EXHIBIT 4.21
August ___,
2004
INTERBREW
S.A.
INTERBREW INTERNATIONAL
B.V.
COMPANHIA DE BEBIDAS DAS
AMÉRICAS - AMBEV
JALUA SPAIN
S.L.
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TRANSFER
AGREEMENT
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THIS TRANSFER
AGREEMENT is made on
August ____, 2004.
AMONG:
INTERBREW
S.A. , Vaartstraat
94, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium, a public limited liability company
organized under the laws of Belgium
(hereinafter called “
Interbrew ”);
INTERBREW INTERNATIONAL
B.V. ,
Ceresstraat 19, 4811 CA Breda, The Netherlands, a
corporation organized under the laws of the Netherlands
(hereinafter called “
IIBV ”);
COMPANHIA DE BEBIDAS DAS
AMÉRICAS - AMBEV , Rua Dr. Renato Paes de Barros 1017,
04530-001, São Paolo, SP, Federative Republic of Brazil, a
corporation organized under the laws of the Federative Republic of
Brazil
(hereinafter called “
AmBev ”)
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JALUA SPAIN
S.L. , Calle Juan
Vara Teran 14, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 38009 Spain, a
corporation organized under the laws of the Kingdom of
Spain,
(hereinafter called “
Jalua ”)
WHEREAS:
A.
IIBV is the registered and
beneficial owner of one (1) share (the “
Remaining Share ”) in the capital of Labatt
Holding ApS, a corporation organized under the laws of Denmark
(“ Labatt Holdco ”).
B.
Interbrew, of which IIBV is an
indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into the
Incorporação Agreement (as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified, the “ Agreement ”)
on March 3, 2004 among AmBev, Labatt Brewing Canada Holding
Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the Bahamas (“
Mergeco ”), and Labatt Brewing Company
Limited, a corporation organized under the federal laws of Canada
(“ Labatt ”).
C.
Pursuant to the Agreement, it was
agreed that IIBV’s Remaining Share of Labatt Holdco would be
transferred to Companhia Brasileira De Bebidas, a corporation
organized under the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil and a
subsidiary of AmBev (“ CBB
”).
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D.
AmBev desires that Interbrew cause
IIBV to transfer the Remaining Share to Jalua instead of CBB at the
Closing.
E.
Interbrew desires to cause IIBV to,
and IIBV desires to, transfer the Remaining Share to Jalua instead
of CBB at the Closing.
NOW THEREFORE THIS TRANSFER
AGREEMENT WITNESSES that in consideration for the payment by Jalua
to Interbrew of U.S.$1.00 and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged by the parties, the parties have agreed as
follows:
ARTICLE I
TRANSFER OF REMAINING
SHARE
1.1
Waiver of Provision to
the Agreement . Interbrew and AmBev agree that Interbrew will
cause IIBV to transfer the Remaining Share to Jalua instead of CBB
at the Closing. Except as, and to the extent, expressly set forth
in this Transfer Agreement, the Agreement (including, for the
avoidance of doubt, Section 1.04 of the Agreement) shall
remain unamended and in full force and effect.
1.2
Transfer of
Share . At the Closing, (i) IIBV will transfer to
Jalua and Jalua will accept from IIBV the Remaining Share and
(ii) IIBV, Labatt Holdco and, if applicable, Jalua shall take
all actions as may be necessary to effectuate such transfer in
accordance with the laws of Denmark.
1.3
References to CBB in the
Agreement . The references to CBS contained in
Sections 1.04(b)(ii) and 3.06(b) of the Agreement shall
hereinafter be deemed to refer to Jalua.
ARTICLE
2
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
2.1
Representations and
Warranties of IIBV . IIBV represents and warrants to Jalua, and
acknowledges that Jalua is relying upon such representations and
warranties in connection with the entering into and completion of
this Transfer Agreement, that:
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(a)
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IIBV is a
company validly subsisting pursuant to the laws of the Netherlands
and has the corporate power and capacity to carry out the
transactions contemplated hereby;
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(b)
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the execution
and delivery by IIBV of, and the performance of IIBV’s
obligations under, this Transfer Agreement and the completion by
IIBV of the transactions contemplated hereby will not result in the
violation of any applicable law or the terms or provisions of
the
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