Exhibit 4.8
GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
Dated as of June 25, 2019
of
QVC, S. de R.L. de C.V.
QVCII, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Vesta Bajío, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Vesta Baja California, S. de R.L. de C.V.
WTN Desarrollos Inmobiliarios de México, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Table of Contents
Page
Section 1. | Guarantee | 1 |
Section 2. | Obligations Absolute | 2 |
Section 3. | Waiver | 3 |
Section 4. | Obligations Unimpaired | 4 |
Section 5. | Subrogation and Subordination | 4 |
Section 6. | Reinstatement of Guarantee | 5 |
Section 7. | Rank of Guarantee | 6 |
Section 8. | Tax Indemnification | 6 |
Section 9. | Term of Guarantee Agreement | 10 |
Section 10. | Survival of Representations and Warranties; Entire Agreement | 10 |
Section 11. | Amendment and Waiver | 10 |
Section 11.1 | Requirements | 10 |
Section 11.2 | Solicitation of Holders of Notes | 11 |
Section 11.3 | Binding Effect | 11 |
Section 11.4 | Notes Held By Company, Etc | 11 |
Section 12. | Notices; English Language | 12 |
Section 13. | Miscellaneous | 12 |
Section 13.1 | Successors and Assigns; Joinder | 12 |
Section 13.2 | Severability | 13 |
Section 13.3 | Construction | 13 |
Section 13.4 | Further Assurances | 13 |
Section 13.5 | Governing Law | 13 |
Section 13.6 | Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial | 13 |
Section 13.7 | Obligation to Make Payment in United States Dollars | 14 |
Section 13.8 | Reproduction of Documents; Execution | 15 |
Section 13.9 | Sovereign Immunity | 15 |
EXHIBIT A -- Guarantor Supplement
GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
This Guarantee Agreement, dated as of June 25, 2019 (this “Guarantee Agreement”), is made by each of the undersigned (each a “Guarantor” and, together with each of the other signatories hereto and any other entities from time to time parties hereto pursuant to Section 13.1 hereof, the “Guarantors”) in favor of the Purchasers (as defined below) and the other holders from time to time of the Notes (as defined below). The Purchasers and such other holders are herein collectively called the “holders” and individually a “holder.”
Preliminary Statements:
I. Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta S.A.B. DE C.V., a sociedad anónima bursátil de capital variable (variable capital publicly-traded stock corporation) (the “Company”), is entering into a Note Purchase Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time, the “Note Agreement”) with the Persons listed on the signature pages thereto (the “Purchasers”) simultaneously with the delivery of this Guarantee Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings specified in the Note Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.
II. The Company has authorized the issuance, pursuant to the Note Agreement, of (a) 5.18% Series C Senior Notes due June 14, 2029 in the aggregate principal amount of $70,000,000 (the “Series C Notes”), and (b) 5.28% Series D Senior Notes due June 14, 2031 in the aggregate principal amount of $15,000,000 (the “Series D Notes” and together with the Series C Notes, the “Initial Notes”). The Initial Notes and any other Notes that may from time to time be issued pursuant to the Note Agreement (including any notes issued in substitution for any of the Notes) are herein collectively called the “Notes” and individually a “Note”.
III. It is a condition to the agreement of the Purchasers to purchase the Notes under the Note Agreement that this Guarantee Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by each Guarantor and shall be in full force and effect.
IV. Each Guarantor will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Note Agreement. The partners of each Guarantor have determined that the incurrence of such obligations is in the best interests of such Guarantor, and therefore each Guarantor acknowledges that it has received fair and reasonable consideration for the granting of the guarantee hereunder.
Now Therefore, in order to induce, and in consideration of, the execution and delivery of the Note Agreement and the purchase of the Notes by each of the Purchasers, each Guarantor hereby covenants and agrees with, and represents and warrants to each of the holders as follows:
Section 1. Guarantee.
Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably, unconditionally and jointly and severally with the other Guarantors guarantees to each holder, the due and punctual payment in full of (a) the principal of, Make-Whole Amount, if any, Modified Make-Whole Amount, if any, and interest on (including, without limitation, interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, concurso mercantil, reorganization or like proceeding,
whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), and any other amounts due under, the Notes when and as the same shall become due and payable (whether at stated maturity or by required or optional prepayment or by acceleration or otherwise) and (b) any other sums which may become due under the terms and provisions of the Notes, the Note Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein (all such obligations described in clauses (a) and (b) above are herein called the “Guaranteed Obligations”). The guaranty in the preceding sentence is an absolute, present and continuing guaranty of payment and not of collectibility and is in no way conditional or contingent upon any attempt to collect from the Company or any other guarantor of the Notes (including, without limitation, any other Guarantor hereunder) or upon any other action, occurrence or circumstance whatsoever. In the event that the Company shall fail so to pay any of such Guaranteed Obligations, each Guarantor agrees to pay the same when due to the holders entitled thereto, without demand, presentment, protest or notice of any kind, in lawful money of the United States of America, pursuant to the requirements for payment specified in the Notes and the Note Agreement. Each default in payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall give rise to a separate cause of action hereunder and separate suits may be brought hereunder as each cause of action arises. Each Guarantor agrees that the Notes issued in connection with the Note Agreement may (but need not) make reference to this Guarantee Agreement.
Each Guarantor agrees to pay and to indemnify and save each holder harmless from and against any damage, loss, cost or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) which such holder may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of (x) any breach by such Guarantor, by any other Guarantor or by the Company of any warranty, covenant, term or condition in, or the occurrence of any default under, this Guarantee Agreement, the Notes, the Note Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein, together with all reasonable and documented expenses resulting from the compromise or defense of any claims or liabilities arising as a result of any such breach or default, (y) any legal action commenced to challenge the validity or enforceability of this Guarantee Agreement, the Notes, the Note Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein and (z) enforcing or defending (or determining whether or how to enforce or defend) the provisions of this Guarantee Agreement.
Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges and agrees that such Guarantor’s liability hereunder is joint and several with the other Guarantors and any other Person(s) who may guarantee the obligations and Indebtedness under and in respect of the Notes and the Note Agreement.
Section 2. Obligations Absolute.
The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall be primary, absolute, irrevocable and unconditional, irrespective of the validity or enforceability of the Notes, the Note Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein, shall not be subject to any counterclaim, setoff, deduction or defense based upon any claim such Guarantor may have against the Company or any holder or otherwise, and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, discharged or in any way affected by, any circumstance or condition whatsoever (whether or not such Guarantor shall have any knowledge or notice thereof), including, without limitation: (a) any amendment to, modification of, supplement to or restatement of the Notes, the Note Agreement or
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any other instrument referred to therein (it being agreed that the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall apply to the Notes, the Note Agreement or any such other instrument as so amended, modified, supplemented or restated) or any assignment or transfer of any thereof or of any interest therein, or any furnishing, acceptance or release of any security for the Notes or the addition, substitution or release of any other Guarantor or any other entity or other Person primarily or secondarily liable in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations; (b) any waiver, consent, extension, indulgence or other action or inaction under or in respect of the Notes, the Note Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein; (c) any bankruptcy, insolvency, concurso mercantil, arrangement, reorganization, readjustment, composition, liquidation or similar proceeding with respect to the Company or its property; (d) any merger, amalgamation or consolidation of any Guarantor or of the Company into or with any other Person or any sale, lease or transfer of any or all of the assets of any Guarantor or of the Company to any Person; (e) any failure on the part of the Company for any reason to comply with or perform any of the terms of any other agreement with any Guarantor; (f) any failure on the part of any holder to obtain, maintain, register or otherwise perfect any security; or (g) any other event or circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor (whether or not similar to the foregoing), and in any event however material or prejudicial it may be to any Guarantor or to any subrogation, contribution or reimbursement rights any Guarantor may otherwise have. Each Guarantor covenants that its obligations hereunder will not be discharged except by indefeasible payment in full in cash of all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other obligations hereunder or unless, notwithstanding anything else contained herein, such Guarantor is released from its Guarantee under the terms of the Note Agreement.
Section 3. Waiver.
Each Guarantor unconditionally waives to the fullest extent permitted by law, (a) notice of acceptance hereof, of any action taken or omitted in reliance hereon and of any default by the Company in the payment of any amounts due under the Notes, the Note Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein, and of any of the matters referred to in Section 2 hereof, (b) all notices which may be required by statute, rule of law or otherwise to preserve any of the rights of any holder against such Guarantor, including, without limitation, presentment to or demand for payment from the Company or any Guarantor with respect to any Note, notice to the Company or to any Guarantor of default or protest for nonpayment or dishonor and the filing of claims with a court in the event of the bankruptcy of the Company, (c) any right to require any holder to enforce, assert or exercise any right, power or remedy including, without limitation, any right, power or remedy conferred in the Note Agreement or the Notes, (d) any requirement for diligence on the part of any holder and (e) any other act or omission or thing or delay in doing any other act or thing which might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of such Guarantor or otherwise operate as a discharge of such Guarantor or in any manner lessen the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder. Moreover, each Guarantor waives the benefits of orden, excusión, quita, novación, división, espera and modificación and any other right which may be available to such Guarantor under Articles 2813, 2814, 2815, 2817, 2818, 2819, 2820, 2821, 2822, 2823, 2827, 2836, 2840, 2842, 2844, 2845, 2846, 2847, 2848, 2849 and other related Articles of the Federal Civil Code as well as the correlative provisions of Civil Codes of the federal entities of Mexico, which are not reproduced herein because such Guarantor hereby expressly acknowledges that it is familiar with and fully understands such legal provisions.
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Section 4. Obligations Unimpaired.
Each Guarantor authorizes the holders, without notice or demand to such Guarantor or any other Guarantor and without affecting its obligations hereunder, from time to time: (a) to renew, compromise, extend, accelerate or otherwise change the time for payment of, all or any part of the Notes, the Note Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein; (b) to change any of the representations, covenants, events of default or any other terms or conditions of or pertaining to the Notes, the Note Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein, including, without limitation, decreases or increases in amounts of principal, rates of interest, the Make-Whole Amount , Modified Make-Whole Amount or any other obligation; (c) to take and hold security for the payment of the Notes, the Note Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein, for the performance of this Guarantee Agreement or otherwise for the Indebtedness guaranteed hereby and to exchange, enforce, waive, subordinate and release any such security; (d) to apply any such security and to direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the holders in their sole discretion may determine; (e) to obtain additional or substitute endorsers or guarantors or release any other Guarantor or any other Person or entity primarily or secondarily liable in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations; (f) to exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against the Company, any Guarantor or any other Person; and (g) to apply any sums, by whomsoever paid or however realized, to the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other obligations owed hereunder. The holders shall have no obligation to proceed against any additional or substitute endorsers or guarantors or to pursue or exhaust any security provided by the Company, such Guarantor or any other Guarantor or any other Person or to pursue any other remedy available to the holders.
If an event permitting the acceleration of the maturity of the principal amount of any Notes shall exist and such acceleration shall at such time be prevented or the right of any holder to receive any payment on account of the Guaranteed Obligations shall at such time be delayed or otherwise affected by reason of the pendency against the Company, any Guarantor or any other guarantors of a case or proceeding under a bankruptcy, concurso mercantil, or insolvency law, such Guarantor agrees that, for purposes of this Guarantee Agreement and its obligations hereunder, the maturity of such principal amount shall be deemed to have been accelerated with the same effect as if the holder thereof had accelerated the same in accordance with the terms of the Note Agreement, and such Guarantor shall forthwith pay such accelerated Guaranteed Obligations.
Section 5. Subrogation and Subordination.
(a) Each Guarantor will not exercise any rights which it may have acquired by way of subrogation under this Guarantee Agreement, by any payment made hereunder or otherwise, or accept any payment on account of such subrogation rights, or any rights of reimbursement, contribution or indemnity or any rights or recourse to any security for the Notes or this Guarantee Agreement unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash.
(b) Each Guarantor hereby subordinates the payment of all Indebtedness and other obligations of the Company or any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations owing to such
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Guarantor, whether now existing or hereafter arising, including, without limitation, all rights and claims described in clause (a) of this Section 5, to the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all of the Guaranteed Obligations. If the Required Holders so request, any such Indebtedness or other obligations shall be enforced and performance received by such Guarantor as trustee for the holders and the proceeds thereof shall be paid over to the holders promptly, in the form received (together with any necessary endorsements) to be applied to the Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as may be directed by the Required Holders, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of any Guarantor under this Guarantee Agreement.
(c) If any amount or other payment is made to or accepted by any Guarantor in violation of any of the preceding clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 5, such amount shall be deemed to have been paid to such Guarantor for the benefit of, and held in trust for the benefit of, the holders and shall be paid over to the holders promptly, in the form received (together with any necessary endorsements) to be applied to the Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as may be directed by the Required Holders, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of such Guarantor under this Guarantee Agreement.
(d) Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Note Agreement and that its agreements set forth in this Guarantee Agreement (including this Section 5) are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.
(e) Each Guarantor hereby agrees that, to the extent that a Guarantor shall have paid an amount hereunder to any holder that is greater than the net value of the benefits received, directly or indirectly, by such paying Guarantor as a result of the issuance and sale of the Notes (such net value, its “Proportionate Share”), such paying Guarantor shall, subject to Section 5(a) and 5(b), be entitled to contribution from any Guarantor that has not paid its Proportionate Share of the Guaranteed Obligations. Any amount payable as a contribution under this Section 5(e) shall be determined as of the date on which the related payment is made by such Guarantor seeking contribution and each Guarantor acknowledges that the right to contribution hereunder shall constitute an asset of such Guarantor to which such contribution is owed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 5(e) shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor to the holders of the Notes hereunder or under the Notes, the Note Agreement or any other document, instrument or agreement executed in connection therewith, and each Guarantor shall remain jointly and severally liable for the full payment of the Guaranteed Obligations.
Section 6. Reinstatement of Guarantee.
This Guarantee Agreement shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if and to the extent at any time payment, in whole or in part, of any of the sums due to any holder on account of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by a holder upon the insolvency, concurso mercantil, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Company or any other guarantors, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee, síndico, liquidador or other officer with similar powers with respect to the Company or any other guarantors or any part of its or their property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.
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Section 7. Rank of Guarantee.
Each Guarantor will ensure that its payment obligations under this Guarantee Agreement will at all times rank at least pari passu, without preference or priority, with all other unsecured and unsubordinated Indebtedness of such Guarantor now or hereafter existing.
Section 8. Tax Indemnification.
All payments whatsoever under this Guarantee Agreement will be made by each Guarantor in lawful currency of the United States of America free and clear of, and without liability for withholding or deduction for or on account of, any present or future tax (whether income, documentary, sales, stamp, registration, issue, capital, property, excise or otherwise), duty, assessment, levy, impost, fee, compulsory loan, charge or withholding (a “Tax”) of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of Mexico or any jurisdiction other than the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in such jurisdiction) (hereinafter a “Taxing Jurisdiction”), unless the withholding or deduction of such Tax is compelled by law.
If any deduction or withholding for any Tax of a Taxing Jurisdiction shall at any time be required in respect of any amounts to be paid by a Guarantor under this Guarantee Agreement, such Guarantor will pay to the relevant Taxing Jurisdiction the full amount required to be withheld, deducted or otherwise paid before penalties attach thereto or interest accrues thereon and pay to each holder of a Note such additional amounts as may be necessary in order that the net amounts paid to such holder pursuant to the terms of this Guarantee Agreement after such deduction, withholding or payment (including any required deduction or withholding of Tax on or with respect to such additional amount), shall be not less than the amounts then due and payable to such holder under the terms of this Guarantee Agreement before the assessment of such Tax, provided that no payment of any additional amounts shall be required to be made for or on account of:
(a) any Tax that would not have been imposed but for the existence of any present or former connection between such holder (or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member of, shareholder of, or possessor of a power over, such holder, if such holder is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation or any Person other than the holder to whom the Notes or any amount payable thereon is attributable for the purposes of such Tax) and the Taxing Jurisdiction, other than the mere holding of the relevant Note or the receipt of payments thereunder or in respect thereof or the exercise of remedies in respect thereof, including such holder (or such other Person described in the above parenthetical) being or having been a citizen or resident thereof, or being or having been present or engaged in trade or business therein or having or having had an establishment, office, fixed base or branch therein (i.e., a permanent establishment), provided that this exclusion shall not apply with respect to a Tax that would not have been imposed but for such Guarantor, after the date of the Closing, opening an office in, moving an office to, reincorporating in, or changing the Taxing Jurisdiction from or through which payments on account of this Guarantee Agreement are made to, the Taxing Jurisdiction imposing the relevant Tax;
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(b) any Tax that would not have been imposed but for the delay or failure by such holder (following a written request by such Guarantor) in the filing with the relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or delivery to such Guarantor of Forms (as defined below), or delivery of certification, information, documentation or other evidence, that are required to be filed by such holder or received by such Guarantor to avoid or reduce such Taxes (including for such purpose any refilings or renewals of filings that may from time to time be required by the relevant Taxing Jurisdiction), provided that the filing of such Forms would not (in such holder’s reasonable judgment) impose any unreasonable burden (in time, resources or otherwise) on such holder or result in any confidential or proprietary tax information being revealed, either directly or indirectly, to any Person and such delay or failure could have been lawfully avoided by such holder, and provided further that such holder shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of this clause (b) upon the good faith completion and submission of such Forms (including refilings or renewals of filings) as may be specified in a written request of such Guarantor no later than 30 days after receipt by such holder of such written request (accompanied by copies of such Forms and related instructions, if any, all in the English language or with an English translation thereof) and provided also that no such filing of Forms or information shall be required to be filed in Mexico by the holder of any Note if Article 166, Section II, a), of the Mexican Income Tax Law (Ley del Impuesto sobre la Renta) (or a substantially similar successor of such Article) is in effect, unless the provision of the certification, information, documentation or other evidence is expressly required by statute, rule or regulation in order to apply Article 166, Section II, a), of the Mexican Income Tax Law (Ley del Impuesto sobre la Renta) (or a substantially similar successor of such Article), the Company, or the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor, cannot obtain such certification, information, documentation or other evidence on its own through reasonable diligence and the Company or the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor otherwise would meet and comply with the requirements for the application of Article 166, Section II, a), of the Mexican Income Tax Law (Ley del Impuesto sobre la Renta) (or such successor of such Article); or
(c) any Tax that would not have been so imposed, assessed, levied or collected but for the fact that, where presentation is required in order to receive payment, the Note was presented more than 30 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or was provided for, whichever is later, except to the extent that the holder thereof would have been entitled to an additional amount pursuant to this Section 8 had the Note been presented for payment on the last day of such 30-day period;
(d) any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, stamp, transfer, excise, or personal property or similar Tax;
(e) any Tax that is payable otherwise than by deduction or withholding from payments on the Notes;
(f) for any Tax imposed under FATCA;
(g) any payment on the Note to a holder that is a fiduciary, a partnership, a limited liability company or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of any such payment to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary, a partner of such partnership, a
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member of such limited liability company, or the beneficial owner of the payment would not have been entitled to the additional amount had the beneficiary, settlor, partner, member or beneficial owner been the holder of the Note; or
(h) any combination of clauses (a) through (g) above;
and provided further that in no event shall such Guarantor be obligated to pay such additional amounts to any holder (i) not resident in the United States of America for tax purposes in excess of the amounts that such Guarantor would be obligated to pay if such holder had been a resident of the United States of America for purposes of, and eligible for the benefits of, any double tax convention from time to time in effect between the United States of America and the relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or (ii) in respect of Notes registered in the name of a nominee if under the law of the relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (or the current regulatory interpretation of such law) securities held in the name of a nominee do not qualify for an exemption from the relevant Tax and such Guarantor shall have given timely notice of such law or interpretation to such holder.
By acceptance of any Note, the holder of such Note agrees, subject to the limitations of clause (b) above, that it will from time to time with reasonable promptness (x) duly complete and deliver to or as reasonably directed by such Guarantor all such forms, certificates, documents and returns provided to such holder by such Guarantor (collectively, together with instructions for completing the same, “Forms”), or any certification, information, documentation or other evidence, required to be filed by or on behalf of such holder or obtained by such Guarantor in order to avoid or reduce any such Tax pursuant to the provisions of an applicable statute, regulation or administrative practice of the relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or of a double tax convention between the United States and such Taxing Jurisdiction and (y) provide such Guarantor with such information with respect to such holder as such Guarantor may reasonably request in order to complete any such Forms, provided that nothing in this Section 8 shall require any holder to provide information with respect to any such Form or otherwise if in the opinion of such holder such Form or disclosure of information would involve the disclosure of tax or other information that is confidential or proprietary to such holder, and provided, further, that each such holder shall be deemed to have complied with its obligation under this paragraph with respect to any Form if such Form shall have been duly completed and delivered, or such certification, information, documentation or other evidence shall have been delivered, by such holder to such Guarantor or mailed to the appropriate taxing authority, whichever is applicable, within 30 days following a written request of such Guarantor (which request shall be accompanied by copies of such Form and English translations of any such Form not in the English language) and, in the case of a transfer of any Note, at least 90 days prior to the relevant interest payment date.
On or before the date of the Closing such Guarantor will furnish each Purchaser with copies of the appropriate Form (and English translation if required as aforesaid) currently required to be filed in Mexico pursuant to clause (b) of the second paragraph of this Section 8, if any, and in connection with the transfer of any Note such Guarantor will furnish the transferee of such Note with copies of any Form and English translation then required.
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If any payment is made by such Guarantor to or for the account of the holder of any Note after deduction for or on account of any Taxes, and increased payments are made by such Guarantor pursuant to this Section 8, then, if such holder at its sole discretion determines that it has received or been granted a refund of such Taxes, such holder shall, to the extent that it can do so without prejudice to the retention of the amount of such refund, reimburse to such Guarantor such amount as such holder shall determine to be attributable to the relevant Taxes or deduction or withholding, together with a calculation evidencing the amount of the reimbursement. Nothing herein contained shall interfere with the right of the holder of any Note to arrange its tax affairs in whatever manner it thinks fit and, in particular, no holder of any Note shall be under any obligation to claim relief from its corporate profits or similar tax liability in respect of such Tax in priority to any other claims, reliefs, credits or deductions available to it or (other than as set forth in clause (b) above) oblige any holder of any Note to disclose any information relating to its tax affairs or any computations in respect thereof.
Such Guarantor will furnish the holders of Notes, promptly and in any event within 60 days after the date of any payment by such Guarantor of any Tax in respect of any amounts paid under this Guarantee Agreement, copies of the forms or other documents evidencing the payment of taxes or, if applicable, the original tax receipt issued by the relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or other authorities involved for all amounts paid as aforesaid (or if such original tax receipt is not available or must legally be kept in the possession of such Guarantor, a duly certified copy of the original tax receipt or any other reasonably satisfactory evidence of payment), together with such other documentary evidence with respect to such payments as may be reasonably requested from time to time by any holder of a Note.
If such Guarantor is required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of the taxation or other authority of any relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, to make any deduction or withholding of any Tax in respect of which such Guarantor would be required to pay any additional amount under this Section 8, but for any reason does not make such deduction or withholding with the result that a liability in respect of such Tax is assessed directly against the holder of any Note, and such holder pays such liability, then such Guarantor will promptly reimburse such holder for such payment (including any related update for inflation, interest or penalties to the extent such update for inflation, interest or penalties arise by virtue of a default or delay by such Guarantor) upon demand by such holder accompanied by an official receipt (or a duly certified copy thereof) issued by the taxation or other authority of the relevant Taxing Jurisdiction.
If such Guarantor makes payment to or for the account of any holder of a Note and such holder is entitled to a refund of the Tax to which such payment is attributable upon the making of a filing (other than a Form described above), then such holder shall, as soon as practicable after receiving written request from such Guarantor (which shall specify in reasonable detail and supply the refund forms to be filed) use reasonable efforts to complete and deliver such refund forms to or as directed by such Guarantor, subject, however, to the same limitations with respect to Forms as are set forth above.
The obligations of such Guarantor under this Section 8 shall survive the payment or transfer of any Note and the provisions of this Section 8 shall also apply to successive transferees of the Notes.
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By acceptance of any Note, the holder of such Note agrees that such holder will with reasonable promptness duly complete and deliver to such Guarantor, or to such other Person as may be reasonably requested by such Guarantor, from time to time (a) in the case of any such holder that is a United States Person, such holder’s United States tax identification number or other Forms reasonably requested by such Guarantor necessary to establish such holder’s status as a United States Person under FATCA and as may otherwise be necessary for such Guarantor to comply with its obligations under FATCA and (b) in the case of any such holder that is not a United States Person, such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation as may be necessary for such Guarantor to comply with its obligations under FATCA and to determine that such holder has complied with such holder’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount (if any) to deduct and withhold from any such payment made to such holder. Nothing in this Section 8 shall require any holder to provide information that is confidential or proprietary to such holder unless such Guarantor is required to obtain such information under FATCA and, in such event, such Guarantor shall treat any such information it receives as confidential.
Section 9. Term of Guarantee Agreement.
Subject to Section 9.7(b) of the Note Agreement, this Guarantee Agreement and all guarantees, covenants and agreements of the Guarantors contained herein shall continue in full force and effect and shall not be discharged until such time as all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other obligations hereunder shall be indefeasibly paid in full in cash and shall be subject to reinstatement pursuant to Section 6.
Section 10. Survival of Representations and Warranties; Entire Agreement.
All representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Guarantee Agreement and may be relied upon by any subsequent holder, regardless of any investigation made at any time by or on behalf of any Purchaser or any other holder. All statements contained in any certificate or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of a Guarantor pursuant to this Guarantee Agreement shall be deemed representations and warranties of such Guarantor under this Guarantee Agreement. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Guarantee Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding between each holder and the Guarantors and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.
Section 11. Amendment and Waiver.
Section 11.1 Requirements. This Guarantee Agreement may be amended, and the observance of any term hereof may be waived (either retroactively or prospectively), with (and only with) the written consent of each Guarantor and the Required Holders, except that no amendment or waiver (a) of any of the provisions of Section 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 or 13.7 hereof, or any defined term (as it is used therein), or (b) which results in the limitation of the liability of any Guarantor hereunder will be effective as to any holder unless consented to by such holder in writing.
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Section 11.2 Solicitation of Holders of Notes.
(a) Solicitation. Each Guarantor will provide each holder of the Notes (irrespective of the amount of Notes then owned by it) with sufficient information, sufficiently far in advance of the date a decision is required, to enable such holder to make an informed and considered decision with respect to any proposed amendment, waiver or consent in respect of any of the provisions hereof. Each Guarantor will deliver executed or true and correct copies of each amendment, waiver or consent effected pursuant to the provisions of this Section 11.2 to each holder promptly following the date on which it is executed and delivered by, or receives the consent or approval of, the requisite holders of Notes.
(b) Payment. The Guarantors will not directly or indirectly pay or cause to be paid any remuneration, whether by way of supplemental or additional interest, fee or otherwise, or grant any security or provide other credit support, to any holder as consideration for or as an inducement to the entering into by any holder of any waiver or amendment of any of the terms and provisions hereof unless such remuneration is concurrently paid, or security is concurrently granted or other credit support concurrently provided, on the same terms, ratably to each holder even if such holder did not consent to such waiver or amendment.
(c) Consent in Contemplation of Transfer. Any consent given pursuant to this Section 11 by a holder of a Note that has transferred or has agreed to transfer its Note to (i) the Company, (ii) any Subsidiary or any other Affiliate (including any Guarantor) or (iii) any other Person in connection with, or in anticipation of, such other Person acquiring, making a tender offer for or merging with the Company and/or any of its Affiliates, in each case in connection with such consent, shall be void and of no force or effect except solely as to such holder, and any amendments effected or waivers granted or to be effected or granted that would not have been or would not be so effected or granted but for such consent (and the consents of all other holders of Notes that were acquired under the same or similar conditions) shall be void and of no force or effect except solely as to such holder.
Section 11.3 Binding Effect. Any amendment or waiver consented to as provided in this Section 11 applies equally to all holders and is binding upon them and upon each future holder and upon each Guarantor without regard to whether any Note has been marked to indicate such amendment or waiver. No such amendment or waiver will extend to or affect any obligation, covenant or agreement not expressly amended or waived or impair any right consequent thereon. No course of dealing between a Guarantor and the holder nor any delay in exercising any rights hereunder or under any Note shall operate as a waiver of any rights of any holder. As used herein, the term “this Guarantee Agreement” and references thereto shall mean this Guarantee Agreement as it may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.
Section 11.4 Notes Held By Company, Etc. Solely for the purpose of determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding approved or consented to any amendment, waiver or consent to be given under this Guarantee Agreement, or have directed the taking of any action provided herein to be taken upon the direction of the holders of a specified percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, Notes directly or indirectly owned by any Guarantor, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates shall be deemed not to be outstanding.
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Section 12. Notices; English Language.
All notices and communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and sent (a) by telecopy if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by a recognized overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), or (b) by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested (postage prepaid), or (c) by a recognized overnight delivery service (with charges prepaid). Any such notice must be sent:
(a) if to any Guarantor, to Paseo de Tamarindos No. 90, Torre II, Piso 28, Colonia Bosques de las Lomas, 05120, Ciudad de México, México, or such other address as such Guarantor shall have specified to the holders in writing, or
(b) if to any holder, to such holder at the addresses specified for such communications set forth in Schedule A to the Note Agreement, or such other address as such holder shall have specified to the Guarantors in writing.
(c) Each document, instrument, financial statement, report, notice or other communication delivered in connection with this Guarantee Agreement shall be in English or accompanied by an English translation thereof.
This Guarantee Agreement has been prepared and signed in English and each Guarantor agrees that the English version hereof (to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law) shall be the only version valid for the purpose of the interpretation and construction hereof and thereof notwithstanding the preparation of any translation into another language hereof or thereof, whether official or otherwise or whether prepared in relation to any proceedings which may be brought in Mexico or any other jurisdiction in respect hereof or thereof.
Section 13. Miscellaneous.
Section 13.1 Successors and Assigns; Joinder. All covenants and other agreements contained in this Guarantee Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns whether so expressed or not. It is agreed and understood that any Person may become a Guarantor hereunder by executing a Guarantor Supplement substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto and delivering the same to the Holders. Any such Person shall thereafter be a “Guarantor” for all purposes under this Guarantee Agreement.
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Section 13.2 Severability. This Guarantee Agreement constitutes the complete and final agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be contradicted by evidence of prior, contemporaneous or subsequent oral agreements of the parties. There are no unwritten oral agreements among the parties. Any provision of this Guarantee Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall (to the full extent permitted by law), not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 13.3 Construction. Each covenant contained herein shall be construed (absent express provision to the contrary) as being independent of each other covenant contained herein, so that compliance with any one covenant shall not (absent such express contrary provision) be deemed to excuse compliance with any other covenant. Whether any provision herein refers to action to be taken by any Person, or which such Person is prohibited from taking, such provision shall be applicable whether such action is taken directly or indirectly by such Person.
The section and subsection headings in this Guarantee Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall neither be deemed to be a part of this Guarantee Agreement nor modify, define, expand or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof. All references herein to numbered sections, unless otherwise indicated, are to sections of this Guarantee Agreement. Words and definitions in the singular shall be read and construed as though in the plural and vice versa, and words in the masculine, neuter or feminine gender shall be read and construed as though in either of the other genders where the context so requires.
Section 13.4 Further Assurances. Each Guarantor agrees to execute and deliver all such instruments and take all such action as the Required Holders may from time to time reasonably request in order to effectuate fully the purposes of this Guarantee Agreement.
Section 13.5 Governing Law. This Guarantee Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.
Section 13.6 Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guarantee Agreement. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, any claim that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum, and any right to any other jurisdiction to which it may be entitled on account of present or future place of residence or domicile or otherwise.
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(b) Each Guarantor agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, that a final judgment in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 13.6(a) brought in any such court shall be conclusive and binding upon it subject to rights of appeal, as the case may be.
(c) Each Guarantor consents to process being served by or on behalf of any holder of Notes in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 13.6(a) by mailing a copy thereof by registered, certified, priority or express mail, postage prepaid, return receipt or delivery confirmation requested, or delivering a copy thereof in the manner for delivery of notices specified in Section 12, to the Process Agent, as its agent for the purpose of accepting service of any process in the United States. Each Guarantor agrees that such service upon receipt (i) shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit, action or proceeding and (ii) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be taken and held to be valid personal service upon and personal delivery to it. Notices hereunder shall be conclusively presumed received as evidenced by a delivery receipt furnished by the United States Postal Service or any reputable commercial delivery service.
(d) Nothing in this Section 13.6 shall affect the right of any holder of a Note to serve process in any manner permitted by law or to enforce in any lawful manner a judgment obtained in one jurisdiction in any other jurisdiction.
(e) Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably appoints the Process Agent to receive for it, and on its behalf, service of process in the United States. The Company hereby acknowledges that it has granted a Mexican law irrevocable special power of attorney for lawsuits and collections (poder especial irrevocable para pleitos y cobranzas) pursuant to Article 2554 and 2596 of the Federal Civil Code of Mexico and the correlative provisions of the Civil Codes of the federal entities of Mexico, in favor of the Process Agent, notarized by a Mexican notary public, with the sole purpose of making effective and valid under the laws of Mexico any service of process as mentioned herein.
(f) THE GUARANTORS AND THE HOLDERS HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BROUGHT ON OR WITH RESPECT TO THIS GUARANTY AGREEMENT OR OTHER DOCUMENT EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH.
Section 13.7 Obligation to Make Payment in United States Dollars. To the extent permitted under applicable law, any payment on account of an amount that is payable hereunder in United States Dollars which is made to or for the account of any holder in any other currency, whether as a result of any judgment or order or the enforcement thereof or the realization of any security or the liquidation of any Guarantor, shall constitute a discharge of the obligation of such Guarantor under this Guarantee Agreement only to the extent of the amount of United States Dollars which such holder could purchase in the foreign exchange markets in London, England, with the amount of such other currency in accordance with normal banking procedures at the rate of exchange prevailing on the London Banking Day following receipt of the payment first referred to above. If the amount of United States Dollars that could be so purchased is less than the amount
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of United States Dollars originally due to such holder, such Guarantor agrees to the fullest extent permitted by law, to indemnify and save harmless such holder from and against all loss or damage arising out of or as a result of such deficiency. This indemnity shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, constitute an obligation separate and independent from the other obligations contained in this Guarantee Agreement, shall give rise to a separate and independent cause of action, shall apply irrespective of any indulgence granted by such holder from time to time and shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any judgment or order for a liquidated sum in respect of an amount due hereunder or under any judgment or order. As used herein the term “London Banking Day” shall mean any day other than Saturday or Sunday or a day on which commercial banks are required or authorized by law to be closed in London, England.
Section 13.8 Reproduction of Documents; Execution. This Guarantee Agreement may be reproduced by any holder by any photographic, photostatic, electronic, digital, or other similar process and such holder may destroy any original document so reproduced. Each Guarantor agrees and stipulates that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding (whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by such holder in the regular course of business) and any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence. This Section 13.8 shall not prohibit any Guarantor or any other holder of Notes from contesting any such reproduction to the same extent that it could contest the original, or from introducing evidence to demonstrate the inaccuracy of any such reproduction. A facsimile or electronic transmission of the signature page of a Guarantor shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof and shall be admissible into evidence for all purposes.
Section 13.9 Sovereign Immunity. Neither the Company nor or any of its Subsidiaries has the right to claim for itself or any of its assets immunity of any kind with regard to jurisdiction, enforcement, seizure and other similar generally applicable legal rules.
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In Witness Whereof, each Guarantor has caused this Guarantee Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date and year first above written.
QVC, S. de R.L. de C.V. | |
By: | /s/ Juan Felipe Sottil Achutegui | |
Name: | Juan Felipe Sottil Achutegui | |
Title: | Attorney in fact |
By: | /s/ Alejandro Pucheu Romero | |
Name: | Alejandro Pucheu Romero | |
Title: | Attorney in fact |
Notice Address for such Guarantor | |
Paseo de los Tamarindos 90, Torre II | |
Piso 28, Col. Bosques de las Lomas, | |
Alcaldia Cuajimalpa de Morelos, | |
Ciudad de México, CP 05120 | |
QVCII, S. de R.L. de C.V. | |
By: | /s/ Juan Felipe Sottil Achutegui | |
Name: | Juan Felipe Sottil Achutegui | |
Title: | Attorney in fact |
By: | /s/ Alejandro Pucheu Romero | |
Name: | Alejandro Pucheu Romero | |
Title: | Attorney in fact |
Notice Address for such Guarantor | |
Paseo de los Tamarindos 90, Torre II | |
Piso 28, Col. Bosques de las Lomas, | |
Alcaldia Cuajimalpa de Morelos, | |
Ciudad de México, CP 05120 |
[Signature Page to Subsidiary Guarantee]
Vesta Bajío, S. de R.L. de C.V. |
By: | /s/ Juan Felipe Sottil Achutegui | |
Name: | Juan Felipe Sottil Achutegui | |
Title: | Attorney in fact |
By: | /s/ Alejandro Pucheu Romero | |
Name: | Alejandro Pucheu Romero | |
Title: | Attorney in fact |
Notice Address for such Guarantor | |
Paseo de los Tamarindos 90, Torre II | |
Piso 28, Col. Bosques de las Lomas, | |
Alcaldia Cuajimalpa de Morelos, | |
Ciudad de México, CP 05120 | |
Vesta Baja California, S. de R.L. de C.V. |
By: | /s/ Juan Felipe Sottil Achutegui | |
Name: | Juan Felipe Sottil Achutegui | |
Title: | Attorney in fact |
By: | /s/ Alejandro Pucheu Romero | |
Name: | Alejandro Pucheu Romero | |
Title: | Attorney in fact |
Notice Address for such Guarantor | |
Paseo de los Tamarindos 90, Torre II | |
Piso 28, Col. Bosques de las Lomas, | |
Alcaldia Cuajimalpa de Morelos, | |
Ciudad de México, CP 05120 | |
WTN Desarrollos Inmobiliarios de México, S. de R.L de C.V. |
By: | /s/ Juan Felipe Sottil Achutegui | |
Name: | Juan Felipe Sottil Achutegui | |
Title: | Attorney in fact |
By: | /s/ Alejandro Pucheu Romero | |
Name: | Alejandro Pucheu Romero | |
Title: | Attorney in fact |
Notice Address for such Guarantor | |
Paseo de los Tamarindos 90, Torre II | |
Piso 28, Col. Bosques de las Lomas, | |
Alcaldia Cuajimalpa de Morelos, | |
Ciudad de México, CP 05120 |
[Signature Page to Subsidiary Guarantee]
EXHIBIT A
Guarantor Supplement
This Guarantor Supplement (this “Guarantor Supplement”), dated as of [_______________, 20__], is made by [_______________], a [_______________] (the “Additional Guarantor”), in favor of the holders from time to time of the Notes issued pursuant to the Note Agreement described below.
Preliminary Statements:
I. Pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of June 25, 2019 (as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time, the “Note Agreement”), by and among Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta, S.A.B. de C.V., a sociedad anónima bursátil de capital variable (variable capital publicly-traded stock corporation) (the “Company”), and the Persons listed on the signature pages thereto (the “Purchasers”), the Company has issued and sold (a) $70,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Series C Senior Notes due June 14, 2029 (the “Series C Notes), and (b) $15,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Series D Senior Notes due June 14, 2031 (the “Series D Notes” and together with the Series C Notes, the “Initial Notes”). The Initial Notes and any other Notes that may from time to time be issued pursuant to the Note Agreement (including any notes issued in substitution for any of the Notes) are herein collectively called the “Notes” and individually a “Note”.
II. The Company is required pursuant to the Note Agreement to cause the Additional Guarantor to deliver this Guarantor Supplement in order to cause the Additional Guarantor to become a Guarantor under the Guarantee Agreement dated as of June 25, 2019, executed by certain Subsidiaries of the Company (together with each entity that from time to time becomes a party thereto by executing a Guarantor Supplement pursuant to Section 13.1 thereof, collectively, the “Guarantors”) in favor of each holder from time to time of any of the Notes (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guarantee Agreement”).
III. The Additional Guarantor has received and will receive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the Company’s compliance with the terms and conditions of the Note Agreement and the Notes issued thereunder.
IV. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the definitions set forth in the Note Agreement.
Now Therefore, in consideration of the funds advanced to the Company by the Purchasers under the Note Agreement and to enable the Company to comply with the terms of the Note Agreement, the Additional Guarantor hereby covenants, represents and warrants to the holders as follows:
The Additional Guarantor hereby becomes a Guarantor (as defined in the Guarantee Agreement) for all purposes of the Guarantee Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, the Additional Guarantor hereby (a) jointly and severally with the other Guarantors under the Guarantee Agreement, guarantees to the holders from time to time of the Notes the prompt
Guarantor Supplement - Exhibit A
payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) and the full and prompt performance and observance of all Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in Section 1 of the Guarantee Agreement) in the same manner and to the same extent as is provided in the Guarantee Agreement, (b) accepts and agrees to perform and observe all of the covenants set forth therein, (c) waives the rights set forth in Section 3 of the Guarantee Agreement, and (d) waives the rights, submits to jurisdiction, and consents to service of process as described in Section 13.6 of the Guarantee Agreement.
Notice of acceptance of this Guarantor Supplement and of the Guarantee Agreement, as supplemented hereby, is hereby waived by the Additional Guarantor.
The address for notices and other communications to be delivered to the Additional Guarantor pursuant to Section 12 of the Guarantee Agreement is set forth below.
In witness whereof, the Additional Guarantor has caused this Guarantor Supplement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date and year first above written.
[Name of Guarantor] | |||
By: | |||
Name: | |||
Title: |
Notice Address for such Guarantor | |
Guarantor Supplement - Exhibit A