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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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Page
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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS
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1
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SECTION 1.01.
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Definitions
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1
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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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12
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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. Limited Liability . Each of the Obligors and their
Consolidated Subsidiaries are in compliance with (i) all applicable
laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and requirements of
Governmental Authorities (including, without limitation, IMSS,
INFONAVIT, SAR, environmental laws and the rules and regulations
thereunder), (ii) all terms and conditions of all governmental
licenses and authorizations required to carry on their respective
business and (iii) all orders, decrees, judgments or other
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