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                                                     Exhibit 10.14

 

                                                   EXECUTION COPY

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                           INVESTMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

 

                               By and Among

 

                      ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC.,

 

                    ANHEUSER-BUSCH INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

                                    and

 

                ANHEUSER-BUSCH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

                                    and

 

 

 

                        GRUPO MODELO, S.A. DE C.V.,

 

                            DIBLO, S.A. DE C.V.

 

                                    and

 

                       CERTAIN SHAREHOLDERS THEREOF

 

 

 

 

 

                          Dated as of June 16, 1993

 


 

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                             TABLE OF CONTENTS

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I.       DEFINITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2

 

II.      TERMS OF THE SUBSCRIPTION OF SERIES P-C SHARES AND

        THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF INITIAL DIBLO COMMON SHARES

 

        2.1      Subscription of Series P-C Shares

                and Purchase and Sale of the Initial

                 Diblo Common Shares. . . . . . . . . . . . .   7

        2.2      The Closing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8

        2.3      Purchase Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8

        2.4      Deliveries at the Closing. . . . . . . . . .   8

 

III.     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE G-MODELO

        SIGNATORIES

 

        3.1      Capital Stock of G-Modelo. . . . . . . . . . 11

        3.2      Capital Stock of Diblo and the G-Modelo

                Corporations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

         3.3      USA Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

        3.4      Power and Authority; Effect of Agreement . . 16

        3.5      Investments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

        3.6      Organization; Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

         3.7      Financial Information. . . . . . . . . . . . 18

        3.8      Undisclosed Liabilities; Absence of

                Certain Changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

        3.9      Title and Related Matters. . . . . . . . . . 20

        3.10     Patents, Trademarks, Etc.. . . . . . . . . . 20

        3.11     Litigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

        3.12     Compliance with Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

        3.13     Tax Matters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

        3.14     Shareholder Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . 24

        3.15     Consents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

        3.16     Environmental Matters. . . . . . . . . . . . 25

        3.17     Absence of Certain Changes or Events . . . . 26

        3.18     Material Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

        3.19     Employee Benefits; Employment Contracts. . . 27

        3.20     Real Property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

        3.21     Tied House Prohibitions. . . . . . . . . . . 29

        3.22     Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

 

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IV.      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF A-B, A-BI AND

        THE INVESTOR

 

        4.1      Corporate Power and Authority; Effect

                of Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

        4.2      Consents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

        4.3      Availability of Funds. . . . . . . . . . . . 31

        4.4      Management of G-Modelo and the G-Modelo

                Corporations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

 

V.       COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES

 

        5.1      Access to Information. . . . . . . . . . . . 32

        5.2      Further Assurances . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

        5.3      Filings; Tax Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

        5.4      Internal Reorganization. . . . . . . . . . . 35

        5.5      Election of A-B Director . . . . . . . . . . 36

        5.6      Environmental and Safety Laws. . . . . . . . 36

        5.7      USA Export Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

        5.8      Consummation of Public Offerings;

                Registration of Shares . . . . . . . . . . . 37

        5.9      Dividend Policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

        5.10     Equity Participations. . . . . . . . . . . . 41

        5.11     Operation of G-Modelo. . . . . . . . . . . . 41

        5.12     Government Officials . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

        5.13     Sale of Series C Shares to Employees . . . . 42

        5.14     Real Estate Transfers. . . . . . . . . . . . 42

        5.15     Technical Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

        5.16     Failure by the Investor to Acquire

                all Diblo Option Shares. . . . . . . . . . . 43

 

VI.      TRANSFER, SALE AND PURCHASE RIGHTS

 

        6.1      General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

        6.2      Offer to Sell; Right of First Refusal. . . . 45

        6.3      The Investor's Option to Purchase

                Shares of G-Modelo Capital Stock . . . . . . 49

        6.4      The Investor's Option to Purchase

                Diblo Common Shares. . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

        6.5      Consequences of Failure to Convert

                Series P-C Shares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

        6.6      Restriction on Dispositions to

                Competitors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

        6.7      Restrictions on Acquiring Series C

                Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

        6.8      Extension of Time Periods. . . . . . . . . . 59

 

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VII.     BOARDS OF DIRECTORS; VOTING

 

        7.1      Boards of Directors. . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

        7.2      Corporate Actions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

 

VIII.    CONDITIONS TO THE INVESTOR'S OBLIGATIONS

 

        8.1      Representations, Warranties of the

                 G-Modelo Signatories . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

        8.2      No Prohibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

        8.3      No Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

        8.4      HSR Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

        8.5      Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

        8.6      Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

 

IX.      CONDITIONS TO THE G-MODELO SIGNATORIES' AND THE

        BANAMEX TRUST'S OBLIGATIONS

 

        9.1      Representations and Warranties of A-B,

                A-BI and the Investor. . . . . . . . . . . . 69

        9.2      No Prohibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

        9.3      No Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

        9.4      HSR Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

        9.5      Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

        9.6      Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

 

X.       INDEMNIFICATION

 

        10.1     The Controlling Shareholders', G-Modelo

                and Diblo Indemnification. . . . . . . . . . 71

        10.2     The Investor's Indemnification . . . . . . . 71

        10.3     Conditions of Indemnification. . . . . . . . 72

        10.4     Remedies Cumulative. . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

 

XI.      TERMINATION PRIOR TO CLOSING

 

        11.1     Termination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

        11.2     Procedure and Effect of Termination. . . . . 74

 

XII.     DISPUTE RESOLUTION

 

        12.1     Arbitration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

        12.2     Business Disagreements . . . . . . . . . . . 76

 

XIII.    MISCELLANEOUS

 

        13.1     Survival of Representations, Warranties

                and Covenants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

        13.2     Entire Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

 

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        13.3     Successors and Assigns . . . . . . . . . . . 78

        13.4     Counterparts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

        13.5     Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

        13.6     Amendment and Modification . . . . . . . . . 79

        13.7     Waiver of Compliance; Consents . . . . . . . 79

        13.8     Broker's Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

        13.9     Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

        13.10    Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

        13.11    Governing Law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

        13.12    Public Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

 

 

SIGNATURES        . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

 

 

EXHIBIT A   --    Capital Stock of G-Modelo as of

                Closing

EXHIBIT B   --    Calculation of G-Modelo Free Cash

                Flow

EXHIBIT C   --    Procermex Pricing Policies

EXHIBIT D   --    Opinion of Santamarina Y Steta, S.C.

EXHIBIT E   --    Opinion of Stephen J. Volland, Esq.,

                Senior Associate General Counsel of

                Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

EXHIBIT F   --    Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate,

                Meagher & Flom

EXHIBIT G   --    Opinion of Creel, Garcia-Cuellar y

                Muggenburg

 

 

SCHEDULES

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        Schedule 3.2(a)

        Schedule 3.2(c)

        Schedule 3.10

        Schedule 3.11

        Schedule 3.17

        Schedule 3.18

        Schedule 3.19

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                         INVESTMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

               THIS INVESTMENT AGREEMENT, made and entered

     into as of this 16th day of June, 1993, by and among

     ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC., a Delaware corporation

     ("A-B"), ANHEUSER-BUSCH INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware

     corporation ("A-BI"), ANHEUSER-BUSCH INTERNATIONAL HOLD-

     INGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Investor"), and

     the other signatories hereto set forth on the signature

     pages of this Investment Agreement (such signatories

     other than the Option Trust and the Banamex Trust are

     hereinafter referred to collectively as the "G-Modelo

     Signatories");

 

                         W I T N E S S E T H:

                         - - - - - - - - - -

 

               WHEREAS, Srs. Antonino Fernandez R., Pablo

     Aramburuzabala, Nemesio Diez R., Juan Sanchez-Navarro y

     P. and Valentin Diez M. have transferred and caused each

     of the other shareholders (collectively, the "Controlling

     Shareholders") of Diblo, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican corpora-

     tion ("Diblo"), to transfer to Grupo Modelo, S.A. de

     C.V., a Mexican corporation ("G-Modelo"), approximately

     75 percent of the issued and outstanding shares of capi-

     tal stock of Diblo, in exchange for 169,701,202 common

     shares of G-Modelo; and

 

               WHEREAS, the Controlling Shareholders have

     caused each of Consorcio Distributivo, S.A. de C.V., a

     Mexican corporation ("Consorcio"), and Expansion Inte-

     gral, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican corporation ("Expansion"),

     to merge into Diblo, which is now the owner of all of the

     outstanding shares of capital stock of all of the former

     subsidiaries of Consorcio and Expansion which the latter

     two owned prior to such merger; and

 

                WHEREAS, A-B and the Controlling Shareholders

     desire to create an association or joint venture to

     conduct and expand G-Modelo's and Diblo's current busi-

     nesses, which shall be managed by the Controlling Share-

     holders, with the participation of A-B, A-BI and the

     Investor as provided in this Agreement; and

 

               WHEREAS, in furtherance of and in consideration

     for the creation of such association or joint venture,

     the Investor desires, among other things, (i) to sub-

     scribe and fully pay for 20,323,498 shares of Series P-C

     Convertible Preferred Stock, no par value (the "Series P-

 


 

     C Shares"), of G-Modelo, representing all of the autho-

     rized Series PC Shares of GModelo, which Series P-C

      Shares represent in excess of 10 percent of the total

     outstanding capital stock of G-Modelo and which shall be

     part of G-Modelo's Class II capital stock, and (ii) to

     purchase from Banco Nacional de Mexico, S.A., as Trustee

     of the Trust (the "Banamex Trust") established under the

     Trust Agreement dated as of November 28, 1991, as amended

     and restated on June 11, 1993 (the "Banamex Trust Agree-

     ment"), among the Controlling Shareholders and the Trust-

     ee of the Banamex Trust, and the Trustee of the Banamex

     Trust desires to sell to the Investor, 24,329,922 shares

     (the "Initial Diblo Shares") of Series B Common Stock, no

     par value (the "Diblo Series B Shares"), of Diblo, which

     Initial Diblo Shares represent in excess of 10 percent of

     the total outstanding capital stock of Diblo and which

     shall be part of Diblo's Class II capital stock;

 

               NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the forego-

     ing premises and the respective representations, warran-

     ties, covenants and agreements, and upon the terms and

     subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, and

     intending to be legally bound hereby the parties do

     hereby agree as follows:

 

                              ARTICLE I

 

                             DEFINITIONS

                             -----------

                Capitalized terms used herein shall have the

     meaning ascribed to them in this Article I unless such

     terms are defined elsewhere in this Agreement.

 

               1.1.   A-B.   "A-B" shall have the meaning set

                     ---

     forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

 

               1.2.   A-BI.   "A-BI" shall have the meaning set

                     ----

     forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

 

               1.3.   Amended Diblo By-laws.   "Amended Diblo

                     ---------------------

     By-laws" shall mean the By-laws of Diblo as amended and

     provided to the Investor pursuant to Section 2.4(b)(v).

 

               1.4.   Amended G-Modelo By-laws.   "Amended

                     ------------------------

     G-Modelo By-laws" shall mean the By-laws of G-Modelo as

     amended and provided to the Investor pursuant to Section

     2.4(b)(v).

 

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               1.5.   Banamex Trust.   "Banamex Trust" shall

                     -------------

     have the meaning set forth in the fourth preamble of this

     Agreement.

 

               1.6.   Banamex Trust Agreement.   "Banamex Trust

                     -----------------------

     Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the fourth

     preamble of this Agreement.

 

               1.7.   Closing.   "Closing" shall mean the com-

                     -------

     pletion of the purchase and sale of the Series P-C Shares

     and the Initial Diblo Shares.

 

               1.8.   Closing Date.   "Closing Date" shall mean

                     ------------

     the date on which the Closing occurs.

 

               1.9.   C&L.   "C&L" shall mean Despacho Roberto

                     ---

     Casas Alatriste, S.C., the Mexican affiliate of Coopers &

     Lybrand, independent certified public accountants for

     G-Modelo and the G-Modelo Corporations or such other

     Mexican affiliate of a "Big 6" international accounting

     firm appointed by the G-Modelo Board of Directors to

     audit the accounts of G-Modelo and the G-Modelo Corpora-

     tions.

 

               1.10.   Consorcio.   "Consorcio" shall have the

                      ---------

     meaning set forth in the second preamble of this Agreement.

 

               1.11.   Controlling Shareholders.   "Controlling

                      ------------------------

     Shareholders" shall have the meaning set forth in the

     first preamble of this Agreement.

 

               1.12.   Control Trust.   "Control Trust" shall

                      -------------

     mean the trust established under the Control Trust Agree-

     ment.

 

               1.13.   Control Trust Agreement.   "Control Trust

                      -----------------------

     Agreement" shall mean the agreement dated as of June 11,

     1993, among the Controlling Shareholders, A-B and Banco

     Nacional de Mexico, S.A., as Trustee for the Control Trust.

 

               1.14.   Diblo.   "Diblo"   shall have the meaning

                      -----

     set forth in the first preamble of this Agreement.

 

               1.15.   Diblo Series A Shares.   "Diblo Series A

                      ---------------------

     Shares" shall be the Class I authorized shares of Series

     A Common Stock, no par value, of Diblo.

 

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               1.16.   Diblo Series B Shares.   "Diblo Series B

                      ---------------------

     Shares" shall have the meaning set forth in the fourth

     preamble of this Agreement.

 

               1.17.   Diblo P-C Shares.   "Diblo P-C Shares"

                      ----------------

     shall mean the Class II authorized shares of Series P-C

     Convertible Preferred Stock, no par value, of Diblo.

 

               1.18.   Encumbrances.   "Encumbrances" shall mean

                      ------------

     all liens, claims, options, security interests or other

     encumbrances of any character whatsoever.

 

               1.19.   Expansion.   "Expansion" shall have the

                      ---------

     meaning set forth in the second preamble of this Agree-

     ment.

 

               1.20.   Free Exchange Rate.   "Free Exchange

                      ------------------

     Rate" shall mean the average of the U.S. dollar/Mexican

     Peso free exchange rates for the sale of U.S. dollars

     based on the amount of money to be converted quoted by

     Banco Nacional de Mexico, S.A. and Bancomer, S.A. at

     10:00 a.m. on the date of payment for which such free

     exchange rate is being used.

 

               1.21.   G-Modelo.   "G-Modelo" shall have the

                      --------

     meaning set forth in the first preamble of this Agree-

     ment.

 

               1.22.   G-Modelo Corporations.   "G-Modelo Corpo-

                      ---------------------

     rations" shall mean Diblo and the other Subsidiaries of

     G-Modelo.

 

               1.23.   G-Modelo Signatories.   "G-Modelo Signa-

                      --------------------

     tories" shall have the meaning set forth in the first

     paragraph of this Agreement.

 

               1.24.   Heads of Agreement.   "Heads of Agree

                      ------------------

     ment" shall mean the Heads of Agreement dated as of March

     24, 1993, among A-B, A-BI, G-Modelo, Diblo and certain

     Controlling Shareholders.

 

               1.25.   HSR Act.   "HSR Act" shall mean the

                      -------

     Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as

     amended.

 

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               1.26.   Initial Diblo Shares.   "Initial Diblo

                      --------------------

     Shares" shall have the meaning set forth in the fourth

     preamble of this Agreement.

 

                1.27.   Internacionales.   "Internacionales"

                      ---------------

     shall mean Cervezas Internacionales, S.A. de C.V., a

     Mexican corporation and a Subsidiary of Diblo.

 

               1.28.   Investor.   "Investor" shall have the

                       --------

     meaning set forth in   the first paragraph of this Agree-

     ment.

 

               1.29.   LRMI.   "LRMI" shall mean the Law and

                      ----

     Regulations to Promote Mexican Investment and Regulate

     Foreign Investment.

 

               1.30.   Mexican GAAP.   "Mexican GAAP" shall

                      ------------

     mean Mexican generally accepted accounting principles.

 

               1.31.   Mexican Pesos.   "Mexican Pesos" shall

                      -------------

     mean New Mexican pesos as of the date of this Agreement.

 

               1.32.   Option Shares.   "Option Shares" shall

                      -------------

     have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.

 

               1.33.   Option Trust.   "Option Trust" shall mean

                      ------------

     the trust established under the Option Trust Agreement.

 

               1.34.   Option Trust Agreement.   "Option Trust

                      ----------------------

     Agreement" shall mean the agreement dated as of June 11,

     1993, among the Controlling Shareholders and Banco

     Nacional de Mexico, S.A., as Trustee for the Option

     Trust.

 

               1.35.   Person.   The term "person" shall mean

                      ------

     and include an individual, a partnership, a joint ven-

     ture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organiza-

     tion and a government or any department or agency there-

     of.

 

               1.36.   Prime Rate.   "Prime Rate" shall mean the

                       ----------

     rate published by the New York City Branch of Citibank,

     N.A. as its prime rate on the date on which interest is

     to begin to accrue.

 

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               1.37.   PW.   "PW" shall mean Price Waterhouse,

                      --

     independent certified public accountants for A-B and its

     Subsidiaries or such other "Big 6" international account-

     ing firm appointed by the A-B Board of Directors to audit

     the accounts of A-B and its Subsidiaries.

 

               1.38.   Real Estate Trust.   "Real Estate Trust"

                      -----------------

     shall mean the trust established under the Real Estate

     Trust Agreement.

 

               1.39.   Real Estate Trust Agreement. "Real

                      ---------------------------

     Estate Trust Agreement" shall mean the agreement dated as

     of January 22, 1993, among Diblo and Banco Nacional de

     Mexico, S.A., as Trustee of the Real Estate Trust.

 

               1.40.   Related Person.   "Related Person" shall

                      --------------

     mean when used in reference to any other Person any

     Person who owns or holds ten percent or more of the

     outstanding capital stock of such other Person or is an

     officer, director or sole administrator of such other

     Person or in the case of a natural Person, his spouse,

     his or his spouse's children (including by adoption), his

     siblings (including half and step siblings), his estate

     and any trust entirely for the benefit of any one or more

     of himself or any of the foregoing individuals.

 

               1.41.   Series A Shares.   "Series A Shares"

                      ---------------

     shall mean the Class I and Class II authorized shares of

     Series A Common Stock, no par value, of G-Modelo.

 

               1.42.   Series B Shares.   "Series B Shares"

                      ---------------

     shall mean the 71,376,124 Class II shares of Series B

     Common Stock, no par value, of G-Modelo authorized for

     issuance upon conversion of shares of G-Modelo capital

     stock as provided in the Amended G-Modelo By-laws.

 

               1.43.   Series C Shares.   "Series C Shares"

                      ---------------

     shall mean the 40,646,995 authorized Class II shares of

     Series C Non-Voting Stock, no par value, of G-Modelo.

 

               1.44.   Series P-C Shares.   "Series P-C Shares"

                      -----------------

     shall have the meaning set forth in the fourth preamble

     of this Agreement.

 

               1.45.   Subsidiary.   The term "Subsidiary" when

                      ----------

     used in reference to any other Person shall mean (x) any

     corporation of which 50 percent or more of the outstand-

 

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     ing capital stock is owned, directly or indirectly, by

     such other Person, or (y) any corporation of which out-

     standing securities having ordinary voting power to elect

     a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of

     such corporation are owned, directly or indirectly, by

     such other Person, or (z) any Person or entity, directly

     or indirectly, controlling, controlled by or under common

     control with such other Person.

 

                1.46.   USA Export.   "USA Export" shall mean

                      ----------

     Extrade, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican corporation formed by

     certain Controlling Shareholders prior to Closing as con-

     templated in Section 2.4(b)(ii).

 

                1.47.   U.S. GAAP.   "U.S. GAAP" shall mean

                      ---------

     United States generally accepted accounting principles.

 

               1.48.   Other Definitional Provisions.   Whenever

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      the context so requires, each of the neuter, masculine or

     feminine forms of any pronoun shall include all such

     forms. When used in this Agreement, the phrase "to the

     Controlling Shareholders' best knowledge after due inqui-

     ry" shall mean the collective knowledge of all of the

     Controlling Shareholders after at least one of the Con-

     trolling Shareholders has made due inquiry of one or more

     employees or representatives of G-Modelo or a G-Modelo

     Corporation who has access to or knowledge of the infor-

     mation being sought.   When used in this Agreement, the

     phrase "consolidated after-tax net earnings" of G-Modelo

     calculated in accordance with Mexican GAAP shall mean

     "utilidad neta consolidada."

 

                                ARTICLE II

 

                  TERMS OF THE SUBSCRIPTION OF SERIES

                P-C SHARES AND THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF

                      INITIAL DIBLO COMMON SHARES

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                2.1.   Subscription of Series P-C Shares and

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     Purchase and Sale of the Initial Diblo Common Shares.

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     Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this

     Agreement, at the Closing (i) G-Modelo shall sell to the

     Investor, and the Investor shall subscribe and purchase

     from G-Modelo, the Series P-C Shares and (ii) the Trustee

     of the Banamex Trust shall sell to the Investor, and the

     Investor shall purchase from the Banamex Trust, the

 

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     Initial Diblo Shares (which shall be "ex" the previously

     declared dividend that is referred to in clause (iv) of

     paragraph (b) of Section 2.04).

 

               2.2.   The Closing.   The Closing of the transac-

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     tions contemplated by this Article II shall take place at

     the offices of G-Modelo, Campos Eliseos 400, 19th Floor,

     Colonia Lomas de Chapultepec, 11000 Mexico, D.F., com-

     mencing at 11:00 a.m. (Mexico time) on the date hereof

     provided that all of the conditions to the parties'

     obligations set forth in Articles VIII and IX have been

     satisfied or waived or such other place, time and date as

     the Controlling Shareholders and the Investor may mutual-

     ly agree upon.   All matters at Closing shall be consid-

     ered to take place simultaneously and no delivery of any

     document shall be deemed complete until all transactions

     and deliveries of documents are completed.

 

               2.3.   Purchase Price.   The aggregate purchase

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     price to be paid by the Investor for the Series P-C

     Shares (the "Series P-C Purchase Price") shall be 207.225

     million United States dollars and the aggregate purchase

     price to be paid by the Investor for the Initial Diblo

     Shares (the "Diblo Purchase Price") shall be 270 million

     United States dollars.   Payment of the Series P-C Pur-

     chase Price and the Diblo Purchase Price shall be made at

     the Closing by the Investor in immediately available

     United States funds.

 

               2.4.   Deliveries at the Closing.

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                    (a)   Deliveries by the Investor.   At the

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     Closing, the Investor or A-B shall deliver or cause to be

     delivered the following:

 

                         (i) the Series P-C Purchase

          Price to G-Modelo and the Diblo Purchase Price

          to the Banamex Trust;

 

                        (ii) copies of a duly executed

          amendment to the Distribution Agreement dated

          as of the Closing Date between A-B and Interna

          cionales (the "Internacionales Distribution

          Agreement"), providing, among other things,

          that, subject to the terms and conditions

          thereof, for so long as the Investor owns ten

          per cent or more of the total outstanding shares of

 

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          G-Modelo capital stock, Internacionales shall

          continue to be the exclusive distributor of A-B

          beers in Mexico;

 

                        (iii)   the opinions referred to in

          Section 9.6; and

 

                        (iv)   any other documents, in-

          struments and writings required to be delivered

          by the Investor at or prior to the Closing

          pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

                    (b)   Deliveries by the G-Modelo Signato-

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