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EXHIBIT 10.25
EXHIBIT: TELPRI/PRTA AGREEMENT
MAY 25, 2001
Puerto Rico Telephone Authority
x/x Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: President
Popular, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Ladies and Gentlemen:
RE: TELPRI/PRTA Shareholders Agreement
Reference is made to the Shareholders Agreement dated as of March 2,
1999 (the "Agreement") among Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico, Inc. ("TELPRI"),
GTE Holdings (Puerto Rico) LLC ("Puerto Rico Holdings"), GTE International
Telecommunications Incorporated ("GITI"), Popular Inc ("Popular") and the Puerto
Rico Telephone Authority ("PRTA"). Capitalized terms used in this letter
agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in
the Agreement.
Verizon Communications Inc ("Verizon") and its wholly owned subsidiary
GTE Corporation ("GTE") have reorganized Verizon's and GTE's international
subsidiaries. As part of this reorganization, GITI is proposing to engage in a
transfer (the "Transfer") of all of the Purchaser Interest in Puerto Rico
Holdings to Verizon International Holdings Ltd. ("Verizon International"), a
Bermuda corporation. The Agreement permits transfers of Purchaser Interest to
wholly owned subsidiaries of GTE Corporation.
Before and after the Transfer, Verizon will own indirectly 100% of
GITI. GITI will own indirectly over 98% of the stock (by vote and value) of
Verizon International. Less than 2% of Verizon International will be owned,
directly or indirectly, by third-party institutional investors as a result of
certain private placements. See the attached chart for a diagram of the
structure of Verizon's international subsidiaries before and after the Transfer.
Please note that the Verizon-controlled entities are not disposing of
any shares of Voting Stock of TELPRI to third parties and intend to maintain the
ability to appoint a majority of the Board of Directors of TELPRI. In addition,
Puerto Rico Holdings is not issuing any Purchaser Interest; Verizon
International will replace GITI as the sole holder of the Purchaser Interests of
Puerto Rico Holdings; and GTE will own directly or indirectly greater than a
majority in vote and value of all equity and equity-linked securities of GITI
and Verizon International
To the extent (if any) that such proposed Transfer requires the
approval or consent of PRTA or Popular, including pursuant to Sections 4.1,
10.11 or 10.15 of the Agreement, GITI request respectfully that the PRTA and
Popular consent to (i) the Transfer by GITI to Verizon International of all of
the Purchaser Interests of Puerto Rico Holdings and (ii) the continuation of
GITI as the Strategic Purchaser under the Agreement (except as provided in the
next paragraph).
The Parties agree that from and after the Transfer all applicable
restrictions of Sections 4.1, 4.3, 4.4 and 10.15 of the Agreement which formerly
applied to GITI shall apply solely to Verizon International
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and that Verizon International shall be deemed, for purposes of the Agreement,
to be a GTE Permitted Transferee and a member of the Purchaser Group.
GITI agrees that from and after the Transfer GITI (or another
wholly-owned subsidiary of Verizon) shall maintain direct or indirect beneficial
ownership prior to March 2, 2004 of at least 95% of Verizon International. In
addition, prior to March 2,2004, GTE Corporation agrees to maintain record and
beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of at least a majority in vote and
value of all equity or equity-linked securities of GITI and Verizon
International (and any subsequent GTE Permitted Transferees to whom Shares or
Purchaser Interest have been Transferred), unless otherwise consented to by the
Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
Each of the under signed further acknowledge and agree that Purchaser's
rights and obligations under other agreements, dated as of March 2, 1999,
between or among the Shareholders shall not be affected by the Transfer.
If you agree to the terms and provisions of this letter agreement,
please evidence such agreements, to be effective as of the date above, by
executing and returning two counterparts of this letter agreement to X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx at Verizon Communications, 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxx 0000, Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000 (Facsimile: (000) 000-0000; Telephone: (000) 000-0000). Upon
receipt of such counterparts and promptly after completion of the Transfer,
Verizon International will execute and deliver an agreement committing to be
bound by the Agreement (including the restrictions of Sections 4.1, 4.3, 4.4 and
10.15 that formerly applied to GITI as Strategic Purchaser).
This letter agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and
by different parties in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed
shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a
signature page to this letter agreement by facsimile shall be effective as
delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this letter agreement.
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This letter agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of Puerto Rico without giving effect to the principles of
conflicts of laws thereof.
GTE INTERNATIONAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED
By:
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ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:
PUERTO RICO TELEPHONE AUTHORITY
By:
PRTA HOLDINGS CORPORATION
By:
POPULAR, INC.
By:
TELECOMUNICACIONES DE PUERTO RICO, INC.
By:
GTE HOLDINGS (PUERTO RICO) LLC
By:
GTE CORPORATION
By:
By:
cc: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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This letter agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of Puerto Rico without giving effect to the principles of
conflicts of laws thereof.
GTE INTERNATIONAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED
By:
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ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:
PUERTO RICO TELEPHONE AUTHORITY
By:
PRTA HOLDINGS CORPORATION
By:
POPULAR, INC.
By:
TELECOMUNICACIONES DE PUERTO RICO, INC.
By:
GTE HOLDINGS (PUERTO RICO) LLC
By:
GTE CORPORATION
By:
By:
cc: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx xx Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxx
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This letter agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of Puerto Rico without giving effect to the principles of
conflicts of laws thereof.
GTE INTERNATIONAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED
By:
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ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:
PUERTO RICO TELEPHONE AUTHORITY
By:
PRTA HOLDINGS CORPORATION
By:
POPULAR, INC.
By:
TELECOMUNICACIONES DE PUERTO RICO, INC.
By:
GTE HOLDINGS (PUERTO RICO) LLC
By:
GTE CORPORATION
By:
By:
cc: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx xx Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx
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This letter agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of Puerto Rico without giving effect to the principles of
conflicts of laws thereof.
GTE INTERNATIONAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED
By:
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ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:
PUERTO RICO TELEPHONE AUTHORITY
By:
PRTA HOLDINGS CORPORATION
By:
POPULAR, INC.
By:
TELECOMUNICACIONES DE PUERTO RICO, INC.
By:
GTE HOLDINGS (PUERTO RICO) LLC
By:
GTE CORPORATION
By:
By:
cc: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx xx Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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