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Section 1.01 Defined Terms
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Section 1.02 Interpretation
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ARTICLE II FORMATION OF THE COMPANY
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Section 2.02 Registered Office
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Section 2.04 Purpose and Character of
Business
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Section 2.06 Filings, Reports and
Formalities
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Section 2.07 Effective Date
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Section 2.09 Export Markets
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ARTICLE III CAPITAL ACCOUNTS; CAPITAL
CONTRIBUTIONS
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Section 3.01 Share Capital Accounts /
Subscription to Shares
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Section 3.02 Share Premium Contribution by
the Shareholders
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Section 3.03 Return of
Contributions
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Section 3.04 Additional Issuance of Shares;
Additional Classes of Shares
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Section 3.05 Liability of Shareholders;
Ability to Bind the Company
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Section 3.06 Issuance of EBAs
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ARTICLE IV PROFITS AND LOSSES
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Section 4.01 Determination of Profits and
Losses
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ARTICLE V DISTRIBUTIONS; WITHHOLDING
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Section 5.01 Distributions to the
Shareholders
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ARTICLE VI BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Section 6.01 Number of Directors
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Section 6.02 Board Composition /
Term
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Section 6.06 Deadlocked Matters
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ARTICLE VII GOVERNANCE OF COMPANY AND
BUSINESS
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Section 7.01 Governance
Principles
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Section 7.02 Management Team
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Section 7.03 Business Reviews
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Section 7.04 Authorized Signatories /
Related Party Agreements
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ARTICLE VIII RECORDS, ACCOUNTING
MATTERS,
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Section 8.01 Maintenance & Review of
Records and Financial Controls
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Section 8.02 Audit / Preparation of
Financial Reports
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Section 8.03 Accounting Method
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Section 8.04 Confidentiality
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Section 8.05 Subsidiaries
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ARTICLE IX RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
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Section 9.01 Restrictions on
Transfers
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Section 9.02 Transfers to
Affiliates
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ARTICLE X DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION
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Section 10.01 Events of
Dissolution
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ARTICLE XI REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND
COVENANTS
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Section 11.01 Representations and
Warranties of Shareholders
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Section 11.02 Representations and
Warranties of PAS
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Section 11.03 Non-Competition
Covenants
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ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 12.01 Partial Invalidity
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Section 12.04 Consents; Waivers
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Section 12.05 Choice of Law and
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Section 12.06 Multiple
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Section 12.08 Binding Effect;
Assignment
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Section 12.09 No Third-Party
Beneficiaries
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Section 12.11 Press Releases
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Section 12.12 Tax Matters
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SCHEDULE A
– Share Premium Contribution Agreements
SCHEDULE B
– Initial Board of Directors
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This agreement
(the “ Agreement ”) is concluded this 14
th day of August 2007 between PAS Luxembourg
s.a.r.l. (“PAS LuxCo”) and Linkbay Limited,
(“PepsiCo Cyprus”) (each a “Shareholder”
and, collectively, the “Shareholders”) and Sandora
Holdings B.V. (“the Company”).
WHEREAS, PAS LuxCo
and PepsiCo Cyprus desire to establish a joint venture for the
purposes set out in this Agreement;
WHEREAS, the
Company has been incorporated in accordance with the laws of the
Netherlands;
WHEREAS the
Shareholders intend hereby to participate in the Company in
accordance with this Agreement and Book II of the Dutch Civil Code
as amended from time to time (the “Code”);
and
WHEREAS, the
Shareholders desire to provide for the operation and management of
the Company for the purposes and in accordance with the provisions
stated herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual covenants, promises and agreements
contained herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:
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Section 1.01
Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement and unless the
context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the
respective meanings set forth below:
“
Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any
other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such Person, where control means (i) owns more
than fifty percent (50%) of the equity interests (or interests
convertible into or otherwise exchangeable for equity interests) in
that Person, or (ii) is in possession of the direct or
indirect right to vote in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the
voting securities or elect in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the
Board of Directors or other governing body of that Person (whether
by securities, ownership, contract or otherwise).
“
Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the
introductory paragraph hereof.
“ Annual
Operating Plan ” or “ AOP ” means the
operating plan for the Business for the first Year of the Strategic
Plan. Such plan shall set forth in reasonable detail satisfactory
to each Shareholder, the advertising and marketing plans (including
key marketing initiatives, brand/package strategies, channel
strategies, pricing and CDA strategies), management plans
(including training programs and operational and human resources
initiatives), and restructuring plans, if any, of the Company with
respect to the Business. The Annual Operating Plan shall also
include a financial plan setting forth the projected profit and
loss accounts, cash flows and balance sheet items (including
capitalization plans, capital expenditures, debt levels and methods
of financing the operations of the Company) of the Company for such
Year.
“
Auditors ” means the Dutch statutory external auditors
of the Company that may be appointed by the Shareholders from time
to time.
“ Board
of Directors ” or “ Board ” means the
Board of Directors of the Company as described in
Article VI.
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“
Business ” means any commercial activity undertaken
directly by the Company or through its Subsidiaries from time to
time.
“
Code ” has the meaning set forth in the fourth Whereas
clause of this Agreement.
“
Company ” means Sandora Holdings B.V., a company
formed under the laws of the Netherlands.
“ Company
Articles ” means the deed of incorporation of the Company
which the Company adopted before the signing hereof.
“Deadlocked Matter ” means any matter set forth
in Section 6.05(c) in respect of which the Board has been
unable to reach a decision, or any matter reserved to the
Shareholders at Section 6.05 (d) in respect of which the
Shareholders have been unable to reach a unanimous
decision.
“
Director ” means an individual serving as a member of
the Board.
“Dutch
GAAP ” means the generally accepted accounting principles
of the Netherlands.
“
EBA(s) ” shall mean any exclusive bottling appointment
issued by PepsiCo or its Affiliates to the Company authorizing the
Company through its Affiliates to manufacture, sell or distribute
any Pepsi Beverage in the Ukraine.
“
Encumber ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 9.01.
“
Escalation Process ” means the process more
particularly described in Section 6.06 (a) according to which
the Shareholders shall endeavour to resolve a Deadlocked
Matter.
“ Export
Markets ” means Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Estonia,
Kaliningrad, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Latvia and
Moldova.
“ Fiscal
Year ” means, except as otherwise required by the Code,
the 12-month (or shorter) period ending on the last day of December
of each year.
“
Ineffective Transfers ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 9.01.
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“
Insolvent ” means the Company is unable to pay its
debts within the meaning of the Code.
“ GM
” means the General Manager of the Ukrainian Subsidiary and
head of the Management Team.
“
Management Team ” means the individuals described in
Section 7.02(a) who shall constitute the Management Team of
the Ukrainian Subsidiary.
“
Marketing Team ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 7.02(c) and shall constitute the Marketing Team of the
Ukrainian Subsidiary.
“
Ordinary Course ” means the Company’s business,
as conducted through its Subsidiaries, in the Ukraine of making,
marketing, selling and distributing Sandora Juices and (if EBAs are
issued to the Company) Pepsi Beverages as well as any other
beverage products or snack food approved by the Board of the
Company.
“ PAS
” means PepsiAmericas, Inc.
“ PAS
CEO ” means the Chief Executive Officer of
PAS.
“ PAS
CFO ” means the Chief Financial Officer of
PAS.
“ PAS
COO ” means the Chief Operating Officer of
PAS.
“ PAS
LuxCo ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory
paragraph to this Agreement.
“ Pepsi
Beverages ” means any beverage manufactured, sold or
delivered (from time to time) in Ukraine under the authority of
PepsiCo or its Affiliates.
“ PepsiCo
International ” or “ PI ” means
PepsiCo International, a division of PepsiCo, Inc.
“
PepsiCo ” means PepsiCo, Inc.
“ PepsiCo
Cyprus ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory
paragraph to this Agreement.
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“
Percentage Interest ” means, in the case of PAS LuxCo
its 60% interest in the capital of the Company and in the case of
PepsiCo Cyprus its 40% interest in the capital of the
Company.
“
Person ” means a natural person, partnership (whether
general or limited), limited liability company, trust, estate,
association, corporation, custodian, nominee or any other
individual or entity in its own or any representative
capacity.
“ PI
CEO ” means the Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo
International or such other PepsiCo senior executive of equivalent
seniority chosen by PepsiCo if PepsiCo International ceases to be a
division of PepsiCo.
“ PI
CFO ” means the Chief Financial Officer of PepsiCo
International or such other PepsiCo senior executive of equivalent
seniority chosen by PepsiCo if PepsiCo International is no longer a
division of PepsiCo.
“ PI
Europe President ” means the President of PepsiCo
International in Europe.
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Pre-Closing Tax Period ” means any tax period or
portion thereof ending on or before the signing hereof.
“Sandora
Juice” means any beverage sold under any trademark
belonging to Sandora LLC at the date of signing hereof and any
juice or juice based beverage the trademark rights of which the
Company or Sandora, LLC may acquire from time to time.
“
Securities Act ” means the United States Securities
Act of 1933, as amended.
“
Shares ” means any share in the authorized share
capital of the Company (whether ordinary or otherwise), conferring
on the holder thereof all those rights and obligations set out
herein, in the Company Articles and in the Code.
“
Shareholder ” has the meaning set forth in the
introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
“
Strategic Plan ” means a three-Year business plan, the
first Year of which constitutes the Annual Operating Plan. The
business plan for the last two Years of the Strategic Plan
shall
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reflect
projections of sales, marketing and advertising plans and capital
expenditures (including those connected to manufacturing capacity)
relating thereto for such Years.
“
Subsidiary ” shall mean any legal entity wholly owned
directly or indirectly by the Company.
“
Transfer” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 9.01.
“ Ukraine
Beverage Business ” means any business (or that part of
any business) engaged in the manufacture, sale, marketing or
distribution of beverages in the Ukraine.
“
Ukrainian Subsidiary ” shall mean Sandora LLC, a
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
“ US
GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles of
the United States.
“
Year ” means each Fiscal Year of the
Company.
Section 1.02
Interpretation . Each definition in this Agreement includes
the singular and the plural, and reference to the neuter gender
includes the masculine and feminine where appropriate. References
to (i) any statute or regulations means such statute or
regulations as amended at the time and include any successor
legislation or regulations and (ii) any agreement means such
agreement as amended at the time. The words “include”
or “including” shall mean including without limitation
based on the item or items listed. The headings to the Articles and
Sections are for convenience of reference and shall not affect the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Except as otherwise
stated, reference to Articles, Sections, Schedules, and Exhibits
mean the Articles, Sections, Schedules, and Exhibits of this
Agreement. The Schedules and Exhibits are hereby incorporated by
reference into and shall be deemed a part of this
Agreement.
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The parties hereby
acknowledge that PAS has caused the Company to be incorporated in
anticipation of the execution of this Agreement.
Section 2.02
Registered Office .
The registered
office of the Company shall be in Amsterdam at its registered
address of Prins Bernhardplain 200, 1097JB Amsterdam, the
Netherlands
Section 2.03
Name . The name of the Company shall be Sandora Holdings,
BV. The Company Articles shall be adopted as the articles of
association of the Company.
Section 2.04
Purpose and Character of Business . The general purpose of
the Company is to own and control the Subsidiaries and, through the
Subsidiaries, to engage in the Business in accordance with this
Agreement and all applicable laws, with a particular view to
growing the market share of the beverages sold by the Subsidiaries
while maximizing the profits, sales and cash flow of the Company
and the Subsidiaries in a manner consistent with the business case
model agreed to by the Shareholders.
The Shareholders
shall ensure that the Business shall be operated in the best
interests of the Company and materially in accordance with the AOP
and the Strategic Plans.
Section 2.05
Duration . The Company shall continue in perpetuity, unless
it is sooner dissolved pursuant to Section 10.01.
Section 2.06
Filings, Reports and Formalities .
The
Shareholders shall procure that the Board shall cause the Company
to make all filings and to submit all reports required to be filed
or submitted under the Code with respect to the Company, and shall
cause the Company to make such filings or take such other actions
required under the
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laws of any
jurisdiction where the Company conducts business. Throughout the
term of the Company, the Company shall comply with all requirements
necessary to maintain the private limited liability status of the
Company and the limited liability of the Shareholders under the
laws of the Netherlands and of each other jurisdiction in which the
Company does business.
Section 2.07
Effective Date . This Agreement shall become effective as of
the date of signing hereof.
Section 2.08
Territory . Subject to Section 2.09, through the
Ukrainian Subsidiary the Company shall procure the manufacture,
marketing, sale and distribution within the Ukraine of Sandora
Juices and such other beverage or snack foods as the
Company’s Board of Directors may approve from time to time
and (subject to the issuance of EBAs) the Pepsi
Products.
Section 2.09
Export Markets . The Company may procure that its
Subsidiaries market, sell and distribute throughout the Export
Markets any Sandora Juices and such other beverage or snack foods
as the Board may approve from time to time, provided that neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries, without the prior consent of
PepsiCo, shall engage in the manufacture of the Sandora Juices in
the Export Markets nor procure such manufacture by a third party
nor license any third party to manufacture the Sandora Juices in
the Export Markets. PAS hereby acknowledges PepsiCo’s right
(either directly or through its Affiliates or through third
parties) to engage independently of the Company in the manufacture,
sale and distribution of juices and juice based beverages (other
than the Sandora Juices) throughout the Export Markets.
Section 2.10
Conflicts . In the event of any conflict between the
provisions of this Agreement and the Company Articles, the former
shall prevail and the Shareholders shall, subject to compliance
with the Code, promptly cause the Company Articles to be
appropriately amended to remove any such conflict
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CAPITAL ACCOUNTS; CAPITAL
CONTRIBUTIONS
Section 3.01
Share Capital Accounts / Subscription to Shares .
The authorized
share capital of the Company is o 90,000 divided into 45,000 Class A ordinary
shares and 45,000 Class B ordinary shares, having all those
rights and obligations attaching thereto as set out in the Company
Articles. The initial issued share capital of the Company shall be
held as follows:
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Class A Ordinary Shares
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Class B Ordinary Shares
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Section 3.02
Share Premium Contribution by the Shareholders.
Each Shareholder,
by itself or through its Affiliates, shall make a share premium
contribution to the Company pursuant to a Share Premium
Contribution Agreement in substantially the same form as annexed
hereto as Schedule A, which each Shareholder shall promptly
conclude with the Company following the signing hereof.
Section 3.03
Return of Contributions . No interest shall accrue on any
share capital or capital contributions of the Company. No
Shareholder shall have the right to withdraw or to be repaid any
share capital or capital contribution made by such Shareholder
without the prior written approval of the other
Shareholder.
Section 3.04
Additional Issuance of Shares; Additional Classes of Shares
.
(a) In
order to raise additional capital, acquire assets, redeem or retire
debt of the Company or for any other purpose, the Company may, by
unanimous consent of the Shareholders , issue Shares in
addition to those initially issued pursuant to Section 3.01 to
any Shareholder or redeem or transfer Shares.
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(b) If
the Company issues new Shares in accordance with
Section 3.04(a), the Shareholders may unanimously determine
that such Shares be issued from time to time in one or more classes
thereof, or one or more series of such classes of Shares, which
classes or series shall have, subject to the provisions of
applicable law, such designations, preferences and relative,
participating, optional or other special rights as shall be
approved by the unanimous consent of the Shareholders including,
without limitation, with respect to: (i) the allocation of
Percentage Interests to each such class or series; (ii) the
right of each such class or series to share in distributions; (iii)
the rights of each such class or series upon dissolution and
liquidation of the Company; (iv) the price at which, and the
terms and conditions upon which, each such class or series may be
redeemed by the Company, if any such class or series is so
redeemable; (v) the rate at which, and the terms and
conditions upon which, each such class or series may be converted
into another class or series of Shares; and (vi) the right of
each such class or series to vote on Company matters, including
matters relating to the relative rights, preferences and privileges
of such class or series, if any such class or series is granted any
voting rights.
(c) If
the Company issues new Shares or redeems or transfers existing
Shares in accordance with this Section 3.04, and if necessary
the Shareholders shall adjust each Shareholder’s Percentage
Interest accordingly, and the new Shareholder Percentage Interest
shall be attached as an amendment to this Agreement.
Section 3.05
Liability of Shareholders; Ability to Bind the Company
.
(a) No
Shareholder shall be personally liable for the debts, obligations
or liabilities of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company
solely by reason of being a Shareholder of the Company.
Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, in no event
shall the liability of any Shareholder for the debts, obligations
or liabilities of the Company exceed such Shareholder’s share
capital, which shall be irrevocable, unconditional, and
non-repayable.
(b) A
Share shall be personal property for all purposes. All property
owned by the Company shall be deemed to be owned by the Company as
an entity, and no Shareholder shall be deemed to own any such
property or any portion thereof.
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(c) Unless
otherwise provided herein, no Shareholder in its capacity as such,
shall have the right to act for or on behalf of or otherwise bind
the Company.
Section 3.06
Issuance of EBAs .
(a) Subject
to the provisions of 3.06 (e), PepsiCo shall not renew or extend
the term of its existing exclusive bottling appointments issued to
Slavutich Brewery LLC (the “Existing EBA”).
(b) PepsiCo
shall use its best endeavours (without breaching the Existing EBAs)
to cause Slavutich to surrender its rights under the Existing EBAs
as soon as possible.
(c) Upon
the signing hereof the Parties shall in good faith negotiate the
terms of new exclusive bottling appointments (“New
EBAs”) which shall incorporate the terms previously agreed to
by the Shareholders.
(d) Provided
the Parties agree to the terms of the New EBAs, PepsiCo shall cause
the New EBAs to be issued to the Company as soon as (in the
reasonable opinion of PepsiCo) PepsiCo, Inc. and 7UP International
are legally free to do so.
(e) If
the Parties fail to agree the terms of the New EBAs, the Company
acknowledges that PepsiCo, Inc. and 7UP International shall be free
to renew the Existing EBAs or issue other EBAs to such third party
as PepsiCo may determine in its absolute discretion, provided the
terms of such renewal or issuance (as the case may be) are no more
favourable than the terms of the New EBAs previously offered to the
Company.
Section 4.01
Determination of Profits and Losses . The profits and losses
of the Company shall be determined (a) for Dutch statutory
purposes, in accordance with the Code and Dutch GAAP (provided it
does not conflict with the Code) and (b) for all other
purposes, in accordance with the Code and U.S. GAAP (provided it
does not conflict with the Code).
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DISTRIBUTIONS;
WITHHOLDING
Section 5.01
Distributions to the Shareholders .
Other than
distributions made upon the Company’s dissolution, which
shall be made in accordance with the Company Articles, all other
distributions shall be made as follows:
(i) The
Shareholders shall procure, subject as provided in sub-clause
(iii) below and in the absence of agreement to the contrary,
that in respect of each Year:
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