THIRD AMENDMENT TO ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
THIRD AMENDMENT TO ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Third Amendment to Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of January 18, 2007 (this
“Amendment”), among (a) Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Tequila Mexico, S. de X.X. de C.V., a corporation
formed under the laws of Mexico (“Buyer”), (b) Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (“BFC”), (c) Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx de xx Xxxx (“JGR”) and Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx de xx Xxxx (“LPR” and together with JGR, the “Xxxx de la Peña
Brothers”), (d) Grupo Industrial Herradura, S.A. de C.V., a corporation formed under the laws
of Mexico (“Parent”), Fabrica de Tequila Hacienda Las Norias, S.A. de C.V., a corporation
organized under the laws of Mexico (“Las Norias”), Comercializadora Herradura, S.A. de
C.V., a corporation organized under the laws of Mexico (“Comercializadora”), Tequila
Herradura, S.A. de C.V., a corporation organized under the laws of Mexico (“Tequila
Herradura”), Sociedad Xxxx, X.X. de C.V., a corporation organized under the laws of Mexico
(“Sociedad Xxxx”), and Transportes de Carga Millenium, S.A. de C.V., a corporation
organized under the laws of Mexico (“Transportes” and together with the Xxxx de la Peña
Brothers, Parent, Las Norias, Comercializadora, Tequila Herradura and Sociedad Xxxx, the
“Sellers”) and (e) Corporación de Servicios Herradura, S.A. de C.V., a corporation
organized under the laws of Mexico (“Cosesa”), CH Acciones S.A. de C.V., a corporation
organized under the laws of Mexico (“CH Acciones”), Corporativo Herradura, S.A. de C.V., a
corporation organized under the laws of Mexico, La Moraleda Operadora Comercial, S.A. de C.V., a
corporation organized under the laws of Mexico, and Destilados de Agave, S.A. de C.V., a
corporation organized under the laws of Mexico (the Persons listed in this clause (e),
collectively, the “Additional Seller Parties”).
WHEREAS, Buyer, BFC, the Sellers and the Additional Seller Parties have entered into an Asset
Purchase Agreement dated as of August 25, 2006, as amended by the First Amendment to the Asset
Purchase Agreement dated as of December 19, 2006 and by the Second Amendment to the Asset Purchase
Agreement dated as of January 11, 2007 (the “Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, Buyer, BFC, the Sellers and the Additional Seller Parties desire to amend certain
provisions of the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and intending to be legally bound by this
Amendment, Buyer, BFC, the Sellers and the Additional Seller Parties hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have
the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Agreement.
SECTION 2. Amendment to Section 2.1 of the Agreement. Section 2.1 of the Agreement
is hereby amended by deleting from the first sentence of such Section 2.1 the amount
“US$876,000,000.00” and replacing it with the amount “US$776,000,000.00”.
SECTION 3. Amendment to Attachment to Schedule 4.13(a). The Attachment to Schedule
4.13(a) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as provided in Attachment 4.13(a) hereto.
SECTION 4. Amendment to Schedule 4.7. Schedule 4.7 is hereby deemed amended,
effective as of August 25, 2006, by adding to the end of such Schedule 4.7 the contents of Schedule
A to this Amendment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement and for the
avoidance of doubt, none of the information set forth on Schedule A to this Amendment and no action
or failure to act by any Seller or any Additional Seller in connection with or related to the
financial condition or results of operations of the Business reflected on such Schedule A, will, or
under any circumstances be deemed to, constitute a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant
or agreement of any Seller or Additional Seller Party set forth in the Agreement.
SECTION 5. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall be effective as of the date first
written above.
SECTION 6. Governing Law. This Amendment will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
SECTION 7. Continuation. Buyer, BFC, the Sellers and the Additional Seller Parties
agree and acknowledge that the Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, continues in full force and
effect in accordance with its terms. Nothing in this Amendment shall be deemed to work as a
novation (novación) of any of the obligations under the Agreement. All references to the Agreement
shall refer to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment.
SECTION 8. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered will be an original, but all
such counterparts will together constitute one and the same instrument. Each counterpart may
consist of a number of copies, facsimiles or facsimiles of copies hereof each signed by less than
all, but together signed by all of the parties hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, have duly
executed this Amendment on the date first above written.
XXXXX-XXXXXX TEQUILA MEXICO, S. DE X.X. DE C.V. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | XXXXX X. XXXXXX | |||
Title: | ATTORNEY-IN-FACT | |||
XXXXX-XXXXXX CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Name: | XXXXXX X. XXXX | |||
Title: | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT |
SELLERS: |
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx de la Xxxx | ||||
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx de xx Xxxx | ||||
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx de la Xxxx | ||||
Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx de xx Xxxx | ||||
GRUPO INDUSTRIAL HERRADURA, S.A. DE C.V. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |||
Name: | XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX | |||
Title: | ATTORNEY IN FACT | |||
TEQUILA HERRADURA, S.A. DE C.V |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |||
Name: | XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX | |||
Title: | ATTORNEY IN FACT | |||
FABRICA DE TEQUILA HACIENDA LAS NORIAS, S.A. DE C.V. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |||
Name: | XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX | |||
Title: | ATTORNEY IN FACT |
COMERCIALIZADORA HERRADURA, S.A. DE C.V. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |||
Name: | XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX | |||
Title: | ATTORNEY IN FACT | |||
TRANSPORTES DE CARGA MILLENIUM, S.A. DE C.V. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |||
Name: | XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX | |||
Title: | ATTORNEY IN FACT | |||
ADDITIONAL SELLER PARTIES: CORPORACIÓN DE SERVICIOS HERRADURA, S.A. DE C.V. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |||
Name: | XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX | |||
Title: | ATTORNEY IN FACT |
CH ACCIONES, S.A. DE C.V. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx de xx Xxxx | |||
Name: | XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX DE XX XXXX | |||
Title: | ATTORNEY IN FACT | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx de xx Xxxx | |||
Name: | XXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXX DE XX XXXX | |||
Title: | ATTORNEY IN FACT | |||
CORPORATIVO HERRADURA, S.A. DE C.V. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx de xx Xxxx | |||
Name: | XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX DE XX XXXX | |||
Title: | ATTORNEY IN FACT | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx de xx Xxxx | |||
Name: | XXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXX DE XX XXXX | |||
Title: | ATTORNEY IN FACT | |||
LA MORALEDA OPERADORA COMERCIAL, S.A. DE C.V. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |||
Name: | XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX | |||
Title: | ATTORNEY IN FACT |
DESTILADOS DE AGAVE, S.A. DE C.V. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |||
Name: | XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX | |||
Title ATTORNEY IN FACT | ||||
SOCIEDAD XXXX, X.X. DE C.V |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |||
Name: | XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX | |||
Title: | ATTORNEY IN FACT |