.0 million and (y) 15% of total Consolidated Tangible Assets of the Company, calculated as of the end of the Latest Completed Quarter (after giving pro forma effect to the application of the proceeds or the value of the cash and Cash Equivalents |
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| in which such proceeds are being held, as applicable), and (3) Liens on property and assets related to real property whose acquisition, construction, development or improvement is being financed or Refinanced) or (ii) is in an aggregate principal amount which, at the time of Incurrence when taken together with the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness Incurred under this clause (e)(ii) and then outstanding, does not exceed the greater of (x) U.S.$75.0 million and (y) 12% of total Consolidated Tangible Assets of the Company, calculated as of the end of the Latest Completed Quarter (after giving pro forma effect to the application of the proceeds or the value of the cash and Cash Equivalents in which such proceeds are being held, as applicable); provided that the proceeds from any Indebtedness Incurred under this clause (e) shall be held in cash and Cash Equivalents until used for such purpose and any such subsequent acquisition, construction, development or improvement shall be financed or Refinanced, in whole or in part, with such cash and Cash Equivalents; |
| (f) | Indebtedness Incurred between or among the Company, on the one hand, and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, on the other hand, or between any Restricted Subsidiaries (in each case, other than a Receivables Entity); provided that: (i) a subsequent issuance or transfer of Capital Stock that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) any sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person that is not either the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary shall be deemed, in each case, to constitute an Incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, not permitted by this clause (f), and provided, further that if the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness, such Indebtedness must be expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full of all obligations under the Notes and this Indenture; |
| (g) | Indebtedness in respect of any obligations under workers compensation claims, severance payment obligations, payment obligations in connection with health or other types of social security benefits, unemployment or other insurance or self-insurance obligations, reclamation, statutory obligations, bankers acceptances, performance, surety or similar bonds, letters of credit or completion or performance guarantees in the ordinary course of business; |
| (h) | Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five (5) business days of its Incurrence; |
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| (i) | Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including a Receivables Entity) Incurred pursuant to (1) a Qualified Receivables Transaction, or (2) a factoring transaction or other financing involving the sale and transfer of, or the grant of a security interest in, Residential Receivables, provided, in the case of this clause (2), that such Indebtedness at the time of Incurrence does not exceed 80% of the discounted present value, determined in good faith by the Company, of such Residential Receivables; |
| (j) | Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to clauses (2)(a), (b), (i) or (j) of this Section; |
| (k) | Indebtedness arising from agreements providing for customary guarantees, indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or, in each case, similar obligations, in each case, Incurred or assumed in connection with the disposition of any business or assets or Person or any Capital Stock of a Subsidiary, other than guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business or assets or such Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition; provided that the maximum aggregate liability in respect of all such Indebtedness will at no time exceed the gross proceeds actually received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such disposition; |
| (l) | Indebtedness Incurred in connection with any Project Financing; |
| (m) | Indebtedness consisting solely of Liens granted in reliance on clause (10) of the definition of Permitted Lien included in Section 1.1; and |
| (n) | additional Indebtedness in an aggregate outstanding principal amount which, when taken together with the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness Incurred under this clause (n) at any time outstanding, does not exceed the greater of (x) U.S.$30.0 million and (y) 5% of the Companys Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the end of the Latest Completed Quarter. |
(3) For purposes of determining compliance with, and the outstanding principal amount of, any particular Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to and in compliance with this covenant, the amount of Indebtedness issued at a price that is less than the principal amount thereof will be equal to the amount of the liability in respect thereof determined in accordance with IFRS. Accrual of interest, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of regularly scheduled interest in the form of additional Indebtedness of the same instrument or the payment of regularly scheduled dividends on Disqualified Capital Stock in the form of additional Disqualified Capital Stock with the same terms will not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this covenant; provided that any such outstanding additional Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock paid in respect of Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to any provision of clause (2) of this covenant will be counted as Indebtedness outstanding thereunder for purposes of any future Incurrence under such provision. For purposes
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of determining compliance with this Section, in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Indebtedness set forth in this Section 3.12., the Company will be permitted to classify such item of Indebtedness on the date of its incurrence and may, in its sole discretion, divide and classify an item of Indebtedness in one or more of the types of Indebtedness and may later re-divide or reclassify all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness in any manner that complies with this covenant. Notwithstanding any other provision of this covenant, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may Incur pursuant to this covenant shall not be deemed to be exceeded as a result solely of fluctuations in exchange rates or currency values.
Section 3.13. Limitation on Restricted Payments.
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, take any of the following actions (each, a Restricted Payment):
(a) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on or in respect of shares of Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to Holders of such Capital Stock, other than:
| (1) | dividends or distributions payable in Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, or options, warrants or other rights to purchase Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries and that are not convertible into or exchangeable for Disqualified Capital Stock; |
| (2) | dividends, distributions or returns of capital payable to the Company and/or a Restricted Subsidiary, or |
| (3) | dividends or distributions made on a pro rata basis to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and minority holders of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary, on the other hand (or on a less than pro rata basis to any minority holder); |
| (b) | purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value: |
| (1) | any Capital Stock of the Company, or |
| (2) | any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary held by an Affiliate of the Company (other than a Restricted Subsidiary) or any Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary, except for (i) Capital Stock held by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) purchases, redemptions, acquisitions or retirements for value of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary on a pro rata basis from the Company and/or any Restricted Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and minority Holders of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary, on the other hand, according to their respective percentage ownership of the Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary; |
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(c) make any principal payment on, purchase, defease, redeem, prepay, decrease, or otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to any scheduled final maturity, scheduled repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment, as the case may be, any Subordinated Indebtedness (excluding (x) any intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Company and/or any Restricted Subsidiaries or (y) the purchase, repurchase or other acquisition of Indebtedness that is contractually subordinate to the Notes, purchased in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case within one (1) year of such date of purchase, repurchase or acquisition); or
(d) make any Investment (other than Permitted Investments); if at the time of the Restricted Payment and immediately after giving effect thereto:
| (1) | a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; |
| (2) | the Company is not able to Incur at least U.S.$ 1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant Section 3.12 (1); or |
| (3) | the aggregate amount of the proposed Restricted Payment and all other Restricted Payments made subsequent to the Issue Date up to the date thereof shall exceed the sum of: |
| (A) | 50% of cumulative Adjusted Consolidated Net Income of the Company, or, if such cumulative Adjusted Consolidated Net Income of the Company is a loss, minus 100% of the loss accrued during the period, beginning on March 1, 2015 to the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements are available; provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt, that for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under this clause, the U.S. Dollar-equivalent amount of the cumulative Adjusted Consolidated Net Income of the Company shall be equal to the sum of each Adjusted Consolidated Net Income of the Company as of the end of each applicable fiscal quarter of the Company calculated based on the ask price (billete vendedor) published by the Banco de la Nación Argentina in effect as of the end of each applicable fiscal quarter, or, if on such date such rate is not quoted, as of the last day on which such rate was quoted preceding such day; plus |
| (B) | 100% of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds and the Fair Market Value of Property other than cash received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from any Person from any: |
| (i) | contribution to the equity capital of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (not representing an interest in Disqualified Capital Stock or issuance and sale of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, subsequent to the Issue Date, or |
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| (ii) | issuance and sale subsequent to the Issue Date (and, in the case of Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary, at such time as it was a Restricted Subsidiary) of any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that has been converted into or exchanged for Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; |
excluding, in each case, any Net Cash Proceeds:
| (a) | received from any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; or |
| (b) | used to redeem Notes under Sections 9.1 and 9.3; or |
| (c) | applied in accordance with clause (2) or (3) of the second paragraph of this covenant below; plus |
| (C) | any reductions of Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary by conversion to Qualified Capital Stock; plus |
| (D) | any net reductions of Investments (other than Permitted Investments) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; plus |
| (E) | any distributions received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from Unrestricted Subsidiaries. |
Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, this covenant does not prohibit:
| (1) | the payment of any dividend or the irrevocable redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness within sixty (60) days after the date of declaration of such dividend or giving of the redemption notice, if the dividend or redemption would have been permitted on the date of declaration or the giving of the notice pursuant to the preceding paragraph; |
| (2) | the redemption or other acquisition of any shares of Capital Stock of the Company, |
| (a) | in exchange for Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, or |
| (b) | through the application of the net proceeds received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from a substantially concurrent sale of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or a contribution to the equity capital of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary not representing an interest in Disqualified Capital Stock, in each case not received from a Subsidiary of the Company; |
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provided that the value of any such Qualified Capital Stock issued in exchange for such acquired Capital Stock and any such proceeds shall be excluded from clause (3)(B) of the first paragraph of this covenant (and were not included therein at any time);
| (3) | the voluntary prepayment, purchase, defeasance, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Indebtedness solely in exchange for, or through the application of net proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale, other than to a Subsidiary of the Company, of: |
| (a) | Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, or |
| (b) | Refinancing Indebtedness for such Subordinated Indebtedness; |
provided that the value of any Qualified Capital Stock issued in exchange for Subordinated Indebtedness and any net proceeds referred to above shall be excluded from clause (3)(B) of the first paragraph of this covenant (and were not included therein at any time);
| (4) | repurchases of Qualified Capital Stock or options, warrants or other securities exercisable or convertible into Qualified Capital Stock from any current or former employees, officers, directors or consultants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their authorized representatives upon the death, disability or termination of employment or directorship of such employees, officers or directors, or the termination of retention of any such consultants, in an amount not to exceed U.S.$2.0 million in any calendar year (with unused amounts in any calendar year being permitted to be carried over into succeeding calendar years) plus the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; |
| (5) | the repurchase of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or warrants to the extent such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price of those stock options or warrants; |
| (6) | an Investment either (a) solely in exchange for shares of Qualified Capital Stock or (b) through the application of the net proceeds of a sale for cash (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) of shares of Qualified Capital Stock within 60 days after such sale; |
| (7) | upon the occurrence of a Change of Control and within 60 days after the completion of the offer to repurchase the Notes pursuant to Section 3.10, any repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company required pursuant to the terms thereof as a result of such Change of Control; provided that the terms of such purchase or redemption are substantially similar in all material respects to the comparable provision included in this Indenture; |
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| (8) | the purchase by the Company of fractional shares arising out of stock dividends, splits or combinations or business combinations; |
| (9) | payments or distributions to dissenting stockholders of Capital Stock of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to a requirement of applicable law in connection with a consolidation or merger that complies with the provisions of this Indenture applicable to mergers and consolidations of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and |
| (10) | Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when made, taken together with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (10) (in the case of Investments, at the time outstanding) not to exceed the greater of (x) U.S.$30.0 million and (y) 5% of the Companys Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the end of the Latest Completed Quarter. |
provided that at the time of and after giving effect to, any Restricted Payment permitted under clauses (3), (4), (7) and (10), no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof.
The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of such Restricted Payment of the assets or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to such Restricted Payment. The amount of all Restricted Payments paid in cash shall be its face amount.
Section 3.14. Limitation on Asset Sales.
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, consummate an Asset Sale (including Capital Stock of its Restricted Subsidiaries) unless:
(a) the Company or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of the Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets or Capital Stock sold or otherwise disposed of; and
(b) at least 75% of the consideration received for the assets or Capital Stock sold by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, in the Asset Sale shall be in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents and/or Property to be used in a Permitted Business (including Capital Stock of a Person engaged in a Permitted Business) received at the time of such Asset Sale.
The Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, must apply 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds of any such Asset Sale within twenty four (24) months (or, if not so applied by such date, committed to be applied within twenty four (24) months of the expiration of such preliminary twenty four (24) month period) thereof to:
(a) repay Senior Indebtedness of the Company or Indebtedness of its Restricted Subsidiaries; or
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(b) invest in a Permitted Business (including expenditures for maintenance, repair or improvement of existing Properties and acquisitions of Capital Stock of Persons engaged in a Permitted Business);
provided that the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, pending application of such Net Cash Proceeds in accordance with clause (a) or (b) above, may invest such Net Cash Proceeds in Cash Equivalents.
To the extent that all or a part of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale are not applied or committed to be applied within twenty four (24) months of the Asset Sale as described above, the Company will make an offer to purchase Notes (the Asset Sale Offer), at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the date of purchase (the Asset Sale Offer Amount). The Company will purchase pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer from all tendering Holders on a pro rata basis, and, at the Companys option, on a pro rata basis with the Holders of any other Senior Indebtedness with similar provisions requiring the Company to offer to purchase the other Senior Indebtedness with the proceeds of Asset Sales, that principal amount (or accreted value in the case of Indebtedness issued with original issue discount) of Notes and the other Senior Indebtedness to be purchased equal to such unapplied Net Cash Proceeds. The Company may satisfy its obligations under this covenant with respect to the Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale by making an Asset Sale Offer prior to the expiration of such preliminary twenty four (24) month period.
The Asset Sale Offer will remain open for a period of not less than twenty (20) business days, or any longer period as may be required by law. The Company may, however, defer an Asset Sale Offer until there is an aggregate amount of unapplied Net Cash Proceeds from one or more Asset Sales equal to or in excess of U.S.$15.0 million. At that time, the entire amount of unapplied Net Cash Proceeds, and not just the amount in excess of U.S.$15.0 million, will be applied as required pursuant to this covenant.
Each notice of an Asset Sale Offer will be mailed first class, postage prepaid, to the record Holders as shown on the register of Holders within twenty (20) days following such preliminary twenty four (24) month period, with a copy to the Trustee offering to purchase the Notes as described above. Each notice of an Asset Sale Offer will state, among other things, the purchase date, which must be no earlier than thirty (30) days nor later than sixty (60) days from the date the notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law (the Asset Sale Offer Payment Date). Upon receiving notice of an Asset Sale Offer, Holders may elect to tender their Notes in whole or in part in integral multiples of U.S.$1,000 in exchange for cash.
On the Asset Sale Offer Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful:
(1) accept for payment all Notes or portions thereof properly tendered pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer;
(2) deposit with the Paying Agents funds in an amount equal to the Asset Sale Offer Amount in respect of all Notes or portions thereof so tendered; and
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(3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes so accepted together with an Officers Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions thereof being purchased by the Company.
To the extent Holders of Notes and Holders of other Senior Indebtedness, if any, which are the subject of an Asset Sale Offer properly tender and do not withdraw Notes or the other Senior Indebtedness in an aggregate amount exceeding the amount of unapplied Net Cash Proceeds, the Company will purchase the Notes and the other Senior Indebtedness on a pro rata basis (based on amounts tendered). If only a portion of a Note is purchased pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer, a new Note in a principal amount equal to the portion thereof not purchased will be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon cancellation of the original Note (or appropriate adjustments to the amount and beneficial interests in a Global Note will be made, as appropriate). Notes (or portions thereof) purchased pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer will be cancelled and cannot be reissued.
The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-l under the Exchange Act and any other applicable securities laws and regulations, to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the purchase of Notes pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any applicable securities laws or regulations conflict with the Asset Sale provisions of this Indenture, the Company will comply with these laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Asset Sale provisions of this Indenture by doing so.
Upon completion of an Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Net Cash Proceeds will be reset at zero. Accordingly, to the extent that the aggregate amount of Notes and other Indebtedness tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer is less than the aggregate amount of unapplied Net Cash Proceeds, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may use any remaining Net Cash Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture.
If at any time any consideration other than cash or Cash Equivalents received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, in connection with any Asset Sale is converted into or sold or otherwise disposed of for cash (other than interest received with respect to any non-cash consideration), the conversion or disposition will be deemed to constitute an Asset Sale hereunder and the Net Cash Proceeds thereof will be applied or committed to be applied as described above within twenty four (24) months of conversion or disposition.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided herein, the Company shall not contribute or transfer, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, any of its Existing Properties or Future Leveraged Properties to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor; provided that this undertaking shall not restrict the Company from transferring to any Restricted Subsidiary any Existing Property or Future Leveraged Property pursuant to a transaction that, but for items (2) or (5) of the second paragraph of the definition of Asset Sale would constitute an Asset Sale, if (i) such transaction is made at Fair Market Value and (ii) at least 75% of the consideration received by the Company in such transaction at the time of such transaction is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents and/or Property to be used by the Company in a Permitted Business (other than Capital Stock of a Person engaged in a Permitted Business).
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Section 3.15. Limitation on Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
The Company may designate after the Issue Date any Subsidiary of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary under this Indenture (a Designation) only if:
(1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or after giving effect to such Designation;
(2) at the time of and after giving effect to such Designation, the Company could Incur U.S.$. 1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 3.12 (1);
(3) the Company would be permitted to make an Investment at the time of Designation (assuming the effectiveness of such Designation and treating such Designation as an Investment at the time of Designation) as a Restricted Payment pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.13 or as a Permitted Investment in an amount (the Designation Amount) equal to the amount of the Companys Investment in such Subsidiary on such date,
(4) all the Indebtedness of such Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries shall, at the date of designation, and will at all times thereafter, consist of Non-Recourse Debt, except for a Lien contemplated by clause (10) of the definition of Permitted Lien under Section 1.1;
(5) such Subsidiary, either alone or in the aggregate with all other Unrestricted Subsidiaries, does not operate, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries;
(6) such Subsidiary is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation:
| (a) | to subscribe for additional Capital Stock of such Person; or |
| (b) | to maintain or preserve such Persons financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results; and |
(7) on the date such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such Subsidiary is not a party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with terms substantially less favorable to the Company than those that might have been obtained from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company.
The Company may revoke any Designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary (a Revocation) only if:
(1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of and after giving effect to such Revocation; and
(2) all Liens and Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary outstanding immediately following such Revocation would, if Incurred at such time, have been permitted to be Incurred for all purposes of this Indenture.
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The Designation of a Subsidiary of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be deemed to include the Designation of all of the Subsidiaries of such Subsidiary. All Designations and Revocations must be evidenced by resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company, delivered to the Trustee certifying compliance with the preceding provisions.
Section 3.16. Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) below, the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:
| (1) | pay dividends or make any other distributions on or in respect of its Capital Stock to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary; |
| (2) | make loans or advances to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary; or |
| (3) | transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary. |
(b) Paragraph (a) above will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
| (1) | applicable law rule, regulation or order; |
| (2) | this Indenture or the Notes; |
| (3) | customary non-assignment provisions of any contract and customary provisions restricting assignment or subletting in any lease governing a leasehold interest of any Restricted Subsidiary; |
| (4) | any instrument governing Acquired Indebtedness not Incurred in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, the relevant acquisition, merger or consolidation, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person or the properties or assets of the Person so acquired; |
| (5) | restrictions with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company imposed pursuant to a binding agreement which has been entered into for the sale or disposition of Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such restrictions apply solely to the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary being sold; |
| (6) | Liens permitted to be Incurred under Section 3.17; |
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| (7) | provisions limiting the payment of dividends in the organizational documents, shareholders agreements, joint venture agreements or similar documents of, or related to, Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Wholly- Owned Subsidiaries and which have been entered into in the ordinary course of business; |
| (8) | restrictions contained in the terms of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 3.12(2)(d), mortgage financing or Capitalized Lease Obligations Incurred in the ordinary course of business; provided that such restrictions relate only to the assets acquired or financed with such Indebtedness; |
| (9) | encumbrances or restrictions contained in the terms of Indebtedness entered into after the Issue Date so long as such encumbrances or restrictions included therein will not materially impair the Companys ability to make payments on the Notes when due, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company as certified to the Trustee in an Officers Certificate at the time such encumbrances or restrictions are agreed to; |
| (10) | restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts or other arrangements entered into or agreed to in the ordinary course of business; |
| (11) | customary restrictions imposed on the transfer of copyrighted or patented materials; |
| (12) | net worth provisions in leases and other agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business; |
| (13) | any customary restriction on the ability of a Restricted Subsidiary to pay dividends or make any other distributions or pay any indebtedness to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary during the continuance of an event of default under Indebtedness other than the Notes; |
| (14) | contractual requirements with respect to Indebtedness Incurred in accordance with Section 3.12(2)(i) that are customary for a financing of that type; and |
| (15) | an agreement governing Indebtedness Incurred to Refinance the Indebtedness issued, assumed or Incurred pursuant to an agreement referred to in clauses (2), (4), (6), (8) or (9) above; provided that the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction contained in any such Indebtedness, taken as a whole, are no less favorable in any material respect to the Company than the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction contained in agreements referred to in such clause (2), (4), (6), (8) or (9) respectively, above. |
Section 3.17. Limitation on Liens.
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The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, Incur any Liens (except for Permitted Liens) against or upon any of their respective properties or assets, whether owned on the Issue Date or acquired after the Issue Date, or any proceeds therefrom, to secure any Indebtedness, without expressly providing that the Notes are secured equally and ratably with the obligations so secured for so long as such obligations are so secured.
Section 3.18. Limitation on Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries.
The Company will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Receivables Entity), directly or indirectly, to guarantee any Indebtedness of the Company, unless, in any such case:
(1) such Restricted Subsidiary executes and delivers to the Trustee, together with an Opinion of Counsel, a supplemental indenture to this Indenture, pursuant to which provides a guarantee of the Notes; and
(2) if such guarantee is provided with respect to Senior Indebtedness, the guarantee of the Notes will be pari passu with such guarantee; and if such guarantee is provided with respect to Subordinated Indebtedness, the guarantee of the Notes will be senior to such guarantee.
The obligations of each Restricted Subsidiary in respect of its guarantee of the Notes will be limited to the maximum amount as will result in the obligations not constituting a fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar illegal transfer under applicable law.
Each Restricted Subsidiary will be released and relieved of its obligations under its guarantee of the Notes in the event that:
(1) there is a sale or other disposition of such Restricted Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, the sale of its Capital Stock or the sale of all or substantially all of its assets), following which such Restricted Subsidiary is no longer a direct or indirect Subsidiary the Company (other than a Receivables Entity);
(2) such Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 3.15;
(3) there is a Total Defeasance of the Notes or upon satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture; or
(4) the Indebtedness, the Incurrence of which gave rise to such Restricted Subsidiarys obligation to provide such guarantee, has been repaid in full or otherwise discharged,
provided that such transaction is carried out pursuant to, and in accordance with, the applicable provisions of this Indenture.
Section 3.19. Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates
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(1) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with, or for the benefit of, any of its Affiliates (each an Affiliate Transaction), unless:
| (a) | the terms of such Affiliate Transaction are not materially less favorable than those that could reasonably be expected to be obtained in a comparable transaction at such time on an arms-length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company; |
| (b) | in the event that such Affiliate Transaction involves aggregate payments, or transfers of property or services with a Fair Market Value, in excess of U.S.$7.5 million, the terms of such Affiliate Transaction will be approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company (including a majority of the disinterested members thereof), the approval to be evidenced by a Board Resolution stating that the Board of Directors has determined that such transaction complies with the preceding provisions; and |
| (c) | in the event that such Affiliate Transaction involves aggregate payments, or transfers of property or services with a Fair Market Value in excess of U.S.$10.0 million, the Company will, prior to the consummation thereof, obtain a favorable opinion as to the fairness of such Affiliate Transaction (other than (i) loans or extensions of credit or (ii) transactions involving listed securities or whose terms can otherwise be verified by reference to publicly available information) to the Company and the relevant Restricted Subsidiary (if any) from a financial point of view from an Independent Financial Advisor and file the same with the Trustee. |
| (2) | Paragraph (1) above will not apply to: |
| (a) | Affiliate Transactions with or among the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivables Entity) or between or among Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Receivables Entity); |
| (b) | fees and compensation paid to, and any indemnity provided on behalf of, officers, directors, employees, consultants or agents of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary as determined in good faith by the Companys Board of Directors or shareholders, as applicable; |
| (c) | Affiliate Transactions undertaken pursuant to any contractual obligations or rights in existence on the Issue Date and any amendment, modification or replacement of such agreement (so long as such amendment, modification or replacement is not materially more disadvantageous to the Holders of the Notes, taken as a whole, than the original agreement as in effect on the Issue Date); |
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| (d) | any Restricted Payments and Permitted Investments made in compliance with Section 3.13; and |
| (e) | loans and advances to officers, directors and employees of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding U.S.$2.0 million at any time. |
Section 3.20. Conduct of Business. The Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole will remain primarily engaged in Permitted Businesses.
ARTICLE IV
Merger, Consolidation and Sale of All or Substantially all Assets
Section 4.1. Limitation on Merger, Consolidation and Sale of All or Substantially all Assets.
(a) The Company will not, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, directly or indirectly, consolidate with or merge into, any Person (whether or not the Company is the surviving or continuing Person), or sell, assign, transfer convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the Companys properties and assets (determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), to any Person unless:
1) Either (1) the Company shall be the surviving or continuing corporation, or (2) the Person (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company (the Surviving Entity): (i) shall be a corporation, organized and validly existing under the laws of a Qualified Merger Jurisdiction, and (ii) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee), executed and delivered to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, interest and Additional Amounts, if any, on all of the Notes and the performance and observance of every covenant of the Notes and this Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed;
2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
3) immediately after giving pro forma effect to such transaction and any related financing transactions, as if such transactions had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio of the Surviving Entity would be equal or greater than such ratio for the Company immediately prior to such transaction;
4) each Subsidiary Guarantor shall have by supplemental indenture confirmed that its guarantee shall apply to such Surviving Entitys obligations in respect of this Indenture and the Notes; and
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5) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, winding up or disposition and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with this Indenture.
(b) Notwithstanding clauses 2) and 3) above, (i) any Restricted Subsidiary may consolidate with, merge with or into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to the Company; provided that, in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary that merges into the Company, the Company will not be required to comply with clause 5) above; and (ii) the Company may merge with an Affiliate of the Company solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Company in another jurisdiction, so long as the amount of Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries is not increased thereby.
(c) For purposes of this Section 4.1, the transfer (by lease (other than in the ordinary course of business), assignment, sale or otherwise, in a single transaction or series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of one or more Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company, the Capital Stock of which constitutes all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company (determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), will be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company.
Section 4.2. Surviving Entity
Upon any consolidation, combination or merger or any transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with Section 4.1, in which the Company is not the continuing corporation, the Surviving Entity formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance, lease (other than in the ordinary course of business) or transfer is made will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture and the Notes with the same effect as if such Surviving Entity had been named as such.
Such Surviving Entity may cause to be signed, and may issue either in its own name or in the name of the Company, prior to such succession any or all of the Notes issuable hereunder that theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee; and, upon the order of such Surviving Entity instead of the Company and subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations in this Indenture prescribed, the Trustee shall authenticate and shall deliver any Notes that previously shall have been signed and delivered by the Authorized Person of the Company to the Trustee for authentication, and any Notes that such Successor Person thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Trustee for that purpose. All of the Notes so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Notes theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Notes had been issued at the date of the execution hereof.
In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, lease or conveyance, such changes in phraseology and form (but not in substance) may be made in the Notes thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate.
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In the event of any such sale or conveyance (other than a conveyance by way of lease) and assumption by the Surviving Entity, the Company shall be discharged from all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Notes to be performed by the Company and may be liquidated and dissolved.
No Surviving Entity shall have the right to redeem any Notes Outstanding unless the Company would have been entitled to redeem such Notes pursuant to this Indenture in the absence of any such merger, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease or conveyance permitted under Section 4.1.
For the avoidance of doubt, compliance with this Article IV will not affect the obligations of the Company (including a Surviving Entity, if applicable) provided in Section 3.10, if applicable.
ARTICLE V
Defaults and Remedies
Section 5.1. Events of Default.
In case one or more of the following events (each an Event of Default) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Notes:
(a) the Company shall fail to pay any principal, premium or interest (or Additional Amounts, if any) on the Notes on the date when it becomes due and payable in accordance with the terms thereof, and such failure, in the case of interest (or Additional Amounts, if any, relating thereto) continues for a period of thirty (30) days;
(b) the Company shall fail to comply with its obligations under Sections 3.10, or 3.14, or Article IV, when applicable;
(c) the Company shall fail to duly perform or observe any other covenant or obligation under this Indenture or the Notes (other than a default referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above) and such failure continues for a period of sixty (60) days after written notice to that effect is received by the Company or by the Company and the Trustee from the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes and stating that such notice is a notice of default;
(d) (i) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall fail to pay when due principal of or interest on any of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiarys Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least U.S.$15.0 million (or the equivalent thereof at the time of determination) and such failure continues after the grace period, if any, applicable thereto, or (ii) any other event of default occurs under any agreement or instrument relating to any such Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least U.S.$15.0 million (or the equivalent thereof at the time of determination), and such other event of default results in the acceleration of the maturity of such Indebtedness;
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(e) one or more final judgments or decrees for the payment of money in excess of U.S.$15.0 million (or the equivalent thereof at the time of determination) in the aggregate (to the extent not covered by insurance) are rendered against the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and are not discharged and, in the case of each such judgment or decree, there is a period of ninety (90) days following such judgment during which such judgment or decree is not discharged, waived or the execution thereof stayed;
(f) a court having jurisdiction enters a decree or order for (x) relief in respect of the Company or any of the Companys Significant Subsidiaries in an involuntary case under the Argentine Law No. 24,522, as amended (the Bankruptcy Law), or any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or (y) appointment of an administrator, receiver, trustee or intervenor for the Company or any or the Companys Significant Subsidiaries for all or substantially all of the property of the Company or any or of the Companys Significant Subsidiaries and, in each case, such decree or order remains unstayed and in effect for a period of ninety (90) consecutive days;
(g) the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries (a) commences a voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Law or any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, (b) consents to the appointment of or taking possession by an administrator, receiver, trustee or intervenor for the Company or any of the Companys Significant Subsidiaries for all or substantially all of the Companys or any of the Companys Significant Subsidiaries properties or (c) effects any general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or
(h) it becomes unlawful for the Company to perform or comply with the Companys payment obligations under this Indenture and the Notes and such condition shall continue for a period of ninety (90) days after written notice to that effect is received by the Company or by the Company and the Trustee from the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes and stating that such notice is a notice of default.
Section 5.2. Acceleration.
Upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default (other than pursuant to Section 5.1(f) or (g)), the Trustee or Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes may, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, declare all the Notes then Outstanding to be immediately due and payable. In the case an Event of Default set forth in Section 5.1(f) or (g) has occurred and is continuing, the Outstanding Notes shall be automatically and immediately due and payable. In the event an Event of Default set forth in Section 5.1(d) above has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Notes, such Event of Default will be automatically rescinded and annulled once the payment default or event of default triggering such Event of Default pursuant to Section 5.1(d) is remedied or cured by the Company and/or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary or waived by the Holders of the relevant Indebtedness. No such rescission and annulment will affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereto. Upon any such declaration of acceleration, the principal of the Notes so accelerated and the interest accrued thereon and all other amounts payable with respect to such Notes will become and be immediately due and payable. If the Event of Default or Events of Default giving rise to any such declaration of acceleration are cured following such
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declaration, such declaration may be rescinded by the Holders of such Notes in the manner set forth in this Indenture.
At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Notes, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes may rescind and cancel such declaration and its consequences:
| (1) | if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree; |
| (2) | if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived, except nonpayment of principal or interest that has become due solely because of the acceleration; |
| (3) | to the extent the payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of interest and overdue principal, which has become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, has been paid; and |
| (4) | if the Company has paid the Trustee its reasonable compensation and reimbursed the Trustee for its reasonable expenses (including the fees and expenses of its counsel), disbursements and advances. |
No rescission will affect any subsequent Default or impair any rights relating thereto.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes may waive any existing Default or Event of Default under this Indenture, and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Notes.
The Trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders, unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it. Subject to all provisions of this Indenture and applicable law, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Notes have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee.
Section 5.3. Collection of Indebtedness by Trustee
The Company covenants that (a) in case there shall be a default in the payment of any installment of interest (including Additional Amounts) on any of the Notes when such interest (including Additional Amounts) shall have become due and payable, and such default shall have continued for a period of fifteen (15) days or (b) in case there shall be a default in the payment of all or any part of the principal of any of the Notes when the same shall have become due and payable, whether upon maturity or by declaration or otherwise; then upon demand by the Trustee, the Company will pay to the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of any such Note the whole amount that then shall have become due and payable on any such Note for principal or interest (including Additional Amounts), as the case may be (with interest to the date of such payment upon the overdue principal and, to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law, on overdue installments of interest at the rate or rates of
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interest specified in any such Note); and in addition thereto, the Company will pay such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the reasonable costs and expenses of collection, including reasonable compensation to, and reimbursement of the expenses of, the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee, their respective agents, attorneys and counsel, and any expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee, as provided in Section 6.6, except as a result of its negligence or willful misconduct.
In case the Company shall fail forthwith to pay such amounts upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, shall be entitled and empowered to institute any action or proceedings at law or in equity for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute any such action or proceedings to judgment or final decree, and may enforce any such judgment or final decree against the Company or other obligor upon the Notes and collect in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or other obligor upon such Notes, wherever situated, the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable.
All rights of action and of asserting claims under this Indenture or under the Notes may be enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Notes or the production thereof on any trial or other proceedings relative thereto, and any such action or proceedings instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment, subject to the payment of the expenses, disbursements and compensation of the Trustee, each predecessor Trustee and their respective agents and attorneys, shall be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes in respect of which such action was taken.
In any proceedings brought by the Trustee (and also any proceedings involving the interpretation of any provision of this Indenture to which the Trustee shall be a party), the Trustee shall be held to represent all the Holders of the Notes in respect to which such action was taken, and it shall not be necessary to make any Holders of such Notes parties to any such proceedings.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
Section 5.4. Application of Proceeds.
Any moneys collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article or, after an Event of Default, any money or other property distributable in respect of the Companys obligations under this Indenture shall be applied in the following order at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such moneys or other property on account of principal (including Additional Amounts), upon presentation of the Notes in respect of which moneys have been collected and stamping (or otherwise noting) thereon the payment, or issuing Notes in reduced principal amounts in exchange for the presented Notes if only partially paid, or upon surrender thereof if fully paid:
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FIRST: to the payment of all amounts due to the Trustee and/or any predecessor Trustee under Section 6.6, except for any such amounts that result from negligence or willful misconduct;
SECOND: to the payment of all amounts due to the Agents;
THIRD: in case the principal of the Notes in respect of which moneys have been collected shall not have become and be then due and payable, to the payment of overdue interest (including Additional Amounts) on such Notes in default in the order of the maturity of the installments of such interest (including Additional Amounts), with interest upon the overdue installments of interest (including Additional Amounts) at the rate or rates of interest specified in such Notes, such payments to be made ratably to the Persons entitled thereto, without discrimination or preference;
FOURTH: in case the principal of the Notes in respect of which moneys have been collected shall have become and shall be then due and payable, to the payment of the whole amount then owing and unpaid upon all such Notes for principal and interest (including Additional Amounts), with interest upon the overdue principal, and upon overdue installments of interest (including Additional Amounts), at the rate or rates of interest specified in such Notes; and in case such moneys shall be insufficient to pay in full the whole amount so due and unpaid upon such Notes, then to the payment of such principal and interest (including Additional Amounts), without preference or priority of principal over interest (including Additional Amounts), or of interest over principal, or of any installment of interest over any other installment of interest, or of such Note over any other such Note, ratably to the aggregate of such principal and accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Amounts); and
FIFTH: to the payment of the remainder, if any, to the Company or any other Person lawfully entitled thereto of which the Trustee has received written notice.
Section 5.5. Suits for Enforcement.
In case an Event of Default has occurred, has not been waived and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion (but is not required to) proceed to protect and enforce the rights vested in it by this Indenture by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any of such rights, either at law or in equity or in bankruptcy or otherwise, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Indenture or to enforce any other legal or equitable right vested in the Trustee by this Indenture or by law.
Section 5.6. Restoration of Rights on Abandonment of Proceedings.
In case the Trustee shall have instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceedings and to applicable law, the Company, the Holders and the Trustee shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions and rights hereunder, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding has been instituted.
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Section 5.7. Limitations on Suits by Holders.
Except as provided in Section 5.7, no Holder of a Note shall have any right by virtue of or by availing itself of any provision of this Indenture or the Notes, to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law, upon or under or with respect to this Indenture or the Notes, or for the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
(a) such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of a Default and of the continuance thereof with respect to the Notes as set forth in Section 5.1;
(b) the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Notes shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee as it may require against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby; and
(c) the Trustee for 90 days after the receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such action, suit or proceeding and no direction inconsistent with such written request shall have been given to the Trustee pursuant to this Indenture;
Section 5.8. Unconditional Rights of Holder to Receive Payments or Institute Certain Suits.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture and any provision of any Note, the right of any Holder of any Note to receive payment of principal of and interest on such Note (including Additional Amounts), on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Note or to institute suit, including a summary proceeding (acción ejecutiva individual) in Argentina pursuant to Article 29 of the Negotiable Obligations Law, for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.
Any beneficial owner of Notes represented by a Global Note will be able to obtain from DTC, upon request and subject to certain limitations set forth in this Indenture, a certificate representing its interest in the relevant Global Note in accordance with the Argentine Capital Markets Law. This certificate will enable such beneficial owner to initiate legal action before any competent court or arbitral tribunal in Argentina, including a summary proceeding, to obtain overdue amounts under the Notes.
Section 5.9. Rights and Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission Not Waiver of Default.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 5.7, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or
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otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default occurring and continuing as aforesaid shall impair any such right or remedy or shall constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein; and, subject to Section 5.7, every right and remedy given by this Indenture or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as shall be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders.
Section 5.10. Control by Majority.
Subject to Section 6.1(e), the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding shall have the right to direct the time, method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture or that the Trustee determines in good faith is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any Holder or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability or expense for which the Trustee has not received an indemnity satisfactory to it.
Nothing in this Indenture shall impair the right of the Trustee in its discretion to take any action deemed proper by the Trustee and which is not inconsistent with such direction or directions by Holders.
Section 5.11. Waiver of Past Defaults.
At a meeting duly convened at which a quorum is present as provided in Section 7.5, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes represented and voting at such meeting may on behalf of the Holders of all the Notes waive any past or present default or Event of Default and its consequences hereunder, except a default in respect of a covenant or provision hereof that cannot be modified or amended without the consent of each Holder affected. In the case of any such waiver, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder, respectively.
Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist and be deemed to have been cured and not to have occurred, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, and not to have occurred for every purpose of this Indenture, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 5.12. Payments after a Default.
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and the subsequent declaration by the Trustee that the principal amount of the Notes is due and payable immediately, the Trustee may by notice in writing: (a) to the Company and any Paying Agent, require each Paying Agent to deliver all Notes and all moneys, documents and records held by it to the Trustee or as the Trustee otherwise directs in such notice; and (b) require any Paying Agent to act as agent of the Trustee under this Indenture, and thereafter to hold all Notes and all moneys, documents and
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records held by it to the order of the Trustee; provided that the Trustee shall not thereby become obligated, or have any obligation, to compensate or indemnify such Paying Agent or to reimburse such Paying Agent for any expense.
Section 5.13. Notice of Events of Default.
If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall transmit by mail, postage prepaid, to all Holders of Notes, as their names appear on the Register, a notice of such Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it occurs unless such Default or Event of Default shall have been cured or waived. Except in the case of a default in payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Note, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of directors and/or a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders of Notes.
Section 5.14. Undertaking of Costs
In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 5.14 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 5.8, or a suit by a Holder or Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding negotiable obligations to be issued in accordance with the Negotiable Obligations Law of any series.
ARTICLE VI
Concerning the Trustee
Section 6.1. Duties and Responsibilities of the Trustee.
(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent man would exercise under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.
| (b) | Except during the continuance of an Event of Default, |
| (1) | the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and in the Trust Indenture Act, shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and |
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| (2) | in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any statements, certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such statements, certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts, statements, opinions or conclusions stated therein); |
(c) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
| (1) | this Subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of Subsection (b) of this Section; |
| (2) | the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; |
| (3) | the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture; and |
| (4) | none of the provisions of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any liability, financial or otherwise, in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. |
(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee is subject to this Section 6.1.
(e) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders unless the Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity or security satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.
Section 6.2. Certain Rights of the Trustee.
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Subject to Section 6.1:
(a) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, Officers Certificate or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, coupon, security, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(b) any request, direction, order or demand of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Order (unless other evidence in respect thereof is herein specifically prescribed); and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be evidenced to the Trustee by a Board Resolution;
(c) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion, rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture;
(d) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, appraisal, bond, debenture, guarantee, note, coupon, security, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such fact or matters as it may see fit, and if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled, upon reasonable notice to the Company, to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Company and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;
(e) the Trustee may consult with counsel at the Companys expense and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(f) the Trustee may execute any of its powers or perform any of its duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys not regularly in its employ and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any negligence or misconduct on the part of any such agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;
(g) the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its rights to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder as Co-Registrar, Principal Paying Agent and Transfer Agent, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder;
(h) the Trustee may at any time request, and the Company shall, deliver a certificate setting forth the specimen signatures and the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which certificate may be signed by any Person authorized to sign an Officers Certificate, including any Person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded;
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(i) notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Trustee be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture because of circumstances beyond its control, including, but not limited to, acts of God, flood, war (whether declared or undeclared), sabotage, epidemics, terrorism, fire, riot, strikes or work stoppages for any reason, embargo, government action, including any laws, ordinances, regulations or the like which restrict or prohibit the providing of the services contemplated by this Indenture, inability to obtain material, equipment, or communications or computer facilities, or the failure of equipment or interruption of communications or computer facilities, and other causes beyond its control whether or not of the same class or kind as specifically named above;
(j) in respect of this Indenture, the Trustee shall have the right, but shall not be required, to rely upon and comply with instructions and directions sent by e-mail, facsimile and other similar unsecured electronic methods by persons believed by the Trustee to be authorized to give instructions and directions on behalf of the Company. The Trustee shall not have any duty or obligation to verify or confirm that the Person sending instructions, directions, reports, notices or other communications or information by electronic transmission is, in fact, a Person authorized to give such instructions, directions, reports, notices or other communications or information on behalf of the party purporting to send such electronic transmission; and the Trustee shall not have any liability for any losses, liabilities, costs or expenses incurred or sustained by any party as a result of such reliance upon or compliance with such instructions, directions, reports, notices or other communications or information. Each other party agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of electronic methods to submit instructions, directions, reports, notices or other communications or information to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, notices, reports or other communications or information, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties;
(k) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice or be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture;
(l) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;
(m) anything in this Indenture notwithstanding, in no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, without limitation, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action; and,
(n) in order to comply with an agreement described in Section 1471(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), or requirements otherwise imposed pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and any regulations or agreements thereunder or official interpretations thereof related to this Indenture and the Notes in effect from
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time to time (Applicable Law), the Company agrees (i) to the extent permitted by local privacy laws, to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide to the Trustee sufficient information about the parties and/or transactions related to this Indenture and the Notes (including any modification to the terms of such transactions) so the Trustee can determine whether it has tax related obligations under Applicable Law and (ii) that the Trustee shall be entitled to make any withholding or deduction from payments to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Law for which the Trustee shall not have any liability. The terms of this paragraph shall survive the termination of this Indenture.
Section 6.3. Trustees Disclaimer.
The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Companys use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Companys direction under any provision of this Indenture, it shall not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it shall not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication on the Notes and the tenth recital to this Indenture.
No provision of this Indenture shall be deemed to impose any duty or obligation on the Trustee to perform any act or acts, receive or obtain any interest in property or exercise any interest in property, or exercise any right, power, duty or obligation conferred or imposed on it in any jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal or in which the Trustee shall be unqualified or incompetent in accordance with applicable law, to perform any such act or acts, to receive or obtain any such interest in property or to exercise any such right, power, duty or obligation.
Section 6.4. Trustee and Agents May Hold Notes; Collections, etc.
The Trustee or any agent of the Company, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee or such agent and may otherwise deal with the Company and receive, collect, hold and retain collections from the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee or such agent. If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture.
Section 6.5. Moneys Held By Trustee.
Subject to the provisions of Section 11.4, all moneys received by the Trustee hereunder shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust as provided in the Trust Indenture Act for the purposes for which they were received, but need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. Neither the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be under any liability for interest on or investment of any moneys received by it hereunder, except as the Trustee may agree in writing.
Section 6.6. Compensation and Indemnification of Trustee and Its Prior Claim.
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The Company covenants and agrees to pay to the Trustee from time to time, and the Trustee shall be entitled to, (a) compensation as shall be agreed in writing by the Company and the Trustee from time to time (such compensation not to be limited by any provision of law in regards to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) and (b) reimbursement of its reasonable, documented and invoiced out-of-pocket expenses, disbursements and advances (including the reasonable fees and expenses, disbursements and advances of its agents and counsel) incurred by it in connection with the services rendered by it hereunder, except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct.
The Company also covenants to indemnify and defend each of the Trustee or any predecessor Trustee and their officers, agents, directors and employees for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability, damage, claim or expense, including taxes (other than taxes based upon, measured by or determined by the income of the Trustee), arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this Indenture or the trusts hereunder and the performance of its duties and the exercise of its rights hereunder, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending itself against or investigating any claim (whether asserted by the Company, or any Holder, or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, or in connection with enforcing the provisions of this Section (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its counsel), except to the extent such loss, liability or expense is due to its own negligence or willful misconduct. The obligations of the Company under this Section to compensate and indemnify the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee and to pay or reimburse the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee for expenses, disbursements and advances shall constitute additional indebtedness hereunder and shall survive payment of the Notes, the resignation or removal of such Trustee, the termination for any reason of this Indenture and/or the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture. As security for the performance of the Companys obligations under this Section, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Notes on all property and funds held or collected by the Trustee as such, except funds held in trust for the payment of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on particular Notes.
In addition to, but without prejudice to its other rights under this Indenture, when the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default specified in Sections 5.1(f) and (g) the expenses (including the reasonable charges and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.
Trustee for purposes of this Section shall include any predecessor Trustee; provided, however, that the negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of any Trustee hereunder shall not affect the rights of any other Trustee hereunder.
Section 6.7. Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company.
If and when the Trustee becomes a creditor of the Company (or any other obligor under the Notes) the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection of claims against the Company (or any such other obligor).
Section 6.8. Right of Trustee to Rely on Officers Certificate, etc.
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Whenever in the administration of the trusts of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking or suffering or omitting any action hereunder, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof shall be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee, be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by an Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Trustee, and such certificate or opinion, in the absence of negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee, shall be full warranty to the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it under the provisions of this Indenture upon the faith thereof.
Section 6.9. Persons Eligible for Appointment as Trustee.
The Trustee hereunder shall at all times be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (including, without limitation, Sections 310(a)(1), (2) and (5)) to act as such, having a combined capital and surplus of at least U.S.$50,000,000, authorized under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is doing business to exercise corporate trust powers, and subject to supervision or examination by federal, state, territorial or other governmental authority. If such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to the law or to the requirements of such federal, state, territorial or other governmental authority, then for the purposes of this Section and to the extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published.
Section 6.10. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor Trustee.
Subject to this Section 6.10, the Trustee, or any trustee or trustees hereafter appointed, may at any time resign by giving thirty (30) days written notice of resignation to the Company. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.9, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Section 6.10. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor trustee or trustees by written instrument in duplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee and one copy to the successor trustee or trustees. If no successor trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within thirty (30) days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee, or the Holders of at least 10% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes may petition any such court for the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and as it may prescribe, appoint a successor trustee.
In case at any time any of the following shall occur:
| (i) | the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.9 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by or on behalf of the Company or by any Holder; or |
| (ii) | the Trustee shall become incapable of acting with respect to the Notes, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver or liquidator of the |
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| Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation; then, in any such case, (x) the Company may, by a resolution of the Board of Directors, remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee so removed and one copy to the successor trustee, or (y) if no appointment is made by the Company within thirty (30) days of becoming aware of any of the circumstances mentioned in (i) and (ii) above, the Holders of at least 10% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and as it may prescribe, remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee. |
The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes Outstanding may at any time remove the Trustee. In such event, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor trustee or trustees by written instrument in duplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the removed trustee and one copy to the successor trustee or trustees. If no successor trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within thirty (30) days after the giving of the notice of removal by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes Outstanding, the Holders of at least 10% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes Outstanding may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee.
Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and any appointment of a successor trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 6.10 shall not become effective prior to acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in Section 6.11.
Section 6.11. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor Trustee.
Any successor trustee appointed as provided in Section 6.10 shall execute and deliver to the Company and to its predecessor trustee an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor trustee shall become effective and such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as trustee hereunder; but, nevertheless, on the written request of the Company or of the successor trustee, upon payment of its charges then unpaid, the trustee ceasing to act shall, subject to Section 11.4, pay over to the successor trustee all moneys at the time held by it hereunder and shall execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor trustee all such rights, powers, duties and obligations. Upon request of any such successor trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments in writing for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor trustee all such rights and powers. Any trustee ceasing to act shall, nevertheless, retain a prior lien upon all property or funds held or collected by such trustee to secure any amounts then due it pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.6.
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Upon acceptance of appointment by any successor trustee as provided in this Section 6.11, the Company shall give, at its expense, notice thereof to the Holders as specified in Section 12.5 and the CNV, which notice shall include the name of the successor trustee and the address of its Corporate Trust Office. If the Company fails to give such notice within ten (10) days after acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee, the successor trustee shall cause such notice to be given at the expense of the Company.
No successor trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article, to the extent operative.
Section 6.12. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business of Trustee.
Any Person into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee, including this transaction, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided that such Person shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 6.9.
In case at the time such successor to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture any of the Notes shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor Trustee and deliver such Notes so authenticated; and, in case at that time any of the Notes shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee may authenticate such Notes either in the name of any predecessor hereunder or in the name of the successor Trustee; and in all such cases such certificate shall have the full force as provided in the Notes or in this Indenture as the certificate of the Trustee shall have; provided that the right to adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor Trustee or to authenticate Notes in the name of any predecessor Trustee shall apply only to its successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation.
Section 6.13. Representative of the Trustee in Argentina.
As long as it is required by Argentine law or by the CNV, the Trustee will have a representative in Argentina for the sole purpose of receiving notices from the CNV and/or Holders. Banco de Valores S.A. will initially act as the Representative of the Trustee in Argentina for such purposes. The Representative of the Trustee in Argentina accepts its appointment and shall perform all matters expressed to be performed by it in, and otherwise comply with, the provisions of Section 6.14.
Section 6.14. Application to Agents and to the Representative of the Trustee in Argentina.
The Representative of the Trustee in Argentina need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Section 6.14, and such duties shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Section 6.14, or as Representative of the Trustee in Argentina may
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agree in writing from time to time with the Trustee and the Company. No implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Section 6.14, against the Representative of the Trustee in Argentina. The Representative of the Trustee in Argentina shall have only the rights and powers stated below. It is further acknowledged that the Representative of the Trustee in Argentina is not and shall not be considered as if it were the Trustees general attorney.
The duties of the Representative of the Trustee in Argentina as of the date hereof are solely to: (i) receive from Holders, the Company, the Agents and any governmental or regulatory authority or entity, all letters, claims, requests, memoranda or any other document required by Argentine law or by the CNV Rules to be sent to, and received by, the Trustee, (ii) within seventy-two (72) hours of receipt, notify and/or deliver to the Trustee by facsimile all such letters, claims, requests, memoranda or documents, and (iii) following the express instructions of the Trustee, respond to or answer such letters, claims, requests, memoranda or documents.
The Representative of the Trustee in Argentina shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith, which it believes to be authorized or within its discretion, rights or powers.
The compensation of the Representative of the Trustee in Argentina is included in the compensation of the Trustee provided in Section 6.6 above and shall be paid directly by the Company to the Representative of the Trustee in Argentina. The Company shall pay to the Representative of the Trustee in Argentina from time to time, and the Representative of the Trustee in Argentina shall be entitled to, such compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and its services hereunder as the Representative of the Trustee in Argentina and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing. The Company shall reimburse the Representative of the Trustee in Argentina promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by or on behalf of it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses may include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of Representative of the Trustee in Argentina´s agents, counsel and other persons not regularly in its employ.
The Company agrees to indemnify the Representative of the Trustee in Argentina for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense, including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of legal counsel, reasonably incurred without negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance of its commitments hereunder, the performance of its duties hereunder and/or the exercise of its rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder.
ARTICLE VII
Concerning the Holders
Section 7.1. Evidence of Action Taken by Holders.
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Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by a specified percentage in principal amount of the Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such specified percentage of Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments is or are delivered to the Trustee. Proof of execution of any instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Article.
Section 7.2. Proof of Execution of Instruments and of Holding of Notes;.
The execution of any instrument by a Holder or his agent or proxy may be proved in accordance with Article VII and such reasonable applicable rules and regulations or in such manner as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee. The holding of Notes shall be proved by the Register maintained pursuant to Section 2.3.
Section 7.3. Holders to Be Treated as Owners.
The Company, the Trustee, the Agents and any agent of the Company, the Trustee or the Agents may deem and treat any Person in whose name any Note shall be registered upon the Register as the absolute owner of such Note (whether or not such Note shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing thereon) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal of and, subject to the provisions of this Indenture, interest on such Note (including Additional Amounts) and for all other purposes; and none of the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any agent of the Company, the Trustee or any Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. All such payments so made to any such Person, or upon its order, shall be valid, and, to the extent of the sum or sums so paid, effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability for moneys payable upon any such Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Global Note, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee, the Agents or any agent of the Company, the Trustee or any Agent, from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary (or its nominee), as Holder of such Global Note, or impair, as between the Depositary and owners of beneficial interests in such Global Note, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of such Depositary (or its nominee), as Holder of such Global Note.
None of the Company, the Trustee, the Principal Paying Agent or the Co- Registrar shall have any responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner in a Global Note, an agent member of the Depositary or other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depositary or its nominee or of any agent member of the Depositary, with respect to any ownership interest in the Notes or with respect to the delivery to any agent member of the Depositary, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the Depositary) of any notice (including any notice of redemption) or the payment of any amount, under or with respect to such Notes. All notices and communications to be given to the Holders and all payments to be made to Holders under the Notes and this Indenture shall be given or made only to or upon the order of the registered holders (which shall be the Depositary or its nominee in the case of the Global Note). The rights of beneficial owners in the Global Notes shall be exercised only through the
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Depositary subject to the applicable procedures. The Trustee, the Principal Paying Agent and the Co-Registrar shall be entitled to rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depositary with respect to its members, participants and any beneficial owners.
The Trustee, the Principal Paying Agent and the Co-Registrar shall be entitled to deal with the Depositary, and any nominee thereof, that is the registered holder of any Global Note for all purposes of this Indenture relating to such Global Note (including the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest and Additional Amounts, if any, and the giving of instructions or directions by or to the owner or holder of a beneficial ownership interest in such Global Note) as the sole holder of such Global Note and shall have no obligations to the beneficial owners thereof. None of the Trustee, the Principal Paying Agent or the Co-Registrar shall have any responsibility or liability for any acts or omissions of the Depositary with respect to such Global Note, for the records of any such depositary, including records in respect of beneficial ownership interests in respect of any such Global Note, for any transactions between the Depositary and any agent member of the Depositary or between or among the Depositary, any such agent member of the Depositary and/or any holder or owner of a beneficial interest in such Global Note, or for any transfers of beneficial interests in any such Global Note.
Section 7.4. Right of Revocation of Action Taken.
At any time prior to (but not after) the evidencing to the Trustee, as provided in Section 7.1, of the taking of any action by the Holders of the percentage in principal amount of the Notes or of the percentage of votes cast, as the case may be, specified in this Indenture in connection with such action, any Holder of a Note the serial number of which is shown by the evidence to be included among the serial numbers of the Notes the Holders of which have consented to such action may, by filing written notice at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee and upon proof of holding as provided in this Article, revoke such action so far as concerns such Note. Except as aforesaid any such action taken by the Holder of any Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders and owners of such Note and of any Notes issued in exchange or substitution therefor, irrespective of whether or not any notation in regard thereto is made upon any such Note. Any action taken by the Holders of the percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Notes or of the percentage of votes cast, as the case may be, specified in this Indenture in connection with such action shall be conclusively binding upon the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of all the Notes affected by such action.
Section 7.5. Holders Meetings.
(a) Each of the Company (through the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Committee of the Company) and the Trustee may at any time call a meeting of the Holders of the Notes for the purpose of entering into a supplemental indenture as provided in Section 8.2 or waiving a past default as provided in Section 5.11. In addition, a meeting of the Holders of Notes may be called by the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Committee of the Company, the Trustee or upon the request of the Holders of at least 5% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes at the time, to give, deliver or receive any authorization, notice, amendment, waiver or other action or in general to amend the terms and conditions of the Note. In the case of a request to call a meeting by Holders, the Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of such request. Such written request shall include the specific matters to be addressed in the meeting.
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In the event the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Committee of the Company shall fail to call a meeting requested by the Trustee or the Holders as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, the meeting may be called by the CNV or by a competent court at the request of the Holders of the Notes. The meetings will be held in the City of Buenos Aires. In any event, meetings shall be held at the time and place determined by the Company. Any resolution duly passed will be binding on all Holders of Notes, as the case may be (whether or not they were present or represented at the meeting at which such resolution was passed). If a meeting is being held pursuant to a written request of Holders, such written request shall include the specific matters to be addressed in the meeting and such meeting shall be convened within forty (40) days from the date such written request is received by the Trustee or the Company, as the case may be. Notice of any meeting of Holders of Notes (which shall include the date, place and time of such meeting, the agenda therefor and the requirements to attend) shall be given by the summoning party in the manner provided under Section 12.5 and will be given not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed for the meeting and will be published at the Companys expense in each of: (a) for five (5) business days in Argentina in the Official Gazette of Argentina (Boletín Oficial), and (b) a newspaper of general circulation in Argentina and the Bulletin of the BYMA (as long as the Notes are listed on the BYMA) and/or the Bulletin of the MAE (as long as the Notes are traded on the MAE), or such other informative systems of the markets in which the Notes are listed, as is applicable, and also in the manner provided under Section 12.5. Meetings of Holders may be simultaneously convened for two dates, in case the initial meeting were to be adjourned for lack of quorum. However, for meetings that: (i) include in the agenda items requiring unanimous approval by the Holders, or the amendment of any of the terms and conditions of the Notes, or (ii) convened upon request of the Holders of the Notes, notice of a new meeting resulting from adjournment of the initial meeting for lack of quorum will be given not less than eight (8) days prior to the date fixed for such new meeting and will be published for three (3) business days in the Official Gazette of Argentina, a newspaper of general circulation in Argentina and the Bulletin of the BYMA (as long as the Notes are listed on the BYMA), the bulletin of the MAE (as long as the Notes are traded on the MAE), or such other informative systems of the markets in which the Notes are listed, as is applicable. Any Holder may attend any such meeting personally or by proxy. To be entitled to vote at any meeting of Holders a Person shall be (i) a Holder of one or more Notes as of the relevant record date determined pursuant to Section 7.5(f) or (ii) a Person appointed by an instrument in writing as proxy by such a Holder of one or more Notes. Holders who intend to attend a meeting of holders must notify the Company of their intention to do so at least three business days prior to the date of such meeting. The only Persons who shall be entitled to be present or to speak at any meeting of Holders shall be the Persons entitled to vote at such meeting and their counsel, any representatives of the Company and its counsel and the Trustee and its counsel. With respect to all matters not contemplated in this Indenture, meetings of Holders will be convened and held in accordance with the provisions of the Negotiable Obligations Law and the Argentine Companies Law No. 19,550 (the Argentine Companies Law), as amended, and CNV Rules and the requirements established by the stock exchanges authorized by the CNV in Argentina and/or the foreign stock exchanges where the Notes are listed.
(b) The quorum at any meeting called to adopt a resolution will be persons holding or representing a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes and at any reconvened adjourned meetings will be the person(s) present at such reconvened adjourned
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meeting. At a meeting or a reconvened adjourned meeting duly convened and at which a quorum is present, any resolution to modify or amend, or to waive compliance with, any provision of the Notes (other than the provisions referred to in Section 8.2) will be validly passed and decided if approved at a meeting by the persons entitled to vote a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then Outstanding, provided that the unanimous consent or the unanimous affirmative vote of the Holders shall be required to adopt a valid decision on any of the matters listed in Section 8.2. Any instrument given by or on behalf of any Holder of a Note in connection with any consent to any such modification, amendment or waiver will be irrevocable once given and will be conclusive and binding on all subsequent Holders of such Note. Any modifications, amendments or waivers to this Indenture or to the Notes will be conclusive and binding upon all Holders of Notes whether or not they have given such consent or were present at any meeting, and on all Notes; provided that no such modifications, amendments or waivers, without consent of each Holder of a Note at the time Outstanding, shall affect any of the items included in Section 8.2.
(c) Any Holder who has executed an instrument in writing appointing a Person as proxy shall be deemed to be present for the purposes of determining a quorum and be deemed to have voted; provided that such Holder shall be considered as present or voting only with respect to the matters covered by such instrument in writing. Any resolution passed or decision taken at any meeting of Holders duly held in accordance with this Section shall be binding on all the Holders whether or not present or represented at the meeting.
(d) The appointment of any proxy shall be proved by having the signature of the Person executing the proxy guaranteed or certified by any notary public, bank or trust company or judicially certified in the manner provided under Argentine law. The members of the Board of Directors of the Company may not act as proxies. The holding of Notes shall be proved by the Register maintained in accordance with Section 2.3.
(e) A representative of the Trustee shall act as the chairman of the meeting. If the Trustee fails to designate a representative to act as chairman of the meeting, the Company shall designate a member of the Board of Directors to act as chairman of the meeting. If the Company fails to designate such a person, the Chairman of the meeting shall be (i) a person elected by vote of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes represented at the meeting, (ii) a representative of the CNV, at the request of the Holders of Notes or (iii) a person appointed by a competent court. If the meeting is called by the CNV or by a competent court upon request of the Holders of the Notes, the CNV or the competent court shall designate a person to act as chairman. The secretary of the meeting shall be elected by vote of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes represented at the meeting. No vote shall be cast or counted at any meeting in respect of any Note challenged as not Outstanding and ruled by the chairman of the meeting to be not Outstanding. The chairman of the meeting shall have no right to vote except as a Holder or proxy. Any meeting of Holders duly called at which a quorum is present may be adjourned from time to time, and the meeting may be held as so adjourned without further notice.
(f) The vote upon any resolution submitted to any meeting of Holders shall be by written ballot on which shall be subscribed the signatures of the Holders or proxies and on which shall be inscribed the serial number or numbers of the Notes held or represented by them.
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The chairman of the meeting shall appoint two inspectors of votes who shall count all votes cast at the meeting for or against any resolution and who shall make and file with the secretary of the meeting their verified written reports in duplicate of all votes cast at the meeting. A record in duplicate of the proceedings of each meeting of Holders shall be prepared by the secretary of the meeting and there shall be attached to said record the original reports of the inspectors of votes on any vote by ballot taken thereat and affidavits by one or more persons having knowledge of the facts setting forth a copy of the notice of the meeting and showing that said notice was published as provided above. The record shall be signed and verified by the permanent chairman and secretary of the meeting and one of the duplicates shall be delivered to the Company and the other to the Trustee to be preserved by the Trustee, the latter to have attached thereto the ballots voted at the meeting. Any record so signed and verified shall be conclusive evidence of the matters therein stated. The Trustee will designate the record date for determining the Holders of Notes entitled to vote at any meeting and will provide notice to Holders of Notes in the manner set forth in this Indenture. The Holder of a Note may, at any meeting of Holders of the Notes at which such Holder is entitled to vote, cast one vote for each U.S. Dollar in principal amount of the Notes held by such Holder. Officers may not be appointed as proxies.
(g) If and for so long as the Notes are listed on the BYMA or any other securities exchange, and for negotiation in the MAE, meetings of Holders of such Notes and notices thereof shall comply with the applicable rules of the BYMA, the MAE or such securities exchange, as applicable.
(h) Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to any meeting called to adopt a resolution to modify or amend this Indenture or the Notes, the Company shall submit any such proposed modifications to the CNV for analysis, if required by applicable laws and regulations, as interpreted by the CNV and/or any other applicable authorities.
Section 7.6. The Company to Furnish the Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.
The Company shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee semi-annually, not more than fifteen (15) days after each Regular Record Date, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders as of such Regular Record Date; and at such other times as the Trustee may reasonably request in writing, within thirty (30) days after the receipt by the Company of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished; excluding from any such list names and addresses received by the Trustee in its capacity as Co- Registrar.
Section 7.7. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.
(a) The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 7.6 and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Co- Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
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(b) The rights of Holders to communicate with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Notes, and the corresponding rights and duties of the Trustee, shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act.
(c) Every Holder of Notes, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Company and the Trustee that neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any agent of either of them shall be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Holders made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 7.8. Reports by the Trustee.
Subsequent to the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall transmit to Holders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (including, without limitation, Sections 313(a), (b) and (c)) at the times and in the manner provided pursuant thereto. Subsequent to the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, if required by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall, within sixty (60) days after each May 15 following the date of this Indenture deliver to Holders a brief report, dated as of such May 15, which complies with the provisions of such Section 313(a) (but if no event described in Section 313(a) has occurred within the twelve (12) months preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted).
A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to Holders, be filed by the Trustee with each securities exchange upon which any Notes are listed, with the SEC and with the Company. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing when any Notes are listed on any securities exchange.
ARTICLE VIII
Amendment, Supplement and Waiver
Section 8.1. Without Consent of Holders.
The Trustee and the Company may, without the vote or consent of any Holder of Notes, modify, waive, supplement or amend this Indenture or the Notes for the purpose of:
(a) adding (i) to the Companys covenants such further covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions, and (ii) to the Companys Events of Default such further events of default, in each case as are for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes;
(b) surrendering any right or power conferred upon the Company;
(c) securing the Notes pursuant to the requirements thereof or otherwise;
(d) evidencing the succession of another Person to the Company and the assumption by any such successor of the Companys covenants and obligations in the Notes and in this Indenture pursuant to Article IV;
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this Indenture;
(e) establishing the form or terms of any Additional Notes as permitted under
(f) providing for the acceptance of an appointment under this Indenture of a successor trustee, registrar, co-registrar, paying agent, transfer agent or representative of the trustee in Argentina; provided that the successor trustee, registrar, co-registrar, paying agent, transfer agent or representative of the trustee in Argentina is otherwise qualified and eligible to act as such under the terms of this Indenture;
(g) complying with any mandatory requirements of the CNV (to the extent such requirements do not adversely affect the interest of the Holders of the Notes in any material respect);
(h) making any modification correcting or supplementing any ambiguous, inconsistent or defective provision contained in this Indenture or in such Notes; and
(i) making any other modification, or granting any waiver or authorization of any breach or proposed breach, of any of the terms and conditions of such Notes or any other provisions of this Indenture in any manner which does not adversely affect the interest of the Holders of the Notes in any material respect.
The Trustee is hereby authorized to join with the Company in the execution of any supplemental indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into any such amended or supplemental indenture that adversely affects the Trustees own or any Agents rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Promptly after the execution by the Company and the Trustee of any amended or supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the Company at its expense will give notice thereof to the Holders as specified in Section 12.5, and, if applicable, shall give notice to the CNV, setting forth in general terms the substance of such amended or supplemental indenture. If the Company fails to give such notice to the Holders of the Notes within 15 days after the execution of such supplement or amendment, the Trustee will give notice to the Holders at the Companys expense. Any failure of the Company or the Trustee to give notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amendment or supplement.
Section 8.2. With Consent of Holders.
Except as provided in Section 8.1 of this Indenture, the Company and the Trustee may make modifications to and amendments of this Indenture and the Notes, as well as may waive future compliance or past default by the Company with the adoption of a resolution at a meeting of Holders of Notes, but no such modification or amendment and no such waiver may, without the unanimous consent of the Holders of all Notes directly and adversely affected thereby:
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(a) extend the due date for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or any installment of interest on any such Note;
(b) reduce the principal amount of, the portion of such principal amount which is payable upon acceleration of the maturity of, the rate of interest on or the premium payable upon redemption of any such Note;
(c) reduce the Companys obligation to pay Additional Amounts on any such Note;
(d) change the currency of denomination or payment in respect of the Notes;
(e) impair the right to institute suit for enforcement of any payment or place of payment on or with respect to any Note;
(f) shorten the period during which the Company is not permitted to redeem any such Note, or permit the Company to redeem any such Note if, prior to such action, the Company is not permitted to do so;
(g) amend the circumstances under which the Notes may be redeemed;
(h) reduce the percentage of the aggregate principal amount of such Notes necessary to modify, amend or supplement this Indenture or such Notes, or for waiver of compliance with certain provisions thereof or for waiver of certain defaults;
(i) reduce the percentage of aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Notes required for the adoption of a resolution or the quorum required at any meeting of Holders of the Notes at which a resolution is adopted; or
(j) modify any provisions of this Indenture relating to meetings of Holders of the Notes, modifications or waivers as described above, except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Note directly and adversely affected thereby.
Upon the request of the Company and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence of the consent of Holders as aforesaid and other documents, if any, required by Section 6.1, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of such modified or amended indenture unless such modified or amended indenture affects the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such modified or amended indenture.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed modification or amendment to this Indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof.
Promptly after the execution by the Company and the Trustee of any modification or amendment of this indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the Company at its expense, shall give notice thereof to the Holders as provided in Section 12.5, and to the CNV, if
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applicable, setting forth in general terms the substance of such modified or amended indenture. If the Company shall fail to give such notice to the Holders within fifteen (15) days after the execution of such modified or amended indenture, the Trustee shall give notice to the Holders as provided in Section 12.5 and to the CNV, if applicable, at the expense of the Company. Any failure by the Company or the Trustee to give such notice, or any defect therein, will not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplement or amendment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and prior to any meeting called to adopt a resolution to modify or amend the Indenture or the Notes, the Company shall submit any such proposed modifications to the CNV for analysis, if required by the applicable laws and regulations, as interpreted by the CNV and/or any other applicable authorities.
Section 8.3. Effect of Modifications or Amendments to this Indenture.
Upon the execution of any modifications or amendments to this Indenture pursuant to the provisions hereof and upon receipt of any necessary approval of the CNV, this Indenture and the Notes shall be and shall be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith and the respective rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities under this Indenture with respect to the applicable Notes of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments, and all the terms and conditions of any such supplemental indenture shall be and shall be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes.
Section 8.4. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act.
Subsequent to the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, every modification or amendment to this Indenture executed pursuant to this Article VIII shall conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 8.5. Documents to Be Given to the Trustee.
The Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officers Certificate, an Opinion of Counsel and copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors as conclusive evidence that any modification and amendment of this Indenture executed pursuant to Article VIII has been duly authorized by the Company, complies with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and is authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture.
ARTICLE IX
Redemption and Repurchase of Notes
Section 9.1. Optional Redemption with Make-Whole Premium.
The Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes, in whole but not in part, at any time prior to their final maturity, upon giving not less than thirty (30) nor more than sixty
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(60) days written notice (which will be irrevocable) to the Trustee and, if required by the applicable laws and regulations, as interpreted by the CNV and/or any other applicable authorities, to the CNV, in writing, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount outstanding of the Notes and (ii) the sum of the present value of each remaining scheduled payment of principal and interest thereon (exclusive of interest accrued to the applicable date of redemption) discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points (the Make-Whole Amount), plus in each case any accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the Notes to the date of redemption.
Section 9.2. Optional Redemption without a Make-Whole Premium.
At any time and from time to time on or after [], 2024, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes in whole or in part, at the redemption prices, expressed as percentages of principal amount, set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to but not including the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve (12) month period beginning on [] of the years indicated below:
| Year |
Percentage | |
| 2024 |
[]% | |
| 2025 |
[]% | |
| 2026 and thereafter |
[]% |
Section 9.3. Optional Redemption for Taxation Reasons.
The Company may redeem the Notes at its option in whole, but not in part, at any time, giving not less than 30 nor more than 60 days written notice (which will be irrevocable) to the Trustee and, if required by the applicable laws and regulations, as interpreted by the CNV and/or any other applicable authorities, to the CNV, in writing, at the principal amount thereof, together with any accrued but unpaid interest and any Additional Amounts to the date fixed for redemption if, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings issued thereunder) of Argentina or any political subdivision of or any taxing authority in Argentina or any change in the application, administration or official interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, including, without limitation, the holding of a court of competent jurisdiction, the Company has or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts on or in respect of such Notes, which change or amendment becomes effective on or after the date of issuance of the Notes, and the Company determines in good faith that such obligation cannot be avoided by the Company taking commercially reasonable measures available to it; it being understood that commercially reasonable measures shall not include any change in the Companys jurisdiction of incorporation or organization or location of the Companys principal executive office or registered office. Prior to the distribution of any notice of redemption pursuant to this paragraph, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating that the Company has or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts as a result of such change or amendment, and that such obligation cannot be avoided by the Company taking reasonable measures available to it. The Company will also deliver an opinion of an independent
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legal counsel of recognized standing in Argentina stating that the Company would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts as a result of such change or amendment. The Trustee will be entitled to accept such certificate and opinion as sufficient evidence of the satisfaction of the conditions precedent contained in the third preceding sentence, in which event they will be conclusive and binding on the Holders.
Section 9.4. Repurchase of Notes.
The Company and its Subsidiaries may at any time purchase or otherwise acquire any Note in the open market or otherwise at any price; provided that in determining at any time whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Notes Outstanding have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver under this Indenture, Notes then owned by the Company or any of the Companys Affiliates will be disregarded and deemed not Outstanding.
Section 9.5. Cancellation.
Any Notes redeemed or repurchased by the Company will be immediately canceled and may not be reissued or resold.
Section 9.6. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption to the Holders shall be given to Holders as specified in Section 12.5 and if applicable, to the CNV. Such notice shall specify the provision pursuant to which the redemption is being made, the date fixed for redemption (the Optional Redemption Date), the redemption price, the place or places of payment, the CUSIP, ISIN, Common Code or other identifying codes, if any, that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP, ISIN, Common Code or other identifying codes listed on such notice or printed on such Notes, that payment will be made upon presentation and surrender of such Notes, that interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption and any Additional Amounts will be paid as specified in such notice, that on and after said date interest thereon or on the portions thereof to be redeemed will cease to accrue and any other matter required to be specified therein by Argentine law or regulation.
The notice of redemption of Notes to be redeemed at the option of the Company shall be given to Holders by the Company in the name and at the expense of the Company at least thirty (30) days but not more than sixty (60) days before the date of redemption. Such notice shall be irrevocable.
At the Companys request the Trustee will give the notice of redemption in the Companys name and at its expense; provided, however, that the Trustee has received notice from the Company at least five (5) Business Days (unless a shorter period shall be acceptable to the Trustee) before such notice of redemption is to be given to Holders and the Company has delivered to the Trustee, at least thirty (30) days prior to date of redemption, an Officers Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice.
Section 9.7. Procedure for Payment upon Redemption.
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If notice of redemption has been given in the manner set forth in Section 9.5, the Notes to be redeemed will become due and payable on the redemption date specified in such notice, and upon presentation and surrender of the Notes at the place or places specified in such notice, the Notes will be paid and redeemed by the Company at the places and in the manner therein specified and at the redemption price therein specified together with accrued interest and Additional Amounts, if any, to the redemption date. From and after the redemption date, if monies for the redemption of Notes called for redemption will have been made available at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee for redemption on the redemption date, the Notes called for redemption will cease to bear interest, and the only right of the Holders of such Notes will be to receive payment of the redemption price together with accrued interest and Additional Amounts, if any, to the redemption date as aforesaid.
ARTICLE X
Defeasance
Section 10.1. The Companys Option to Effect Total Defeasance or Partial Defeasance.
The Company may at its option, by written notice executed by an Authorized Person of the Company delivered to the Trustee, elect to have either Section 10.2 or Section 10.3 be applied to all Outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article X.
Section 10.2. Total Defeasance.
If the Company shall exercise the option provided in Section 10.1 to have this Section 10.2 apply with respect to all Outstanding Notes, the Company shall be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to such Notes on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, Total Defeasance). For this purpose, Total Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by such Notes and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Notes and this Indenture insofar as such Notes are concerned (and the Company and the Trustee, upon the written request of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following, which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (i) the right of Holders of such Notes to receive, solely from the trust fund set forth in Section 10.4 and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of and interest on such Notes when such payments are due, (ii) the Companys obligations under Sections 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 6.6, 6.10, 6.11 and 12.9; and (iii) the provisions of Article VI and this Article X. Subject to compliance with this Article X, the Company may exercise Total Defeasance notwithstanding the prior exercise of Partial Defeasance.
Section 10.3. Partial Defeasance.
Upon the Companys exercise of the option provided in Section 10.1 to have this Section 10.3 applied to all the Outstanding Notes: (i) the Company shall be released from its obligations under Sections 3.3, 3.10, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 3,15, 3.16, 3.17, 3.18, 3.19, 3.20 and
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Article IV and (ii) the occurrence of any event with respect to such Notes specified in Section 5.1(b) and (c) shall not be deemed an Event of Default (but only insofar as such event relates to the obligations from which the Company has been expressly released pursuant to Section 10.3(i)), in each case, on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 10.4 are satisfied (hereinafter, Partial Defeasance). For this purpose, Partial Defeasance means that the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such paragraph to the extent specified above, whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein or in the Notes to any such paragraph or by reason of any reference in any such paragraph to any other provision herein or in the Notes or in any other document, but the remainder of the Companys obligations shall be unaffected thereby.
Section 10.4. Conditions to Total Defeasance and Partial Defeasance.
The following shall be the conditions to application of either Section 10.2 or Section 10.3 to any Notes:
(a) The Company shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with a trustee, who may be the Trustee and who shall agree to comply with the provisions of this Article X applicable to it (the Defeasance Trustee), as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of such Notes, (A) freely transferable U.S. Dollars, or (B) U.S. Government Obligations which through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms shall provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, money, or (C) a combination thereof, in each case in an amount sufficient, to pay and discharge, and which shall be applied by the Defeasance Trustee to pay and discharge, the principal of and each installment of interest on such Notes on the maturity of such principal or installment of interest (whether at the stated maturity or by acceleration, redemption or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and of the Notes. For this purpose, U.S. Government Obligations means securities that are (x) direct obligations of the United States of America for the payment of which its full faith and credit are pledged or (y) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America, which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof or any other obligor thereon, and shall also include a depositary receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act) as custodian with respect to any such U.S. Government Obligation, or any specific payment of principal of or interest on any such U.S. Government Obligation, held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depositary receipt; provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligation, or the specific payment of principal of and premium or interest on the U.S. Government Obligation, evidenced by such depositary receipt.
(b) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee a certificate from a firm of independent certified public accountants of internationally recognized standing expressing their opinion that the payments of principal and interest when due and without reinvestment of
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the deposited U.S. Government Obligations plus any deposited money without investment will provide cash at such times and in such amounts as will be sufficient to pay principal and interest when due on all the Notes to maturity or redemption, as the case may be.
(c) in the case of an election to have Section 10.2 apply to such Notes, the Company shall have delivered to the Defeasance Trustee and the Trustee opinions of (A) independent U.S. counsel of nationally recognized standing experienced in such tax matters stating that (x) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (y) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the Holders of such Notes shall not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit, Total Defeasance and discharge and shall be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit, Total Defeasance and discharge had not occurred and (B) independent Argentine counsel of nationally recognized standing experienced in such tax matters to the effect that the Holders of such Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for Argentine federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit, Total Defeasance and discharge and will be subject to Argentine federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit, Total Defeasance and discharge had not occurred.
(d) in the case of an election to have Section 10.3 apply to such Notes, the Company shall have delivered to the Defeasance Trustee and the Trustee opinions of independent U.S. and Argentine counsel of nationally recognized standing experienced in such tax matters to the effect that the Holders of such Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. or Argentine, as the case may be, federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and Partial Defeasance and will be subject to U.S. or Argentine, as the case may be, federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and Partial Defeasance had not occurred.
(e) The Company shall have delivered to the Defeasance Trustee and the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that payment of amounts deposited in trust with the Defeasance Trustee as provided in clause (a) will not be subject to future Argentine Taxes except to the extent that Additional Amounts in respect thereof shall have been deposited in trust with the Defeasance Trustee as provided in clause (a).
(f) no Event of Default under such Notes or event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become such an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or at any time on or prior to the 123rd day after the date of such deposit (it being understood that this condition shall not be deemed satisfied until such 123rd day).
(g) such Total Defeasance or Partial Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, and the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee and the Defeasance Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to that effect.
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(h) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee and the Defeasance Trustee an Officers Certificate stating that all conditions precedent relating to either the Total Defeasance under Section 10.2 or the Partial Defeasance under Section 10.3, as the case may be, have been complied with.
(i) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee and the Defeasance Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that (i) the trust resulting from the deposit does not constitute, or is qualified as, a regulated investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (ii) the Holders have a valid first priority perfected security interest in the trust funds, and (iii) after passage of 123 days following the deposit (except, with respect to any trust funds for the account of any Holder who may be deemed to be an insider for purposes of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, after one year following the deposit), the trust funds will not be subject to the effect of Section 547 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Law or Section 15 of the New York Debtor and Creditor Law in a case commenced by or against the Company under either such statute, and either (A) the trust funds will no longer remain the property of the Company (and therefore, will not be subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors rights generally) or (B) if a court were to rule under any such law in any case or proceeding that the trust funds remained property of the Company, assuming such trust funds remained in the possession of the Defeasance Trustee prior to such court ruling to the extent not paid to Holders, the Defeasance Trustee will hold, for the benefit of the Holders, a valid first priority perfected security interest in such trust funds that is not avoidable in bankruptcy or otherwise except for the effect of Section 552(b) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Law on interest on the trust funds accruing after the commencement of a case under such statute.
(j) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee a certificate signed by an Authorized Person to the effect that such Notes, if then listed on any securities exchange, will not be delisted by such exchange as a result of such deposit.
(k) The Company shall have paid the Trustee, the Agents and the Representative of the Trustee in Argentina all amounts outstanding to the Trustee, the Agents and the Representative of the Trustee in Argentina (which may include the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) in connection with defeasance or otherwise.
Section 10.5. Deposit in Trust; Miscellaneous.
All money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Defeasance Trustee pursuant to Section 10.4 in respect of any Notes shall be held in trust and applied by the Defeasance Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent as the Defeasance Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal and any premium and interest, and such money shall be segregated from other funds. Any money deposited with the Defeasance Trustee for the payment of the principal of and any premium or interest on any such Note and remaining unclaimed for two (2) years after such principal, premium or interest has become due and payable shall, upon the Companys written request, be paid to the Company; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Defeasance Trustee with respect to such trust money shall thereupon cease.
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The Company shall pay and indemnify the Defeasance Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Government Obligations deposited by the Company pursuant to Section 10.4 or the principal, premium and interest received in respect thereof, other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the Outstanding Notes.
Anything in this Article X to the contrary notwithstanding, the Defeasance Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the written request of the Company any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it on behalf of the Company as provided in Section 10.4 which, in the opinion of a firm of independent certified public accountants of internationally recognized standing expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Defeasance Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Total Defeasance or Partial Defeasance.
Section 10.6. Reinstatement.
If the Defeasance Trustee is unable to apply any money in accordance with Section 10.2 or 10.3 by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then all the obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes with respect to which such money was deposited shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article X until such time as the Defeasance Trustee is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 10.2 or 10.3; provided that if the Company makes any payment of principal of or any premium or interest on any such Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holder of such Note to receive such payment from the money held by the Defeasance Trustee and the Defeasance Trustee shall be entitled to promptly make such payment to the Company.
ARTICLE XI
Satisfaction and discharge of indenture; Unclaimed Moneys
Section 11.1. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
If at any time (a) the Company shall have paid or caused to be paid the principal of and interest (including Additional Amounts) on all the Notes Outstanding hereunder (other than Notes that have been destroyed, lost or stolen and that have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.7) as and when the same shall have become due and payable, or (b) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee for cancellation all Notes theretofore authenticated (other than any Notes that shall have been destroyed, lost or stolen and that shall have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.7 or (c) (i) all the Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation shall have become due and payable, or are by their terms to become due and payable within one (1) year or are to be called for redemption within one (1) year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption, and (ii) the Company shall have irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds the entire amount in cash (other than moneys repaid by the Trustee or any Paying Agent to
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the Company in accordance with Sections 11.3 or 11.4) sufficient to pay at maturity or upon redemption all Notes (other than any Notes that shall have been destroyed, lost or stolen and that shall have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.7) not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, including principal and interest (including Additional Amounts) due or to become due on or prior to such date of maturity or redemption, as the case may be, and if, in any such case, the Company shall also pay or cause to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company with respect to the Notes, then this Indenture shall cease to be of further effect (except as to (i) rights of registration of transfer, exchange and replacement of Notes, and the Companys right of optional redemption, if any, (ii) substitution of mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes, (iii) rights of Holders to receive payments of principal thereof and interest thereon (including Additional Amounts), and remaining rights of the Holders to receive mandatory sinking fund payments, if any, (iv) the rights, protections, indemnities, obligations and immunities of the Trustee, each of the Agents and the Representative of the Trustee in Argentina hereunder and (v) the rights of the Holders as beneficiaries hereof with respect to the property so deposited with the Trustee payable to all or any of them), and the Trustee, on written demand of the Company accompanied by an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel and at the cost and expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging such satisfaction of and discharging this Indenture; provided that the rights of Holders of the Notes to receive amounts in respect of principal of and interest on the Notes held by them shall not be delayed longer than required by then-applicable mandatory rules or policies of any securities exchange upon which the Notes are listed. The Company agrees to reimburse the Trustee for any costs or expenses thereafter reasonably and properly incurred (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) and to compensate the Trustee for any services thereafter rendered by the Trustee in accordance with the terms of this Indenture or the Notes. Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee in Article III and Section 6.6 shall survive.
Section 11.2. Application by Trustee of Funds Deposited for Payment of Notes.
Subject to Section 11.4, all moneys deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.1 shall be held in trust and applied by it to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own paying agent), to the Holders of the particular Notes for the payment or redemption of which such moneys have been deposited with the Trustee, of all sums due and to become due thereon as principal and interest (including Additional Amounts); but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law and the Trustee shall have no liability for interest thereon or the investment thereof.
Section 11.3. Repayment of Moneys Held by Paying Agent.
In connection with the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Notes, all moneys then held by any Paying Agent under the provisions of this Indenture with respect to the Notes shall, upon demand of the Company, be repaid to it or paid to the Trustee and thereupon such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such moneys.
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Section 11.4. Return of Moneys Held by Trustee and Paying Agent Unclaimed for Two Years.
Any moneys deposited with or paid to the Trustee or any Paying Agent for the payment of the principal of or interest on any Note (including Additional Amounts) and not applied but remaining unclaimed for two (2) years after the date upon which such principal or interest (including Additional Amounts) shall have become due and payable, shall, unless otherwise required by mandatory provisions of applicable escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property law, be repaid to the Company, upon written request, by the Trustee or such Paying Agent, and the Holder of such Note shall, unless otherwise required by mandatory provisions of applicable escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property laws, thereafter look only to the Company for any payment that such Holder may be entitled to collect, and all liability of the Trustee or any Paying Agent with respect to such moneys shall thereupon cease.
ARTICLE XII
Miscellaneous
Section 12.1. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.
Subsequent to the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, if any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act that is required under such Act to be a part of and govern this Indenture, the latter provision shall control. Subsequent to the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, if any provision of this Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture Act that may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to apply to this Indenture as so modified or to be excluded, as the case may be. Whether or not this Indenture is qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the Trust Indenture Act, such provision is incorporated by reference in, and made a part of, this Indenture, as if this Indenture were qualified under the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 12.2. Shareholders, Officers and Directors of the Company Exempt from Individual Liability.
No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture, or in any Note, or because of any indebtedness evidenced thereby, shall be had against any incorporator, as such, or against any past, present or future shareholder, officer or director, as such, of the Company or of any successor, either directly or through the Company or any successor, under any rule of law, statute or constitutional provision or by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding or otherwise, all such liability being expressly waived and released by the acceptance of the Notes by the Holders thereof and as part of the consideration for the issue of the Notes; provided that under Section 34 of the Negotiable Obligations Law, the directors and members of the Supervisory Committee shall be jointly and severally liable for damages to the Holders arising from any violation of the Negotiable Obligations Law.
Section 12.3. Provisions of Indenture for the Sole Benefit of Parties and Holders.
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Nothing in this Indenture or in the Notes, express or implied, shall give or be construed to give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors and the Holders of the Notes, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture or under any covenant or provision herein contained, all such covenants and provisions being for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and of the Holders of the Notes.
Section 12.4. Successors and Assigns of the Company Bound by Indenture.
All the covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements in this Indenture contained by or on behalf of the Company shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
Section 12.5. Notices.
Any notice or demand that by any provision of this Indenture is required or permitted to be given or served by the Trustee or by the Holders to or on the Company shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if given or served by facsimile transmission or by internationally recognized overnight courier (except as otherwise specifically provided herein) addressed (until another address of the Company is filed by the Company with the Trustee) to RAGHSA S.A., at San Martín 344, Floor 29, C1004AAH, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Attention: Chief Financial Officer, Telephone: 5411-4130-5800, Telecopy: 5411-4130-5853. Any notice, direction, request or demand by the Company or any holder to or upon the Trustee shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes, upon actual receipt at its Corporate Trust Office.
All notices regarding the Notes will be deemed to have been duly given to the Holders (i) if sent by first class mail to them (or, in the case of joint Holders, to the first named in the Register) at their respective addresses as recorded in the Register, and will be deemed to have been validly given on the fourth (4th) Business Day after the date of such mailing, and for notices mailed to Holders located in Argentina, upon receipt, and (ii) for as long as the Notes are listed on the BYMA and MAE, upon publication on the CNV website (www.cnv.gov.ar) in the Financial Information section, in the Bulletin of the BYMA, the Bulleting of the MAE and, to the extent required by applicable law, in a widely circulated newspaper in Argentina, in the Official Gazette of Argentina and in any other manner required by the provisions of the Negotiable Obligations Law, the Argentine Capital Markets Law and the CNV Rules. Any such notice will be deemed to have been given on the date of such publication or, if published more than once or on different dates, on the last date on which publication is required and made as so required. In the case of Global Notes, notices shall be sent to DTC or its nominees (or any successors), as the Holder thereof, and such clearing agency or agencies will communicate such notices to their participants in accordance with their standard procedures.
In addition, the Company shall be required to cause all such other publications of such notices as may be required from time to time by applicable law of Argentina. Neither the failure to give notice nor any defect in any notice given to any particular Holder of a Note will affect the sufficiency of any notice with respect to any other Notes.
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Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
Except as otherwise provided herein or in the Notes, the Company agrees to give the Trustee the English text of any notice that the Company is required to provide to the Holders pursuant hereto and to the Notes, at least two (2) days prior to the earliest date on which such notice is required to be given.
| Section 12.6. | Officers Certificates and Opinions of Counsel; Statements to Be Contained Therein. |
Upon any application or demand by or on behalf of the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any of the provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel all such conditions precedent have been complied with in all material respects, except that in the case of any such application or demand as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or demand, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished and provided that no such Opinion of Counsel shall be required to be delivered in connection with the issuance of the Notes. Each such certificate or opinion shall comply with the requirements set forth in this Indenture.
Any certificate, statement or opinion of an Officer of the Company may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of or representations by counsel, unless such officer knows that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate, statement or opinion may be based as aforesaid are erroneous. Any certificate, statement or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, information with respect to which is in the possession of the Company, upon the certificate, statement or opinion of or representations by an officer of officers of the Company, unless such counsel knows that the certificate, statement or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate, statement or opinion may be based as aforesaid are erroneous.
Every certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include substantially:
(1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;
(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
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(3) a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and
(4) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
Any certificate, statement or opinion of an Officer of the Company or of counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to accounting matters, upon a certificate or opinion of or representations by an accountant or firm of accountants in the employ of the Company, unless such officer or counsel, as the case may be, knows that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the accounting matters upon which his certificate, statement or opinion may be based as aforesaid are erroneous.
Any certificate or opinion of any independent firm of public accountants filed with the Trustee shall contain a statement that such firm is independent.
The Trustee shall make available to any Holder as soon as practicable at its Corporate Trust Office or at the office of any Paying Agent, during its regular business hours and at the sole cost and expense of the Company, upon request and upon presentation by such Holder of such evidence of its ownership of its Notes as may be satisfactory to the Trustee, copies of all financial statements and certificates delivered to the Trustee by the Company pursuant to this Indenture or the Notes; provided that the Trustee shall have no liability with respect to any information contained therein or omitted therefrom.
| Section 12.7. | Payments Due on Non-Business Days. |
Unless otherwise set forth in the terms of the Notes, if the Stated Maturity of such Notes or the date fixed for redemption or repayment of such Notes shall not be a Business Day in the relevant locations specified in the terms of such Notes and the place of payment, then payments of interest or principal in respect of such Notes need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the Stated Maturity or the date fixed for redemption or repayment, and no interest shall accrue on such payment for the period after such date on account of such delay. Unless otherwise set forth in the terms of the Notes, if any date on which a payment of interest is due on such Notes shall not be a Business Day in the relevant locations specified in the terms of such Notes and the place of payment, then such payment of interest in respect of such Notes need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on such date and no interest shall accrue on such payment for the period after such date on account of such delay.
| Section 12.8. | Repayment of Monies; Prescription. |
Any monies deposited with or paid to the Trustee or any Paying Agent for the payment of the principal of or interest or any other amounts payable on or in respect of any Note (including Additional Amounts) and not applied but remaining unclaimed for two years after the date upon which such principal or interest or other amounts have become due and payable will, unless otherwise required by mandatory provisions of applicable escheat or abandoned or
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unclaimed property law, be repaid to the Company upon the Companys written request by the Trustee or such Paying Agent, and the Holder of such Note will, unless otherwise required by mandatory provisions of applicable escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property laws, thereafter look only to the Company for any payment that such Holder may be entitled to collect, and all liability of the Trustee or any Paying Agent with respect to such monies will thereupon cease.
All claims against the Company for payment of principal of or interest or any other amounts payable on or in respect of any Note (including Additional Amounts) will prescribe unless made within five (5) years for principal and two (2) years for interest from the date on which such payment first became due or the shorter period if provided by applicable law.
| Section 12.9. | Governing Law; Judgments; Consent to Jurisdiction; Service of Process; Waiver of Immunities. |
(a) This Indenture and the Notes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York; provided that all matters relating to (i) the due authorization, execution, issuance and delivery of the Notes by the Company, (ii) the CNVs authorization of the public offering of the Notes in Argentina, (iii) matters relating to the legal requirements necessary in order for the Notes to qualify as obligaciones negociables simples no convertibles en acciones under Argentine law, and (iv) the validity of meetings of Holder in Argentina, shall be governed by the Negotiable Obligations Law, the Argentine Capital Markets Law, the Argentine Companies Law, the CNV Rules, and other applicable Argentine laws and regulations.
(b) The Company hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the non- exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in (i) the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, and (ii) any Argentine court sitting in the City of Buenos Aires, including the ordinary courts for commercial matters and the Tribunal de Arbitraje General de la Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires (Permanent Arbitral Tribunal of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange), any arbitral tribunal of the stock exchange where the Notes are listed under the provisions of Article 46 of the Argentine Capital Markets Law, or any competent court in the place of the Companys corporate domicile for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or related to this Indenture or the Notes, in each case with all applicable courts of appeal therefrom. The Company irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which the Company may have to the laying of the venue of any such action or proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. The Company also agrees that final judgment in any such action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon the Company and may be enforced in any court in the jurisdiction to which the Company is subject by a suit upon such judgment; provided that service of process is effected upon the Company in the manner specified herein or as otherwise permitted by law.
(c) The Company acknowledges and agrees that the activities contemplated by the provisions of this Indenture are commercial in nature rather than governmental or public and, therefore, acknowledges and agrees that it is not entitled to any right of immunity on the grounds of sovereignty or otherwise with respect to any such activities or in any legal action or proceeding arising out of or in any way relating to this Indenture. The Company, in respect of
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itself and its properties and revenues, expressly and irrevocably waives any such right of immunity (including any immunity from the jurisdiction of any court or from service of process or from any execution of judgment or from attachment prior to judgment or in aid of execution or otherwise) or claim thereto which may now or hereafter exist, and agrees not to assert any such right or claim in any such action or proceeding, whether in the United States or otherwise.
(d) The Company agrees that service of all writs, claims, process and summonses in any suit, action or proceeding described above against it in the State of New York may be made upon Raghsa Real Estate LLC, a New York limited liability company, 950 Third Avenue, Suite 2805, New York, NY10022, as its authorized agent in the Borough of Manhattan, New York (the Process Agent), and the Company irrevocably appoints the Process Agent as its agent and true and lawful attorneys-in-fact in its name, place and stead to accept such service of any and all such writs, claims, process and summonses, and agrees that the failure of the Process Agent to give any notice to it of any such service of process shall not impair or affect the validity of such service or of any judgment based thereon. As long as any Note remains Outstanding, the Company agrees to maintain at all times an authorized agent in the Borough of Manhattan in the City and State of New York upon whom process may be served in any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Notes or this Indenture. Service of process upon such agent and written notice of such service mailed or delivered to the party being joined in such action or proceeding will, to the extent permitted by law, be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon such party in any such legal action or proceeding.
Section 12.10. Judgment Currency Indemnity.
If a judgment or order given or made by any court for the payment of any amount in respect of any Note is expressed in a currency (the judgment currency) other than U.S. Dollars (the denomination currency), the Company will indemnify the relevant Holder against any deficiency arising or resulting from any variation in rates of exchange between the date as of which the amount in the denomination currency is notionally converted into the amount in the judgment currency for the purposes of such judgment or order and the date of actual payment thereof. This indemnity will constitute a separate and independent obligation from the other obligations contained in the terms and conditions of the Notes, will give rise to a separate and independent cause of action, will apply irrespective of any indulgence granted from time to time and will continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any judgment or order for a liquidated sum or sums in respect of amounts due in respect of the relevant Note or under any such judgment or order.
Section 12.11. Waiver of Jury Trial.
EACH PARTY, AND EACH HOLDER OF A NOTE BY ITS ACCEPTANCE THEREOF, HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY (BUT NO OTHER JUDICIAL REMEDIES) IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
Section 12.12. Severability.
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If any provision of this Indenture shall be held or deemed to be or shall, in fact, be invalid, inoperative or unenforceable as applied in any particular case in any or all jurisdictions because its conflicts with any provision of any constitution, statute, rule or public policy or for any other reason, such circumstances shall not have the effect of rendering the provision in question invalid, inoperative or unenforceable in any other case, circumstances or jurisdiction, or of rendering any other provision or provisions of this Indenture invalid, inoperative or unenforceable to any extent whatsoever.
Section 12.13. Counterparts.
This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original; but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
Section 12.14. Effect of Headings.
The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of [], 2020.
| RAGHSA S.A. | ||
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| Name: Moisés Khafif | ||
| Title: Chairman of the Board of Directors | ||
| THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Trustee, Co-Registrar, Principal Paying Agent and Transfer Agent | ||
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| Banco de Valores S.A., as Representative of the Trustee in Argentina | ||
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JOINDER
executes this Indenture on to become Registrar hereunder.
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| Name: |
| Title: |
[Signature page to the Indenture]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of [], 2020.
| RAGHSA S.A. | ||
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| Title: | ||
| THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Trustee, Co-Registrar, Principal Paying Agent and Transfer Agent | ||
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| Banco de Valores S.A., as Representative of the Trustee in Argentina | ||
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JOINDER
executes this Indenture on to become Registrar hereunder.
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| Name: |
| Title: |
[Signature page to the Indenture]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of [], 2020.
| RAGHSA S.A. | ||
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| Title: | ||
| THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Trustee, Co-Registrar, Principal Paying Agent and Transfer Agent | ||
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| Banco de Valores S.A., as Representative of the Trustee in Argentina | ||
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| Title: | ||
JOINDER
executes this Indenture on to become Registrar hereunder.
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[Signature page to the Indenture]
Appendix A
PROVISIONS RELATING TO INITIAL NOTES AND
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Section 1.1 Definitions.
(a) Capitalized Terms.
Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Appendix A have the meanings given to them in this Indenture. The following capitalized terms have the following meanings:
Applicable Procedures means, with respect to any transfer or transaction involving a Regulation S Global Note or beneficial interest therein, the rules and procedures of the Depositary for such Global Note, Euroclear and Clearstream, in each case to the extent applicable to such transaction and as in effect from time to time.
Clearstream means Clearstream Banking, Société Anonyme, or any successor securities clearing agency.
Euroclear means the Euroclear Clearance System or any successor securities clearing agency.
QIB means a qualified institutional buyer as defined in Rule 144A.
Regulation S means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.
Rule 144 means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.
Rule 144A means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.
Unrestricted Global Note means any Note in global form that does not bear or is not required to bear the Restricted Notes Legend.
U.S. person means a U.S. person as defined in Regulation S.
(b) Other Definitions.
| Term: | Defined in Section: | |||
| 3(a)(9) Notes | 2.1(a) | |||
| 3(a)(9) Global Note | 2.1(b) | |||
| Agent Members | 2.1(c) | |||
| Automatic Exchange | 2.3(h) | |||
| Automatic Exchange Date | 2.3(h) | |||
| Automatic Exchange Notice | 2.3(h)] | |||
| Automatic Exchange Notice Date | 2.3(h)] | |||
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| Definitive Notes Legend | 2.3(e) | |||
| Global Note | 2.1(b) | |||
| Global Notes Legend | 2.3(e) | |||
| OID Notes Legend | 2.3(e) | |||
| Regulation S Global Note | 2.1(b) | |||
| Regulation S Notes | 2.1(a) | |||
| Restricted Notes Legend | 2.3(e) | |||
| Rule 144A Notes | 2.1(a) | |||
| Rule 144A Global Note | 2.1(b) |
Section 2.1 Form and Dating
(a) The Initial Notes issued on the date hereof shall be offered and sold by the Issuer (1) to U.S. persons in the United States in reliance on Section 3(a)(9) (3(a)(9) Notes) and (2) outside of the United States, in offshore transactions, in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act (Regulation S Notes). Such Initial Notes may thereafter be transferred to purchasers in reliance on Rule 144 and Regulation S under the Securities Act. Any Additional Notes issued thereafter shall be offered and sold by the Issuer (i) to U.S. persons in the United States in reliance on Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, (ii) to dealers and resold, initially only to QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A (Rule 144A Notes), or (iii) outside of the United States, in offshore transactions, in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act.
(b) Global Notes. 3(a)(9) Notes shall be issued initially in the form of one or more registered global Notes, numbered 3(a)(9)-1 upward (collectively, the 3(a)(9) Global Note), Rule 144A Notes shall be issued initially in the form of one or more registered global Notes, numbered RA-1 upward (collectively, the Rule 144A Global Note) and Regulation S Notes shall be issued initially in the form of one or more global registered Notes, numbered RS-1 upward (collectively, the Regulation S Global Note), in each case without interest coupons and bearing the Global Notes Legend and Restricted Notes Legend, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with the Custodian, and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary for credit to accounts of the Depositarys direct or indirect participants (including Euroclear or Clearstream), duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in this Indenture. Beneficial ownership interests in the 3(a)(9) Global Note may be exchangeable for interests in the Regulation S Global Note only upon receipt by the Trustee of a written certification from the transferor of the beneficial interest in the form provided on the reverse side of the Initial Notes to the effect that such transfer is being made in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 of Regulation S or (if available) Rule 144 under the Securities Act. The 3(a)(9) Global Note, the Rule 144A Global Note, the Regulation S Global Note and any Unrestricted Global Note are each referred to herein as a Global Note and are collectively referred to herein as Global Notes. Each Global Note shall represent such of the Outstanding Notes as shall be specified in the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached thereto and each shall provide that it shall represent up to the aggregate principal amount of Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as applicable, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global
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Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06 of this Indenture and Section 2.3(c) of this Appendix A.
(c) Book-Entry Provisions. This Section 2.1(c) shall apply only to a Global Note deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary.
The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section 2.1(c) and Section 2.2 of this Appendix A and pursuant to an order of the Company signed by one Officer of the Company, authenticate and deliver initially one or more Global Notes that (i) shall be registered in the name of the Depositary for such Global Note or Global Notes or the nominee of such Depositary and (ii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to such Depositary or pursuant to such Depositarys instructions or held by the Trustee as Custodian.
Members of, or participants in, the Depositary (Agent Members) shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depositary or by the Trustee as Custodian or under such Global Note, and the Depositary may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices of such Depositary governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder of a beneficial interest in any Global Note.
(d) Definitive Notes. Except as provided in Sections 2.3 or 2.4 of this Appendix A, owners of beneficial interests in Global Notes shall not be entitled to have Notes represented by such Global Note registered in their names, shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated Notes and shall not be considered the owners or Holders thereof under this Indenture.
Section 2.2 Authentication. The Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery upon a written order of the Company signed by one Officer of the Company (a) Initial Notes for original issue on the date hereof in an aggregate principal amount of U.S.$[●], and (b) subject to the terms of this Indenture, Additional Notes and (c) any other Unrestricted Global Notes issued in exchange for any of the foregoing in accordance with this Indenture. Such order shall specify the amount of the Notes to be authenticated, the date on which the original issue of Notes is to be authenticated and whether the Notes are to be Initial Notes, Additional Notes or other Unrestricted Global Notes.
Section 2.3 Transfer and Exchange.
(a) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. When Definitive Notes are presented to the Co-Registrar with a request:
(i) to register the transfer of such Definitive Notes; or
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(ii) to exchange such Definitive Notes for an equal principal amount of Definitive Notes of other authorized denominations,
the Co-Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if its reasonable requirements for such transaction are met; provided, however, that the Definitive Notes surrendered for transfer or exchange:
(1) shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Co-Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing; and
(2) in the case of Transfer Restricted Notes, are accompanied by the following additional information and documents, as applicable:
(A) if such Definitive Notes are being delivered to the Co-Registrar by a Holder for registration in the name of such Holder, without transfer, a certification from such Holder to that effect (in the form set forth on the reverse side of the Initial Note); or
(B) if such Definitive Notes are being transferred to the Company, a certification to that effect (in the form set forth on the reverse side of the Initial Note); or
(C) if such Definitive Notes are being transferred pursuant to an exemption from registration in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act or in reliance upon another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, (x) a certification to that effect (in the form set forth on the reverse side of the Initial Note) and (y) if the Company so requests, an opinion of counsel or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to them as to the compliance with the restrictions set forth in the applicable legends set forth in Section 2.3(e)(i) of this Appendix A.
(b) Restrictions on Transfer of a Definitive Note for a Beneficial Interest in a Global Note. A Definitive Note may not be exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Global Note except upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth below. Upon receipt by the Trustee of a Definitive Note, duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Co-Registrar, together with:
(i) (A) certification (in the form set forth on the reverse side of the Initial Note) that such Definitive Note is being transferred (1) to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, (2) to third parties, except by affiliates of the Issuer, pursuant to an exemption from registration in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or (3) outside the United States of America in an offshore transaction within the meaning of Regulation S and in compliance with Rule 903 and Rule 904 under the Securities Act or (B) such other certification and opinion of counsel as the Company shall require; and
(ii) written instructions directing the Trustee to make, or to direct the Custodian to make, an adjustment on its books and records with respect to such Global Note to
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reflect an increase in the aggregate principal amount of the Notes represented by the Global Note, such instructions to contain information regarding the Depositary account to be credited with such increase,
the Trustee shall cancel such Definitive Note and cause, or direct the Custodian to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between the Depositary and the Custodian, the aggregate principal amount of Notes represented by the Global Note to be increased by the aggregate principal amount of the Definitive Note to be exchanged and shall credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Global Note equal to the principal amount of the Definitive Note so canceled. If no Global Notes are then Outstanding and the Global Note has not been previously exchanged for certificated securities pursuant to Section 2.4 of this Appendix A, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate, upon written order of the Company in the form of an Officers Certificate, a new Global Note in the appropriate principal amount.
(c) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. (i) The transfer and exchange of Global Notes or beneficial interests therein shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with this Indenture (including applicable restrictions on transfer set forth herein, if any) and the procedures of the Depositary therefor. A transferor of a beneficial interest in a Global Note shall deliver a written order given in accordance with the Depositarys procedures containing information regarding the participant account of the Depositary to be credited with a beneficial interest in such Global Note or another Global Note and such account shall be credited in accordance with such order with a beneficial interest in the applicable Global Note and the account of the Person making the transfer shall be debited by an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Global Note being transferred. Transfers by an owner of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A or the 3(a)(9) Global Note to a transferee who takes delivery of such interest through the Regulation S Global Note, shall be made only upon receipt by the Trustee of a certification in the form provided on the reverse side of the Initial Notes from the transferor to the effect that such transfer is being made in accordance with Regulation S, Rule 144 (if available), or another applicable exemption from registration under the Securities Act.
(ii) If the proposed transfer is a transfer of a beneficial interest in one Global Note to a beneficial interest in another Global Note, the Co-Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and an increase in the principal amount of the Global Note to which such interest is being transferred in an amount equal to the principal amount of the interest to be so transferred, and the Co-Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and a corresponding decrease in the principal amount of the Global Note from which such interest is being transferred.
(iii) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Appendix A (other than the provisions set forth in Section 2.4 of this Appendix A), a Global Note may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.
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(d) Restrictions on Transfer of Regulation S Global Note. (i) Beneficial ownership interests in the Regulation S Global Note shall be transferable in accordance with applicable law and the other terms of this Indenture.
(ii) Beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Note may be exchanged for beneficial interests in a permanent Regulation S Global Note that is an Unrestricted Global Note upon certification in the form provided on the reverse side of the Initial Notes to the effect that such beneficial interests are owned either by non-U.S. persons or by U.S. persons who purchased those interests pursuant to an exemption from, or in transactions not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. If no such Regulation S Global Note that is an Unrestricted Global Note is then Outstanding, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate, upon written order of the Company in the form of an Officers Certificate, a new Global Note in the appropriate principal amount.
(e) Legends.
(i) Except as permitted by this Section 2.3(e), each Note certificate evidencing the Global Notes and the Definitive Notes (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof) shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (each defined term in the legend being defined as such for purposes of the legend only) (Restricted Notes Legend):
In the case of 3(a)(9) Global Notes or 3(a)(9) Definitive Notes:
THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT) AND HAS BEEN ISSUED IN RELIANCE UPON SECTION 3(a)(9) OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND MAY ONLY BE RESOLD PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
In the case of Rule 144A Global Notes or Rule 144A Definitive Notes:
THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), OR ANY U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS NOTE, AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ISSUER THAT THIS NOTE OR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (1) TO THE ISSUER, (2) SO LONG AS THIS NOTE IS ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (RULE 144A), TO A PERSON WHO THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A) IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 144A, (3) IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (4) PURSUANT TO AN
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EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE) OR (5) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND IN EACH OF SUCH CASES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS NOTE, REPRESENTS AND AGREES THAT IT SHALL NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE FROM IT OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS REFERRED TO ABOVE.
THIS LEGEND MAY BE REMOVED SOLELY AT THE DIRECTION OF THE ISSUER.
In the case of Regulation S Global Notes or Regulation S Definitive Notes:
THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), OR UNDER ANY OTHER SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) UNLESS THE NOTE HAS BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT IS AVAILABLE. THIS NOTE IS SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. THE STATEMENTS IN THIS LEGEND ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS NOTE AND THE HOLDER AGREES TO BE SUBJECT TO AND BOUND BY THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN THIS LEGEND.
Each Definitive Note shall bear the following additional legend (Definitive Notes Legend):
IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE CO-REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.
Each Global Note shall bear the following additional legend (Global Notes Legend):
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (DTC), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
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REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO DTC, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSORS NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.
Any Note issued with original issue discount will also bear the following additional legend (OID Notes Legend):
THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT (WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 1273 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED) FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. UPON WRITTEN REQUEST, THE ISSUER WILL PROMPTLY MAKE AVAILABLE TO ANY HOLDER OF THIS NOTE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: (1) THE ISSUE PRICE AND DATE OF THE NOTE, (2) THE AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT ON THE NOTE AND (3) THE YIELD TO MATURITY OF THE NOTE. HOLDERS SHOULD CONTACT THE TREASURER OF THE ISSUER AT SAN MARTÍN 344, PISO 29, 1004AAH, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA.
(ii) Upon any sale or transfer of a Transfer Restricted Note that is a Definitive Note, the Co-Registrar shall permit the Holder thereof to exchange such Transfer Restricted Note for a Definitive Note that does not bear the legends set forth above and rescind any restriction on the transfer of such Transfer Restricted Note if the Holder certifies in writing to the Co-Registrar that its request for such exchange was made in reliance on Rule 144 (such certification to be in the form set forth on the reverse side of the Initial Notes).
(iii) After a transfer of any Initial Notes or Additional Notes during the period of the effectiveness of a Shelf Registration Statement with respect to such Initial Notes or Additional Notes, as the case may be, all requirements pertaining to the Restricted Notes Legend on such Initial Notes or Additional Notes shall cease to apply and the requirements that any such Initial Notes or Additional Notes be issued in global form shall continue to apply.
(iv) Any Additional Notes sold in a registered offering shall not be required to bear the Restricted Notes Legend.
(f) Cancellation or Adjustment of Global Note. At such time as all beneficial interests in a Global Note have either been exchanged for Definitive Notes, transferred, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, such Global Note shall be returned by the Depositary to the Trustee for cancellation or retained and canceled by the Trustee. At any time prior to such cancellation, if
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any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for Definitive Notes, transferred in exchange for an interest in another Global Note, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced and an adjustment shall be made on the books and records of the Trustee (if it is then the Custodian for such Global Note) with respect to such Global Note, by the Trustee or the Custodian, to reflect such reduction.
(g) Obligations with Respect to Transfers and Exchanges of Notes.
(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate, Definitive Notes and Global Notes at the Co- Registrars request.
(ii) No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Trustee, Registrar, Co-Registrar or any Transfer Agent may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
(iii) Prior to the due presentation for registration of transfer of any Note, the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar may deem and treat the person in whose name a Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Note and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note is overdue, and none of the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
(iv) All Notes issued upon any transfer or exchange pursuant to the terms of this Indenture shall evidence the same debt and shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as the Notes surrendered upon such transfer or exchange.
(h) Automatic Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Global Note that is a Transfer Restricted Note for Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note.
Upon the Companys satisfaction that the Restricted Notes Legend shall no longer be required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act, beneficial interests in a Global Note that is a Transfer Restricted Note may be automatically exchanged into beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note without any action required by or on behalf of the Holder (the Automatic Exchange) at any time on or after the date that is the 366th calendar day after (1) with respect to any Note issued on the Issue Date, the later of (x) the Issue Date and (y) the last date on which the Issuer or any Affiliate of the Company was the owner of such Note or (2) with respect to any Additional Note, if any, the later of (x) the issue date of such Additional Note and (y) the last date on which the Company or any Affiliate of the Company was the owner of such Note, or, in each case, if such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (the Automatic Exchange Date). Upon the Companys satisfaction that the Restricted Notes Legend shall no longer be required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act, the Company may (A) provide written notice to the Trustee at least 10 calendar days prior to the Automatic Exchange, instructing the Trustee to direct the Depositary to exchange all
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of the outstanding beneficial interests in a particular Global Note that is a Transfer Restricted Note to the Unrestricted Global Note, which the Company shall have previously otherwise made eligible for exchange with the DTC, (B) provide prior written notice (the Automatic Exchange Notice) to each Holder at such Holders address appearing in the Note Register at least 10 calendar days prior to the Automatic Exchange (the Automatic Exchange Notice Date), which notice must include (I) the Automatic Exchange Date, (II) the section of the Indenture pursuant to which the Automatic Exchange shall occur, (III) the CUSIP number of the Global Note that is a Transfer Restricted Note from which such Holders beneficial interests will be transferred and (IV) the CUSIP number of the Unrestricted Global Note into which such Holders beneficial interests will be transferred, and (C) on or prior to the date of the Automatic Exchange, deliver to the Trustee for authentication one or more Unrestricted Global Notes, duly executed by the Company, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Global Notes that are Transfer Restricted Notes to be exchanged. At the Companys request on no less than five calendar days notice, the Trustee shall deliver, in the Companys name and at its expense, the Automatic Exchange Notice (which shall be prepared by the Company) to each Holder at such Holders address appearing in the Note Register. As a condition to any Automatic Exchange, the Company shall provide, and the Trustee shall be entitled to rely upon, an Officers Certificate in form reasonably acceptable to the Trustee to the effect that the Automatic Exchange shall be effected in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Restricted Notes Legend shall no longer be required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and that the aggregate principal amount of the particular Global Note that is a Transfer Restricted Note is to be transferred to the particular Unrestricted Global Note by adjustment made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary to reflect the Automatic Exchange. The Company may request from Holders such information it reasonably determines is required in order to be able to deliver such Officers Certificate. Upon such exchange of beneficial interests pursuant to this Section 2.3(j), the aggregate principal amount of the Global Notes shall be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary, to reflect the relevant increase or decrease in the principal amount of such Global Note resulting from the applicable exchange. The Global Note that is a Transfer Restricted Note from which beneficial interests are transferred pursuant to an Automatic Exchange shall be canceled following the Automatic Exchange.
Section 2.4 Definitive Notes.
(a) A Global Note deposited with the Depositary or with the Trustee as Custodian pursuant to Section 2.1 shall be transferred to each Person that the Depositary identifies as the beneficial owner thereof in the form of Definitive Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Note, in exchange for such Global Note, only if such transfer complies with Section 2.3 of this Appendix A and (i) the Depositary notifies the Company and the Trustee that it is unwilling or unable to continue as a Depositary for such Global Note or if at any time the Depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in each case, a successor depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days of such notice, or (ii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (iii) the Company, in its sole
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discretion and subject to the procedures of the Depository, notifies the Trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of certificated Notes under this Indenture. Neither the Trustee nor any Transfer Agent will be required to register the transfer or exchange of any Certificated Notes for a period of fifteen (15) days preceding any interest payment date, or register the transfer or exchange of any Certificated Notes previously called for redemption. Neither the Company nor the Trustee shall be liable for any delay by DTC or any participant or indirect participant in identifying the beneficial owners of the Notes and each of them may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, instructions from DTC for all purposes (including with respect to the registration and delivery, and the respective principal amounts, of the Notes to be issued).
(b) Any Global Note that is transferable to the beneficial owners thereof pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall be surrendered by the Depositary to the Trustee, to be so transferred, in whole or from time to time in part, without charge, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, upon such transfer of each portion of such Global Note, an equal aggregate principal amount of Definitive Notes of authorized denominations. Any portion of a Global Note transferred pursuant to this Section shall be executed, authenticated and delivered only in denominations of U.S.$1,000 and integral multiples of U.S.$1.0 and registered in such names as the Depositary shall direct. Any certificated Initial Note or Additional Note in the form of a Definitive Note delivered in exchange for an interest in the Global Note shall, except as otherwise provided by Section 2.3(e) of this Appendix A, bear the Restricted Notes Legend.
(c) Definitive Notes may be presented for registration of transfer, or for exchange for new Definitive Notes of authorized denominations, at the corporate trust office of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, or at the office of any Transfer Agent. Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Definitive Notes bearing a restrictive legend, or upon specific request for removal of such legend, the Company will deliver only Definitive Notes that bear such legend, or will refuse to remove such legend, as the case may be, unless there is delivered to the Company such satisfactory evidence, which may include an opinion of New York counsel, as may reasonably be required by the Company, that neither the legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act. In the case of a transfer of less than the principal amount of any Definitive Note, a new Definitive Note will be issued to the transferee in respect of the amount transferred and another Definitive Note will be issued to the transferor in respect of the portion not transferred. Such new Notes will be available within three Business Days at the corporate trust office of the Trustee in New York City or at the office of any Transfer Agent.
(d) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.4(b) of this Appendix A, the registered Holder of a Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Notes.
(e) In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 2.4(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) of this Appendix A, the Company shall promptly make available to the Trustee a reasonable supply of Definitive Notes in fully registered form without interest coupons.
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(a) No service charge will be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes, but we the Company or the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any stamp tax or other governmental duty payable in connection therewith.
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EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]
[Insert the Restricted Notes Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]
[Insert the Global Notes Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]
[Insert the Definitive Notes Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]
[Insert the OID Notes Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture.]
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RAGHSA S.A. is an Argentine corporation (sociedad anónima), having its principal offices at San Martín 344, Piso 29, C1004AAH, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. RAGHSA S.A. was incorporated in Argentina and was registered with the Public Registry of Commerce under number 2335, Book 68, Volume A of Estatutos de Sociedades Anónimas Nacionales on June 23, 1969. RAGHSA S.A. has a duration that expires on February 28, 2100.
CUSIP [ ]
ISIN [ ]
Common Code [ ]1
[3(a)(9)] [RULE 144A] [REGULATION S] [GLOBAL] NOTE
Series [●] [●]% Notes due 2027
| No. |
[U.S.$ ] |
RAGHSA S.A.
promises to pay to [CEDE & CO.]2 or registered assigns [the principal sum set forth on the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached hereto]3 [U.S.$ ( Dollars)]4 on [●], 20[●].
Principal Payment Dates: Amortization of principal on [●], 2027.
Interest Payment Dates: [●] and [●] of each year, commencing on [●], 2020.
Regular Record Dates: [●] and [●].
| 1 | 3(a)(9) Note CUSIP: [●] |
3(a)(9) Note ISIN: [●]
Rule 144A Note CUSIP: [●]
Rule 144A Note ISIN: [●]
Regulation S Note CUSIP: [●]
Regulation S Note ISIN: [●]
[CUSIP for Unrestricted Global Note: [ ]]
[ISIN for Unrestricted Global Note: [ ]]
| 2 | Insert in Global Notes |
| 3 | Insert in Global Notes |
| 4 | Insert in Definitive Notes |
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IN WITNESS HEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
Dated:
| RAGHSA S.A. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: Member of the Board of Directors | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: Member of the Supervisory Committee | ||
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture:
| THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Trustee | ||
| By: |
| |
| Authorized Signatory | ||
Dated:
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[REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE]
Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.
1. PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST. RAGHSA S. A., a sociedad anónima organized under the laws of the Republic of Argentina (the Issuer), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Series [●] Note at [●]% per annum commencing on [●], 2020 until maturity. The Issuer shall pay interest semi-annually in arrears on each Interest Payment Date. Interest on the Notes shall accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from [●], 2020; provided that the first Interest Payment Date shall be [●], 2020.
Interest (and principal, if any, payable other than at the final maturity or upon acceleration or redemption) will be payable in immediately available funds to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date next preceding each Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the cancellation of such Notes upon any transfer or exchange thereof subsequent to such Regular Record Date and prior to such Interest Payment Date; provided that interest payable at the final maturity or upon acceleration or redemption will be payable to the Person to whom principal will be payable; provided, further, that if and to the extent the Issuer defaults in the payment of the interest due on such Interest Payment Date, such defaulted interest will be paid to the Person in whose names such Notes are registered at the close of business of a subsequent record date established by the Issuer by notice given by mail by or on behalf of the Issuer to the Holders of the Notes not less than fifteen (15) days preceding such subsequent record date, such record date to be not less than fifteen (15) days preceding the date of payment in respect of such defaulted interest. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.
Payment of the principal of and any premium, interest, Additional Amounts and other amounts on or in respect of any registered Note at the final maturity or upon redemption or acceleration will be made in immediately available funds to the person in whose name such Note is registered upon surrender of such Note at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, or at the specified office of any other Paying Agent; provided that the registered Note is presented to the Paying Agent in time for the Paying Agent to make such payments in such funds in accordance with its normal procedures. Payments of the principal of and any premium, interest, Additional Amounts and other amounts on or in respect of registered Notes to be made other than at the final maturity or upon redemption will be made by check mailed on or before the due date for such payments to the address of the Person entitled thereto as it appears in the Register; provided that (a) DTC, as holder of the Global Notes, shall be entitled to receive payments of interest by wire transfer of immediately available funds and (b) a Holder of U.S.$1,000,000 in aggregate principal or face amount of Notes shall be entitled to receive payments of interest by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account maintained by such Holder at a bank located in the United States as may have been appropriately designated by such person to the Trustee in writing no later than fifteen (15) days prior to the date such payment is due. Unless such designation is revoked, any such designation made by such Holder with respect to such Notes shall remain in effect with respect to any future payments with respect to such Notes payable to such Holder.
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If any principal payment date, the final maturity or any interest payment date for the Notes falls on a day which is not a Business Day, payment of principal of and any premium, interest and Additional Amounts, with respect to the Notes will be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the due date and no interest on such payment will accrue from and after such due date.
2. PAYING AGENT, REGISTRAR and CO-REGISTRAR. So long as any Note is Outstanding, the Company shall maintain a Co-Registrar, a Paying Agent and a Transfer Agent in New York City and, so long as it is required by Argentine law or by the CNV, the Company shall maintain a Registrar in the City of Buenos Aires. The Registrar and Co-Registrar shall maintain the Register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange, in which names and addresses of Holders of the Notes will be recorded. The Company may appoint additional Agents at any time and from time to time. The Company may terminate the appointment (subject to the first sentence of this paragraph) or change any Agent at any time and from time to time (including in the City of Buenos Aires, to the extent permitted by Argentine law). The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of the Registrar or any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such.
The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as Principal Paying Agent and Co-Registrar for the Notes and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes and, as promptly as practicable, shall appoint a qualified entity to act as Registrar in the City of Buenos Aires, which entity upon such appointment shall execute and become a party to the Indenture in such capacity. From time to time, the Company may appoint other qualified entities in Argentina to perform functions substantially similar to those of one or more Agents under the Indenture. The Company will notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any such entity not a party to the Indenture.
3. INDENTURE. The Issuer issued the Notes under an Indenture, dated as of [●], 2020 (the Indenture), among RAGHSA S.A., the Trustee and the Representative of the Trustee in Argentina. This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Issuer designated as its [●]% Notes due 2027. The Issuer shall be entitled to issue Additional Notes pursuant the Indenture. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the Trust Indenture Act). The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling.
4. REDEMPTION AND REPURCHASE. The Notes are subject to optional redemption, as further described in the Indenture. Except as set forth in Sections 3.10 and 3.14 of the Indenture, the Issuer shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.
5. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of U.S.$1,000 and integral multiples of U.S.$1.0. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to
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furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents, and Holders shall be required to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture.
6. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal, premium, if any, and (subject to the Regular Record Date provisions of the Notes) interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
7. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. The Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented as provided in the Indenture.
8. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. The Events of Default relating to the Notes are defined in Section 5.1 of the Indenture. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the rights and obligations of the Issuer, the Trustee and the Holders shall be as set forth in the applicable provisions of the Indenture.
9. AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated by the manual signature of an authorized signatory of the Trustee.
10. GOVERNING LAW. This Note will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York; provided that all matters relating to the due authorization, execution, issuance and delivery of the Notes by the Company, and matters relating to the legal requirements necessary in order for the Notes to qualify as obligaciones negociables under Argentine law, shall be governed by the Negotiable Obligations Law together with Argentine Companies Law, as amended, and other applicable Argentine laws and regulations.
11. CUSIP, COMMON CODE AND ISIN NUMBERS. The Issuer has caused CUSIP, Common Code and ISIN numbers to be printed on the Notes, and the Trustee may use CUSIP, Common Code and ISIN numbers in notices of redemption or exchange or in offers to purchase as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption or exchange or in Offers to Purchase and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption or exchange or Offer to Purchase shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers.
The Issuer shall furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to the Issuer at the following address:
c/o RAGHSA S.A.
San Martín 344 Floor 29, C1004AAH, City of Buenos Aires
Fax No.: (5411) 4130-5853
Email: [email protected]
Attention: Héctor Salvo
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Note, fill in the form below:
| (I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to: | ||
| (Insert assignees legal name) |
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(Insert assignees soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
| ||
| (Print or type assignees name, address and zip code) | ||
| and irrevocably appoint | ||
| to transfer this Note on the books of the Issuer. The agent may substitute another to act for him. | ||
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Date: |
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| Your Signature: | ||
| (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note) | ||
Signature Guarantee*:
* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).
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CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER RESTRICTED NOTES
This certificate relates to U.S.$ principal amount of Notes held in (check applicable space) book-entry or definitive form by the undersigned.
The undersigned (check one box below):
| ☐ | has requested the Trustee by written order to deliver in exchange for its beneficial interest in the Global Note held by the Depositary a Note or Notes in definitive, registered form of authorized denominations and an aggregate principal amount equal to its beneficial interest in such Global Note (or the portion thereof indicated above) in accordance with the Indenture; or |
| ☐ | has requested the Trustee by written order to exchange or register the transfer of a Note or Notes. |
In connection with any transfer of any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate occurring prior to the expiration of the applicable holding period referred to in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, the undersigned confirms that such Notes are being transferred in accordance with its terms:
CHECK ONE BOX BELOW
| (1) | ☐ | to the Issuer or subsidiary thereof; or | ||
| (2) | ☐ | to the Co-Registrar for registration in the name of the Holder, without transfer; or | ||
| (3) | ☐ | pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933; or | ||
| (4) | ☐ | inside the United States of America to a Person whom the transferor reasonably believes is purchasing for its own account or accounts as to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that such person and each such account is a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A (Rule 144A) under the Securities Act of 1933, in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance with all applicable securities laws of the states of the United States; or | ||
| (5) | ☐ | outside the United States of America in an offshore transaction within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933 in compliance with Rule 903 or 904 under the Securities Act of 1933; or | ||
| (6) | ☐ | pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 or another available exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. | ||
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Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any Person other than the registered Holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (4), (5) or (6) is checked, the Issuer or the Trustee may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Notes, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Issuer has reasonably requested to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.
| Your Signature | ||
| Signature Guarantee: | ||
| Date: | ||
| Signature must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized signature guaranty medallion program or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee |
Signature of Signature Guarantor | |
TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (4) ABOVE IS CHECKED.
The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Issuer as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigneds foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.
| Dated: | ||
| NOTICE: To be executed by an executive officer | ||
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TO BE COMPLETED IF THE HOLDER REQUIRES AN EXCHANGE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 2.3(d)(ii) OF APPENDIX A TO THE INDENTURE
The undersigned represents and warrants that either:
| ☐ | the undersigned is a non-U.S. person (within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933); or |
| ☐ | the undersigned is a U.S. person (within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933) who purchased interests in the Notes pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements under the Securities Act of 1933. |
| Dated: | ||
| Signature | ||
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Section 3.10 or 3.14 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:
[ ] Section 3.10 [ ] Section 3.14
If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Section 3.10 or Section 3.14 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:
| U.S.$ (integral multiples of | ||
| U.S.$1,000) | ||
| Date: | ||
| Your Signature: | ||
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(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note) | ||
| Tax Identification No.: | ||
| Signature Guarantee*: | ||
* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).
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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE*
The initial outstanding principal amount of this Global Note is U.S.$ . The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:
| Date of Exchange |
Amount of Amount |
Amount of increase in Amount of
this |
Principal Amount of this |
Signature of |
* This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form.
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Exhibit T3E
The information in this preliminary exchange offer memorandum is not complete and may be changed. This preliminary exchange offer memorandum is not an offer to exchange these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted.
PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL
Execution Version
PRELIMINARY EXCHANGE OFFER MEMORANDUM
RAGHSA S.A.
Offer to Exchange in Respect of
a) Any and All of its Outstanding U.S.$38,917,000 Principal Amount of its 8.50% Notes due 2021
(CUSIP Nos. P79849 AB4 and 750645 AD5)
(ISIN Nos. USP79849AB41and US750645AD55)
(Common Code Nos. 125507603 and 125507590)
and
b) Up to U.S.$ [] Principal Amount of its 7.25% Notes due 2024
(CUSIP Nos. P79849 AC2 and 750645 AE3)
(ISIN Nos. USP79849AC24 and US750645AE39)
(Common Code Nos. 158126109 and 158126044)
FOR
U.S. Dollar-denominated Notes due 2027
with a Coupon to be informed by press release upon announcement no later than five business days prior to the Expiration Date
THE EXCHANGE OFFER (AS DEFINED BELOW) WILL EXPIRE AT []PM, NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON [], 2020 (THE ORIGINAL EXPIRATION DATE), UNLESS EXTENDED BY US (THE ORIGINAL EXPIRATION DATE, AS MAY BE EXTENDED, THE EXPIRATION DATE). EXISTING NOTES VALIDLY TENDERED AT ANY TIME ON, OR PRIOR TO, THE EXPIRATION DATE MAY BE WITHDRAWN ON, OR PRIOR TO, THE EXPIRATION DATE BUT NOT THEREAFTER (UNLESS WE EXTEND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS OR ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO PERMIT WITHDRAWAL).
RAGHSA S.A. (the Company, we, us or our), a sociedad anónima organized under the laws of the Republic of Argentina (Argentina), is offering to holders of its 8.50% Notes due 2021 (the 2021 Notes) and holders of up to U.S.$[●] aggregate principal amount of its 7.25% Notes due 2024 (the 2024 Notes and collectively with the 2021 Notes, the Existing Notes), on the terms and conditions set forth in this offer to exchange memorandum (as it may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, this Exchange Offer Memorandum), the opportunity to exchange (a) any and all of their 2021 Notes and (b) up to U.S.$[●] principal amount (the 2024 Notes Tender Cap) of their 2024 Notes, in each case, for newly issued U.S. Dollar-denominated Notes due 2027, to be issued by us with a coupon to be informed by press release upon announcement no later than five business days prior to the Expiration Date (the New Notes), as set forth in the table below and as otherwise described herein (the Exchange Offer).
The exchange of Existing Notes for New Notes in the Exchange Offer is conditioned upon the General Conditions (as defined herein), any of which we may waive. See The Exchange OfferConditions to the Exchange Offer.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Exchange Offer Memorandum, if holders validly tender their Existing Notes at any time on or prior to the Expiration Date, do not validly withdraw their Existing Notes by the Expiration Date and such Existing Notes are accepted for exchange by us, holders will be eligible to receive for each U.S.$1,000 in outstanding principal amount of Existing Notes validly tendered, a principal amount of New Notes to be informed by press release upon announcement prior to the Expiration Date.
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In addition to the exchange consideration referred to above, we will pay in cash accrued and unpaid interest on the Existing Notes accepted for exchange by us in the Exchange Offer to, but not including, the Settlement Date (as defined below). Interest will cease to accrue on the Settlement Date for all Existing Notes accepted in the Exchange Offer.
Tendering holders of Existing Notes must tender Existing Notes in minimum denominations of U.S. $1,000 and integral multiples of U.S.$1,000 in excess thereof. The New Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of U.S.$1,000 and integral multiples of U.S.$1.00 in excess thereof.
The New Notes will be issued pursuant to an indenture (the New Indenture) between us, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, Co-registrar, Principal Paying Agent and Transfer Agent (the Trustee), and Banco de Valores S.A., as Representative of the Trustee in Argentina (the Representative of the Trustee in Argentina), to be executed on or about [], 2020. The New Indenture will be available upon submitting a request to the Company.
The New Notes will constitute non-convertible obligaciones negociables under the Argentine Negotiable Obligations Law No. 23,576, as amended by Argentine Productive Financing Law No. 27,440 and as further amended and supplemented from time to time (the Negotiable Obligations Law), will be entitled to the benefits set forth therein and subject to the procedural requirements established therein and will be placed in accordance with such law, Law No. 26,831 as amended by Argentine Productive Financing Law No. 27,440 and as further amended and supplemented from time to time (the Argentine Capital Markets Law and the regulations of the Securities Commission of Argentina (the Comisión Nacional de Valores, or the CNV) (the CNV Rules) and any other applicable laws and regulation of Argentina.
The establishment of the program under which the New Notes will be issued has been authorized by the CNV pursuant to Resolution No. 16.441 dated October 29, 2010 and the extension of the term of the program has been granted by the CNV pursuant to Resolution No. 17,797 dated February 25, 2016. The CNVs authorization means only that the information requirements of the CNV have been satisfied. Offers of the New Notes to the public in Argentina will be made by a prospectus and a pricing supplement in the Spanish language in accordance with CNV regulations and a Spanish translation of the Exchange Offer Memorandum, other than with respect to the description of U.S. securities and tax laws that are relevant to the notes. The CNV has not rendered any opinion in respect of the accuracy of the information contained in the Argentine Offering Memorandum.
The information contained in this Exchange Offer Memorandum is exclusively our responsibility and has not been reviewed or authorized by the CNV or any other securities commission or regulatory authority of any country, nor has the CNV or any such commission or authority passed upon the merits or fairness of the Exchange Offer Memorandum or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this Exchange Offer Memorandum or any of the other documents delivered herewith. We have not filed with the CNV a request for authorization or registration of this Exchange Offer Memorandum. In making a decision, all Holders must rely on their own review and examination of the Company.
We have applied to have the New Notes listed on the Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos S.A. or the entity that in the future replaces it (the BYMA) through the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires) acting in accordance with the authority delegated by the and have the New Notes admitted to trading on the Mercado Abierto Electrónico S.A. (MAE).
Delivery of the New Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer is expected to be made in book-entry form through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and its direct and indirect participants, including Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. (Euroclear) and Clearstream Banking, société anonyme (Clearstream), on or about [], 2020 subject to the extension of the Original Expiration Date, if extended.
The New Notes have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), or any state securities laws, and are offered by the Company to U.S. persons (as defined in Rule 902(k) under the Securities Act, U.S. Persons) in the United States (as defined in Rule 902(l) under the Securities Act, United States) in reliance on Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act. Offers and issuances of the New Notes outside the United States will be made in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act (Regulation S).
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In any member state of the European Economic Area (EEA) or in the United Kingdom (UK), this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that member state within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (Prospectus Regulation). The New Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investors in the EEA or in the UK. For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one or more of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, MiFID II); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (the Insurance Distribution Directive), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Regulation. Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) 1286/2014 (the PRIIPs Regulation) for offering or selling the New Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA or in the UK has been prepared and therefore otherwise offering or selling the New Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA or in the UK may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation.
The date of this Exchange Offer Memorandum is [], 2020.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EXCHANGE OFFER MEMORANDUM
The Exchange Offer described herein is not being made to, and any offers to exchange will not be accepted from, or on behalf of, holders of the Existing Notes in any jurisdiction in which the making of such Exchange Offer would not be in compliance with the laws or regulations of such jurisdiction.
The New Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities laws, and are being offered by the Company to U.S. Persons in the United States in reliance on Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act. Offers and issuances of the New Notes outside the United States will be made in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act.
In any member state of the EEA or in the UK, this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that member state within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation. The New Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investors in the EEA or in the UK. For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one or more of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (ii) a customer within the meaning of the Insurance Distribution Directive, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Regulation. Consequently no key information document required by the PRIIPs Regulation for offering or selling the New Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA or in the UK has been prepared and therefore otherwise offering or selling the New Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA or in the UK may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation.
The New Notes are subject to restrictions on transferability and resale and may not be transferred or resold except as permitted under the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws, pursuant to registration or exemption therefrom.
Existing Notes validly tendered on, or prior to, the Expiration Date may be withdrawn on or prior to the Expiration Date, but not thereafter (unless we extend withdrawal rights or are required by law to permit withdrawal), by following the procedures described herein.
The Exchange Offer and the issuance and offer of the New Notes have not been approved or disapproved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), any state securities commission in the United States or any other U.S. regulatory authority, nor have any of the foregoing authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the Exchange Offer or the accuracy or adequacy of this Exchange Offer Memorandum. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the United States.
This Exchange Offer Memorandum contains important information which should be read carefully before any decision is made to participate in the Exchange Offer. If holders of Existing Notes are in any doubt as to the action they should take, holders should seek their own financial advice, including in respect of any tax consequences, immediately from their stockbroker, bank manager, accountant or other independent financial adviser. Any individual or company whose Existing Notes are held on its behalf by a broker, dealer, bank, custodian, trust company or other nominee must contact such entity if they wish to accept the Exchange Offer in respect of such Existing Notes. None of Bondholder Communications Group, LLC, in its capacity as information and exchange agent (the Information and Exchange Agent), or we make any recommendation as to whether or not holders of Existing Notes should accept to exchange their Existing Notes, and no person has been authorized by any of us to make any such recommendation. The Information and Exchange Agent is our agent and owes no duty to any holder of Existing Notes. Holders must make their own decision as to whether to, and in what amount they shall, tender Existing Notes in exchange for New Notes. No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this Exchange Offer Memorandum, and, if given or made, such information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by us or the Information and Exchange Agent. You must decide whether to tender your Existing Notes into the Exchange Offer, and, if so, the aggregate amount of Existing Notes to tender.
This Exchange Offer Memorandum may have been sent to holders in electronic form. Holders are reminded that documents transmitted via this medium may be altered or changed during the process of electronic transmission and consequently neither we nor the Information and Exchange Agent nor any person who controls any of the
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Information and Exchange Agent, or any director, officer, employee or agent of any of the Information and Exchange Agent or any affiliate, accept any liability or responsibility whatsoever in respect of any difference between this Exchange Offer Memorandum distributed to you in electronic format and this Exchange Offer Memorandum in its original form.
We have submitted this Exchange Offer Memorandum only to holders of Existing Notes solely for them to consider whether to exchange their Existing Notes for New Notes. We have not authorized its use for any other purpose and have not submitted it to anybody other than holders of Existing Notes. This Exchange Offer Memorandum may not be copied or reproduced in whole or in part. This Exchange Offer Memorandum may not be distributed, nor may its contents be disclosed, except to holders of Existing Notes to whom it is provided. By accepting delivery of this Exchange Offer Memorandum, holders agree to all of the restrictions referred to above.
This Exchange Offer Memorandum is based on information provided by us and by other sources that we believe are reliable. This Exchange Offer Memorandum summarizes certain documents and other information, and we refer holders to them for a more complete understanding of the summary contained in this Exchange Offer Memorandum. In making a decision regarding the Exchange Offer, holders must rely on their own examination of us and the terms of the Exchange Offer and the New Notes, including the merits and risks involved.
In making a decision of whether or not to participate in the Exchange Offer, holders should rely only on the information contained in this Exchange Offer Memorandum. We have not authorized any person to provide holders with additional, different or inconsistent information. If anyone provides holders with additional, different or inconsistent information, holders should not rely on it. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any information that others may provide you. Holders should assume that the information contained in this Exchange Offer Memorandum is accurate only as of its date.
We are not making any representation to any participant in the Exchange Offer regarding the legality of an investment in the New Notes by the participant under any legal investment or similar laws or regulations. Holders should not consider any information in this Exchange Offer Memorandum to be legal, business or tax advice. Holders should consult their own attorney, business adviser and tax adviser for legal, business and tax advice regarding acquiring the New Notes. Investors should be aware that they may be required to bear the financial risks of this investment for an indefinite period of time. Holders of New Notes should be aware that the exchange of Existing Notes for New Notes in the Exchange Offer is conditioned upon the General Conditions. See The Exchange OfferConditions to the Exchange Offer. We may, in our sole discretion, amend, terminate or withdraw the Exchange Offer if the conditions to the Exchange Offer are not satisfied (or waived by us) on the Expiration Date and may, in our sole discretion, waive each and any of the conditions to the Exchange Offer. If we amend the terms of the Exchange Offer, we will give holders notice of such amendment as may be required by law and, in any case, so as to allow them, in our reasonable judgment, sufficient time to respond to such amendment. In the event of a termination of the Exchange Offer, all Existing Notes validly tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be promptly released to the tendering holders.
Notwithstanding anything in this Exchange Offer Memorandum to the contrary, except as reasonably necessary to comply with applicable securities laws, each holder (and each of its employees, representatives or other agents) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the U.S. federal income tax treatment and tax structure of this Exchange Offer and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to holders relating to such tax treatment and tax structure. For this purpose, tax structure is limited to facts relevant to the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the Exchange Offer.
Unless otherwise specified or the context requires, references herein to Pesos or Ps. are to Argentine Pesos, the legal currency of Argentina, and references to U.S. Dollars, Dollars, U.S.$ or $ are to U.S. Dollars, the legal currency of the United States.
Offers of the New Notes to the public in Argentina will be made by a prospectus and pricing supplement in Spanish language in accordance with the Argentine Capital Markets Law, the Negotiable Obligations Law and the CNV Rules and a Spanish translation of the Exchange Offer Memorandum, other than with respect to the description of U.S. securities and tax laws that are relevant to the New Notes.
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The New Notes will initially be available in book-entry form only. We expect that the New Notes will be issued in the form of one or more registered global notes without coupons, registered in the name of a nominee of DTC, as depositary, for the accounts of its direct and indirect participants including Euroclear and Clearstream. Beneficial interests in the global notes will be shown on, and transfers of beneficial interests in the global notes will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC and its respective participants. After the initial issuance of the global New Notes, certificated New Notes will be issued in exchange for global New Notes only in the limited circumstances set forth in the indenture governing the New Notes.
Holders should contact the Information and Exchange Agent with any questions about the Exchange Offer. Its contact information appears on the back cover page of this Exchange Offer Memorandum.
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ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL LIABILITIES
We are a sociedad anónima organized under the laws of Argentina. Substantially all of our assets are located outside the United States. Most of our directors, executive officers and controlling persons as well as certain of the experts named in this Exchange Offer Memorandum reside outside of the United States, and all or a substantial portion of their assets are also located outside of the United States. As a result, it may not be possible for investors to effect service of process within the United States upon such persons or to enforce against them or against us judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States or the laws of other jurisdictions.
Enforcement of foreign judgments would be recognized and enforced by the courts in Argentina provided that the requirements of Articles 517 through 519 of the National Code of Civil and Commercial Procedure (if enforcement is sought before federal courts) are met, such as (i) the judgment, which must be final in the jurisdiction where rendered, was issued by a court competent in accordance with Argentine principles regarding international jurisdiction and resulted from a personal action, or an in rem action with respect to personal property if such property was transferred to Argentine territory during or after the prosecution of the foreign action, (ii) the defendant against whom enforcement of the judgment is sought was personally served with the summons and, in accordance with due process of law, was given an opportunity to defend against such foreign action, (iii) the judgment must be valid in the jurisdiction where rendered and its authenticity must be established in accordance with the requirements of Argentine law, (iv) the judgment does not violate the principles of public policy of Argentine law and (v) the judgment is not contrary to a prior or simultaneous judgment of an Argentine court.
We have been advised by our Argentine counsel, Bruchou, Fernández Madero & Lombardi, that there is doubt as to whether the courts of Argentina would enforce in all respects, to the same extent and in as timely a manner as a United States or other non-Argentine court, an original action predicated solely upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States or other non-Argentine laws; and that the enforceability in Argentine courts of judgments of United States or other non-Argentine courts predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the United States federal securities laws or other non-Argentine laws will be subject to compliance with certain requirements under Argentine law, including the condition that any such judgment does not violate Argentine public policy.
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Please take note of the following important dates and times in connection with the Exchange Offer. Each of the times and dates in the table below is indicative only and may be subject to change. Accordingly, the actual timetable may differ significantly from the expected timetable set out below. References to times in the timetable are to New York City time.
Holders of Existing Notes wishing to participate in the Exchange Offer are also required to comply with the respective requirements and deadlines imposed by each of DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream for the submission of electronic instructions. See The Exchange OfferProcedures for Tendering Existing Notes in the Exchange Offer
| Date |
Time/Calendar Date |
Event | ||
| Commencement Date | [], 2020 | The date on which the Exchange Offer and the coupon are announced. | ||
| Withdrawal Deadline | [] on [], 2020 | The deadline for holders to validly withdraw tenders of Existing Notes shall be the Expiration Date, for Existing Notes tendered at any time after the Commencement Date but on or prior to the Expiration Date. | ||
| Original Expiration Date | [] p.m. on [], 2020 | The deadline for holders to validly tender Existing Notes in order to qualify to receive the Exchange Consideration on the Settlement Date, unless extended by us or as required by law. | ||
| Expiration Date | [] p.m. on [], 2020 | The Original Expiration Date, as extended by us or as required by law. | ||
| Settlement Date | Promptly after the Expiration Date | The date the New Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be issued in exchange for any Existing Notes validly tendered at any time on or prior to the Expiration Date, not validly withdrawn by the Withdrawal Deadline, and accepted for exchange by us. See Summary of the Exchange OfferPro Rata Treatment. | ||
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Risks Relating to the Exchange Offer
Upon consummation of the Exchange Offer, liquidity of the market for outstanding Existing Notes may be substantially reduced, and market prices for outstanding Existing Notes may decline as a result.
To the extent the Exchange Offer is consummated, the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Existing Notes will be reduced, and such reduction could be substantial. A reduction in the amount of outstanding Existing Notes would likely adversely affect the liquidity of the non-tendered or non-accepted Existing Notes. An issue of securities with a small outstanding principal amount available for trading, or float, generally commands a lower price than does a comparable issue of securities with a greater float. Therefore, the market price of Existing Notes that are not tendered or not accepted may be adversely affected. A reduced float may also make the trading prices of Existing Notes that are not tendered or exchanged more volatile. None of the Company or the Information and Exchange Agent has any duty to make a market for any Existing Notes.
A decision to exchange your Existing Notes for New Notes would expose you to the risk of nonpayment for a longer period of time.
The Existing Notes mature sooner than the New Notes. If, following the maturity date of your Existing Notes, but prior to the maturity date of the New Notes, we were to default on any of our obligations or become subject to a bankruptcy or similar proceeding, or become subject to additional currency restrictions that inhibit, beyond the limitations in effect as of the date of this Exchange Offer Memorandum, our ability to repay our U.S. dollar denominated obligations, Holders who did not exchange their Existing Notes for New Notes would have been paid in full and there would exist a risk that Holders who exchanged their Existing Notes for New Notes would not be paid in full, if at all. Any decision to tender your Existing Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer should be made with the understanding that the lengthened maturity of the New Notes exposes you to the risk of nonpayment for a longer period of time.
We expressly reserve the right to purchase any Existing Notes that remain outstanding after the Expiration Date.
We expressly reserve the absolute right, in our sole discretion, from time to time to purchase any Existing Notes that remain outstanding after the Expiration Date through open market or privately negotiated transactions, one or more additional tender or Exchange Offer or otherwise, on terms that may differ from those of the Exchange Offer and could be for cash or other consideration, or to exercise any of our rights under the indenture governing the Existing Notes. Existing Notes not tendered or purchased in the Exchange Offer will remain outstanding.
You are responsible for complying with the procedures of the Exchange Offer.
Holders of Existing Notes are responsible for complying with all of the procedures for tendering Existing Notes for exchange. If the instructions are not strictly complied with, the agents message may be rejected. None of the Company or the Information and Exchange Agent assumes any responsibility for informing any Holder of Existing Notes of irregularities with respect to such Holders participation in the Exchange Offer.
Compliance with offer and distribution restrictions.
Holders of Existing Notes are referred to the restrictions in Notice to Investors and Transfer Restrictions the agreements, acknowledgements, representations, warranties and undertakings contained therein and in the Eligibility Letter, which Holders will make on submission of an Agents Message. Non-compliance with these could result in, among other things, the unwinding of trades and/or heavy penalties.
No recommendation is being made with respect to the Exchange Offer.
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Holders should consult their own tax, accounting, financial and legal advisers regarding the suitability to themselves of the tax or accounting consequences of participating in the Exchange Offer and an investment in the New Notes.
None of the Company or the Information and Exchange Agent or their respective directors, employees or affiliates is acting for any Holder, or will be responsible to any Holder for providing any protections which would be afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to the Exchange Offer, and accordingly none of the Company or the Information and Exchange Agent or their respective directors, employees and affiliates makes any recommendation whatsoever regarding the Exchange Offer, or any recommendation as to whether Holders should tender their Existing Notes for exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
Holders may not withdraw their tendered Existing Notes on or after the Withdrawal Deadline, except as required by applicable law.
The Withdrawal Deadline is [●] p.m., New York City time, on [●], unless extended. The Original Expiration Date is [●]p.m., New York City time, on [●], unless extended, and on or following the Withdrawal Deadline withdrawal rights will only be provided as required by applicable law. As a result, there may be an unusually long period of time during which participating Holders may be unable to effect transfers or sales of their Existing Notes.
The consideration for the Exchange Offer does not reflect any independent valuation of the Existing Notes or the New Notes.
We have not obtained or requested a fairness opinion from any financial advisor as to the fairness of the Exchange Consideration offered to Holders in the Exchange Offer or the relative value of Existing Notes or the New Notes. The consideration offered to Holders in exchange for validly tendered and accepted Existing Notes does not reflect any independent valuation of the Existing Notes and does not take into account events or changes in financial markets (including interest rates) after the commencement of the Exchange Offer. If you tender your Existing Notes, you may or may not receive more or as much value as you would if you choose to keep them.
The Exchange Consideration may not reflect the market value of the New Notes. The prices of the New Notes may fluctuate greatly depending on the trading volume and the balance between buy and sell orders.
Tendering Existing Notes will have Tax Consequences.
See Taxation for a discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax and Argentine tax considerations of the Exchange Offer to Holders of Existing Notes.
The rating of the New Notes or the Existing Notes may be lowered or withdrawn depending on various factors, including the rating agencies assessments of our financial strength and Argentinas sovereign risk.
The rating of the New Notes and the Existing Notes addresses the likelihood of payment of principal at their maturity. The rating also addresses the timely payment of interest on each payment date. The rating of the New Notes and the Existing Notes is not a recommendation to purchase, hold or sell the New Notes or the Existing Notes, and the rating does not comment on market price or suitability for a particular investor.
Any downgrade in or withdrawal of our corporate or senior debt ratings may adversely affect the rating and price of the New Notes and the Existing Notes. We cannot assure holders of the New Notes or the Existing Notes that the ratings of the New Notes or the Existing Notes or our corporate rating will continue for any given period of time or that such rating will not be lowered or withdrawn. An assigned rating may be raised or lowered depending, among other things, on the respective rating agencys assessment of our financial strength, as well as its assessment of Argentine sovereign risk generally. Any downgrade in or withdrawal of the rating of the New Notes or the Existing Notes or our corporate rating, may adversely affect the price of the New Notes and the Existing Notes.
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For a complete description of the terms of the Exchange Offer, see The Exchange OfferTerms of the Exchange Offer.
| The Exchange Offer | We are offering to holders of the Existing Notes the opportunity to exchange, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Exchange Offer Memorandum, any and all outstanding U.S.$38,917,000 principal amount of our 8.50% Notes due 2021 and up to U.S.$[] principal amount of our outstanding 7.25% Notes due 2024, for newly issued U.S. Dollar-denominated Notes due 2027 with a coupon to be informed by press release upon announcement no later than five business days prior to the Expiration Date as set forth on the front cover page of this Exchange Offer Memorandum.
The 8.50% Notes due 2021 were issued under the indenture dated July 10, 2015 (the 2015 Indenture) and the 7.25% Notes due 2024 were issued under the indenture dated March 21, 2017 (the 2017 Indenture and, collectively with the 2015 Indenture, the Existing Notes Indentures).
There are U.S.$ 38,917,000 aggregate principal amount of 2021 Notes and U.S.$ 119,729,840 aggregate principal amount of 2024 Notes currently outstanding. | |
| The New Notes | A summary of the New Notes is included in this Exchange Offer Memorandum. For a more complete understanding of the New Notes, including certain definitions of terms used in the summary, please refer to the sections The New Notes and Description of the New Notes. | |
| Eligibility to Participate | We will conduct the Exchange Offer in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder. By exchanging Existing Notes in the Exchange Offer, holders of Existing Notes will be making a series of representations and warranties, which are set out below under The Exchange Offer Terms of the Exchange Offer. | |
| Purpose of the Exchange Offer | The primary purpose of the Exchange Offer is to extend the maturity of our outstanding financial debt. | |
| Exchange Consideration | For each U.S.$1,000 in outstanding principal amount of Existing Notes validly tendered at any time after the Commencement Date but on or prior to the Expiration Date and not validly withdrawn by the Expiration Date, and accepted for exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer, holders will be eligible to receive for each U.S.$1,000 in outstanding principal amount of Existing Notes validly tendered, a principal amount of New Notes to be informed by press release upon announcement prior to the Expiration Date.
Holders who tender their Existing Notes after the Expiration Date will not receive the Exchange Consideration. | |
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| Accrued and Unpaid Interest | Holders whose Existing Notes are accepted for exchange will receive in cash accrued and unpaid interest on the Existing Notes accepted for exchange by us in the Exchange Offer to, but not including, the Settlement Date. Interest will cease to accrue on the Settlement Date for all Existing Notes acquired by us in the Exchange Offer. | |
| Conditions of the Exchange Offer | The exchange of Existing Notes for New Notes in the Exchange Offer is conditioned upon the General Conditions. See The Exchange OfferConditions to the Exchange Offer. | |
| Satisfaction or Waiver of Conditions to the Exchange Offer | | |
| Withdrawal of Tenders | Holders who tender Existing Notes at any time on or prior to the Expiration Date may withdraw their tender of Existing Notes, but not thereafter (unless we extend withdrawal rights or are required by law to permit withdrawal), by complying with the procedures for withdrawal described in The Exchange OfferWithdrawal of Tenders.. Any Existing Notes tendered on or prior to the applicable Withdrawal Deadline that are not validly withdrawn by the Withdrawal Deadline, may not be withdrawn after the Withdrawal Deadline. | |
| Original Expiration Date | The Exchange Offer will expire at [] p.m., New York City time, on [], 2020, unless extended by us. | |
| We reserve the right to extend the Original Expiration Date. | ||
| Expiration Date | The Original Expiration Date, as extended by us or as required by law. | |
| Settlement Date | The New Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer are expected to be issued on [], 2020, in exchange for any Existing Notes validly tendered prior to the Expiration Date, not withdrawn by the Withdrawal Deadline and accepted by us. | |
| Procedures for Participating in the Exchange Offer |
● Custodial entities that are participants in DTC must tender Existing Notes through the Automated Tender Offer Program (ATOP) maintained by DTC, by which tender the custodial entity and the beneficial owner on whose behalf the custodial entity is acting agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth herein. | |
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| Custodial entities that hold Existing Notes through Euroclear or Clearstream and wish to tender their Existing Notes, must instruct Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, to tender such Existing Notes and block the account in respect of the tendered Existing Notes in accordance with the procedures established by Euroclear or Clearstream.
Any DTC participant acting as a custodian for either Euroclear or Clearstream must tender related Existing Notes through the facilities of DTCs ATOP.
See The Exchange OfferProcedures for Tendering Existing Notes in the Exchange Offer. | ||
| Pro Rata Treatment | If the exchange of all validly tendered 2024 Notes would cause us to purchase a principal amount of 2024 Notes greater than the 2024 Notes Tender Cap, then the Exchange Offer for 2024 Notes will be oversubscribed and, if we accept 2024 Notes in the Exchange Offer, we will accept for exchange tendered 2024 Notes on a prorated basis, with the prorated aggregate principal amount of each holders validly tendered 2024 Notes accepted for exchange for New Notes rounded down to the nearest U.S.$1,000. Depending on the amount tendered and the proration factor applied, if the principal amount of 2024 Notes returned to a holder as a result of proration would result in less than the minimum denomination of the 2024 Notes being returned, then at our sole discretion, (i) all of such 2024 Notes tendered by such holder will be accepted without proration, (ii) a portion of the 2024 Notes tendered by such holder will be rejected such that only 2024 Notes in its minimum denomination are credited or returned, or (iii) none of the 2024 Notes tendered by such holder will be accepted, and all such 2024 Notes will be returned to the holder.
We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, subject to applicable law, to increase or decrease the 2024 Notes Tender Cap; however, there can be no assurance that we will do so. | |
| Acceptance of Existing Notes and Delivery of New Notes | | |
| Resale of the New Notes | The New Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities laws, and are offered by the Company to U.S. Persons in the United States in reliance on Section | |
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| 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act. Any resale by holders of the New Notes must comply with the restrictions contained under Transfer Restrictions. | ||
| Certain Tax Considerations | For a summary of certain U.S. federal and Argentine tax consequences of the exchange of the Existing Notes for the New Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer, see Taxation. | |
| Consequences of Not Exchanging Existing Notes |
Holders of Existing Notes that are not tendered or that are tendered but not accepted, will not be eligible to receive the Exchange Consideration. | |
| Use of Proceeds | We will not receive any cash proceeds in connection with the Exchange Offer. See Use of Proceeds. | |
| Extensions, Amendments and Termination | We reserve the right, in our sole discretion and subject to applicable law, regardless of whether the conditions for the Exchange Offer are satisfied, at any time and from time to time (1) to extend the Original Expiration Date or the Expiration Date, as applicable, of the Exchange Offer and retain all tendered Existing Notes; (2) to terminate the Exchange Offer; (3) to increase or decrease the 2024 Notes Tender Cap; and (4) to otherwise modify the terms of the Exchange Offer in any respect.
We reserve the right to terminate, withdraw or amend the Exchange Offer as described in this Exchange Offer Memorandum.
See The Exchange OfferExpiration Date; Extensions; Amendment; Termination. | |
| Information and Exchange Agent and Trustee |
The Bank of New York Mellon is acting as Trustee under the New Indenture.
The addresses and the facsimile and telephone numbers of these parties appear on the back cover of this Exchange Offer Memorandum. | |
| Further Information | Any questions or requests for assistance concerning the Exchange Offer may be directed to the Information and Exchange Agent at the telephone number and e-mail address set forth on the back cover page of this Exchange Offer Memorandum. Subject to meeting eligibility requirements, additional copies of this Exchange Offer Memorandum may be obtained by contacting the Information and Exchange Agent | |
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| at the telephone number and e-mail address set forth on the back cover page of this Exchange Offer Memorandum. |
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The following is a brief summary of some of the terms of the New Notes. For a more complete description of the terms of the New Notes, see Description of the New Notes. Dates included are indicative based on the expected issue date.
| Issuer | Raghsa S.A. | |
| New Notes offered | Notes due 2027 with a coupon to be informed by press release upon announcement no later than five business days prior to the Expiration Date. | |
| Maturity Date | On or about [], 2027. | |
| Payment of principal | Principal of the New Notes will be paid on the Maturity Date. | |
| Interest payment dates | On or about October [] and April [] of each year, beginning on October [], 2020. | |
| Additional amounts | Except as required by law, we will make payments in respect of New Notes without withholding or deduction for any taxes or other governmental charges imposed by Argentina, or any political subdivision or any taxing authority thereof. In the event that such withholdings or deductions are required by law, we will, subject to certain exceptions, pay such additional amounts to ensure that the holders receive the same amount as the holders would otherwise have received in respect of payments on the New Notes in the absence of such withholdings or deductions. See Description of the New NotesAdditional Amounts. | |
| Ranking | The New Notes will constitute our direct, unsecured and unsubordinated obligations and will rank pari passu in right of payment with all of our unsecured and unsubordinated obligations, except as otherwise provided by law. The New Notes will be effectively subordinated to any of our secured obligations to the extent of the value of the assets securing such obligations. The New Notes will be structurally subordinated to the obligations of our subsidiaries, if any, that do not guarantee the New Notes. As of November 30, 2019, we had financial liabilities of Ps. 9,969.7 million (U.S.$160.2 million), all of which were unsecured. | |
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| Optional redemption with make-whole premium |
See Description of the New NotesRedemption and RepurchaseOptional Redemption with Make-Whole Premium. | |
| Optional redemption without make-whole premium | | |
| Optional redemption for taxation reasons | We may redeem the New Notes, in whole but not in part, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest and any additional amounts, upon the occurrence of certain changes in Argentine tax law. We will give holders of New Notes notice of redemption in accordance with the New Indenture and inform the CNV thereof. | |
| See Description of the New NotesOptional Redemption. | ||
| Change of Control offer | Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, we may be required to make an offer to purchase all or a portion of the New Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the date of purchase. See. The term Change of Control is defined under Description of the New NotesChange of Control. | |
| Certain covenants | The New Indenture governing the New Notes will limit our and our restricted subsidiaries ability to, among other things: | |
| ● incur additional indebtedness;
● pay dividends and make other restricted payments;
● place limitations on dividends and other payments by our restricted subsidiaries;
● incur liens; | ||
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| ● make certain investments;
● sell assets outside the ordinary course of business;
● engage in transactions with affiliates; and
● merge, consolidate or transfer all or substantially all our assets. | ||
| In addition, if the New Notes obtain investment grade ratings by at least one rating agency and no default has occurred and is continuing, certain of the foregoing covenants will cease to be in effect for so long as the New Notes maintain such rating. | ||
| These covenants are subject to important exceptions and qualifications. See Description of the New NotesCertain Covenants. | ||
| Events of default | For a discussion of certain events of default that will permit acceleration of the principal of the New Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, and any other amounts due with respect to the New Notes, see Description of the New NotesEvents of Default. | |
| Notice to investors | We have not registered, and we are not required to and do not plan on registering in the future, the New Notes under the Securities Act and, unless so registered, the New Notes may not be offered or sold except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable U.S. state securities laws. See Notice to Investors and Transfer Restrictions. | |
| Book entry; form and denominations | The New Notes will be issued in the form of one or more global notes without coupons, registered in the name of a nominee of DTC, as depositary, for the accounts of its direct and indirect participants including Clearstream and Euroclear. The New Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of U.S.$1,000 and integral multiples of U.S.$1.00 in excess thereof. See Description of the New Notes. | |
| Listing | We have applied to have the New Notes listed on the BYMA and trading on the MAE. | |
| New Notes Exempt from Registration | The New Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold within the United States, except pursuant to an exemption from or in a transaction not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The New Notes are offered to U.S. Persons in the United States in reliance on Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and may be freely transferred to third parties, except by affiliates of the Company, because with respect to New Notes issued in exchange for the Existing Notes issued pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act, the one-year holding period under Rule 144(d) will have been satisfied. | |
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| Offers of the New Notes to the public in Argentina will be made by a prospectus and pricing supplement in Spanish language in accordance with the Argentine Capital Markets Law, the Negotiable Obligations Law and the CNV Rules and a Spanish translation of the Exchange Offer Memorandum, other than with respect to the description of U.S. securities and tax laws that are relevant to the New Notes. | ||
| Governing law | The New Notes will be governed by the laws of the State of New York; provided that matters relating to the due authorization, execution, issuance and delivery of the New Notes, our capacity and matters relating to the legal requirements necessary in order for the New Notes to qualify as obligaciones negociables, as well as the meetings of the holders of the New Notes, will be governed by Argentine laws. See Description of the New NotesGoverning Law, Judgments, Jurisdiction, Service of Process, Waiver of Immunities. | |
| Trustee, registrar, paying agent and transfer agent | | |
| Representative of the Trustee in Argentina | Banco de Valores S.A. | |
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Purpose of the Exchange Offer
The primary purposes of the Exchange Offer is to extend the maturity of our outstanding financial debt.
Terms of the Exchange Offer
We are offering to holders, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Exchange Offer Memorandum, the opportunity to exchange any and all of their 2021 Notes and up to the 2024 Notes Tender Cap of their 2024 Notes for New Notes. Holders of Existing Notes will be eligible to receive the Exchange Consideration set forth under Exchange Consideration below for Existing Notes validly tendered at any time after the Commencement Date and on, or prior to, the Expiration Date and not validly withdrawn by the Expiration Date. We will pay in cash accrued and unpaid interest on the Existing Notes accepted by us for exchange in the Exchange Offer to, but not including, the Settlement Date. Interest will cease to accrue on the Settlement Date for all Existing Notes accepted in the Exchange Offer.
If the exchange of all validly tendered 2024 Notes would cause us to purchase a principal amount of 2024 Notes greater than the 2024 Notes Tender Cap for 2024 Notes, then the Exchange Offer will be oversubscribed and, if we accept 2024 Notes in the Exchange Offer, we will accept for exchange tendered 2024 Notes on a prorated basis, with the prorated aggregate principal amount of each holders validly tendered 2024 Notes accepted for exchange for New Notes rounded down to the nearest U.S.$1,000. Depending on the amount tendered and the proration factor applied, if the principal amount of 2024 Notes returned to an holder as a result of proration would result in less than the minimum denomination of the 2024 Notes being returned, then at our sole discretion, (i) all of such 2024 Notes tendered by such holder will be accepted without proration, (ii) a portion of the 2024 Notes tendered by such holder will be rejected such that only 2024 Notes in its minimum denomination are credited or returned, or (iii) none of the 2024 Notes tendered by such holder will be accepted, and all such 2024 Notes will be returned to the holder. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, subject to applicable law, to increase or decrease the 2024 Notes Tender Cap; however, there can be no assurance that we will do so.
The New Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of U.S.$1,000 and integral multiples of U.S.$1.00 in excess thereof. Tendering holders of Existing Notes must tender Existing Notes in minimum denominations of U.S.$1,000 and integral multiples of U.S.$1,000 in excess thereof.
The Information and Exchange Agent is our agent and owes no duty to any holder of Existing Notes. Holders must make their own decision as to whether to, and in what amount they shall, tender Existing Notes in exchange for New Notes. No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this Exchange Offer Memorandum, and, if given or made, such information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by us, the Information and Exchange Agent or the Argentine Dealer Manager.
Conditions to the Exchange Offer
Completion of the Exchange Offer is conditioned upon, and we may terminate the Exchange Offer or, at our option, modify, extend or otherwise amend the Exchange Offer if, at any time prior to the acceptance for exchange of any Existing Notes validly tendered by holders, in our judgment, we determine that any of the following conditions has not been satisfied prior to the Settlement Date or waived by us on or prior to the Expiration Date:
(1) no action or event shall have occurred, been threatened, or may occur, and no action shall have been taken, and no statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, stay, decree or injunction shall have been issued, promulgated, enacted, entered, enforced or deemed to be applicable to the Exchange Offer or the exchange of Existing Notes for New Notes under the Exchange Offer, by or before any court or governmental regulatory or administrative agency, authority, instrumentality or tribunal, including, without limitation, taxing authorities, that either:
(a) challenges the making of the Exchange Offer or the exchange of Existing Notes for New Notes under the Exchange Offer, or might, directly or indirectly, be expected to prohibit, prevent, restrict or delay consummation of, or might otherwise adversely affect in any manner, the Exchange Offer or the exchange of Existing Notes for New Notes under the Exchange Offer, or
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(b) in our reasonable judgment, could materially adversely affect our business, condition (financial or otherwise), income, operations, properties, assets, liabilities or prospects or impair the contemplated benefits to us of the Exchange Offer and the exchange of Existing Notes for New Notes under the Exchange Offer;
(2) there shall not have occurred (a) any suspension or limitation of trading in securities generally on the BYMA or the New York Stock Exchange or minimum prices shall have been established on either such exchange, (b) any material adverse change in the prices of the Existing Notes that are the subject of the Exchange Offer, (c) a material impairment in the trading market for debt securities, (d) a declaration of a banking moratorium or suspension of payments either by Argentine, U.S. federal or New York State authorities, (e) a material escalation or commencement of a war, armed hostilities, a terrorist act or other national or international calamity directly or indirectly relating to the United States or Argentina, if the effect of any such event, in our reasonable judgment, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the Exchange Offer, (f) any change or development, including a prospective change or development, in the general economic, financial, currency exchange or market conditions in the United States, Argentina or elsewhere that, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, has or may have a material adverse effect on the market price of the Existing Notes or upon trading in the Existing Notes or upon the value of the Existing Notes to the Company or (g) in the case of any of the foregoing existing on the date hereof, a material acceleration or worsening thereof;
(3) the Trustee with respect to the Indentures for the Existing Notes and the trustee with respect to the New Indenture for the New Notes shall not have been directed by any holders of Existing Notes to object in any respect to, nor take any action that could, in our reasonable judgment, adversely affect the consummation of the Exchange Offer or the exchange of Existing Notes for New Notes under the Exchange Offer, nor shall either trustee have taken any action that challenges the validity or effectiveness of the procedures used by us in making the Exchange Offer or the exchange of Existing Notes for New Notes under the Exchange Offer; and
(4) there shall not have occurred or be likely to occur any event affecting our business or financial affairs or access to the foreign exchange market in Argentina that would or is reasonable likely to prohibit, prevent, restrict or delay completion of the Exchange Offer or that will, or is reasonably likely to, impair the contemplated benefits to us of the Exchange Offer or might be material to holders in deciding whether to participate in the Exchange Offer.
The conditions set forth above (collectively, the General Conditions) are for our sole benefit and may be waived by us, in whole or in part, in our absolute discretion at any time on or prior to the Expiration Date. Our failure at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver of any such right and each such right shall be deemed and ongoing right which may be asserted at any time and from time to time by us.
If any of the foregoing conditions are not satisfied, we may, at any time on or prior to the Expiration Date:
| ● | terminate the Exchange Offer and instruct the release of all tendered Existing Notes to the respective tendering holders; |
| ● | modify, extend or otherwise amend the Exchange Offer and retain all tendered Existing Notes until the Expiration Date, as extended subject, however, to the withdrawal rights of holders; or |
| ● | waive the unsatisfied conditions with respect to the Exchange Offer and accept all Existing Notes tendered and not previously validly withdrawn prior to the Original Expiration Date. |
Exchange Consideration
For each U.S.$1,000 principal amount of Existing Notes validly tendered at any time on or prior to the Expiration Date and not validly withdrawn by the Expiration Date, and accepted for exchange by us pursuant to the Exchange Offer, holders will be eligible to receive for each U.S.$1,000 in outstanding principal amount of Existing Notes validly tendered, a principal amount of New Notes to be informed by press release upon announcement prior to the Expiration Date, subject to proration arrangements as described in this Exchange Offer Memorandum. See Summary of the Exchange OfferPro Rata Treatment.
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Holders who do not tender their Existing Notes on or prior to the Expiration Date will not receive the Exchange Consideration.
Accrued and Unpaid Interest
Holders whose Existing Notes are accepted for exchange by us will receive in cash accrued and unpaid interest on their Existing Notes to, but not including, the Settlement Date. Interest will cease to accrue on the Settlement Date for all Existing Notes accepted in the Exchange Offer.
Securities Law Restrictions
Notice to Prospective Investors in the UK
This communication is only being distributed to and is only directed at (i) persons who are outside the UK or (ii) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the Order) or (iii) high net worth companies, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as relevant persons). The New Notes are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire the New Notes will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.
Notice to Prospective Investors in the European Economic Area and the UK
In any member state of the EEA or in the UK, this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in the EEA or in the UK within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation. This Exchange Offer Memorandum has been prepared on the basis that any offer of exchange consideration in any member state of the EEA or the UK will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Regulation from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of exchange consideration. Accordingly, any person making or intending to make any offer in a EEA member state or in the UK of exchange consideration which is the subject of the offering contemplated in this Exchange Offer Memorandum may only do so (i) in circumstances in which no obligation arises for us to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Regulation or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 23 of the Prospectus Regulation, in each case in relation to such offer. We have not authorized, nor do they or we authorise, the making of any offer of exchange consideration in circumstances in which an obligation arises for us to publish a prospectus for such offer.
The New Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investors in the EEA or in the UK. For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one or more of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (ii) a customer within the meaning of the Insurance Distribution Directive, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Regulation.
Each person in a EEA member state or in the UK who receives any communication in respect of, or who acquires any exchange consideration under, the offers contemplated in this Exchange Offer Memorandum will be deemed to have represented, warranted and agreed to and with us that:
(a) it is a qualified investor within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation; and
(b) in the case of any exchange consideration acquired by it as a financial intermediary, as that term is used in Article 5(1) of the Prospectus Regulation, (i) the exchange consideration acquired by it in the offer has not been acquired on behalf of, nor have they been acquired with a view to their offer or resale to, persons in any member state of the EEA or in the UK other than qualified investors, as that term is defined in the Prospectus Regulation; or (ii) where exchange consideration has been acquired by it on behalf of persons in any EEA member state or in the UK other than qualified investors, the offer of the exchange consideration to it is not treated under the Prospectus Regulation as having been made to such persons; and
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(c) if they are located in the UK, they are a relevant person (as this term is defined in Notice to Prospective Investors in the United Kingdom).
An Eligible EEA and UK Investor is an investor who is deemed to have satisfied the above conditions. For purposes of the foregoing paragraph, the expression an offer in relation to any exchange consideration, as the case may be, in any EEA member state or in the UK means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any exchange consideration to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the exchange consideration and the term offering shall have a correlative meaning.
The New Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities laws, and are being offered to U.S. Persons in the United States in reliance on Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act. Offers and issuances of the New Notes outside the United States will be made in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act.
For a description of restrictions on the resale or transfer of the New Notes, if any, see Transfer Restrictions.
The information contained in this Exchange Offer Memorandum is exclusively our responsibility and has not been reviewed or authorized by the CNV or any other securities commission or regulatory authority of any country, nor has the CNV or any such commission or authority passed upon the merits or fairness of the Exchange Offer Memorandum or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this Exchange Offer Memorandum or any of the other documents delivered herewith. We have not filed with the CNV a request for authorization or registration of this Exchange Offer Memorandum. In making a decision, all Holders must rely on their own review and examination of the Company.
Expiration Date; Extensions; Amendment; Termination
For the purposes of this Exchange Offer, the term Original Expiration Date means [] p.m., New York City time, on [], 2020, subject to our right to extend that time and date in our absolute discretion, in which case the Expiration Date in respect of the Exchange Offer shall be the latest time and date to which the Exchange Offer is extended.
We reserve the right, in our sole discretion and subject to applicable law, regardless of whether the conditions for the Exchange Offer are satisfied, at any time and from time to time, but prior to the Expiration Date:
| ● | to extend the Original Expiration Date or Expiration Date, as applicable, of the Exchange Offer; |
| ● | to terminate the Exchange Offer; |
| ● | to increase or decrease the 2024 Notes Tender Cap; and |
| ● | to otherwise modify the terms of the Exchange Offer in any respect. |
We reserve the right to terminate, withdraw or amend the Exchange Offer as described in this Exchange Offer Memorandum. We will give holders of Existing Notes that are the subject of the Exchange Offer notice of any amendments. If the Exchange Offer is amended in a manner that constitutes a material change with respect to the Existing Notes, we will extend the relevant Expiration Date with respect to the Exchange Offer for a period of two to ten business days, or such other period as required by applicable law, depending upon the significance of the amendment and the manner of disclosure to such holders, if the relevant Expiration Date would otherwise have occurred during that period. In accordance with and subject to Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, if we elect to decrease the amount of Existing Notes sought or increase or decrease the consideration offered, the Exchange Offer will remain open for at least ten business days from the date that the notice of such change is first published or sent to holders of the Existing Notes. Any change in the exchange amount of Existing Notes will be made available equally to all Existing Notes that are held by such holders of Existing Notes, including those that have been previously tendered. Without limiting the manner in which we may choose to make any public announcement, unless otherwise required by law or the rules and regulations of the national securities exchange where the Existing Notes are accepted to trading, we will have no obligation to publish, advertise or otherwise communicate any such public announcement other than by delivering a notice to DTC and/or its respective participants for communication to holders. Any Existing
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Notes you have tendered that we have not accepted for exchange will be returned to you promptly after the termination or expiration of the Exchange Offer.
We will promptly announce any extension, amendment or termination of the Exchange Offer. We will give notice of any extension of the relevant Expiration Date no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the business day after the previously scheduled Expiration Date. We have no other obligation to publish, advertise or otherwise communicate any information about any extension, amendment or termination, other than by delivering a notice to DTC and/or its respective participants for communication to holders and as may be required by the CNV Rules or other applicable laws.
Settlement Date
The Settlement Date is the date on which payment of the exchange consideration is made for any Existing Notes that are validly tendered prior to the Expiration Date and not validly withdrawn by the Withdrawal Deadline, and that we accept for exchange for New Notes. We expect the Settlement Date will be [], 2020. No tenders will be valid if submitted after the Expiration Date.
Additional Purchases of Existing Notes
We reserve the right, in our absolute discretion, to purchase or make offers to purchase any Existing Notes that remain outstanding subsequent to the Expiration Date and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, to purchase Existing Notes in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. The terms of any such purchase or offer could differ from the terms of the Exchange Offer. Any purchase or offer to purchase will be made in accordance with applicable law.
Procedures for Tendering Existing Notes in the Exchange Offer
The tender for exchange by an holder (and the subsequent acceptance of such tender by the Company) pursuant to one of the procedures set forth below will constitute a binding agreement between the holder and the Company in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
The Company believes that, as of the date of this Exchange Offer Memorandum, all holders hold their Existing Notes through clearing system accounts and that no Existing Notes are held in physical definitive form. Holders who hold Existing Notes through the clearing systems must tender for exchange Existing Notes through the procedures of the relevant clearing system participant and through the relevant clearing system procedures. Beneficial owners whose Existing Notes are held through a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee must contact such broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee if they wish to tender Existing Notes. Beneficial owners should be aware that their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee may establish its own earlier deadline for participation in the Exchange Offer. Accordingly, beneficial owners wishing to participate in the Exchange Offer should contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee as soon as possible in order to determine the time by which such owner must take action in order to so participate.
Existing Notes held through DTC
The Information and Exchange Agent and DTC have confirmed that the Exchange Offer is eligible for submission of tenders for exchange via ATOP with respect to book-entry notes held through DTC.
Custodial entities that are participants in DTC, must tender Existing Notes for exchange through DTCs Automated Tender Offer Program, known as the ATOP system, the rules of which the custodial entity and the beneficial owner on whose behalf the custodial entity is acting, agree to be bound. In accordance with ATOP procedures, DTC will then verify the acceptance of the Exchange Offer and send an agents message to the Information and Exchange Agent. An agents message is a message transmitted by DTC, received by the Information and Exchange Agent and forming part of the book-entry confirmation, which states that DTC has received an express acknowledgement from the holder that it has (i) received the documents relating to the Exchange Offer and (ii) will abide by the terms of the Exchange Offer.
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If a holder of Existing Notes transmits its acceptance of this Exchange Offer through ATOP, delivery of an agents message must be timely received by the Information and Exchange Agent. If a holder desires to tender for exchange its Existing Notes by the Original Expiration Date, or if extended, the Expiration Date, such holder must allow sufficient time for completion of the ATOP procedures during the normal business hours of DTC on such dates. The Company will have the right, which may be waived, to reject the defective tender of Existing Notes as invalid and ineffective.
Agents messages must be transmitted to and received by the Information and Exchange Agent prior to the Original Expiration Date or, if extended, the Expiration Date, with respect to Existing Notes held via DTC. Existing Notes will not be deemed to have been tendered for exchange via DTC until an agents message is received by the Information and Exchange Agent.
Existing Notes held through participants of Euroclear and Clearstream
Custodial entities that are participants of Euroclear and Clearstream, and which desire to tender Existing Notes for exchange, held directly or indirectly at one of such clearing systems, must instruct either Euroclear or Clearstream (as relevant) to block the Existing Notes in their account and transmit a notice of acceptance in respect of the exchange with respect to the tendered Existing Notes, which must include a confirmation of blocking, disclosure of the clearing system participant entity name and account number, and an express acknowledgement from the holder that such holder has (i) received the documents relating to the Exchange Offer, (ii) will abide by the terms of the Exchange Offer, and (iii) has made the confirmations or affirmations which are set forth herein including a direction to the relevant DTC participant to submit ATOP instructions with respect to the Exchange Offer. Such notice of acceptance (including a confirmation of blocking) must be timely transmitted by Euroclear or Clearstream via their respective U.S. DTC custodians, via DTCs ATOP with respect to the exchange.
Beneficial owners of Existing Notes held via Euroclear or Clearstream who are not direct participants of Euroclear or Clearstream must contact their custodian to arrange for their direct participants in the relevant clearing system through which they hold Existing Notes to submit the electronic acceptance and to give instructions to the relevant clearing system to block the relevant Existing Notes in accordance with the procedures of the relevant clearing system and the deadlines required by the relevant clearing system.
Euroclear or Clearstream may impose additional deadlines in order to properly process tender for exchange instructions. As part of tendering Existing Notes through Euroclear or Clearstream, holders should be aware of and comply with any such deadlines.
HOLDERS OF EXISTING NOTES SHOULD NOTE THAT EACH OF DTC, EUROCLEAR OR CLEARSTREAM IMPOSES DAILY DEADLINES FOR THE SUBMISSION OF ELECTRONIC INSTRUCTIONS. ACCORDINGLY, HOLDERS OF EXISTING NOTES WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EXCHANGE OFFER ARE ADVISED TO ENSURE THAT THEY SUBMIT, OR ARRANGE TO HAVE SUBMITTED ON THEIR BEHALF, ANY ELECTRONIC INSTRUCTION IN ADVANCE OF SUCH DEADLINES IMPOSED BY DTC, EUROCLEAR OR CLEARSTREAM, AS THE CASE MAY BE. IN ADDITION, HOLDERS OF EXISTING NOTES SHOULD CHECK WITH THE BANK, SECURITIES BROKER OR ANY OTHER INTERMEDIARY THROUGH WHICH THEY HOLD THEIR EXISTING NOTES WHETHER SUCH INTERMEDIARY APPLIES DIFFERENT DEADLINES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EXCHANGE OFFER THAN SET OUT IN THIS EXCHANGE OFFER MEMORANDUM OR, AS THE CASE MAY BE, AS IMPOSED BY DTC, EUROCLEAR OR CLEARSTREAM, AS APPLICABLE, AND THEN SHOULD FOLLOW THOSE DEADLINES.
Acceptance of Existing Notes for Exchange
For the purposes of the Exchange Offer, we will be deemed to have accepted properly tendered Existing Notes for exchange if and when we give oral (confirmed in writing) or written notice to DTC.
In all cases, issuance of New Notes for Existing Notes that are accepted for exchange will be made only:
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| ● | in the case of Existing Notes held through DTC, after timely receipt by the Information and Exchange Agent of Agents Messages via DTCs ATOP system. |
| ● | in the case of Existing Notes held through Euroclear or Clearstream, timely confirmation that Existing Notes have been tendered and blocked in the relevant holders account(s) in Euroclear or Clearstream and further confirmed as to tender for exchange by such clearing systems custodian in DTC (via DTCs ATOP); and |
| ● | all other required documents. |
Holders may submit all or part of their Existing Notes currently held.
Withdrawal of Tenders
Existing Notes validly tendered in the Exchange Offer at any time on or prior to the Expiration Date may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Withdrawal Deadline. Any Existing Notes tendered at any time prior to the Expiration Date, may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Date, but not thereafter.
To be effective, a notice of withdrawal must be received by the Information and Exchange Agent through DTCs ATOP and analogous procedures of either Euroclear or Clearstream not later than the Withdrawal Deadline.
This notice must specify:
| ● | the name and account number of the person or entity having tendered the Existing Notes to be withdrawn; and |
| ● | the principal amount of Existing Notes to be withdrawn including the name and the participant account number of the participant entity at either DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream to be credited with the withdrawn Existing Notes. |
Holders of Existing Notes are advised to inform themselves with the bank, securities broker or any other intermediary through which they hold their Existing Notes whether such intermediary would require receiving instructions to participate in, or withdraw their instruction to participate in, the Exchange Offer prior to the deadlines set out in this Exchange Offer Memorandum.
We will make a final and binding determination on all questions as to the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) of such notices. Any Existing Notes so withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for exchange for the purposes of the Exchange Offer. Any Existing Notes tendered for exchange but not exchanged for any reason will be released to the holder pursuant to the book-entry transfer procedures described above and such Existing Notes will be credited to an account maintained with the relevant clearing system for the Existing Notes promptly after withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the Exchange Offer.
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
Payments made to tendering holders may be subject to information reporting and backup withholding of U.S. federal income tax, currently at a rate of 24%. Certain holders are not subject to these information reporting and backup withholding requirements. To avoid backup withholding, U.S. Holders (as defined under TaxationCertain U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences) that do not otherwise establish an exemption should complete and return an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form W-9, certifying that the holder is a U.S. person, that the taxpayer identification number provided is correct, and that the holder is not subject to backup withholding. Holders that are non-U.S. persons may be required to complete and submit an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E or other applicable IRS Form W-8, signed under penalties of perjury, attesting to the holders foreign status. IRS forms may be obtained from the IRS website, www.irs.gov.
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Irregularities
All questions as to the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) of any instruction notice, offer to exchange Existing Notes or revocation or revision thereof or delivery of Existing Notes, will be determined by us in our sole discretion, which determination will be final and binding. We reserve the absolute right to reject any and all instruction notices not in proper form, in respect of an amount of Existing Notes offered for exchange for which any corresponding agreement by us to exchange would, in our opinion, be unlawful. We also reserve the absolute right to waive any of the conditions of the Exchange Offer or defects in instruction notices with regard to any Existing Notes.
None of the Exchange and Information Agent or we shall be under any duty to give notice to holders of Existing Notes of any irregularities in instruction notices, nor shall any of us incur any liability for failure to give such notice.
Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Holders of Existing Notes
Upon the agreement to the terms and conditions set forth herein pursuant to an agents message, a holder, or the beneficial holder of Existing Notes on behalf of which the holder has tendered, will, subject to that holders ability to withdraw its tender, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer generally, agree, effective upon the acceptance, among other things, to:
(1) irrevocably sell, assign and transfer to or upon our order or the order of our nominee all right, title and interest in and to, and any and all claims in respect of or arising or having arisen as a result of the holders status as a holder of, all Existing Notes tendered thereby, such that thereafter the holder shall have no contractual or other rights or claims in law or equity against us or any fiduciary, trustee, fiscal agent or other person connected with the Existing Notes arising under, from or in connection with those Existing Notes;
(2) waive any and all rights with respect to the Existing Notes tendered thereby, including, without limitation, any existing or past defaults and their consequences in respect of those Existing Notes;
(3) release and discharge us and the Trustee under the Indentures and paying agent for the relevant Existing Notes from any and all claims that the holder may have, now or in the future, arising out of or related to the Existing Notes tendered thereby, including, without limitation, any claims that the holder is entitled to receive principal or interest payments with respect to the Existing Notes tendered thereby, other than accrued and unpaid interest on the Existing Notes or as otherwise expressly provided in this Exchange Offer Memorandum;
(4) acknowledge and agree that such Existing Notes tendered for exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer are being transferred to us pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act.
In addition, by tendering each holder of Existing Notes shall represent, warrant and agree that:
(1) it has received and reviewed and accepts the terms of this Exchange Offer Memorandum;
(2) it is the beneficial owner of, or a duly authorized representative of one or more beneficial owners of, the Existing Notes, and it has full power and authority to submit an instruction to tender Existing Notes;
(3) it is not an Excluded Foreign Beneficiary (as defined below);
(4) the Existing Notes being tendered thereby were owned as of the date of tender, free and clear of any liens, charges, claims, encumbrances, interests and restrictions of any kind, and we will acquire good, indefeasible and unencumbered title to those Existing Notes, free and clear of all liens, charges, claims, encumbrances, interests and restrictions of any kind, if and when we accept the same;
(5) it will not sell, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise encumber or transfer any Existing Notes tendered thereby from the date of the relevant tender of Existing Notes, and any purported sale, pledge, hypothecation or other encumbrance or transfer will be void and of no effect;
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(6) the Exchange Offer is being conducted pursuant to (i) Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act with respect to U.S. Persons in the United States and (ii) Regulation S under the Securities Act outside the United States in offshore transactions and, accordingly, (A) with respect to the New Notes issued to U.S. Persons in the United States in reliance on Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, in exchange for the Existing Notes issued pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act, such New Notes may be freely transferred to third parties, except by affiliates of the Company, because the one-year holding period under Rule 144(d) will have been satisfied and (B) with respect to the New Notes issued pursuant to Regulation S, such New Notes may not be re-offered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred except (1) outside the United States in an offshore transaction complying with Rule 903 or Rule 904 of Regulation S and (2) in accordance with all applicable securities laws of the states of the United States;
(7) it is not a person to whom it is unlawful to make an invitation under the Exchange Offer under applicable securities laws;
(8) it has observed the laws of all relevant jurisdictions, obtained all requisite governmental, exchange control or other required consents, complied with all requisite formalities and paid any issue, transfer or other taxes or requisite payments due from it in each respect in connection with any offer or acceptance, in any jurisdiction and that it has not taken or omitted to take any action in breach of the representations or which will or may result in us or any other person acting in breach of the legal or regulatory requirements of any such jurisdiction in connection with the Exchange Offer;
(9) it is solely liable for any taxes and similar or related payments imposed on it under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction as a result of its participation in the Exchange Offer (except to the extent provided in this Exchange Offer Memorandum and terms of the New Notes) and agrees that it will not and does not have any right of recourse (whether by way of reimbursement, indemnity or otherwise) against us, the Information and Exchange Agent or any other person in respect of such taxes and payments;
(10) in evaluating the Exchange Offer and in making its decision whether to participate in the Exchange Offer, it has made its own independent appraisal of the matters referred to in this Exchange Offer Memorandum, and in any related communications and it is not relying on any statement, representation or warranty, express or implied, made to it by us or the Information and Exchange Agent, other than those contained in this Exchange Offer Memorandum, as amended or supplemented through the Expiration Date;
(11) the instruction to tender Existing Notes shall constitute an undertaking to execute any further documents and give any further assurances that may be required in connection with any of the foregoing, in each case on and subject to the terms and conditions described or referred to in this Exchange Offer Memorandum;
(12) the instruction to tender Existing Notes shall, subject to the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer, constitute the irrevocable appointment of the Information and Exchange Agent and an irrevocable instruction to that agent to complete and execute all or any forms of transfer and other documents at the discretion of agent in relation to the Existing Notes tendered thereby in our favor or any other person or persons as we may direct and to deliver those forms of transfer and other documents in the agents discretion and the certificates and other documents of title relating to the registration of Existing Notes and to execute all other documents and to do all other acts and things as may be in the opinion of that agent necessary or expedient for the purpose of, or in connection with, the acceptance of the Exchange Offer, and to vest in us or our nominees those Existing Notes;
(13) either (a) such holder is not (i) an employee benefit plan that is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), (ii) a plan that is subject to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), or (iii) an entity the underlying assets of which are considered to include plan assets of such plans or (b) such holders acquisition, holding and disposition of the New Notes either (i) are not a prohibited transaction under ERISA or the Code or (ii) are entitled to exemptive relief from the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA and the Code in accordance with one or more available statutory, class or individual prohibited transaction exemptions;
(14) you will indemnify us, the Information and Exchange Agent, the Trustee under the Existing Notes Indentures and the trustee under the New Indenture against any and all losses, costs, claims, liabilities, expenses, charges, actions or demands which any of us may incur or which may be made against any of us as a result of any
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breach of any of the terms of, or any of the acknowledgements, representations, warranties and/or undertakings given by holders pursuant to, the Exchange Offer.
The receipt from an holder of Existing Notes or a custodian bank, depository, broker, trust company or other nominee on its behalf, of an electronic instruction notice by the relevant clearing system will constitute instructions to debit the securities in such holders account on the Settlement Date in respect of all of the Existing Notes that such holder has submitted for exchange, upon receipt by the relevant clearing system of an instruction from the Information and Exchange Agent on our behalf to receive those Existing Notes for our account and against credit of New Notes and payment of accrued interest in respect of those Existing Notes, subject to the automatic withdrawal of those instructions in the event that the Exchange Offer is terminated by us prior to the Expiration Date or the withdrawal of such holders electronic instruction notice prior to the Withdrawal Deadline.
Each holder of Existing Notes that agrees to the terms and conditions set forth herein pursuant to an agents message will also represent, warrant and agree to the terms described under Notice to Investors.
The representations, warranties and agreements of an holder tendering Existing Notes or delivering consents will be deemed to be repeated and reconfirmed on and as of the Expiration Date, and the Settlement Date. For the purposes of this Exchange Offer Memorandum, the beneficial owner of any Existing Notes means any holder that exercises investment discretion with respect to those Existing Notes.
Governing Law
The Exchange Offer, and any documents delivered in connection therewith, will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. By submitting an instruction to tender an holder of Existing Notes irrevocably and unconditionally agrees for our benefit and for the benefit of the Information and Exchange Agent and the Argentine Dealer Manager that the federal or state courts of The Borough of Manhattan in the City and State of New York, United States of America shall have jurisdiction to settle any disputes which may arise out of or in connection with the Exchange Offer or any of the documents referred to above and that, accordingly, any suit, action or proceedings arising out of or in connection with the foregoing may be brought in such courts.
Notwithstanding the above, all matters relating to the due authorization, execution, issuance and delivery of the New Notes by us, the CNVs authorization of the public offering of the Notes in Argentina, matters relating to the legal requirements necessary in order for the New Notes to qualify as obligaciones negociables under Argentine law, and certain matters relating to the Noteholders Meeting, will be governed by the Negotiable Obligations Law, the Argentine Capital Markets Law and the Argentine Corporations Law, as amended, and other applicable Argentine laws and regulations, including without limitation, the CNV Rules.
Information and Exchange Agent
Bondholder Communications Group, LLC has been appointed as Information and Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer and is receiving a customary fee therefor, as well as reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. Questions concerning tender or consent procedures and requests for additional copies of this Exchange Offer Memorandum should be directed to the Information and Exchange Agent at the address and telephone numbers set forth on the back cover page of this Exchange Offer Memorandum. Holders of Existing Notes may also contact their custodian bank, depository, broker, trust company or other nominee for assistance concerning the Exchange Offer.
Other Fees and Expenses
We will not make any payments to brokers, dealers or other persons soliciting acceptances of the Exchange Offer other than the Argentine Dealer Manager with respect to the solicitation of tenders in the Exchange Offer outside the United States (as defined in Regulation S).
The principal solicitation is being made by mail; however, additional solicitations may be made by facsimile transmission, telephone or in person by our officers and other employees and those of our affiliates.
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Holders who tender their Existing Notes for exchange will not be required to pay any transfer taxes, except that holders who instruct us to register New Notes in the name of, or request that Existing Notes not tendered or not accepted in the Exchange Offer be released to, a person other than the registered tendering holder will be responsible for paying any applicable transfer tax.
We have retained Banco Itaú Argentina S.A. to act as Argentine dealer manager (the Argentine Dealer Manager) exclusively in Argentina in connection with the Exchange Offer. We will pay the Argentine Dealer Manager a fixed and non-contingent fee for its services and reimburse certain of its reasonable expenses. The obligation of the Argentine Dealer Manager to perform its functions is subject to customary conditions. From time to time, we or our affiliates may enter into other relationships with the Argentine Dealer Manager and its affiliates, in the ordinary course of business for which they may receive, customary fees and commissions. At any given time, the Argentine Dealer Manager may trade the Existing Notes for its accounts or for accounts of its customers and, accordingly, hold a long or short position in the Existing Notes.
The Argentine Dealer Manager may solicit any holders of Existing Notes in connection with the Exchange Offer exclusively in Argentina. The Argentine Dealer Manager does not make any recommendation to holders of Existing Notes as to whether to exchange or refrain from exchanging their Existing Notes.
Transfer Taxes
We will pay all transfer taxes and any stamp taxes or duties or registration fees, if any, applicable to the exchange of Existing Notes under the Exchange Offer. Tendering holders, however, will be required to pay any transfer taxes, whether imposed on the holder or any other person, if:
| ● | certificates representing Existing Notes for principal amounts not tendered or accepted for exchange are to be delivered to, or Existing Notes or New Notes are to be issued in the name of, any person other than the holder of Existing Notes tendered; |
| ● | Existing Notes tendered into the Exchange Offer are registered in the name of any person other than the person submitting the electronic instruction notices; or |
| ● | a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the exchange of Existing Notes under the Exchange Offer. |
If satisfactory evidence of payment of such taxes is not submitted with the electronic instruction notice, the amount of such transfer taxes will be billed to that tendering holder.
Other
| ● | We are not aware of any governmental or regulatory approvals that are required in order to complete the Exchange Offer. |
| ● | Participation in the Exchange Offer is voluntary. |
| ● | Holders of Existing Notes are urged to consult their financial and tax advisers in making their own decisions on what action to take. See Taxation. |
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COMPARISON OF THE NEW NOTES WITH THE EXISTING NOTES
The following description is a summary of, and does not purport to include all of the information that may be important to holders of Existing Notes and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, with respect to the Existing Notes, the Existing Notes Indentures, and with respect the New Notes, Description of the New Notes.. Capitalized terms used herein have the meaning given to them in the Indenture or in Description of the New Notes. as the case may be.
The terms of the New Notes shall be substantially similar to the terms of the Existing Notes except for the following selected terms. Dates included are indicative based on the expected issue date:
| Existing Notes | New Notes | |||||
| 2021 Notes | 2024 Notes | |||||
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| Final Maturity |
July 10, 2021. |
March 21, 2024. |
[●], 2027. | |||
| Payment of Principal | In two equal instalments on July 10, 2020, and July 10, 2021. |
Single payment at maturity on March 21, 2024. |
Single payment at maturity in 2027. | |||
| Interest Payment Dates | July 10 and January 10 of each year, beginning on January 10, 2016. |
September 21 and March 21 of each year, commencing on September 21, 2017. |
October [●] and April [●] of each year, commencing on October [●], 2020. | |||
| Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness | We (and our Restricted Subsidiaries) may not Incur any additional Indebtedness unless, among other conditions provided in the 2015 Indenture, each of our Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio and our Unconsolidated Interest Coverage Ratio after giving effect to such Incurrence are no less than 2.0 to 1.0. |
Same as New Notes. |
We (and our Restricted Subsidiaries) may not Incur any additional Indebtedness unless, among other conditions provided in the New Indenture, the ratio of (x) the Companys Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the end of the Latest Completed Quarter to (y) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, would be no less than 2.0 to 1.0 and (iii) the Companys Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio would be no less than 1.5 to 1.0. | |||
| Permitted Indebtedness includes: |
Permitted Indebtedness includes: | |||||
| (A) an acquisition debt basket is set at the greater of (x) U.S.$ 90.0 million and (y) 15% of our total Consolidated Tangible Assets, and not subject to receipt of any equity contributions; |
(A) an acquisition debt basket is set at (x) in the case of otherwise non-recourse mortgage financings with limited recourse to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, the greater of (x) | |||||
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(B) the incurrence of subordinated indebtedness limited to Subordinated Indebtedness;
(C) Indebtedness Incurred in connection with any Project Financing; and
(D) additional Indebtedness in an aggregate outstanding principal amount that does not exceed U.S.$ 30 million, and not subject to any fixed assets to net debt ratio. |
U.S.$ 90.0 million and (y) 15% of our total Consolidated Tangible Assets, and (y) in the case of recourse debt, the greater of (x) U.S.$ 75.0 million and (y) 12% of the Companys total Consolidated Tangible Assets, in each of the cases of (x) and (y), not subject to receipt of any equity contributions, in each case calculated as of the end of the Latest Completed Quarter;
(B) Indebtedness consisting solely of Liens of Capital Stock or other securities of an Unrestricted Subsidiary that secure obligations of such Unrestricted Subsidiary or any of its subsidiaries;
(C) Indebtedness Incurred in connection with any Project Financing; and
(D) additional Indebtedness in an aggregate outstanding principal amount that does not exceed the greater of (x) U.S.$30.0 million and (y) 5% of the Companys Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the end of the Latest Completed Quarter. | |||||
| Limitation on Restricted Payments | The calculation of our Restricted Payment capacity is based on a calculation of Consolidated Net Income that excludes gains or losses from the revaluation of investment properties, among others. |
The calculation of our Restricted Payment capacity is based on a calculation of Adjusted Consolidated Net Income that excludes any unrealized gain or loss from the revaluation of investment properties, any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from currency transaction or translation gains or losses, to the extent such gain or losses are non-cash items and any income taxes (including deferred taxes) to the extent in excess of cash payments made in respect of such income taxes, among others, |
The calculation of our Restricted Payment capacity is based on a calculation of Adjusted Consolidated Net Income that excludes any unrealized gain or loss from the revaluation of investment properties, any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from currency transaction or translation gains or losses, to the extent such gain or losses are non-cash items and any income taxes (including deferred taxes) to the extent in excess of cash payments made in respect of such income taxes, among others, | |||
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| including a general basket of Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when made, taken together with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to such basket (in the case of Investments, at the time outstanding) not to exceed the greater of (x) U.S.$10.0 million and (y) 2% of the Companys Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the end of the Latest Completed Quarter. |
including a general basket of Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when made, taken together with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to such basket (in the case of Investments, at the time outstanding) not to exceed the greater of (x) U.S.$30.0 million and (y) 5% of the Companys Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the end of the Latest Completed Quarter. | |||||
| For purposes of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments the U.S. Dollar- equivalent amount of the cumulative Adjusted Consolidated Net Income of the Company shall be equal to the sum of each Adjusted Consolidated Net Income of the Company as of the end of each applicable fiscal quarter of the Company calculated based on the ask price (billete vendedor) published by the Banco de la Nación Argentina in effect as of the end of each applicable fiscal quarter, or, if on such date such rate is not quoted, as of the last day on which such rate was quoted preceding such day. | ||||||
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Permitted Investments include (i) U.S. and Argentine government securities with any maturity date, (ii) Investments by us or any of our Restricted Subsidiary in any Person (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, a Restricted Subsidiary) engaged in a Permitted Business; provided that we (or our Restricted Subsidiaries) (x) are primarily responsible for the development (to the extent |
Same as New Notes. |
Permitted Investments include (i) U.S. and Argentine government securities with any maturity date, (ii) Investments by us or any of our Restricted Subsidiary in any Person (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, a Restricted Subsidiary) engaged in a Permitted Business; provided that we (or our Restricted Subsidiaries) (x) are primarily responsible for the development (to the extent the relevant real estate project is undeveloped) | ||||
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| the relevant real estate project is undeveloped) and/or management of the related real estate project(s), (y) maintain an equity ownership interest in such Person of no less than 20% of such Persons total Capital Stock, or, if less than such percentage, to the extent such Investment, together with all other Investments incurred under clause (17)(i) of the definition of Permitted Investments, that are less than such percentage, do not exceed in aggregate at the time of such Investment U.S.$75.0 million outstanding at any one time (with the Fair Market Value of such Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) and (z) comply with the covenant set forth under Certain CovenantsLimitation on Asset Sales with respect to any direct or indirect sale, transfer or other dispositions of the Investment in such Person and (iii) (A) Investments by us or any of our Restricted Subsidiary in any Person (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, a Restricted Subsidiary) engaged in a Permitted Business; provided that (x) such Investment, together with all other Investments incurred under clause (17)(ii) of the definition of Permitted Investments, do not exceed U.S.$50.0 million in the aggregate at the time of such Investment, (y) maintain an equity ownership interest in such Person of no less than 20% of such Persons total Capital Stock and (z) comply with the covenant set forth under Certain CovenantsLimitation on Asset Sales |
and/or management of the related real estate project(s), (y) maintain an equity ownership interest in such Person of no less than 20% of such Persons total Capital Stock, or, if less than such percentage, to the extent such Investment, together with all other Investments incurred under clause (18)(i) of the definition of Permitted Investments, that are less than such percentage, do not exceed in aggregate at the time of such Investment the greater of (i) U.S.$75.0 million and (ii) 12% of the Companys Total Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the end of the Latest Completed Quarter (with the Fair Market Value of such Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) and (z) comply with the covenant set forth under Certain Covenants Limitation on Asset Sales with respect to any direct or indirect sale, transfer or other dispositions of the Investment in such Person and (iii) (A) Investments by us or any of our Restricted Subsidiary in any Person (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, a Restricted Subsidiary) engaged in a Permitted Business; provided that (x) such Investment, together with all other Investments incurred under clause (18)(ii) of the definition of Permitted Investments, do not exceed in the aggregate at the time of such Investment the greater of (i) U.S.$50.0 million and (ii) 8% of the Companys Total Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the end of the Latest Completed Quarter (with the Fair Market Value |
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| with respect to any direct or indirect sale, transfer or other dispositions of the Investment in such Person, and (B) Investments by us or any of our Restricted Subsidiary in any Person (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, a Restricted Subsidiary); provided that (x) such Investment, together with all other Investments incurred under clause (17)(iii) of the definition of Permitted Investments, do not exceed in aggregate at the time of such Investment U.S.$25.0 million outstanding at any one time (with the Fair Market Value of such Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) and (y) we and our Restricted Subsidiaries comply with the covenant set forth under Certain CovenantsLimitation on Asset Sales with respect to any direct or indirect sale, transfer or other dispositions of the Investment in such Person. |
of such Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), (y) maintain an equity ownership interest in such Person of no less than 20% of such Persons total Capital Stock and (z) comply with the covenant set forth under Certain CovenantsLimitation on Asset Sales with respect to any direct or indirect sale, transfer or other dispositions of the Investment in such Person, and (B) Investments by us or any of our Restricted Subsidiary in any Person (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, a Restricted Subsidiary); provided that (x) such Investment, together with all other Investments incurred under clause (18)(iii) of the definition of Permitted Investments, do not exceed in the aggregate at the time of such Investment the greater of (i) U.S.$30.0 million and (ii) 5% of the Companys Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the end of the Latest Completed Quarter (with the Fair Market Value of such Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) and (y) we and our Restricted Subsidiaries comply with the covenant set forth under Certain CovenantsLimitation on Asset Sales with respect to any direct or indirect sale, transfer or other dispositions of the Investment in such Person. | |||||
| Definition of Investment | ||||||
| The definition of Investment excludes: (i) accounts receivable, trade credit, and advances and other extensions of credit to |
Same as 2021 Notes |
The definition of Investment excludes: (i) accounts receivable, trade credit, and advances and other extensions of credit to | ||||
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| customers, employees and other Persons in the ordinary course of business; (ii) Hedging Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business and in compliance with the 2015 Indenture; (iii) endorsements of negotiable instruments in the ordinary course of business; (iv) guarantees made in compliance with Sections 3.12 and 3.18; and (v) investments consisting of purchases of real property, inventory, supplies, material or equipment or purchase of contract rights or licenses, leases or intellectual property, in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice. |
customers, employees and other Persons in the ordinary course of business; (ii) Hedging Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business and in compliance with the New Indenture; (iii) endorsements of negotiable instruments in the ordinary course of business; (iv) guarantees made in compliance with Sections 3.12 and 3.18; (v) investments consisting of purchases of real property, inventory, supplies, material or equipment or purchase of contract rights or licenses, leases or intellectual property, in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice; and (vi) any purchase or acquisition by such Person of Indebtedness of another Person in the ordinary course of business (a) that is secured by a mortgage or other Lien encumbering real property and/or the equity interests of the Person owning such real property and not by any other unrelated property, (b) whereby the sole obligor with respect to such Indebtedness is the Person that owns the real property subject to the mortgage or other Lien, and (c) that is acquired for the principal purpose of exercising remedies and otherwise obtaining control or ownership over the real property subject to the mortgage or other Lien by foreclosure, a conveyance in lieu of foreclosure, a bankruptcy or otherwise; provided, however, that any amount of such Indebtedness that at the time of the purchase of the acquisition is in excess of the Fair Market Value of |
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| the real property subject to the mortgage or other Lien securing such Indebtedness as determined by an Independent Financial Advisor shall be deemed an Investment for the purposes of the New Indenture. | ||||||
| Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions | Our Restricted Subsidiaries cannot, directly or indirectly, permit create or permit any encumbrance or restriction on their ability to pay dividends, make loans or transfer any property or assets to the Company except for certain exception provided for in the 2015 Indenture. |
Same as New Notes. |
Our Restricted Subsidiaries cannot, directly or indirectly, permit create or permit any encumbrance or restriction on their ability to pay dividends, make loans or transfer any property or assets to the Company except for certain exceptions provided for in the New Indenture, which include encumbrances or restrictions contained in the terms of Indebtedness entered into after the Issue Date so long as such encumbrances or restrictions included therein either: (i) are no more restrictive in any material respect taken as a whole with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary than encumbrances or restrictions contained in the New Indenture as of the Issue Date, or (ii) will not materially impair the Companys ability to make payments on the Notes when due, in the case of each of (i) and (ii), in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company as certified to the Trustee in an officers certificate at the time such encumbrances or restrictions are agreed to. | |||
| Permitted Liens |
Permitted Liens include, among others, (A) a general basket for Liens securing Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount outstanding of U.S.$ 30.0 million and (B) |
Same as New Notes. |
Permitted Liens include, among others, (A) a general basket for Liens securing Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount outstanding not exceeding the greater of | |||
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| Liens securing or providing for the payment of Indebtedness Incurred in connection with any Project Financing, in accordance with the 2015 Indenture. |
(x) U.S.$30.0 million and (y) 5% of the Companys Consolidated Tangible Assets, and (B) Liens securing or providing for the payment of Indebtedness Incurred in connection with any Project Financing, in accordance with the New Indenture. | |||||
| Reports to Holders and Other Information | The Company will provide the Trustee with: (i) annual audited consolidated financial statements; (ii) quarterly financial statements; (iii) an Officers certificate stating whether a Default or Event of Default exists on the date of such certificate; (iv) summaries of other reports or notices relating to material events or developments (hechos relevantes) as may be filed or submitted by the Company; and (v) upon the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default, an Officers Certificate setting forth the details and the action the Company proposes to take. |
Same as 2021 Notes |
The Company will provide the Trustee with: (i) annual audited consolidated financial statements; (ii) quarterly financial statements; (iii) an Officers certificate stating (a) that the Company is, to the best knowledge of such officer, in compliance with all conditions and covenants set forth in the New Indenture (for purposes of this paragraph, such compliance shall be determined without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice under the New Indenture) and (b) whether a Default or Event of Default exists on the date of such certificate; (iv) summaries of other reports or notices relating to material events or developments (hechos relevantes) as may be filed or submitted by the Company; and (v) upon the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default, an Officers Certificate setting forth the details and the action the Company proposes to take. The Company shall transmit to all holders, in the manner and to the extent provided in the Trust Indenture Act Section 313(c), within 30 days after the filing thereof with the Trustee, such summaries of any information, documents and reports required to be filed by the Company | |||
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| pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act Sections 314(a)(1) and (2) (including, without limitation, those of paragraphs (1) and (3) of this Section 3.8(a) of the New Indenture) as may be required by rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the SEC. | ||||||
| Duties of the Trustee. | Except during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in the 2015 Indenture and in the Trust Indenture Act, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into the 2015 Indenture against the Trustee; and in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any statements, certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of the 2015 Indenture; but in the case of any such statements, certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of the 2015 Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts, statements, opinions or conclusions stated therein). |
Same as 2021 Notes |
Except during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in the New Indenture and in the Trust Indenture Act, shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into the New Indenture against the Trustee; and in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any statements, certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of the New Indenture; but in the case of any such statements, certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of the New Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts, statements, opinions or conclusions stated therein). | |||
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| Eligibility for Appointment as Trustee | The Trustee hereunder shall at all times be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act to act as such, having a combined capital and surplus of at least U.S.$50,000,000, authorized under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is doing business to exercise corporate trust powers, and subject to supervision or examination by federal, state, territorial or other governmental authority. If such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to the law or to the requirements of such federal, state, territorial or other governmental authority, then for the purposes of this Section and to the extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. |
Same as 2021 Notes. |
The Trustee hereunder shall at all times be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (including, without limitation, Sections 310(a)(1), (2) and (5)) to act as such, having a combined capital and surplus of at least U.S.$50,000,000, authorized under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is doing business to exercise corporate trust powers, and subject to supervision or examination by federal, state, territorial or other governmental authority. If such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to the law or to the requirements of such federal, state, territorial or other governmental authority, then for the purposes of this Section and to the extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. | |||
| Reports by the Trustee | Subsequent to the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall transmit to Holders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions under the Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant thereto. Subsequent to the qualification of the 2015 Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, if required by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall, within sixty (60) days after each May 15 following the date of the Indenture deliver to Holders a brief report, dated as of such |
Subsequent to the qualification of the New Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall transmit to Holders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions under the New Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (including, without limitation, Sections 313(a), (b) and (c)) at the times and in the manner provided pursuant thereto. Subsequent to the qualification of the New Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, if required by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall, within sixty (60) days after each May 15 following |
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| May 15, which complies with the provisions of such Section 313(a) (but if no event described in Section 313(a) has occurred within the twelve (12) months preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted). |
the date of the New Indenture deliver to Holders a brief report, dated as of such May 15, which complies with the provisions of such Section 313(a) (but if no event described in Section 313(a) has occurred within the twelve (12) months preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted). | |||||
| Suspension of Covenants | We (and our Restricted Subsidiaries), during any period of time that (i) the New Notes have Investment Grade Rating from at least one (1) Rating Agency and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, will not be subject to the certain covenants under the 2015 Indenture. |
Same as New Notes. |
We (and our Restricted Subsidiaries), during any period of time that (i) the New Notes have Investment Grade Rating from at least one (1) Rating Agency and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, will not be subject to the certain covenants under the New Indenture. | |||
| Any Indebtedness Incurred during the Suspension Period would not be so permitted to be Incurred pursuant to the first or second paragraph of Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness, such Indebtedness will be deemed to have been outstanding on the Issue Date, so that it is classified under clause (2)(a) of the second paragraph of Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness. | ||||||
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Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences
The following discussion summarizes certain U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. Holders (as defined below) of the Exchange Offer made pursuant to this Exchange Offer Memorandum and the ownership and disposition of New Notes acquired in the Exchange Offer. The following does not address the U.S. federal income tax consequences to subsequent purchasers of the ownership or disposition of the New Notes. This discussion is based on the Code, U.S. Treasury regulations, published administrative interpretations of the IRS and judicial decisions, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. We have not received, nor will we receive, any rulings from the IRS with respect to any of the matters summarized in this discussion. Therefore, there is no assurance that the IRS or a court would agree with the treatment of the Exchange Offer and the ownership and disposition of New Notes acquired in the Exchange Offer described below. This discussion does not consider all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to a particular U.S. Holder. Further, the tax treatment of a U.S. Holder may vary depending on that holders particular situation. This discussion does not address the tax consequences that may be relevant to U.S. Holders subject to special tax rules, including partnerships and other pass-through entities and partners or members therein, insurance companies, tax-exempt entities, employee stock ownership plans, banks, regulated investment companies, brokers, dealers in securities or currencies, persons in whose hands the Existing Notes or the New Notes are not capital assets, persons that have hedged (or will hedge) the risk of holding Existing Notes or the New Notes, persons subject to the alternative minimum tax, persons that hold Existing Notes (or will hold New Notes) as part of (or in connection with) a straddle or conversion transaction, or as part of a synthetic security or other integrated financial transaction, U.S. expatriates, nonresident alien individuals present in the United States for more than 182 days in a taxable year, persons that have a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar, and persons that use the mark-to-market method of accounting. In addition, this discussion addresses only U.S. federal income tax consequences, and does not address consequences under state, local or foreign tax laws, or any aspect of U.S. federal taxation other than U.S. federal income taxation, such as estate and gift tax laws or the Medicare tax on net investment income. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of the Exchange Offer and the ownership and disposition of New Notes acquired in the Exchange Offer, including the application of U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax laws to their specific circumstances.
For purposes of this discussion, U.S. Holder means a beneficial owner of Existing Notes or New Notes issued in the Exchange Offer that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a citizen or resident of the United States or a domestic corporation or that otherwise is subject to U.S. federal income taxation on a net income basis in respect of the Existing Notes or New Notes.
Book/Tax Conformity
U.S. Holders that use an accrual method of accounting for tax purposes (accrual method holders) generally are required to include certain amounts in income no later than the time such amounts are reflected on certain financial statements (the book/tax conformity rule). The application of the book/tax conformity rule thus may require the accrual of income earlier than would be the case under the general tax rules described below. It is not entirely clear to what types of income the book/tax conformity rule applies, or, in some cases, how the rule is to be applied if it is applicable. However, recently released proposed regulations generally would exclude, among other items, original issue discount and market discount (in either case, whether or not de minimis) from the applicability of the book/tax conformity rule. Although the proposed regulations generally will not be effective until taxable years beginning after the date on which they are issued in final form, taxpayers generally are permitted to elect to rely on their provisions currently. Accrual method holders should consult with their tax advisors regarding the potential applicability of the book/tax conformity rule to their particular situation.
Tax Consequences of Exchanging Existing Notes for New Notes in the Exchange Offer
Overview
Under applicable Treasury regulations, the exchange of an existing debt instrument for a new debt instrument is treated as an exchange for U.S. federal income tax purposes if the terms of the new instrument
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constitute a significant modification from the terms of the old instrument. The modification or exchange of a debt instrument will constitute a significant modification if the modified or newly issued instrument differs materially either in kind or in extent from the original debt instrument.
Under the regulations, a change in yield of a debt instrument is a significant modification if the yield of the new instrument (determined taking into account any accrued interest and any payments made to the holder as consideration for the modification) varies from the yield on the exchanged instrument (determined as of the date of the exchange) by more than 5% of the annual yield of the exchanged instrument or, if greater, 25 basis points. The yield of the exchanged instrument is calculated based on the adjusted issue price, and may differ from the yield at which the instrument is trading in the market. Additionally, a change in the timing of payments on a debt instrument is a significant modification if the change in timing of payments (including any resulting change in the amount of payments) results in the material deferral of scheduled payments either through an extension of the final maturity or through deferral of payments due prior to maturity. The materiality of the deferral depends on all the facts and circumstances, including the length of the deferral, the original term of the instrument, the amounts of the payments that are deferred, and the time period between the modification and the actual deferral of payments.
Based on the foregoing rules, the Company believes the exchange of Existing Notes for New Notes should result in a significant modification, and thus should be treated as an exchange for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The remainder of this discussion assumes such treatment.
Treatment of the Exchange as a Recapitalization
The tax consequences of an exchange of Existing Notes for New Notes will depend on whether the exchange constitutes a recapitalization. The exchange will qualify as a tax-free recapitalization for U.S. federal income tax purposes if both the Existing Notes and the New Notes are securities for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Whether a debt instrument constitutes a security is determined based on all the facts and circumstances, but most authorities have held that the length of the term of a debt instrument is an important factor in determining whether the instrument is a security for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Applicable authorities generally provide that an instrument with a term of less than five years generally is not a security, but that longer-term debt instruments often qualify as securities. Accordingly, the exchange of Existing Notes for New Notes should qualify as a recapitalization, and the following discussion assumes such treatment.
A U.S. Holder that participates in the Exchange Offer will be treated as receiving (i) the amount realized in the exchange and (ii) accrued and unpaid interest on the U.S. Holders Existing Notes. Accrued and unpaid interest on the Existing Notes will be taxed as ordinary interest income from foreign sources (to the extent not previously included in income) to the full extent of the amount accrued, even if a U.S. Holder receives cash in a lesser amount as a result of pre-issuance accrued interest on the New Notes, and not as part of the amount realized in the exchange.
Under the rules applicable to recapitalizations, a U.S. Holder generally will recognize gain, but not loss, equal to the lesser of (i) the fair market value of any excess principal amount received (boot) and (ii) the gain realized by the U.S. Holder. The excess principal amount is the excess of the principal amount of New Notes received over the principal amount of Existing Notes surrendered for those New Notes. The gain realized by a U.S. Holder is equal to the excess of (i) the amount realized in the exchange, which generally will be the issue price of the New Notes multiplied by the principal amount of New Notes received in the exchange over (ii) the U.S. Holders adjusted tax basis in the Existing Notes surrendered in the exchange. Because the New Notes issued in the Exchange Offer will be part of the same issue for U.S. federal income tax purposes as the New Notes issued in the Concurrent Offering, all of the New Notes (including the New Notes issued in the Exchange Offer) will have an issue price equal to the first price at which a substantial amount of the New Notes issued in the Concurrent Offering were sold to the public for cash. We expect that the New Notes will be considered publicly traded for U.S. federal income tax purposes as of the Settlement Date.
Subject to the discussion of market discount below, any gain recognized in the exchange generally will be U.S. source capital gain and will be long-term capital gain if the U.S. Holders holding period for the Existing Notes exceeded one year at the time of the exchange. Certain non-corporate U.S. Holders are eligible for preferential rates of U.S. federal income taxation in respect of long-term capital gains.
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A U.S. Holders initial tax basis in the portion of New Notes that are not treated as boot will be the same as the U.S. Holders tax basis in the Existing Notes allocated thereto, increased by the amount of gain recognized by the U.S. Holder in the exchange, if any, and decreased by the amount of boot that is received by the U.S. Holder. A U.S. Holders holding period for this portion of the New Notes will include its holding period for the Existing Notes surrendered therefor. The portion of the New Notes treated as boot will have an initial tax basis in a U.S. Holders hands equal to the fair market value of those New Notes and will have a holding period that begins the day after the Settlement Date. Therefore, a U.S. Holder exchanging Existing Notes for New Notes may have split basis and holding periods in its New Notes.
In the case of a U.S. Holder that acquired Existing Notes with market discount, as described below under Tax Consequences of Holding and Disposing of the New NotesSale, Exchange, Redemption or Other Disposition of the New Notes, and has not elected to include market discount in income on a current basis, gain recognized by the U.S. Holder under the rules described above will be treated as ordinary income to the extent of the market discount that has accrued at the time when those Existing Notes are exchanged for New Notes. Such amount treated as ordinary income should be treated as foreign-source income for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Any accrued market discount on the Existing Notes that is not recognized as described in the preceding sentence will carry over to the New Notes, other than the portion of the New Notes treated as boot, and will be subject to the rules described below under Tax Consequences of Holding and Disposing of the New NotesSale, Exchange, Redemption or Other Disposition of the New Notes.
Tax Consequences of Holding and Disposing of the New Notes
Interest Payments on the New Notes
Interest paid on the New Notes (including any foreign withholding tax imposed on, and additional amounts paid with respect to, such payments) will be taxable to a U.S. Holder as ordinary interest income at the time that such payments are accrued or are received (in accordance with the U.S. Holders method of tax accounting), other than amounts received in respect of pre-issuance accrued interest on the New Notes, which generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax. We expect, and the rest of this discussion assumes, that the New Notes will not be issued with original issue discount (OID) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If the New Notes are issued with OID, U.S. Holders generally must accrue OID in gross income over the term of the New Notes on a constant yield to maturity basis, regardless of their regular method of tax accounting or when they receive cash attributable to that income.
Interest payments on the New Notes generally will constitute foreign-source income for U.S. federal income tax purposes and will be categorized as passive category income (or, in the case of certain U.S. Holders, general category income) for purposes of computing the foreign tax credit allowable under the U.S. federal income tax laws. A U.S. Holder may be able, subject to certain generally applicable limitations, to claim a foreign tax credit (or, alternatively, a deduction if the U.S. Holder has elected to deduct all foreign income taxes for that taxable year) for any Argentine withholding taxes imposed on payments of interest. The rules relating to foreign tax credits and the timing thereof are complex, and U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors with regard to the availability of foreign tax credits and the application of the foreign tax credit limitations to their particular situation.
Sale, Exchange, Redemption or Other Disposition of the New Notes
Upon the disposition of a New Note by sale, exchange, redemption or otherwise, a U.S. Holder generally will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between (i) the amount realized on the disposition (other than amounts attributable to accrued interest, which will be taxable as such) and (ii) the holders adjusted tax basis in the New Note at the time of the disposition. A holders adjusted tax basis in a New Note will generally be its initial tax basis (as described above under Tax Consequences of Exchanging Existing Notes for New Notes in the Exchange OfferTreatment of the Exchange as a Recapitalization), increased by any market discount previously included in income and reduced by any bond premium previously amortized. Subject to the market discount discussion below, any gain or loss generally will be U.S. source capital gain or loss. Any capital gain or loss recognized upon disposition of a New Note will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holders holding period for the New Note exceeded one year at the time of the disposition. Certain non-corporate U.S. Holders are eligible for preferential rates
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of U.S. federal income taxation in respect of long-term capital gains. The ability of a U.S. Holder to deduct a capital loss is subject to limitations under the Code.
As described above under Tax Consequences of Exchanging Existing Notes for New Notes in the Exchange OfferTreatment of the Exchange as a Recapitalization), a U.S. Holder that acquired Existing Notes with market discount may have market discount on the New Notes, under the rules applicable to recapitalizations. A U.S. Holder generally will be treated as having acquired the Existing Notes with market discount if it purchased them for an amount less than their stated principal amount and such difference is not less than a statutory de minimis amount. In addition, a U.S. Holder may also be treated as having acquired the Existing Notes with market discount if such holder received the Existing Notes in a prior recapitalization in exchange for other debt obligations that were themselves acquired with market discount. Any gain recognized upon the disposition of a New Note that was acquired with market discount generally will be treated as ordinary income to the extent of the market discount that has accrued at the time of the disposition. Such amount treated as ordinary income should be treated as foreign-source income for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Generally, a U.S. Holder may elect to include market discount in income on a current basis as it accrues (on either a ratable or constant-yield basis), in lieu of treating the portion of any gain realized on a sale of a New Note attributable to accrued market discount as ordinary income. In addition, a U.S. Holder would be required to defer the deduction of a portion of any interest paid on any indebtedness incurred or maintained to purchase or carry the New Note unless the U.S. Holder elects to include market discount on a current basis. Any such election, if made, applies to all market discount bonds acquired by the taxpayer on or after the first day of the first taxable year to which such election applies and is revocable only with the consent of the IRS.
If a U.S. Holders initial tax basis in a New Note is greater than its stated principal amount, the U.S. Holder will be considered to have acquired the New Note with amortizable bond premium. A U.S. Holder may elect to amortize the premium (as an offset to interest income), using a constant-yield method, over the remaining term of the New Note. This election, once made, generally applies to all bonds held or subsequently acquired by the U.S. Holder on or after the first taxable year to which the election applies and may not be revoked without the consent of the IRS. However, because the New Notes may be redeemed by us prior to maturity at a premium, special rules apply that may reduce, eliminate or defer the amount of premium that a U.S. Holder may amortize with respect to a New Note. A U.S. Holder that elects to amortize bond premium must reduce its tax basis in a New Note by the amount of the premium amortized during its holding period. With respect to a U.S. Holder that does not elect to amortize bond premium, the amount of bond premium will be included in the U.S. Holders tax basis when the New Note matures or is disposed of by the U.S. Holder. Therefore, a U.S. Holder that does not elect to amortize such premium and that holds the New Note to maturity generally will be required to treat the premium as capital loss when the New Note matures. U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors about the election to amortize bond premium.
Specified Foreign Financial Assets
Certain U.S. Holders that own specified foreign financial assets with an aggregate value in excess of U.S.$50,000 at the end of the year, or U.S.$75,000 at any time, are generally required to file an information statement along with their tax returns, currently on IRS Form 8938, with respect to such assets. Specified foreign financial assets include any financial accounts held at a non-U.S. financial institution, as well as securities issued by a non-U.S. issuer (which may include New Notes) that are not held in accounts maintained by financial institutions. Higher reporting thresholds apply to certain individuals living abroad and to certain married individuals. Regulations extend this reporting requirement to certain entities that are treated as formed or availed of to hold direct or indirect interests in specified foreign financial assets based on certain objective criteria. U.S. Holders who fail to report the required information could be subject to substantial penalties. In addition, the statute of limitations for assessment of tax would be suspended, in whole or part. Prospective investors should consult their own tax advisors concerning the application of these rules to their investment in the notes, including the application of the rules to their particular circumstances.
Backup Withholding and Information Reporting
Information returns will be filed with the IRS in connection with payments on the Existing Notes and the New Notes made to, and the proceeds of dispositions of Existing Notes and New Notes effected by, certain U.S. taxpayers. In addition, certain U.S. taxpayers may be subject to backup withholding in respect of such amounts if they do not provide their taxpayer identification numbers to the person from whom they receive payments and certify
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that they are not subject to backup withholding. Non-U.S. taxpayers may be required to comply with applicable certification procedures to establish that they are not U.S. taxpayers in order to avoid the application of such information reporting requirements and backup withholding. The amount of any backup withholding from a payment to a U.S. or non-U.S. taxpayer will be allowed as a credit against the holders U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle the holder to a refund, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.
Argentine Federal Tax Considerations
General
The following is a general summary of the principal Argentine federal income tax consequences that would arise as a result of the participation in and acceptance of the Exchange Offer by holders of Existing Notes.
This summary is based on the Argentine tax laws and the regulations in effect on the date of this Exchange Offer Memorandum, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect, or to new or different interpretations, which could affect the continued validity of this general summary. While this summary reflects a reasonable interpretation of Argentine laws and regulations in effect at the date of this Exchange Offer Memorandum, there can be no assurance that the Argentine tax authorities or courts will agree with this interpretation.
This summary does not address all of the Argentine tax consequences that may be applicable to specific holders of the Existing Notes and does not purport to be a comprehensive description of all the Argentine tax considerations that may be relevant to a decision to participate in the Exchange Offer.
Holders of the Existing Notes should consult with their own tax advisors regarding the particular consequences that would arise as a result of their participation in and acceptance of the Exchange Offer under the federal laws of Argentina or any other jurisdiction or under any applicable double taxation treaty.
Exchange of Existing Notes for New Notes
For the purpose of this section we understand that the Existing Notes were issued in accordance with the Negotiable Obligations Law and qualify for tax exempt treatment under Article 36 thereof (the Article 36 Exemption). Therefore, the following tax regulations should apply.
Non-Argentine holders
Under the provisions of subsection u) of the Article 26 of the Income Tax Law, capital gains derived from the sale, exchange, conversion or other disposition of negotiable obligations (e.g., the Existing Notes and the New Notes) obtained by non-Argentine residents are exempt from income tax to the extent that such non-Argentine residents do not reside in non-cooperative jurisdictions and the funds invested do not come from non-cooperative jurisdictions. In addition, Article 33 of the Law No. 27,541 recently restored the validity of the Article 36 Exemption that on the other hand, exempts from Income Tax the results derived from the sale, exchange, conversion or other disposition of negotiable obligation (e.g., the Existing Notes and the New Notes) if the conditions of the Article 36 of the Negotiable Obligations Law are complied with.
Article 33 of Law No. 27,541 clarifies that non-Argentine residents would not be subject to the provisions of section 28 of the Income Tax Law or section 106 of Law No. 11,683 (as restated in 1998, as amended) which restrict the application of exemptions when this could result in a transfer of income to foreign tax authorities
Payment of accrued and unpaid interest on the Existing Notes accepted in the Exchange Offer would not be subject to income tax withholding if the Article 36 Exemption and the exemption under subsection u) of Article 26 of the Income Tax Law were to be applicable.
According to Article 249 of the Regulatory Decree of the Income Tax Law, the transfer of any notes made by non-Argentine residents that do not qualify for the Article 36 Exemption or that are not exempt under subsection u) of the Article 26 of the Income Tax Law would be subject to capital gains tax. The taxable base would be: (i) the 90% of the sums paid (net presumed income) or, as the case may be, (ii) the net profit obtained by deducting from the gross profit paid the expenses incurred in Argentina necessary for obtaining, maintaining and preserving it, as well
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such as the deductions admitted by the tax law and recognized by the tax administration. In such case, according to Article 250 of the Regulatory Decree of the Income Tax, the tax rate applicable would be 5% in the case of Peso-denominated notes without a revaluation clause and 15% in the case of Peso-denominated notes with a revaluation clause or foreign currency-denominated securities (as the Existing Notes and the New Notes). If the non-Argentine residents reside in non-cooperative jurisdictions or the funds come from non-cooperative jurisdictions, the tax rate would be 35%.
It is important to highlight that, as a result of the recent enactment of Law No. 27,541 , certain clarifications and definitions are still pending (for example, the validity and scope of the exemptions re-established by the aforementioned law) that are expected to be issued to brevity.
Argentine resident individuals
In view of the tax reforms introduced by Laws No 27,430 and No. 27,541 for fiscal years beginning on January 1, 2018 and until December 31, 2019, inclusive, Argentine source income obtained by Argentine resident individuals derived from the payment of interests of notes and from the the sale, exchange, conversion or other disposition of notes would be subject to Income Tax. Hence, payment of accrued and unpaid interest originated on fiscal years 2018 and 2019 on the Existing Notes would be subject to Income Tax at the rate of 15%. In this sense, Article 47 of Law No. 27,541 provide the possibility to affect the interest or income of the fiscal period 2019 to the computable cost of the title or obligation that generated them, in which case the aforementioned cost must be reduced in the amount of the interest or performance affected.
However, it is important to highlight that Law 27,541 abrogated, as from fiscal year 2020, the provisions of Article 95 and 96 of the Income Tax Law that established a cedular tax on interests payments resulting from the placement of capital in Argentine securities (e.g., interests derived from the Existing Notes and the New Notes).
In addition, Article 33 of Law No. 27,541 recently restored the validity of the Article 36 Exemption that on the other hand, exempts from Income Tax the results derived from the sale, exchange, conversion or other disposition of notes if the conditions of the Article 36 of the Negotiable Obligations Law are complied with. Consequently, Argentine resident individuals would not be subject to capital gains tax on the Exchange of the Existing Notes if the Article 36 Exemption were to be applicable.
In addition, Article 34 of the Law No. 27,541, applicable as from fiscal year 2020, provides that in the case of financial assets reached by the provisions of Article 98 of the Income Tax Law, not included in the first paragraph of subsection u) of the Article 26 of the Income Tax Law (e.g., the Existing Notes and the New Notes), Argentine resident individuals are exempt for the results derived from their sale, exchange, exchange or disposal, to the extent that they are listed on stock exchanges or securities markets authorized by the National Securities Commission.
It is reiterated that, as a result of the recent enactment of Law No. 27,541, certain clarifications and definitions are still pending (for example, the validity and scope of the exemptions re-established by the aforementioned law) that are expected to be issued to brevity.
Argentine Entities
The Article 36 Exemption and the exemption under subsection u) of the Article 26 of the Income Tax Law are not applicable to Argentine taxpayers subject to the tax adjustment for inflation rules in Argentina in accordance with Title VI of the Income Tax Law (in general, such taxpayers are legal entities organized under Argentine laws, local branches of foreign legal entities based in Argentina, sole proprietorships or natural persons engaged in certain commercial activities in Argentina). Hence, such taxpayers would be subject to capital gains tax on the Exchange of the Existing Notes for the New Notes and for accrued and unpaid interests of the Existing Notes. The corporate tax rate currently in force is 30%.
Public Offering and Tax Exemption
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interpretation of the CNV Rules is not free from doubt, it has regulated some of the matters concerning a public offering, among other issues. As provided by section 26, Section IV, Chapter V and Title II of the CNV Rules, in the event of debt restructurings, the tax benefits of the securities originally placed through a public offering will only be granted to the new issuance to the extent that the purchasers are holders of the securities to be exchanged.
New Notes
Income Tax
Interest
Non- Argentine Holders
Pursuant to the Article 36 Exemption, except as otherwise stated herein, interest payments on the New Notes are exempt from Argentine income tax, to the extent they are issued in compliance with the requirements and conditions for exemption and qualify for the exemption provided for therein.
Also, subsection u) of Article 26 of the Income Tax Law provides an exemption on the payment of interests derived from the New Notes to non-Argentine residents to the extent that such non-Argentine residents do not reside in non-cooperative jurisdictions and the funds invested do not come from non-cooperative jurisdictions.
Non-Argentine residents (under the scope of Title V of the Income Tax Law, including individuals, undivided estates or companies/other legal entities residing abroad that obtain profits from Argentine sources without a permanent establishment in Argentina) (the Foreign Beneficiaries) are not subject to the provisions of Section 28 of the Income Tax Law or Section 106 of Law No. 11,683 (as restated in 1998, as amended) and the above-mentioned exemption is applicable, regardless if it involves the transfer of income to foreign tax authorities.
In the case of Foreign Beneficiaries who reside in non-cooperative jurisdictions or the funds come from non-cooperative jurisdictions (Excluded Foreign Beneficiaries), Article 240 of the Regulatory Decree of the Income Tax Law, provides that the 35% rate shall apply on Argentine source income obtained from the returns or interest arising from the Negotiable Obligations (therefore, not exempt under Article 26 u) previously mentioned). The aforementioned rate will be applicable to 100% of the interest received by the foreign beneficiary resident in non-cooperative jurisdictions or whose funds come from non-cooperative jurisdictions, except that: (i) the Foreign Beneficiary was a financial entity supervised by its respective central bank or equivalent authority and (ii) is located in a jurisdictions not classified as a low or no tax jurisdiction that have signed agreements with Argentina for information exchange agreements and, by application of its internal regulations, bank secrecy cannot be claimed, stock exchange or of another type, before the request of information of the respective treasury. In that case, the aforementioned 35% rate would apply to 43% of the gross amount of interest paid. Similar treatment would apply if the issuer were an Argentine financial entity governed by the Financial Entities Law.
As a result of the recent enactment of Law No. 27,541, certain clarifications and definitions are still pending (for example, the validity and scope of the exemptions re-established by the aforementioned law) that are expected to be issued to brevity.
Argentine resident individuals
Law No. 27,541 abrogated, as from fiscal year 2020, the provisions of Article 95 and 96 of the Income Tax Law that established a cedular tax on interest payments resulting from the placement of securities in Argentine securities (e.g., interests derived from the New Notes).
In addition, Article 33 of Law No. 27,541 recently restored the validity of the Article 36 Exemption that on the other hand, exempts from Income Tax the interest payments coming from negotiable obligations that fulfil with the conditions of the Article 36 of the Negotiable Obligations Law. Hence, if the Article 36 exemption were to apply interest payment on the New Notes would be exempt from income tax.
As a result of the recent enactment of Law No. 27,541, certain clarifications and definitions are still pending (for example, the validity and scope of the exemptions re-established by the aforementioned law) that are expected to be issued to brevity.
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Decree No. 1,076/92, as amended by Decree No. 1157/1992, ratified by Argentine Law No. 24,307 (the Decree 1076) eliminated the Article 36 Exemption for holders of negotiable obligations subject to Title VI of the Argentine Income Tax Law, which authorizes adjustments for inflation (in general, entities organized or incorporated under Argentine law, Argentine branches of foreign companies, sole proprietorships and individuals engaged in certain business activities in Argentina (referred to herein as Argentine Entities)). As a result, Argentine Entities will be subject to income tax on interest arising from the New Notes at a rate of 30%.
Capital Gains
Non-Argentine holders
To the extent that the Article 36 Exemption and the exemption provided under subsection u) of the Article 26 were to apply, Foreign Beneficiaries are not subject to income tax on capital gains derived from the sale, exchange or other disposal of the New Notes.
Foreign Beneficiaries are not subject to the provisions of Section 28 of the Income Tax Law or Section 106 of Law No. 11,683 (restated in 1998, as amended) and the above-mentioned exemption is applicable, regardless if it involves the transfer of income to foreign tax authorities.
According to Article 249 of the Regulatory Decree of the Income Tax Law, the transfer of negotiable obligations (e.g., the New Notes) made by Foreign Beneficiaries that do not qualify for the Article 36 Exemption or that are not exempt under subsection u) of the Article 36 of the Income Tax Law would be subject to capital gains tax. The taxable base would be: (i) the 90% of the sums paid (net presumed income) or, as the case may be, (ii) the net profit obtained by deducting from the gross profit paid the expenses incurred in Argentina necessary for obtaining, maintaining and preserving it, as well such as the deductions admitted by the tax law and recognized by the tax administration. In such case, in accordance with Article 250 of the Regulatory Decree of the Income Tax, the tax rate applicable would be 5% in the case of Peso-denominated notes without a revaluation clause and 15% in the case of Peso-denominated notes with a revaluation clause or foreign currency-denominated securities. If the non-Argentine residents reside in non-cooperative jurisdictions or the funds come from non-cooperative jurisdictions, the tax rate would be 35%.
Argentine resident individuals
To the extent that the Article 36 Exemption and the exemption provided under subsection u) of the Article 26 were to apply Argentine resident individuals are not subject to Income Tax on capital gains derived from the sale, exchange or other disposal of the New Notes.
Argentine Entities
Pursuant to Decree No. 1076/92, Argentine Entities are subject to Income Tax on capital gains derived from the sale, exchange or other disposal of the New Notes, as explained above.
Personal Assets Tax (PAT)
From fiscal year 2019 onwards, Argentine individuals and undivided estates resident in Argentina are subject to PAT on all property situated in the country (including the New Notes) or abroad existing as of December 31 of each year.
The non-taxable minimum threshold applicable to individuals and undivided estates resident in Argentina for tax periods 2019 onwards is Ps. 2.000.000. However, the household would not be subject to PAT provided its valuation does not exceed Ps. 18.000.000.
If the value of the assets exceeds the non-taxable minimum threshold, the exceeding amount will be subject to taxation.
The following rates apply to resident individuals and undivided estates located in Argentina:
| Taxable assets which exceed the non-taxable minimum threshold |
Pay Ps. |
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To Ps. |
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| 0 |
3.000.000, inclusive |
0 | 0,50 % | 0 | ||||
| 3.000.001 |
6.500.000, inclusive |
15.000 | 0,75 % | 3.000.000 | ||||
| 6.500.001 |
18.000.000, inclusive |
41.250 | 1,00 % | 6.500.000 | ||||
| 18.000.001 |
onwards |
156.250 | 1,25 % | 18.000.000 |
In addition, increased tax rates are applicable for assets located abroad in accordance with the following table:
| Total value of the assets located in Argentina and abroad |
The total value of the assets located abroad that exceed the non-minimum threshold not computed against the assets located in Argentina will be subject the % rate | |||
| More than Ps. | To Ps. | |||
| 0 | 3.000.000, inclusive | 0,70% | ||
| 3.000.001 | 6.500.000, inclusive | 1,20% | ||
| 6.500.001 | 18.000.000, inclusive | 1,80% | ||
| 18.000.001 | onwards | 2,25% | ||
It should be noted that the increased rates would not apply to the extent that a percentage of the assets located abroad are repatriated to Argentina.
Foreign individuals and undivided estates located abroad shall only be subject to taxation over the assets located in Argentina (including the New Notes). The applicable rate payable by these taxpayers is 0.5%. The tax shall not be paid if the amount to be remitted is equal to or lower than Ps. 255.8.
Although New Notes held by individuals domiciled or undivided estates located outside Argentina would technically be subject to the PAT, no procedure for the collection of this tax has been established in the PAT law as regulated by Decree No. 127/96 as amended, to the extent the New Notes are directly held by such individuals or undivided estates. However, the substitute payer system established in the first paragraph of Section 26 of Law No. 23,966, as amended, (a person domiciled or resident in the country acting as holder, custodian or depositary of negotiable obligations or authorized to dispose of negotiable obligations) does not apply to the New Notes.
In certain cases, assets held by companies or other entities domiciled or settled abroad (offshore entities) are presumed to be owned by individuals or undivided estates domiciled or settled in Argentina and, consequently, are subject to the PAT at a rate that shall be increased by 100%, payable by the issuer.
Value Added Tax (VAT)
All financial transactions and obligations related to the issuance, subscription, placement, transfer, repayment, interest payments on and cancellation of the New Notes and their guarantees are exempt from VAT; provided that such securities have been placed through a public offering and to the extent that the Requirements and Conditions for Exemption have been met in due time.
By virtue of the VAT Law, the transfer of the New Notes is exempt from the VAT even if the Requirements and Conditions for Exemption could not be fulfilled.
It should be mentioned that Section 38 of the Negotiable Obligations Law provides that, if the issuer fails to comply with the Requirements and Conditions for Exemption, it shall be liable for the payment of any applicable taxes. In this case, the applicable rate shall be 21.00%, except for the special cases contemplated by the VAT Law.
Tax on Debits and Credits on Bank Accounts (TDC)
Law No. 25,413 set forth the TDC, which is applicable to all: (i) debits and credits on bank accounts maintained at financial institutions governed by the Argentine Financial Institutions Law (Law No. 21,526, as amended), except for those expressly excluded by said law and applicable regulations, (ii) debits and credits mentioned
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in item (i) which do not involve bank accounts or are made by institutions governed by the Argentine Financial Institutions Law, irrespective of their denomination, the mechanisms used to perform the same (including cash transactions) or their formal aspects and (iii) some transfers and payments of funds through payment systems used as substitute for current accounts to the extent made for the makers own account and/or for a third party account in the normal course of business.
The general tax rate is 0.60% for each debit and credit (as established in section 1 of Law No. 25,413), although in certain cases an increased rate of 1.20% and a reduced rate of 0.07% may apply. Transactions described in items (ii) and (iii) of the preceding paragraph are subject to a 1.20% rate.
In general, financial institutions involved act as collection agents. In the case of holders of bank accounts subject to the general 0.60% rate, 33.00% of the tax assessed and received by the tax collection agent may be accounted for as payment on account of the Income Tax and/or the TPMI. In the case of holders of bank accounts subject to the 1.20% rate, 33.00% of the amounts paid as TDC may be accounted for as payment on account of the Income Tax and/or the TPMI.
TDC has certain exemptions. Recorded movements in special checking accounts (Communication A 3250 of Argentine Central Bank) are exempt from this tax if the accounts are held by foreign legal entities and if they are exclusively used for financial investments in Argentina. With respect to the TDC, no provision exempts credits and debits derived from payments of interest or from the proceeds of the sale of the New Notes.
Tax for an inclusive and caring Argentina (Impuesto Para una Argentina Inclusiva y Solidaria PAIS)
On an emergency basis and for the term of five fiscal periods as of the entry into force of Law No. 27,541, a federal tax was created levying the purchases of foreign currencies and other foreign exchange operations carried out by Argentine residents (individuals or Argentine entities). The applicable rate is, in general, 30%. Holders should consider the provisions that apply to them according to their specific case.
Stamp Tax (ST)
ST is a tax levied on public or private instruments that provide reciprocal obligations between the parties) executed in Argentina or, if executed abroad, when those instruments are deemed to have effects, or refer to assets located, in one or more relevant jurisdictions within Argentina.
The Tax Code of the City of Buenos Aires provides a general tax rate of 1.00% applicable on a tax base equal to the economic value of the instrument.
As to the New Notes, section 491, subsection 54 of the Tax Code of the City of Buenos Aires provides that those acts, contracts and transactions, including money deliveries and receipts, related to the issuance, subscription, placement and transfer of negotiable obligations issued pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 23,576 and 23,962, as amended, are exempt from ST. This exemption includes any capital increase related to the issuance of shares to be delivered in exchange for negotiable obligations issued pursuant to the above mentioned laws as well as the granting of any kind of surety or security in favor of investors or third parties in connection with the issuance, whether granted before, simultaneously with or after the issuance. The Tax Code of the Province of Buenos Aires provides a similar exemption.
In addition, section 491, subsection 50 of the Tax Code of the City of Buenos Aires provides that acts, contracts and operations, including money deliveries and receipts, related to and or necessary for the issuance of securities placed by means of public offering under the Argentine Public Offering Law made by issuers duly authorized by the CNV to publicly offer such securities are exempt from ST. This exemption shall not apply if the authorization to place the security by public offering is not requested to the CNV within the subsequent 90 calendar days and/or the securities are not placed within 180 calendar days as of the authorization granted by the CNV for such purposes.
Potential investors in negotiable obligations should consider the possibility that this tax may be levied in other jurisdictions on the issuance, subscription, placement and transfer of the New Notes.
Turnover Tax (TT)
TT is a local tax levied on the ordinary course transactions of any business/ habitual activity with a profit purpose within the jurisdiction of a province and/or in the City of Buenos Aires. The tax base is the gross amount
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invoiced for the business conducted in the relevant jurisdiction. Gross income derived from any transaction related to New Notes issued in accordance with the Negotiable Obligations Law shall be exempt from payment of TT in the jurisdictions of Santa Fe, the City of Buenos Aires and the Province of Buenos Aires. Pursuant to the Tax Codes of these jurisdictions in order to be eligible for the exemption, the New Notes are required to be issued in accordance with Laws No. 23,576 and No. 23,962 and the tax exemption referred to above shall apply to the interest, the updated returns and the value of the sale arising from the transfer of the New Notes, provided that such transactions are exempt from payment of the income tax (that is, the Requirements and Conditions for Exemption shall be met).
Potential investors resident in any of the Argentine provinces that levy TT should consider the possibility that TT may apply under the provincial laws applicable to their jurisdiction of residence and operation.
Turnover Tax Withholding Regime on Bank Accounts
The City of Buenos Aires and most of the Argentine Provinces (i.e., Santa Fe, Buenos Aires, Corrientes, Córdoba, Tucumán, Salta, etc.) have established a withholding tax regime on gross revenues arising from bank accounts. In general, this regime applies to those TT taxpayers that are listed monthly by the tax authorities of each jurisdiction.
TT withholding rates vary depending on the jurisdiction involved, between 0.01% and 5.00%.
These withholdings are credited by the taxpayers against their final TT liability.
Potential investors should consider the possibility that TT withholdings may apply under the provincial laws applicable to their jurisdiction of residence and operation.
Court Tax
In the event that it becomes necessary to institute legal actions in relation to the New Notes, a court tax (currently at a rate of 3.00% in the City of Buenos Aires) will be imposed on the amount of any claim brought before the Argentine courts sitting in the City of Buenos Aires.
Other Considerations Transfer Taxes
On the Argentine federal level, no tax is levied on free transfer of assets to heirs, devisees or donees.
Pursuant to Law No. 14,044, the Province of Buenos Aires established a Free Transfer of Property Tax (FTPT), effective as from January 1, 2010.
The main features of the FTPT Law are:
| 1. | The FTPT is levied on any income arising from the free transfer of assets, whether inter vivos or mortis causa, including inheritances, legacies, donations, advanced inheritances and any other transfer resulting in an increase in the net worth for no consideration. |
| 2. | For purposes of the FTPT, taxpayers include all individuals and legal entities that benefit from the free transfer of property. |
| 3. | Taxpayers domiciled in the Province of Buenos Aires are subject to FTPT on assets located in the Province of Buenos Aires and outside the Province of Buenos Aires and taxpayers domiciled outside the Province of Buenos Aires, are subject to FTPT only on assets located in the Province of Buenos Aires. |
| 4. | Among the different types of assets, the following assets are deemed to be situated in the Province of Buenos Aires: (i) securities, notes, shares, ownership interests and other equity securities issued by legal entities domiciled in the Province of Buenos Aires; (ii) securities, notes, shares as well as any other securities located in the Province of Buenos Aires, at the time of the transfer, which had been issued by legal entities domiciled in other jurisdictions; and (iii) securities, notes, shares and other equity securities or equivalent instruments which, at the time of the transfer, were located in a different jurisdiction, and had also been issued by legal entities also domiciled in other jurisdiction, in which case the tax shall be paid in proportion to the assets of the issuer situated in the Province of Buenos Aires. |
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| 5. | Free transfers are exempt from FTPT when the total value of the transferred assets, without computing deductions, exemptions and exclusions, is equal to or less than Ps. 322,800. In the case of transfers involving parents, children and spouses, such amount shall be Ps. 1,344,000. |
| 6. | Applicable rates for FTPT range progressively from 1.6026% to 8.7840% depending on the degree of kinship and the relevant taxable base. |
Gratuitous transfers of the New Notes may be subject to the FTPT to the extent that such gratuitous conveyance, without computing deductions, exemptions and exclusions, exceeds Ps. 322,800. In the case of parents, children and spouses, such amount shall be Ps. 1,344,000.
Treaties to Avoid Double Taxation
Argentina has entered into income tax treaties with the following countries: Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and Uruguay (through an information exchange treaty that contains clauses for avoidance of double taxation). At present, there is no tax treaty in effect to avoid double taxation between Argentina and the United States.
Incoming Funds from Low or No Tax Jurisdictions
Pursuant to the legal presumption set forth in section 18.27 of Law No. 11,683, as amended, incoming funds from non-cooperative jurisdictions are deemed as an unjustified increase in net worth for the Argentine tax resident, no matter the nature of the operation involved and subject to the following taxes:
| ● | Income tax would be assessed upon the issuer on 110.00% of the amount of the transfer. |
| ● | VAT also would be assessed upon the issuer on 110.00% of the amount of the transfer. |
The Argentine tax resident may rebut such legal presumption by duly evidencing before the Argentine Tax Authority that the funds arise from activities effectively performed by the Argentine taxpayer or a third party in such jurisdictions, or that such funds have been previously declared.
According to Article 82 of the Law No. 27,430, any reference to low tax or no tax countries or non-cooperative countries should be understood to be non-cooperative jurisdictions or low or no tax jurisdictions, as defined in Article 19 and Article 20 of the Income Tax Law.
As defined under Article 19 of the Argentine Income Tax Law, non-cooperative jurisdictions are those countries or jurisdictions that do not have an agreement in force with the Argentine government for the exchange of information on tax matters or a treaty to avoid international double taxation with a broad clause for the exchange of information. Likewise, those countries that, having an agreement in force but do not effectively comply with the exchange of information will also be considered as non-cooperative. The aforementioned treaties and agreements must comply with international standards of transparency and exchange of information on fiscal matters to which the Republic of Argentina has committed. The Executive Branch shall publish a list of the non-cooperative jurisdictions based on the abovementioned criteria. In accordance with Article 24 of the regulatory decree of the Income Tax Law, the following jurisdictions should be considered as non-cooperative pursuant to Article 19 of the aforementioned law:
1. Bosnia and Herzegovina
2. Brecqhou
3. Burkina Faso
4. State of Eritrea
5. State of the Vatican City
6. State of Libya
7. Independent State of Papua New Guinea
8. Plurinational State of Bolivia
9. Ascension Island
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10. Sark Island
11. Santa Elena Island
12. Solomon Islands
13. The Federated States of Micronesia
14. Mongolia
15. Montenegro
16. Kingdom of Bhutan
17. Kingdom of Cambodia
18. Kingdom of Lesotho
19. Kingdom of Swaziland
20. Kingdom of Thailand
21. Kingdom of Tonga
22. Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
23. Kyrgyz Republic
24. Arab Republic of Egypt
25. Syrian Arab Republic
26. Algerian Democratic and Popular Republic
27. Central African Republic
28. Cooperative Republic of Guyana
29. Republic of Angola
30. Republic of Belarus
31. Republic of Botswana
32. Republic of Burundi
33. Republic of Cape Verde
34. Republic of Ivory Coast
35. Republic of Cuba
36. Republic of the Philippines
37. Republic of Fiji
38. Republic of the Gambia
39. Republic of Guinea
40. Republic of Equatorial Guinea
41. Republic of Guinea-Bissau
42. Republic of Haiti
43. Republic of Honduras
44. Republic of Iraq
45. Republic of Kenya
46. Republic of Kiribati
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47. Republic of the Union of Myanmar
48. Republic of Liberia
49. Republic of Madagascar
50. Republic of Malawi
51. Republic of Maldives
52. Republic of Mali
53. Republic of Mozambique
54. Republic of Namibia
55. Republic of Nicaragua
56. Republic of Palau
57. Republic of Rwanda
58. Republic of Sierra Leone
59. Republic of South Sudan
60. Republic of Suriname
61. Republic of Tajikistan
62. Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
63. Republic of Uzbekistan
64. Republic of Yemen
65. Republic of Djibouti
66. Republic of Zambia
67. Republic of Zimbabwe
68. Republic of Chad
69. Republic of the Niger
70. Republic of Paraguay
71. Republic of the Sudan
72. Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
73. Democratic Republic of East Timor
74. Republic of the Congo
75. Democratic Republic of the Congo
76. Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
77. Lao Peoples Democratic Republic
78. Socialist Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka
79. Federal Republic of Somalia
80. Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
81. Gabonese Republic
82. Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
83. Islamic Republic of Iran
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84. Islamic Republic of Mauritania
85. Peoples Republic of Bangladesh
86. Peoples Republic of Benin
87. Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea
88. Socialist Republic of Vietnam
89. Togolese Republic
90. United Republic of Tanzania
91. Sultanate of Oman
92. British Overseas Territory Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands
93. Tristan da Cunha
94. Tuvalu
95. Union of the Comoros
In turn, low or no tax jurisdictions are defined as those countries, territories, associated states or special tax regimes that foresee a maximum corporate tax rate below 15%. Pursuant to Article 25 of the Regulatory Decree of the Income Tax Law, the 15% threshold rate should be assessed considering the aggregate corporate tax rate in each jurisdiction, regardless of the governmental level in which the taxes were levied. In turn, special tax regime is understood as any regulation or specific scheme that departs from the general corporate tax regime applicable in said country and results in an effective rate below that stated under the general regime.
THE ABOVE SUMMARY DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FULL DISCUSSION OF ALL TAX CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO THE OWNERSHIP OF THE NEW NOTES. HOLDERS AND POTENTIAL PURCHASERS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISERS ABOUT THE TAX CONSEQUENCES APPLICABLE TO THEIR SPECIFIC SITUATION.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
Copies of our by-laws, the Indentures, as may be amended or supplemented from time to time and our Financial Statements will be available at our principal executive offices, as well as at the offices of the trustee, registrar, paying agent and transfer agent; as such addresses are set forth in this Exchange Offer Memorandum.
We file periodic reports and other information with the CNV. The CNV filings are available to the public at the CNVs website at www.cnv.gov.ar. None of our reports or any other information filed by us with the CNV is incorporated by reference into this Exchange Offer Memorandum. The information on our website is not a part of and we are not incorporating the contents of our website into this Exchange Offer Memorandum.
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General
We will issue the new notes (the Notes) under the new indenture (the Indenture) to be entered into by and among us, The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (in such capacity, the Trustee), co-registrar (in such capacity, the Co-Registrar), principal paying agent (in such capacity, the Principal Paying Agent and, together with any other paying agents under the Indenture, the Paying Agents) and transfer agent (in such capacity, a Transfer Agent and, together with any other transfer agents under the Indenture, the Transfer Agents), and Banco de Valores S.A., as registrar (in such capacity, the Registrar), Paying Agent, Transfer Agent and representative of the Trustee in Argentina (in such capacity, the Representative of the Trustee in Argentina). The following summary of certain provisions of the Indenture and the Notes does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, all of the provisions of the Indenture and the Notes.
You will find the definitions of capitalized terms used in this section under the heading Certain Definitions. For purposes of this section, references to the Company, we, our and us are to Raghsa S.A.
We will issue Notes in an aggregate principal amount of up to U.S.$[●] on the Issue Date (as defined below). We may issue, without notice to or consent from Holders of the Notes, additional Notes having identical terms and conditions as the Notes, other than the issue date and the issue price (the Additional Notes). Any Additional Notes shall be issued under a separate ISIN or other identifying number unless, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Additional Notes are issued pursuant to a qualified reopening of the Notes, are otherwise treated as part of the same issue as the Notes, or do not have greater than a de minimis amount of original issue discount. We will only be permitted to issue such Additional Notes if at the time of such issuance we are in compliance with the limitation on the incurrence of indebtedness contained in the Indenture. Any Additional Notes will be part of the same series as the Notes that we are currently offering and will vote on all matters with the Notes.
The principal of the Notes will mature on [●], 2027. Interest on the Notes will accrue at the rate of [●]% per annum, from the date of original issuance or, if interest has already been paid, from the most recent interest payment date to, but excluding, the relevant payment date. Interest on the Notes will be payable semi-annually in arrears on each April [●] and October [●] commencing on October [●], 2020 to the Holders of record at the close of business on the fifteenth calendar day prior to the relevant interest payment date. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.
Status and Ranking
The Notes will qualify as obligaciones negociables simples no convertibles en acciones under the Argentine Negotiable Obligations Law No. 23,576, as amended by Argentine Productive Financing Law No. 27,440 and as further amended and supplemented from time to time (the Negotiable Obligations Law), and will be entitled to the benefits set forth therein and subject to the procedural requirements thereof. The Notes will be offered, issued and placed pursuant to and in compliance with the Argentine Capital Markets Law No. 26,831, as amended by the Productive Financing Law No. 27,440 and as further amended and supplemented from time to time (the Argentine Capital Markets Law) and any other applicable Argentine laws and regulations. Under the terms of Article 29 of the Negotiable Obligations Law, notes constituting negotiable obligations grant their holders access to summary judgment judicial proceedings. The relevant depositary will be able to deliver, in accordance with the Argentine Capital Markets Law, certificates in respect of the Notes represented by any global Note in favor of any beneficial owner subject to certain limitations set out in the Indenture. These certificates enable beneficial owners to institute suit before any competent court in Argentina, including summary judgment proceedings, to obtain any overdue amount under the Notes.
The Notes will constitute our direct, unsecured and unsubordinated obligations and will rank at all times at least pari passu in right of payment with all of our other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations (other than obligations preferred by statute or by operation of law, including, without limitation, tax and labor related claims). The Notes will be effectively subordinated to our secured obligations to the extent of the value of the assets
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securing such obligations. The Notes will be structurally subordinated to the obligations of any of our subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Notes, including trade payables.
Payment of Principal and Interest
General
Interest (and principal, if any, payable other than at the final maturity or upon acceleration or redemption) will be payable in immediately available funds to the person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on the regular record date next preceding each interest payment date notwithstanding the cancellation of such Notes upon any transfer or exchange thereof subsequent to such regular record date and prior to such interest payment date; provided that interest payable at the final maturity or upon acceleration or redemption will be payable to the person to whom principal will be payable; provided, further, that if and to the extent we default in the payment of the interest due on such interest payment date, such defaulted interest will be paid to the person in whose names such Notes are registered at the close of business of a subsequent record date established by us by notice given by mail by or on behalf of us to the Holders of the Notes not less than 15 days preceding such subsequent record date, such record date to be not less than 15 days preceding the date of payment in respect of such defaulted interest.
Payment of the principal of and any premium, interest, Additional Amounts and other amounts on or in respect of any registered Note at the final maturity or upon redemption or acceleration will be made in immediately available funds to the person in whose name such Note is registered upon surrender of such Note at the corporate trust office of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, or at the specified office of any other Paying Agent; provided that the registered Note is presented to the Paying Agent in time for the Paying Agent to make such payments in such funds in accordance with its normal procedures. Payments of the principal of and any premium, interest, Additional Amounts and other amounts on or in respect of registered Notes to be made other than at the final maturity or upon redemption will be made by check mailed on or before the due date for such payments to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears in the Register; provided that (a) DTC, as holder of the Global Notes, shall be entitled to receive payments of interest by wire transfer of immediately available funds (each as defined in Form and Denomination) and (b) a holder of U.S.$1,000,000 in aggregate principal or face amount of Notes shall be entitled to receive payments of interest by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account maintained by such holder at a bank located in the United States as may have been appropriately designated by such person to the Trustee in writing no later than 15 days prior to the date such payment is due. Unless such designation is revoked, any such designation made by such holder with respect to such Notes shall remain in effect with respect to any future payments with respect to such Notes payable to such holder.
If any principal payment date, the final maturity or any interest payment date for the Note falls on a day which is not a Business Day, payment of principal of and any premium, interest and Additional Amounts, with respect to the Notes will be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the due date and no interest on such payment will accrue from and after such due date.
Foreign Exchange Restrictions
In the event that, on any payment date a restriction or prohibition on access to the Argentine foreign exchange market required to make payment in respect of the Notes exists, we will pay all amounts then payable in respect of the Notes in U.S. Dollars either (i) by purchasing securities of any series of U.S. Dollar-denominated Argentine sovereign bonds or any other securities or private or public bonds issued in Argentina, and transferring and selling such instruments outside Argentina for U.S. Dollars, to the extent permitted by applicable law, or (ii) by means of any other commercially reasonable means permitted by law in Argentina, in each case, on such payment date. All costs and taxes payable in connection with the procedures referred to in (i) and (ii) above shall be borne by us. The Company agrees that, notwithstanding any restriction or prohibition on access to the foreign exchange market in Argentina, any and all payments to be made under the Notes and the Indenture will be made in U.S. Dollars. Nothing in the Notes and the Indenture shall impair any of the rights of the Holders of the Notes or the Trustee or the Paying Agent or justify the Company in refusing to make payments under the Notes and the Indenture in U.S. Dollars for any reason whatsoever, including, without limitation, any of the following: (i) the purchase of U.S. Dollars in Argentina by any means becoming more onerous or burdensome for the Company than
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as of the date hereof and (ii) the exchange rate in force in Argentina increasing significantly from that in effect as of the date hereof. The Company waives the right to invoke any defense of payment impossibility (including any defense under Article 1091 of the Argentine Civil and Commercial Code), impossibility of paying in U.S. Dollars (assuming liability for any force majeure or act of God), or similar defenses or principles (including, without limitation, equity or sharing of efforts principles).
Additional Amounts
All payments of principal, premium or interest by us in respect of the Notes will be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any present or future taxes, penalties, fines, duties, assessments or other governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of Argentina, or any political subdivision thereof or any authority therein having power to tax (Argentine Taxes), unless we are compelled by law to deduct or withhold such Argentine Taxes.
In any such event, we will pay to the Holders of the Notes, or to the Trustee, as applicable, such additional amounts (Additional Amounts) in respect of Argentine Taxes as may be necessary to ensure that the amounts received by Holders of such Notes or the Trustee, as the case may be, after such withholding or deduction will equal the respective amounts that would have been receivable in respect of such Notes in the absence of such withholding or deduction, except that no such Additional Amounts will be payable:
| 1. | to or on behalf of a holder or beneficial owner of a Note that is liable for Argentine Taxes in respect of such Note by reason of having a present or former, direct or indirect, connection with Argentina other than merely the holding or owning of such Note or the enforcement of rights with respect to such Note or the receipt of income or any payments in respect thereof; |
| 2. | to or on behalf of a holder or beneficial owner of a Note in respect of Argentine Taxes that would not have been imposed but for the failure of the holder or beneficial owner of a Note to comply with any certification, identification, information, documentation or other reporting requirement concerning the nationality, identity, residence or connection with Argentina of such holder or beneficial owner (within 30 calendar days following a written request from us to the holder for compliance) if such compliance is required by applicable law, regulation, administrative practice or an applicable treaty as a precondition to exemption from, or reduction in the rate of deduction or withholding of, Argentine Taxes; |
| 3. | to or on behalf of a holder or beneficial owner of a Note in respect of any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, personal assets or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge; |
| 4. | to or on behalf of a holder or beneficial owner of a Note in respect of Argentine Taxes payable otherwise than by withholding from payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes; |
| 5. | to or on behalf of a holder or beneficial owner of a Note in respect of Argentine Taxes that would not have been imposed but for the fact that the holder presented such Note for payment (where presentation is required) more than 30 days after the later of (x) the date on which such payment became due and (y) if the full amount payable has not been received by the Trustee on or prior to such due date, the date on which, the full amount having been so received, notice to that effect will have been given to the Holders by the Trustee, except, in each case, to the extent that the holder or beneficial owner would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts on presenting such Note for payment on the last day of such 30-day period; |
| 6. | any such Argentine Taxes, to the extent that the Company has determined based on information obtained directly from the recipient or from third parties that such Argentine Taxes are imposed due to (i) the residence of the non-Argentine recipient of the payment in a jurisdiction other than a cooperating jurisdiction (jurisdicción cooperante) or otherwise designated as a non-cooperating jurisdiction (jurisdicción no cooperante) or (ii) the funds invested originating or being connected to a jurisdiction other than a cooperating jurisdiction (jurisdicción cooperante) or otherwise designated as a non-cooperating jurisdiction (jurisdicción no cooperante), in each case as determined under applicable Argentine law or regulation; or |
| 7. | any combination of items (1) to (6) above; |
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nor will Additional Amounts be paid with respect to any payment of the principal of, or any premium or interest on, any Notes to any holder or beneficial owner of a Note who is a fiduciary or partnership or limited liability company or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent such payment would be required by the laws of Argentina to be included in the income for tax purposes of a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership or limited liability company or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had it been the holder of such Notes.
All references in this Exchange Offer Memorandum to principal, premium or interest payable hereunder will be deemed to include references to any Additional Amounts payable with respect to such principal, premium or interest. We will provide the Trustee with documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee evidencing the payment of any amounts deducted or withheld promptly upon our payment thereof, and copies of such documentation will be made available by the Trustee to Holders upon written request to the Trustee.
We will pay promptly when due any present or future stamp, court or documentary taxes or any excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies that arise in any jurisdiction from the execution, delivery or registration of each Note or any other document or instrument referred to in the Indenture or such Note or the making of payments in respect of the Notes, excluding any such taxes, charges or similar levies imposed by any jurisdiction outside Argentina except those resulting from, or required to be paid in connection with, the enforcement of such Note after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default with respect to the Note in default.
In the event of any merger or other transaction described and permitted under Limitation on Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets, in which the surviving entity is a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of a country other than Argentina, all references to Argentina, Argentine law, regulations or rulings, and Argentine political subdivisions or taxing authorities under this Additional Amounts section and under Redemption and RepurchaseOptional Redemption for Taxation Reasons will be deemed to also include such country and any political subdivision therein or thereof, law, regulations or rulings of such country, and any taxing authority of such country or any political subdivision therein or thereof, respectively.
At least 30 days prior to each date on which any payment under or with respect to the Notes is due and payable (unless such obligation to pay Additional Amounts arises after the 30th day prior to the date on which payment under or with respect to the Notes is due and payable, in which case it will be promptly thereafter), if we are obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to such payment, we will deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating that such Additional Amounts will be payable and the amounts so payable and setting forth such other information as is necessary to enable the Trustee to pay such Additional Amounts to the Holders of such Notes on the payment date.
Redemption and Repurchase
Optional Redemption with Make-Whole Premium
We will have the right, at our option, to redeem the Notes, in whole but not in part, at any time prior to their final maturity upon giving not less than 30 nor more than 60 days written notice (which will be irrevocable) to the Trustee, and, if required by the applicable laws and regulations, as interpreted by the CNV and/or any other applicable authorities, to the CNV, in writing, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount outstanding of the Notes and (ii) the sum of the present value of each remaining scheduled payment of principal and interest thereon (exclusive of interest accrued to the applicable date of redemption) discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points (the Make-Whole Amount), plus in each case any accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the Notes to the date of redemption. The Company will publish the relevant notice in the CNVs web page (www.cnv.gob.ar), section Financial Information.
Treasury Rate means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity or interpolated maturity (on a day count basis) of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date.
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Comparable Treasury Issue means the United States Treasury security or securities selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having an actual or interpolated maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of a comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Notes.
Independent Investment Banker means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Company.
Comparable Treasury Price means, with respect to any redemption date (1) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation or (2) if fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations are obtained, the average of all such quotations.
Reference Treasury Dealer means at least four leading primary United States government securities dealers in New York City (a Primary Treasury Dealer) reasonably designated by the Company; provided that if any of the foregoing cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, we will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by an Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 3:30 p.m. New York time on the third Business Day preceding such redemption date.
Optional Redemption without a Make-Whole Premium
At any time and from time to time on or after [🌑], 2024, we may, at our option, redeem the Notes in whole or in part, at the redemption prices, expressed as percentages of principal amount, set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to but not including the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the 12 month period beginning on [●] of the years indicated below:
| Year |
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| 2024 |
[ | ●] | ||
| 2025 |
[ | ●] | ||
| 2026 and thereafter |
[ | ●] | ||
The Company will publish the relevant notice in the CNVs web page (www.cnv.gob.ar), section Financial Information.
Optional Redemption for Taxation Reasons
We may redeem the Notes at our option in whole, but not in part, at any time, giving not less than 30 nor more than 60 days written notice (which will be irrevocable) to the Trustee, and, if required by the applicable laws and regulations, as interpreted by the CNV and/or any other applicable authorities, to the CNV, in writing, at the principal amount thereof, together with any accrued but unpaid interest and any Additional Amounts to the date fixed for redemption if, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings issued thereunder) of Argentina or any political subdivision of or any taxing authority in Argentina or any change in the application, administration or official interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, including, without limitation, the holding of a court of competent jurisdiction, we have or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts on or in respect of such Notes, which change or amendment becomes effective on or after the date of issuance of the Notes, and we determine in good faith that such obligation cannot be avoided by our taking commercially reasonable measures available to us; it being understood that commercially reasonable measures shall not include any change in our jurisdiction of incorporation or organization or location of our principal executive office or registered office. Prior to the distribution of any notice of redemption pursuant to this paragraph, we will
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deliver to the Trustee a certificate signed by a duly authorized officer stating that we have or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts as a result of such change or amendment, and that such obligation cannot be avoided by our taking reasonable measures available to us. We will also deliver an opinion of an independent legal counsel of recognized standing in Argentina stating that we would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts as a result of such change or amendment. The Trustee will be entitled to accept such certificate and opinion as sufficient evidence of the satisfaction of the conditions precedent contained in the third preceding sentence, in which event it will be conclusive and binding on the Holders.
Change of Control Offer
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each Holder will have the right to require that we purchase all or a portion (in integral multiples of U.S.$1,000) of the Holders Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the date of purchase (the Change of Control Payment) pursuant to an offer (the Change of Control Offer).
Within 30 days following the date upon which the Change of Control occurred or, at our option, prior to the Change of Control but after public announcement of the transaction that constitutes the Change of Control, we must send, by first-class mail, a Change of Control Offer notice to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, offering to purchase the Notes as described above. The Change of Control Offer shall state, among other things, the purchase date, which must be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date the notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law (the Change of Control Payment Date). The notice will, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned upon the Change of Control occurring on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date.
On the Change of Control Payment Date, we will, to the extent lawful:
| 1. | accept for payment all Notes or portions thereof properly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Change of Control Offer; |
| 2. | deposit with the Paying Agents funds in an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions thereof properly tendered and not withdrawn; and |
| 3. | deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes so accepted together with an officers certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions thereof being purchased by us. |
If only a portion of a Note is purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer, a new Note in a principal amount equal to the portion thereof not purchased will be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon cancellation of the original Note (or appropriate adjustments to the amount and beneficial interests in a Global Note will be made, as appropriate).
We will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if (1) a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth herein and in the Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by us and purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under the Change of Control Offer, or (2) notice of redemption has been given pursuant to the Indenture as described under the captions Make-Whole Redemption, Optional Redemption without a Make-Whole Premium or Optional Redemption for Taxation Reasons unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable redemption price.
In the event that Holders of not less than 95% of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes accept a Change of Control Offer and we or a third party purchases all of the Notes held by such Holders, we will have the right, on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, given not more than 30 days following the purchase pursuant to the Change of Control Offer described above, to redeem all of the Notes that remain outstanding following such purchase at a purchase price equal to the Change of Control Payment plus, to the extent not included in the Change of Control Payment, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes that remain outstanding, to the date of redemption (subject to the right of Holders on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).
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Other existing and future Indebtedness of ours may contain prohibitions on the occurrence of events that would constitute a Change of Control or require that Indebtedness to be repurchased upon a Change of Control. Moreover, the exercise by the Holders of their right to require us to repurchase the Notes upon a Change of Control may cause a default under such Indebtedness even if the Change of Control itself does not.
If a Change of Control Offer occurs, there can be no assurance that we will have available funds sufficient to make the Change of Control Payment for all the Notes that might be delivered by Holders seeking to accept the Change of Control Offer. In the event we are required to purchase outstanding Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer, we expect that we would seek third-party financing to the extent we do not have available funds to meet our purchase obligations and any other obligations in respect of Senior Indebtedness. However, there can be no assurance that we would be able to obtain necessary financing or that such financing will be permitted under the terms of any other Indebtedness.
Holders will not be entitled to require us to purchase their Notes in the event of a takeover, recapitalization, leveraged buyout or similar transaction which does not result in a Change of Control.
We will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-l under the Exchange Act and any other applicable securities laws and regulations, to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control Offer provisions of the Indenture, we will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached our obligations under the Indenture by doing so.
The definition of Change of Control includes a phrase relating to the direct or indirect sale, lease (other than in the ordinary course of business), transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of us and our Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Although there is a limited body of case law interpreting the phrase substantially all, there is no precise established definition of the phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, the ability of a Holder to require us to repurchase our Notes as a result of a sale, lease (other than in the ordinary course of business), transfer, conveyance or other disposition of less than all of the assets of us and our Subsidiaries taken as a whole to another Person or group may be uncertain.
Repurchase of Notes
We and our Subsidiaries may at any time purchase or otherwise acquire any Note in the open market or otherwise at any price; provided that in determining at any time whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Notes outstanding have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver under the Indenture, Notes then owned by us or any of our Affiliates will be disregarded and deemed not outstanding.
Cancellation
Any Notes redeemed or repurchased by us will be immediately canceled and may not be reissued or resold.
Procedure for Payment upon Redemption
If notice of redemption has been given in the manner set forth herein, the Notes to be redeemed will become due and payable on the redemption date specified in such notice, and upon presentation and surrender of the Notes at the place or places specified in such notice, the Notes will be paid and redeemed by us at the places and in the manner therein specified and at the redemption price therein specified together with accrued interest and Additional Amounts, if any, to the redemption date. From and after the redemption date, if monies for the redemption of Notes called for redemption will have been made available at the corporate trust office of the Trustee for redemption on the redemption date, the Notes called for redemption will cease to bear interest, and the only right of the Holders of such Notes will be to receive payment of the redemption price together with accrued interest and Additional Amounts, if any, to the redemption date as aforesaid.
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Certain Covenants
For as long as any Note is outstanding, we will, and to the extent specified below will cause our Restricted Subsidiaries to, comply with the terms of the following covenants.
Suspension of Covenants
During any period of time that (i) the Notes have Investment Grade Rating from at least one (1) Rating Agency and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (the occurrence of the events described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) being collectively referred to as a Covenant Suspension Event), the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to the provisions of the Indenture described under:
| 1. | Limitations on Incurrence of Indebtedness; |
| 2. | Limitation on Restricted Payments; |
| 3. | Limitation on Asset Sales; |
| 4. | Limitation on Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries; |
| 5. | Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries; |
| 6. | Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates; |
| 7. | clause (c) of Limitation on Merger, Consolidation and Sale Assets; and |
| 8. | Limitation on Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries (collectively, the Suspended Covenants). |
In the event that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to the Suspended Covenants for any period of time as a result of the foregoing, and on any subsequent date (the Reinstatement Date) the relevant Rating Agency withdraws its Investment Grade Rating or downgrades its rating assigned to the Notes below an Investment Grade Rating, and as a result of such withdrawal or downgrade, the Notes no longer have Investment Grade Rating from at least one (1) Rating Agency, then the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will thereafter again be subject to the Suspended Covenants, unless and until the Notes subsequently attain an Investment Grade Rating from at least one (1) Rating Agency and no Default or Event of Default is in existence (in which case the Suspended Covenants will again be suspended for such time that the Notes maintain Investment Grade Rating from at least one (1) Rating Agency and no Default or Event of Default is in existence); provided, however, that no Default or Event of Default or breach of any kind shall be deemed to exist under the Indenture or the Notes with respect to the Suspended Covenants based on, and neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will bear any liability with respect to the Suspended Covenants for, any actions taken or events occurring during the Suspension Period (as defined below), or any actions taken at any time pursuant to any legal or contractual obligation arising prior to the Reinstatement Date, regardless of whether such actions or events would have been permitted if the applicable Suspended Covenants had remained in effect during such period. The period of time between the Suspension Date and the Reinstatement Date is referred to as the Suspension Period. Notwithstanding that the Suspended Covenants may be reinstated, no Default or Event of Default will be deemed to have occurred as a result of a failure to comply with the Suspended Covenants during the Suspension Period (or upon termination of the Suspension Period or after that time based solely on events that occurred during the Suspension Period).
On the Reinstatement Date, to the extent any Indebtedness Incurred during the Suspension Period would not be so permitted to be Incurred pursuant to the first or second paragraph of Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness, such Indebtedness will be deemed to have been outstanding on the Issue Date, so that it is classified under clause (2)(a) of the second paragraph of Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness.
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Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness
(1) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, Incur any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) except that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may Incur Indebtedness if, at the time of and after giving pro forma effect to the Incurrence thereof and the application of the net proceeds therefrom, (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the ratio of (x) the Companys Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the end of the Latest Completed Quarter to (y) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, would be no less than 2.0 to 1.0 and (iii) the Companys Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio would be no less than 1.5 to 1.0; provided that, after giving pro forma effect to any Incurrence by a Restricted Subsidiary under this paragraph and the application of the net proceeds therefrom, the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of all Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Subsidiary Guarantor) with any person other than the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor shall not exceed the greater of (i) U.S.$100 million on any date after the Issue Date, (ii) 30% of the consolidated Indebtedness of the Company and (iii) 12% of the Companys Consolidated Tangible Assets.
(2) Notwithstanding clause (1) above, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as applicable, may at any time, Incur the following Indebtedness (Permitted Indebtedness):
| (a) | Indebtedness outstanding on the Issue Date; |
| (b) | Indebtedness in respect of the Notes, excluding Additional Notes; |
| (c) | guarantees by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness Incurred in accordance with this covenant, which guarantee in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary is permitted under Limitation on Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries below; |
| (d) | Hedging Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes, including, without limitation, Hedging Obligations in respect of the Notes; |
| (e) | Indebtedness Incurred (including Acquired Indebtedness) for the purpose of financing or Refinancing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of construction, development or improvement of property or equipment used in a Permitted Business (i) which is non-recourse with respect to any other property or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than (1) in connection with a Lien contemplated by clause (10) of the definition of Permitted Lien, (2) guarantees that are customary in otherwise non-recourse mortgage financings, such as completion and payment guarantees relating to construction financings and so-called recourse carveout guarantees that are triggered by specified prohibited actions; provided that any such otherwise non-recourse mortgage financing is in an aggregate principal amount which, at the time of Incurrence, when taken together with the aggregate principal amount of all such financings under this clause (e)(i)(2) and then outstanding, does not exceed the greater of (x) U.S.$90 million and (y) 15% of total Consolidated Tangible Assets of the Company, calculated as of the end of the Latest Completed Quarter (after giving pro forma effect to the application of the proceeds or the value of the cash and Cash Equivalents in which such proceeds are being held, as applicable), and (3) Liens on property and assets related to real property whose acquisition, construction, development or improvement is being financed or Refinanced) or (ii) is in an aggregate principal amount which, at the time of Incurrence when taken together with the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness Incurred under this clause (e)(ii) and then outstanding, does not exceed the greater of (x) U.S.$75.0 million and (y) 12% of total Consolidated Tangible Assets of the Company, calculated as of the end of the Latest Completed Quarter (after giving pro forma effect to the application of the proceeds or the value of the cash and Cash Equivalents in which such proceeds are being held, as applicable); provided that the proceeds from any Indebtedness Incurred under this clause (e) shall be held in cash and Cash Equivalents until used for such purpose and any such subsequent acquisition, construction, development or improvement shall be financed or Refinanced, in whole or in part, with such cash and Cash Equivalents; |
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| (f) | Indebtedness Incurred between or among the Company, on the one hand, and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, on the other hand, or between any Restricted Subsidiaries (in each case, other than a Receivables Entity); provided that: (i) a subsequent issuance or transfer of Capital Stock that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) any sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person that is not either the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary shall be deemed, in each case, to constitute an Incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, not permitted by this clause (f), and provided, further, that, if the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness, such Indebtedness must be expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full of all obligations under the Notes and the Indenture; |
| (g) | Indebtedness in respect of any obligations under workers compensation claims, severance payment obligations, payment obligations in connection with health or other types of social security benefits, unemployment or other insurance or self-insurance obligations, reclamation, statutory obligations, bankers acceptances, performance, surety or similar bonds, letters of credit or completion or performance guarantees in the ordinary course of business; |
| (h) | Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five (5) business days of its Incurrence; |
| (i) | Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including a Receivables Entity) Incurred pursuant to (1) a Qualified Receivables Transaction, or (2) a factoring transaction or other financing involving the sale and transfer of, or the grant of a security interest in, Residential Receivables, provided, in the case of this clause (2), that such Indebtedness at the time of Incurrence does not exceed 80% of the discounted present value, determined in good faith by the Company, of such Residential Receivables; |
| (j) | Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to clauses (2)(a), (b), (i) or (j) of this covenant; |
| (k) | Indebtedness arising from agreements providing for customary guarantees, indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or, in each case, similar obligations, in each case, Incurred or assumed in connection with the disposition of any business or assets or Person or any Capital Stock of a Subsidiary, other than guarantees of Indebtedness Incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business or assets or such Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition; provided that the maximum aggregate liability in respect of all such Indebtedness will at no time exceed the gross proceeds actually received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such disposition; |
| (l) | Indebtedness Incurred in connection with any Project Financing; |
| (m) | Indebtedness consisting solely of Liens granted in reliance on clause (10) of the definition of Permitted Lien; and |
| (n) | additional Indebtedness in an aggregate outstanding principal amount which, when taken together with the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness Incurred under this clause (n) at any time outstanding, does not exceed the greater of (x) U.S.$30.0 million and (y) 5% of the Companys Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the end of the Latest Completed Quarter. |
(3) For purposes of determining compliance with, and the outstanding principal amount of, any particular Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to and in compliance with this covenant, the amount of Indebtedness issued at a price that is less than the principal amount thereof will be equal to the amount of the liability in respect thereof determined in accordance with IFRS. Accrual of interest, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of regularly scheduled interest in the form of additional Indebtedness of the same instrument or the payment of regularly scheduled dividends on Disqualified Capital Stock in the form of additional Disqualified Capital Stock with the same terms will not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this
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covenant; provided that any such outstanding additional Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock paid in respect of Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to any provision of clause (2) of this covenant will be counted as Indebtedness outstanding thereunder for purposes of any future Incurrence under such provision. For purposes of determining compliance with this Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness covenant, in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Indebtedness described in this covenant, the Company will be permitted to classify such item of Indebtedness on the date of its incurrence and may, in its sole discretion, divide and classify an item of Indebtedness in one or more of the types of Indebtedness and may later re-divide or reclassify all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness in any manner that complies with this covenant. Notwithstanding any other provision of this covenant, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may Incur pursuant to this covenant shall not be deemed to be exceeded as a result solely of fluctuations in exchange rates or currency values.
Limitation on Restricted Payments
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, take any of the following actions (each, a Restricted Payment):
| 1. | declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on or in respect of shares of Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to Holders of such Capital Stock, other than: |
| (1) | dividends or distributions payable in Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, or options, warrants or other rights to purchase Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries and that are not convertible into or exchangeable for Disqualified Capital Stock; |
| (2) | dividends, distributions or returns of capital payable to the Company and/or a Restricted Subsidiary, or |
| (3) | dividends or distributions made on a pro rata basis to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and minority holders of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary, on the other hand (or on a less than pro rata basis to any minority holder); |
| 2. | purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value: |
| (1) | any Capital Stock of the Company, or |
| (2) | any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary held by an Affiliate of the Company (other than a Restricted Subsidiary) or any Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary, except for (x) Capital Stock held by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or (y) purchases, redemptions, acquisitions or retirements for value of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary on a pro rata basis from the Company and/or any Restricted Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and minority holders of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary, on the other hand, according to their respective percentage ownership of the Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary; |
3. make any principal payment on, purchase, defease, redeem, prepay, decrease, or otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to any scheduled final maturity, scheduled repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment, as the case may be, any Subordinated Indebtedness (excluding (x) any intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Company and/or any Restricted Subsidiaries or (y) the purchase, repurchase or other acquisition of Indebtedness that is contractually subordinate to the Notes, purchased in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case within one (1) year of such date of purchase, repurchase or acquisition); or
4. make any Investment (other than a Permitted Investment); if at the time of the Restricted Payment and immediately after giving effect thereto:
| 1. | a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; |
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| 2. | the Company is not able to Incur at least U.S.$1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to clause (1) of Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness; or |
| 3. | the aggregate amount of the proposed Restricted Payment and all other Restricted Payments made subsequent to the Issue Date up to the date thereof shall exceed the sum of: |
| A. | 50% of cumulative Adjusted Consolidated Net Income of the Company, or, if such cumulative Adjusted Consolidated Net Income of the Company is a loss, minus 100% of the loss accrued during the period beginning on March 1, 2015 to the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements are available; provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt, that for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under this clause, the U.S. Dollar-equivalent amount of the cumulative Adjusted Consolidated Net Income of the Company shall be equal to the sum of each Adjusted Consolidated Net Income of the Company as of the end of each applicable fiscal quarter of the Company calculated based on the ask price (billete vendedor) published by the Banco de la Nación Argentina in effect as of the end of each applicable fiscal quarter, or, if on such date such rate is not quoted, as of the last day on which such rate was quoted preceding such day; plus |
| B. | 100% of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds and the Fair Market Value of Property other than cash received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from any Person from any: |
| i. | contribution to the equity capital of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (not representing an interest in Disqualified Capital Stock or issuance and sale of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, subsequent to the Issue Date, or |
| ii. | issuance and sale subsequent to the Issue Date (and, in the case of Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary, at such time as it was a Restricted Subsidiary) of any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that has been converted into or exchanged for Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; |
| excluding, in each case, any Net Cash Proceeds: |
| (a) | received from any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; or |
| (b) | used to redeem Notes under Redemption and RepurchaseOptional Make-Whole Redemption and Optional/Redemption for Taxation Reasons; or |
| (c) | applied in accordance with clause (2) or (3) of the second paragraph of this covenant below; plus |
| C. | any reductions of Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary by conversion to Qualified Capital Stock; plus |
| D. | any net reductions of Investments (other than Permitted Investments) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; plus |
| E. | any distributions received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from Unrestricted Subsidiaries. |
| Notwithstanding | the preceding paragraph, this covenant does not prohibit: |
| 1. | the payment of any dividend or the irrevocable redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness within sixty (60) days after the date of declaration of such dividend or giving of the redemption notice, if the dividend or redemption would have been permitted on the date of declaration or the giving of the notice pursuant to the preceding paragraph; |
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| 2. | the redemption or other acquisition of any shares of Capital Stock of the Company, |
| (a) | in exchange for Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, or |
| (b) | through the application of the net proceeds received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from a substantially concurrent sale of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or a contribution to the equity capital of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary not representing an interest in Disqualified Capital Stock, in each case not received from a Subsidiary of the Company; |
provided that the value of any such Qualified Capital Stock issued in exchange for such acquired Capital Stock and any such proceeds shall be excluded from clause (3)(B) of the first paragraph of this covenant (and were not included therein at any time);
the voluntary prepayment, purchase, defeasance, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Indebtedness solely in exchange for, or through the application of net proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale, other than to a Subsidiary of the Company, of:
| (a) | Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, or |
| (b) | Refinancing Indebtedness for such Subordinated Indebtedness; |
provided that the value of any Qualified Capital Stock issued in exchange for Subordinated Indebtedness and any net proceeds referred to above shall be excluded from clause (3)(B) of the first paragraph of this covenant (and were not included therein at any time);
repurchases of Qualified Capital Stock or options, warrants or other securities exercisable or convertible into Qualified Capital Stock from any current or former employees, officers, directors or consultants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their authorized representatives upon the death, disability or termination of employment or directorship of such employees, officers or directors, or the termination of retention of any such consultants, in an amount not to exceed U.S.$ 2.0 million in any calendar year (with unused amounts in any calendar year being permitted to be carried over into succeeding calendar years) plus the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
the repurchase of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or warrants to the extent such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price of those stock options or warrants;
an Investment either (a) solely in exchange for shares of Qualified Capital Stock or (b) through the application of the net proceeds of a sale for cash (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) of shares of Qualified Capital Stock within 60 days after such sale;
upon the occurrence of a Change of Control and within 60 days after the completion of the offer to repurchase the Notes pursuant to the covenant described under Change of Control Offer above, any repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company required pursuant to the terms thereof as a result of such Change of Control; provided that the terms of such purchase or redemption are substantially similar in all material respects to the comparable provision included in the Indenture;
the purchase by the Company of fractional shares arising out of stock dividends, splits or combinations or business combinations;
payments or distributions to dissenting stockholders of Capital Stock of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to a requirement of applicable law in connection with a consolidation or merger that complies with the provisions of the Indenture applicable to mergers and consolidations of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and
Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when made, taken together with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (10) (in the case of Investments, at the time outstanding) not to exceed the greater of (x) U.S.$30.0 million and (y) 5% of the Companys Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the end of the Latest Completed Quarter.
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provided that, at the time of and after giving effect to, any Restricted Payment permitted under clauses (3), (4), (7) and (10), no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof.
The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of such Restricted Payment of the assets or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to such Restricted Payment. The amount of all Restricted Payments paid in cash shall be its face amount.
Limitation on Asset Sales
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, consummate an Asset Sale (including Capital Stock of its Restricted Subsidiaries) unless:
| 1. | the Company or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of the Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets or Capital Stock sold or otherwise disposed of; and |
2. at least 75% of the consideration received for the assets or Capital Stock sold by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, in the Asset Sale shall be in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents and/or Property to be used in a Permitted Business (including Capital Stock of a Person engaged in a Permitted Business) received at the time of such Asset Sale.
The Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, must apply 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds of any such Asset Sale within twenty four (24) months (or, if not so applied by such date, committed to be applied within twenty four (24) months of the expiration of such preliminary twenty four (24) month period) thereof to:
| 3. | repay Senior Indebtedness of the Company or Indebtedness of its Restricted Subsidiaries; or |
4. invest in a Permitted Business (including expenditures for maintenance, repair or improvement of existing Properties and acquisitions of Capital Stock of Persons engaged in a Permitted Business);
provided that the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, pending application of such Net Cash Proceeds in accordance with clause (a) or (b) above, may invest such Net Cash Proceeds in Cash Equivalents.
To the extent that all or a part of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale are not applied or committed to be applied within twenty four (24) months of the Asset Sale as described above, the Company will make an offer to purchase Notes (the Asset Sale Offer), at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the date of purchase (the Asset Sale Offer Amount). The Company will purchase pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer from all tendering Holders on a pro rata basis, and, at the Companys option, on a pro rata basis with the Holders of any other Senior Indebtedness with similar provisions requiring the Company to offer to purchase the other Senior Indebtedness with the proceeds of Asset Sales, that principal amount (or accreted value in the case of Indebtedness issued with original issue discount) of Notes and the other Senior Indebtedness to be purchased equal to such unapplied Net Cash Proceeds. The Company may satisfy its obligations under this covenant with respect to the Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale by making an Asset Sale Offer prior to the expiration of such preliminary twenty four (24) month period.
The Asset Sale Offer will remain open for a period of not less than twenty (20) business days, or any longer period as may be required by law. The Company may, however, defer an Asset Sale Offer until there is an aggregate amount of unapplied Net Cash Proceeds from one or more Asset Sales equal to or in excess of U.S.$15.0 million. At that time, the entire amount of unapplied Net Cash Proceeds, and not just the amount in excess of U.S.$15.0 million, will be applied as required pursuant to this covenant.
Each notice of an Asset Sale Offer will be mailed first class, postage prepaid, to the record Holders as shown on the register of Holders within twenty (20) days following such preliminary twenty four (24) month period, with a copy to the Trustee offering to purchase the Notes as described above. Each notice of an
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Asset Sale Offer will state, among other things, the purchase date, which must be no earlier than thirty (30) days nor later than sixty (60) days from the date the notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law (the Asset Sale Offer Payment Date). Upon receiving notice of an Asset Sale Offer, Holders may elect to tender their Notes in whole or in part in integral multiples of U.S.$1,000 in exchange for cash.
On the Asset Sale Offer Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful:
| 1. | accept for payment all Notes or portions thereof properly tendered pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer; |
| 2. | deposit with the Paying Agents funds in an amount equal to the Asset Sale Offer Amount in respect of all Notes or portions thereof so tendered; and |
| 3. | deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes so accepted together with an Officers Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions thereof being purchased by the Company. |
To the extent Holders of Notes and Holders of other Senior Indebtedness, if any, which are the subject of an Asset Sale Offer properly tender and do not withdraw Notes or the other Senior Indebtedness in an aggregate amount exceeding the amount of unapplied Net Cash Proceeds, the Company will purchase the Notes and the other Senior Indebtedness on a pro rata basis (based on amounts tendered). If only a portion of a Note is purchased pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer, a new Note in a principal amount equal to the portion thereof not purchased will be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon cancellation of the original Note (or appropriate adjustments to the amount and beneficial interests in a global Note will be made, as appropriate). Notes (or portions thereof) purchased pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer will be cancelled and cannot be reissued.
The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-l under the Exchange Act and any other applicable securities laws and regulations, to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the purchase of Notes pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any applicable securities laws or regulations conflict with the Asset Sale provisions of the Indenture, the Company will comply with these laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Asset Sale provisions of the Indenture by doing so.
Upon completion of an Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Net Cash Proceeds will be reset at zero. Accordingly, to the extent that the aggregate amount of Notes and other Indebtedness tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer is less than the aggregate amount of unapplied Net Cash Proceeds, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may use any remaining Net Cash Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by the Indenture.
If at any time any consideration other than cash or Cash Equivalents received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, in connection with any Asset Sale is converted into or sold or otherwise disposed of for cash (other than interest received with respect to any non-cash consideration), the conversion or disposition will be deemed to constitute an Asset Sale hereunder and the Net Cash Proceeds thereof will be applied or committed to be applied as described above within twenty four (24) months of conversion or disposition.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided herein, the Company shall not contribute or transfer, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, any of its Existing Properties or Future Leveraged Properties to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor; provided that this undertaking shall not restrict the Company from transferring to any Restricted Subsidiary any Existing Property or Future Leveraged Property pursuant to a transaction that, but for items (2) or (5) of the second paragraph of the definition of Asset Sale, would constitute an Asset Sale, if (i) such transaction is made at Fair Market Value and (ii) at least 75% of the consideration received by the Company in such transaction at the time of such transaction is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents and/or Property to be used by the Company in a Permitted Business (other than Capital Stock of a Person engaged in a Permitted Business).
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Limitation on Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries
The Company may designate after the Issue Date any Subsidiary of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary under the Indenture (a Designation) only if:
| 1. | no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or after giving effect to such Designation; |
| 2. | at the time of and after giving effect to such Designation, the Company could Incur U.S.$1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to clause (1) of Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness; |
the Company would be permitted to make an Investment at the time of Designation (assuming the effectiveness of such Designation and treating such Designation as an Investment at the time of Designation) as a Restricted Payment pursuant to the first paragraph of Limitation on Restricted Payments or as a Permitted Investment in an amount (the Designation Amount) equal to the amount of the Companys Investment in such Subsidiary on such date;
all the Indebtedness of such Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries shall, at the date of designation, and will at all times thereafter, consist of Non-Recourse Debt except for a Lien contemplated by clause (10) of the definition of Permitted Lien;
such Subsidiary, either alone or in the aggregate with all other Unrestricted Subsidiaries, does not operate, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries;
such Subsidiary is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation:
| (a) | to subscribe for additional Capital Stock of such Person; or |
| (b) | to maintain or preserve such Persons financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results; and |
on the date such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such Subsidiary is not a party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with terms substantially less favorable to the Company than those that might have been obtained from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company.
The Company may revoke any Designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary (a Revocation) only if:
| 1. | no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of and after giving effect to such Revocation; and |
all Liens and Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary outstanding immediately following such Revocation would, if Incurred at such time, have been permitted to be Incurred for all purposes of the Indenture.
The Designation of a Subsidiary of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be deemed to include the Designation of all of the Subsidiaries of such Subsidiary. All Designations and Revocations must be evidenced by resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company, delivered to the Trustee certifying compliance with the preceding provisions.
Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries
| (a) | Except as provided in paragraph (b) below, the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to: |
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| (1) | pay dividends or make any other distributions on or in respect of its Capital Stock to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary; |
| (2) | make loans or advances to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary; or |
| (3) | transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary. |
| (b) | Paragraph (a) above will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of: |
| (1) | applicable law, rule, regulation or order; |
| (2) | the Indenture or the Notes; |
| (3) | customary non-assignment provisions of any contract and customary provisions restricting assignment or subletting in any lease governing a leasehold interest of any Restricted Subsidiary; |
| (4) | any instrument governing Acquired Indebtedness not Incurred in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, the relevant acquisition, merger or consolidation, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person or the properties or assets of the Person so acquired; |
| (5) | restrictions with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company imposed pursuant to a binding agreement which has been entered into for the sale or disposition of Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such restrictions apply solely to the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary being sold; |
| (6) | Liens permitted to be Incurred under Limitation on Liens; |
| (7) | provisions limiting the payment of dividends in the organizational documents, shareholders agreements, joint venture agreements or similar documents of, or related to, Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries and which have been entered into in the ordinary course of business; |
| (8) | restrictions contained in the terms of Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to clause (d) of the second paragraph under Certain CovenantsLimitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness, mortgage financing or Capitalized Lease Obligations Incurred in the ordinary course of business; provided that such restrictions relate only to the assets acquired or financed with such Indebtedness; |
| (9) | encumbrances or restrictions contained in the terms of Indebtedness entered into after the Issue Date so long as such encumbrances or restrictions included therein will not materially impair the Companys ability to make payments on the Notes when due, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company as certified to the Trustee in an officers certificate at the time such encumbrances or restrictions are agreed to; |
| (10) | restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts or other arrangements entered into or agreed to in the ordinary course of business; |
| (11) | customary restrictions imposed on the transfer of copyrighted or patented materials; |
| (12) | net worth provisions in leases and other agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business; |
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| (13) | any customary restriction on the ability of a Restricted Subsidiary to pay dividends or make any other distributions or pay any indebtedness to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary during the continuance of an event of default under Indebtedness other than the Notes; |
| (14) | contractual requirements with respect to Indebtedness Incurred in accordance with clause (2)(i) under Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness that are customary for a financing of that type; and |
| (15) | an agreement governing Indebtedness Incurred to Refinance the Indebtedness issued, assumed or Incurred pursuant to an agreement referred to in clauses (2), (4), (6), (8) or (9) above; provided that the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction contained in any such Indebtedness, taken as a whole, are no less favorable in any material respect to the Company than the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction contained in agreements referred to in such clause (2), (4), (6), (8) or (9), respectively, above. |
Limitation on Liens
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, Incur any Liens (except for Permitted Liens) against or upon any of their respective properties or assets, whether owned on the Issue Date or acquired after the Issue Date, or any proceeds therefrom, to secure any Indebtedness, without expressly providing that the Notes are secured equally and ratably with the obligations so secured for so long as such obligations are so secured.
Limitation on Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets
The Company will not, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, directly or indirectly, consolidate with or merge into, any Person (whether or not the Company is the surviving or continuing Person), or sell, assign, transfer convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the Companys properties and assets (determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), to any Person unless:
| (a) | either: |
| (1) | the Company shall be the surviving or continuing corporation, or |
| (2) | the Person (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by sale, assignment, transfer conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company (the Surviving Entity): |
| (A) | shall be a corporation, organized and validly existing under the laws of a Qualified Merger Jurisdiction, and |
| (B) | shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee), executed and delivered to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, interest and Additional Amounts, if any, on all of the Notes and the performance and observance of every covenant of the Notes and the Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed; |
| (b) | immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; |
| (c) | immediately after giving pro forma effect to such transaction and any related financing transactions, as if such transactions had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio of the Surviving Entity would be equal or greater than such ratio for the Company immediately prior to such transaction; |
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| (d) | each Subsidiary Guarantor shall have by supplemental indenture confirmed that its guarantee shall apply to such Surviving Entitys obligations in respect of the Indenture and the Notes; and |
| (e) | the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an officers certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, winding up or disposition and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with the Indenture. |
Notwithstanding the clauses (b) and (c) of the preceding paragraph,
| (1) | any Restricted Subsidiary may consolidate with, merge with or into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to the Company; provided that, in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary that merges into the Company, the Company will not be required to comply with clause (e) of the preceding paragraph; and |
| (2) | the Company may merge with an Affiliate of the Company solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Company in another jurisdiction, so long as the amount of Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries is not increased thereby. |
For purposes of this covenant, the transfer (by lease (other than in the ordinary course of business), assignment, sale or otherwise, in a single transaction or series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of one or more Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company, the Capital Stock of which constitutes all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company (determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), will be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company.
Although there is a limited body of case law interpreting the phrase substantially all, there is no precise established definition of the phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, in certain circumstances there may be a degree of uncertainty as to whether a particular transaction would involve all or substantially all of the property or assets of a Person.
Upon any consolidation, combination or merger or any transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with this covenant, in which the Company is not the continuing corporation, the Surviving Entity formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance, lease (other than in the ordinary course of business) or transfer is made will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under the Indenture and the Notes with the same effect as if such Surviving Entity had been named as such. For the avoidance of doubt, compliance with this covenant will not affect the obligations of the Company (including a Surviving Entity, if applicable) under Redemption and RepurchaseChange of Control Offer, if applicable.
Limitation on Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries
The Company will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Receivables Entity), directly or indirectly, to guarantee any Indebtedness of the Company, unless, in any such case:
(1) such Restricted Subsidiary executes and delivers to the Trustee, together with an opinion of counsel, a supplemental indenture to the Indenture, pursuant to which provides a guarantee of the Notes; and
(2) if such guarantee is provided with respect to Senior Indebtedness, the guarantee of the Notes will be pari passu with such guarantee; and if such guarantee is provided with respect to Subordinated Indebtedness, the guarantee of the Notes will be senior to such guarantee.
The obligations of each Restricted Subsidiary in respect of its guarantee of the Notes will be limited to the maximum amount as will result in the obligations not constituting a fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar illegal transfer under applicable law.
Each Restricted Subsidiary will be released and relieved of its obligations under its guarantee of the Notes in the event that:
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(1) there is a sale or other disposition of such Restricted Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, the sale of its Capital Stock or the sale of all or substantially all of its assets), following which such Restricted Subsidiary is no longer a direct or indirect Subsidiary the Company (other than a Receivables Entity);
(2) such Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with Limitation on Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries;
(3) there is a total defeasance of the Notes or upon satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture; or
(4) the Indebtedness, the Incurrence of which gave rise to such Restricted Subsidiarys obligation to provide such guarantee, has been repaid in full or otherwise discharged,
provided that such transaction is carried out pursuant to, and in accordance with, the applicable provisions of the Indenture.
Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates
| 1. | The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with, or for the benefit of, any of its Affiliates (each an Affiliate Transaction), unless: |
| (a) | the terms of such Affiliate Transaction are not materially less favorable than those that could reasonably be expected to be obtained in a comparable transaction at such time on an arms-length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company; |
| (b) | in the event that such Affiliate Transaction involves aggregate payments, or transfers of property or services with a Fair Market Value, in excess of U.S.$7.5 million, the terms of such Affiliate Transaction will be approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company (including a majority of the disinterested members thereof), the approval to be evidenced by a Board Resolution stating that the Board of Directors has determined that such transaction complies with the preceding provisions; and |
| (c) | in the event that such Affiliate Transaction involves aggregate payments, or transfers of property or services with a Fair Market Value in excess of U.S.$10.0 million, the Company will, prior to the consummation thereof, obtain a favorable opinion as to the fairness of such Affiliate Transaction (other than (i) loans or extensions of credit or (ii) transactions involving listed securities or whose terms can otherwise be verified by reference to publicly available information) to the Company and the relevant Restricted Subsidiary (if any) from a financial point of view from an Independent Financial Advisor and file the same with the Trustee. |
| 2. | Paragraph (1) above will not apply to: |
| (a) | Affiliate Transactions with or among the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivables Entity) or between or among Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Receivables Entity); |
| (b) | fees and compensation paid to, and any indemnity provided on behalf of, officers, directors, employees, consultants or agents of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary as determined in good faith by the Companys Board of Directors or shareholders, as applicable; |
| (c) | Affiliate Transactions undertaken pursuant to any contractual obligations or rights in existence on the Issue Date and any amendment, modification or replacement of such agreement (so long as such amendment, modification or replacement is not materially more disadvantageous to the Holders of the Notes, taken as a whole, than the original agreement as in effect on the Issue Date); |
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| (d) | any Restricted Payments and Permitted Investments made in compliance with Limitation on Restricted Payments; and |
| (e) | loans and advances to officers, directors and employees of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding U.S.$2.0 million at any time. |
Conduct of Business
The Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole will remain primarily engaged in Permitted Businesses.
Reports to Holders
The Company will provide the Trustee with the following reports:
(1) an English language version of its annual audited consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS promptly upon such financial statements becoming available but not later than 90 days after the close of its fiscal year;
(2) an English language version of its unaudited quarterly financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS promptly upon such financial statements becoming available but not later than 60 days after the close of each fiscal quarter (other than the last fiscal quarter of its fiscal year);
(3) simultaneously with the delivery of each set of financial statements referred to in clauses (1) and (2) above, an officers certificate stating (i) that the Company is, to the best knowledge of such officer, in compliance with all conditions and covenants set forth in this Indenture (for purposes of this paragraph, such compliance shall be determined without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice under this Indenture) and (ii) whether a Default or Event of Default exists on the date of such certificate and, if a Default or Event of Default exists, setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;
(4) without duplication, English language versions or summaries of such other reports or notices relating to material events or developments (hechos relevantes o esenciales) as may be filed or submitted by (and promptly after filing or submission by) the Company with (a) the CNV, (b) the Bulletin of the BYMA, (c) the information systems of the Argentine markets authorized by the CNV on which the Notes are listed and/or other stock exchange on which the Notes are listed or (d) if applicable, the SEC (in each case, to the extent that any such report or notice is generally available to its security holders or the public in Argentina or elsewhere and, in the case of clause (d), is filed or submitted pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under, or Section 13 or 15(d) of, the Exchange Act); and
(5) upon any director or executive officer of the Company becoming aware of the existence of a Default or Event of Default or any event by reason of which payments of either principal or interest on the bonds are prohibited, an officers certificate setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
Delivery of the above reports to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustees receipt of such reports will not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including compliance with any of our covenants in the Indenture (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers Certificates).
The Company shall transmit to all Holders, in the manner and to the extent provided in the Trust Indenture Act Section 313(c), within 30 days after the filing thereof with the Trustee, such summaries of any information, documents and reports required to be filed by the Company pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act Sections 314(a)(1) and (2) (including, without limitation, those of paragraphs (1) and (3) above) as may be required by rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the SEC.
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In addition, at any time when the Company is not subject to or is not current in its reporting obligations under clause (1) of the preceding paragraph, the Company will make available, upon request, to any Holder or a beneficial owner of a Rule 144A Global Note or a prospective purchaser of a Rule 144A Global Note or a beneficial interest therein designated by any such Holder or beneficial owner, the information required pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
Events of Default
Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default.
(i) we fail to pay any principal, premium or interest (or Additional Amounts, if any) on the Notes on the date when it becomes due and payable in accordance with the terms thereof, and such failure, in the case of interest (or Additional Amounts, if any, relating thereto) continues for a period of 30 days;
(ii) failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under Limitation on Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets, Change of Control Offer and Limitation on Asset Sales;
(iii) we fail to duly perform or observe any other covenant or obligation under the Indenture or the Notes (other than a default referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above) and such failure continues for a period of 60 days after written notice to that effect is received by us or by us and the Trustee from the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes and stating that such notice is a notice of default;
(iv) (A) we or any of our Restricted Subsidiaries fail to pay when due principal of or interest on any of our or such Restricted Subsidiarys Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least U.S.$15.0 million (or the equivalent thereof at the time of determination) and such failure continues after the grace period, if any, applicable thereto, or (B) any other event of default occurs under any agreement or instrument relating to any such Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of at least U.S.$15.0 million (or the equivalent thereof at the time of determination), and such other event of default results in the acceleration of the maturity of such Indebtedness;
(v) one or more final judgments or decrees for the payment of money in excess of U.S.$15.0 million (or the equivalent thereof at the time of determination) in the aggregate (to the extent not covered by insurance) are rendered against us or any of our Restricted Subsidiaries and are not discharged and, in the case of each such judgment or decree, there is a period of 90 days following such judgment during which such judgment or decree is not discharged, waived or the execution thereof stayed;
(vi) a court having jurisdiction enters a decree or order for (x) relief in respect of us or any of our Significant Subsidiaries in an involuntary case under the Argentine Law No. 24,522, as amended (the Bankruptcy Law), or any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or (y) appointment of an administrator, receiver, trustee or intervenor for us or any or our Significant Subsidiaries for all or substantially all of the property of us or any or of our Significant Subsidiaries and, in each case, such decree or order remains unstayed and in effect for a period of 90 consecutive days;
(vii) we or any of our Significant Subsidiaries (a) commence a voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Law or any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, (b) consent to the appointment of or taking possession by an administrator, receiver, trustee or intervenor for us or any of our Significant Subsidiaries for all or substantially all of our or any of our Significant Subsidiaries properties or (c) effect any general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or
(viii) it becomes unlawful for us to perform or comply with our payment obligations under the Indenture and the Notes and such condition shall continue for a period of 90 days after written notice to that effect is received by us or by us and the Trustee from the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes and stating that such notice is a notice of default.
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Upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default (other than pursuant to clauses (vi) or (vii) above), the Trustee or Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes may, by written notice to us and the Trustee, declare all the Notes then outstanding to be immediately due and payable. In the case an Event of Default set forth in clauses (vi) or (vii) above has occurred and is continuing, the outstanding Notes shall be automatically and immediately due and payable. In the event an Event of Default set forth in clause (iv) above has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Notes, such Event of Default will be automatically rescinded and annulled once the payment default or event of default triggering such Event of Default pursuant to clause (iv) is remedied or cured by us and/or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary or waived by the Holders of the relevant Indebtedness. No such rescission and annulment will affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereto. Upon any such declaration of acceleration, the principal of the Notes so accelerated and the interest accrued thereon and all other amounts payable with respect to such Notes will become and be immediately due and payable. If the Event of Default or Events of Default giving rise to any such declaration of acceleration are cured following such declaration, such declaration may be rescinded by the Holders of such Notes in the manner set forth in the Indenture.
At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Notes as described in the preceding paragraph, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes may rescind and cancel such declaration and its consequences:
| 1. | if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree; |
| 2. | if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived, except nonpayment of principal or interest that has become due solely because of the acceleration; |
to the extent the payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of interest and overdue principal, which has become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, has been paid; and
if the Company has paid the Trustee its reasonable compensation and reimbursed the Trustee for its reasonable expenses (including the fees and expenses of its counsel), disbursements and advances.
No rescission will affect any subsequent Default or impair any rights relating thereto.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes may waive any existing Default or Event of Default under the Indenture, and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Notes.
The Trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders, unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it. Subject to all provisions of the Indenture and applicable law, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee.
Meetings, Modification and Waiver
The Trustee and we may, without the vote or consent of any holder of Notes, modify, waive, supplement or amend the Indenture or the Notes for the purpose of:
| (1) | adding (a) to our covenants such further covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions, and (b) to our Events of Default such further events of default, in each case as are for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes; |
| (2) | surrendering any right or power conferred upon us; |
| (3) | securing the Notes pursuant to the requirements thereof or otherwise; |
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| (4) | evidencing the succession of another Person to us and the assumption by any such successor of our covenants and obligations in the Notes and in the Indenture pursuant to Certain CovenantsLimitation on Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets; |
| (5) | establishing the form or terms of any Additional Notes as permitted under the Indenture; |
| (6) | providing for the acceptance of an appointment under the Indenture of a successor trustee, registrar, co-registrar, paying agent, transfer agent or representative of the trustee in Argentina; provided that the successor trustee, registrar, co-registrar, paying agent, transfer agent or representative of the trustee in Argentina is otherwise qualified and eligible to act as such under the terms of the Indenture; |
| (7) | complying with any mandatory requirements of the CNV (to the extent such requirements do not adversely affect the interest of the Holders of the Notes in any material respect); |
| (8) | making any modification correcting or supplementing any ambiguous, inconsistent or defective provision contained in the Indenture or in such Notes; and |
| (9) | making any other modification, or granting any waiver or authorization of any breach or proposed breach, of any of the terms and conditions of such Notes or any other provisions of the Indenture in any manner which does not adversely affect the interest of the Holders of the Notes in any material respect. |
Modifications to and amendments of the Indenture and the Notes may be made, and future compliance or past default by us may be waived, by us and the Trustee by the adoption of a resolution at a meeting of Holders of Notes as set forth below, but no such modification or amendment and no such waiver may, without the unanimous consent of the Holders of all Notes directly and adversely affected thereby:
| (i) | extend the due date for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or any installment of interest on any such Note; |
| (ii) | reduce the principal amount of, the portion of such principal amount which is payable upon acceleration of the maturity of, the rate of interest on or the premium payable upon redemption of any such Note; |
| (iii) | reduce our obligation to pay Additional Amounts on any such Note; |
| (iv) | change the currency of denomination or payment in respect of the Notes; |
| (v) | impair the right to institute suit for enforcement of any payment or place of payment on or with respect to any Note; |
| (vi) | shorten the period during which we are not permitted to redeem any such Note, or permit us to redeem any such Note if, prior to such action, we are not permitted to do so; |
| (vii) | amend the circumstances under which the Notes may be redeemed; |
| (viii) | reduce the percentage of the aggregate principal amount of such Notes necessary to modify, amend or supplement the Indenture or such Notes, or for waiver of compliance with certain provisions thereof or for waiver of certain defaults; |
| (ix) | reduce the percentage of aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes required for the adoption of a resolution or the quorum required at any meeting of Holders of the Notes at which a resolution is adopted; or |
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| (x) | modify any provisions of the Indenture relating to meetings of Holders of the Notes, modifications or waivers as described above, except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of the Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the holder of each security directly and adversely affected thereby. |
The Indenture contains provisions for convening meetings of Holders of Notes to consider matters affecting their interests. A meeting of the Holders of Notes may be called by our Board of Directors, our Supervisory Committee, the Trustee or upon the request of the Holders of at least 5% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes to give, deliver or receive any authorization, notice, amendment, waiver or other action or in general to amend the terms and conditions of the Notes. If a meeting is held pursuant to the written request of Holders of Notes, such written request will include the specific matters to be addressed in the meeting, and such meeting will be convened within 40 days from the date such written request is received by us.
Meetings of Holders will be convened and held in accordance with the provisions of the Negotiable Obligations Law and the Argentine Corporations Law No. 19,550, as amended (the Argentine Corporations Law), the CNV Rules and the requirements established by the stock exchanges authorized by the CNV in Argentina and/or the foreign stock exchanges where the Notes are listed. Any such meeting will be held in the City of Buenos Aires. In any event, meetings shall be held at the time and place determined by the Company. Notice of any meeting of Holders of Notes (which will include the date, place and time of such meeting, the agenda therefor and the requirements for attendance) will be given by the summoning party as set forth under Notices and will be given not less than 10 nor more than 30 days prior to the date fixed for the meeting and will be published at the Companys expense in each of: (a) for five business days in Argentina in the Official Gazette of Argentina (Boletín Oficial), and (b) a newspaper of general circulation in Argentina and the Bulletin of the BYMA (as long as the Notes are listed on the BYMA) and/or the Bulletin of the MAE (as long as the Notes are traded on the MAE), or such other informative systems of the markets in which the Notes are listed, as is applicable. Meetings of Holders may be simultaneously convened for two dates, in case the initial meeting were to be adjourned for lack of quorum. However, for meetings that (i) include in the agenda items requiring unanimous approval by the Holders, or the amendment of any of the terms and conditions of the Notes or (ii) convened upon request of the Holders of the Notes, notice of a new meeting resulting from adjournment of the initial meeting for lack of quorum will be given not less than eight days prior to the date fixed for such new meeting and will be published for three business days in the Official Gazette of Argentina, a newspaper of general circulation in Argentina and the Bulletin of the BYMA (as long as the Notes are listed on the BYMA), the bulletin of the MAE (as long as the Notes are traded on the MAE), or such other informative systems of the markets in which the Notes are listed, as is applicable.
Any Holder may attend any such meeting either personally or by proxy. To be entitled to vote at a meeting of Holders, a person shall be (i) a holder of one or more Notes as of the relevant record date or (ii) a person appointed by an instrument in writing as proxy by such a holder of one or more Notes. Holders who intend to attend a meeting of holders must notify the Company of their intention to do so at least three business days prior to the date of such meeting.
The quorum at any meeting called to adopt a resolution will be persons holding or representing a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes and at any reconvened adjourned meeting will be the person(s) present at such reconvened adjourned meeting. At a meeting or a reconvened adjourned meeting duly convened and at which a quorum is present, any resolution to modify or amend, or to waive compliance with, any provision of the Notes (other than the provisions referred to in the fourth preceding paragraph) will be validly passed and decided if approved at a meeting by the persons entitled to vote a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, provided that the unanimous consent or the unanimous affirmative vote of the holders shall be required to adopt a valid decision on any of the matters listed in the fourth preceding paragraph. Any instrument given by or on behalf of any holder of a Note in connection with any consent to any such modification, amendment or waiver will be irrevocable once given and will be conclusive and binding on all subsequent Holders of such Note. Any modifications, amendments or waivers to the Indenture or to the Notes will be conclusive and binding upon all Holders of Notes whether or not they have given such consent or were present at any meeting, and on all Notes.
The Trustee will designate the record date for determining the Holders of Notes entitled to vote at any meeting and will provide notice to Holders of Notes in the manner set forth in the Indenture. The holder of a
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Note may, at any meeting of Holders of the Notes at which such holder is entitled to vote, cast one vote for each U.S. Dollar in principal amount of the Notes held by such holder. Officers may not be appointed as proxies.
For purposes of the above, any Note authenticated and delivered pursuant to the Indenture will, as of any date of determination, be deemed to be outstanding, except:
| (i) | Notes theretofore canceled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; |
| (ii) | Notes that have been called for redemption in accordance with their terms or which have become due and payable at maturity or otherwise and with respect to which monies sufficient to pay the principal thereof and any premium, interest, Additional Amounts or other amount thereon have been deposited with the Trustee; or |
| (iii) | Notes in lieu of or in substitution for which other Notes have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to the Indenture; |
provided that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of outstanding Notes are present at a meeting of Holders of Notes for quorum purposes or have consented to or voted in favor of any notice, consent, waiver, amendment, modification or supplement under the Indenture, Notes owned directly or indirectly by us or any of our Affiliates, including any Subsidiary, will be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in making such calculation or in relying upon any such notice, consent, waiver, amendment, modification or supplement, only Notes which the Trustee knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded.
Promptly after the execution by us and the Trustee of any supplement or amendment to the Indenture, we will give notice thereof to the Holders of the Notes and, if applicable, to the CNV, setting forth in general terms the substance of such supplement or amendment. If we fail to give such notice to the Holders of the Notes within 15 days after the execution of such supplement or amendment, the Trustee will give notice to the Holders at our expense. Any failure by us or the Trustee to give such notice, or any defect therein, will not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplement or amendment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and prior to any meeting called to adopt a resolution to modify or amend the Indenture or the Notes, we will submit any such proposed modifications to the CNV for analysis, if required by the applicable laws and regulations, as interpreted by the CNV and/or any other applicable authorities.
Form and Denomination
General
The Notes will be issued in denominations of U.S.$1,000 and integral multiples of U.S.$1.00 in excess thereof. Notes will be issued in registered form without interest coupons. The Registrar and Co-Registrar will maintain the register in which names and addresses of Holders of Notes will be recorded. No service charge will be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of the Notes, but the Trustee, Registrar, Co-Registrar or any Transfer Agent may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
The Notes shall be offered and sold by the Issuer (1) to U.S. persons in the United States in reliance on Section 3(a)(9) (3(a)(9) Notes) and (2) outside of the United States, in offshore transactions, in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act (Regulation S Notes). Such Notes may thereafter be transferred to purchasers in reliance on Rule 144 and Regulation S under the Securities Act. Any Additional Notes issued thereafter shall be offered and sold by the Issuer (i) to U.S. persons in the United States in reliance on Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, (ii) to dealers and resold, initially only to QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A (Rule 144A Notes), or (iii) outside of the United States, in offshore transactions, in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act.
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Global Notes
3(a)(9) Notes shall be issued initially in the form of one or more registered global Notes, numbered 3(a)(9)-1 upward (collectively, the 3(a)(9) Global Note), Rule 144A Notes shall be issued initially in the form of one or more registered global Notes, numbered RA-1 upward (collectively, the Rule 144A Global Note) and Regulation S Notes shall be issued initially in the form of one or more global registered Notes, numbered RS-1 upward (collectively, the Regulation S Global Note), in each case without interest coupons and bearing the Global Notes Legend and Restricted Notes Legend, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with the Custodian, and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary for credit to accounts of the Depositarys direct or indirect participants (including Euroclear or Clearstream), duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in the Indenture. Beneficial ownership interests in the 3(a)(9) Global Note may be exchangeable for interests in the Regulation S Global Note only upon receipt by the Trustee of a written certification from the transferor of the beneficial interest in the form provided on the reverse side of the Initial Notes to the effect that such transfer is being made in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 of Regulation S or (if available) Rule 144 under the Securities Act. The 3(a)(9) Global Note, the Rule 144A Global Note, the Regulation S Global Note and any Unrestricted Global Note are each referred to herein as a Global Note and are collectively referred to herein as Global Notes. Each Global Note shall represent such of the Outstanding (as defined in the Indenture) Notes as shall be specified in the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached thereto and each shall provide that it shall represent up to the aggregate principal amount of Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as applicable, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06 of the Indenture and Section 2.3(c) of Appendix A to the Indenture.
A Global Note may not be transferred except as a whole by DTC to a nominee of DTC or by a nominee of DTC to DTC or another nominee of DTC or by DTC or any such nominee to a successor of DTC or a nominee of such successor.
Upon the issuance of a Global Note, DTC will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the respective principal amounts of the Notes represented by such Global Note to the accounts of institutions that have accounts with DTC (participants). The accounts to be credited shall be designated by the dealers of such Notes or by us, if such Notes are offered and sold directly by us. Ownership of beneficial interests in a Global Note will be limited to participants or persons that may hold interests through participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in such Global Note will be shown on, and the transfer of that ownership will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to interests of participants), or by participants or persons that hold through participants (with respect to interests of persons other than participants).
So long as DTC, or its nominee, is the Holder of a Global Note, DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole registered owner or holder of the Notes represented by such Global Note for all purposes under the Indenture. Except as set forth below under Definitive Notes, owners of beneficial interests in a Global Note will not be entitled to have Notes represented by such Global Note registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of Notes of such tranche in definitive form and will not be considered the owners or Holders thereof under the Indenture.
Payments of principal of and premium (if any) and interest on Notes registered in the name of or held by DTC or its nominee will be made to DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner or the holder of the Global Note representing such Notes. Neither we nor the Trustee or any Paying Agent will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in a Global Note or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.
We expect that DTC upon receipt of any payment of principal of or premium (if any) or interest in respect of a Global Note, will credit immediately participants accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial ownership interests in the principal amount of such Global Note as shown on the records of DTC. We also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in such Global Note held through such
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participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, and will be the responsibility of such participants.
Book-Entry Provisions
Section 2.1(c) of Appendix A to the Indenture shall apply only to a Global Note deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary.
The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with Section 2.1(c) and Section 2.2 of Appendix A to the Indenture and pursuant to an order of the Company signed by one Officer of the Company, authenticate and deliver initially one or more Global Notes that (i) shall be registered in the name of the Depositary for such Global Note or Global Notes or the nominee of such Depositary and (ii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to such Depositary or pursuant to such Depositarys instructions or held by the Trustee as Custodian.
Members of, or participants in, the Depositary (Agent Members) shall have no rights under the Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depositary or by the Trustee as Custodian or under such Global Note, and the Depositary may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices of such Depositary governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder of a beneficial interest in any Global Note.
Definitive Notes
Except as provided in Sections 2.3 or 2.4 of Appendix A to the Indenture, owners of beneficial interests in Global Notes shall not be entitled to have Notes represented by such Global Note registered in their names, shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated Notes and shall not be considered the owners or Holders thereof under the Indenture.
Enforcement by Holders of Notes
Except as described in the next paragraph, no holder of a Note will have any right by virtue of or by availing itself of any provision of the Indenture or such Note to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to the Indenture or the Notes or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy thereunder, unless (i) such holder previously has given to the Trustee written notice of a default with respect to the Notes as set forth under Events of Default, (ii) Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee under the Indenture and have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may require against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby and (iii) the Trustee for 90 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such action, suit or proceeding and no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee pursuant to the Indenture.
Notwithstanding any other provision in the Indenture and any provision of any Note, the right of any holder of Notes to receive payment of the principal of and interest on such Note (including Additional Amounts) on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Note, or to institute suit, including a summary proceeding (acción ejecutiva individual) pursuant to Article 29 of the Argentine Negotiable Obligations Law, for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, will not be impaired or affected without the consent of such holder.
Any beneficial owner of Notes represented by a Global Note will be able to obtain from the relevant depositary, upon request and subject to certain limitations set forth in the Indenture, a certificate representing its interest in the relevant Global Note in accordance with the Argentine Capital Markets Law. This certificate will enable such beneficial owner to initiate legal action before any competent court or arbitral tribunal in Argentina, including a summary proceeding, to obtain overdue amounts under the Notes.
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Defeasance
We may, at our option, elect to terminate (1) all of our obligations with respect to the Notes (total defeasance), except for certain obligations, including those regarding any trust established for defeasance and obligations relating to the transfer and exchange of the Notes, the replacement of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and the maintenance of agencies with respect to the Notes or (2) our obligations under certain of the covenants in the Indenture, so that any failure to comply with such obligations will not constitute an event of default (partial defeasance). In order to exercise either total defeasance or partial defeasance, we must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee money or U.S. government obligations, or any combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest (including Additional Amounts) in respect of the Notes then outstanding on the stated maturity of the Notes, and comply with certain other conditions, including, without limitation, the delivery to the Trustee of opinions of independent U.S. and Argentine counsel of nationally recognized standing experienced in such tax matters to the effect that the Holders of the Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. or Argentine, as the case may be, federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and total or partial defeasance and will be subject to U.S. or Argentine, as the case may be, federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and total or partial defeasance had not occurred. In the case of total defeasance, such opinion of U.S. counsel must refer to, and be based upon, a ruling of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax laws.
Repayment of Monies; Prescription
Any monies deposited with or paid to the Trustee or any Paying Agent for the payment of the principal of or interest or any other amounts payable on or in respect of any Note (including Additional Amounts) and not applied but remaining unclaimed for two years after the date upon which such principal or interest or other amounts have become due and payable will, unless otherwise required by mandatory provisions of applicable escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property law, be repaid to us upon our written request by the Trustee or such Paying Agent, and the holder of such Note will, unless otherwise required by mandatory provisions of applicable escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property laws, thereafter look only to us for any payment that such holder may be entitled to collect, and all liability of the Trustee or any Paying Agent with respect to such monies will thereupon cease.
All claims against us for payment of principal of or interest or any other amounts payable on or in respect of any Note (including Additional Amounts) will prescribe unless made within five years for principal and two years for interest from the date on which such payment first became due or the shorter period if provided by applicable law.
Notices
Notices to Holders of Notes will be deemed to be validly given (i) if sent by first class mail to them (or, in the case of joint Holders, to the first named in the Register) at their respective addresses as recorded in the Register, and will be deemed to have been validly given on the fourth Business Day after the date of such mailing, and for notices mailed to Holders of Notes located in Argentina, upon receipt and (ii) for as long as the Notes are listed on the BYMA and MAE, upon publication on the CNV website (www.cnv.gov.ar) in the Financial Information section, in the Bulletin of the BYMA, the Bulletin of the MAE and , to the extent required by applicable law, in a widely circulated newspaper in Argentina and in the Official Gazette of Argentina, and in any other manner required by the provisions of the Negotiable Obligations Law, the Argentine Capital Markets Law and the CNV Rules. Any such notice will be deemed to have been given on the date of such publication or, if published more than once or on different dates, on the last date on which publication is required and made as so required. In the case of Global Notes, notices will be sent to DTC or its nominee (or any successors), as the holder thereof, and such clearing agency or agencies will communicate such notices to their participants in accordance with their standard procedures.
In addition, we will be required to cause all such other publications of such notices as may be required from time to time by applicable Argentine law. Neither the failure to give notice nor any defect in any notice given to any particular holder of a Note will affect the sufficiency of any notice with respect to any other Notes.
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Judgment Currency Indemnity
If a judgment or order given or made by any court for the payment of any amount in respect of any Note is expressed in a currency (the judgment currency) other than U.S. Dollars (the denomination currency), we will indemnify the relevant holder against any deficiency arising or resulting from any variation in rates of exchange between the date as of which the amount in the denomination currency is notionally converted into the amount in the judgment currency for the purposes of such judgment or order and the date of actual payment thereof. This indemnity will constitute a separate and independent obligation from the other obligations contained in the terms and conditions of the Notes, will give rise to a separate and independent cause of action, will apply irrespective of any indulgence granted from time to time and will continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any judgment or order for a liquidated sum or sums in respect of amounts due in respect of the relevant Note or under any such judgment or order.
Governing Law, Judgments, Jurisdiction, Service of Process, Waiver of Immunities
The Indenture and the Notes are governed by, and will be construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York; provided that all matters relating to (a) the due authorization, execution, issuance and delivery of the Notes by us, (b) the CNVs authorization of the public offering of the Notes in Argentina, (c) matters relating to the legal requirements necessary in order for the Notes to qualify as obligaciones negociables simples no convertibles en acciones under Argentine law, and (d) the validity of meetings of Noteholders in Argentina, will be governed by the Negotiable Obligations Law, the Argentine Capital Markets Law, the Argentine Corporations Law, the CNV Rules, and other applicable Argentine laws and regulations.
We will irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in (a) the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, and (b) any Argentine court sitting in the City of Buenos Aires, including the ordinary courts for commercial matters and the Tribunal de Arbitraje General de la Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires (Permanent Arbitral Tribunal of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange), any arbitral tribunal of the stock exchange where the Notes are listed under the provisions of Article 46 of the Argentine Capital Markets Law or any competent court in the place of our corporate domicile for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or related to the Indenture or the Notes, in each case with all applicable courts of appeal therefrom. We will irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which we may have to the laying of the venue of any such action or proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. We have also agreed that final judgment in any such action or proceeding brought in such court will be conclusive and binding upon us and may be enforced in any court in the jurisdiction to which we are subject by a suit upon such judgment; provided that service of process is effected upon us in the manner specified in the following paragraph or as otherwise permitted by law.
As long as any note remains outstanding, we will at all times have an authorized agent in the Borough of Manhattan in the City and State of New York upon whom process may be served in any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Notes or the Indenture. Service of process upon such agent and written notice of such service mailed or delivered to the party being joined in such action or proceeding will, to the extent permitted by law, be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon such party in any such legal action or proceeding. We have appointed Raghsa Real Estate LLC as our agent for service of process in any proceedings in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York.
Trustee
The Notes will be issued in accordance with the Indenture. The Bank of New York Mellon has been appointed as the Trustee under the Indenture. The Indenture contains provisions relating to the duties and responsibilities of the Trustee and its obligations to the Holders of the Notes.
The Trustee may resign at any time and the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes may remove the Trustee at any time. If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest (as defined in the Indenture), the Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign. We may remove the Trustee if the Trustee becomes ineligible to serve as Trustee under the terms of the Indenture, becomes incapable of acting as Trustee, or is adjudged insolvent or bankrupt. If the Trustee resigns or is removed, a successor Trustee will be appointed in
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accordance with the terms of the Indenture. We will give notice of any resignation, termination or appointment of the Trustee to the Holders of the Notes and to the CNV.
In the Indenture, we covenant to indemnify and defend the Trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense (including the reasonable costs and expenses of its counsel) arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the Indenture or the trusts thereunder and the performance of its duties and the exercise of its rights thereunder, including in each of its capacities hereunder as Co-Registrar, Principal Paying Agent and Transfer Agent, except to the extent such loss, liability or expense is due to its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
The Indenture provides that the Trustee or any affiliate or agent of the Trustee may become the owner or pledgee of securities with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee or any agent of the Trustee and may otherwise deal with us and receive, collect, hold and retain collections from us with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee or an affiliate or agent. The Trustee and its affiliates and agents are entitled to enter into business transactions with us or any of our affiliates without accounting for any profit resulting from such transactions.
Paying Agents; Transfer Agents; Registrars
The Registrars, Paying Agents and Transfer Agents appointed by us are listed at the back of this Exchange Offer Memorandum. We may at any time appoint additional or other Registrars, Paying Agents and Transfer Agents and terminate the appointment thereof; provided that (i) while the Notes are outstanding, we will maintain a Co-Registrar, a Paying Agent and a Transfer Agent in New York City; and (ii) as long as it is required by Argentine law or by the CNV, we will maintain a Registrar, a Paying Agent and a Transfer Agent in the City of Buenos Aires. In the event required by the Indenture, notice of any resignation, termination or appointment of any Registrar, Paying Agent or Transfer Agent, and of any change in the office through which any Registrar, Paying Agent or Transfer Agent will act, will be promptly given to the Holders of the Notes in the manner described under Notices above and to the CNV.
The Trustee, the Paying Agents, the Transfer Agents, Registrar and Co-Registrar make no representation regarding this Exchange Offer Memorandum, any pricing supplement or the matters contained herein or therein.
Certain Definitions
The following sets forth certain defined terms used in the Indenture:
Acquired Indebtedness means Indebtedness of a Person or any of its Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or at the time it merges or consolidates with the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or is assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person. Such Indebtedness will be deemed to have been Incurred at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or at the time it merges or consolidates with the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or at the time such Indebtedness is assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person.
Additional Amounts has the meaning set forth under Additional Amounts above.
Adjusted Consolidated Net Income means, for any period, the net income (loss) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with IFRS; provided, however, that there will not be included in such Adjusted Consolidated Net Income on an after-tax basis:
| 1. | any net income (loss) of any Person if such Person is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, except that: |
| (a) | subject to the limitations contained in clauses (3) through (7) below, the Companys equity in the net income of any such Person for such period will be included in such Adjusted Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Person during such period to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (subject, in the case |
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| of a dividend or other distribution to a Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitations contained in clause (2) below); and |
| (b) | the Companys equity in a net loss of any such Person for such period will be included in determining such Adjusted Consolidated Net Income to the extent such loss has been funded with cash from the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; |
| 2. | solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause 3(a) of Certain CovenantsLimitation on Restricted Payments, any net income (but not loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary if such Restricted Subsidiary is subject to prior government approval or other restrictions due to the operation of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order statute, rule or government regulation (which have not been waived), directly or indirectly, on the payment of dividends or the making of distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to the Company, except that: |
| (a) | subject to the limitations contained in clauses (3) through (7) below, the Companys equity in the net income of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period will be included in such Adjusted Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash that could have been distributed by such Restricted Subsidiary during such period to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend (subject, in the case of a dividend to another Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitation contained in this clause); and |
| (b) | the Companys equity in a net loss of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period will be included in determining such Adjusted Consolidated Net Income; |
any gain or loss (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) realized upon sales or other dispositions of any assets of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, other than in the ordinary course of business, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company;
any after-tax effect of income (loss) from the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments;
any extraordinary gain or loss;
any unrealized gain or loss from the revaluation of investment properties;
any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from currency transaction or translation gains or losses, to the extent such gain or losses are non-cash items;
any income taxes (including deferred taxes) to the extent in excess of cash payments made in respect of such income taxes; and
the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles.
Additional Notes has the meaning set forth under General above.
Affiliate means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person who directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person. The term control means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. For purposes of this definition, the terms controlling, controlled by and under common control with have correlative meanings. For the purposes of the provisions described under Certain CovenantsLimitation on Transactions with Affiliates, beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the Voting Stock of a Person shall be deemed to be control.
Asset Acquisition means:
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| 1. | an Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any other Person pursuant to which such Person will become a Restricted Subsidiary, or will be merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; |
| 2. | the acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the assets of any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company) which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of such Person or comprises any division or line of business of such Person or any other properties or assets of such Person other than in the ordinary course of business; or |
any Revocation with respect to an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
Asset Sale means any direct or indirect sale, disposition, issuance, conveyance, transfer, lease, assignment or other transfer, including a Sale and Leaseback Transaction (each, a disposition), in a single disposition or a series of related dispositions, by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of:
| (a) | any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary (but not Capital Stock of the Company); or |
| (b) | any property or assets (other than cash or Cash Equivalents or Capital Stock of the Company) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary. |
Notwithstanding the preceding, the following items will not be deemed to be Asset Sales:
| (1) | the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as permitted under Certain CovenantsMerger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets or any disposition which constitutes a Change of Control; |
| (2) | sales of apartments and leases and transfers of office or commercial space in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices (including, without limitation, pre-sales of apartments and the transfer of office space to finance the purchase of land); |
| (3) | exchanges or swaps of real estate (including properties under development and completed properties) in the ordinary course of business; |
| (4) | the licensing or sublicensing of intellectual property or other general intangibles in the ordinary course of business; |
| (5) | a disposition to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivables Entity), including a Person that is or will become a Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivables Entity) immediately after the disposition; |
| (6) | any Restricted Payment permitted under Certain CovenantsLimitation on Restricted Payments, including a Permitted Investment, or the reinvestment of any proceeds thereof; |
| (7) | an issuance or sale of Capital Stock by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is offered on a pro rata basis to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Receivables Entity), on the one hand, and minority Holders of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary, on the other hand (or on less than a pro rata basis to any minority holder); |
| (8) | any sale or other disposition of inventory or damaged, worn-out, obsolete or no longer useful assets or properties in the ordinary course of business; |
| (9) | any sale or other disposition of assets received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries upon the foreclosure on a Lien in the ordinary course of business; |
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| (10) | any sale, transfer or other disposition of Residential Receivables and related assets in connection with Indebtedness Incurred in accordance with clause 2(i) under Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness; |
| (11) | any transfer, assignment or other disposition deemed to occur in connection with creating or granting any Permitted Lien; |
| (12) | the good faith surrender or waiver of contract rights, tort claims or statutory rights in connection with a settlement or in bankruptcy or similar proceedings; and |
| (13) | any transaction or series of related transactions that involves Property having a Fair Market Value of less than U.S.$2.0 million. |
Asset Sale Transaction means any Asset Sale and, whether or not constituting an Asset Sale, (1) any sale or other disposition of Capital Stock, (2) any Designation with respect to an Unrestricted Subsidiary and (3) any sale or other disposition of property or assets excluded from the definition of Asset Sale by clause (2) of that definition.
Board of Directors means, as to any Person, the board of directors, management committee or similar governing body of such Person or any duly authorized committee thereof.
Board Resolution means, with respect to any Person, a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Person to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of such Person and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
Business Day means each day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in New York City or the City of Buenos Aires are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close.
BYMA means the Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos S.A. or the entity that in the future replaces it.
Capital Stock means:
| 1. | with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated and whether or not voting) of corporate stock, including each class of Common Stock and Preferred Stock of such Person; |
| 2. | with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership or other equity or ownership interests of such Person; and |
any warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the instruments or interests referred to in clause (1) or (2) above.
Capitalized Lease Obligations means, as to any Person, the obligations of such Person under a lease that are required to be classified and accounted for as capital lease obligations under IFRS. For purposes of this definition, the amount of such obligations at any date will be the capitalized amount of such obligations at such date, determined in accordance with IFRS.
Cash Equivalents means:
| 1. | marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the government of the United States, the government of Argentina or the Argentine Central Bank, or issued by any agency or instrumentality of the governments of the United States or Argentina and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or Argentina, respectively; |
| 2. | marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having an Investment Grade Rating; |
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money market investments, marketable securities, checks and deferred payment checks (cheques de pago diferido) and other similar instruments (a) by whomever issued which, by their terms, are payable or may be required to be paid in cash within 360 days of their issuance, or (b) issued by any Person with an Investment Grade Rating which by their terms, are payable or may be required to be paid in cash within 18 months from date of acquisition thereof;
demand deposits, certificates of deposit, overnight deposits, time deposits or bankers acceptances maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued by (a) any bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia or any foreign branch of a U.S. bank, in each case, having at the date of acquisition thereof combined capital and surplus of not less than U.S.$500 million, or (b) BBVA Francés S.A., Banco Itaú Argentina S.A., Banco Santander Río S.A., HSBC Bank Argentina S.A., Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Argentina) S.A., Citibank N.A., Banco Macro S.A., Banco de la Nación Argentina, Banco de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, or any of the top five banks in terms of deposits (as reported by the Argentine Central Bank) organized under the laws of Argentina;
repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (1) above entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above; and
investments in money market funds which invest substantially all of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (5) above.
Change of Control means (i) the Permitted Holders cease to be the beneficial owner (as defined below), directly or indirectly, in the aggregate of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company; (ii) individuals appointed by the Permitted Holders cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company; (iii) the sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease (other than in the ordinary course of business) or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any Person other than a Permitted Holder; or (iv) the adoption by the stockholders of the Company of a plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
For purposes of this definition:
| (a) | beneficial owner will have the meaning specified in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that such person or group shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all shares that any such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time; and |
| (b) | the Permitted Holders or any other Person or Group will be deemed to beneficially own any Voting Stock of a corporation held by any other corporation (the parent corporation) so long as the Permitted Holders or such other Person or Group, as the case may be, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate more than 50% of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the parent corporation. |
Change of Control Payment has the meaning set forth under Change of Control.
Change of Control Payment Date has the meaning set forth under Change of Control.
CNV means the Argentine National Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional de Valores).
CNV Rules means the CNV rules and regulations approved by general resolution 622/2013 as amended.
Commodity Agreement means any commodity or raw material futures contract, commodity or raw materials option, or any other agreement designed to protect against or manage exposure to fluctuations in commodity or raw materials prices.
Common Stock of any Person means any and all shares, interests or other participations in, and other equivalents (however designated and whether voting or non-voting) of such Persons common equity interest,
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whether outstanding on the Issue Date or issued after the Issue Date, and includes, without limitation, all series and classes of such common stock.
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA means, with respect to any Person for any year or period, the Adjusted Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such year or period, increased or decreased (without duplication), as applicable, by the following items to the extent deducted or added in calculating such Adjusted Consolidated Net Income:
| 1. | Consolidated Interest Expense; |
| 2. | consolidated interest income (excluding to the extent included in clause (1) above); |
non-cash expenses or losses for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with IFRS (excluding any such charge which constitutes an accrual of or a reserve for cash charges for any future period or the amortization of a prepaid cash expense paid in a prior period);
(x) all non-cash credits and gains increasing Adjusted Consolidated Net Income for such period and (y) all cash payments during such period relating to non-cash charges that were added back in determining Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA in any prior period;
depreciation and amortization; and
income tax and minimum presumed income tax.
Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio means, for any Person as of any date of determination, the ratio of the aggregate amount of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of such Person for the four most recent full fiscal quarters for which financial statements are available ending prior to the date of such determination (the Four Quarter Period) to Consolidated Interest Expense for such Person for such Four Quarter Period. For purposes of this definition, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense will be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis as determined in good faith by our Board of Directors for the period of such calculation to:
| (1) | the Incurrence or repayment or redemption of any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries (Restricted Subsidiaries in the case of the Company), and the application of the proceeds thereof, including the Incurrence of any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness), and the application of the proceeds thereof, giving rise to the need to make such determination, occurring during such Four Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last day of such Four Quarter Period and on or prior to such date of determination, to the extent, in the case of an Incurrence, such Indebtedness is outstanding on the date of determination, as if such Incurrence and the application of the proceeds thereof, repayment or redemption occurred on the first day of such Four Quarter Period; and |
| (2) | any Asset Sale Transaction or Asset Acquisition by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries (Restricted Subsidiaries, in the case of the Company), including any Asset Sale Transaction or Asset Acquisition giving rise to the need to make such determination occurring during the Four Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last day of the Four Quarter Period and on or prior to such date of determination, as if such Asset Sale Transaction or Asset Acquisition occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter Period. |
Furthermore, in calculating Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of determining the denominator (but not the numerator) of this Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio,
| (a) | interest on outstanding Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis as of the date of determination and which will continue to be so determined thereafter will be deemed to have accrued at a fixed rate per annum equal to the rate of interest on such Indebtedness in effect on such date of determination; |
| (b) | if interest on any Indebtedness actually Incurred on such date of determination may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank |
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| offered rate, or other rates, then the interest rate in effect on such date of determination will be deemed to have been in effect during the Four Quarter Period; |
| (c) | notwithstanding clause (a) above, interest on Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis, to the extent such interest is covered by Hedging Obligations, will be deemed to accrue at the rate per annum resulting after giving effect to the operation of such agreements; |
| (d) | interest on a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease Obligation in accordance with IFRS; and |
| (e) | for purposes of making the computation referred to above, interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility computed on a pro forma basis shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable period. |
Consolidated Interest Expense means, for any period, without duplication, total cash and non-cash interest expense, less interest income to the extent reducing interest expense, of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries, plus, to the extent not included in such interest expense:
| (1) | interest expense attributable to Capitalized Lease Obligations in respect of the relevant lease giving rise thereto, determined as if such lease were a capitalized lease in accordance with IFRS, and the interest component of any deferred payment obligations; |
| (2) | amortization of debt discount (including the amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par) and debt issuance cost; provided, however, that any amortization of bond premium will be credited to reduce Consolidated Interest Expense unless, pursuant to IFRS, such amortization of bond premium has otherwise reduced Consolidated Interest Expense; |
| (3) | non-cash interest expense, but any non-cash interest income or expense attributable to the movement in the mark-to-market valuation of Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to IFRS shall be excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Interest Expense; |
| (4) | commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers acceptance financing; |
| (5) | the interest expense on Indebtedness of another Person that is Guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries; |
| (6) | costs associated with entering into Hedging Obligations (including amortization of fees) related to Indebtedness; |
| (7) | interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period, or any interest payment made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period; and |
| (8) | Receivables Fees. |
Consolidated Tangible Assets means, for any Person at any time, the total consolidated assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries (Restricted Subsidiaries in the case of the Company) in accordance with IFRS, less Intangible Assets.
Currency Agreement means, in respect of any Person, any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other similar agreement as to which such Person is a party designed to hedge foreign currency risk of such Person.
Custodian means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Notes in global form, or any successor entity thereto.
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Default means an event or condition the occurrence of which is, or with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.
Depositary means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.3 as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as Depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture.
Designation and Designation Amount have the meanings set forth under Certain Covenants Limitation on Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries above.
Disqualified Capital Stock means that portion of any Capital Stock which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the sole option of the holder thereof, in any case, on or prior to the final maturity date of the Notes; provided that if such Capital Stock is issued pursuant to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock solely because under certain circumstances it may be required to be repurchased by the Company or its Subsidiaries, and provided further that any Capital Stock that would not constitute Disqualified Stock but for provisions thereof giving holders thereof the right to require such Person to purchase or redeem such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of an asset sale or change of control occurring prior to the final maturity of the Notes shall not constitute Disqualified Stock if:
| 1. | the asset sale or change of control provisions applicable to such Capital Stock are no more favorable to the holders of such Capital Stock than the terms applicable to the Notes and described under Certain CovenantsLimitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock and Redemption and RepurchaseChange of Control Offer; and |
| 2. | any such requirement only becomes operative after compliance with such terms applicable to the Notes, including the purchase of any Notes tendered pursuant thereto. |
The amount of any Disqualified Capital Stock shall be equal to the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference and its maximum fixed repurchase price, but excluding accrued dividends, if any. The amount of any Disqualified Stock that does not have a fixed redemption, repayment or repurchase price will be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Stock as if such Disqualified Stock were redeemed, repaid or repurchased on any date on which the amount of such Disqualified Stock is to be determined pursuant to the Indenture; provided that if such Disqualified Stock could not be required to be redeemed, repaid or repurchased at the time of such determination, the redemption, repayment or repurchase price will be the book value of such Disqualified Stock as reflected in the most recent financial statements of such Person.
Event of Default has the meaning set forth under Events of Default.
Exchange Act means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (or any successor statute), as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
Existing Properties means any item of property, plant and equipment, any item of investment property or any item of property under construction existing on the Issue Date.
Fair Market Value means, with respect to any asset, the price (after deducting any liabilities relating to such assets) which could be negotiated in an arms-length free market transaction, for cash, between an informed and willing seller and an informed and willing buyer, neither of which is under any compulsion to complete the transaction; provided that the Fair Market Value of any such asset or assets will be determined conclusively by the Board of Directors of the Company acting in good faith and provided, further that with respect to any asset having a price less than U.S.$7.5 million, only the good faith determination of the Companys senior management shall be required.
Fitch means Fitch Ratings Ltd. and its successors and assigns.
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Future Leveraged Property means any item of property, plant and equipment, any item of investment property or any item of property under construction not existing on the Issue Date and acquired or developed by the Company with the net proceeds of any Indebtedness Incurred after the Issue Date.
guarantee means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person:
(1) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreement to keep well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take or pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise); or
(2) entered into for purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); provided, however, that the term guarantee will not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.
Hedging Obligations means the obligations of any Person pursuant to any Interest Rate Agreement, Currency Agreement or Commodity Agreement.
Holder with respect to any note, the Person in whose name at the time such note is registered in the Register.
IFRS means the International Financial Reporting Standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board as applicable in Argentina from time to time.
Incur means, with respect to any Indebtedness or other obligation of any Person, to create, issue, incur (including by conversion, exchange or otherwise), assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation on the balance sheet of such Person (and Incurrence, Incurred and Incurring will have meanings correlative to the preceding).
Indebtedness means, with respect to any Person, without duplication: (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money; (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, Notes or other similar instruments; (c) all obligations of such Person under any lease that are required to be classified and accounted for as capital lease obligations under IFRS; (d) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services, all conditional sale obligations and all obligations under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable and other accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business); (e) all obligations due and payable under letters of credit, bankers acceptances or similar credit transactions, including reimbursement obligations in respect thereof; (f) guarantees of such Person in respect of Indebtedness referred to in clauses (a) through (e) above and (g) through (i) below; (g) net obligations of such Person under Hedging Obligations (the amount of any such obligations to be equal at any time to the termination value of such agreement or arrangement giving rise to such obligation that would be payable by such Person at such time); (h) to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, amount of obligations outstanding of such Person under the legal documents entered into as part of a securitization transaction or series of securitization transactions that would be characterized as principal if such transaction were structured as secured lending transaction rather than as a purchase outstanding relating to a securitization transaction or series of securitization transactions (including, without limitation, Qualified Receivables Transactions and factoring or similar financing transactions); (i) the principal component or liquidation preference of all obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Capital Stock or, with respect to any Subsidiary, any Preferred Stock (but excluding, in each case, any accrued dividends); and (j) all Indebtedness of any other Person of the type referred to in clauses (a) through (i) which is secured by any Lien on any property or asset of such Person. Notwithstanding anything set forth herein, for the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness shall not include (i) any obligation Incurred in connection with (x) the purchase of property that pursuant to its terms can be discharged only by delivering office or commercial space or residential units or (y) the pre-sale of residential units or the advanced
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collections of lease payments, in each case in the ordinary course of business and consistent with market practice and (ii) any provision or liability for taxes.
Independent Financial Advisor means an accounting firm, appraisal firm, investment banking firm or consultant of recognized standing that is, in the judgment of the Companys Board of Directors, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged and which is independent in connection with the relevant transaction.
Intangible Assets means with respect to any Person, all unamortized debt discount and expense, unamortized deferred charges, goodwill, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights and all other items which would be treated as intangibles on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with IFRS.
Interest Rate Agreement of any Person means any interest rate protection agreement (including, without limitation, interest rate swaps, caps, floors, collars, derivative instruments and similar agreements) and/or other types of hedging agreements designed to hedge interest rate risk of such Person.
Investment means, with respect to any Person, any:
| 1. | direct or indirect loan, advance or other extension of credit (including, without limitation, by means of a guarantee) to any other Person; |
| 2. | capital contribution (by means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of others) to any other Person; or |
any purchase or acquisition by such Person of any Capital Stock, bonds, Notes, debentures or other securities or evidences of Indebtedness issued by, any other Person.
Investment will exclude:
| (i) | accounts receivable, trade credit, and advances and other extensions of credit to customers, employees and other Persons in the ordinary course of business; |
| (ii) | Hedging Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business and in compliance with the Indenture; |
| (iii) | endorsements of negotiable instruments in the ordinary course of business; |
| (iv) | guarantees made in compliance with Certain CovenantsLimitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Certain CovenantsLimitation on Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries; and |
| (v) | investments consisting of purchases of real property, inventory, supplies, material or equipment or purchase of contract rights or licenses, leases or intellectual property, in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice. |
| (vi) | any purchase or acquisition by such Person of Indebtedness of another Person in the ordinary course of business (a) that is secured by a mortgage or other Lien encumbering real property, and/or the equity interests of the Person owning such real property and not by any other unrelated property, (b) whereby the sole obligor with respect to such Indebtedness is the Person that owns the real property subject to the mortgage or other Lien, and (c) that is acquired for the principal purpose of exercising remedies and otherwise obtaining control or ownership over the real property subject to the mortgage or other Lien by foreclosure, a conveyance in lieu of foreclosure, a bankruptcy or otherwise; provided, however, that any amount of such Indebtedness that at the time of the purchase or the acquisition is in excess of the Fair Market Value of the real property subject to the mortgage or other Lien securing such Indebtedness as determined by an Independent Financial Advisor shall be deemed an Investment for the purposes of this Indenture. |
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For purposes of the Certain CovenantsLimitation on Restricted Payments covenant, the Company will be deemed to have made an Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of its Designation, which will be valued at the Fair Market Value of the sum of the net assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of its Designation and the amount of any Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary or owed to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary immediately following such Designation. Any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be valued at its Fair Market Value at the time of such transfer. If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary sells or otherwise disposes of any Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary (including any issuance and sale of Capital Stock by a Restricted Subsidiary) such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Restricted Subsidiary would cease to be a Subsidiary of the Company, the Company will be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to sum of the Fair Market Value of the Capital Stock of such former Restricted Subsidiary held by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary immediately following such sale or other disposition and the amount of any Indebtedness of such former Restricted Subsidiary guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or owed to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary immediately following such sale or other disposition.
Investment Grade Rating means a rating equal to or higher than (i) Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moodys or (ii) BBB (or the equivalent) by S&P or Fitch; in each case at international level.
Issue Date means [], 2020.
Latest Completed Quarter means the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Company for which consolidated financial statements of the Company are available.
Lien means any lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest or similar encumbrance.
MAE means the Mercado Abierto Electronico S.A.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc. and its successors and assigns.
Net Cash Proceeds means, with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents, including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations when received in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from such Asset Sale, net of:
| 1. | reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and fees relating to such Asset Sale (including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees and sales commissions); |
| 2. | taxes paid or estimated by the Company in good faith to be payable in respect of such Asset Sale after taking into account any reduction in consolidated tax liability due to available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements; |
repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the Property or assets that are the subject of such Asset Sale;
all distributions and other payments required to be made to minority interest holders (that are not Affiliates of the Company) in Subsidiaries or joint ventures as a result of such Asset Sale; and
amounts to be provided by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, as a reserve, in accordance with IFRS, against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, after such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale, but excluding any reserves with respect to Indebtedness.
Non-Recourse Debt means Indebtedness of a Person:
(1) as to which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary (a) provides any guarantee or credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, guarantee, indemnity, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness) or (b) is directly or indirectly liable (as a guarantor or otherwise);
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(2) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the Holders thereof may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit (upon notice, lapse of time or both) any holder of any other Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to declare a default under such other Indebtedness or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its stated maturity; and
(3) the explicit terms of which provide there is no recourse against any of the assets of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries.
Officer means, when used in connection with any action to be taken by the Company, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Controller or the General Counsel of the Company.
Officers Certificate means, when used in connection with any action to be taken by the Company, a certificate signed by an Officer of the Company and delivered to the Trustee.
Permitted Business means any business activity of the type conducted by the Company as of the Issue Date, and any business related, ancillary or complementary thereto, in Argentina or any other jurisdiction.
Permitted Holders means (i) Moisés Khafif; (ii) his spouse, children and grandchildren; (iii) any legal heirs (or similar legal successors) upon death of any of the persons specified in clauses (i) or (ii); (iv) any trust created for the benefit of any of the persons specified in clauses (i) or (ii) or for the benefit of the estate, executor, administrator or beneficiaries of any of the persons specified in clauses (i) or (ii); or (v) any Affiliates of any of the persons specified in clauses (i) or (ii).
Permitted Indebtedness has the meaning set forth under clause (2) of Certain CovenantsLimitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness.
Permitted Investments means:
| 1. | Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Person that is, or that result in any Person becoming, immediately after such Investment, a Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivables Entity) or constituting a merger or consolidation of such Person into the Company or with or into a Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivables Entity); |
| 2. | Investments in the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivables Entity) that is engaged in a Permitted Business; |
Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents;
Investments in existence on, or made pursuant to legally binding commitments in existence on, the Issue Date;
any extension, modification or renewal of any Investments existing as of the Issue Date (but not Investments involving additional advances, contributions or other investments of cash or property or other increases thereof, other than as a result of the accrual or accretion of interest or original issue discount or payment-in-kind pursuant to the terms of such Investment as of the Issue Date);
Investments permitted pursuant to clause (2)(b) of Certain CovenantsLimitation on Transactions with Affiliates;
Investments made by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of non-cash consideration permitted to be received in connection with an Asset Sale made in compliance with the covenant described under Certain CovenantsLimitation on Asset Sales;
Investments in the form of Hedging Obligations permitted under clause 2(d) of Certain CovenantsLimitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness;
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payroll, travel, moving and other loans or advances to, or guarantees issued to support the obligations of, officers and employees, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
extensions of credit and prepayment of expenses to customers, suppliers, utility providers, licensees and other trade creditors in the ordinary course of business;
contingent obligations and performance guarantees Incurred in the ordinary course of business in compliance with the covenant described under Certain CovenantsLimitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness, and the creation of Liens on the assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in compliance with the covenant described under Certain CovenantsLimitation on Liens;
loans or advances to employees for bona fide business purposes made in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary;
Investments in the Notes or the Existing Notes;
Investments received as a result of the bankruptcy or reorganization of any Person or taken in settlement of or other resolution of claims or disputes, and, in each case, extensions, modifications and renewals thereof;
receivables owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary created or acquired in the ordinary course of business;
any Investment by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in a Receivables Entity or any Investment by a Receivables Entity in any other Person, in each case, in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction; provided that the Investment in any Person is in the form of a Purchase Money Note or an equity interest or interest in Residential Receivables and related assets generated by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and transferred to any Person in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction or any Person owning those accounts receivable;
Investments in any Person to the extent such Investments consist of prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and workers compensation, performance and other similar deposits made in the ordinary course of business by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; and
(i) Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Person (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, a Restricted Subsidiary) engaged in a Permitted Business; provided that the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries (x) are primarily responsible for the development (to the extent the relevant real estate project is undeveloped) and/or management of the related real estate project(s), (y) maintain an equity ownership interest in such Person of no less than 20% of such Persons total Capital Stock, or, if less than such percentage, to the extent such Investment, together with all other Investments incurred under this clause (18)(i) that are less than such percentage, do not exceed in aggregate at the time of such Investment the greater of (i) U.S.$75.0 million and (ii) 12% of the Companys Total Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the end of the Latest Completed Quarter (with the Fair Market Value of such Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), and (z) comply with the covenant set forth under Certain CovenantsLimitation on Asset Sales with respect to any direct or indirect sale, transfer or other dispositions of the Investment in such Person; and
(ii) Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Person (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, a Restricted Subsidiary) engaged in a Permitted Business for which the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries are not primarily responsible for the development (to the extent the relevant real estate project is undeveloped) and/or management of the related real estate project(s); provided that (x) maintain an equity ownership interest in such Person of no less than 20% of such Persons total Capital Stock, (y) such Investment, together with all other Investments incurred under this clause (18)(ii), do not exceed in the aggregate at the time of such Investment the greater of (i) U.S.$50.0 million and (ii) 8% of the Companys Total Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the end of the Latest Completed Quarter (with the Fair Market Value of such Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), and (z) comply with the covenant set forth under Certain CovenantsLimitation on Asset Sales with respect to any direct or indirect sale, transfer or other dispositions of the Investment in such Person; and
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(iii) Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Person (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, a Restricted Subsidiary) (x) for which the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries are not primarily responsible for the development (to the extent any relevant project is undeveloped) and/or management of any related project(s), and in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary do maintain an equity ownership in such Persons of less than 20% of such Persons, total Capital stock; provided that (y) such Investment, together with all other Investments incurred under this clause (18)(iii), do not exceed in the aggregate at the time of such Investment the greater of (i) U.S.$30.0 million and (ii) 5% of the Companys Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the end of the Latest Completed Quarter (with the Fair Market Value of such Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), and (z) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries comply with the covenant set forth under Certain CovenantsLimitation on Asset Sales with respect to any direct or indirect sale, transfer or other dispositions of the Investment in such Person.
Permitted Lien means:
| 1. | any Lien existing on the Issue Date; |
| 2. | any landlords, workmens, carriers, warehousemens, mechanics, materialmens, repairmens or other Liens arising in the ordinary course of business (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, Liens in connection with any Indebtedness); |
any Lien on any asset securing Indebtedness incurred or assumed for the purpose of financing or Refinancing all or any part of the cost of acquiring, constructing, developing or improving such asset, which Lien attached to such acquired, constructed, developed or improved asset or property and assets related to real property whose acquisition, construction, development or improvement is being financed or Refinanced, concurrently with or within 180 days after the acquisition or the completion of the construction, development or improvement thereof or the date of such Refinancing, provided that such Indebtedness does not exceed the aggregate cost of acquisition, construction, development or improvement and is not secured by any other property or asset;
any Lien in favor of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Receivables Entity);
any Lien on any property existing thereon at the time of acquisition of such property and not created in connection with such acquisition;
any Lien securing an extension, renewal or refunding of Indebtedness secured by an Lien referred to in (1), (3) or (5) above; provided that such new Lien is limited to the property which was subject to the prior Lien immediately before such extension, renewal or refunding; and provided further that the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by the prior Lien immediately before such extension, renewal or refunding is not increased;
(i) any inchoate Lien for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet due (including any relevant extensions), (ii) any Lien arising or incurred in connection with judgments or assessments under circumstances not constituting an Event of Default or (iii) any Lien in the form of a tax or other statutory Lien or any other Lien arising by operation of law; provided that any such Lien will be discharged within 90 days after the date it is created or arises (unless contested in good faith);
Liens on Residential Receivables and related asset pursuant to Indebtedness Incurred in accordance with clause (2)(i) under Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness;
any Lien securing or providing for the payment of Indebtedness Incurred in connection with any Project Financing, provided that the properties to which any such Lien applies are (a) any property whose acquisition, construction and/or improvement is the subject of, and being financed in, such Project Financing or (b) revenues or claims which arise from the operation, failure to meet specifications, failure to complete, exploitation, sale or loss of, or damage to, such properties;
Liens on Capital Stock or other securities of an Unrestricted Subsidiary that secure Indebtedness or other obligations of such Unrestricted Subsidiary or such Unrestricted Subsidiarys Subsidiaries; and
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any other Lien on the assets of the Company or of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that on the date of the creation or assumption of such Lien, the Indebtedness secured by such Lien, together with all of the Companys and its Restricted Subsidiaries Indebtedness secured by any Lien under this clause (11), will have an aggregate principal amount outstanding not exceeding the greater of (x) U.S.$30.0 million and (y) 5% of the Companys Consolidated Tangible Assets.
Person means an individual, partnership, limited partnership, corporation, company, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, trust or joint venture, or a governmental agency or political subdivision thereof.
Preferred Stock of any Person means any Capital Stock of such Person that has preferential rights over any other Capital Stock of such Person with respect to dividends, distributions or redemptions or upon liquidation.
Project Financing means any financing for the acquisition, construction, development and/or improvement of any property (a) if the Person or Persons providing such financing agree expressly to, or by operation of the relevant financing documents, look to the properties so financed and the revenues to be generated by the operation of, or loss or damage to, such property (except to the extent set forth in clause (b)) as the sole source of repayment for the moneys advanced and (b) for which there is no recourse to the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries other than sole recourse to the relevant project financing Subsidiary.
Property means, with respect to any Person, any interest of such Person in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible, including Capital Stock in, and other securities of, any other Person.
Purchase Money Note means a promissory note evidencing a line of credit, or evidencing other Indebtedness owed to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction, which note shall be repaid from cash available to the maker of such note, other than amounts required to be established as reserves, amounts paid to investors in respect of interest, principal and other amounts owing to such investors and amounts paid in connection with the purchase of newly generated accounts receivable.
Qualified Capital Stock means any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock and any warrants, rights or options to purchase or acquire Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock and that are not convertible into or exchangeable into Disqualified Capital Stock.
Qualified Merger Jurisdiction means any of (i) Argentina; (ii) the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia; or (iii) any country member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Qualified Receivables Transactions means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to (a) a Receivables Entity or (b) any other Person, or may grant a security interest in, any Residential Receivables (whether now existing or arising in the future) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and any asset related thereto, including, without limitation, all collateral securing such Residential Receivables, all contracts and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of the accounts receivable, proceeds of such Residential Receivables and other assets which are customarily transferred, or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted, in connection with asset securitization transactions involving Residential Receivables (collectively, Receivables Property); provided that, no portion of the Indebtedness or any other Obligations (contingent or otherwise) in respect of such transaction or transactions (a) is guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (excluding guarantees of obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings), (b) is recourse to or obligates the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings, or (c) subjects any property or asset (other than the related Receivables Property) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings.
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Rating Agency means any one of Moodys, S&P or Fitch.
Receivables Entity means a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company which engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of accounts receivable and which is designated by the Company as a Receivables Entity:
(1) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which (a) is guaranteed by the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary (excluding guarantees of Obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings), (b) is recourse to or obligates the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary in any way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings, or (c) subjects any property or asset of the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings;
(2) with which neither the Company nor any other Restricted Subsidiary has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding (except in connection with a Purchase Money Note or Qualified Receivables Transaction) other than on terms no less favorable to the Company or such other Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of the Company, other than fees payable in the ordinary course of business in connection with servicing accounts receivable; and
(3) to which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary has any obligation to maintain or preserve such entitys financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating results.
Receivables Fees means any fees or interest paid to purchasers or lenders providing the financing in connection with a securitization transaction, factoring agreement or other similar agreement, including any such amounts paid by discounting the face amount of receivables or participations therein transferred in connection with a securitization transaction, factoring agreement or other similar arrangement, regardless of whether any such transaction is structured as on-balance sheet or off-balance sheet or through a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary (for the avoidance of doubt, solely to the extent the discount relates to interest accrual and not to the valuation of the receivables or participations); provided that any such amounts that are required to be paid by discounting the face amount of receivables in transactions pursuant to clause 2(i)(2) under Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness that exceed the amounts that would have been paid if such discounting had been made at market rates, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, will not be considered Receivables Fees.
Refinance means, in respect of any Indebtedness, to issue any Indebtedness in exchange for or to refinance, replace, defease or refund such Indebtedness in whole or in part. Refinanced and Refinancing will have correlative meanings.
Refinancing Indebtedness means Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary issued to Refinance any other Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary so long as:
| 1. | the aggregate principal amount (or initial accreted value, if applicable) of such new Indebtedness as of the date of such proposed Refinancing does not exceed the aggregate principal amount (or initial accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness being Refinanced (plus the amount of any premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument governing such Indebtedness and the reasonable fees, expenses, defeasance costs and accrued but unpaid interest payable by the Company in connection with such Refinancing); |
such new Indebtedness has:
| (a) | a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced, and |
| (b) | a final maturity that is equal to or later than the final maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced; and |
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| (c) | if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is Subordinated Indebtedness, then such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinate to the Notes, if applicable, at least to the same extent and in the same manner as the Indebtedness being Refinanced. |
Residential Receivables means a right of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to receive payment arising from the sale of a residential unit constructed after the Issue Date pursuant to an arrangement with another Person pursuant to which such other Person is obligated to pay for such residential unit under terms that permit the purchase of such residential unit on credit, including, without limitation, an account receivable; provided that, for purposes of this definition, (x) no Residential Receivables may exceed 35% of the total purchase price of the aggregate residential units in the development project to which such Residential Receivables relate; and (y) no Residential Receivable may exceed 40% of the purchase price of the residential unit relating to such Residential Receivable.
Restricted Subsidiary means any Subsidiary of the Company which at the time of determination is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
Revocation has the meaning set forth under Certain CovenantsLimitation on Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
S&P means Standard & Poors Ratings Services and its successors and assigns.
Sale and Leaseback Transaction means any direct or indirect arrangement with any Person or to which any such Person is a party providing for the leasing to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of any property, whether owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary at the Issue Date or later acquired, which has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person or to any other Person by whom funds have been or are to be advanced on the security of such Property.
SEC means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (or any successor statute), as amended and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
Senior Indebtedness means the Notes and any other Indebtedness of the Company that ranks equal in right of payment with the Notes.
Significant Subsidiary means, at any relevant time, any of the Companys Restricted Subsidiaries which is a significant subsidiary of the Company within the meaning of Rule 1.02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC.
Standard Securitization Undertakings means representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary which are reasonably customary in securitization of receivables transactions.
Subordinated Indebtedness means, with respect to the Company, any Indebtedness of the Company which is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, as the case may be.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which such Person owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting power of the other Persons outstanding Voting Stock.
Subsidiary Guarantor means each Restricted Subsidiary that provides a guarantee of the Notes in accordance with the Indenture; provided that upon release or discharge of such Restricted Subsidiary from its guarantee in accordance with the Indenture, such Restricted Subsidiary ceases to be a Subsidiary Guarantor.
Surviving Entity has the meaning set forth under Certain CovenantsLimitation on Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets.
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Unrestricted Subsidiary means any Subsidiary of the Company Designated as such pursuant to Certain CovenantsLimitation on Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries. Any such Designation may be revoked by a Board Resolution of the Company, subject to the provisions of such covenant.
Voting Stock with respect to any Person, means securities of any class of Capital Stock of such Person entitling the Holders thereof (whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of stock has voting power by reason of any contingency) to vote in the election of members of the Board of Directors of such Person.
Weighted Average Life to Maturity means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) obtained by dividing:
| 1. | the then outstanding aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference, as the case may be, of such Indebtedness into |
| 2. | the sum of the products obtained by multiplying: |
| (a) | the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal or liquidation preference, as the case may be, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by |
| (b) | the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) which will elapse between such date and the making of such payment. |
Wholly Owned Subsidiary means, for any Person, any Subsidiary (Restricted Subsidiary in the case of the Company) of which all the outstanding Capital Stock (other than, in the case of a Subsidiary not organized in the United States, directors qualifying shares or an immaterial amount of shares required to be owned by other Persons pursuant to applicable law) is owned by such Person or any other Person that satisfies this definition in respect of such Person.
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The following restrictions will apply with respect to the resale of the New Notes. Purchasers are advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of the New Notes.
The New Notes have not been registered and will not be registered under the Securities Act, any state securities laws or the laws of any other jurisdiction (other than Argentina), and may not be offered or sold except pursuant to transactions exempt from, or not subject to, registration under the Securities Act and the securities laws of any other jurisdiction. Accordingly, the New Notes are being offered and sold only:
| ● | to U.S. Persons in the United States in reliance on Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act; |
| ● | outside of the United States, in offshore transactions, in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act; and |
| ● | to any Eligible EEA and UK Investor. |
Purchasers Representations and Restrictions on Resale and Transfer
Each purchaser of New Note and each owner of any beneficial interest therein will be deemed, by its acceptance or purchase thereof, to have represented and agreed as follows:
the offering and sale of the New Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities laws, and are intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and Regulation S;
the purchaser is acquiring the New Notes for its own account (or, if it is acquiring the New Notes as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, the purchaser has the full power and authority to make the representations, warranties and agreements herein on behalf of each such account);
the New Notes will be represented by a global note;
the purchaser is (or, if it is acquiring the New Notes as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, each such account is) either (i) a U.S. Person in the United States and is purchasing the New Notes issued in exchange for the Existing Notes issued pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act, in reliance on Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, or (ii)(A) not in the United States and is purchasing the New Notes in an offshore transaction pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act and (B) an Eligible EEA and UK Investor;
the purchaser has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so as to be capable of independently evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the New Notes, and the purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of the investment. The purchaser has made its own investment decision regarding the New Notes based on its own knowledge;
the purchaser understands and agrees that (A) with respect to the New Notes issued to U.S. Persons in the United States in reliance on Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, in exchange for the Existing Notes issued pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act, such New Notes may be freely transferred to third parties, except by affiliates of the Company, because the one-year holding period under Rule 144(d) will have been satisfied and (B) with respect to the New Notes issued pursuant to Regulation S, such New Notes may not be re-offered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred except (1) outside the United States in an offshore transaction complying with Rule 903 or Rule 904 of Regulation S and (2) in accordance with all applicable securities laws of the states of the United States;
the purchaser agrees that it will give to each person to whom it transfers the New Notes notice of any restrictions on transfer of such New Notes;
the purchaser has had the opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers from, the Company concerning the Company, the Companys business and financial condition and the New Notes to be acquired by the purchaser and other related matters. The purchaser further represents and warrants that the Company has made available to the
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purchaser or its agents all documents and information requested by the purchaser or on its behalf relating to an investment in the New Notes, including this Exchange Offer Memorandum. In evaluating the suitability of an investment in the New Notes, the purchaser has not relied and will not rely on any other representations or other information (whether oral or written) made by or on behalf of the Company (or any of the Companys agents, including, without limitation, the Information and Exchange Agent) other than as contemplated by the two preceding sentences;
the purchaser acknowledges that prior to any proposed transfer of New Notes (other than pursuant to an effective registration statement) the holder of such New Notes may be required to provide certifications relating to the manner of such transfer as provided in the New Indenture;
the purchaser acknowledges that the trustee, co-registrar or transfer agent for the New Notes will not be required to accept for registration the transfer of any New Notes acquired by it, except upon presentation of evidence satisfactory to us that the restrictions set forth herein have been complied with; and
the purchaser acknowledges that the Company, the Information and Exchange Agent and others will rely upon the truth and accuracy of the foregoing acknowledgments, representations and agreements.
Legends
The following is the form of restrictive legend which will appear on the face of the 3(a)(9) global note and which will be used to notify transferees of the foregoing restrictions on transfer:
THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT) AND HAS BEEN ISSUED IN RELIANCE UPON SECTION 3(a)(9) OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND MAY ONLY BE RESOLD PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
The following is the form of restrictive legend which will appear on the face of the Regulation S global note and which will be used to notify transferees of the foregoing restrictions on transfer:
THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), OR UNDER ANY OTHER SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) UNLESS THE NOTE HAS BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT IS AVAILABLE. THIS NOTE IS SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. THE STATEMENTS IN THIS LEGEND ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS NOTE AND THE HOLDER AGREES TO BE SUBJECT TO AND BOUND BY THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN THIS LEGEND.
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The resale restriction periods may be extended, in our discretion, in the event of one or more issuances of additional notes, as described under Description of the New Notes. The above legend (including the restrictions on resale specified thereon) may be removed solely at our direction.
For further discussion of the requirements (including the presentation of transfer certificates) under the New Indenture to effect exchanges or transfers of interest in global notes and certificated notes, see Description of the New Notes.
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Any questions or requests for assistance or additional copies of this Exchange Offer Memorandum may be directed to the Information and Exchange Agent at the address and telephone number set forth below.
The Information and Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer is:
| New York Attn: Rana Sails 30 Broad Street 46th Floor New York, NY 10004 Tel: +1 212 809 2663 Email: [email protected]
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London Attention: Bunny Ires 242 Kingsland Road E8 4DG London, U.K. Tel: +44-(0)207-382-4580 Email: [email protected]
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Virgin Islands Attn: Rhonda Age Mahogany Road Frederiksted, VI 00840 Tel: +1 315-344-9300 Email:[email protected]
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Exhibit T3F
RAGHSA S.A.
CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
Reconciliation and tie between Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended
and
Indenture, dated as of [·], 2020.
| Trust Indenture Act Section |
Indenture Section | |||
| 310 | (a)(1) | 6.9 | ||
| (a)(2) | 6.9 | |||
| (a)(3) | N/A | |||
| (a)(4) | N/A | |||
| (a)(5) | 6.9 | |||
| (b) | 6.4/6.10 | |||
| 311 | (a) | 6.7 | ||
| (b) | 6.7 | |||
| 312 | (a) | 7.6/7.7 | ||
| (b) | 7.6/7.7 | |||
| (c) | 7.7 | |||
| 313 | (a) | 7.8 | ||
| (b)(1) | 7.8 | |||
| (b)(2) | 7.8 | |||
| (c) | 7.8 | |||
| (d) | 7.8 | |||
| 314 | (a) | 3.8 | ||
| (b) | N/A | |||
| (c)(1) | 12.6 | |||
| (c)(2) | 12.6 | |||
| (c)(3) | 12.6 | |||
| (d) | N/A | |||
| (e) | 12.6 | |||
| (f) | N/A | |||
| 315 | (a) | 6.1(b) | ||
| (b) | 5.13 | |||
| (c) | 6.1(a) | |||
| (d) | 6.1(c) | |||
| (e) | 5.14 | |||
| 316 | (a)(1)(A) | 5.10 | ||
| (a)(1)(B) | 5.11 | |||
| (a)(2) | N/A | |||
| (b) | 5.8 | |||
| (c) | 7.5(f) | |||
| 317 | (a)(1) | 5.3 | ||
| (a)(2) | 5.3 | |||
| (b) | 2.4 | |||
| 318 | (a) | 12.1 | ||
N/A means Not Applicable
Note: This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Indenture.
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