Second Amendment to Investment Agreement By and Among Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., Anheuser-Busch International, Inc. and Anheuser-Busch International Holdings, Inc. and Grupo Modelo, S.A.B. de C.V., Diblo, S.A. de C.V., and certain shareholders thereof
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EX-10.17 2 ex10p17.htm Exhibit 10.17
Exhibit 10.17
SECOND AMENDMENT
to
INVESTMENT AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC.,
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
AND
GRUPO MODELO, S.A. DE C.V.,
DIBLO, S.A. DE C.V., AND
CERTAIN SHAREHOLDERS THEREOF
WHEREAS, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“A-B”), Anheuser-Busch International Inc., a Delaware corporation (“A-BI”), Anheuser-Busch International Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Investor”), Grupo Modelo, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican corporation (“G-Modelo”), Diblo, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican corporation (“Diblo”), and certain shareholders of G-Modelo and/or Diblo are parties to an Investment Agreement dated as of the 16th day of June, 1993, as amended on August 31, 1994 (the “Investment Agreement”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13.6 of the Investment Agreement, the Investment Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented by written agreement of each of the parties thereto;
WHEREAS, the parties to the Investment Agreement believe that it is in the best interest of each of the parties to amend the Investment Agreement so as to conform its provisions to the recently adopted amendments (as published in the Official Daily of June 1, 2001) to the Securities Market Law of Mexico;
NOW THEREFORE, the parties to the Investment Agreement do hereby agree to amend the Investment Agreement as follows:
1. Capitalized Terms
Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Investment Agreement.
2. Amendment to Section 1.3
Section 1.3 of the Investment Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“1.3. Amended Diblo By-laws. “Amended Diblo By-laws” shall mean the By-laws of Diblo as amended and provided to the Investor pursuant to Section 2.4(b)(v) as the same may be amended from time to time thereafter in accordance with applicable law and the provisions of this Agreement.”
3. Amendment to Section 1.4
Section 1.4 of the Investment Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“1.4. Amended G-Modelo By-laws. “Amended G-Modelo By-laws” shall mean the By-laws of G-Modelo as amended and provided to the Investor pursuant to Section 2.4(b)(v) as the same may be amended from time to time thereafter in accordance with applicable law and the provisions of this Agreement.”
4. Amendment to Section 7.1(a)
Section 7.1(a) of the Investment Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“(a) The number of members of the G-Modelo Board of Directors shall be fixed at nineteen (each of whom may have an alternate), nine of whom shall be nominated by the Investor (the “Investor Nominees”) and ten of whom shall be nominated by the Controlling Shareholders (the “Controlling Shareholder Nominees”). The Investor Nominees and the Controlling Shareholder Nominees shall be elected to the G-Modelo Board of Directors, in accordance with Mexican law and the Amended G-Modelo By-laws.”
5. Amendment to Section 7.1(b)
Section 7.1(b) of the Investment Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“(b) [Intentionally omitted]”.
6. Amendment to Section 7.1(h)
Section 7.1(h) of the Investment Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“(h) Pursuant to the Amended G-Modelo By-laws and the Amended Diblo By-laws, (i) the Investor shall have rights identical to those set forth in paragraphs (c) through (g) above with respect to Diblo and the Diblo Board of Directors, (ii) the number of members of the Diblo Board of Directors shall be twenty-one (each of whom may have an alternate), the number of Investor Nominees to the Diblo Board of Directors shall be ten and the number of Controlling Shareholder Nominees to the Diblo Board of Directors shall be eleven and (iii) A-B and the Controlling Shareholders will consider maintaining the appointment of the independent nominees with respect to the Diblo Board of Directors.”
7. Addition of Section 7.1(i)
The following new Section 7.1(i) is added to the Investment Agreement:
“(i) The G-Modelo Board of Directors will meet at least every three months.”
8. Amendment to Section 7.2(a)(ii)
Section 7.2(a)(ii) of the Investment Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“(ii) The Investor shall have the right to name a statutory auditor (Comisario) of G-Modelo. This right to name a statutory auditor shall not be affected by the right of any other shareholder or shareholders to name a statutory auditor pursuant to the Securities Market Law or otherwise; it being understood that any statutory auditor named by any shareholder or shareholders other than the Investor shall be in addition to, and not in replacement of or substitution for, the statutory auditor named by the Investor.”
9. Amendment to Section 7.2(b)(i)
Section 7.2(b)(i) of the Investment Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“(i) The Investor shall have the right to elect nine Investor Nominees to the nineteen person G-Modelo Board of Directors and at least four Investor Nominees to G-Modelo’s nine member Executive Committee (and their respective alternates).”
10. Except as specifically amended hereby, the Investment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Amendment to the Investment Agreement to be duly executed on its behalf as of this 22nd day of April, 2002.
| ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Thomas W. Santel | ||
| | Name: | Thomas W. Santel | |
| | Title: | Vice President-Corporate | |
| | | Development |
| ANHEUSER-BUSCH INTERNATIONAL, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Stephen J. Burrows | ||
| | Name: | Stephen J. Burrows | |
| | Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| | | and President | |
| ANHEUSER-BUSCH INTERNATIONAL | |||
| HOLDINGS, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Stephen J. Burrows | ||
| | Name: | Stephen J. Burrows | |
| | Title: | President | |
| GRUPO MODELO, S.A. de C.V. | |||
| By: | /s/ Antonino Fernandez Rodriguez | ||
| | Name: | Antonino Fernandez Rodriguez | |
| | Title: | Chairman and President | |
| DIBLO, S.A. de C.V. | |||
| By: | /s/ Antonino Fernandez Rodriguez | ||
| | Name: | Antonino Fernandez Rodriguez | |
| | Title: | Chairman and President | |
| BANCO NACIONAL DE MEXICO, S.A., | |||
| AS TRUSTEE OF THE BANAMEX TRUST | |||
| By: | /s/ Francisco Baltazar | ||
| | Name: | Francisco Baltazar | |
| | Title: | Delegado Fiduciario | |
| By: | /s/ Gabriel Uribe | ||
| | Name: | Gabriel Uribe | |
| | Title: | Delegado Fiduciario |
/s/Antonino Fernandez R. | |||||
| Antonino Fernandez R., on his own behalf and as a member of the technical committee of the Control Trust |
/s/ Juan Sanchez-Navarro | |||
Juan Sanchez-Navarro y P., on his own behalf and as a member of the technical committee of the Control Trust | |||
/s/ Valentin Diez M. | |||
| Valentin Diez M., on his own behalf and as a member of the technical committee of the Control Trust | ||
/s/ Pablo Gonzalez Diez | |||
| Pablo Gonzalez Diez, on his own behalf and as a member of the technical committee of the Control Trust | ||
| /s/ Cesareo Gonzalez Diez | ||
| Cesareo Gonzalez Diez, on his own behalf and as a member of the technical committee of the Control Trust | ||
/s/ Thelma Yates Vda. de Alvarez Loyo | |||
| Thelma Yates Vda. de Alvarez Loyo | ||
| /s/ Eusicinia Gonzalez Diez | ||
| Eusicinia Gonzalez Diez | ||
| /s/ Rosario Gonzalez Diez | ||
| Rosario Gonzalez Diez | ||
/s/ Ma. Paulina Gonzalez Diez | |||
| Ma. Paulina Gonzalez Diez | ||
/s/ Eleuteria Gonzalez Diez | |||
| Eleuteria Gonzalez Diez | ||
/s/ Laurentino Garcia Gonzalez | |||
| Laurentino Garcia Gonzalez | ||
/s/ Ma. Antonia Garcia Gonzalez | |||
| Ma. Antonia Garcia Gonzalez | ||
/s/ Ma. Teresa Garcia Gonzalez | |||
| Ma. Teresa Garcia Gonzalez | ||
/s/ Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala Larregui de Zapata | |||
| Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala Larregui de Zapata | ||
/s/ Lucrecia Aramburuzabala Larregui de Fernandez | |||
| Lucrecia Aramburuzabala Larregui de Fernandez | ||
/s/ Luis Javier Gonzalez Cimadevilla | |||
| Luis Javier Gonzalez Cimadevilla | ||
/s/ Juan Pablo Gonzalez Cimadevilla | |||
| Juan Pablo Gonzalez Cimadevilla | ||
/s/ Fernando Gonzalez Cimadevilla | |||
| Fernando Gonzalez Cimadevilla | ||
/s/ Maria del Pilar Gonzalez Cimadevilla | |||
| Maria del Pilar Gonzalez Cimadevilla | ||
/s/ Alejandro Gonzalez Cimadevilla | |||
| Alejandro Gonzalez Cimadevilla | ||
/s/ Ana Maria Gonzalez Cimadevilla | |||
| Ana Maria Gonzalez Cimadevilla | ||
/s/ Mercedes Sanchez-Navarro-Redo | |||
| Mercedes Sanchez-Navarro-Redo | ||
/s/ Maria del Lourdes Sanchez-Navarro Redo | |||
| Maria del Lourdes Sanchez-Navarro Redo | ||
/s/ Elena Josefina Sanchez-Navarro Redo | |||
| Elena Josefina Sanchez-Navarro Redo | ||
/s/ Eduardo Sanchez-Navarro Redo | |||
| Eduardo Sanchez-Navarro Redo | ||
/s/ Miguel Sanchez-Navarro Redo | |||
| Miguel Sanchez-Navarro Redo | ||
/s/ Carlos Fernandez Gonzalez | |||
| Carlos Fernandez Gonzalez | ||
/s/ Felipe Suberbie Cortina | |||
| Felipe Suberbie Cortina |
/s/ Maria de Lourdes Suberbie Cortina | |||
| Maria de Lourdes Suberbie Cortina | ||
/s/ Maria Teresa Suberbie Cortina | |||
| Maria Teresa Suberbie Cortina | ||
/s/ Maria del Carmen Suberbie Cortina | |||
| Maria del Carmen Suberbie Cortina | ||
/s/ Maria Eugenia Suberbie Cortina | |||
| Maria Eugenia Suberbie Cortina | ||
/s/ Ana Maria Suberbie Cortina | |||
| Ana Maria Suberbie Cortina | ||
/s/ Emilio Suberbie Mendiola | |||
| Emilio Suberbie Mendiola | ||
/s/ Araceli Leonides Vega Fernandez | |||
| Araceli Leonides Vega Fernandez | ||
/s/ Jose Joaquin Vega Fernandez | |||
| Jose Joaquin Vega Fernandez | ||
/s/ Graciela Elvira Vega Fernandez | |||
| Graciela Elvira Vega Fernandez | ||
/s/ Rocio Elvira Hernandez Vega | |||
| Rocio Elvira Hernandez Vega | ||
/s/ Joaquin Hernando Vega Fernandez | |||
| Joaquin Hernando Vega Fernandez | ||
/s/ Francisco Jose Barberena Lopez | |||
| Francisco Jose Barberena Lopez | ||
/s/ Maria Teresa Barberena Lopez | |||
| Maria Teresa Barberena Lopez | ||
/s/ Maria del Pilar Barberena Lopez | |||
| Maria del Pilar Barberena Lopez |
/s/ Maria de las Mercedes Barberena Lopez | |||
| Maria de las Mercedes Barberena Lopez | ||
/s/ Mario Zenteno Sanchez | |||
| Mario Zenteno Sanchez | ||
/s/ Arturo Apiquian Nava | |||
| Arturo Apiquian Nava | ||
/s/ Jose Miguel Muguerza Juaristi | |||
| Jose Miguel Muguerza Juaristi | ||
/s/ Eduardo Prieto Calzada | |||
| Eduardo Prieto Calzada | ||
/s/ Dolores Gutierrez Palero | |||
| Dolores Gutierrez Palero | ||
/s/ Esteban Fernandez Robles | |||
| Esteban Fernandez Robles |