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Exhibit
10.4
Translation from
Spanish
[SEAL]
REVOLVING LOAN
AGREEMENT
US$25,000,000.00
dated as of August 16,
2004
among
Cadena Mexicana de
Exhibición, S.A. de C.V.,
as Borrower
Grupo Cinemex, S.A. de C.V.,
and
the Subsidiaries listed
Herein, as
Guarantors
The Banks Listed
Herein
Banco Inbursa, S.A.,
Institución de Banca Múltiple,
Grupo Financiero
Inbursa
as Administrative Agent,
Documentation Agent, Collateral Agent,
Bookrunner and Lead
Arranger
Scotiabank Inverlat, S.A.,
Institución de Banca Múltiple,
Grupo Financiero Scotiabank
Inverlat
as Syndication
Agent
Translation from
Spanish
[SEAL]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS
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SECTION 1.01.
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Definitions |
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SECTION 1.02.
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Construction Principles |
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SECTION 1.03.
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Accounting Terms and Determinations |
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ARTICLE 2 LOANS
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SECTION 2.01.
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Commitments to Lend |
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SECTION 2.02.
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Promissory Notes |
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SECTION 2.03.
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Repayment |
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SECTION 2.04.
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Interest
Rates |
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SECTION 2.05.
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Optional
Prepayments |
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SECTION 2.06.
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[Intentionally Omitted] |
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SECTION 2.07.
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General
Provisions as to Payments |
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SECTION 2.08.
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Break
Funding Costs |
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SECTION 2.09.
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Calculation of Interest |
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ARTICLE 3 CONDITIONS
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SECTION 3.01.
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Closing |
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ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS
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SECTION 4.01.
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Corporate
Existence, Powers and Ownership |
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SECTION 4.02.
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Corporate
and Governmental Authorization; No Contravention |
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SECTION 4.03.
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Binding
Effect, Enforceability of Loan Documents; No Default Under
Contracts |
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SECTION 4.04.
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Financial
Information; Solvency |
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SECTION 4.05.
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Compliance with Laws and Licenses Limited Liability |
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SECTION 4.06.
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Litigation |
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SECTION 4.07.
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Ownership
of Properties |
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SECTION 4.08.
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Commercial Law; Immunity |
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SECTION 4.09.
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Taxes |
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SECTION 4.10.
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Full
Disclosure |
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SECTION 4.11.
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Priority
of Obligations |
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SECTION 4.12.
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True and
Correct Representations in the Loan Documents |
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SECTION 4.13.
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Subsidiaries |
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ARTICLE 5 COVENANTS
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SECTION 5.01.
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Information |
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SECTION 5.02.
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Payment
of Obligations |
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SECTION 5.03.
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Maintenance of Property; Insurance |
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SECTION 5.04.
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Compliance with Laws |
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SECTION 5.05.
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Conduct
of Business and Maintenance of Existence |
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SECTION 5.06.
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Inspection of Property, Books and Records |
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SECTION 5.07.
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Mergers
and Assets Sales |
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SECTION 5.08
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Limitation on Liens |
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SECTION 5.09.
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Total Net
Debt/EBITDA Ratio |
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SECTION 5.10.
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Total Net
Debt/Capital Ratio |
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SECTION 5.11.
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Interest
Coverage Ratio |
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SECTION 5.12.
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True-Lease /Adjusted Leverage Ratio |
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SECTION 5.13.
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[Intentionally Omitted] |
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SECTION 5.14.
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Minimum
Consolidated Net Worth |
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SECTION 5.15.
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Investments |
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SECTION 5.16.
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Restricted Payments |
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SECTION 5.17.
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Transactions with Affiliates |
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SECTION 5.18.
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Contingent Liabilities |
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SECTION 5.19.
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Use of
Proceeds |
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SECTION 5.20.
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Ranking |
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SECTION 5.21.
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Debt with
Affiliates |
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SECTION 5.22.
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[Intentionally Omitted] |
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SECTION 5.23.
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Capital
Expenditures |
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SECTION 5.24.
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Powers |
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SECTION 5.25.
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Guarantors |
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ARTICLE 6 DEFAULTS
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SECTION 6.01.
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Events of
Default |
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ARTICLE 7 AGENTS
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SECTION 7.01.
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Authorization and Action |
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SECTION 7.02.
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Appointment of the Administrative Agent |
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SECTION 7.03.
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Administrative Agent’s Duties |
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SECTION 7.04.
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Acceptance of Pledged Properties |
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SECTION 7.05.
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Duties |
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SECTION 7.06.
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Agents
and Affiliates |
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SECTION 7.07.
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Action by
the Agents |
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SECTION 7.08.
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Consultation with Experts |
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SECTION 7.09.
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Agents’ Liability |
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SECTION 7.10.
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Indemnification |
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SECTION 7.11.
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Credit
Decision |
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SECTION 7.12.
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Successor
Agents; Other Agents |
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SECTION 7.13.
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Fees |
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ARTICLE 8 CHANGES IN
CIRCUMSTANCES
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SECTION 8.01.
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Substitute Interest Rate |
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SECTION 8.02.
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Illegality |
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SECTION 8.03.
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Increased
Cost and Reduced Return |
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SECTION 8.04.
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Taxes |
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ARTICLE 9
MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION 9.01.
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Notices |
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SECTION 9.02.
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No
Waiver |
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SECTION 9.03.
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Borrower’s and Guarantors’ Joint and Several
Obligation |
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SECTION 9.04.
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Expenses;
Indemnification |
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SECTION 9.05.
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Shared of
Set-offs |
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SECTION 9.06.
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Amendments and Waivers; Release of Pledged Property |
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SECTION 9.07.
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Successors and Assigns |
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SECTION 9.08.
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[Intentionally Omitted] |
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SECTION 9.09.
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Governing
Law, Jurisdiction |
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SECTION 9.10.
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Counterparts, Integration, Effectiveness |
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SECTION 9.11.
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[Intentionally Omitted] |
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SECTION 9.12.
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Waiver of
Immunity |
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SECTION 9.13.
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Language |
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Translation from
Spanish
[SEAL]
AGREEMENT dated as of August
16, 2004 among Cadena Mexicana de Exhibición, S.A. de C.V.
(the “ Borrower ”); the Subsidiaries listed on
the signature pages hereof and Grupo Cinemex, S.A. de C.V., as
guarantors and obligors (together with the Borrower, the “
Obligors ” the Banks listed on the signature pages
hereof (the “ Banks ”); Banco Inbursa, S.A.,
Institucion de Banca Multiple, Grupo Financiero Inbursa as
Administrative Agent, Documentation Agent, Collateral Agent,
Bookrunner and Lead Arranger (the “ Administrative
Agent ”); and Scotiabank Inverlat, S.A., Institución
de Banca Multiple, Grupo Financiero Scotiabank Inverlat, as
Syndication Agent (the “ Syndication Agent
”).
The parties hereto agree as
follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01.
Definitions . The following terms, as used herein, shall
have the following meanings:
“ Administrative
Agent ” means Banco Inbursa, S.A., Institución de
Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Inbursa in its capacity as
administrative agent, documentation agent, collateral agent,
bookrunner and lead arranger for the purposes of this
Agreement.
“ Administrative
Agent’s Account ” means the account number
2277000367, maintained by Banco de México under the name of
Banco Inbursa, S.A., Institución de Banca Multiple, Grupo
Financiero Inbursa.
“ Affiliate
” of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with such specified Person. As used herein, the term
“ Control ” means possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to vote 51% or more of any class of voting
securities of a Person or the authority to direct or cause the
direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
“ Agents ”
means, collectively, the Administrative Agent and the Syndication
Agent.
“ Applicable Lending
Office ” means, with respect to any Bank, its offices
located at its address set forth on Schedule 1 hereto opposite its
name under the heading “Applicable Lending Office” or
in the Assignment and Assumption Agreement pursuant to which it
became a Bank, or such other office as such Bank may designate as
its Applicable Lending Office by notice to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent.
“ Applicable
Margin ” means 175 basis points.
“ Assignee
” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.07(c).
“ Assignment and
Assumption Agreement ” means an Assignment and Assumption
Agreement entered into between a Bank and an Assignee, and accepted
by the Administrative Agent and the Syndication Agent,
substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.
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“ Bank ”
means each of the Banks and financial institutions listed on the
signature hereto and each Assignee which becomes a Bank pursuant to
Section 9.07(c) and respective successors.
“ Borrower
” means Cadena Mexicana de Exhibición, S.A. de C.V., a
Mexican corporation and its successors.
“ Business Day
” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on
which commercial banks in Mexico City are authorized or required by
law to close.
“ Capital
Expenditures ” has the meaning set forth in Section
5.23.
“ Capital
Expenditures Limit ” means, for the last four consecutive
Fiscal Quarters, the addition of (i) Consolidated EBITDA, (ii) the
amount of cash on hand and Temporary Cash Investments on the first
day of such four consecutive Fiscal Quarters, (iii) proceeds
received by the Consolidated Borrower in consideration for the
issuance by the Consolidated Borrower of equity securities or
capital stock, (iv) the proceeds from the incurrence of additional
Debt (provided, that with respect to each incurrence of additional
Debt, no Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date on
which such Debt is incurred), and (v) the proceeds from the sale of
assets, less the addition of (i) Net Taxes Paid, (ii) Consolidated
Debt Service, and (iii) Restricted Payments.
“ CETE Rate
” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01.
“ Closing Date
” means the date hereof.
“ Collateral
Documents ” means the Pledge Agreement and the
Subsidiaries’ Agreement, including the amendments and
additions thereto as well as any other document executed and/or
delivered pursuant to their terms.
“ Commitment
” means, (i) with respect to each Bank listed on Schedule 1
hereto, the amount set forth opposite the name of such Bank under
the heading “Commitment,” and (ii) with respect to any
Assignee, the Commitment assigned to such Assignee pursuant to
Section 9.07(c).
“ Commitment
Documents ” means the Fee Letters and the document named
Summary of Terms and Conditions dated July 30, 2004, among the
Borrower, Banco Inbursa, S.A., Institución de Banca
Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Inbursa and Scotiabank Inverlat,
S.A. Institución de Banca Multiple, Grupo Financiero
Scotiabank Inverlat.
“ Consolidated
Borrower ” means the Borrower and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
“ Consolidated Debt
Service ” means, with respect to the Consolidated
Borrower for any relevant period, the addition of the Consolidated
Interest Expense and the amortization during such period of all
Debt with a maturity of one year or longer, determined in
accordance with Mexican GAAP, excluding all interest expense
generated by the Subordinated Debt.
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“ Consolidated
EBITDA ” means for any relevant period, EBITDA of the
Consolidated Borrower in accordance with Mexican GAAP for such
period plus, to the extent deducted in determining such EBITDA, the
aggregate amount of non-cash charges similar to depreciation and
amortization.
“ Consolidated
Interest Expense ” means, for any relevant period, the
aggregate of all Interest Expense of the Consolidated
Borrower.
“ Consolidated Net
Profit ” means, for any relevant period, the aggregate
net profit (or loss) of the Consolidated Borrower for such period,
determined in accordance with Mexican GAAP.
“ Consolidated Net
Worth ” means, at any date, the consolidated
stockholders’ equity of the Consolidated Borrower, computed
as accounting assets, less liabilities and excluding convertible
debt. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such
Consolidated Net Worth includes capital, surplus and undivided
profits, as well as common stock, and preferred stock.
“ Consolidated
Rental Expense ” means, for any period, the aggregate
rental expense of the Consolidated Borrower less, to the extent
included in the determination thereof, any portion of lease
payments that are (i) calculated as a percentage of the
Consolidated Borrower’s revenues, (ii) a single lump sum
amount agreed to be paid by the Consolidated Borrower at the time a
lease is entered into as “key money” or transfer, even
if payable in several instalments or (iii) paid as advance rent or
rent deposits, all determined on a consolidated basis for such
period; provided however , that “Consolidated Rental
Expense” excludes Debt referred to in paragraph (iv) of Debt
definition.
“ Consolidated
Stockholders’ Equity ” means, at any date, the
consolidated stockholder’s equity of the Consolidated
Borrower.
“ Consolidated
Subsidiary ” means at any date and for any Person, any
Subsidiary or other entity the accounts of which would be
consolidated with those of such Person in its consolidated
financial statements if such statements were prepared as of such
date in accordance with the Mexican GAAP.
“ Loan Agreement
” means the loan agreement entered into simultaneously to
this Agreement, among the Obligors and the Agents, their successors
and assignees for an amount in Pesos equal to US$100,000,000.00
(One Hundred Million Dollars 00/100), as amended and/or
supplemented.
“ Debt ”
of any Person means, at any date, without duplication, (i) all
obligations of such Person for borrowed money, excluding
Subordinated Debt, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by
bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all
obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of
property or services, except for trade accounts payable arising in
the ordinary course of business, (iv) all obligations of such
Person as lessee which are capitalized in accordance with Mexican
GAAP, (v) all non-contingent obligations (and, for purposes of
Section 5.08 and the definitions of Material Debt, all contingent
obligations) of such Person to reimburse any bank or other Person
in respect of amounts paid
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under a letter of credit or similar
instrument, (vi) all Debt secured by a Lien on any asset of such
Person, whether or not such Debt is otherwise an obligation of such
Person and (vii) all Guarantees by such Person of another
Person’s Debt (each such Guarantee shall constitute Debt in
an amount equal to the amount of such other Person’s Debt
Guaranteed thereby, except for Subordinated Debt) and (viii)
Revolving Debt; provided, however, that “Debt” excludes
Subordinated Debt.
“ Default
” means any condition or event which constitutes an Event of
Default or which with the giving of notice or lapse of time or
both, unless cured or waived, would become an Event of
Default.
“ Delinquent
Interest Rate ” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.04(a).
“ Derivatives
Obligations ” of any Person means all obligations of such
Person regarding any rate swap transaction, basis swap, forward
rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or
equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option,
interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap
transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap
transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option
or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect
to any of the foregoing transactions) or any combination of the
foregoing transactions.
“ Disbursement
Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(b)
hereof.
“ Dollar
”, “US $ ” or “ Dollars
” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.
For purposes of obtaining the Peso equivalent of any amount in
Dollars, the parties hereto agree to use the exchange rate
published in the Official Gazette of the Federation as the Rate of
Exchange to Settle Obligations denominated in Foreign Currency
payable in Mexico on the date the conversion is made.
“ EBITDA ”
means, for any Person, for any period, for such Person, the
addition of the following (without duplication): (a) operating
income (calculated before taxes, Interest Expenses, interest
revenue, extraordinary and unusual items) for such period
plus (b) depreciation and amortization (to the extent
deducted in determining operating income) for such period,
plus (c) the Pro-forma EBITDA for such period, all as
determined in accordance with Mexican GAAP with the information
provided in such Person’s financial statements.
“ Effective Date
” means the date this Agreement becomes effective in
accordance with Section 9.10.
“ Event of
Default ” has the meaning set forth in Section
6.01.
“ Executive
Officer ” means the General Director, the executive
director, the chief operating officer, the chief financial officer,
the general counsel, the general comptroller, or the treasurer of
the Borrower; provided that said officer is duly authorized to
perform any obligations hereunder, as evidenced in a certificate
substantially in the form of Exhibit “H”.
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“ Existing Loan
” means the Borrower’s Debt pursuant to the credit
agreement entered into by and between the Borrower, Grupo Cinemex,
Scotiabank Inverlat, S.A., Institucion de Banca Múltiple,
Grupo Financiero Scotiabank Inverlat, as Co-Lead Arranger, and
other thin parties and financial institutions parties thereto, for
an amount up to P$1,000,000,000.00 (One Billion Pesos 00/100) dated
December 26, 2002, as amended and/or supplemented, as the case may
be.
“ Expiration
Date ” means August 16, 2005 or, if such day is not a
Business Day, the immediate preceding Business Day.
“ Fee Letters
” means the Administrative Agent’s Fee Letter, dated
August 13, 2004, between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent,
relating to the payment of the fees, costs and other
expenses.
“ Fiscal Quarter
” means a fiscal quarter of the Borrower (i.e. January
1 st through March 31 st
; April
1 st through June 30 th
; July
1 st through September 30 th
; and October
1 st through December 31 st
).
“ Fiscal Year
” means, pursuant to the applicable tax laws, the period
comprised between January 1st and December 31st of every calendar
year of the Borrower.
“ Governmental
Authority ” means any government or any state, department
or other political subdivision thereof, or any governmental body,
agency, authority (including, without limitation, any central bank
or taxing authority) or instrumentality (including, without
limitation, any court or tribunal) exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or
pertaining to government and any corporation, partnership or other
entity directly or indirectly owned by or subject to the control of
any of the foregoing.
“ Guarantee
” by any Person means any real and/or personal obligation,
contingent or otherwise, granted directly or indirectly
guaranteeing any Debt or other obligation of any other Person and,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any obligation,
direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (i) to
purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or
payment of) such Debt or other obligation or (ii) incurred for the
purpose of assuring in any other manner the holder of such Debt or
other obligation the payment thereof or to protect such holder
against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), it being
understood , that the term “Guarantee” shall not
include endorsements for collection or deposits in the ordinary
course of business of such Person. The term “Guarantee”
used as a verb has a meaning that corresponds to the granting of a
Guarantee.
“ Guarantors
” means: (i) Grupo Cinemex; and (ii) each Operating
Subsidiary including the Operating Subsidiaries established after
the date hereof (which adhere to this Agreement and/or to the
Collateral Documents pursuant to Section 5.25), but excluding
Operadora Moliere, S.A. de C.V., Teatro Polanco, S.A. de C.V.,
Producciones Expreso Astral, S.A. de C.V., Servicios
Cinematograficos Especializados, S.A. de C.V., Serviuno, S.A. de
C.V., FICC Ciudad de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. and Cinemex Producciones,
S.A. de C.V., or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower established
for labour and employee benefit purposes or the purpose of which is
other than the operation of one or more movie theatres, as provided
in Schedule 2 hereto, unless
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such excluded Subsidiaries become
Operating Subsidiaries, in which case such excluded Subsidiaries
shall become Guarantors.
“ Grupo Cinemex
” means Grupo Cinemex, S.A. de C. V., a Mexican
corporation.
“ IMSS ”
means Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social.
“ Indemnified
Party ” or “ Indemnified Parties ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 7.10.
“ Indemnitee
” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(b).
“ INFONAVIT
” means Instituto del Fondo Nacional para la Vivienda de los
Trabajadores.
“ Interest Coverage
Ratio ” means the ratio of (i) Consolidated EBITDA
divided by (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense, calculated on the
four most recent Fiscal Quarters.
“ Interest
Expense ” means, for any applicable period, the aggregate
interest expense of the Consolidated Borrower for such applicable
period, determined in accordance with Mexican GAAP, and excluding
all interest expense generated by the Subordinated Debt; provided
that, in the event of acquisitions by the Borrower or any of its
Consolidated Subsidiaries that include an interest component, the
interests related to such acquisitions shall also be taken into
consideration.
“ Interest
Period ” means, with respect to any disbursement made
under the Loan, the period commencing on the 26 th
day of any
calendar month and ending on the 26 th
day of the
immediately following month, provided that the first Interest
Period with respect to any disbursement made under the Loan, shall
be irregular, commencing on the relevant Disbursement Date and
ending on the 26 th day of the immediately following month;
provided , however , that:
(a) any Interest Period which
would otherwise end on a date which is not a Business Day shall end
on the following Business Day; and
(b) any Interest Period which
would otherwise end after the Expiration Date shall end on the
Expiration Date.
“ Interest Rate
” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the TIIE Rate
plus the Applicable Margin.
“ Investment
” means any investment in any Person, whether by means of
share purchase, capital contribution, loans, Guarantees, time
deposits or otherwise (but without including any demand
deposit).
“ Investor
” or “ Investors ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.01(n).
“ Lead Arranger
” means Banco Inbursa, S.A., Institution de Banca Multiple,
Grupo Financiero Inbursa.
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“ Lien ”
means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge,
charge, guaranty trust, assignment, security interest or encumbrance
of any kind, that has the practical effect of creating a security
interest, in respect of such asset. For the purposes of this
Agreement, the Consolidated Borrower shall be deemed to possess,
subject to a Lien, any asset which it has acquired or holds subject
to the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale
agreement, capital lease or other title retention agreement
relating to such asset.
“ Loan ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.
“ Loan Documents
” means this Agreement, the Promissory Notes and the
Collateral Documents, as the same may be amended.
“ Loan Purpose
” means (i) capital expenditures and (ii) general corporate
expenses.
“ Material Debt
” means Debt (except Debt outstanding hereunder and under the
Loan Agreement) of the Consolidated Borrower, arising in one or
more related or unrelated transactions, in an aggregate principal
or face amount exceeding US$8,000,000.00 (Eight Million Dollars
00/100), or its equivalent amount in Pesos, and excluding
Subordinated Debt.
“ Material Financial
Obligations ” means a principal or face amount of Debt
(other than the Loan and the Loan Agreement) and/or payment or
collateralization obligations in respect of Derivatives Obligations
of the Consolidated Borrower, arising in one or more related or
unrelated transactions, exceeding in the aggregate US$8,000,000.00
(Eight Million Dollars 00/100) or its equivalent amount in
Pesos.
“ Material
Subsidiary ” means, at any time, a direct or indirect
Subsidiary of the Borrower (A) that at any time during the
preceding Fiscal Year has consolidated assets equal to or greater
than 5% of the consolidated assets of the Consolidated Borrower or
(B) whose operating earnings before interest, income tax expense,
depreciation and amortization constitute 5% or more of the
Consolidated EBITDA for the preceding Fiscal Year.
“ Mexican GAAP
” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.03.
“ Mexico ”
means the United Mexican States.
“ Net Cash
Proceeds ” means, with respect to any asset sale pursuant
to Section 5.07 (b) by the Consolidated Borrower, the aggregate
amount of cash received from time to time by or on behalf of such
Person in connection with such transaction after deducting
therefrom (i) the principal amount and premiums due, if any,
received in connection with the sale of assets securing Debt,
provided however, that such proceeds are used to repay such Debt,
(ii) reasonable and customary brokerage fees, legal fees,
accountants’ fees and other similar fees, expenses and
commissions, if any, (iii) the amount of taxes payable or estimated
in good faith to be payable in connection with or as a result of
such transaction, , and (iv) any reserves for the adjustment with
respect to the sale price of such assets or any obligation related
to such assets, if any, to the extent that in all cases the amounts
so deducted are payable to a Person that is not an Affiliate and
are properly attributable to such transaction or to the asset that
is the subject thereof.
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“ Net Taxes Paid
” means, for any relevant period, the aggregate Mexican
income taxes actually paid by the Consolidated Borrower, net of all
Mexican income tax reimbursements, compensations or other cash
received as a consequence of Mexican income taxes paid by
Consolidated Borrower.
“ Obligors
” means the Borrower and the Guarantors, acting as joint and
several obligors, and “Obligor” means any of the
foregoing.
“ Operating
Subsidiary ” means a direct or indirect subsidiary of the
Borrower which operates one or more movie theatres and which
contributes to the consolidated revenues or operating income of the
Consolidated Borrower. For information purposes, the current
Operating Subsidiaries are listed in Schedule 2 hereto, this list
shall be updated every six months.
“ Parent ”
means, with respect to any Bank, any Person controlling such
Bank.
“ Participant
” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.07(b).
“ Person ”
means any individual or legal entity, a trust or any other entity
or organization, including a government or political subdivisions
or agencies or instrumentalities thereof.
“ Permitted
Holders ” means, directly or indirectly, each of (a) of
Bain Capital Holdings (Loews) I, L.P. (and its members), Bain
Capital AIV (Loews) II, L.P. (and its members) TC Group L.L.C.,
Carlyle Partners III Loews, L.P., CP II Coinvestment, L.P. Spectrum
Equity Investors IV, L.P., Spectrum Equity Investors Parallel IV,
L.P., Spectrum IV Investment Managers’ Fund, L.P., and their
respective Affiliates or (b) Loews Cineplex Entertainment
Corporation or its Subsidiaries or investment funds or other direct
or indirect investors of Loews Cineplex Entertainment
Corporation.
“ Peso ”,
“ Pesos ” or “ MXP$ ” means,
the lawful currency of Mexico. For purposes of obtaining the Peso
equivalent of any amount in Dollars, the parties hereto agree to
use the exchange rate published in the Official Gazette of the
Federation as the Rate of Exchange to Settle Obligations
denominated in Foreign Currency payable in Mexico on the date the
conversion is made.
“ Pledge
Agreement ” means the Stock Pledge Agreement dated as of
the date hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, as
the same may be amended or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“ Pledged
Properties ” means the property pledged under the Pledge
Agreement.
“ Pledged
Subsidiary ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5.05(b) herein.
“ Pro-forma
EBITDA ” means for any relevant period (i) EBITDA of the
Consolidated Subsidiaries in respect of newly opened theatres that
have been operating for a period of at least six (6) months, on an
annualized basis, provided that EBITDA in respect of newly opened
theatres for the estimated period shall be calculated by
multiplying it times 0.8 and (ii) EBITDA for the relevant period
corresponding to any company, entity or operating assets acquired
by the
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Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries,
determined as if such acquisition had occurred on the first day of
the relevant period.
“ Promissory
Notes ” means promissory notes subscribed by the Borrower
and signed by the Guarantors as avales, substantially in the
form of Exhibit C hereto, evidencing the obligation of the Borrower
to repay each Loan, and “Promissory Note” means any one
of such promissory notes issued hereunder.
“ Replacement
Subsidiary ” means, as of the date of determination, a
Subsidiary of the Borrower whose attributable portion of
Consolidated EBITDA for the four most recently ended Fiscal Quarter
period is at least equal to the attributable portion of
Consolidated EBITDA (for the same period) of the applicable Pledged
Subsidiary, subject to the occurrence of any of the events
described in Section 6.01(m).
“ Required Banks
” means at any time Banks having at least 66% (sixty six
percent) of the aggregate outstanding amount of the
Loans.
“ Restricted
Payment ” means (i) any dividend or other distribution on
any shares representing the Borrower’s capital stock or any
of its Consolidated Subsidiaries’ capital stock (except
dividends payable solely in shares of its capital stock or
dividends paid by the Borrower to Grupo Cinemex); or (ii) any
payment on account of the purchase, redemption, withholding or
acquisition of (a) any shares of the Borrower’s or any of its
Consolidated Subsidiaries’ capital stock or (b) any option,
warrant or other rights to acquire shares of the Borrower or any of
its Consolidated Subsidiaries’ capital stock (but excluding
payments of principal, premium (if any) or interest made pursuant
to the terms of convertible debt securities prior to conversion);
and (iii) any dividend or other distribution on any shares
representing the capital stock of Grupo Cinemex (except for
dividends exclusively paid with shares of its capital
stock).
“ Revolving Debt
” means the Debt under this Agreement.
“ Sale and Leaseback
Transaction ” means an arrangement by any Person
providing for the leasing by such Person of any property or asset
acquired by such Person to the Person that sold or transferred such
property or assets, not more than 270 days after the acquisition
thereof, or the completion of construction or commencement of
operations thereof.
“ SAR ”
means Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro or the Mexican
mandatory retirement fund system.
“ Scheduled
Payment ” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.03.
“ Solvent
” means, with respect to any Person on a particular date,
that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person
is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including, without
limitation, contingent liabilities, of such Person and (b) the
present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person is not
less than the amount that will be required to pay the liability of
such Person on its debts as they become due and payable. The amount
of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the
amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances
prevailing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably
be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
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“ Subordinated
Debt ” means the Borrower’s subordinated Debt, with
principal and interests payable on any date after the Expiration
Date hereunder and under the ______ Agreement.
“ Subsidiary
” of any Person means any legal entity, joint venture, trust
or estate of which (or in which) more than 50% of (a) the voting
stock or equity interests of such corporation, (b) the interest in
the capital or profits of such legal entity, partnership,
corporation or joint venture or (c) the beneficial interest in such
trust or estate is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by
such Person, by such Person and one or more of its other
Subsidiaries or by one or more of such Person’s other
Subsidiaries.
“
Subsidiaries’ Agreement ” means, the
Subsidiaries’ Agreement, as the same may be amended or
otherwise modified from time to time, substantially in the form of
Exhibit D hereto, to be entered into by each Subsidiary of the
Borrower that becomes an Operating Subsidiary, by acquisition or
otherwise, if any.
“ Substitute
Interest Rate ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 8.01.
“ Substitute
Subsidiary ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5.05(b) herein.
“ Syndication
Agent ” means Scotiabank Inverlat, S.A., Institución
de Banca Multiple, Giupo Financiero Scotiabank Inverlat in its
capacity as syndication agent for the Banks hereunder and its
successors in such capacity.
“ Temporary Cash
Investment ” means any Investment in (i)(x) direct
obligations of the government of the United States of America or
any agency or instrumentality thereof, or obligations Guaranteed by
the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality
thereof and (y) direct obligations of the government of Mexico or
any agency or instrumentality thereof, or obligations Guaranteed by
Mexico or any agency thereof, (ii) commercial paper rated at least
A-1 by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or P-1 by
Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., (iii)(x) time deposits with,
including certificates of deposit issued by, any office located in
the United States of America of any bank or trust company which is
organized under the laws of the United States of America or any
state thereof and has capital, surplus and undivided profits
aggregating at least US$1,000,000,000.00 (One Billion Dollars
00/100) and (y) Promissory Notes issued by, or time deposits with
BBVA Bancomer, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo
Financiero BBVA Bancomer, Banco Inbursa, S.A., Institución de
Banca Múltiple Grupo Financiero Inbursa, Banco J.P. Morgan,
S.A., Chase Manhattan Bank Mexico, S.A., Scotiabank Inverlat, S.A.,
Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero
Scotiabank Inverlat, Banco Nacional de Mexico, S.A., or any other
bank or trust company which is organized under the laws of the
United States of America or any state thereof or Mexico and has
capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating at least
US$1,000,000,000.00, (One Billion Dollars 00/100) including
certificates of deposit issued by, any office or Subsidiary of such
banks located in Mexico or (iv) repurchase agreements with respect
to securities described in clause (i) above entered into with an
office of a bank or trust company meeting the criteria specified in
clause (iii) above, provided , in each case that such
Investment matures within one year from the date of acquisition
thereof by the Consolidated Borrower.
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“ TIIE Rate
” means for each Interest Period, the 28-day Equilibrium
Interbank Interest Rate published by Banco de México in the
Official Gazette of the Federation on the first Business Day of
each Interest Period.
“ Total Net Debt
” means, on any date, Debt of the Consolidated
Borrower’s Debt minus cash and Temporary Cash
Investments.
“ Total Net Debt/
EBITDA Ratio ” means, on the last day of any Fiscal
Quarter, the Total Net Debt divided by the Consolidated EBITDA, on
such date (based on the last four Fiscal Quarters ending on that
date).
“ Total Net
Debt/Capital ” means, the Total Net Debt divided
by Consolidated Net Worth.
“
True-Lease/Adjusted Leverage Ratio ” means, the Total
Net Debt plus Consolidated Rental Expense of the last four
Fiscal Quarters times 8 (eight) divided by the sum resulting from
the addition of the Consolidated EBITDA for the last four Fiscal
Quarters plus the Consolidated Rental Expense for the last
four Fiscal Quarters.
“ Unrestricted
Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower whose
shares representing its capital stock or other ownership interests
are not subject to the terms of the Pledge Agreement.
“ Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary all of the shares
representing its capital stock or other ownership interests of
which (except for shares constituting less than 1% of the voting
right and economic interest of any class of capital stock) are at
that time directly or indirectly owned by the Borrower.
SECTION 1.02. Construction
Principles . Capitalized terms used and defined herein shall
apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of the terms
defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall
include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neutral forms.
All references in this Agreement to Clauses, sections, paragraphs
and exhibits shall be deemed to be references to Clauses, sections
paragraphs and exhibits of this Agreement, unless the context
otherwise requires. Any and all exhibits attached hereto shall be
deemed an integral part hereof. The words “include”,
“includes” and “including” shall be deemed
to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”,
unless such phrase otherwise appears.
SECTION 1.03. Accounting
Terms and Determinations . Unless otherwise specified herein,
all accounting terms used herein or in any of the Loan Documents
shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall
be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered
hereunder shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles in Mexico as in effect from time to time
(“ Mexican GAAP ”), applied on a basis
consistent (except for changes concurred by the Borrower’s
independent public accountants) with the most recent audited
consolidated financial statements of the Consolidated Borrower, its
respective Consolidated Subsidiaries and the Guarantors delivered
to the Banks; provided , that if the Borrower notifies the
Administrative Agent that the Borrower reasonably wishes to amend
any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change in
Mexican GAAP (or if the Administrative Agent and the Syndication
Agent notify the Borrower that the Required
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Banks reasonably wish to amend any
provision for such purpose), then the Consolidated Borrower’s
compliance with such provision shall be determined on the basis of
Mexican GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in
Mexican GAAP became effective, until either such notice is
withdrawn or such provision is amended in a manner satisfactory to
the Borrower and the Required Banks.
ARTICLE 2
LOANS
SECTION 2.01. Commitments
to Lend . (a) each Bank severally, and not jointly, agrees, on
the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to grant a
current account loan facility (the “ Loan ”), on
a revolving basis, to the Borrower on and after the Closing Date,
in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount of such
Bank’s Commitment. The Borrower may borrow amounts hereunder
in one or more disbursements until the Expiration Date. Each
disbursement may be for a term of up to 90 days, at the
Borrower’s election, provided such term does not
exceed the Expiration Date. Each disbursement shall be made on a
prorata basis by the Banks, provided that any disbursement shall be
made in Pesos at the exchange rate published by Banco de
México in the Official Gazelle of the Federation on the
relevant Disbursement Date (as defined below). The Loan does not
include interest, fees and expenses to be paid by the Borrower and
that are set forth herein.
(b) Loan Disbursement
. The Borrower may disburse amounts under the Loan only if it
delivers to each Bank, through the Administrative Agent, a written
disbursement request, under the terms of Exhibit E at least 2 (two)
Business Days prior to the proposed disbursement under the Loan
(the “ Disbursement Date ”). The parties hereto
agree that each Bank shall only be required to lend an amount under
the Loan in accordance with any disbursement request, in proportion
to the Bank’s Commitment and provided that all the Conditions
set forth in Section 3 herein have been met.
(c) Revolving Facility;
Loan Ratable . Each Bank’s Commitment is revolving in
nature, and any portion of the Loan repaid or prepaid may be
reborrowed by the Borrower. The Loan shall be granted by the Banks
ratably in proportion to their respective Commitment. Each
Bank’s Commitment shall terminate on the Expiration Date in
proportion to the amount of such Bank’s
Commitment.
SECTION 2.02. Promissory
Notes . Each disbursement made by the Borrower under the Loan
shall be evidenced by one or more Promissory Notes, guaranteed
por aval by the Guarantors, payable to the order of the
relevant Bank in the account of its Applicable Lending Office, or
in the account determined in writing by the Administrative
Agent.
SECTION 2.03.
Repayment . The Borrower shall pay the principal amount of
each disbursement under the Loan in the maturity date of the
relevant disbursement, provided that such maturity date shall not
exceed the Expiration Date. Each payment of any outstanding
principal amount made pursuant to each disbursement shall be equal
to the amount borrowed by .the Borrower under the Loan pursuant to
such disbursement plus the applicable interests at the
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exchange rate published by Banco de
Mexico in the Official Gazette of the Federation on the
Disbursement Date (the “ Scheduled Payment
”).
The Borrower shall make each
Scheduled Payment in the account maintained by the Borrower with
the Administrative Agent, who shall make the corresponding payments
to each Bank from the amounts paid by the Borrower in such
account.
SECTION 2.04. Interest
Rates . (a) The outstanding balance of each Loan disbursement
shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof at
a rate per annum equal to the Interest Rate. Such interest shall be
payable monthly in arrears on the last Business Day of the
applicable Interest Period. Any amount due hereunder and not paid
at maturity (whether on the stated maturity date, upon acceleration
or otherwise), shall bear delinquent interests until the date on
which payment is made in full, including overdue interests, but
only to the extent permitted by law (after as well as before
judgment) on such amounts at a rate per annum equal to 150% of the
TIIE Rate that would have been applicable to calculate the Interest
Rate corresponding to such payment, plus the Applicable
Margin (the “ Delinquent Interest Rate
”).
(b) The Administrative Agent
shall determine each Interest Rate applicable to the Loans
hereunder. The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the
Borrower and the Banks of each Interest Rate so
determined.
(c) If the TIIE Rate may not
be used as reference, the provisions of Section 8.01 shall
apply.
SECTION 2.05. Optional
Prepayments . (a) Subject to Section 2.07, the Borrower may,
upon at least three Business Day’s notice to the
Administrative Agent, prepay any Loan disbursement, at any time, in
whole or in part, in amounts exceeding MXP$10,000,000.00 (Ten
Million Pesos 00/100) or any larger multiple of MXP$5,000,000.00
(Five Million Pesos 00/100), by paying the principal amount to be
prepaid together with any accrued interest thereon until the
prepayment date. Each such optional prepayment shall be applied in
payment of Scheduled Payments in order of their
maturity.
(b) Upon receipt of a notice
of prepayment pursuant to this Section, the Administrative Agent
shall notify each Bank of the contents thereof and of such
Bank’s ratable share of such prepayment and such notice shall
not thereafter be revoked by the Borrower.
Prepayments made according to
this Section shall be made on a date on which any Interest Period
ends and shall be applied to the Scheduled Payments in order of
their maturity; provided that in the event prepayments are not made
on a date on which any Interest Period ends, Section 2.07 will be
applicable.
SECTION 2.06. [Intentionally
Omitted]
SECTION 2.07. General
Provisions as to Scheduled Payments . (a) The Borrower shall
make each payment of principal of, and interest on, the Loans, not
later than 13:00 hours (Mexico City time) on the date when due, in
Pesos, in immediately available funds, in Mexico City, at the
Administrative Agent’s Account. The Administrative Agent
shall
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distribute to each Bank its ratable
share from each payment received by the Administrative Agent to be
credited to the Banks. Whenever payments of principal, or interest
on, Loans or other amounts due hereunder shall be paid on a day
which is not a Business Day, the payment date thereof shall be
extended to the following Business Day. If the payment date of
principal is extended by operation of law or otherwise, interest
thereon shall be payable for such extended period.
SECTION 2.08. Break
Funding Cost . If the Borrower makes any payment of principal
with respect to any Loan pursuant to Section 2.05 on any day other
than the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto, or if
the Borrower fails to borrow or prepay any Loans after notice has
been given to any Bank in accordance with Section 2.05(b) or
3.01(k), the Borrower shall reimburse each Bank, within 15 days
after demand, for any resulting expense incurred by it (or by an
existing or prospective Participant in the related Loan), including
(without limitation) any loss of margin until the then current
Interest Period ends, which shall be paid only in the event the
TIIE Rate published pre-payment date or failure to borrow is lower
than the TIIE Rate applicable for the relevant Interest Period, in
which case the loss of margin shall be calculated as the difference
between such rates multiplied, by the amount of the Loan to be
prepaid or which the Borrower failed to borrow, divided by 360
(three hundred and sixty) and further multiplied times the days
pending from the pre-payment date through the date in which the
then applicable Interest Period expires; provided , that
such Bank shall have delivered to the Borrower a certificate
describing the amount of such loss or expense.
SECTION 2.09. Computation
of Interest . Interest based on the Interest Rate hereunder
shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and paid for
the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but
excluding the last day).
ARTICLE 3
CONDITIONS
SECTION 3.01. Closing
. The execution of this Agreement shall occur on the Closing Date,
and the obligation of each Bank to grant the Loans hereunder is
subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions (with
respect to each document, dated on the Closing Date unless
otherwise indicated):
(a) receipt by the
Administrative Agent, in the event that any disbursement under the
Loan is made on such date, of Promissory Notes duly executed by the
Borrower on account of each Bank, dated on the Disbursement Date
and complying with the provisions of Section 2.02, and
substantially in the form and substance of Exhibit C
hereto;
(b) receipt by the
Administrative Agent of an opinion issued by Ritch, Heather y
Mueller, S.C., Mexican counsel for the Borrower and the Guarantors,
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent and covering such additional matters relating to the
transactions contemplated hereby as the Administrative Agent may
reasonably request;
(c) receipt by the
Administrative Agent of an opinion issued by Franck, Galicia y
Robles, S.C., in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent,
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covering such additional matters
relating to the transactions contemplated hereby as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request;
(d) receipt by the
Administrative Agent of counterparts hereof signed by each of the
parties hereto;
(e) receipt by the
Administrative Agent of duly executed counterparts of the Pledge
Agreement, together with delivery to the Administrative Agent of
(i) stock certificates of the Subsidiaries which shares are granted
as collateral thereunder, endorsed in guaranty in favour of the
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Banks; (ii) copies of
the stock registry books of the relevant Subsidiary, certified by
the Secretary, assistant Secretary or authorized officer of each
such Subsidiary, with respect to the shares granted as collateral
thereunder, evidencing registration of the pledge in the relevant
stock registry book; and (iii) such other instruments and documents
as are required to be delivered thereunder and such additional
evidence as shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent of
the creation and perfection of the Liens intended to be created
thereby;
(f) receipt by the
Administrative Agent of a certificate, substantially in form of
Exhibit F hereto, and any other form of evidence satisfactory to
each of them that all Liens granted in connection with the Existing
Loan have been terminated and released;
(g) at the Closing Date, the
Administrative Agent shall not have received notice from the
Required Banks that such Banks:
(i) have determined in their
good faith judgment that (x) there has occurred any material
adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, results of
operations, business, assets, debt service capacity, tax position,
environmental liability or liabilities, or operations of the
Consolidated Borrower, since the date of the most recent audited
financial statements heretofore received by the Banks; or (y) a
material adverse change in the ability of any of the Obligors or
any of their Consolidated Subsidiaries to perform their obligations
provided for in the Loan Documents; and;
(ii) have determined in their
good faith judgment that, since the date hereof, there has been a
material disruption or adverse change either in (A) the
international financial, banking or capital markets, (B) the
Mexican financial, economic or political conditions, which in the
sole judgment of the Required Banks would make it impractical or
inadvisable to proceed with the Loan;
(h) the Administrative Agent
shall have received a certificate of an Executive Officer of the
Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto, to the
effect that (A) immediately before and after the Closing Date, no
Default or event or condition known to the Borrower or its direct
or indirect Subsidiaries, which requires only the giving of notice
and/or the lapse of time to become an Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing; (B) the representations and warranties
of such Obligor contained in this Agreement are true and correct on
and as of the Closing Date; (C) the execution, delivery and
performance by such Obligor of this Agreement or any Loan Document
have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action (if any
is necessary) and (D) do not contravene, or constitute a default
under, any provision of applicable law, regulation or decree or of
the bylaws of such Obligor or of any other agreement, or of
any
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judgment, injunction or order known
thereto or that has been notified or communicated to the Obligors
or to the Consolidated Subsidiaries, or other instrument binding on
such Obligor;
(i) receipt by the Agents of
payment of the documented fees and expenses payable to the Agents
in their own accounts and for the Bank’s several accounts,
pursuant to the Commitment Documents (including, without
limitation, any fees and expenses of special counsel for the
Agents);
(j) receipt of all documents
the Administrative Agent may reasonably request relating to the
existence of each of the Borrower, its Consolidated Subsidiaries
and the Guarantors, the validity of and receipt of all filings,
consents and approvals (corporate and/or governmental), if any,
required to execute and perform its obligations under this
Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the continuing operations in
all material respects of the Consolidated Borrower and the
Guarantors, and any other matters relevant hereto, all of them in
form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,
including, without limitation, the following:
(i) photostatic copies of the
bylaws of each Obligor in full force and effect in its delivered
form on the Closing Date;
(ii) photostatic copies of
the public deeds which contain the powers of attorney, certified by
a Mexican notary public, authorizing the relevant officers of each
Obligor to execute this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and
any other document or certificate to be delivered on or prior to
the Closing Date in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement;
(iii) Secretary’s
Certificates, as the case may be, duly completed by each Obligor in
form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent;
(k) receipt by the
Administrative Agent, on the Closing Date, of a disbursement
request executed by the Borrower substantially in the form of
Exhibit E hereto, (i) on the Closing Date, in the event the
Borrower makes a disbursement request on the same day and (ii) with
at least two (2) days in advance to each disbursement, for the
subsequent disbursements;
(l) there shall exist no
pending litigation, proceedings or investigations, notified or
communicated to the Obligors or to the Consolidated Subsidiaries
and which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
change on the financial condition, operation, assets, business,
properties or prospects of the Consolidated Borrower or the
Guarantors, and which exceed, in the aggregate, US$8,000,000.00
(Eight Million Dollars 00/100), or its equivalent amount in
Pesos.
ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS
Each Obligor represents to
each Bank that:
SECTION 4.01. Corporate
Existence, Powers and Ownership . Each Obligor is a mercantile
corporation, duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws
of Mexico, and has
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all corporate powers and all material
governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals
required to carry on its business as now conducted. Each Operating
Subsidiary acting as a Guarantor is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of
the Borrower and Borrower owns the shares of the Wholly-Owned
Subsidiaries free and clear of any Liens or restrictions on
transfer, except for such Liens derived from the Existing Loan,
which are terminated and released on the date hereof and the Liens
granted pursuant to the Loan Documents.
SECTION 4.02. Corporate
and Governmental Authorization; No Contravention . The
execution, delivery and performance by each Obligor of the Loan
Documents to which it is a party, as well as the continuing
operations in all material respects of each Obligor are within the
corporate powers of such party, have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action (if necessary) and require no action by
or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any
other Person (including, without limitation, any action or filing
in connection with pledging of the Pledged Properties and
performance of the Collateral Documents) and do not contravene, or
constitute a default under, any provision of any applicable law,
regulation or decree, or of the bylaws of such party or of any
material agreement, or of any judgment, injunction, or order known
or that has been notified or communicated to the Obligors or to the
Consolidated Subsidiaries, or other instrument binding upon such
party or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries or result in the
creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of an Obligor or of
any Consolidated Subsidiary, other than Liens the created under the
Pledge Agreement.
SECTION 4.03. Binding
Effect; Enforceability of Loan Documents; No Default Under
Contracts . (a) Each Loan Document (other than the Promissory
Notes and the Subsidiaries’ Agreement) constitutes a valid
and binding agreement of each Obligor thereto, and each Promissory
Note as well as the Subsidiaries’ Agreement, when executed
and delivered in accordance with this Agreement, will constitute
valid and binding obligations of each Obligor party thereto, in
each case enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as may
be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency procedures (“
concurso mercantil ”) or similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally.
(b) In addition, each of the
Loan Documents is in proper legal form for purposes of enforcement
in Mexico by the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent or any
Bank, as the case may be, of any Obligor’s obligations
thereunder, and to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or
admissibility as evidence of any of the Loan Documents in Mexico,
it is not necessary that such Loan Document or any other document
be filed or recorded with any court or other authority in
Mexico.
(c) All material leases,
contracts and agreements to which any Obligor is a party are in
full force and effect and not subject to any dispute between the
parties thereto. No Obligor is in default in the performance,
observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or
conditions contained in any contract, indenture, lease or other
agreement to which it is a party which could adversely affect the
business, consolidated financial position or consolidated results
of operations of each such Obligor.
SECTION 4.04. Financial
Information; Solvency . (a) The balance sheet of the
Consolidated Borrower and Grupo Cinemex as of December 31, 2003 and
the related
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consolidated statements of income,
changes in stockholders’ equity and changes in financial
position for the Fiscal Year then ended, reported on by
PriceWaterhouseCoopers, S.C., a copy of which has been delivered to
each of the Banks, fairly present, in conformity with Mexican GAAP,
the consolidated financial position of the Consolidated Borrower
and Grupo Cinemex as of such date and their consolidated results of
operations and cash flows for such Fiscal Year.
(b) Since December 31, 2003
there has been no material adverse change in the business,
financial condition, results, assets, properties, operations or
prospects of the Consolidated Borrower and Grupo
Cinemex.
(c) Each of the Obligors and
each of the Consolidated Subsidiaries is Solvent, except for
Cinemex Masaryk, S.A. de C.V., Cinemex Toluca II, S.A. de C.V.,
Cinemex San Antonio, S.A. de C.V., Cinemex Tenayuca, S.A. de C.V.,
Cinemex Jacarandas, S.A. de C.V., Cinemex El Rosario, S.A. de C.V.,
Cinemex Coacalco, S.A. de C.V., FICC Ciudad de Mexico, S.A. de
C.V., Cinemex Producciones, S.A. de C.V., Producciones Expreso
Astral, S.A. de C.V., Operadora Moliere, S.A. de C.V. and Teatro
Polanco, S.A. de C.V.
SECTION 4.05. Compliance
with Laws and Licenses. Limit
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