SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT Among LAN AIRLINES S.A., TEP CHILE S.A., and [HOLDCO 1] Dated as of ______, 2011
Exhibit
99.7
FORM OF
EXECUTION VERSION
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Among
LAN
AIRLINES S.A.,
TEP
CHILE S.A.,
and
[HOLDCO
1]
Dated
as of ______, 2011
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I
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GOVERNANCE
OF HOLDCO 1
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Section
1.01
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Scope
of the Agreement
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2
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Section
1.02
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Formation
of Holdco 1
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2
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Section
1.03
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Role
and Composition of the Holdco 1 Board
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2
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Section
1.04
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Removal
and Vacancies
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2
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Section
1.05
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Enabling
Provisions
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3
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Section
1.06
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Holdco
1 Chairman
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4
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Section
1.07
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Meetings
of the Holdco 1 Board
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Section
1.08
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Quorum
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Section
1.09
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Holdco
1 Board Voting Requirements
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Section
1.10
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Board
Supermajority Matters
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Section
1.11
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Shareholder
Required Vote
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Section
1.12
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Shareholder
Supermajority Matters
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Section
1.13
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Required
Actions
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Section
1.14
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Management
of Holdco 1
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ARTICLE
II
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ACCOUNTING,
BOOKS AND RECORDS
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Section
2.01
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Fiscal
Year
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Section
2.02
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Accountants
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Section
2.03
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Books
and Records
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Section
2.04
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Access
to Information, Audit and Inspection
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Section
2.05
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Annual
Budget and Business Plan
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ARTICLE
III
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TRANSFERS
AND CONVERSION OF STOCK
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Section
3.01
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Restrictions
on Certain Transfers
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Section
3.02
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Ownership
Control Events
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ARTICLE
IV
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GENERAL
PROVISIONS
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Section
4.01
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Term
of Agreement
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Section
4.02
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Fees
and Expenses
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Section
4.03
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Governing
Law
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Section
4.04
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Definitions
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Section
4.05
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Severability
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Section
4.06
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Amendment;
Waiver
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Section
4.07
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Assignment
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Section
4.08
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No
Third-Party Beneficiaries
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Section
4.09
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After-Acquired
Holdco 1 Voting Stock
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17
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Section
4.10
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Notices
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Section
4.11
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Specific
Enforcement; Consent to Jurisdiction
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Section
4.12
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WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL
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Section
4.13
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Counterparts
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Section
4.14
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Interpretation
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Section
4.15
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Filing
Requirement.
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Exhibit A
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LATAM
Group Ownership Structure and Organizational Structure
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Exhibit B
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By-laws
of Holdco
1
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INDEX OF DEFINED
TERMS
Page
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Accountants
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Actions
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Adverse
Effect
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10
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Affiliate
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14
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Agreed
Courts
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19
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Agreed
Issues
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Agreement
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1
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beneficial
ownership
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14
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Block
Sale
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10
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Board
Supermajority Matter
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5
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business
day
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14
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Call
Option
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13
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contract
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14
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Control
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14
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Control
Group Shareholders Agreement
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14
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Conversion
Option
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12
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Convertible
Securities
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14
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Director
Election Notice
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12
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Director
Representatives
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2
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Dividend
Rights
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15
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Effective
Time
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2
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Equity
Securities
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Fiscal
Year
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Forced
Vote Sale
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Forced
Vote Sale Period
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Full
Conversion Date
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Full
Ownership Conversion Date
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Governmental
Entity
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Holdco
1
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1
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Holdco
1 Board
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Holdco
1 By-Laws
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Holdco
1 CEO
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Holdco
1 Chairman
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Holdco
1 Non-Voting Stock
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Holdco
1 Plans
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Holdco
1 Stock
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1
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Holdco
1 Voting Stock
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IFRS
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LATAM
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1
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LATAM
Board
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1
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LATAM
Common Stock
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LATAM
Restricted Shares
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LATAM
Shares
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10
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Law
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Limited
Voting Rights
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Order
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Organizational
Documents
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Ownership
Notice
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Parties
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1
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Person
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Related
Party
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Release
Event
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11
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Representatives
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Second
Meeting Date
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11
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Shareholder
Supermajority Matter
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6
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Shareholders
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1
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Subsidiary
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Supermajority
Board Vote
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Supermajority
Shareholder Vote
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TAM
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1
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TAM
Board
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2
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TAM
Chairman
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TAM
Ordinary Stock
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1
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TAM
Preferred Stock
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1
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TAM
Stock
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1
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Tax
Return
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Tenth
Anniversary
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TEP
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1
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Transfer
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U.S.
Exchange Act
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Voting
Securities
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SHAREHOLDERS
AGREEMENT, dated as of ________, 2011 (this “Agreement”),
among LAN AIRLINES S.A., a company organized under the Law of Chile (“LATAM”),
TEP Chile S.A., a company organized under the Law of Chile (“TEP” and
together with LATAM, the “Shareholders”),
and [HOLDCO1], a company organized under the Law of Chile (“Holdco 1”
and, together with the Shareholders, the “Parties”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS,
as of the date of this Agreement Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx
Xxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx collectively own 100% of the outstanding shares
of TEP;
WHEREAS,
TAM Empreendimentos E Participações S.A., a Brazilian corporation, is the
controlling shareholder of XXX X.X., a company organized under the Law of Brazil
(“TAM”),
under the Law of Brazil and currently owns, directly or indirectly, shares of
the ordinary stock, no par value (the “TAM
Ordinary Stock”), of TAM and shares of the non-voting preferred stock, no
par value (the “TAM
Preferred Stock” and, together with the TAM Ordinary Stock, the “TAM
Stock”), of TAM, which collectively constitute [•]% of the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock of TAM and [•]% of the total voting power of
such capital stock;
WHEREAS,
as of the Effective Time, TEP will own at least 80% of the outstanding shares of
Holdco 1 Voting Stock and LATAM will own 100% of the outstanding shares of
Holdco 1 Non-Voting Stock, no more than 20% of the outstanding shares of Holdco
1 Voting Stock and 100% of the outstanding TAM Preferred Stock, as reflected in
the ownership structure chart attached as Exhibit A
hereto;
WHEREAS,
TEP, as the continuing controlling shareholder of TAM under the Law of Brazil as
of the Effective Time by virtue of its indirect ownership of at least 80% of the
issued and outstanding shares of Holdco 1 Voting Stock and Holdco 1’s ownership
of at least 85.3457% of the issued and outstanding shares of TAM Ordinary Stock,
desires to make the concessions to LATAM provided herein, and the Parties desire
to enter into this Agreement to set forth the terms and conditions upon which
they have agreed to hold their shares of Holdco 1 Voting Stock and Holdco 1
Non-Voting Stock (collectively, the “Holdco 1
Stock”), including with respect to the disposition and voting thereof, as
well as their agreements with respect to governance, management and operation
of, and the relationship among, Holdco 1 and its Subsidiaries and certain other
matters; and
WHEREAS,
LATAM has determined and declared that the execution and delivery of this
Agreement is in the best interests of LATAM, and the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by LATAM have been duly authorized by the board of
directors of LATAM (the “LATAM
Board”) and all other necessary corporate action on the part of
LATAM.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations and warranties, covenants and
agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I
GOVERNANCE
OF HOLDCO 1
SECTION
1.01 Scope of the
Agreement; Effective
Time. The Parties desire to set forth in this Agreement certain
terms and conditions upon which they have agreed to hold their shares of
Holdco 1 Stock, including with respect to disposition and voting thereof,
as well as their agreements with respect to governance, management and operation
of, and the relationship among, Holdco 1 and its Subsidiaries and certain other
matters. In the event of any inconsistency or conflict between the
provisions of this Agreement and the other Organizational Documents of
Holdco 1 or any of its Subsidiaries, this Agreement shall control and the
Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to amend any such
Organizational Documents to conform to the provisions of this Agreement and to
exercise their rights under such Organizational Documents to give effect to such
provisions. This Agreement shall become effective only if, and at that
time at which, Holdco 1 becomes a holder of at least 80% of the outstanding
shares of TAM Ordinary Stock (the “Effective
Time”). All actions required to be taken or performed under this
Agreement shall be taken or performed in accordance with applicable
Law.
SECTION
1.02 Formation of Holdco
1.
Prior to the date of this Agreement, TEP and LATAM incorporated Holdco 1 as
a closed sociedad
anónima under the Law of Chile with the by-laws in the form attached as
Exhibit
B hereto (the “Holdco 1
By-Laws”) for the sole purpose of owning the shares of TAM Ordinary Stock
to be contributed by TEP. From and after the Effective Time, the parties
agree that all acquisitions of TAM Ordinary Stock by any member of the LATAM
Group shall be made by Holdco 1.
SECTION
1.03 Role and Composition of the
Holdco 1 Board.
The business and affairs of Holdco 1 shall be managed under the direction of the
board of directors of Holdco 1 (the “Holdco 1
Board”) in accordance with the applicable provisions of the
Organizational Documents of Holdco 1. At all times, the Holdco 1
Board shall be comprised of the same number of directors as the number of
directors that then comprise the board of directors of TAM (the “TAM
Board”) and the directors of Holdco 1 shall be the same individuals that
then are directors of TAM. The Holdco 1 Board shall be comprised of six
directors and initially LATAM shall have the right to elect two individuals to
the Holdco 1 Board and TEP shall have the right to elect four individuals to the
Holdco 1 Board. Whenever LATAM or TEP so elects or appoints any individual as a
director of Holdco 1, it will select, and Holdco 1 will elect or appoint, the
same individual as a director of TAM. Each person so elected by LATAM or
TEP as a director of Holdco 1 is referred to herein as one of such Shareholder’s
“Director
Representatives”). The term of office for the directors of the
Holdco 1 Board shall be two years.
SECTION
1.04 Removal and
Vacancies.
In the event of any vacancy on the Holdco 1 Board resulting from the
resignation, incapacity, retirement, death or removal of any Director
Representative of any Shareholder, such Shareholder shall have the right to
designate another individual to replace such Director Representative on the
Holdco 1 Board. In such event, the Shareholders shall cause their Director
Representatives to request that the Holdco 1 Chairman call a special meeting of
the Holdco 1 Board in order to appoint such designee to the Holdco 1 Board and
to serve until the next annual meeting of the shareholders of Holdco 1 and at
such meeting shall cause their Director Representatives to make such
appointment. At the same time, LATAM and TEP shall cause their Director
Representatives in their capacity as directors of TAM to request that the
chairman of the TAM Board (the “TAM
Chairman”) call a special meeting of the shareholders of TAM to elect
such designee to the TAM Board and Holdco 1 shall elect such designee to the TAM
Board to serve until the next annual meeting of the shareholders of TAM.
If at any time any Director Representative of any Shareholder ceases to be a
member of the TAM Board, such Shareholder shall promptly cause him or her to
resign or to be removed from the Holdco 1 Board and the Shareholders will
replace such Director Representative on the Holdco 1 Board pursuant to the
foregoing procedures.
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SECTION
1.05 Enabling
Provisions.
(a) Each
Shareholder agrees that it shall vote, or cause to be voted or execute written
consents for, as the case may be, all shares of Holdco 1 Voting Stock
beneficially owned by it, and each Party shall take all other action reasonably
necessary (including by causing Holdco 1 or TAM to call a special meeting of
shareholders or the Holdco 1 Chairman or the TAM Chairman to call a special
meeting of the Holdco 1 Board or the TAM Board, as applicable) so as to give
effect to the agreements with respect to representation on the Holdco 1 Board
and the TAM Board contained in this Article I and to ensure that the other
Organizational Documents of Holdco 1 and TAM (i) facilitate, enable and do not
at any time conflict with any provision of this Agreement and (ii) permit each
Shareholder to receive the full benefits to which each Shareholder is entitled
under this Agreement. Each Party further agrees that it shall not take any
action directly as a shareholder of Holdco 1 or TAM, indirectly through any
of its Director Representatives as members of the Holdco 1 Board or the TAM
Board, or otherwise that would contravene or frustrate the implementation of
these agreements, and that it shall cause all of its Director Representatives as
members of the Holdco 1 Board or the TAM Board to act at all times in conformity
with, and to take such action as may reasonably be required of and available to
them to ensure the fulfillment of, the terms of this Agreement and the other
Organizational Documents of Holdco 1 and TAM. Holdco 1 agrees not to
take, or to cause or permit TAM to take, any action that would conflict with or
subvert the operation or enforcement of any provision of this Agreement or that
would impede any Shareholder’s ability to receive the full benefits to which
such Shareholder is entitled under this Agreement.
(b) Each
Shareholder shall cause any and all shares of Holdco 1 Voting Stock beneficially
owned by it and entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders of Holdco 1 to
be present in person or represented by proxy at all annual and special meetings
of shareholders of Holdco 1 to the extent necessary so that all shares of Holdco
1 Voting Stock beneficially owned by it shall be counted as present for the
purpose of determining the presence of a quorum at such meeting. Each
Shareholder further agrees to execute from time to time in the future any
document or documents required by Law to keep the agreements contained in this
Section 1.05 in full force and effect at all times throughout the term of this
Agreement. Each Shareholder agrees that it will take all necessary actions
(including amending the Holdco 1 By-Laws) to effect and implement any stock
splits or reverse stock splits of the Holdco 1 Non-Voting Stock at such times
and in such proportions as any holder thereof shall request if (but only if)
such split is necessary or advisable to permit or preserve the ability of TAM or
any of its Subsidiaries to conduct operations in any market
worldwide.
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SECTION
1.06 Holdco 1
Chairman.
For so long as TEP is entitled to elect at least one director to the Holdco 1
Board, TEP shall have the right to designate from time to time one of its
Director Representatives to serve as chairman of the Holdco 1 Board (the “Holdco 1
Chairman”), who at all times shall be the same individual who is then
serving as the TAM Chairman. After such designation, each Shareholder
shall cause its Director Representatives to cause the Holdco 1 Board
to appoint such Director Representative as the Holdco 1 Chairman in accordance
with the Organizational Documents of Holdco 1. Each time an individual is so
appointed as the Holdco 1 Chairman, LATAM and TEP shall cause their Director
Representatives in their capacity as directors of TAM, and Holdco 1 shall cause
the directors of TAM, to appoint the same individual as the TAM Chairman in
accordance with the Organizational Documents of TAM (as defined in the TAM
Shareholders Agreement). As of the Effective Time and for a minimum period
of two years, the Holdco 1 Chairman shall be Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx.
In no event shall the Holdco 1 Chairman have a casting vote with respect to any
matter before the Holdco 1 Board.
SECTION
1.07 Meetings of the Holdco 1
Board.
(a) Regular
meetings of the Holdco 1 Board shall be held on a monthly basis, and each
regular monthly meeting of the Holdco 1 Board shall occur on the same day as,
and promptly before the regular monthly meeting of the TAM Board and within
three business days after the regular monthly meeting of the board of directors
of LATAM.
(b) Special
meetings of the Holdco 1 Board may be called by the Holdco 1 Chairman on not
less than 48 hours’ notice to each director of the Holdco 1 Board, and such
meetings shall be called by the Holdco 1 Chairman with like notice and like
manner promptly after receipt of a written request for a special meeting of the
Holdco 1 Board by any one director of the Holdco 1 Board; provided, however, that
notwithstanding the foregoing a special meeting of the Holdco 1 Board may be so
called on any shorter notice permitted by applicable Law if necessary or
desirable in the particular circumstances.
(c) The
Holdco 1 By-Laws shall provide that the directors of the Holdco 1 Board shall be
permitted to participate in, and shall be deemed to be present at, any meeting
of the Holdco 1 Board using teleconference or any other means pursuant to which
all the directors participating in such meeting can speak to and hear one
another.
SECTION
1.08 Quorum.
The quorum for any meeting of the Holdco 1 Board to be validly held shall be
five directors of Holdco 1.
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SECTION
1.09 Holdco 1 Board Voting
Requirements.
Each director of the Holdco 1 Board shall have one vote on all matters before
the Holdco 1 Board. Any action by the Holdco 1 Board concerning a Board
Supermajority Matter as well as any other action required by applicable Law or
this Agreement to be approved by directors constituting more than a simple
majority of the Holdco 1 Board must be approved by the affirmative vote of five
directors of Holdco 1 at a duly called meeting of the Holdco 1 Board at which a
quorum is present and acting throughout (each, a “Supermajority
Board Vote”). All actions by the Holdco 1 Board other than with
respect to Board Supermajority Matters must be approved by the affirmative vote
of a simple majority of the directors of the Holdco 1 Board at a duly called
meeting of the Holdco 1 Board at which a quorum is present and acting
throughout.
SECTION
1.10 Board Supermajority
Matters.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or the other Organizational
Documents of Holdco 1 to the contrary and without prejudice to any statutory
limitations requiring additional shareholder approvals, Holdco 1 shall not
engage in or take, directly or indirectly, any of the following actions (each, a
“Board
Supermajority Matter”) unless approved by a Supermajority Board
Vote:
(i)
to create (including by the acquisition of shares), dispose of
or admit new shareholders to any Subsidiary of Holdco 1;
(ii)
to approve or effect the acquisition, disposal,
modification or encumbrance of (a) any Equity Securities or Convertible
Securities in TAM, or (b) any other asset with a value greater than
US$15,000,000;
(iii)
to approve investments in any assets not related to the corporate
purpose of Holdco 1;
(iv)
to execute any kind of agreement or to enter into
any kind of transaction in an amount greater than US$15,000,000 or that may
cause a material impact to Holdco 1 and/or its results;
(v)
to terminate, modify or waive any rights or claims of
Holdco 1 under contracts or other arrangements in any amount greater than
US$15,000,000, or that may cause a material impact to Holdco 1 and/or its
results;
(vi)
to commence, participate in, compromise or settle
any material action with respect to any litigation, judicial, administrative or
arbitration proceeding relating to Holdco 1 in an amount greater than
US$15,000,000 or that could reasonably be expected to cause a material impact to
Holdco 1 and/or its results;
(vii)
to approve the execution, amendment, termination or
ratification of acts or agreements with Related Parties;
(viii)
to approve any financial statements of Holdco 1 or any
amendments thereto or to any dividend, accounting or tax policy or principles of
Holdco 1;
(ix)
to approve the grant of any kind of security
interest or guarantee to secure obligations of third parties (including Related
Parties);
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(x)
to appoint any executive other than the Holdco 1 CEO;
and
(xi)
to approve any vote to be cast by Holdco 1, in its capacity as
the holder of shares of TAM Ordinary Stock, in any shareholders meeting of TAM,
including any vote relating to any appointment or removal of any director of TAM
or any TAM Shareholder Supermajority Matter (as defined in the TAM Shareholders
Agreement).
SECTION
1.11 Shareholder Required
Vote.
Any action by the shareholders of Holdco 1 concerning a Shareholder
Supermajority Matter as well as any other action required by applicable Law or
this Agreement to be approved by more than a simple majority of the holders of
the then issued and outstanding shares of Holdco 1 Voting Stock must be approved
by the affirmative vote of the holders of shares representing at least 95% of
the total number of shares of Holdco 1 Voting Stock then issued and outstanding
at a duly called meeting of the shareholders of Holdco 1 at which a quorum is
present and acting throughout (each, a “Supermajority
Shareholder Vote”). All actions other than Shareholder
Supermajority Matters must be approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of
shares constituting a simple majority of the issued and outstanding shares of
Holdco 1 Voting Stock at a duly called meeting of the shareholders of Holdco 1
at which a quorum is present and acting throughout.
SECTION
1.12 Shareholder Supermajority
Matters.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or the Organizational Documents
of Holdco 1 to the contrary, Holdco 1 shall not engage in or take,
directly or indirectly, any of the following actions (each, a “Shareholder
Supermajority Matter”) unless approved by a Supermajority Shareholder
Vote:
(i)
to approve any amendments to the by-laws of Holdco
1 in respect to the following matters: (A) the corporate purpose, (B) the
corporate capital, (C) the rights inherent to each class of shares and to the
shareholders of Holdco 1, (D) the attributions of the shareholders
regular meeting or any limitation to attributions of the Holdco 1 Board,
(E) increase or decrease of the number of directors and officers, (F)
dividends or other distributions, (G) the term of Holdco 1, (H) any change
in the Fiscal Year of Holdco 1 and (I) the change of the headquarters of Holdco
1;
(ii)
to approve the dissolution,
liquidation and winding-up of Holdco 1;
(iii)
to approve the transformation, merger, spin-up, or
any kind of corporate reorganization of Holdco 1;
(iv)
to approve mechanisms for paying or
making, or to approve, declare or pay, any dividends or other kinds of
distributions to the shareholders of Holdco 1;
(v)
to approve the issuance, redemption, purchase or
amortization of any Equity Securities or Convertible Securities of Holdco
1;
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(vi)
to approve the disposal by sale, encumbrance or otherwise
of 50% or more of the assets, including or not the liabilities, of Holdco
1, as determined by the balance sheet of the previous year, or to approve a plan
contemplating the disposal by sale, encumbrance or otherwise of 50% or more of
the assets of Holdco 1;
(vii)
to approve the disposal by sale, encumbrance or
otherwise of 50% or more of the assets of a Subsidiary of Holdco 1 representing
at least 20% of the assets of Holdco 1, or to approve the disposal by sale,
encumbrance or otherwise of the Equity Securities of such Subsidiary of Holdco 1
which has the effect of making Holdco 1 lose control over it;
(viii)
to approve the grant of any security interest or guarantee to secure
obligations of third parties (including Related Parties) in excess of 50% of the
assets of Holdco 1;
(ix)
to approve the execution, amendment, termination
or ratification of acts or agreements with Related Parties, exclusively in the
cases that a statutory limitation requires that these matters be approved by the
shareholders; and
(x)
to appoint or remove the
Accountants.
SECTION
1.13 Required
Actions.
Each of Holdco 1 and each of its Subsidiaries shall exercise all rights it has
as a shareholder of each of its respective Subsidiaries in an effort to cause
such Subsidiary to comply with the requirements of this Agreement; provided, however, that the foregoing
sentence shall not be construed to require Holdco 1 or any of its Subsidiaries
to take, and in exercising such rights none of them will take, any action that
would cause any director of each such respective Subsidiary to breach his or her
fiduciary duties. In selecting the candidates that TEP will
propose pursuant to Section 2.02 of the TAM Shareholders Agreement, TEP shall be
guided by the following principles: (a) alignment with the strongest
performing leader, i.e., the best of breed;
(b) maximization of synergy value capture; (c) conforming to local
regulations and culture; and (d) simplest and easiest execution.
SECTION
1.14 Management of Holdco
1.
The day-to-day business and affairs of Holdco 1 shall be managed by the chief
executive officer of Holdco 1 (the “Holdco 1
CEO”) under the oversight of the Holdco 1 Board. At all times the
individual serving as the Holdco 1 CEO shall be the same individual that is then
serving as the Chief Executive Officer of TAM pursuant to Section 2.02 of the
TAM Shareholders Agreement. The term of office of the Holdco 1 CEO shall
be two years.
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ARTICLE
II
ACCOUNTING,
BOOKS AND RECORDS
SECTION
2.01 Fiscal
Year.
Unless and until changed by an amendment of the Holdco 1 By-Laws, the fiscal
year of Holdco 1 shall end on December 31 in each year (the “Fiscal
Year”) and Holdco 1, LATAM and TEP shall take, Holdco 1 shall cause the
directors of TAM to take and LATAM and TEP shall cause their Director
Representatives acting in their capacity as directors of TAM to take all
necessary action to ensure that the fiscal years of TAM and each of its
Subsidiaries are at all times identical to the Fiscal Year.
SECTION
2.02 Accountants.
Unless and until removed or changed by Supermajority Shareholder Vote, the
independent public accountants for Holdco 1 shall be PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
(the “Accountants”)
and Holdco 1, LATAM and TEP shall take, Holdco 1 shall cause the directors of
TAM to take and LATAM and TEP shall cause their Director Representatives acting
in their capacity as directors of TAM to take, all necessary action to ensure
that the Accountants are at all times the independent public accountants of TAM
and each of its Subsidiaries.
SECTION
2.03 Books and
Records.
(a) Holdco 1
shall keep, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to keep, in all material respects,
at their respective principal offices, full, complete and accurate books and
records with respect to the business and affairs of Holdco 1 and its
Subsidiaries. The books and records shall be maintained in a manner that
provides Shareholders with sufficient information so as to permit (i) the
preparation of consolidated financial statements for TAM and its Subsidiaries
and financial statements for Multiplus S.A. on a stand-alone basis, in each case
in accordance with IFRS, (ii) the Shareholders to account for their interests in
Holdco 1 and its Subsidiaries in their respective financial statements in
accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards issued by the
International Accounting Standards Board (“IFRS”),
and (iii) the preparation of all required tax returns of Holdco 1, TAM and
its Subsidiaries and of the Shareholders.
(b) Holdco 1
shall, as and when reasonably requested by any Shareholder, prepare and furnish
(or cause to be prepared and furnished) to such Shareholder, at the expense of
Holdco 1, such financial and other data concerning the business and affairs
of Holdco 1 and its Subsidiaries as may be reasonably required by such
Shareholder for tax, accounting, reporting, oversight, or other legitimate
business purposes of such Shareholder, such information to be prepared on the
basis and in the format that such Shareholder may reasonably request in order to
meet the requirements of its accounting, tax and oversight and reporting systems
or the requirements of Law.
(c) Holdco 1
shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, retain for not less than ten years
and for such longer period as required by Law, all of their respective books and
records (including the books and records of predecessor businesses, including
those relating to periods prior to the Effective Time).
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SECTION
2.04 Access to Information, Audit
and Inspection.
(a) Each
Shareholder and its Representatives shall have (and Holdco 1 shall cause
its Subsidiaries to provide such Shareholder and its Representatives with) full
access at reasonable times and during normal business hours to all books and
records for Holdco 1 and its Subsidiaries and their respective businesses
(including those books and records pertaining to periods prior to the Effective
Time), including the right to examine and audit any of such books and records
and to make copies and extracts therefrom. Each Shareholder shall bear all
expenses incurred by it and its Representatives in making any such examination
on its behalf. Holdco 1 shall, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, make arrangements for each Shareholder and its Representatives
to have prompt access at reasonable times and during normal business hours to
its officers, directors and employees to discuss the business and affairs of
Holdco 1 and its Subsidiaries and the books and records pertaining
thereto. The provisions of this Section 2.04(a) shall survive any
termination of this Agreement and shall continue to apply to Holdco 1 and its
Subsidiaries and be enforceable by a Shareholder regardless of whether such
Shareholder ceases to beneficially own any shares of Holdco 1 Voting Stock but
only to the extent that such books and records and such access to officers,
directors and other employees are reasonably requested by a Shareholder in
connection with any pending Action involving such Shareholder or any of its
Affiliates insofar as such matter relates to the business or affairs of
Holdco 1 and its Subsidiaries (including any matters relating to the
business and affairs of any predecessor businesses, including matters relating
to periods prior to the Effective Time).
(b) Holdco 1
shall provide each Shareholder with copies of each completed annual tax return
required by Law to be filed by Holdco 1 or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a
“Tax
Return”) at least twenty business days prior to the due date (including
any extensions of such due date) of the filing of such Tax Return, and each
Shareholder may review any such Tax Return prior to its filing with the
appropriate Governmental Entity. Holdco 1 shall consult with the
Shareholders and negotiate in good faith to resolve any issues arising as a
result of the Shareholders’ review of any such Tax Return. The
Shareholders and Holdco 1 and its Subsidiaries shall use all reasonable
good faith efforts to resolve any issue in dispute as promptly as practicable
but in any event prior to the due date for the filing of any such Tax
Return. In the event that an issue resulting from the review by a
Shareholder of any such Tax Return remains in dispute as of the due date for the
filing of such Tax Return, such Tax Return shall be filed with the appropriate
Governmental Entity in accordance with the recommendation of the
Accountants.
SECTION
2.05 Annual Budget and Business
Plan.
The
annual budget and business plan for the current Fiscal Year and the business
plan for the next five Fiscal Years of Holdco 1 (collectively, the “Holdco 1
Plans”) at all times shall be identical to the annual budget and business
plan and the five-year business plan for the next five fiscal years then in
effect for TAM and its Subsidiaries. The Holdco 1 Board shall cause Holdco
1 and its Subsidiaries to operate in accordance with, and the officers and
employees of Holdco 1 and its Subsidiaries to implement, the Holdco 1 Plans and
shall conduct, or cause to be conducted, the business of Holdco 1 and its
Subsidiaries in accordance with any such Holdco 1 Plans.
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ARTICLE
III
TRANSFERS
AND CONVERSION OF STOCK
SECTION
3.01 Restrictions on Certain
Transfers.
No holder of any shares of Holdco 1 Voting Stock (other than LATAM) will, or
will permit any of its Affiliates (including the ultimate beneficial owners of
such holder) to, directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise, sell,
exchange, transfer, convey, assign, mortgage, pledge, encumber or otherwise
dispose of any direct or indirect interest in or beneficial ownership of (each,
a “Transfer”)
all or any portion of the shares of Holdco 1 Voting Stock beneficially owned by
it to any Person except in compliance with this Section 3.01. Any
Transfer made other than in compliance with the terms of this Section 3.01 shall
be null and void and of no force or effect. LATAM shall be entitled to
specific performance (to the extent permitted by Law) of its rights under this
Section 3.01, in addition to any other legal and equitable remedies to which it
may be entitled under Law. Without limitation of the foregoing, TEP shall
not vote its shares of Holdco 1 Voting Stock, or take any other action, in
support of any Transfer by Holdco 1 of any Equity Securities or any
Convertible Securities issued by it or by any of TAM or its Subsidiaries without
the prior written consent of LATAM.
(a) Block Sales. On
and after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Time (the “Tenth
Anniversary”) and prior to the first date on which LATAM would be
permitted under applicable Law in Brazil and other applicable Law to fully
convert all of the shares of Holdco 1 Non-Voting Stock beneficially owned by
LATAM and its Affiliates into shares of Holdco 1 Voting Stock and such
conversion would not have any Adverse Effect (the “Full
Conversion Date”), TEP may sell or transfer all (but not less than all)
of its shares of Holdco 1 Voting Stock to any Person in a single block sale (a
“Block
Sale”) if (but only if) such Block Sale complies with all of the
requirements set forth in this Section 3.01(a).
(i) A
Block Sale must include all of the shares of LATAM Common Stock that TEP is
contractually obligated to transfer along with its shares of Holdco 1 Voting
Stock (collectively, “LATAM
Shares”) in such Block Sale.
(ii) Prior
to a Block Sale, the Person to whom such shares are to be sold or transferred
has been approved by a resolution duly adopted by the LATAM Board as a buyer of
such shares of Holdco 1 Voting Stock; it being agreed that the LATAM Board shall
grant such approval without unreasonable delay unless it has a bona fide
business objection to such Person being the transferee of such shares or if a
transfer of such shares to such Person would, in the reasonable determination of
the LATAM Board, be inconsistent with applicable Law in Brazil.
(iii) No
Block Sale shall be permitted if it would have a material adverse effect on the
ability of (x) LATAM or Holdco 1 to own, or to receive the full benefits of
ownership of, TAM and its Subsidiaries or (y) TAM or its Subsidiaries to operate
their airline businesses worldwide (each, an “Adverse
Effect”).
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(b) Forced Vote
Sales. On and after the third anniversary of the Effective Time, if
during any twenty-four month period TEP is required to vote its shares of common
stock, no par value (the “LATAM
Common Stock”), of LATAM as directed by the LATAM Controlling
Shareholders at two meetings (consecutive or not) of the shareholders of LATAM
held at least twelve months apart, then after the second such shareholder
meeting TEP shall have the right to sell or transfer all (but not less than all)
of its shares of Holdco 1 Voting Stock together with its LATAM Shares (each, a
“Forced
Vote Sale”) if (i) TEP delivers a written notice to LATAM within 30 days
after the date on which such second meeting was held that it intends to make a
Forced Vote Sale (the “Second
Meeting Date”), (ii) if such Forced Vote Sale is made prior to the Full
Conversion Date it complies with the requirements of Section 3.01(a), but
without giving effect to the phrase “On and after the Tenth Anniversary and” at
the beginning of such section and (iii) such Forced Vote Sale is completed
within eighteen months after the Second Meeting Date (such period, as it may be
extended pursuant to this Section 3.01(b), the “Forced
Vote Sale Period”); provided that if TEP has made
a bona fide and reasonably diligent effort to complete a Forced Vote Sale within
the Forced Vote Sale Period but has been unable to do so, then the Forced Vote
Sale Period shall be extended for twelve months. If a Forced Vote Sale is
not completed within the Forced Vote Sale Period, then this Section 3.01(b)
shall only apply with respect to instances that TEP is required to vote its
LATAM Shares as directed by the LATAM Controlling Shareholders after such
date.
(c) Release Event
Sales. If a Release Event occurs and prior to such Release Event
TEP has not sold or transferred any shares of Holdco 1 Voting Stock and/or any
shares of LATAM Common Stock that were (i) beneficially owned by TEP immediately
after the Effective Time and (ii) not exempted from the provisions of Article
III of the Control Group Shareholders Agreement at the time of such sale or
transfer (collectively, “LATAM
Restricted Shares”), then at any time after such Release Event, TEP shall
have the right to sell or transfer all (but not less than all) of its shares of
Holdco 1 Voting Stock together with its LATAM Restricted Shares; provided, however, that if
the sale or transfer occurs prior to the Full Conversion Date it must comply
with the requirements of Section 3.01(a) but without giving effect to the phrase
“On and after the Tenth Anniversary and,” at the beginning of such
section. A “Release
Event” shall be deemed to have occurred only if and when each of the
following events shall have occurred: (i) a capital increase (as defined under
the Law of Chile) in LATAM is completed after the Effective Time, (ii) TEP does
not fully exercise the preemptive rights granted to it under applicable Law in
Chile with respect to such capital increase in respect of all of its LATAM
Restricted Shares, (iii) after such capital increase is completed, the
individual designated by TEP for election to the LATAM Board with the assistance
of the LATAM Controlling Shareholders is not elected to such board.
(d) LATAM
Transfers. LATAM shall not sell or transfer any shares of TAM Stock
to any Person (other than an Affiliate of LATAM) at any time when TEP owns any
shares of Holdco 1 Voting Stock; provided, however, that,
notwithstanding the foregoing LATAM will have the right to effect such a sale or
transfer if LATAM (or its assignee) acquires all the shares of Holdco 1 Voting
Stock beneficially owned by TEP for an amount equal to TEP’s then current tax
basis in such shares and any costs TEP is required to incur to effect such sale
or transfer at the same time as such sale or transfer. TEP hereby irrevocably
grants LATAM the assignable right to purchase all of the shares of Holdco 1
Voting Stock beneficially owned by TEP in connection with any sale pursuant to
the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence.
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SECTION
3.02 Ownership Control
Events.
If at any time LATAM is permitted
under the Law of Brazil and other applicable Law to beneficially own a greater
percentage of the issued and outstanding shares of Holdco 1 Voting Stock than it
currently beneficially owns, then LATAM shall have the right, exercisable in its
sole discretion, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, to
convert the shares of Holdco 1 Non-Voting Stock beneficially owned by it into
shares of Holdco 1 Voting Stock on a 1:1 basis or at another conversion ratio
agreed to by LATAM and TEP in writing prior to such conversion, in each case to
the maximum extent allowable under applicable Law (the “Conversion
Option”) by providing written notice of such election to TEP and
Holdco 1 (each, an “Ownership
Notice”); provided, however, that
notwithstanding the foregoing LATAM may exercise the Conversion Option only if
and to the extent that the consummation of such exercise would not have any
Adverse Effect. If at any time LATAM is permitted under applicable Law to
have more than two Director Representatives on the Holdco 1 Board, then LATAM
shall have the right, exercisable in its sole discretion, in whole or in part,
at any time or from time to time, to appoint additional Director Representatives
to the Holdco 1 Board in accordance with Section 1.03 by providing written
notice of such election to TEP and Holdco 1 (each, a “Director
Election Notice”); provided, however, that
notwithstanding the foregoing LATAM shall not have the right to deliver any
Director Election Notice that would result in it appointing half or a majority
of the members of any Holdco 1 Board unless at such time LATAM is permitted
under applicable Law in Brazil and other applicable Law to own a majority of the
outstanding shares of Holdco 1 Voting Stock. Promptly following delivery
of any Ownership Notice or Director Election Notice to TEP and Holdco 1,
each of Holdco 1 and TEP shall cooperate with LATAM and shall take or cause
to be taken all actions (including by calling a special meeting of shareholders
of Holdco 1 to remove all the directors of the Holdco 1 and to relect such
directors and elect the additional individuals designated by LATAM to the Holdco
1 Board), and do or cause to be done all things, reasonably necessary, proper or
advisable on its part under the Organizational Documents of Holdco 1 and
applicable Law to permit LATAM to increase its representation on the Holdco 1
Board and/or to convert such shares of Holdco 1 Non-Voting Stock into shares of
Holdco 1 Voting Stock pursuant to this Section 3.02. Without limitation of
the foregoing, TEP agrees to cause one or more of its Director Representatives
to resign from each Holdco 1 Board promptly following request therefor from
LATAM in order to effectuate the purpose of this Section 3.02. LATAM and
Holdco 1 shall take all necessary action to ensure that at the same time that
any individuals are added or removed from the Holdco 1 Board as a result of this
Section 3.02 the same individuals are added or removed from the TAM Board.
On and after the Tenth Anniversary and after LATAM has fully converted all of
the shares of Holdco 1 Non-Voting Stock beneficially owned by it into shares of
Holdco 1 Voting Stock as permitted by applicable Law in Brazil and other
applicable Law (the “Full
Ownership Conversion Date”), then LATAM shall have the right to purchase
all of the shares of Holdco 1 Voting Stock held by all holders of such shares
for an amount equal to TEP’s then current tax basis in such shares and any costs
TEP is required to incur to effect such sale (the “Call
Option”). If LATAM does not exercise the Call Option within 30 days
following the occurrence of the Full Ownership Conversion Date or if, after the
Tenth Anniversary, LATAM has the right under applicable Law in Brazil and other
applicable Law to fully convert all the shares of Holdco 1 Non-Voting Stock
beneficially owned by it into shares of Holdco 1 Voting Stock, such conversion
would not have an Adverse Effect and LATAM has not fully exercised such right
within 30 days after the first date on which LATAM has such right, then each of
the holders of the shares of Holdco 1 Voting Stock shall have the right to put
its shares to LATAM for an amount equal to its then current tax basis in such
shares and any costs that it is required to incur to effect such
sale.
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ARTICLE
IV
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
SECTION
4.01 Term of
Agreement.
Except as otherwise provided under applicable Law, this Agreement shall continue
in effect as to each of the Parties until (i) it is terminated as to any Party
by the written consent of all the Parties or (ii) with respect to any
Shareholder, the first day on which such Shareholder no longer beneficially owns
any shares of Holdco 1 Voting Stock, whichever is sooner to occur. This
Agreement shall not terminate solely due to any dissolution, liquidation or
winding up of Holdco 1. The termination of this Agreement as to any
Shareholder shall not affect any of the rights and obligations of any of the
other Parties with respect to each other. In the event that this Agreement
terminates as to any Shareholder, thereafter such Shareholder shall have no
further liability to the other Parties or to any of their respective
shareholders, directors, officers, employees or other Affiliates and such other
Parties shall have no further liability to such Shareholder, in each case solely
in respect of this Agreement; provided, however, that the foregoing
shall not apply to any provisions hereof that expressly survive the termination
of this Agreement (including Sections 2.04 and 4.02); and provided, further, that nothing herein
shall relieve any Party of any liability for any breach of this Agreement that
occurred prior to such termination.
SECTION
4.02 Fees and
Expenses.
All fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be paid
by the Party incurring such fees or expenses. The provisions of this
Section 4.02 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
SECTION
4.03 Governing
Law.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES
THEREOF; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTWITHSTANDING
THE FOREGOING THE AUTHORIZATION AND EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT BY EACH PARTY
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF ITS JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION.
SECTION
4.04 Definitions.
For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings
assigned below:
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(a) “Actions”
means any actions, suits, claims, allegations, hearings, proceedings,
arbitrations, mediations, audits, inquiries or investigations (whether civil,
criminal, administrative or otherwise).
(b) “Affiliate”
shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 12b-2 under the U.S.
Exchange Act; provided,
however, that (i) no
Shareholder shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any other Shareholder or any
of its Affiliates solely by reason of this Agreement and (ii) the restrictions
on Transfers in Article III shall apply to the holders of shares of Holdco 1
Voting Stock and their Affiliates, including the ultimate beneficial owners of
such holders.
(c) “beneficial
ownership” (and its correlative phrases) shall have the meanings assigned
to such phrases in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the U.S. Exchange Act (without
taking into account any rights of such Person or any of its Affiliates under
Section 1.05 hereof) if the references to “within 60 days” in Rule
13d-3(d)(1)(i) were omitted. For all purposes of this Agreement, a
Shareholder shall be deemed to beneficially own all shares of LATAM Common Stock
and Holdco 1 Voting Stock beneficially owned by it and its Affiliates, including
the beneficial owners of such Shareholder.
(d) “business
day” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which
banking institutions are required or authorized by Law or executive order to be
closed in Santiago, Chile or São Paulo, Brazil.
(e) “contract”
shall mean any loan, credit agreement, bond, debenture, note, mortgage,
indenture, lease, supply agreement, license agreement, development agreement or
other contract, agreement, obligation, commitment or instrument or other legally
binding arrangement or understanding, whether written or oral.
(f) “Control” (and its correlative
terms) shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Rule 12b-2
promulgated under the U.S. Exchange Act.
(g) “Control
Group Shareholders Agreement ” means the shareholders agreement, dated as
of the date hereof, among the LATAM Controlling Shareholders and TEP
Chile.
(h) “Convertible
Securities” means, with respect to any Person, any securities, options,
warrants or other rights of, or granted by, such Person or any of its Affiliates
that are, directly or indirectly, convertible into, or exercisable or
exchangeable for, any Equity Securities of such Person or any of its
Affiliates.
(i) “Equity
Securities” means, with respect to any Person, any capital stock of, or
other equity interests in such Person.
(j)
“Governmental
Entity” means any governmental, quasi-governmental or regulatory
authority, body, department, commission, board, bureau, agency, division, court,
organized securities exchange or other legislative, executive or judicial
governmental entity or instrumentality of any country, nation, republic,
federation or similar entity or any state, county, parish or municipality,
jurisdiction or other political subdivision thereof.
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(k) “Holdco 1
Non-Voting Stock” shall mean the non-voting stock, no par value, of
Holdco 1, which, pursuant to the Holdco 1 By-Laws, shall have the exclusive
right to receive all dividends, distributions or other amounts payable by
Holdco 1 in respect of any shares of its capital stock (including a
preference to be paid in connection with any liquidation, capital reduction,
winding up, recapitalization or reorganization) other than the Dividend Rights
and which shall have no right to vote on, approve or consent to any matter that
is subject to any vote of, approval by or consent from the shareholders of
Holdco 1 under the Law of Chile or otherwise other than the rights to vote
on, approve or consent to matters requiring the approval of the holders of
shares of Holdco 1 Non-Voting Stock under the Law of Chile or otherwise
(collectively, the “Limited
Voting Rights”).
(l) “Holdco 1
Voting Stock” shall mean the voting stock, no par value, of Holdco 1,
which, pursuant to the Holdco 1 By-Laws, shall have the exclusive right to
vote on, approve or consent to all matters that are subject to any vote of,
approval by or consent from the shareholders of Holdco 1 under the Law of
Chile or otherwise (other than the Limited Voting Rights) and which shall have
no economic rights other than the right to receive a nominal dividend
(collectively, “Dividend
Rights”).
(m) “Law”
means any statute, common law, ordinance, rule, regulation, agency requirement
or Order of, or issued, promulgated or entered into by or with, any Governmental
Entity.
(n) “Order”
means any order, decision, writ, injunction, decree, judgment, legal or
arbitration award, stipulation, license, permit or agreement issued, promulgated
or entered into by or with (or settlement or consent agreement subject to) any
Governmental Entity.
(o) “Organizational
Documents” shall mean (i) with respect to Holdco 1, this Agreement, the
TAM Shareholders Agreement and the Holdco 1 By-Laws and (ii) with
respect to TAM and its Subsidiaries, this Agreement and the TAM Shareholders
Agreement and the by-laws or other comparable governing documents of such
Persons.
(p) “Person”
means any natural person, firm, corporation, partnership, company, limited
liability company, joint venture, association, trust, unincorporated
organization, Governmental Entity or other entity.
(q) “Related
Party” means (a) any Person that, individually or jointly with
other(s), directly or indirectly (i) controls Holdco 1 or any of its
Subsidiaries; (ii) is controlled by Holdco 1 or any of its Subsidiaries; or
(iii) is controlled by any Person that controls, individually or jointly with
other(s), Holdco 1 or any of its Subsidiaries; (b) any successor of the
controlling shareholder of Holdco 1 or any of its Subsidiaries, in the event of
dissolution, capital decrease by the delivery of shares to shareholders,
spin-off and any other corporate transaction; and (c) any board member, officer
or manager of the companies mentioned above.
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(r)
“Representatives,”
with respect to any Person, shall mean the directors, officers, employees,
auditors, accountants, legal counsel, financial advisors and other agents or
representatives of or to such Person and its Subsidiaries.
(s) “Subsidiary”
means, with respect to any Person, (i) a corporation in which such Person,
together with its Subsidiaries, beneficially owns Voting Securities of such
corporation which entitle them, collectively, to cast more than 50% of all the
votes entitled to be cast by the holders of all Voting Securities of such
corporation then outstanding in a general election of directors of such
corporation or (ii) any Person that is not a corporation in which such Person,
and/or one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person, directly or indirectly,
has a majority equity or voting interest or the power to direct the policies,
management and affairs thereof.
(t)
“U.S.
Exchange Act” shall mean the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
(u) “Voting
Securities” means, with respect to any Person, any securities or other
equity or ownership interests in such Person which are entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors of such Person (or, if such Person is not
a corporation, the individuals who perform a similar function for such
Person).
SECTION
4.05 Severability.
The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or
unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement. If any provision
of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to any Person or any
circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (a) a suitable and equitable
provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be
valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable
provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such
provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such
invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability
affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application of
such provision, in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION
4.06 Amendment;
Waiver.
This Agreement may be amended and any performance, term or condition waived in
whole or in part only by a writing signed by all Parties affected by the
amendment (in the case of an amendment) or by the Party against whom the waiver
is to be effective (in the case of a waiver). No failure or delay by any
Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a
waiver thereof, nor shall any singular partial exercise of such right, power or
privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any
other right, power or privilege. Waiver by any Party of any breach or
failure to comply with any provision of this Agreement by another Party shall
not be construed as, nor shall constitute, a continuing waiver of such
provisions, or a waiver of any other breach of or failure to comply with any
other provisions of this Agreement.
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SECTION
4.07 Assignment.
Subject to the provisions of Section 3.01 and the Control Group Shareholders
Agreement, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or
obligations hereunder shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of
Law or otherwise by any of the Parties without the prior written consent of the
other Parties, and any purported assignment without such consent shall be null
and void and of no force or effect. Subject to the preceding sentence,
this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable
by, the Parties and their respective successors and permitted
assigns.
SECTION
4.08 No Third-Party
Beneficiaries.
Except as otherwise expressly stated herein, the Parties hereby agree that the
agreements and covenants set forth herein are solely for the benefit of the
other Parties in accordance with, and subject to the terms of, this Agreement
and that this Agreement is not intended to, and does not, confer upon any Person
other than the Parties any rights or remedies hereunder, including the right to
rely upon the representations and warranties set forth herein.
SECTION
4.09 After-Acquired Holdco 1
Voting Stock.
All of the provisions of this Agreement shall apply to all shares of Holdco 1
Voting Stock now owned by any Shareholder and to all shares of Holdco 1 Voting
Stock which may be issued or transferred hereafter to any Shareholder in
consequence of any additional issuance, purchase, exchange, or reclassification
of shares, corporate reorganization, or any other form of recapitalization, or
consolidation, merger, amalgamation or share split, or share dividend, or which
are acquired by any Shareholder in any other manner.
SECTION
4.10 Notices.
All notices, requests, claims, demands, instructions and other communications or
documents given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally
or sent by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid), facsimile or
overnight courier to the Parties at the following addresses (or at such other
address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice):
If to
LATAM, to:
Claro y
Cia.
Xxxxxxxxx
0000, xxxx 00,
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxx
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx B.
Fax: x00
0 000 0000
xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xx
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with
copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxxxx
& Xxxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx of America
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx XxXxxxxxx
Fax: x0
000 000 0000
xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
If to
Holdco 1 or TEP to:
Turci
Advogados
Rua Xx.
Xxxxxx Xxxx xx Xxxxxx, 778
-1◦ andar
– cj.12
04530-0001
São Paulo
– SP
Brasil
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Fax: x00
00 0000 0000
xxxxx@xxxxx.xxx
with a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxxxx
Chance US LLP
00 Xxxx
00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxx
Fax: x0
000 000 0000
Xxxxx.Xxxxx@XxxxxxxxXxxxxx.xxx
Xxxxx.Xxxx@XxxxxxxxXxxxxx.xxx
Any
notice, request, claim, instruction or other communication or document given as
provided above shall be deemed given to the receiving party (i) if delivered
personally, upon actual receipt, (ii) if sent by registered or certified mail,
three business days after deposit in the mail, (iii) if sent by facsimile, upon
confirmation of successful transmission if within one business day after such
facsimile has been sent such notice, request, claim, instruction or other
communication or document is also given by one of the other methods described
above and (iv) if sent by overnight courier, on the next business day after
deposit with the overnight courier.
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SECTION
4.11 Specific Enforcement;
Consent to Jurisdiction.
The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur and that the Parties would
not have any adequate remedy at Law in the event that any of the provisions of
this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or
were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the Parties shall
be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this
Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this
Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled
at Law or in equity, without the necessity of proving the inadequacy of monetary
damages or of posting bond or other undertaking, as a remedy and to obtain
injunctive relief against any breach or threatened breach hereof. In the
event that any Action is brought in equity to enforce the provisions of this
Agreement, no Party shall allege, and each Party waives the defense or
counterclaim that there is an adequate remedy at Law. Each of the Parties
hereby irrevocably consents and submits itself to the personal jurisdiction of
the courts of the State of New York and the federal courts of the United States
of America located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York
(collectively, the “Agreed
Courts”) solely in respect of the interpretation and enforcement of the
provisions of this Agreement, and the documents referred to herein and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “Agreed
Issues”), waives, and agrees not to assert, as a defense in any Action,
suit or proceeding in an Agreed Court with respect to the Agreed Issues that
such Party is not subject thereto or that such Action, suit or proceeding may
not be brought or is not maintainable in such Agreed Court or that the venue
thereof may not be appropriate or that this Agreement or any such document may
not be enforced in or by such Agreed Court, and the Parties irrevocably agree
that all claims with respect to any Action, suit or proceeding with respect to
the Agreed Issues shall be heard and determined only in an Agreed Court.
The Parties hereby consent to and grant to each Agreed Court jurisdiction over
the Person of such parties and, to the extent permitted by Law, over the subject
matter of any dispute with respect to the Agreed Issues and agree that mailing
of process or other papers in connection with any such Action or proceeding in
the manner provided in Section 4.10 or in such other manner as may be permitted
by Law shall be valid and sufficient service thereof.
SECTION
4.12 WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL.
EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER
THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND
THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY
JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR OTHER PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY HERETO
(I) CERTIFIES THAT IT HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER AND
MADE IT VOLUNTARILY AND THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER
PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT,
IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING
WAIVER AND (II) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN
INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVER
AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 4.12.
SECTION
4.13 Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by
facsimile), each of which shall be considered an original instrument and all of
which shall together constitute the same agreement. This Agreement shall
become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the
Parties and delivered to the other Parties.
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SECTION
4.14 Interpretation.
When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, Exhibit or
Schedule, such reference shall be to an Article of, a Section of, or an Exhibit
or Schedule to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of
contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes
only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are
used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words
“without limitation”. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and
words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this
Agreement. All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined
meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered
pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. The definitions
contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural
forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter
genders of such terms. Any contract, instrument or Law defined or referred
to herein or in any contract or instrument that is referred to herein means such
contract, instrument or Law as from time to time amended, modified or
supplemented, including (in the case of contracts or instruments) by waiver or
consent and (in the case of Laws) by succession of comparable successor Law and
references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated
therein. References to a Person are also to its permitted successors and
assigns. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all remedies
provided herein shall be in addition to any other remedies that the Parties may
otherwise have under applicable Law. Any reference in this Agreement to a
“day” or a number of “days” (without the explicit qualification of “business”)
shall be interpreted as a reference to a calendar day or number of calendar
days. This Agreement is the product of negotiation by the Parties having
the assistance of counsel and other advisers, and the Parties and their counsel
and other advisers having participated jointly in negotiating and drafting this
Agreement. If an ambiguity or a question of intent or interpretation
arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties,
and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any
Party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this
Agreement.
SECTION
4.15 Filing
Requirement. A
copy of this Agreement shall be filed at the headquarters of LATAM and Holdco 1
for all purposes of applicable Law.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by
their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above
written.
LAN
AIRLINES S.A.
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EXHIBIT
A
LATAM Group Ownership
Structure and Organizational Structure
EXHIBIT
B
By-laws of Holdco
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