UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULES 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of November, 2015

 

 

GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

Av. Vasco de Quiroga No. 2000, Colonia Sante Fe 01210 Mexico, D.F.

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

Form 20-F  x            Form 40-F  ¨

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1).)

Yes  ¨            No   x

(Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7).)

Yes  ¨            No   x

This Report on Form 6-K shall be deemed incorporated by reference into the Registrant’s Registration

Statement on Form F-3ASR (File No. 333-188176)

 

 

 


EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

  1.1       Underwriting Agreement, dated November 19, 2015, among Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., as Issuer, and Goldman, Sachs & Co., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as Underwriters.
  4.1       Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 24, 2015, among Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., as Issuer, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent and The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A., as Luxembourg Paying Agent and Luxembourg Transfer Agent, relating to the 4.625% Senior Notes due 2026.
  4.2       Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 24, 2015, among Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., as Issuer, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent and The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A., as Luxembourg Paying Agent and Luxembourg Transfer Agent, relating to the 6.125% Senior Notes due 2046.
  4.3       Form of Global Note representing the 4.625% Senior Notes due 2026 (included in Exhibit 4.1).
  4.4       Form of Global Note representing the 6.125% Senior Notes due 2046 (included in Exhibit 4.2).
  5.1       Opinion of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP.
  5.2       Opinion of Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C.
23.1       Consent of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP (included as part of its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
23.2       Consent of Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C. (included as part of its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.2).


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.                
                    (Registrant)
Dated: November 24, 2015     By  

/s/ Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz

    Name:   Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz
    Title:   General Counsel


Exhibit 1.1

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.

(a publicly traded limited liability stock corporation

organized under the laws of the United Mexican States)

US$300,000,000 4.625% Senior Notes Due 2026

and

US$900,000,000 6.125% Senior Notes Due 2046

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

Dated: November 19, 2015

 

 


Table of Contents

 

         Page  

SECTION 1.

 

Representations and Warranties by the Company

     3   

(a)

 

Representations and Warranties

     3   

(b)

 

Officer’s Certificates

     16   

SECTION 2.

 

Sale and Delivery to Underwriters; Closing

     16   

(a)

 

Securities

     16   

(b)

 

Payment

     17   

(c)

 

Denominations; Registration

     17   

SECTION 3.

 

Covenants of the Company

     17   

(a)

 

Required Filings

     17   

(b)

 

Payment of Filing Fee

     18   

(c)

 

Prospectus

     18   

(d)

 

Notice to the Underwriters

     18   

(e)

 

Amendment to Registration Statement, Prospectus and Issuer Free Writing Prospectus

     18   

(f)

 

Qualification of Securities for Offer and Sale

     19   

(g)

 

DTC, Clearstream Banking and Euroclear

     19   

(h)

 

Use of Proceeds

     19   

(i)

 

Restriction on Sale of Securities

     19   

(j)

 

Listing on Securities Exchange

     20   

(k)

 

Earning Statements

     20   

(l)

 

Press Announcements

     20   

(m)

 

Annual Reports

     20   

(n)

 

Compliance with Securities Laws

     20   

(o)

 

Compliance with Exchange Act and Mexican Securities Market Law

     20   

(p)

 

No Stabilization

     20   

(q)

 

Renewal of Shelf Registration Statement

     20   

SECTION 4.

 

Payment of Expenses

     21   

(a)

 

Expenses

     21   

(b)

 

Termination of Agreement

     21   

SECTION 5.

 

Free Writing Prospectus

     21   

(a)

 

Prior Consent Required for Offers

     21   

(b)

 

Consent of the Company

     22   

SECTION 6.

 

Conditions of Underwriters’ Obligations

     22   

(a)

 

Opinion of Counsel for Company

     22   

 

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(b)

  

Opinion of Counsel for Underwriters

     22   

(c)

  

Officers’ Certificates

     22   

(d)

  

Accountants’ Comfort Letter

     23   

(e)

  

Bring-down Comfort Letter

     23   

(f)

  

Clearing Systems

     23   

(g)

  

Indenture and Securities

     23   

(h)

  

CNBV

     23   

(i)

  

Additional Documents

     23   

(j)

  

Termination of Agreement

     23   

(k)

  

Filing of Prospectus; etc

     24   

SECTION 7.

  

Indemnification

     24   

(a)

  

Indemnification of Underwriters

     24   

(b)

  

Indemnification of Company

     25   

(c)

  

Actions against Parties; Notification

     25   

(d)

  

Settlement without Consent if Failure to Reimburse

     26   

SECTION 8.

  

Contribution

     26   

SECTION 9.

  

Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery

     27   

SECTION 10.

  

Termination of Agreement

     27   

(a)

  

Termination; General

     27   

(b)

  

Liabilities

     28   

SECTION 11.

  

Default by One or More of the Underwriters

     28   

SECTION 12.

  

Consent to Jurisdiction, Appointment of Agent to Accept Service of Process

     28   

(a)

  

Consent to Jurisdiction

     28   

(b)

  

Appointment of Service Agent

     29   

(c)

  

Survival

     29   

SECTION 13.

  

Foreign Taxes

     29   

SECTION 14.

  

Waiver of Immunities

     30   

SECTION 15.

  

Judgment Currency

     30   

SECTION 16.

  

Notices

     31   

SECTION 17.

  

USA PATRIOT Act Disclosure

     31   

SECTION 18.

  

Parties

     31   

SECTION 19.

  

GOVERNING LAW

     31   

 

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SECTION 20.

 

Absence of Fiduciary Relationship

     31   

SECTION 21.

 

Effect of Headings

     32   

SECTION 22.

 

Waiver of Jury Trial

     32   

SCHEDULES

    

 

Schedule A

 

 

List of Underwriters

   Sch A-1

Schedule B-1

 

 

Price of the 2026 Notes

   Sch B-1-1

Schedule B-2

 

 

Price of the 2046 Notes

   Sch B-2-1

Schedule C

 

 

List of Subsidiaries

   Sch C-1

Schedule D

 

 

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus

   Sch D-1

Schedule E-1

 

 

Final Term Sheet – 2026 Notes

   Sch E-1-1

Schedule E-2

 

 

Final Term Sheet – 2046 Notes

   Sch E-2-1

 

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GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.

(a publicly-traded limited liability stock corporation

organized under the laws of the United Mexican States)

US$300,000,000 4.625% Senior Notes due 2026

and US$900,000,000 6.125% Senior Notes due 2046

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

November 19, 2015

To the Underwriters named in Schedule A hereto

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., a publicly traded limited liability stock corporation (sociedad anónima bursátil) (the “Company” or “Televisa”) organized under the laws of the United Mexican States (“Mexico”), confirms its agreement with each of the Underwriters named in Schedule A hereto (the “Underwriters,” which term shall also include any underwriter substituted as hereinafter provided in Section 11 hereof), with respect to the issue and sale by the Company and the purchase by the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, of the respective principal amounts set forth in Schedule A of (i) US$300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 4.625% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”) and (ii) US$900,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 6.125% Senior Notes Due 2046 (the “2046 Notes”, and together with the 2026 Notes, the “Securities”). The Securities are to be issued in book-entry form pursuant to an indenture, dated as of August 8, 2000, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the first supplemental indenture, dated as of August 8, 2000, the second supplemental indenture, dated as of January 19, 2001, the third supplemental indenture, dated as of September 13, 2001, the fourth supplemental indenture, dated as of March 11, 2002, the fifth supplemental indenture, dated as of March 8, 2002, the sixth supplemental indenture, dated as of July 31, 2002, the seventh supplemental indenture, dated as of March 18, 2005, the eighth supplemental indenture, dated as of May 26, 2005, the ninth supplemental indenture, dated as of September 6, 2005, the tenth supplemental indenture dated, as of May 9, 2007, the eleventh supplemental indenture, dated as of August 24, 2007, the twelfth supplemental indenture, dated as of May 12, 2008, the thirteenth supplemental indenture, dated as of August 21, 2008, the fourteenth supplemental indenture, dated as of November 3, 2009, the fifteenth supplemental indenture, dated as of March 22, 2010, the sixteenth supplemental indenture, dated as of May 14, 2013, the seventeenth supplemental indenture, dated as of May 13, 2014, the eighteenth supplemental indenture, to be dated as of November 24, 2015 with respect to the 2026 Notes and the nineteenth supplemental indenture, to be dated as of November 24, 2015 with respect to the 2046 Notes, in each case, among the Company, the Trustee, as the Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent, and The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A., as Luxembourg Paying Agent and Transfer Agent (collectively, the “Indenture”).

 

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The Company understands that the Underwriters propose to make a public offering of the Securities on the terms and in the manner set forth herein. The Securities are to be offered and sold through the Underwriters pursuant to an automatic shelf registration statement on Form F-3 ASR (No. 333-188176), including a prospectus, filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), which became effective upon filing with the Commission on April 26, 2013. Such registration statement, at any given time, together with the amendments thereto to such time, the exhibits and any schedules thereto at such time, the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 6 of Form F-3 under the Securities Act (as defined below) at such time, the documents otherwise deemed to be a part thereof or included therein by the Securities Act at such time and the information that is deemed to be a part of and included in such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B promulgated under the Securities Act, are herein called, collectively, the “Registration Statement.”

The Company has prepared a preliminary prospectus, including the base prospectus and a preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the Securities, which was filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (“Securities Act”). Each prospectus and prospectus supplement, including the base prospectus, used in connection with the offering of the Securities that omitted Rule 430B Information is herein called a “preliminary prospectus.” The base prospectus in the form most recently filed with the Commission as part of the Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented (including any preliminary prospectus or preliminary prospectus supplement) relating to the Securities immediately prior to the Applicable Time, are herein called, collectively, the “Pricing Prospectus.” The final prospectus, including the base prospectus and a final prospectus supplement, in the form first furnished (electronically or otherwise) to the Underwriters to confirm sales of the Securities (whether to meet the requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 promulgated under the Securities Act or otherwise) or, if not furnished to the Underwriters, in the form first filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 424(b), together with the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 6 of Form F-3 under the Securities Act at the time of execution of this Agreement, is herein called the “Prospectus.”

For purposes of this Agreement, all references to the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing shall be deemed to include the copy filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system (“EDGAR”).

General Disclosure Package” means the Pricing Prospectus, the Final Term Sheets (as hereinafter defined) and any other Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (as hereinafter defined) existing at the Applicable Time (as hereinafter defined) and the information therein which is intended for general distribution to prospective investors, as evidenced by its being specified in Schedule D to this Agreement.

Final Term Sheets” means (i) a final term sheet, containing solely a description of the 2026 Notes, included in Schedule E-1 to this Agreement and (ii) a final term sheet, containing solely a description of the 2046 Notes, included in Schedule E-2 to this Agreement.

Applicable Time” means 5:00 P.M. (Eastern Time) on the date of this Agreement.

 

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Free Writing Prospectus” means any free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) relating to the Securities.

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means any issuer free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act) relating to the Securities in the form filed or required to be filed with the Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the Company’s records pursuant to Rule 433(g) under the Securities Act.

All references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules and other information which is “contained,” “included” or “stated” in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, the General Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (or other references of like import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements and schedules and other information that are set forth or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, any such preliminary prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, the General Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and all references in this Agreement to amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, the General Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall be deemed to mean and include the filing of any document under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (the “Exchange Act”), which is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, any such preliminary prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, the General Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.

SECTION 1. Representations and Warranties by the Company.

(a) Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to each Underwriter as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Time referred to in Section 2(b) hereof, and agrees with each Underwriter, as follows:

(i) Registration Statement. The Registration Statement is an “automatic shelf registration statement” (as defined under Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that has been filed with the Commission not earlier than three years prior to the date of this Underwriting Agreement; no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act has been received by the Company; and no order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any part thereof has been issued by the Commission and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act against the Company or related to the offering of the Securities has been initiated or is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, is contemplated or threatened by the Commission, and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information pertaining to the Registration Statement has been complied with. As of its applicable effective date, the Registration Statement conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”), and did not

 

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include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading. At the Applicable Time, the Registration Statement and the Pricing Prospectus conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act, and neither the (i) Registration Statement (as amended or supplemented by the Pricing Prospectus) nor (ii) the General Disclosure Package, included any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Prospectus, as of its date complied, and as of the Closing Time will comply, in all material respects with the Securities Act, and, as of its date did not, and as of the Closing Time will not, include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. This representation, warranty and agreement shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus, the Prospectus or the General Disclosure Package made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company in writing by the Underwriters expressly for use therein.

(ii) Incorporated Documents. The documents or sections thereof incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus to the extent so incorporated by reference, at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission, complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act, and, when read together with the other information in the General Disclosure Package, at the Applicable Time and at the Closing Time, did not and will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.

(iii) General Disclosure Package. At the Applicable Time, neither the General Disclosure Package nor any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, when considered together with the General Disclosure Package, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. This representation, warranty and agreement shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the General Disclosure Package or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company in writing by the Underwriters expressly for use therein.

(iv) Eligibility under Certain Commission Rules. The Company meets the requirements for use of Form F-3 under the Securities Act. The Company was, and is, a “well-known seasoned issuer” and was not, and is not, an “ineligible issuer” (in each case as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) at any “determination date” under Rule 164 under the Securities Act or Rule 405 under the Securities Act that is relevant to the offering of the Securities.

 

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(v) Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as of its issue date and at all subsequent times through the completion of the sale of the Securities or until any earlier date that the Company notified or notifies the Underwriters as disclosed in Section 5(a) hereof, did not, does not and will not include any information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information then contained in the Registration Statement. This representation, warranty and agreement shall not apply to statements in or omissions from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company in writing by the Underwriters expressly for use therein.

(vi) Independent Accountants. The accountants who audited the consolidated financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are independent public accountants with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries in accordance with the rules of the Mexican Institute of Public Accountants (Instituto Mexicano de Contadores Publicos, A.C.) and the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.

(vii) Financial Statements of the Company. The consolidated financial statements (including any financial statements as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014) of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, together with the related notes and schedules, if any, included in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (the “Company Financial Statements”) present fairly the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries at the dates indicated and the statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries for the periods specified; said consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved. The selected financial data (including any financial data as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014) included in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the Company Financial Statements included in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(viii) No Material Adverse Change in Business. Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except as otherwise stated therein, (A) there has been no material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business (a “Material Adverse Effect”), (B) there have been no transactions

 

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entered into by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, other than those in the ordinary course of business, which are material with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, and (C) there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company on or with respect to any class of its capital stock.

(ix) Due Organization of the Company. The Company has been duly organized and is validly existing as a publicly traded limited liability stock corporation (sociedad anónima bursátil) under the laws of Mexico and has corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement; and the Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(x) Due Organization of Subsidiaries. Each subsidiary of the Company has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation if so required by the laws of such jurisdiction, has corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect; except as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the issued and outstanding capital stock or membership interests of each corporate subsidiary of the Company listed on Schedule C has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable and, except for directors’ qualifying shares or as otherwise indicated on Schedule C, is owned by the Company directly or indirectly through subsidiaries and, except as otherwise could not result in a Material Adverse Effect, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim or equity; none of the outstanding shares of capital stock of any of its subsidiaries was issued in violation of the preemptive or similar rights of any security holder of such subsidiary, except in cases where such violation would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. The only subsidiaries of the Company are the entities listed on Schedule C hereto, except for entities which do not constitute a Significant Subsidiary. As used herein, the term “Significant Subsidiary” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act.

(xi) Capitalization. The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company is as set forth in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except for subsequent purchases or issuances, if any, pursuant to the

 

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Company’s stock purchase or benefit plans, agreements or employee benefit plans referred to in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or pursuant to the exercise of convertible securities or options referred to in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. The shares of issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable; none of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company were issued in violation of the preemptive or other similar rights of any security holder of the Company.

(xii) Authorization of this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company. The performance of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and compliance by the Company with its obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by the Company.

(xiii) Authorization and Enforceability. The Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and, when executed and delivered by the Company and the Trustee and assuming due authorization and delivery by the parties thereto other than the Company, will constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium, suspension of payments, concurso mercantil or other similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and except as enforcement thereof is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). The Securities will rank at least pari passu, without any preference of one over the other, in priority of payment with all other present and future unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Company from time to time outstanding, other than obligations that are preferred by statute or by operation of law.

(xiv) No Event of Default. No Event of Default (as defined in the Securities) has occurred or is continuing or would occur but for the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both.

(xv) Authorization of the Securities. The Securities have been duly authorized and, at the Closing Time, will have been duly executed by the Company and, when authenticated, issued and delivered in the manner provided for in the Indenture and delivered against payment of the purchase price therefor as provided in this Agreement, and assuming due authentication by the Trustee, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers) reorganization, moratorium, suspension of payments, concurso mercantil or other similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and except as enforcement thereof is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and will be in the form contemplated by, and entitled to the benefits of, the Indenture.

 

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(xvi) Description of the Securities and the Indenture in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. The Securities and the Indenture will conform in all material respects to the respective statements relating thereto contained in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and will be in substantially the respective forms last delivered to the Underwriters prior to the date of this Agreement. Upon due execution by the Company and authentication and delivery by the Trustee of certificates evidencing Securities pursuant to the Indenture, persons in whose names the certificates are registered will be entitled to the rights specified in the Indenture.

(xvii) Absence of Defaults and Conflicts. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of its estatutos sociales or in default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which or any of them may be bound, or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject (collectively, “Agreements and Instruments”) except for such violations or defaults that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect; and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Indenture, the Securities and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (including the issuance and sale of the Securities and the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the caption “Use of Proceeds” as such terms are used in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus) and compliance by the Company with its obligations hereunder and thereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default or a Repayment Event (as defined below) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, the Agreements and Instruments except for such conflicts, breaches, defaults or Repayment Events, or the creation or imposition of liens, charges or encumbrances that, singly or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect, nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of the estatutos sociales of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their assets, properties or operations (except for such violations, conflicts, breaches or defaults or the creation or imposition of such liens, charges or encumbrances that, singly or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect). As used herein, a “Repayment Event” means any event or condition which gives the holder of any note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (or any person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

 

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(xviii) Absence of Labor Dispute. No labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent, and the Company is not aware of any existing or imminent labor disturbance by the employees of any of its or any of its subsidiaries’ principal suppliers, manufacturers, customers or contractors, which, in either case, may reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(xix) Absence of Proceedings. Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or brought by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries which might reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or which might reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the properties or assets of the Company and its subsidiaries (considered as one enterprise) or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Indenture, the Securities, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The aggregate of all pending legal or governmental proceedings to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any of their respective property or assets is the subject which are not described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, including ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(xx) Possession of Intellectual Property. The Company and its subsidiaries own or possess, or can acquire on reasonable terms, adequate patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions, copyrights, know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), trademarks, service marks, trade names or other intellectual property (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) necessary to carry on the business now operated by them, except where the inability to do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice or is otherwise aware of any infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any Intellectual Property or of any facts or circumstances which would render any Intellectual Properly invalid or inadequate to protect the interest of the Company or any of its subsidiaries therein, and which infringement or conflict (if the subject of any unfavorable decision, ruling or finding) or invalidity or inadequacy, singly or in the aggregate, would result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(xxi) Absence of Further Requirements. No filing with, or authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration, qualification or decree of, any court or governmental authority or agency is necessary or required

 

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for the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder or under the Indenture or the Securities, in connection with the offering, issuance or sale of the Securities and hereunder and thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Indenture, or for the due execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the Indenture, by the Company, except (i) as may be required under the Securities Act, the Trust Indenture Act and foreign or state securities or blue sky laws, (ii) the notice to the CNBV of the offering of the Securities according to Article 7 of the Ley del Mercado de Valores (the “Mexican Securities Market Law”), and (iii) as may be required to list the Securities on the Official List of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange for trading on the Euro MTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

(xxii) Possession of Licenses and Permits. The Company and its subsidiaries possess such permits, licenses, approvals, consents and other authorizations (collectively, “Governmental Licenses”) issued by the appropriate federal, state, local regulatory agencies or bodies in Mexico and in each other applicable jurisdiction necessary to conduct the business now operated by them, except where the failure to have such Governmental Licenses would not have a Material Adverse Effect; the Company and its subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms and conditions of all such Governmental Licenses, except where the failure so to comply would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; all of the Governmental Licenses are valid and in full force and effect, except where the invalidity of such Governmental Licenses or the failure of such Governmental Licenses to be in full force and effect would not have a Material Adverse Effect; and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such Governmental Licenses which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(xxiii) Title to Property. The Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all real property owned by the Company and its subsidiaries and good title to all other properties owned by them, in each case, free and clear of all mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests, claims, restrictions or encumbrances of any kind except such as (a) are described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (b) in cases where the absence of such title, singly or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect, or (c) such mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests, claims, restrictions or encumbrances which, singly or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect; and all of the leases and subleases material to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise, and under which the Company or any of its subsidiaries holds properties described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, are in full force and effect except those the absence of which would not have a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any notice of any material claim of any sort that has been asserted by anyone adverse to the rights of the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any of the leases or subleases mentioned above, or

 

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affecting or questioning the rights of the Company or any such subsidiary thereof to the continued possession of the leased or subleased premises under any such lease or sublease except claim or losses of rights which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(xxiv) Environmental Laws. Except as would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, (A) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, policy or rule of common law or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent, decree or judgment, relating to pollution or protection of human health, the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or wildlife, including, without limitation, laws and regulations relating to the release or threatened release of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum or petroleum products (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) or to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), (B) the Company and its subsidiaries have all permits, authorizations and approvals required under any applicable Environmental Laws and are each in compliance with their requirements, (C) there are no pending or, to the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ knowledge, threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations or proceedings relating to any Environmental Law against the Company or any of its subsidiaries and (D) there are no events or circumstances that might reasonably be expected to form the basis of an order for clean-up or remediation, or an action, suit or proceeding by any private party or governmental body or agency, against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries relating to Hazardous Materials or Environmental Laws.

(xxv) Investment Company Act. The Company is not, and upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated and the application of the net proceeds therefrom as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus will not be, an “investment company” as such term is defined in the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(xxvi) Accounting Controls. The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (1) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (2) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS and to maintain asset accountability; (3) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (4) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

 

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(xxvii) Compliance with Laws. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, rules or regulations of any applicable jurisdiction, except for failures to be in compliance with such laws, statutes, ordinances or regulations which, singly or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(xxviii) Taxes. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has filed all material federal, state, local and foreign income and franchise tax returns required by law to be filed by it in Mexico and in any other applicable jurisdiction and has paid all taxes required to be shown thereon, other than taxes which are being contested in good faith or state withholding taxes in each case for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with IFRS, except for such filings or payments, with respect to which the failure to file or pay is not expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and, except as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company has no knowledge of any material tax deficiency which has been or is reasonably likely to be asserted or threatened against the Company or any of its subsidiaries other than those for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with IFRS. Adequate charges, accruals and reserves have been provided for in the financial statements referred to in Section 1(a)(vii) hereof in respect of all material federal, state, local and foreign taxes for all periods as to which the tax liability of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has not been finally determined or remains open to examination by applicable taxing authorities.

(xxix) Insurance. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries carries or is entitled to the benefits of insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by corporations of established reputation engaged in the same or similar businesses and similarly situated, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other corporations, and such insurance is in full force and effect, except to the extent that the failure to carry or maintain such insurance, or the failure of such insurance to be in full force and effect, would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

(xxx) No Immunity from Legal Process. None of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities nor any of its properties, assets or revenues has any right in Mexico or the United States or any political subdivision thereof of immunity from any legal action, suit or proceeding, from the giving of any relief in any such legal action, suit or proceeding, from setoff or counterclaim, from the jurisdiction of any court, from service of process, attachment upon or prior to judgment, or attachment in aid of execution of judgment, or from execution of a judgment, or other legal process or proceeding for the giving of any relief or for the enforcement of a judgment, in any such jurisdiction, with respect to their obligations, liabilities or any other matter under or arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities and, to the extent that the Company or any of its properties, assets or revenues may have or may hereafter become entitled to any such right of

 

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immunity in any jurisdiction in which proceedings may at any time be commenced, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company has effectively waived or will waive such right and consented or will consent to such relief and enforcement.

(xxxi) Consent to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent to Accept Service of Process. The Company has the power to submit, and pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement has legally, validly, effectively and irrevocably submitted, to the jurisdiction of any United States federal or state court in the State of New York, County of New York, and has the power to designate, appoint and empower and, pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement, has legally, validly, effectively and irrevocably designated, appointed and empowered an agent for service of process in any suit or proceeding based on or arising under this Agreement in any United States federal or state court in the State of New York.

(xxxii) No Withholdings. Payments in respect of this Agreement and the Indenture including the transfer, sale and delivery of the Securities, are not subject under the current laws of Mexico or any political subdivision thereof or therein to any withholdings or similar charges for or on account of taxation or otherwise other than taxes imposed on the income or gain of an Underwriter whose net income or gains are otherwise subject to tax by Mexico or any political subdivision thereof or therein.

(xxxiii) Withholding and Other Taxes. Except as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, payments made by the Company under the Securities will not be subject under the current laws of Mexico or any political subdivision thereof to any withholdings or similar charges for or on account of taxation.

(xxxiv) Holders. Except as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, non-Mexican holders of the Securities will not be deemed resident, domiciled, carrying on business or subject to taxation in Mexico solely by reason of the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of the transaction documents.

(xxxv) No Registration, Transfer or Similar Taxes or Duties. No stamp or other issuance or transfer taxes or duties are payable by or on behalf of the Underwriters to Mexico or to any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities.

(xxxvi) Enforceability of New York Judgment. Any final judgment for a fixed or readily calculable sum of money rendered by any state court in the State of New York or United States federal court located in the State of New York having jurisdiction under its own domestic laws in respect of any suit, action or proceeding against the Company based upon this Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities would be declared enforceable against the Company by the courts of

 

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Mexico without reexamination, review of the merits of the cause of action in respect of which the original judgment was given or relitigation of the matters adjudicated upon or payment of any stamp, registration or similar tax on duty, provided that (a) such judgment is obtained in compliance with legal requirements of the jurisdiction of the court rendering such judgment and in compliance with the terms set forth in the relevant agreement; (b) such judgment is strictly for the payment of a certain sum of money and has been rendered in an in personam action as opposed to an in rem action; (c) process was served personally on the Company or on the appropriate process agent (a Mexican court would consider personal service of process upon the agent for service of process appointed in Section 12 of this Agreement to be personal service of process meeting procedural requirements of Mexico); provided that service of process by mail is not deemed to be personal service under the laws of Mexico; (d) such judgment does not contravene Mexican law, Mexican public policy, international treaties or agreements binding upon Mexico or generally accepted principles of international law; (e) the applicable procedure under the laws of Mexico with respect to the enforcement of foreign judgments (including, but not limited to, the issuance of a letter rogatory by the competent authority of such jurisdiction requesting enforcement of such judgment as authentic by the corresponding authorities of such jurisdiction in accordance with the laws thereof) is complied with; (f) such judgment is final in the jurisdiction in which it was issued; (g) the action in respect of which such judgment was rendered is not the subject matter of a lawsuit among the same parties pending before a Mexican court; (h) any such foreign court would enforce final judgments rendered by the federal or state courts of Mexico as a matter of reciprocity; and (i) the judgment and related documents are translated into Spanish by a duly authorized expert for their admissibility before the Mexican courts before which enforcement is requested, such translation being subject to approval by the Mexican court after the defendant has been given an opportunity to be heard with respect to the accuracy of the translation, and such proceedings would thereafter be based upon the translated documents. Furthermore, the Company is not aware of any reason why enforcement of any judgment obtained against the Company in connection with this Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities would contravene public policy of Mexico.

(xxxvii) Validity under the Laws of Mexico. It is not necessary under the laws of Mexico or any political subdivision thereof or authority or agency therein in order to enable an owner of any interest in the Securities to enforce its rights under the Securities or to enable any Underwriter to enforce its rights under this Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities, as the case may be, that it should, as a result solely of its holding of the Securities, be licensed, qualified or otherwise entitled to carry on business in Mexico or any political subdivision thereof or authority or agency therein; this Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities are in proper legal form under the laws of Mexico and any political subdivision thereof or authority or agency therein for the enforcement thereof against the Company therein; and it is not necessary to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of this Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities in Mexico or any political subdivision thereof or authority or

 

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agency therein that any of them be filed or recorded or enrolled with any court, authority or agency in, or that any stamp, registration or similar taxes or duties be paid to any court, authority or agency of, Mexico or any political subdivision thereof, except that in the event that any proceedings are brought before a Mexican court to enforce this Agreement, a Spanish translation of the documents required in such proceedings will need to be provided, which translation would need to be certified by a Mexican court-approved translator.

(xxxviii) Listing. Application is in the process of being made to list the Securities on the Official List of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange for trading on the Euro MTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

(xxxix) Reporting Company. The Company is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act and files reports with the Commission on the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) System.

(xl) No Stabilization. Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates, as such term is defined in Rule 501(b) under the Securities Act (each, an “Affiliate”) has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in, or that has constituted or which might reasonably be expected to cause or constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.

(xli) Bids or Purchases. Until the Underwriters shall have notified the Company of the completion of the distribution of the Securities, neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates has or will, either alone or with one or more other persons, bid for or purchase for any account in which it or any of its affiliates has a beneficial interest any Securities or any security of the same class or series as the Securities or attempt to induce any person to purchase any Securities, and neither it nor any of its Affiliates will make bids or purchases for the purpose of creating actual, or apparent, active trading in or of raising the price of the Securities.

(xlii) No Unlawful Payments. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the best knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any equivalent provision of Mexican law.

(xliii) Sarbanes-Oxley. There is and has been no failure which is continuing on the part of the Company and any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”).

 

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(xliv) Compliance with Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance in all material respects with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the U.S. Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, and the money laundering statutes of Mexico, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental or regulatory authorities in such jurisdictions (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental or regulatory authorities or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

(xlv) Compliance with OFAC. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any of its or their directors, officers, agents, employees or affiliates is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and the Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds from the offering and sale of the Securities, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC or any activities carried out or to be carried out in any jurisdiction subject to U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.

(xlvi) Disclosure Controls. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain an effective system of “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company and its subsidiaries have carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of their disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act.

(b) Officer’s Certificates. Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries delivered to the Underwriters or to counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to each Underwriter as to the matters covered thereby.

SECTION 2. Sale and Delivery to Underwriters; Closing.

(a) Securities. On the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, (i) the Company agrees to sell to each Underwriter and each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase from the

 

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Company (A) at the price set forth in Schedule B-1, the aggregate principal amount of 2026 Notes set forth in Schedule A opposite the name of such Underwriter, plus any additional principal amount of 2026 Notes which such Underwriter may become obligated to purchase pursuant to the provisions of Section 11 hereof, and (B) at the price set forth in Schedule B-2, the aggregate principal amount of 2046 Notes set forth in Schedule A opposite the name of such Underwriter, plus any additional principal amount of 2046 Notes which such Underwriter may become obligated to purchase pursuant to the provisions of Section 11 hereof, and (ii) subject to the consummation of the purchase referred to in clause (i) above, the Company agrees to pay the fees set forth on Schedule B-1 with respect to the 2026 Notes and the fees set forth in Schedule B-2 with respect to the 2046 Notes.

(b) Payment. Payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of certificates for, the Securities shall be made at the office of Paul Hastings LLP, 75 East 55th Street, New York, New York 10022, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Underwriters and the Company, at 10:00 A.M. (New York Time) on November 24, 2015 (unless postponed in accordance with the provisions of Section 11), or such other time as shall be agreed upon by the Underwriters and the Company (such time and date of payment and delivery being herein called the “Closing Time”).

Payment shall be made to the Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account designated by the Company against delivery to the Underwriters for respective accounts of the Underwriters of Securities to be purchased by them. Delivery of the Securities will be made through the facilities of The Depositary Trust Company (“DTC”), in accordance with the terms set forth in the Pricing Prospectus under the caption “Description of the Notes—Form, Denomination and Registration.”

Any Underwriter, individually and not as representative of the other Underwriters, may (but shall not be obligated to) make payment of the purchase price for the Securities to be purchased by any other Underwriter if such other Underwriter’s funds have not been received by the Closing Time, but such payment shall not relieve such other Underwriter from its obligations hereunder.

(c) Denominations; Registration. Certificates for the Securities (which shall be in the form of a Global Note) shall be in such denominations and registered in such names as the Underwriters may request in writing at least one full business day before the Closing Time. The certificates representing the Securities shall be made available for examination and packaging by the Underwriters in The City of New York not later than 10:00 A.M. on the last business day prior to the Closing Time.

SECTION 3. Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants with each Underwriter as follows:

(a) Required Filings. The Company will file the Prospectus with the Commission within the time period specified by Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, and will comply with any filing obligations it may have pursuant to Sections 5(a) and 5(b) hereof and Rule 433 under the Securities Act in respect of any Free Writing Prospectus.

 

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(b) Payment of Filing Fee. The Company will pay the registration fees required by the Commission relating to the Securities within the time and otherwise in accordance with Rule 456(b)(1) under the Securities Act without regard to the proviso therein and otherwise in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act.

(c) Prospectus. The Company will deliver to the Underwriters as many copies of the Registration Statement (including all exhibits thereto) and, during the period when the delivery of a prospectus relating to the Securities (or in lieu thereof, the notice required by Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act) is required to be delivered under the Securities Act in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities by any Underwriter or dealer, as many copies of any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus, any other prospectus relating to the Securities and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any and all amendments and supplements to each such document and any documents incorporated by reference therein as such Underwriter may reasonably request.

(d) Notice to the Underwriters. The Company will advise the Underwriters promptly, and confirm such advice in writing, (i) of the issuance by any governmental or regulatory authority of any order preventing or suspending the use of the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus, or any part thereof, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act, (ii) of the receipt by the Company of any notice of objection to the use of the Registration Statement, any amendment or supplement thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus, (iii) of any request by the Commission for additional information relating to the Registration Statement, any amendment or supplement thereto, any preliminary prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus, (iv) of the occurrence of any event at any time prior to the completion of the initial offering of the Securities as a result of which the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (v) of the receipt by the Company of any notice with respect to any suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offer and sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and the Company will use its reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order preventing or suspending the use of the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus or suspending any such qualification of the Securities and, if any such order is issued, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof.

(e) Amendment to Registration Statement, Prospectus and Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. If, at any time when the delivery of a prospectus relating to the Securities (or in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act) is required to be delivered under the Securities Act in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities by the Underwriters or any dealer, (A) any event will occur or condition will exist as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or (B) it is necessary to amend or supplement the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or file a new

 

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registration statement to comply with law, the Company will immediately notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and furnish to the Underwriters such amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or new registration statement as may be necessary so that the statements included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, be misleading or so that the Prospectus will comply with law. Neither the consent to, nor the delivery of, any such amendment or supplement by the Underwriters will constitute a waiver of any of the conditions set forth herein.

If at any time following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicted or would conflict with the information then contained in the Registration Statement or included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances prevailing at that subsequent time, not misleading, (A) the Company has promptly notified or will promptly notify the Underwriters and (B) the Company has promptly amended or will promptly amend or supplement such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict, untrue statement or omission.

(f) Qualification of Securities for Offer and Sale. The Company will use its best efforts, in cooperation with the Underwriters, to qualify the Securities for offering and sale under the applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions as the Underwriters may designate and will maintain such qualifications in effect as long as required for the sale of the Securities; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject.

(g) DTC, Clearstream Banking and Euroclear. The Company will cooperate with the Underwriters and use its best efforts to permit the Securities to be eligible for clearance and settlement through the facilities of DTC, Clearstream Banking, société anonyme (“Clearstream Banking”) and Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. (“Euroclear”).

(h) Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the net proceeds received by it from the sale of the Securities in the manner specified in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under “Use of Proceeds.”

(i) Restriction on Sale of Securities. From the date hereof through the business day following the Closing Date, the Company will not, without the prior written consent of the Underwriters, directly or indirectly issue, sell, offer or agree to sell, grant any option for the sale of, or otherwise dispose of, any other debt securities of the Company that are similar to the Securities, convertible into, or exchangeable for, the Securities or such similar debt securities in a public offering or an offering in reliance on Rule 144A or Regulation S.

 

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(j) Listing on Securities Exchange. The Company will use its best efforts to have the Securities listed on the Official List of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and admitted for trading on the Euro MTF market.

(k) Earnings Statements. The Company will timely file such reports pursuant to the Exchange Act as are necessary in order to make generally available to its security holders as soon as practicable an earnings statement for the purposes of, and to provide to the Underwriters the benefits contemplated by, the last paragraph of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act.

(l) Press Announcements. From the date of this Agreement up until the later of (i) 14 days following the date hereof or (ii) the Closing Time (both dates inclusive), prior to issuing any formal press announcement or participating in any press conference, the Company will, and will cause its subsidiaries and all other parties acting on its behalf, to notify and consult with the Underwriters.

(m) Annual Reports. If not publicly available through the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system, for a period of two years from the Closing Time, the Company will upon request give to the Underwriters copies of all annual reports and such other documents, reports and information as shall be provided by the Company to its shareholders, Security holders or security holders generally.

(n) Compliance with Securities Laws. The Company will comply with applicable securities law of the United States and Mexico, and any other applicable law, with respect to purchases and sales of the Securities hereunder.

(o) Compliance with Exchange Act and Mexican Securities Market Law. The Company, during the thirty day period after the date hereof, will file all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act within the time periods required by the Exchange Act and the regulations pursuant thereto. So long as Securities shall be outstanding, the Company shall file with the CNBV any information required to be filed therewith regarding the Securities according to the Mexican Securities Market Law.

(p) No Stabilization. The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities.

(q) Renewal of Shelf Registration Statement. If immediately prior to the third anniversary (the “Renewal Deadline”) of the initial effective date of the Registration Statement, any of the Securities remain unsold, the Company will, prior to the Renewal Deadline file, if it has not already done so and is eligible to do so, a new automatic shelf registration statement relating to the Securities, in a form satisfactory to the Underwriters. If the Company is no longer eligible to file an automatic shelf registration statement, the Company will, prior to the Renewal Deadline, if it has not already done so, file a new shelf registration statement relating to the Securities, in a form satisfactory to the Underwriters, and will use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared effective within 180 days after the Renewal Deadline. The Company will take all other action necessary or appropriate to permit the public offering and sale of the Securities to continue as contemplated in the expired registration statement relating to the Securities. References herein to the Registration Statement shall include such new automatic shelf registration statement or such new shelf registration statement, as the case may be.

 

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SECTION 4. Payment of Expenses.

(a) Expenses. The Company will pay all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including (i) the preparation, printing, delivery to the Underwriters and any filing of the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, General Disclosure Package, the Prospectus (including financial statements and any schedules or exhibits and any document incorporated therein by reference) and of each amendment or supplement thereto or of any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, (ii) the preparation, printing and delivery to the Underwriters of this Agreement, any Agreement among Underwriters, the Indenture and such other documents as may be required in connection with the offering, purchase, sale, issuance or delivery of the Securities, (iii) the preparation, issuance and delivery of the certificates for the Securities to the Underwriters, including any transfer taxes, any stamp or other duties payable upon the sale, issuance and delivery of the Securities to the Underwriters and any charges of DTC, Clearstream Banking and Euroclear in connection therewith, (iv) the fees and disbursements of the Company’s counsel, accountants and other advisors, (v) the qualification of the Securities under securities laws in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(f) hereof, including filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection therewith and in connection with the preparation of the Blue Sky Survey, any supplement thereto, (vi) the fees and expenses of the Trustee, including the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Trustee in connection with the Indenture and the Securities, (vii) the costs and expenses of the Company relating to investor presentations on any “road show” undertaken in connection with the marketing of the Securities including, without limitation, expenses associated with the production of road show slides and graphics, fees and expenses of any consultants engaged in connection with the road show presentations, travel and lodging expenses of the representatives and officers of the Company and any such consultants, and the cost of aircraft and other transportation chartered in connection with the road show, (viii) any fees payable in connection with the rating of the Securities, and (ix) any fees and expenses payable in connection with the initial and continued listing of the Securities on any non-U.S. securities exchange, including but not limited to the Official List of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. The Underwriters will pay for (a) all costs and expenses of the Underwriters relating to investor presentations on any “road show” undertaken in connection with the marketing of the Securities; (b) the fees and disbursements of United States and Mexican counsel to the Underwriters; and (c) all other expenses incurred by the Underwriters.

(b) Termination of Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated by the Underwriters in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 or Section 10(a)(i) hereof, the Company shall reimburse the Underwriters for the fees and disbursements of United States and Mexican counsel to the Underwriters in an aggregate amount not to exceed US$250,000 and for all other out-of-pocket expenses of the Underwriters.

SECTION 5. Free Writing Prospectus.

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agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Company, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act). Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Company and the Underwriters pursuant to the preceding sentence is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.” The Company represents, warrants and agrees that it has treated and will treat each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an “issuer free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act), and has complied and will comply with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 under the Securities Act applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including timely Commission filing where required, legending and record keeping. For the purposes of clarity, nothing in this Section 5 shall restrict the Company from making any filings required in order to comply with its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act.

(b) Consent of the Company. The Company consents to the use by any Underwriter of a Free Writing Prospectus that (i) contains only (A) information describing the preliminary terms of the Securities or their offering or (B) information that describes the final terms of the Securities or their offering and that is included in the Final Term Sheets or is subsequently included in the Prospectus or (ii) does not contain any material information about the Company or its securities that was provided by or on behalf of the Company, it being understood and agreed that any such Free Writing Prospectus referred to in clause (i) or (ii) shall not be an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus for purposes of this Agreement.

SECTION 6. Conditions of Underwriters’ Obligations. The obligations of the several Underwriters hereunder at the Closing Time are subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 1 hereof or in certificates of any officer of the Company or any of its respective subsidiaries delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company of its covenants and other obligations and to the satisfaction of the conditions under the Indenture, and to the following further conditions:

(a) Opinion of Counsel for Company. At the Closing Time, the Underwriters shall have received the favorable opinions, dated as of the Closing Time, of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, United States counsel to the Company, and Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C., Mexican counsel to the Company; in each case in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each Underwriter and to such further effect as counsel to the Underwriters may reasonably request.

(b) Opinion of Counsel for Underwriters. At the Closing Time, the Underwriters shall have received the favorable opinion, dated as of the Closing Time, of Paul Hastings LLP, United States counsel to the Underwriters, and Ritch, Mueller, Heather y Nicolau, S.C., Mexican Counsel to the Underwriters, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each Underwriter, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters. Such counsel may state that, insofar as such opinion involves factual matters, they have relied, to the extent they deem proper, upon certificates of officers of the Company and its subsidiaries and certificates of public officials.

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Prospectus, any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, and the Underwriters shall have received certificates of the Corporate Controller and a Vice President of the Company dated as of the Closing Time to such effect and to the effect that (i) there has been no such material adverse change, (ii) the representations and warranties in Section 1 hereof are true and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made at and as of the Closing Time and (iii) the Company has complied in all material respects with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Time.

(d) Accountants’ Comfort Letter. At the time of the execution of this Agreement, the Underwriters shall have received from PricewaterhouseCoopers, S.C. a letter dated such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each Underwriter containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to Underwriters with respect to the Company Financial Statements and certain financial information contained in the Preliminary Prospectus, each other document comprising any part of the General Disclosure Package, as supplemented or amended, and the Prospectus.

(e) Bring-down Comfort Letter. At the Closing Time, the Underwriters shall have received from PricewaterhouseCoopers, S.C. a letter, dated as of the Closing Time, to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to subsection (d) of this Section 6, except that the specified date referred to shall be a date not more than three business days prior to the Closing Time.

(f) Clearing Systems. At the Closing Time, the Securities will be eligible for clearance and settlement through the facilities of DTC, Clearstream Banking, Euroclear and their participants.

(g) Indenture and Securities. The Indenture shall have been duly executed and delivered. The Securities shall have been duly executed, authenticated and delivered.

(h) CNBV. At the Closing Time, the CNBV shall have been notified of the offering of the Securities pursuant to Article 7 of the Mexican Securities Market Law and evidence of such notification, by a certified copy of such written notice by an officer of the Company, shall have been provided.

(i) Additional Documents. At the Closing Time, counsel for the Underwriters shall have been furnished with such documents as they may reasonably require for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations or warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions, herein contained; and all proceedings taken by the Company in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated herein shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriters and counsel for the Underwriters.

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the Underwriters by notice to the Company at any time at or prior to the Closing Time, and such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 4 and except that Sections 1, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 shall survive any such termination and remain in full force and effect.

(k) Filing of Prospectus; etc. The Prospectus, the Final Term Sheets and (to the extent required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433 under the Securities Act) any other Issuer Free Writing Prospectus will have been filed with the Commission in accordance with the Securities Act and Section 3(a) hereof; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any part thereof shall have been issued, no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission, and no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act shall have been received by the Company; and all requests for additional information on the part of the Commission shall have been complied with to the Underwriters’ reasonable satisfaction.

SECTION 7. Indemnification.

(a) Indemnification of Underwriters. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its directors, officers and affiliates and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act as follows:

(i) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, in each case as amended or supplemented, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the case of any preliminary prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, the General Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

(ii) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission; provided that (subject to Section 7(d) below) any such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; and

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any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any such expense is not paid under (i) or (ii) above;

provided, however, that this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.

(b) Indemnification of Company. Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers and affiliates and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the indemnity contained in subsection (a) of this Section 7, as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, in each case as amended or supplemented, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter expressly for use therein.

(c) Actions against Parties; Notification. Each indemnified party shall give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability hereunder to the extent it is not materially prejudiced as a result thereof and in any event shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity agreement. In the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 7(a) above, counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Underwriters, and, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 7(b) above, counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Company. An indemnifying party may participate at its own expense in the defense of any such action; provided, however, that counsel to the indemnifying party shall not (except with the consent of the indemnified party) also be counsel to the indemnified party. In no event shall the indemnifying parties be liable for fees and expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) separate from their own counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever in respect of which indemnification or contribution could be sought under this Section 7 or Section 8 hereof (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

 

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(d) Settlement without Consent if Failure to Reimburse. If at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel, such indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated by Section 7(a)(ii) effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least 30 days prior to such settlement being entered into and (iii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed such indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement unless the indemnifying party in good faith shall be contesting the reasonableness of such fees and expenses (but only to the extent so contested) or the entitlement of the indemnified party to indemnification under the terms of this Section 7.

SECTION 8. Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in Section 7 hereof is for any reason unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by such indemnified party, as incurred, (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.

The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the total underwriting discount received by the Underwriters, bear to the aggregate initial offering price of the Securities.

The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section 8. The aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by an indemnified party shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.

 

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Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8, in no event will any Underwriter be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities purchased and sold by it hereunder exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.

No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

For purposes of this Section 8, each person, if any, who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act and each director, officer, agent, employee and affiliate of an Underwriter shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act and each director, officer, agent, employee and affiliate of the Company shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company. The Underwriters’ respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 8 are several in proportion to the principal amount of Securities set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule A hereto and not joint.

SECTION 9. Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement or in certificates of officers of the Company or any of its respective subsidiaries submitted pursuant hereto shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or controlling person, or by or on behalf of the Company and shall survive delivery of the Securities to the Underwriters.

SECTION 10. Termination of Agreement.

(a) Termination; General. The Underwriters may terminate this Agreement, by notice to the Company, at any time at or prior to the Closing Time (i) if there has been, since the respective dates as of which information is given in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, or (ii) if there has occurred any material adverse change in the financial markets in the United States or the international financial markets, any outbreak of hostilities or escalation thereof or other calamity or crisis or any change or development involving a prospective change in national or international political, financial or economic conditions or exchange controls, in each case the effect of which is such as to make it, in the judgment of the Underwriters, impracticable to market the Securities or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Securities, or (iii) if trading in any securities of the Company has been suspended or materially limited by the CNBV, the Mexican Stock Exchange, the Commission or the New York Stock Exchange, or if trading generally on the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Stock Market or the Mexican Stock Exchange has

 

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been suspended or materially limited, or minimum or maximum prices for trading have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices have been required, by any of said exchanges or by such system or by order of the Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. or any other governmental authority, or (iv) if a banking moratorium has been declared by either United States Federal, New York or Mexican authorities.

(b) Liabilities. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section 10, such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 4 hereof, and provided further that Sections 1, 7 and 8 shall survive such termination and remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 11. Default by One or More of the Underwriters. If any of the Underwriters shall fail at the Closing Time to purchase the Securities which it or they are obligated to purchase under this Agreement (the “Defaulted Securities”), the Underwriters shall have the right, within 24 hours thereafter, to make arrangements for any of the non-defaulting Underwriters, or any other underwriters, to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Defaulted Securities in such amounts as may be agreed upon and upon the terms herein set forth; if, however, the Underwriters shall not have completed such arrangements within such 24-hour period, then:

(a) if the number of Defaulted Securities does not exceed 10% of the aggregate number of Securities to be purchased hereunder, each of the non-defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated, severally and not jointly, to purchase the full amount thereof in the proportions that their respective underwriting obligations hereunder bear to the underwriting obligations of all non-defaulting Underwriters, or

(b) if the number of Defaulted Securities exceeds 10% of the aggregate number of Securities to be purchased hereunder, this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter.

No action taken pursuant to this Section 11 shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of its default.

In the event of any such default which does not result in a termination of this Agreement, either the Underwriters or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Time for a period not exceeding seven days in order to effect any required changes in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, or in any other documents or arrangements. As used herein, the term “Underwriter” includes any person substituted for an Underwriter under this Section 11.

SECTION 12. Consent to Jurisdiction, Appointment of Agent to Accept Service of Process.

(a) Consent to Jurisdiction. Each of the Underwriters and the Company irrevocably consents and agrees that any legal action, suit or proceeding against it with respect to its obligations, liabilities or any other matter arising out of or based on this Agreement shall be brought in any United States federal or state court in the State of New York, County of New York, and for that purpose hereby waives any right to which it may be entitled on account of place of residence or domicile.

 

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(b) Appointment of Service Agent. The Company designates, appoints, and empowers CT Corporation System, with offices currently at 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York 10011, as its designee, appointee and agent to receive and accept for and on its behalf, and its properties, assets and revenues, service of any and all legal process, summons, notices and documents that may be served in any action, suit or proceeding brought against any of the Company in any such United States federal or state court with respect to its obligations, liabilities or any other matter arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and the Indenture and that may be made on such designee, appointee and agent in accordance with legal procedures prescribed for such courts. If for any reason such designee, appointee and agent hereunder shall cease to be available to act as such, the Company agrees to designate a new designee, appointee and agent in The City of New York on the terms and for the purposes of this Section 12 reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters. The Company further hereby irrevocably consents and agrees to the service of any and all legal process, summons, notices and documents in any such action, suit or proceeding against the Company by serving a copy thereof upon the relevant agent for service of process referred to in this Section 12 (whether or not the appointment of such agent shall for any reason prove to be ineffective or such agent shall accept or acknowledge such service). The Company agrees that the failure of any such designee, appointee and agent to give any notice of such service to them shall not impair or affect in any way the validity of such service or any judgment rendered in any action or proceeding based thereon. Nothing herein shall in any way be deemed to limit the ability of the Underwriters and the other persons referred to in Sections 7 and 8 to serve any such legal process, summons, notices and documents in any other manner permitted by applicable law or to obtain jurisdiction over the Company or bring actions, suits or proceedings against them in such other jurisdictions, and in such manner, as may be permitted by applicable law. Each of the parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and the Indenture brought in the federal courts located in The City of New York or the courts of the State of New York located in The County of New York and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, not to plead or claim in any federal court located in The City of New York or any court of the State of New York located in The County of New York that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

(c) Survival. The provisions of this Section 12 shall survive any termination of this Agreement, in whole or in part.

SECTION 13. Foreign Taxes. All payments by the Company to any Underwriter hereunder shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any and all present and future income, stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings, now or hereinafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by Mexico or any other jurisdiction in which the Company has a branch or an office from which payment is made or deemed to be made, excluding (i) any such tax imposed by reason of any Underwriter having some connection with any such jurisdiction other than its participation as Underwriter hereunder, and (ii) any income or franchise tax on the overall net income of such Underwriter imposed by the United States of America or by the State of New York or any political subdivision of the United States of America or of the State of New York

 

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(all such non-excluded taxes, “Foreign Taxes”). If the Company is prevented by operation of law or otherwise from paying, causing to be paid or remitting that portion of amounts payable hereunder represented by Foreign Taxes withheld or deducted, then amounts payable under this Agreement by such party shall, to the extent permitted by law, be increased to such amount as is necessary to yield and remit to each Underwriter an amount which, after deduction of all Foreign Taxes (including all Foreign Taxes payable on such increased payments) equals the amount that would have been payable if no Foreign Taxes applied.

SECTION 14. Waiver of Immunities. To the extent that the Company or any of its respective properties, assets or revenues may have or may hereafter become entitled to, or have attributed to it, any right of immunity, on the grounds of sovereignty or otherwise, from any legal action, suit or proceeding, from the giving of any relief in any thereof, from set-off or counterclaim, from the jurisdiction of any court, from service or process, from attachment upon or prior to judgment, from attachment in aid of execution of judgment, or from execution of judgment, or other legal process or proceeding for the giving of any relief or for the enforcement of any judgment, in any jurisdiction in which proceedings may at any time be commenced, with respect to their obligations, liabilities or any other matter under or arising out of or based on this Agreement, the Company hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, not to plead or claim, any such immunity and consents to such relief and enforcement.

SECTION 15. Judgment Currency. The Company agrees to indemnify the Underwriters against any loss incurred by such Underwriters as a result of any judgment or order being given or made for any amount due hereunder and such judgment or order being expressed and paid in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than United States dollars and as a result of any variation as between (i) the rate of exchange at which the United States dollar amount is converted into the Judgment Currency for the purpose of such judgment or order, and (ii) the rate of exchange at which the Underwriters are able to purchase United States dollars, at the business day nearest the date of judgment, with the amount of the Judgment Currency actually received by the Underwriters. The foregoing indemnity shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any such judgment or order as aforesaid.

Each of the Underwriters, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify the Company against any loss incurred by the Company as a result of any judgment or order being given or made for any amount due hereunder and such judgment or order being expressed and paid in a Judgment Currency other than United States dollars and as a result of any variation as between (i) the rate of exchange at which the United States dollar amount is converted into the Judgment Currency for the purpose of such judgment or order, and (ii) the rate of exchange at which the Company is able to purchase United States dollars, at the business day nearest the date of judgment, with the amount of the Judgment Currency actually received by the Company. The foregoing indemnity shall constitute a separate and independent, several and not joint, obligation of the Underwriters and shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any such judgment or order as aforesaid.

For purposes of this Section 15, the term “rate of exchange” shall include any premiums and costs or exchange payable in connection with the purchase of, or conversion into, the relevant currency.

 

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SECTION 16. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be directed to Goldman, Sachs & Co., 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282, attention: Registration Department, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., 452 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10018, attention: Latin America Capital Markets, telecopy (212) 525-0238, and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036, attention: Investment Banking Division, telecopy (212) 507-8999; notices to the Company shall be directed to it at Avenida Vasco de Quiroga, No. 2000, Colonia Santa Fe, 01210 Mexico, D.F., Mexico, telephone: +52 (55) 5261-2000, telecopy: +52 (55) 5261-2524, attention: Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero and Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz.

SECTION 17. USA PATRIOT Act Disclosure. In accordance with the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Company, which information may include the name and address of such clients, as well as other information that will allow the Underwriters to properly identify their respective clients.

SECTION 18. Parties. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Underwriters, the Company and their respective successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than the Underwriters, the Company and their respective successors and the controlling persons and officers and directors referred to in Sections 7 and 8 and their heirs and legal representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained. This Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof are intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Underwriters, the Company and their respective successors, and said controlling persons and officers and directors and their heirs and legal representatives, and for the benefit of no other person, firm or corporation. No purchaser of Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor by reason merely of such purchase.

SECTION 19. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 20. Absence of Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that:

(a) The Underwriters have been retained solely to act as underwriters in connection with the sale of the Company’s Securities and that no fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship between the Company and the Underwriters has been created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, irrespective of whether the Underwriters have advised or are advising the Company on other matters;

(b) the price of the Securities set forth in this Agreement was established by the Company following discussions and arms-length negotiations with the Underwriters, and the Company is capable of evaluating and understanding and understand and accept the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

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(c) it has been advised that the Underwriters and their affiliates are engaged in a broad range of transactions which may involve interests that differ from those of the Company and that the Underwriters have no obligation to disclose such interests and transactions to the Company by virtue of any fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship; and

(d) it waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims it may have against the Underwriters for breach of fiduciary duty or alleged breach of fiduciary duty and agrees that the Underwriters shall have no liability (whether direct or indirect) to the Company in respect of such a fiduciary duty claim or to any person asserting a fiduciary duty claim on behalf of or in right of the Company, including stockholders, employees or creditors of the Company.

SECTION 21. Effect of Headings. The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

SECTION 22. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to the Company a counterpart hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts, will become a binding agreement between the Underwriters and the Company in accordance with its terms.

 

Very truly yours,
GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.
By:  

/s/ Jorge Agustín Lutteroth Echegoyen

Name:   Jorge Agustín Lutteroth Echegoyen
Title:   Vice President and Corporate Controller
By:  

/s/ Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz

Name:   Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz
Title:   Vice President – Legal and General Counsel

 


CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED,
      as of the date first above written:
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
  By:  

/s/ Adam Greene

  Name:   Adam Greene
  Title:   Vice President
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
  By:  

/s/ Luiz Lanfredi

  Name:   Luiz Lanfredi
  Title:   Vice President
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
  By:  

/s/ Yurij Slyz

  Name:   Yurij Slyz
  Title:   Executive Director

 


SCHEDULE A

 

Underwriters

   Principal Amount of
2026 Notes
     Principal Amount of
2046 Notes
 

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

   US$ 100,000,000       US$ 300,000,000   

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

   US$ 100,000,000       US$ 300,000,000   

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

   US$ 100,000,000       US$ 300,000,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   US$ 300,000,000       US$ 900,000,000   

 

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SCHEDULE B-1

The purchase price to be paid by the Underwriters for the 2026 Notes and the initial public offering price of the 2026 Notes shall be 99.385% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest, if any, from the date of issuance.

The underwriting fees to be paid to the Underwriters shall be 0.300% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest, if any, from the date of issuance.

The amount to be paid by the Underwriters (i.e., the purchase price of the 2026 Notes minus the underwriting fees referred to above), shall be 99.085% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest, if any, from the date of issuance.

The interest rate on the 2026 Notes shall be 4.625% per annum.

 

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SCHEDULE B-2

The purchase price to be paid by the Underwriters for the 2046 Notes and the initial public offering price of the 2046 Notes shall be 99.677% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest, if any, from the date of issuance.

The underwriting fees to be paid to the Underwriters shall be 0.400% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest, if any, from the date of issuance.

The amount to be paid by the Underwriters (i.e., the purchase price of the 2046 Notes minus the underwriting fees referred to above), shall be 99.277% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest, if any, from the date of issuance.

The interest rate on the 2046 Notes shall be 6.125% per annum.

 

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SCHEDULE C

Significant Subsidiaries of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.

as of September 30, 2015

 

Name of Significant Subsidiary

   Jurisdiction of
Organization or
Incorporation
   Ownership
Percentage

Corporativo Vasco de Quiroga, S.A. de C.V.

   Mexico    100%

Innova, S. de R.L. de C.V.

   Mexico    58.7%

Grupo Telesistema , S.A. de C.V.

   Mexico    100%

Televisa, S.A. de C.V.

   Mexico    100%

Grupo Xquenda, Ltd.

   Switzerland    100%

Multimedia Telecom, S.A. de C.V.

   Mexico    100%

 

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SCHEDULE D

ISSUER FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS

 

1. Press Release dated November 17, 2015 entitled “Grupo Televisa Announces Intention to Initiate a Bond Offering at a Future Date.”

 

2. Final Term Sheet for the 2026 Notes.

 

3. Final Term Sheet for the 2046 Notes.

 

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SCHEDULE E-1

FINAL TERM SHEET – 2026 NOTES

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.

 

 

Final Terms and Conditions

U.S.$300,000,000 4.625% Senior Notes due January 30, 2026

November 19, 2015

Issuer:    Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (“Televisa” or “Issuer”)
Format:    SEC registered
Ranking:    Senior unsecured
Joint Book-runners and Lead Managers:   

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

Principal Amount:    U.S.$300,000,000
Maturity:    January 30, 2026
Coupon Rate:    4.625%
Interest Basis:    Payable semi-annually in arrears
Day Count:    30/360
Interest Payment Dates:    January 30 and July 30
First Interest Payment Date:    July 30, 2016 (long first coupon)
Issue Price:    99.385%
Yield to Maturity:    4.700%
Benchmark Treasury:    2.250% due November 15, 2025
Benchmark Treasury Yield:    2.250%
Reoffer Spread to Benchmark Treasury:    +245 basis points
Denominations:    Minimum denomination of U.S.$200,000 principal amount and integral multiples of U.S.$1,000 in excess thereof.
Optional Redemption:    Prior to October 30, 2025 the notes may be redeemed at the option of Televisa, in whole or in part, by paying the greater of the principal amount of the notes or a Make-Whole amount at the Treasury Rate plus 40 basis points. On or after October 30, 2025, which is three months prior to Maturity, the notes may be redeemed at par at the option of Televisa, in whole or in part.
Change of Control:    Holders may put the bonds back to Televisa for a price of 101% if there is a Change of Control event.
Pricing Date:    November 19, 2015
Closing & Settlement Date:    November 24, 2015 (T+3)

 

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Clearing Systems:    The Depository Trust Company, Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, and Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V.
Listing:    Luxembourg Stock Exchange to trade on the Euro MTF market.
Identification Numbers:   

CUSIP: 40049J BB2

ISIN: US40049JBB26

Use of Proceeds:    The Issuer intends to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including capital expenditures associated with the continued growth of its cable and telecommunications segments.
Net Proceeds:    The Issuer estimates the net proceeds from the sale of the notes will be approximately U.S.$296,991,390 after discounts, payment of underwriting fees and estimated offering expenses.

 

* A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revisions or withdrawals at any time.

The information contained in this notice is subject to, and in making an investment decision you should rely on, the detailed description of the Issuer and the senior notes contained in the preliminary prospectus supplement dated November 19, 2015 to the Prospectus dated April 26, 2013 (collectively, the “Prospectus”) relating to the senior notes, as supplemented by this final pricing term sheet.

This notice shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the bonds in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the Prospectus if you request it by calling any of Goldman, Sachs & Co. at 1-866-471-2526, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. at 1-866-811-8049 or Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC at 1-866-718-1649.

 

Sch. E-1-2


SCHEDULE E-2

FINAL TERM SHEET – 2046 NOTES

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.

 

 

Final Terms and Conditions

U.S.$900,000,000 6.125% Senior Notes due January 31, 2046

November 19, 2015

 

 

Issuer:    Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (“Televisa” or “Issuer”)
Format:    SEC registered
Ranking:    Senior unsecured
Joint Book-runners and Lead Managers:   

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

Principal Amount:    U.S.$900,000,000
Maturity:    January 31, 2046
Coupon Rate:    6.125%
Interest Basis:    Payable semi-annually in arrears
Day Count:    30/360
Interest Payment Dates:    January 31 and July 31
First Interest Payment Date:    July 31, 2016 (long first coupon)
Issue Price:    99.677%
Yield to Maturity:    6.147%
Benchmark Treasury:    2.875% due August 15, 2045
Benchmark Treasury Yield:    3.022%
Reoffer Spread to Benchmark Treasury:    +312.5 basis points
Denominations:    Minimum denomination of U.S.$200,000 principal amount and integral multiples of U.S.$1,000 in excess thereof.
Optional Redemption:    Prior to July 31, 2045 the notes may be redeemed at the option of Televisa, in whole or in part, by paying the greater of the principal amount of the notes or a Make-Whole amount at the Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points. On or after July 31, 2045, which is six months prior to Maturity, the notes may be redeemed at par at the option of Televisa, in whole or in part.
Change of Control:    Holders may put the bonds back to Televisa for a price of 101% if there is a Change of Control event.
Pricing Date:    November 19, 2015
Closing & Settlement Date:    November 24, 2015 (T+3)

 

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Clearing Systems:    The Depository Trust Company, Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, and Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V.
Listing:    Luxembourg Stock Exchange to trade on the Euro MTF market.
Identification Numbers:   

CUSIP: 40049J BC0

ISIN: US40049JBC09

Use of Proceeds:    The Issuer intends to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including capital expenditures associated with the continued growth of its cable and telecommunications segments.
Net Proceeds:    The Issuer estimates the net proceeds from the sale of the notes will be approximately U.S.$891,301,770 after discounts, payment of underwriting fees and estimated offering expenses.

 

* A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revisions or withdrawals at any time.

The information contained in this notice is subject to, and in making an investment decision you should rely on, the detailed description of the Issuer and the senior notes contained in the preliminary prospectus supplement dated November 19, 2015 to the Prospectus dated April 26, 2013 (collectively, the “Prospectus”) relating to the senior notes, as supplemented by this final pricing term sheet.

This notice shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the bonds in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the Prospectus if you request it by calling any of Goldman, Sachs & Co. at 1-866-471-2526, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. at 1-866-811-8049 or Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC at 1-866-718-1649.

 

Sch. E-2-2



Exhibit 4.1

GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.,

as Issuer,

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,

as Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (LUXEMBOURG) S.A.,

as Luxembourg Paying Agent and Luxembourg Transfer Agent

 

 

EIGHTEENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of November 24, 2015

 

 

Supplementing the Trust Indenture

Dated as of August 8, 2000

 

 

U.S.$300,000,000 4.625% Senior Notes due 2026


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

     2   

Section 1.01

 

Definitions

     2   

Section 1.02

 

Section References

     3   

ARTICLE II TITLE AND TERMS OF THE SECURITIES

     3   

Section 2.01

 

Title of the Securities

     3   

Section 2.02

 

Amount and Denominations

     3   

Section 2.03

 

Registered Securities

     3   

Section 2.04

 

[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

     4   

Section 2.05

 

Stated Maturity

     4   

Section 2.06

 

Interest

     4   

Section 2.07

 

Registration, Transfer and Exchange

     4   

Section 2.08

 

Redemption of the Securities

     5   

Section 2.09

 

Denominations

     5   

Section 2.10

 

Payment Currency

     5   

Section 2.11

 

Applicability of Certain Indenture Provisions

     5   

Section 2.12

 

Security Registrar and Paying Agent

     6   

Section 2.13

 

Global Securities

     6   

Section 2.14

 

[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

     8   

Section 2.15

 

Sinking Fund

     8   

Section 2.16

 

Conversion; Exchange

     8   

Section 2.17

 

Amendments

     8   

Section 2.18

 

Applicable Procedures

     8   

Section 2.19

 

Paying and Transfer Agent

     8   

Section 2.20

 

Consequential Damages

     8   

Section 2.21

 

Payment and reimbursement

     8   

ARTICLE III MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     9   

EXHIBITS

    

Exhibit A

 

Global Security Form

  

 

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EIGHTEENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of the 24th day of November, 2015 (the “Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture”), among GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B., a limited liability public stock corporation (sociedad anónima bursátil) organized under the laws of the United Mexican States (the “Issuer” or the “Company”), THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a New York banking corporation, having its Corporate Trust Office located at 101 Barclay Street, New York, New York 10286, as trustee (the “Trustee”), registrar (“Registrar”), paying agent (“Paying Agent”) and transfer agent (“Transfer Agent”) and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (LUXEMBOURG) S.A., a bank duly incorporated and existing under the laws of Luxembourg, at its office at Vertigo Building, Polaris, 2-4 rue Eugène Ruppert, L-2453, Luxembourg, as Luxembourg paying agent and Luxembourg transfer agent (a “Paying Agent” and a “Transfer Agent”, as the case may be);

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an Indenture, dated as of August 8, 2000 (the “Original Indenture” and, together with the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 8, 2000, the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 19, 2001, the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 13, 2001, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 11, 2002, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 8, 2002, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 31, 2002, the Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 18, 2005, the Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2005, the Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 6, 2005, the Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 9, 2007, the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 24, 2007, the Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 12, 2008, the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 21, 2008, the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 30, 2009, the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 22, 2010, the Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 14, 2013, the Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 13, 2014, this Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture and the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of the date hereof with respect to the U.S.$900,000,000 6.125% Senior Notes due 2046 also being issued on the date hereof, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance by the Company from time to time of its senior debt securities to be issued in one or more series (in the Original Indenture and herein called the “Securities”);

WHEREAS, the Company, in the exercise of the power and authority conferred upon and reserved to it under the provisions of the Original Indenture and pursuant to appropriate resolutions of the Board of Directors, has duly determined to make, execute and deliver to the Trustee, on November 24, 2015, this Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture to the Original Indenture in order to establish the form and terms of, and to provide for the creation and issue of, Securities to be designated as the “4.625% Senior Notes due 2026” under the Original Indenture in the aggregate principal amount of U.S.$300,000,000 subject to Section 202 hereof;

WHEREAS, Section 901 of the Original Indenture provides, among other things, that the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, without the consent of any Holders, may enter into an indenture supplemental to the Original Indenture to establish the terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 201 and 301 of the Original Indenture; and

 

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WHEREAS, all things necessary to make the Securities, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or any Authenticating Agent and issued upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth hereinafter and in the Indenture against payment therefor, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company and to make this Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture a valid, binding and legal agreement of the Company, have been done;

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS EIGHTEENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH that, in order to establish the terms of the series of Securities designated as the “4.625% Senior Notes due 2026” and for and in consideration of the premises and of the covenants contained in the Original Indenture and in this Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, it is mutually covenanted and agreed as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER

PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

Section 1.01 Definitions.

Each capitalized term that is used herein and is defined in the Original Indenture shall have the meaning specified in the Original Indenture unless such term is otherwise defined herein.

Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Security, the rules and procedures of DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg, as the case may be, that apply to such transfer or exchange.

Business Day” means any day that is both (i) a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in New York City, Mexico City or Luxembourg are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close and (ii) a day on which banks and financial institutions in Mexico City are open for business with the general public.

Clearstream, Luxembourg” shall mean Clearstream, Luxembourg Banking, société anonyme or any successor.

Closing Date” shall mean November 24, 2015.

Depositary” shall mean DTC or its nominee, or any other depositary appointed by the Company, provided, however, that such depositary shall have an address in the Borough of Manhattan, in the City of New York.

DTC” shall mean The Depository Trust Company.

Euroclear” shall mean the Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System, or any successor.

 

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Global Securities” or “Global Security” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 203 hereof.

Interest Payment Date” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Original Indenture and in Section 206 hereof.

Mexican GAAP” shall mean financial reporting standards in Mexico and the accounting principles and policies of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case as in effect from time to time, or any financial reporting standards authorized by the Mexican Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores and applied by the Company. All ratios and computations shall be computed in conformity with Mexican GAAP.

Notes” shall mean the Company’s 4.625% Senior Notes due 2026.

Remaining Scheduled Payments” shall mean, with respect to the Notes, the remaining scheduled payments of principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the related Redemption Date but for such redemption.

Securities” shall mean the Notes.

Section 1.02 Section References.

Each reference to a particular Section set forth in this Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture shall, unless the context otherwise requires, refer to this Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture.

ARTICLE II

TITLE AND TERMS OF THE SECURITIES

Section 2.01 Title of the Securities.

The title of the Securities of the series established hereby is the “4.625% Senior Notes due 2026.”

Section 2.02 Amount and Denominations.

The aggregate original principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under this Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture is limited to U.S.$300,000,000, except for Securities of such series authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the same series pursuant to Section 305, 306 or 1107 of the Original Indenture; provided, however, that the Notes may be reopened, without the consent of the Holders thereof, for issuance of additional Securities of the same series.

Section 2.03 Registered Securities.

The certificates for the Notes shall be Registered Securities in global form and shall be in substantially the forms attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Global Security”), and shall bear the legends as are inscribed thereon.

 

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Section 2.04 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

Section 2.05 Stated Maturity.

The Stated Maturity of the Notes on which the principal thereof is due and payable shall be January 30, 2026.

Section 2.06 Interest.

The principal of the Notes shall bear interest from the later of November 24, 2015 or the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or provided for, payable semi-annually on January 30 and July 30 of each year, commencing on July 30, 2016 to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or one or more Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on the fifteenth calendar day preceding such Interest Payment Date. Interest payable at maturity will be payable to the person to whom principal is payable on that date. Interest on the Notes shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. If any Interest Payment Date or Maturity would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, the related payment of principal, interest, premium and Additional Amounts will be made on the next succeeding Business Day as if it were made on the date the payment was due and no interest will accrue on the amounts so payable for the period from and after the Interest Payment Date or Maturity, as the case may be, to the next succeeding Business Day. Payments postponed to the next Business Day in this situation will be treated as if they were made on the original due date and postponement of this kind will not result in an Event of Default under the Notes, the Indenture or this Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture.

Interest on the Notes will accrue at the rate of 4.625% per annum, until the principal thereof is paid or made available for payment.

Section 2.07 Registration, Transfer and Exchange.

The principal of, interest, premium and Additional Amounts on the Notes shall be payable and the Notes may be surrendered or presented for payment, the Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, and notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and the Indenture may be served, at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purposes in The City of New York, State of New York, and so long as any Notes are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange for trading on the Euro MTF market and the rules of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange so require, a Paying Agent and a Transfer Agent with a specified office in Luxembourg, from time to time; provided, however, that at the option of the Company payment of interest on the Notes may be made by check mailed to the address of the Persons entitled thereto, as such addresses shall appear in the Security Register.

The Company hereby initially appoints the Trustee at its office in The City of New York as the Registrar, a Paying Agent and a Transfer Agent under the Indenture and the Trustee, by its execution hereof, accepts such appointment; provided, however, that (subject to Section 1002 of the Indenture) the Company may at any time remove the Trustee at its office or agency in The City of New York designated for the foregoing purposes and may from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies for the foregoing purposes and may from time to time

 

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rescind such designations. The Company hereby initially appoints The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A. at its office at Vertigo Building, Polaris, 2-4 rue Eugène Ruppert, L-2453, Luxembourg, to act as a Luxembourg Paying Agent and Luxembourg Transfer Agent under the Indenture and The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S. A. by its execution hereof, hereby accepts such appointment. The Trustee, the Registrar, each Paying Agent and each Transfer Agent shall keep copies of the Indenture available for inspection and copying by holders of the Notes during normal business hours at their respective offices.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Holder of U.S.$10 million or more in aggregate principal amount of certificated Notes on a Regular Record Date shall be entitled to receive interest payments, if any, on any Interest Payment Date, other than an Interest Payment Date that is also the date of Maturity, by wire transfer of immediately available funds if appropriate wire transfer instructions have been received in writing by, and are acceptable to, the Trustee not less than 15 calendar days prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date. Any wire transfer instructions received by the Trustee will remain in effect until revoked by the Holder. Any interest not punctually paid or duly provided for on a certificated Note on any Interest Payment Date other than the date of Maturity will cease to be payable to the Holder of the Note as of the close of business on the related Regular Record Date and may be paid either (1) to the Person in whose name the certificated Note is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest that is fixed by the Company, written notice of which will be given to the Holders of the Notes not less than 10 calendar days prior to such Special Record Date, or (2) at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such securities exchange, as provided in the Indenture.

Section 2.08 Redemption of the Securities.

The Notes are redeemable by the Company as set forth in Exhibit A hereto. Any such redemption shall be made in accordance with the terms of Article Eleven of the Original Indenture, provided that, in the case of a conflict between any such terms and the terms set forth in Exhibit A hereto, the terms set forth in Exhibit A shall prevail.

Section 2.09 Denominations.

Interests in the Notes shall be in minimum denominations of U.S.$200,000 and integral multiples of U.S.$1,000 in excess thereof.

Section 2.10 Currency.

The interest, premium, if any, Additional Amounts, if any, and principal on the Notes shall be payable only in Dollars.

Section 2.11 Applicability of Certain Indenture Provisions.

All Sections of the Original Indenture (as amended by this Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture, including Exhibit A hereto, as applicable) shall apply to the Notes, except for Articles Twelve, Thirteen and Fourteen.

 

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Section 2.12 Security Registrar and Paying Agent.

The Trustee shall be Security Registrar and the initial Paying Agent and initial Transfer Agent for the Notes (subject to the Company’s right (subject to Section 1002 of the Indenture) to remove the Trustee as such Paying Agent and or Transfer Agent with respect to each series and/or, from time to time, to designate one or more co-registrars and one or more other Paying Agents and Transfer Agents and to rescind from time to time any such designations), and The City of New York is designated as a Place of Payment for the Notes. The Company shall maintain a Paying Agent and Transfer Agent in Luxembourg for so long as any Notes are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange for trading on the Euro MTF market.

Section 2.13 Global Securities.

Form of Securities. The Notes may be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities in fully registered form. The initial Depositary for such Global Securities shall be DTC, and the depositary arrangements shall be those employed by whoever shall be the Depositary with respect to the Notes from time to time. No Notes will be issued in bearer form.

Each Global Security authenticated under this Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a nominee thereof or custodian therefore, and each such Global Security shall constitute a single Security for all purposes of the Indenture.

Notwithstanding any other provision in the Indenture or the Securities, no Global Security may be exchanged, in whole or in part, for certificated Notes, and no transfer of a Global Security in whole or in part may be registered in the name of any Person other than the Depositary or a nominee thereof unless (A) the Depositary has notified the Company that it is unwilling or unable to discharge its responsibilities properly as Depositary for such Global Security and a successor Depositary has not been appointed within 90 days, or (B) the Depositary has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, or (C) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to such Notes or (D) the Company in its sole discretion determines that the Global Securities (in whole not in part) should be exchanged for certificated Notes and delivers a written notice to such effect to the Trustee. Any Global Security exchanged pursuant to Clause (A) or (B) above shall be so exchanged in whole and not in part and any Global Security exchanged pursuant to Clause (C) or (D) above may be exchanged in whole or from time to time in part in the manner directed by the Depositary or the Company, respectively. If any of these events occur, upon receipt of certificated Notes executed by the Company and a Company Order, the Trustee will authenticate the Notes in fully certificated registered form for delivery to holders of beneficial interests in the Global Securities and will recognize the registered holders of the certificated Notes as Holders under the Indenture.

Each time that the Company transfers or exchanges a new Note in certificated form for another Note in certificated form, and after the Transfer Agent receives a completed assignment form, the Company will make available for delivery the new definitive Note at, as the case may be, the offices of the Transfer Agent in New York City or at the main office of the Transfer Agent in Luxembourg. Alternatively, at the option of the person requesting the transfer or exchange, the Company will mail, at that person’s risk, the new definitive Note to the address of

 

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the person that is specified in the assignment form. In addition, if the Company issues Notes in certificated form, then it will make payments of, interest on and any other amounts payable under the Notes to Holders in whose names Notes in certificated form, are registered at the close of business on the record date for these payments. If the Notes are issued in certificated form, the Company will make payments of principal and any redemption payments against the surrender of these certificated Notes at the offices of the Paying Agent in New York City or, as long as the Notes are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange for trading on the Euro MTF market, at the main office of the Paying Agent in Luxembourg.

If the Company issues the Notes in certificated registered form, so long as the notes are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange for trading on the Euro MTF market, the Company will maintain a paying agent and a transfer agent in Luxembourg. The Company will also publish a notice in Luxembourg in a leading newspaper having general circulation in Luxembourg (which is expected to be Luxemburger Wort). The Company will also publish a notice in Luxembourg in a leading newspaper having general circulation in Luxembourg if any change is made in the Paying Agent or the Transfer Agent in Luxembourg.

Upon any exchange, the certificated Notes shall be issued in definitive, fully-registered form, without interest coupons, shall have an aggregate principal amount equal to that of such Global Security or portion thereof to be so exchanged and shall be registered in such names and be in such denominations as the Depositary shall designate and shall bear any legends required by applicable law. Any Global Security to be exchanged in whole shall be surrendered by the Depositary to the Trustee, as Security Registrar. With regard to any Global Security to be exchanged in part, either such Global Security shall be so surrendered for exchange or, if the Trustee is acting as custodian for the Depositary or its nominee with respect to such Global Security, the principal thereof shall be reduced, by an amount equal to the portion thereof to be so exchanged, by means of any appropriate adjustment made on the records of the Trustee. Upon any such surrender or adjustment, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver the Security issuable on such exchange to or upon the order of the Depositary or an authorized representative thereof.

The provisions of the “Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System” and the “Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear” and the “Management Regulations” and “Instructions to Participants” of Clearstream, Luxembourg, respectively, shall be applicable to any Global Security insofar as interests in such Global Security are held by the agent members of Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg. Account holders or participants in Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg shall have no rights under the Indenture with respect to such Global Security, and the Depositary or its nominee may be treated by the Company, the Trustee, and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the owner of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee, or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between DTC and its agent members, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of any Security.

 

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Section 2.14 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

Section 2.15 Sinking Fund.

The Notes shall not be subject to any sinking fund or similar provision and shall not be redeemable at the option of the holder thereof.

Section 2.16 Conversion; Exchange.

The Notes shall not be convertible into Common Stock.

Section 2.17 Amendments.

This Supplemental Indenture may be amended by the Company without the consent of any holder of the Notes in order for any restrictions on transfer contained herein to be in compliance with applicable law or the Applicable Procedures.

Section 2.18 Applicable Procedures.

Notwithstanding anything else herein, the Company shall not be required to permit a transfer of a Global Security that is not permitted by the Applicable Procedures.

Section 2.19 Paying and Transfer Agent.

The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A. agrees that the provisions of Section 1003 of the Original Indenture shall be binding on it as Luxembourg Paying Agent and Luxembourg Transfer Agent.

Section 2.20 Consequential Damages.

Section 602 of the Original Indenture is hereby amended to add the following: “(13) The Trustee shall have no liability for special, punitive or consequential damages (including lost profit), whether foreseeable or unforeseeable.”

Section 2.21 Payment and Reimbursement.

At or prior to 10 a.m. New York City time on the payment date for any amount due on any Notes, the Company will deposit with the Trustee or a Paying Agent the full amount due on the Notes on such payment date, and the Trustee or such Paying Agent will make the related payment on the Notes on such payment date as soon as practicable after it has received such amount from the Company. If the Trustee or such Paying Agent has not received by 10 a.m. New York City time on the relevant payment date of any Notes the full amount in cleared, immediately available funds payable in respect thereof on such date and confirmation satisfactory to itself that such payment in full has been received, it shall not be required to make payment of any amount due on any Note until it has received such funds from the Company. Nevertheless, subject to the foregoing, if the Trustee or any Paying Agent is satisfied that it will receive such full amount later, it may in its absolute discretion (but shall not be obligated to) pay any such amount due on the Notes (including, without limitation, interest or principal amounts or any Additional Amounts) in accordance with their terms.

 

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If the Trustee or any Paying Agent makes such payment on behalf of the Company in accordance with the preceding paragraph, and it does not later on that payment date receive the full amount from the Company, the Company shall be liable on demand by the Trustee to repay to the Trustee or such Paying Agent (as directed by the Trustee) the amount (or the unreimbursed portion thereof), plus interest from (and including) the date such payment was made by the Trustee or such Paying Agent to (but excluding) the date of receipt by the Trustee or such Paying Agent of the payment in full of such amount (or the unreimbursed portion thereof), at a rate quoted at that time by the Trustee or such Paying Agent as its cost of funding the payment, plus one per cent. per annum. Such interest shall be compounded daily.

ARTICLE III

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

The Trustee makes no undertaking or representations in respect of, and shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for and in respect of, the validity or sufficiency of this Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture or the proper authorization or the due execution hereof by the Company or for or in respect of the recitals and statements contained herein, all of which recitals and statements are made solely by the Company.

Except as expressly amended hereby, the Original Indenture shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof and the Original Indenture is in all respects hereby ratified and confirmed.

This Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture and all its provisions shall be deemed a part of the Original Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided. This Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof other than Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law.

This Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.,
as Issuer
By:  

/s/ Jorge Agustín Lutteroth Echegoyen

Name:   Jorge Agustín Lutteroth Echegoyen
Title:   Vice President and Corporate Controller
By:  

/s/ Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz

Name:   Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz
Title:   Vice President – Legal and General Counsel

 

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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,
as Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agentand Transfer Agent
By:  

/s/ Catherine F. Donohue

Name:   Catherine F. Donohue
Title:   Vice President

 

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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (LUXEMBOURG) S.A.,
as Luxembourg Paying Agent and
Luxembourg Transfer Agent
By:  

/s/ Catherine F. Donohue

Name:   Catherine F. Donohue
Title:   Attorney-in-Fact

 

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Exhibit A

THIS NOTE IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, WHICH MAY BE TREATED BY GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B., THE TRUSTEE AND ANY AGENT THEREOF AS OWNER AND HOLDER OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE FOR ALL PURPOSES. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.

 

No. 1

  U.S.$300,000,000

CUSIP No.: 40049J BB2

ISIN No.: US40049JBB26

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.

4.625% Senior Note due 2026

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., a publicly traded limited liability stock corporation (sociedad anónima bursátil), organized under the laws of the United Mexican States (hereinafter called the “Company,” which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture referred to below), for value received, hereby promises to pay Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum of THREE HUNDRED MILLION Dollars (U.S.$300,000,000) (or such lesser amount as shall be the outstanding principal amount of this Note shown in Schedule A hereto) on January 30, 2026, and to pay interest thereon from the later of November 24, 2015, or the most recent date to which interest has been paid or provided for, semi-annually on January 30 and July 30, in each year (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing on July 30, 2016, at the rate of 4.625% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment on January 30, 2026. Interest on this Note shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. If any payment is due on the Note on a day that is not a Business Day, the related payment of principal, interest, premium and Additional Amounts will be made on the next succeeding Business Day; and no interest will accrue on the amounts so payable for the period from and after such payment date to the next succeeding Business Day. The interest so payable and paid or provided for on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the fifteenth calendar day (whether or not a Business Day) preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest which is payable, but is not paid or provided for, on any Interest Payment Date other than the date of Maturity shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered Holder hereof as of the close of business on the related Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and may be paid either (i) to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for

 

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the payment of such Defaulted Interest that is fixed by the Company, written notice of which shall be given to the Holders of Notes of this Series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or (ii) at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in such Indenture.

Payment of principal, interest, Additional Amounts and any other amounts due on this Note will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in The Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that, at the option of the Company, interest may be paid by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register; provided, further, that payment to DTC or any successor Depositary may be made by wire transfer to the account designated by DTC or such successor Depositary in writing.

This Note is a global Security issued on the date hereof which represents U.S.$300,000,000 of the principal amount of the Company’s 4.625% Senior Notes due 2026. This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the “Notes”) issued and to be issued in one series under an Indenture, dated as of August 8, 2000, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 8, 2000, the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 19, 2001, the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 13, 2001, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 11, 2002, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 8, 2002, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 31, 2002, the Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 18, 2005, the Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2005, the Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 6, 2005, the Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 9, 2007, the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 24, 2007, the Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 12, 2008, the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 21, 2008, the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 30, 2009, the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 22, 2010, the Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 14, 2013, the Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 13, 2014 and the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of the date hereof with respect to the U.S.$900,000,000 6.125% Senior Notes due 2046 also being issued on the date hereof (herein called, together with the Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture referred to below and all other indentures supplemental thereto, the “Indenture”) between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which the Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, and of the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Note is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited (subject to exceptions provided in the Indenture) to the aggregate principal amount specified in the Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture among the Company, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent, and The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A., as Luxembourg Paying Agent and Luxembourg Transfer Agent, dated as of November 24, 2015, establishing the terms of the Notes pursuant to the Indenture (the “Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture”).

 

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If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Notes may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Notes of each series issued under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding of each series affected thereby. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in aggregate principal amount of the Notes of any series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Notes of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Notes issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note or such Notes.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Note, at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein and in the Indenture prescribed.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations set forth therein and in this Note, the transfer of this Note may be registered on the Security Register upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company maintained for the purpose in any place where the principal of and interest on this Note are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Notes are issuable in book-entry fully registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of U.S.$200,000, and integral multiples of U.S.$1,000 as specified in the Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture establishing the terms of the Notes and as more fully provided in the Original Indenture. As provided in the Original Indenture, and subject to certain limitations set forth in the Original Indenture and in this Note, the Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of this Series in different authorized denominations, as requested by the Holders surrendering the same.

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith, other than in certain cases provided in the Indenture.

Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

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The Company (i) may be discharged from its obligations with respect to the Notes (subject to certain exceptions) or (ii) may be released from its obligation under specified covenants and agreements in the Indenture. In order to be discharged from its obligations pursuant to clause (i) of the prior sentence, the Company must comply with the provisions of Sections 401 and 403 of the Indenture; provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 401 of the Indenture, the Company shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee, in trust, funds specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of the Notes in the Currency in which the Notes are payable or Government Obligations which through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, and any Additional Amounts, on the Notes, money in an amount sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes with respect to principal (and premium, if any) and interest and any Additional Amounts to the date of the deposit (if the Notes have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity thereof, as the case may be. In order to be released from its obligations under specified covenants and agreements in the Indenture pursuant to clause (ii) of the first sentence of this paragraph, the Company must comply with the provisions of Sections 402 and 403 of the Indenture.

This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any provisions relating to conflicts of laws other than Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law.

All terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by or on behalf of the Trustee under the Indenture by the manual signature of one of its authorized signatories, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefits under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed under its corporate seal.

 

      GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.

Attest:

 

 

    By:  

 

Name:

      Name:  

Title:

      Title:  
      By:  

 

      Name:  
      Title:  

 

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Notes of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

Dated: November 24, 2015

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,

as Trustee

      By:  

 

 

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FORM OF REVERSE OF SECURITY

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Company designated as its 4.625% Senior Notes due 2026 (hereinafter called the “Notes”), limited in aggregate principal amount to U.S.$300,000,000, issued and to be issued under a Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 24, 2015 (hereinafter called the “Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture”), among the Company, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent, and The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A., as Luxembourg Paying Agent and Luxembourg Transfer Agent.

Additional Amounts. All payments of amounts due in respect of the Notes by the Company will be made without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes or duties of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of Mexico, or any political subdivision thereof or any agency or authority of or in Mexico (“Taxes”) unless the withholding or deduction of such Taxes is required by law or by the interpretation or administration thereof. In that event, the Company will pay such additional amounts (“Additional Amounts”) as may be necessary in order that the net amounts receivable by the Holders after such withholding or deduction shall equal the respective amounts which would have been receivable in respect of the Notes, in the absence of such withholding or deduction, which Additional Amounts shall be due and payable when the amount to which such Additional Amounts relate are due and payable; except that no such Additional Amounts shall be payable with respect to:

(i) any Taxes which are imposed on, or deducted or withheld from, payments made to the Holder or beneficial owner of the Notes by reason of the existence of any present or former connection between the Holder or beneficial owner of the Notes (or between a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of, or possessor of a power over, such Holder or beneficial owner, if such Holder or beneficial owner is an estate, trust, corporation or partnership) and Mexico (or any political subdivision or territory or possession thereof or area subject to its jurisdiction) (including, without limitation, such Holder or beneficial owner (or such fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member, shareholder or possessor) (x) being or having been a citizen or resident thereof, (y) maintaining or having maintained an office, permanent establishment, fixed base or branch therein, or (z) being or having been present or engaged in a trade or business therein) other than the mere holding of such Notes or the receipt of amounts due in respect thereof;

(ii) any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, stamp, transfer or personal property Tax;

(iii) any Taxes that are imposed on, or withheld or deducted from, payments made to the Holder or beneficial owner of the Notes to the extent such Taxes would not have been so imposed, deducted or withheld but for the failure by such Holder or beneficial owner of such Notes to comply with any certification, identification, information, documentation or other reporting requirement concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with Mexico (or any political subdivision or territory or possession thereof or area subject to its jurisdiction) of the Holder or beneficial owner of

 

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such Notes if (x) such compliance is required or imposed by a statute, treaty, regulation, rule, ruling or administrative practice in order to make any claim for exemption from, or reduction in the rate of, the imposition, withholding or deduction of any Taxes, and (y) at least 60 days prior to the first payment date with respect to which the Company shall apply this clause (iii), the Company shall have notified all the Holders of Notes, in writing, that such Holders or beneficial owners of the Notes will be required to provide such information or documentation;

(iv) any Taxes imposed on, or withheld or deducted from, payments made to a Holder or beneficial owner of the Notes at a rate in excess of the 4.9% rate of Tax in effect on the date hereof and uniformly applicable in respect of payments made by the Company to all Holders or beneficial owners eligible for the benefits of a treaty for the avoidance of double taxation to which Mexico is a party without regard to the particular circumstances of such Holders or beneficial owners (provided that, upon any subsequent increase in the rate of Tax that would be applicable to payments to all such Holders or beneficial owners without regard to their particular circumstances, such increased rate shall be substituted for the 4.9% rate for purposes of this clause (iv)), but only to the extent that (x) such Holder or beneficial owner has failed to provide on a timely basis, at the reasonable request of the Company (subject to the conditions set forth below), information, documentation or other evidence concerning whether such Holder or beneficial owner is eligible for benefits under a treaty for the avoidance of double taxation to which Mexico is a party if necessary to determine the appropriate rate of deduction or withholding of Taxes under such treaty or under any statute, regulation, rule, ruling or administrative practice, and (y) at least 60 days prior to the first payment date with respect to which the Company shall make such reasonable request, the Company shall have notified the Holders of the Notes, in writing, that such Holders or beneficial owners of the Notes will be required to provide such information, documentation or other evidence;

(v) to or on behalf of a Holder of the Notes in respect of Taxes that would not have been imposed but for the presentation by such Holder for payment on a date more than 15 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof is duly provided for and notice thereof given to Holders, whichever occurs later, except to the extent that the Holder of such Notes would have been entitled to Additional Amounts in respect of such Taxes on presenting such Notes for payment on any date during such 15-day period; or

(vi) any Taxes imposed under Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”) as of the Closing Date (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, any intergovernmental agreement between a non-U.S. jurisdiction and the United States with respect to the foregoing or any law, regulation or practice adopted pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement; or

 

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(vii) any withholding or deductions imposed on a payment to or for the benefit of the beneficial owner of a Note required to be made pursuant to the European Council Directive 2003/48/EC (the “Directive”) or any law implementing or introduced in order to conform to, such Directive; or

(viii) any combination of (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) above (the Taxes described in clauses (i) through (vii), for which no Additional Amounts are payable, are hereinafter referred to as “Excluded Taxes”).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the limitations on the Company’s obligation to pay Additional Amounts set forth in clauses (iii) and (iv) above shall not apply if (a) the provision of information, documentation or other evidence described in such clauses (iii) and (iv) would be materially more onerous, in form, in procedure or in the substance of information disclosed, to a Holder or beneficial owner of a Note (taking into account any relevant differences between U.S. and Mexican law, rules, regulations or administrative practice) than comparable information or other reporting requirements imposed under U.S. tax law, regulations and administrative practice (such as IRS Forms W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E and W-9) or (b) Rule 3.18.18 issued by the Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público (Ministry of Finance and Public Credit), or a substantially similar successor of such rule is in effect, unless the provision of the information, documentation or other evidence described in clauses (iii) and (iv) is expressly required by statute, regulation, rule, ruling or administrative practice in order to apply Rule 3.18.18 (or a substantially similar successor of such rule), the Company cannot obtain such information, documentation or other evidence on its own through reasonable diligence and the Company otherwise would meet the requirements for application of Rule 3.18.18 (or such other successor of such rule). In addition, such clauses (iii) and (iv) shall not be construed to require that a non-Mexican pension or retirement fund or a non-Mexican financial institution or any other Holder register with the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit for the purpose of establishing eligibility for an exemption from or reduction of Mexican withholding tax or to require that a Holder or beneficial owner certify or provide information concerning whether it is or is not a tax-exempt pension or retirement fund.

At least 30 days prior to each date on which any payment under or with respect to the Notes is due and payable, if the Company will be obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to such payment (other than Additional Amounts payable on the date of the Indenture or Supplemental Indenture relating to such Notes), the Company will deliver to the relevant Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating the fact that such Additional Amounts will be payable and the amounts so payable and will set forth such other information necessary to enable the relevant Trustee to pay such Additional Amounts to Holders on the payment date. Whenever either in the Indenture or such Supplemental Indenture there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of principal (and premium, if any), Redemption Price, interest or any other amount payable under or with respect to any Notes, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof.

In order to assist the Trustee with its compliance with Section 1471 through 1474 of the U. S. Internal Revenue Code and the rules and regulations thereunder (as in effect from time to time, collectively, the “Applicable Law”) referenced in subsection (vi) above, the Company

 

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agrees (i) to provide the Trustee and any paying agent, upon written request by the Trustee or paying agent, reasonably available information collected and stored in the Company’s ordinary course of business regarding Holders of the Notes (solely in their capacity as such) and which is necessary for the Trustee’s and any paying agent’s determination of whether it has tax-related obligations under Applicable Law and (ii) that the Trustee and any paying agent shall be entitled to make any withholding or deduction from payments under the Indenture and the Notes to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Law. Nothing in the immediately preceding sentence shall be construed as obligating the Company to make any “gross up” payment or similar reimbursement in connection with a payment in respect of which amounts are so withheld or deducted.

The Company will provide the Trustee with documentation evidencing the payment of Mexican taxes in respect of which the Company has paid any Additional Amounts. Copies of such documentation will be made available to the Holders or the paying agent, as applicable, upon request therefor.

In addition, the Company will pay any stamp, issue, registration, documentary or other similar taxes and other duties (including interest and penalties) (a) payable in Mexico or the United States (or any political subdivision of either jurisdiction) in respect of the creation, issue and offering of the Notes, and (b) payable in Mexico (or any political subdivision thereof) in respect of the subsequent redemption or retirement of the Notes (other than, in the case of any subsequent redemption or retirement, Excluded Taxes; except for this purpose, the definition of Excluded Taxes will not include those defined in clause (ii) thereof).

Redemption. Except as provided below under “Optional Redemption with ‘Make-Whole’ Amount” and “Withholding Tax Redemption” the Notes are not redeemable by the Company prior to their maturity date.

Optional Redemption with ‘Make-Whole’ Amount. Prior to October 30, 2025, the Company may, at its option, redeem any of the Notes in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time on at least 30 days’ but not more than 60 days’ notice, at a Redemption Price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of such Notes redeemed and (2) the sum calculated by the Company of the present values of each remaining scheduled payment of principal and interest thereon (exclusive of interest accrued to the Redemption Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 40 basis points (the “Make-Whole Amount”), plus in each case accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the Notes to the Redemption Date. On or after October 30, 2025, the Company may, at its option, redeem any of the Notes in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time on at least 30 days’ but not more than 60 days’ notice, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, plus accrued interest on the principal amount of the Notes to the Redemption Date. Any redemption pursuant to this paragraph is referred to herein as the “Optional Redemption.”

“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity or interpolated maturity (on a day count basis) of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption Date.

 

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“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security or securities selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having an actual or interpolated maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of a comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Notes.

“Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Company.

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date (1) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation or (2) if the Company obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of Goldman, Sachs & Co., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC or their respective affiliates which are primary United States government securities dealers and two other leading primary United States government securities dealers in New York City reasonably designated by the Company; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary United States government securities dealer in New York City (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), the Company will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Company, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Company by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 3:30 pm New York City time on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.

On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or any portion of the Notes called for redemption (unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest). On or before the Redemption Date, the Company will deposit with the Trustee money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price and (unless the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest to the Redemption Date on the Notes to be redeemed on such date. If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate in accordance with the procedures of the DTC.

The election of the Company to redeem the Notes shall be evidenced by a certificate (a “Redemption Certificate”) of an Officer of the Company, which certificate shall be delivered to the Trustee. The Company shall, not less than 45 days nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date (and no less than 5 Business Days prior to the date when notice will be sent to Holders), notify the Trustee in writing of such Redemption Date and of all other information necessary to the giving by the Trustee of notices of the Optional Redemption at the Company’s expense. The Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon the information so furnished by

 

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the Company in the Redemption Certificate and shall be under no duty to check the accuracy or completeness thereof. Such notice shall be irrevocable and upon its delivery the Company shall be obligated to make the payment or payments to the Trustee referred to therein as set forth in the preceding paragraph.

Notice of the Optional Redemption shall be given by the Trustee to the Holders, in accordance with the provisions of Section 106 of the Original Indenture, upon the earlier of delivery or mailing to each Holder at the address of such Holder as it appears in the Register not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date.

The notice of Optional Redemption shall state:

(i) the Redemption Date;

(ii) the Redemption Price;

(iii) the sum of all other amounts due to the Holders under the Notes and the Indenture;

(iv) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price and accrued interest will become due and payable upon each such Note so to be redeemed;

(v) the place or places, including the offices of the Company’s Paying Agent in Luxembourg, where such Notes so to be redeemed are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest; and

(vi) the CUSIP number of the Notes.

Notice of the Optional Redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Notes so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price and accrued interest therein specified. Upon surrender of any such Notes for redemption in accordance with such notice, such Notes shall be paid by the Paying Agent on behalf of the Company on the Redemption Date; provided that moneys sufficient therefor have been deposited with the Trustee for the Holders no later than 10 a.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or in the Notes, if a Redemption Certificate has been delivered to the Trustee with respect to all of the outstanding Notes and the Company shall have paid to the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders (i) the Redemption Price and accrued interest and (ii) all other amounts due to the Holders and the Trustee under the Notes and the Indenture, then neither the Holders nor the Trustee on their behalf shall any longer be entitled to exercise any of the rights of the Holders under the Notes other than the rights of the Holders to receive payment of such amounts from the Trustee or the Paying Agent, and the occurrence of an Event of Default whether before or after such payment by the Company to the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders shall not entitle either the Holders or the Trustee on their behalf after such payment to declare the principal of any Notes then outstanding to be due and payable on any date prior to the Redemption Date. The funds paid to the Trustee shall be used to redeem the Notes on the Redemption Date.

 

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Repurchase of Notes upon a Change of Control. The Company must commence, within 30 days of the occurrence of a Change of Control, and consummate an Offer to Purchase all Notes then outstanding, at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes on the date of repurchase, plus accrued interest (if any) to the date of purchase. The Company is not required to make an Offer to Purchase following a Change of Control if a third party makes an Offer to Purchase that would be in compliance with the provisions described in this Section if it were made by the Company and such third party purchases (for the consideration referred to in the immediately preceding sentence) the Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn. Prior to the mailing of the notice to Holders and publishing such notice to Holders in a daily newspaper of general circulation in Luxembourg commencing such Offer to Purchase, but in any event within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company, covenants to (i) repay in full all indebtedness of the Company that would prohibit the repurchase of the Notes pursuant to such Offer to Purchase or (ii) obtain any requisite consents under instruments governing any such indebtedness of the Company to permit the repurchase of the Notes. The Company shall first comply with the covenant in the preceding sentence before it shall be required to repurchase Notes pursuant to this covenant.

Withholding Tax Redemption. The Notes are subject to redemption (“Withholding Tax Redemption”) at any time (a “Withholding Tax Redemption Date”), as a whole but not in part, at the election of the Company, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the unpaid principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to and including the Withholding Tax Redemption Date (the “Withholding Tax Redemption Price”) if, as a result of (i) any change in or amendment to the laws, rules or regulations of Mexico, or any political subdivision or taxing authority or other instrumentality thereof or therein, or (ii) any amendment to or change in the rulings or interpretations relating to such laws, rules or regulations made by any legislative body, court or governmental or regulatory agency or authority (including the enactment of any legislation and the publication of any judicial decision or regulatory determination) of Mexico, or any political subdivision or taxing authority or other instrumentality thereof or therein, or (iii) any official interpretation, application or pronouncement by any legislative body, court or governmental or regulatory agency or authority that provides for a position with respect to such laws, rules or regulations that differs from the theretofore generally accepted position, which amendment or change is enacted, promulgated, issued or announced or which interpretation, application or pronouncement is issued or announced, in each case, after the Closing Date, the Company has become or would become required to pay any Additional Amounts in excess of those attributable to Taxes that are imposed, deducted or withheld at a rate of 4.9% on or from any payments under the Notes.

The election of the Company to redeem the Notes shall be evidenced by a certificate (a “Withholding Tax Redemption Certificate”) of a financial officer of the Company, which certificate shall be delivered to the Trustee. The Company shall, not less than 35 days nor more than 45 days prior to the Withholding Tax Redemption Date, notify the Trustee in writing of such Withholding Tax Redemption Date and of all other information necessary to the giving by the Trustee of notices of such Withholding Tax Redemption. The Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon the information so furnished by the Company in the Withholding Tax Redemption Certificate and shall be under no duty to check the accuracy or completeness thereof. Such notice shall be irrevocable and upon its delivery the Company shall be obligated to make the payment or payments to the Trustee referred to therein at least two Business Days prior to such Withholding Tax Redemption Date.

 

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Notice of Withholding Tax Redemption shall be given by the Trustee to the Holders, in accordance with the provisions of Section 106 of the Original Indenture, upon the earlier of delivery or mailing to each Holder at the address of such Holder as it appears in the Register not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days prior to the Withholding Tax Redemption Date.

The notice of Withholding Tax Redemption shall state:

(i) the Withholding Tax Redemption Date;

(ii) the Withholding Tax Redemption Price;

(iii) the sum of all other amounts due to the Holders under the Notes and the Indenture;

(iv) that on the Withholding Tax Redemption Date the Withholding Tax Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each such Note so to be redeemed;

(v) the place or places, including the offices of our Paying Agent in Luxembourg, where such Notes so to be redeemed are to be surrendered for payment of the Withholding Tax Redemption Price; and

(vi) the CUSIP number of the Notes.

Notice of Withholding Tax Redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Notes so to be redeemed shall, on the Withholding Tax Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Withholding Tax Redemption Price therein specified. Upon surrender of any such Notes for redemption in accordance with such notice, such Notes shall be paid by the Paying Agent on behalf of the Company on the Withholding Tax Redemption Date; provided that moneys sufficient therefor have been deposited with the Trustee for the Holders.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or in the Notes, if a Withholding Tax Redemption Certificate has been delivered to the Trustee and the Company shall have paid to the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders (i) the Withholding Tax Redemption Price and (ii) all other amounts due to the Holders and the Trustee under the Notes and the Indenture, then neither the Holders nor the Trustee on their behalf shall any longer be entitled to exercise any of the rights of the Holders under the Notes other than the rights of the Holders to receive payment of such amounts from the Trustee or the Paying Agent, and the occurrence of an Event of Default whether before or after such payment by the Company to the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders shall not entitle either the Holders or the Trustee on their behalf after such payment to declare the principal of any Notes then outstanding to be due and payable on any date prior to the Withholding Tax Redemption Date. The funds paid to the Trustee shall be used to redeem the Notes on the Withholding Tax Redemption Date.

All terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

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THE INDENTURE AND THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY PROVISIONS RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

 

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SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL NOTE

The following increases or decreases in this global Note have been made:

 

Date of transfer

or exchange

  

Amount of

decrease in

principal amount

of this global

Note

  

Amount of

increase in

principal amount

of this global

Note

  

Principal amount

of this global

Note following

such decrease or

increase

  

Signature of

authorized

signatory of

Trustee or Security

Registrar

           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           

 

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Exhibit 4.2

GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.,

as Issuer,

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,

as Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (LUXEMBOURG) S.A.,

as Luxembourg Paying Agent and Luxembourg Transfer Agent

 

 

NINETEENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of November 24, 2015

 

 

Supplementing the Trust Indenture

Dated as of August 8, 2000

 

 

U.S.$900,000,000 6.125% Senior Notes due 2046


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

     2   

Section 1.01

 

Definitions

     2   

Section 1.02

 

Section References

     3   

ARTICLE II TITLE AND TERMS OF THE SECURITIES

     3   

Section 2.01

 

Title of the Securities

     3   

Section 2.02

 

Amount and Denominations

     3   

Section 2.03

 

Registered Securities

     3   

Section 2.04

 

[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

     4   

Section 2.05

 

Stated Maturity

     4   

Section 2.06

 

Interest

     4   

Section 2.07

 

Registration, Transfer and Exchange

     4   

Section 2.08

 

Redemption of the Securities

     5   

Section 2.09

 

Denominations

     5   

Section 2.10

 

Payment Currency

     5   

Section 2.11

 

Applicability of Certain Indenture Provisions

     5   

Section 2.12

 

Security Registrar and Paying Agent

     6   

Section 2.13

 

Global Securities

     6   

Section 2.14

 

[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

     8   

Section 2.15

 

Sinking Fund

     8   

Section 2.16

 

Conversion; Exchange

     8   

Section 2.17

 

Amendments

     8   

Section 2.18

 

Applicable Procedures

     8   

Section 2.19

 

Paying and Transfer Agent

     8   

Section 2.20

 

Consequential Damages

     8   

Section 2.21

 

Payment and reimbursement

     8   

ARTICLE III MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     9   
EXHIBITS     

Exhibit A

 

Global Security Form

  

 

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NINETEENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of the 24th day of November, 2015 (the “Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture”), among GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B., a limited liability public stock corporation (sociedad anónima bursátil) organized under the laws of the United Mexican States (the “Issuer” or the “Company”), THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a New York banking corporation, having its Corporate Trust Office located at 101 Barclay Street, New York, New York 10286, as trustee (the “Trustee”), registrar (“Registrar”), paying agent (“Paying Agent”) and transfer agent (“Transfer Agent”) and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (LUXEMBOURG) S.A., a bank duly incorporated and existing under the laws of Luxembourg, at its office at Vertigo Building, Polaris, 2-4 rue Eugène Ruppert, L-2453, Luxembourg, as Luxembourg paying agent and Luxembourg transfer agent (a “Paying Agent” and a “Transfer Agent”, as the case may be);

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an Indenture, dated as of August 8, 2000 (the “Original Indenture” and, together with the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 8, 2000, the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 19, 2001, the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 13, 2001, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 11, 2002, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 8, 2002, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 31, 2002, the Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 18, 2005, the Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2005, the Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 6, 2005, the Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 9, 2007, the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 24, 2007, the Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 12, 2008, the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 21, 2008, the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 30, 2009, the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 22, 2010, the Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 14, 2013, the Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 13, 2014, the Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of the date hereof with respect to the U.S.$300,000,000 4.625% Senior Notes due 2026 also being issued on the date hereof and this Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance by the Company from time to time of its senior debt securities to be issued in one or more series (in the Original Indenture and herein called the “Securities”);

WHEREAS, the Company, in the exercise of the power and authority conferred upon and reserved to it under the provisions of the Original Indenture and pursuant to appropriate resolutions of the Board of Directors, has duly determined to make, execute and deliver to the Trustee, on November 24, 2015, this Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture to the Original Indenture in order to establish the form and terms of, and to provide for the creation and issue of, Securities to be designated as the “6.125% Senior Notes due 2046” under the Original Indenture in the aggregate principal amount of U.S.$900,000,000 subject to Section 202 hereof;

WHEREAS, Section 901 of the Original Indenture provides, among other things, that the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, without the consent of any Holders, may enter into an indenture supplemental to the Original Indenture to establish the terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 201 and 301 of the Original Indenture; and

 

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WHEREAS, all things necessary to make the Securities, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or any Authenticating Agent and issued upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth hereinafter and in the Indenture against payment therefor, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company and to make this Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture a valid, binding and legal agreement of the Company, have been done;

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS NINETEENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH that, in order to establish the terms of the series of Securities designated as the “6.125% Senior Notes due 2046” and for and in consideration of the premises and of the covenants contained in the Original Indenture and in this Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, it is mutually covenanted and agreed as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER

PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

Section 1.01 Definitions.

Each capitalized term that is used herein and is defined in the Original Indenture shall have the meaning specified in the Original Indenture unless such term is otherwise defined herein.

Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Security, the rules and procedures of DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg, as the case may be, that apply to such transfer or exchange.

Business Day” means any day that is both (i) a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in New York City, Mexico City or Luxembourg are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close and (ii) a day on which banks and financial institutions in Mexico City are open for business with the general public.

Clearstream, Luxembourg” shall mean Clearstream, Luxembourg Banking, société anonyme or any successor.

Closing Date” shall mean November 24, 2015.

Depositary” shall mean DTC or its nominee, or any other depositary appointed by the Company, provided, however, that such depositary shall have an address in the Borough of Manhattan, in the City of New York.

DTC” shall mean The Depository Trust Company.

Euroclear” shall mean the Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System, or any successor.

 

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Global Securities” or “Global Security” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 203 hereof.

Interest Payment Date” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Original Indenture and in Section 206 hereof.

Mexican GAAP” shall mean financial reporting standards in Mexico and the accounting principles and policies of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case as in effect from time to time, or any financial reporting standards authorized by the Mexican Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores and applied by the Company. All ratios and computations shall be computed in conformity with Mexican GAAP.

Notes” shall mean the Company’s 6.125% Senior Notes due 2046.

Remaining Scheduled Payments” shall mean, with respect to the Notes, the remaining scheduled payments of principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the related Redemption Date but for such redemption.

Securities” shall mean the Notes.

Section 1.02 Section References.

Each reference to a particular Section set forth in this Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture shall, unless the context otherwise requires, refer to this Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture.

ARTICLE II

TITLE AND TERMS OF THE SECURITIES

Section 2.01 Title of the Securities.

The title of the Securities of the series established hereby is the “6.125% Senior Notes due 2046.”

Section 2.02 Amount and Denominations.

The aggregate original principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under this Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture is limited to U.S.$900,000,000, except for Securities of such series authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the same series pursuant to Section 305, 306 or 1107 of the Original Indenture; provided, however, that the Notes may be reopened, without the consent of the Holders thereof, for issuance of additional Securities of the same series.

Section 2.03 Registered Securities.

The certificates for the Notes shall be Registered Securities in global form and shall be in substantially the forms attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Global Security”), and shall bear the legends as are inscribed thereon.

 

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Section 2.04 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

Section 2.05 Stated Maturity.

The Stated Maturity of the Notes on which the principal thereof is due and payable shall be January 31, 2046.

Section 2.06 Interest.

The principal of the Notes shall bear interest from the later of November 24, 2015 or the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or provided for, payable semi-annually on January 31 and July 31 of each year, commencing on July 31, 2016 to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or one or more Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on the fifteenth calendar day preceding such Interest Payment Date. Interest payable at maturity will be payable to the person to whom principal is payable on that date. Interest on the Notes shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. If any Interest Payment Date or Maturity would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, the related payment of principal, interest, premium and Additional Amounts will be made on the next succeeding Business Day as if it were made on the date the payment was due and no interest will accrue on the amounts so payable for the period from and after the Interest Payment Date or Maturity, as the case may be, to the next succeeding Business Day. Payments postponed to the next Business Day in this situation will be treated as if they were made on the original due date and postponement of this kind will not result in an Event of Default under the Notes, the Indenture or this Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture.

Interest on the Notes will accrue at the rate of 6.125% per annum, until the principal thereof is paid or made available for payment.

Section 2.07 Registration, Transfer and Exchange.

The principal of, interest, premium and Additional Amounts on the Notes shall be payable and the Notes may be surrendered or presented for payment, the Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, and notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and the Indenture may be served, at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purposes in The City of New York, State of New York, and so long as any Notes are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange for trading on the Euro MTF market and the rules of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange so require, a Paying Agent and a Transfer Agent with a specified office in Luxembourg, from time to time; provided, however, that at the option of the Company payment of interest on the Notes may be made by check mailed to the address of the Persons entitled thereto, as such addresses shall appear in the Security Register.

The Company hereby initially appoints the Trustee at its office in The City of New York as the Registrar, a Paying Agent and a Transfer Agent under the Indenture and the Trustee, by its execution hereof, accepts such appointment; provided, however, that (subject to Section 1002 of the Indenture) the Company may at any time remove the Trustee at its office or agency in The City of New York designated for the foregoing purposes and may from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies for the foregoing purposes and may from time to time

 

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rescind such designations. The Company hereby initially appoints The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A. at its office at Vertigo Building, Polaris, 2-4 rue Eugène Ruppert, L-2453, Luxembourg, to act as a Luxembourg Paying Agent and Luxembourg Transfer Agent under the Indenture and The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S. A. by its execution hereof, hereby accepts such appointment. The Trustee, the Registrar, each Paying Agent and each Transfer Agent shall keep copies of the Indenture available for inspection and copying by holders of the Notes during normal business hours at their respective offices.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Holder of U.S.$10 million or more in aggregate principal amount of certificated Notes on a Regular Record Date shall be entitled to receive interest payments, if any, on any Interest Payment Date, other than an Interest Payment Date that is also the date of Maturity, by wire transfer of immediately available funds if appropriate wire transfer instructions have been received in writing by, and are acceptable to, the Trustee not less than 15 calendar days prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date. Any wire transfer instructions received by the Trustee will remain in effect until revoked by the Holder. Any interest not punctually paid or duly provided for on a certificated Note on any Interest Payment Date other than the date of Maturity will cease to be payable to the Holder of the Note as of the close of business on the related Regular Record Date and may be paid either (1) to the Person in whose name the certificated Note is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest that is fixed by the Company, written notice of which will be given to the Holders of the Notes not less than 10 calendar days prior to such Special Record Date, or (2) at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such securities exchange, as provided in the Indenture.

Section 2.08 Redemption of the Securities.

The Notes are redeemable by the Company as set forth in Exhibit A hereto. Any such redemption shall be made in accordance with the terms of Article Eleven of the Original Indenture, provided that, in the case of a conflict between any such terms and the terms set forth in Exhibit A hereto, the terms set forth in Exhibit A shall prevail.

Section 2.09 Denominations.

Interests in the Notes shall be in minimum denominations of U.S.$200,000 and integral multiples of U.S.$1,000 in excess thereof.

Section 2.10 Currency.

The interest, premium, if any, Additional Amounts, if any, and principal on the Notes shall be payable only in Dollars.

Section 2.11 Applicability of Certain Indenture Provisions.

All Sections of the Original Indenture (as amended by this Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture, including Exhibit A hereto, as applicable) shall apply to the Notes, except for Articles Twelve, Thirteen and Fourteen.

 

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Section 2.12 Security Registrar and Paying Agent.

The Trustee shall be Security Registrar and the initial Paying Agent and initial Transfer Agent for the Notes (subject to the Company’s right (subject to Section 1002 of the Indenture) to remove the Trustee as such Paying Agent and or Transfer Agent with respect to each series and/or, from time to time, to designate one or more co-registrars and one or more other Paying Agents and Transfer Agents and to rescind from time to time any such designations), and The City of New York is designated as a Place of Payment for the Notes. The Company shall maintain a Paying Agent and Transfer Agent in Luxembourg for so long as any Notes are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange for trading on the Euro MTF market.

Section 2.13 Global Securities.

Form of Securities. The Notes may be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities in fully registered form. The initial Depositary for such Global Securities shall be DTC, and the depositary arrangements shall be those employed by whoever shall be the Depositary with respect to the Notes from time to time. No Notes will be issued in bearer form.

Each Global Security authenticated under this Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a nominee thereof or custodian therefore, and each such Global Security shall constitute a single Security for all purposes of the Indenture.

Notwithstanding any other provision in the Indenture or the Securities, no Global Security may be exchanged, in whole or in part, for certificated Notes, and no transfer of a Global Security in whole or in part may be registered in the name of any Person other than the Depositary or a nominee thereof unless (A) the Depositary has notified the Company that it is unwilling or unable to discharge its responsibilities properly as Depositary for such Global Security and a successor Depositary has not been appointed within 90 days, or (B) the Depositary has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, or (C) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to such Notes or (D) the Company in its sole discretion determines that the Global Securities (in whole not in part) should be exchanged for certificated Notes and delivers a written notice to such effect to the Trustee. Any Global Security exchanged pursuant to Clause (A) or (B) above shall be so exchanged in whole and not in part and any Global Security exchanged pursuant to Clause (C) or (D) above may be exchanged in whole or from time to time in part in the manner directed by the Depositary or the Company, respectively. If any of these events occur, upon receipt of certificated Notes executed by the Company and a Company Order, the Trustee will authenticate the Notes in fully certificated registered form for delivery to holders of beneficial interests in the Global Securities and will recognize the registered holders of the certificated Notes as Holders under the Indenture.

Each time that the Company transfers or exchanges a new Note in certificated form for another Note in certificated form, and after the Transfer Agent receives a completed assignment form, the Company will make available for delivery the new definitive Note at, as the case may be, the offices of the Transfer Agent in New York City or at the main office of the Transfer Agent in Luxembourg. Alternatively, at the option of the person requesting the transfer or exchange, the Company will mail, at that person’s risk, the new definitive Note to the address of

 

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the person that is specified in the assignment form. In addition, if the Company issues Notes in certificated form, then it will make payments of, interest on and any other amounts payable under the Notes to Holders in whose names Notes in certificated form, are registered at the close of business on the record date for these payments. If the Notes are issued in certificated form, the Company will make payments of principal and any redemption payments against the surrender of these certificated Notes at the offices of the Paying Agent in New York City or, as long as the Notes are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange for trading on the Euro MTF market, at the main office of the Paying Agent in Luxembourg.

If the Company issues the Notes in certificated registered form, so long as the notes are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange for trading on the Euro MTF market, the Company will maintain a paying agent and a transfer agent in Luxembourg. The Company will also publish a notice in Luxembourg in a leading newspaper having general circulation in Luxembourg (which is expected to be Luxemburger Wort). The Company will also publish a notice in Luxembourg in a leading newspaper having general circulation in Luxembourg if any change is made in the Paying Agent or the Transfer Agent in Luxembourg.

Upon any exchange, the certificated Notes shall be issued in definitive, fully-registered form, without interest coupons, shall have an aggregate principal amount equal to that of such Global Security or portion thereof to be so exchanged and shall be registered in such names and be in such denominations as the Depositary shall designate and shall bear any legends required by applicable law. Any Global Security to be exchanged in whole shall be surrendered by the Depositary to the Trustee, as Security Registrar. With regard to any Global Security to be exchanged in part, either such Global Security shall be so surrendered for exchange or, if the Trustee is acting as custodian for the Depositary or its nominee with respect to such Global Security, the principal thereof shall be reduced, by an amount equal to the portion thereof to be so exchanged, by means of any appropriate adjustment made on the records of the Trustee. Upon any such surrender or adjustment, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver the Security issuable on such exchange to or upon the order of the Depositary or an authorized representative thereof.

The provisions of the “Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System” and the “Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear” and the “Management Regulations” and “Instructions to Participants” of Clearstream, Luxembourg, respectively, shall be applicable to any Global Security insofar as interests in such Global Security are held by the agent members of Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg. Account holders or participants in Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg shall have no rights under the Indenture with respect to such Global Security, and the Depositary or its nominee may be treated by the Company, the Trustee, and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the owner of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee, or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between DTC and its agent members, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of any Security.

 

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Section 2.14 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

Section 2.15 Sinking Fund.

The Notes shall not be subject to any sinking fund or similar provision and shall not be redeemable at the option of the holder thereof.

Section 2.16 Conversion; Exchange.

The Notes shall not be convertible into Common Stock.

Section 2.17 Amendments.

This Supplemental Indenture may be amended by the Company without the consent of any holder of the Notes in order for any restrictions on transfer contained herein to be in compliance with applicable law or the Applicable Procedures.

Section 2.18 Applicable Procedures.

Notwithstanding anything else herein, the Company shall not be required to permit a transfer of a Global Security that is not permitted by the Applicable Procedures.

Section 2.19 Paying and Transfer Agent.

The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A. agrees that the provisions of Section 1003 of the Original Indenture shall be binding on it as Luxembourg Paying Agent and Luxembourg Transfer Agent.

Section 2.20 Consequential Damages.

Section 602 of the Original Indenture is hereby amended to add the following: “(13) The Trustee shall have no liability for special, punitive or consequential damages (including lost profit), whether foreseeable or unforeseeable.”

Section 2.21 Payment and Reimbursement.

At or prior to 10 a.m. New York City time on the payment date for any amount due on any Notes, the Company will deposit with the Trustee or a Paying Agent the full amount due on the Notes on such payment date, and the Trustee or such Paying Agent will make the related payment on the Notes on such payment date as soon as practicable after it has received such amount from the Company. If the Trustee or such Paying Agent has not received by 10 a.m. New York City time on the relevant payment date of any Notes the full amount in cleared, immediately available funds payable in respect thereof on such date and confirmation satisfactory to itself that such payment in full has been received, it shall not be required to make payment of any amount due on any Note until it has received such funds from the Company. Nevertheless, subject to the foregoing, if the Trustee or any Paying Agent is satisfied that it will receive such full amount later, it may in its absolute discretion (but shall not be obligated to) pay any such amount due on the Notes (including, without limitation, interest or principal amounts or any Additional Amounts) in accordance with their terms.

 

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If the Trustee or any Paying Agent makes such payment on behalf of the Company in accordance with the preceding paragraph, and it does not later on that payment date receive the full amount from the Company, the Company shall be liable on demand by the Trustee to repay to the Trustee or such Paying Agent (as directed by the Trustee) the amount (or the unreimbursed portion thereof), plus interest from (and including) the date such payment was made by the Trustee or such Paying Agent to (but excluding) the date of receipt by the Trustee or such Paying Agent of the payment in full of such amount (or the unreimbursed portion thereof), at a rate quoted at that time by the Trustee or such Paying Agent as its cost of funding the payment, plus one per cent. per annum. Such interest shall be compounded daily.

ARTICLE III

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

The Trustee makes no undertaking or representations in respect of, and shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for and in respect of, the validity or sufficiency of this Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture or the proper authorization or the due execution hereof by the Company or for or in respect of the recitals and statements contained herein, all of which recitals and statements are made solely by the Company.

Except as expressly amended hereby, the Original Indenture shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof and the Original Indenture is in all respects hereby ratified and confirmed.

This Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture and all its provisions shall be deemed a part of the Original Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided. This Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof other than Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law.

This Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.,
as Issuer
By:  

/s/ Jorge Agustín Lutteroth Echegoyen

Name:   Jorge Agustín Lutteroth Echegoyen
Title:   Vice President and Corporate Controller
By:  

/s/ José Antonio Lara del Olmo

Name:   José Antonio Lara del Olmo
Title:   Vice President – Tax

 

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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,
as Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agentand Transfer Agent
By:  

/s/ Catherine F. Donohue

Name:   Catherine F. Donohue
Title:   Vice President

 

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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (LUXEMBOURG) S.A.,
as Luxembourg Paying Agent and
Luxembourg Transfer Agent
By:  

/s/ Catherine F. Donohue

Name:   Catherine F. Donohue
Title:   Attorney-in-Fact

 

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Exhibit A

THIS NOTE IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, WHICH MAY BE TREATED BY GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B., THE TRUSTEE AND ANY AGENT THEREOF AS OWNER AND HOLDER OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE FOR ALL PURPOSES. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.

 

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CUSIP No.: 40049J BC0

ISIN No.: US40049JBC09

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.

6.125% Senior Note due 2046

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., a publicly traded limited liability stock corporation (sociedad anónima bursátil), organized under the laws of the United Mexican States (hereinafter called the “Company,” which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture referred to below), for value received, hereby promises to pay Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum of [        ] Dollars (U.S.$[        ]) (or such lesser amount as shall be the outstanding principal amount of this Note shown in Schedule A hereto) on January 31, 2046, and to pay interest thereon from the later of November 24, 2015, or the most recent date to which interest has been paid or provided for, semi-annually on January 31 and July 31, in each year (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing on July 31, 2016, at the rate of 6.125% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment on January 31, 2046. Interest on this Note shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. If any payment is due on the Note on a day that is not a Business Day, the related payment of principal, interest, premium and Additional Amounts will be made on the next succeeding Business Day; and no interest will accrue on the amounts so payable for the period from and after such payment date to the next succeeding Business Day. The interest so payable and paid or provided for on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the fifteenth calendar day (whether or not a Business Day) preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest which is payable, but is not paid or provided for, on any Interest Payment Date other than the date of Maturity shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered Holder hereof as of the close of business on the related Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and may be paid either (i) to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of

 

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such Defaulted Interest that is fixed by the Company, written notice of which shall be given to the Holders of Notes of this Series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or (ii) at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in such Indenture.

Payment of principal, interest, Additional Amounts and any other amounts due on this Note will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in The Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that, at the option of the Company, interest may be paid by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register; provided, further, that payment to DTC or any successor Depositary may be made by wire transfer to the account designated by DTC or such successor Depositary in writing.

This Note is a global Security issued on the date hereof which represents U.S.$[ ] of the principal amount of the Company’s 6.125% Senior Notes due 2046. This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the “Notes”) issued and to be issued in one series under an Indenture, dated as of August 8, 2000, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 8, 2000, the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 19, 2001, the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 13, 2001, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 11, 2002, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 8, 2002, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 31, 2002, the Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 18, 2005, the Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2005, the Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 6, 2005, the Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 9, 2007, the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 24, 2007, the Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 12, 2008, the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 21, 2008, the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 30, 2009, the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 22, 2010, the Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 14, 2013, the Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 13, 2014 and the Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of the date hereof with respect to the U.S.$300,000,000 4.625% Senior Notes due 2026 also being issued on the date hereof (herein called, together with the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture referred to below and all other indentures supplemental thereto, the “Indenture”) between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which the Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, and of the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Note is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited (subject to exceptions provided in the Indenture) to the aggregate principal amount specified in the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture among the Company, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent, and The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A., as Luxembourg Paying Agent and Luxembourg Transfer Agent, dated as of November 24, 2015, establishing the terms of the Notes pursuant to the Indenture (the “Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture”).

 

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If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Notes may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Notes of each series issued under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding of each series affected thereby. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in aggregate principal amount of the Notes of any series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Notes of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Notes issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note or such Notes.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Note, at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein and in the Indenture prescribed.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations set forth therein and in this Note, the transfer of this Note may be registered on the Security Register upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company maintained for the purpose in any place where the principal of and interest on this Note are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Notes are issuable in book-entry fully registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of U.S.$200,000, and integral multiples of U.S.$1,000 as specified in the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture establishing the terms of the Notes and as more fully provided in the Original Indenture. As provided in the Original Indenture, and subject to certain limitations set forth in the Original Indenture and in this Note, the Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of this Series in different authorized denominations, as requested by the Holders surrendering the same.

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith, other than in certain cases provided in the Indenture.

Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

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The Company (i) may be discharged from its obligations with respect to the Notes (subject to certain exceptions) or (ii) may be released from its obligation under specified covenants and agreements in the Indenture. In order to be discharged from its obligations pursuant to clause (i) of the prior sentence, the Company must comply with the provisions of Sections 401 and 403 of the Indenture; provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 401 of the Indenture, the Company shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee, in trust, funds specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of the Notes in the Currency in which the Notes are payable or Government Obligations which through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, and any Additional Amounts, on the Notes, money in an amount sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes with respect to principal (and premium, if any) and interest and any Additional Amounts to the date of the deposit (if the Notes have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity thereof, as the case may be. In order to be released from its obligations under specified covenants and agreements in the Indenture pursuant to clause (ii) of the first sentence of this paragraph, the Company must comply with the provisions of Sections 402 and 403 of the Indenture.

This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any provisions relating to conflicts of laws other than Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law.

All terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by or on behalf of the Trustee under the Indenture by the manual signature of one of its authorized signatories, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefits under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed under its corporate seal.

 

      GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.

Attest:

 

 

    By:  

 

Name:

      Name:  

Title:

      Title:  
      By:  

 

      Name:  
      Title:  

 

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Notes of the series designated therein referred to in the within- mentioned Indenture.

Dated: November 24, 2015

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,

as Trustee

      By:  

 

 

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FORM OF REVERSE OF SECURITY

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Company designated as its 6.125% Senior Notes due 2046 (hereinafter called the “Notes”), limited in aggregate principal amount to U.S.$900,000,000, issued and to be issued under a Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 24, 2015 (hereinafter called the “Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture”), among the Company, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent, and The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A., as Luxembourg Paying Agent and Luxembourg Transfer Agent.

Additional Amounts. All payments of amounts due in respect of the Notes by the Company will be made without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes or duties of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of Mexico, or any political subdivision thereof or any agency or authority of or in Mexico (“Taxes”) unless the withholding or deduction of such Taxes is required by law or by the interpretation or administration thereof. In that event, the Company will pay such additional amounts (“Additional Amounts”) as may be necessary in order that the net amounts receivable by the Holders after such withholding or deduction shall equal the respective amounts which would have been receivable in respect of the Notes, in the absence of such withholding or deduction, which Additional Amounts shall be due and payable when the amount to which such Additional Amounts relate are due and payable; except that no such Additional Amounts shall be payable with respect to:

(i) any Taxes which are imposed on, or deducted or withheld from, payments made to the Holder or beneficial owner of the Notes by reason of the existence of any present or former connection between the Holder or beneficial owner of the Notes (or between a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of, or possessor of a power over, such Holder or beneficial owner, if such Holder or beneficial owner is an estate, trust, corporation or partnership) and Mexico (or any political subdivision or territory or possession thereof or area subject to its jurisdiction) (including, without limitation, such Holder or beneficial owner (or such fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member, shareholder or possessor) (x) being or having been a citizen or resident thereof, (y) maintaining or having maintained an office, permanent establishment, fixed base or branch therein, or (z) being or having been present or engaged in a trade or business therein) other than the mere holding of such Notes or the receipt of amounts due in respect thereof;

(ii) any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, stamp, transfer or personal property Tax;

(iii) any Taxes that are imposed on, or withheld or deducted from, payments made to the Holder or beneficial owner of the Notes to the extent such Taxes would not have been so imposed, deducted or withheld but for the failure by such Holder or beneficial owner of such Notes to comply with any certification, identification, information, documentation or other reporting requirement concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with Mexico (or any political subdivision or territory or possession thereof or area subject to its jurisdiction) of the Holder or beneficial owner of

 

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such Notes if (x) such compliance is required or imposed by a statute, treaty, regulation, rule, ruling or administrative practice in order to make any claim for exemption from, or reduction in the rate of, the imposition, withholding or deduction of any Taxes, and (y) at least 60 days prior to the first payment date with respect to which the Company shall apply this clause (iii), the Company shall have notified all the Holders of Notes, in writing, that such Holders or beneficial owners of the Notes will be required to provide such information or documentation;

(iv) any Taxes imposed on, or withheld or deducted from, payments made to a Holder or beneficial owner of the Notes at a rate in excess of the 4.9% rate of Tax in effect on the date hereof and uniformly applicable in respect of payments made by the Company to all Holders or beneficial owners eligible for the benefits of a treaty for the avoidance of double taxation to which Mexico is a party without regard to the particular circumstances of such Holders or beneficial owners (provided that, upon any subsequent increase in the rate of Tax that would be applicable to payments to all such Holders or beneficial owners without regard to their particular circumstances, such increased rate shall be substituted for the 4.9% rate for purposes of this clause (iv)), but only to the extent that (x) such Holder or beneficial owner has failed to provide on a timely basis, at the reasonable request of the Company (subject to the conditions set forth below), information, documentation or other evidence concerning whether such Holder or beneficial owner is eligible for benefits under a treaty for the avoidance of double taxation to which Mexico is a party if necessary to determine the appropriate rate of deduction or withholding of Taxes under such treaty or under any statute, regulation, rule, ruling or administrative practice, and (y) at least 60 days prior to the first payment date with respect to which the Company shall make such reasonable request, the Company shall have notified the Holders of the Notes, in writing, that such Holders or beneficial owners of the Notes will be required to provide such information, documentation or other evidence;

(v) to or on behalf of a Holder of the Notes in respect of Taxes that would not have been imposed but for the presentation by such Holder for payment on a date more than 15 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof is duly provided for and notice thereof given to Holders, whichever occurs later, except to the extent that the Holder of such Notes would have been entitled to Additional Amounts in respect of such Taxes on presenting such Notes for payment on any date during such 15-day period; or

(vi) any Taxes imposed under Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”) as of the Closing Date (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, any intergovernmental agreement between a non-U.S. jurisdiction and the United States with respect to the foregoing or any law, regulation or practice adopted pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement; or

 

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(vii) any withholding or deductions imposed on a payment to or for the benefit of the beneficial owner of a Note required to be made pursuant to the European Council Directive 2003/48/EC (the “Directive”) or any law implementing or introduced in order to conform to, such Directive; or

(viii) any combination of (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) above (the Taxes described in clauses (i) through (vii), for which no Additional Amounts are payable, are hereinafter referred to as “Excluded Taxes”).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the limitations on the Company’s obligation to pay Additional Amounts set forth in clauses (iii) and (iv) above shall not apply if (a) the provision of information, documentation or other evidence described in such clauses (iii) and (iv) would be materially more onerous, in form, in procedure or in the substance of information disclosed, to a Holder or beneficial owner of a Note (taking into account any relevant differences between U.S. and Mexican law, rules, regulations or administrative practice) than comparable information or other reporting requirements imposed under U.S. tax law, regulations and administrative practice (such as IRS Forms W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E and W-9) or (b) Rule 3.18.18 issued by the Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público (Ministry of Finance and Public Credit), or a substantially similar successor of such rule is in effect, unless the provision of the information, documentation or other evidence described in clauses (iii) and (iv) is expressly required by statute, regulation, rule, ruling or administrative practice in order to apply Rule 3.18.18 (or a substantially similar successor of such rule), the Company cannot obtain such information, documentation or other evidence on its own through reasonable diligence and the Company otherwise would meet the requirements for application of Rule 3.18.18 (or such other successor of such rule). In addition, such clauses (iii) and (iv) shall not be construed to require that a non-Mexican pension or retirement fund or a non-Mexican financial institution or any other Holder register with the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit for the purpose of establishing eligibility for an exemption from or reduction of Mexican withholding tax or to require that a Holder or beneficial owner certify or provide information concerning whether it is or is not a tax-exempt pension or retirement fund.

At least 30 days prior to each date on which any payment under or with respect to the Notes is due and payable, if the Company will be obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to such payment (other than Additional Amounts payable on the date of the Indenture or Supplemental Indenture relating to such Notes), the Company will deliver to the relevant Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating the fact that such Additional Amounts will be payable and the amounts so payable and will set forth such other information necessary to enable the relevant Trustee to pay such Additional Amounts to Holders on the payment date. Whenever either in the Indenture or such Supplemental Indenture there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of principal (and premium, if any), Redemption Price, interest or any other amount payable under or with respect to any Notes, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof.

In order to assist the Trustee with its compliance with Section 1471 through 1474 of the U. S. Internal Revenue Code and the rules and regulations thereunder (as in effect from time to time, collectively, the “Applicable Law”) referenced in subsection (vi) above, the Company

 

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agrees (i) to provide the Trustee and any paying agent, upon written request by the Trustee or paying agent, reasonably available information collected and stored in the Company’s ordinary course of business regarding Holders of the Notes (solely in their capacity as such) and which is necessary for the Trustee’s and any paying agent’s determination of whether it has tax-related obligations under Applicable Law and (ii) that the Trustee and any paying agent shall be entitled to make any withholding or deduction from payments under the Indenture and the Notes to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Law. Nothing in the immediately preceding sentence shall be construed as obligating the Company to make any “gross up” payment or similar reimbursement in connection with a payment in respect of which amounts are so withheld or deducted.

The Company will provide the Trustee with documentation evidencing the payment of Mexican taxes in respect of which the Company has paid any Additional Amounts. Copies of such documentation will be made available to the Holders or the paying agent, as applicable, upon request therefor.

In addition, the Company will pay any stamp, issue, registration, documentary or other similar taxes and other duties (including interest and penalties) (a) payable in Mexico or the United States (or any political subdivision of either jurisdiction) in respect of the creation, issue and offering of the Notes, and (b) payable in Mexico (or any political subdivision thereof) in respect of the subsequent redemption or retirement of the Notes (other than, in the case of any subsequent redemption or retirement, Excluded Taxes; except for this purpose, the definition of Excluded Taxes will not include those defined in clause (ii) thereof).

Redemption. Except as provided below under “Optional Redemption with ‘Make-Whole’ Amount” and “Withholding Tax Redemption” the Notes are not redeemable by the Company prior to their maturity date.

Optional Redemption with ‘Make-Whole’ Amount. Prior to July 31, 2045, the Company may, at its option, redeem any of the Notes in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time on at least 30 days’ but not more than 60 days’ notice, at a Redemption Price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of such Notes redeemed and (2) the sum calculated by the Company of the present values of each remaining scheduled payment of principal and interest thereon (exclusive of interest accrued to the Redemption Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points (the “Make-Whole Amount”), plus in each case accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the Notes to the Redemption Date. On or after July 31, 2045, the Company may, at its option, redeem any of the Notes in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time on at least 30 days’ but not more than 60 days’ notice, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, plus accrued interest on the principal amount of the Notes to the Redemption Date. Any redemption pursuant to this paragraph is referred to herein as the “Optional Redemption.”

“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity or interpolated maturity (on a day count basis) of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption Date.

 

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“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security or securities selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having an actual or interpolated maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of a comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Notes.

“Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Company.

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date (1) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation or (2) if the Company obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of Goldman, Sachs & Co., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC or their respective affiliates which are primary United States government securities dealers and two other leading primary United States government securities dealers in New York City reasonably designated by the Company; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary United States government securities dealer in New York City (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), the Company will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Company, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Company by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 3:30 pm New York City time on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.

On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or any portion of the Notes called for redemption (unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest). On or before the Redemption Date, the Company will deposit with the Trustee money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price and (unless the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest to the Redemption Date on the Notes to be redeemed on such date. If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate in accordance with the procedures of the DTC.

The election of the Company to redeem the Notes shall be evidenced by a certificate (a “Redemption Certificate”) of an Officer of the Company, which certificate shall be delivered to the Trustee. The Company shall, not less than 45 days nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date (and no less than 5 Business Days prior to the date when notice will be sent to Holders), notify the Trustee in writing of such Redemption Date and of all other information necessary to the giving by the Trustee of notices of the Optional Redemption at the Company’s expense. The Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon the information so furnished by

 

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the Company in the Redemption Certificate and shall be under no duty to check the accuracy or completeness thereof. Such notice shall be irrevocable and upon its delivery the Company shall be obligated to make the payment or payments to the Trustee referred to therein as set forth in the preceding paragraph.

Notice of the Optional Redemption shall be given by the Trustee to the Holders, in accordance with the provisions of Section 106 of the Original Indenture, upon the earlier of delivery or mailing to each Holder at the address of such Holder as it appears in the Register not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date.

The notice of Optional Redemption shall state:

(i) the Redemption Date;

(ii) the Redemption Price;

(iii) the sum of all other amounts due to the Holders under the Notes and the Indenture;

(iv) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price and accrued interest will become due and payable upon each such Note so to be redeemed;

(v) the place or places, including the offices of the Company’s Paying Agent in Luxembourg, where such Notes so to be redeemed are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest; and

(vi) the CUSIP number of the Notes.

Notice of the Optional Redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Notes so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price and accrued interest therein specified. Upon surrender of any such Notes for redemption in accordance with such notice, such Notes shall be paid by the Paying Agent on behalf of the Company on the Redemption Date; provided that moneys sufficient therefor have been deposited with the Trustee for the Holders no later than 10 a.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or in the Notes, if a Redemption Certificate has been delivered to the Trustee with respect to all of the outstanding Notes and the Company shall have paid to the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders (i) the Redemption Price and accrued interest and (ii) all other amounts due to the Holders and the Trustee under the Notes and the Indenture, then neither the Holders nor the Trustee on their behalf shall any longer be entitled to exercise any of the rights of the Holders under the Notes other than the rights of the Holders to receive payment of such amounts from the Trustee or the Paying Agent, and the occurrence of an Event of Default whether before or after such payment by the Company to the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders shall not entitle either the Holders or the Trustee on their behalf after such payment to declare the principal of any Notes then outstanding to be due and payable on any date prior to the Redemption Date. The funds paid to the Trustee shall be used to redeem the Notes on the Redemption Date.

 

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Repurchase of Notes upon a Change of Control. The Company must commence, within 30 days of the occurrence of a Change of Control, and consummate an Offer to Purchase all Notes then outstanding, at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes on the date of repurchase, plus accrued interest (if any) to the date of purchase. The Company is not required to make an Offer to Purchase following a Change of Control if a third party makes an Offer to Purchase that would be in compliance with the provisions described in this Section if it were made by the Company and such third party purchases (for the consideration referred to in the immediately preceding sentence) the Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn. Prior to the mailing of the notice to Holders and publishing such notice to Holders in a daily newspaper of general circulation in Luxembourg commencing such Offer to Purchase, but in any event within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company, covenants to (i) repay in full all indebtedness of the Company that would prohibit the repurchase of the Notes pursuant to such Offer to Purchase or (ii) obtain any requisite consents under instruments governing any such indebtedness of the Company to permit the repurchase of the Notes. The Company shall first comply with the covenant in the preceding sentence before it shall be required to repurchase Notes pursuant to this covenant.

Withholding Tax Redemption. The Notes are subject to redemption (“Withholding Tax Redemption”) at any time (a “Withholding Tax Redemption Date”), as a whole but not in part, at the election of the Company, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the unpaid principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to and including the Withholding Tax Redemption Date (the “Withholding Tax Redemption Price”) if, as a result of (i) any change in or amendment to the laws, rules or regulations of Mexico, or any political subdivision or taxing authority or other instrumentality thereof or therein, or (ii) any amendment to or change in the rulings or interpretations relating to such laws, rules or regulations made by any legislative body, court or governmental or regulatory agency or authority (including the enactment of any legislation and the publication of any judicial decision or regulatory determination) of Mexico, or any political subdivision or taxing authority or other instrumentality thereof or therein, or (iii) any official interpretation, application or pronouncement by any legislative body, court or governmental or regulatory agency or authority that provides for a position with respect to such laws, rules or regulations that differs from the theretofore generally accepted position, which amendment or change is enacted, promulgated, issued or announced or which interpretation, application or pronouncement is issued or announced, in each case, after the Closing Date, the Company has become or would become required to pay any Additional Amounts in excess of those attributable to Taxes that are imposed, deducted or withheld at a rate of 4.9% on or from any payments under the Notes.

The election of the Company to redeem the Notes shall be evidenced by a certificate (a “Withholding Tax Redemption Certificate”) of a financial officer of the Company, which certificate shall be delivered to the Trustee. The Company shall, not less than 35 days nor more than 45 days prior to the Withholding Tax Redemption Date, notify the Trustee in writing of such Withholding Tax Redemption Date and of all other information necessary to the giving by the Trustee of notices of such Withholding Tax Redemption. The Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon the information so furnished by the Company in the Withholding Tax Redemption Certificate and shall be under no duty to check the accuracy or completeness thereof. Such notice shall be irrevocable and upon its delivery the Company shall be obligated to make the payment or payments to the Trustee referred to therein at least two Business Days prior to such Withholding Tax Redemption Date.

 

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Notice of Withholding Tax Redemption shall be given by the Trustee to the Holders, in accordance with the provisions of Section 106 of the Original Indenture, upon the earlier of delivery or mailing to each Holder at the address of such Holder as it appears in the Register not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days prior to the Withholding Tax Redemption Date.

The notice of Withholding Tax Redemption shall state:

(i) the Withholding Tax Redemption Date;

(ii) the Withholding Tax Redemption Price;

(iii) the sum of all other amounts due to the Holders under the Notes and the Indenture;

(iv) that on the Withholding Tax Redemption Date the Withholding Tax Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each such Note so to be redeemed;

(v) the place or places, including the offices of our Paying Agent in Luxembourg, where such Notes so to be redeemed are to be surrendered for payment of the Withholding Tax Redemption Price; and

(vi) the CUSIP number of the Notes.

Notice of Withholding Tax Redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Notes so to be redeemed shall, on the Withholding Tax Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Withholding Tax Redemption Price therein specified. Upon surrender of any such Notes for redemption in accordance with such notice, such Notes shall be paid by the Paying Agent on behalf of the Company on the Withholding Tax Redemption Date; provided that moneys sufficient therefor have been deposited with the Trustee for the Holders.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or in the Notes, if a Withholding Tax Redemption Certificate has been delivered to the Trustee and the Company shall have paid to the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders (i) the Withholding Tax Redemption Price and (ii) all other amounts due to the Holders and the Trustee under the Notes and the Indenture, then neither the Holders nor the Trustee on their behalf shall any longer be entitled to exercise any of the rights of the Holders under the Notes other than the rights of the Holders to receive payment of such amounts from the Trustee or the Paying Agent, and the occurrence of an Event of Default whether before or after such payment by the Company to the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders shall not entitle either the Holders or the Trustee on their behalf after such payment to declare the principal of any Notes then outstanding to be due and payable on any date prior to the Withholding Tax Redemption Date. The funds paid to the Trustee shall be used to redeem the Notes on the Withholding Tax Redemption Date.

All terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

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THE INDENTURE AND THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY PROVISIONS RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

 

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SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL NOTE

The following increases or decreases in this global Note have been made:

 

Date of transfer

or exchange

   Amount of
decrease in
principal amount
of this global
Note
   Amount of
increase in
principal amount
of this global
Note
   Principal amount
of this global
Note following
such decrease or
increase
   Signature of
authorized
signatory of
Trustee or Security
Registrar
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           

 

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Exhibit 5.1

November 24, 2015

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.

Avenida Vasco de Quiroga, No. 2000

Colonia Santa Fe, 01210

México, D.F., México

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We are acting as U.S. counsel to Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (the “Company”), a limited liability stock corporation (sociedad anónima bursátil) organized under the laws of the United Mexican States (“Mexico”), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-188176) (the “Registration Statement”), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), with respect to the issuance of U.S.$300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.625% Senior Notes due 2026 and U.S.$900,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.125% Senior Notes due 2046 of the Company (collectively, the “Securities”). With your permission, all assumptions and statements of reliance herein have been made without any independent investigation or verification on our part, and we express no opinion with respect to the subject matter or accuracy of such assumptions or items relied upon.

The Securities have been issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of August 8, 2000, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the “Trustee”), which has been filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-12738), and incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement (as amended by the eighteenth and nineteenth supplemental indentures, each dated as of November 24, 2015, between the Company and the Trustee, which have been filed as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, to the Company’s Current Report on Form 6-K, dated the date hereof (the “Form 6-K”), and incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, the “Indenture”).

In connection with this opinion, we have (i) investigated such questions of law, (ii) examined originals or certified, conformed, facsimile, electronic or reproduction copies of such agreements, instruments, documents and records of the Company, such certificates of public officials and such other documents, and (iii) received such information from officers and representatives of the Company and others, in each case as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion. We have examined, among other documents, the following:

 

  (a) the Underwriting Agreement related to the Securities, dated November 19, 2015, between the Company and the several underwriters party thereto (the “Underwriting Agreement”);


  (b) the Indenture; and

 

  (c) the Securities.

The documents referred to in items (a) through (c) above, inclusive, are referred to herein collectively as the “Documents.”

In all such examinations, we have assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of original and certified documents and the conformity to original or certified documents of all copies submitted to us as certified, conformed, facsimile, electronic or reproduction copies. As to various questions of fact relevant to the opinion expressed herein, we have relied upon, and assume the accuracy of, the statements, representations and warranties contained in the Documents, certificates and oral or written statements and other information of or from public officials and officers and representatives of the Company and others (including translations of documents into English the originals of which are not in English). However, except as otherwise indicated, we have not undertaken any independent investigation to determine the accuracy of such facts.

To the extent it may be relevant to the opinion expressed below, we have assumed that (i) all of the parties to the Documents are validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization; (ii) all of the parties to the Documents have the power and authority to (a) execute and deliver the Documents, (b) perform their obligations thereunder and (c) consummate the transactions contemplated thereby; (iii) each of the Documents has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all of the parties thereto; (iv) each of the Documents constitutes a valid and binding obligation of all the parties thereto enforceable against such parties in accordance with their terms (other than the Company); (v) the Securities have been duly authenticated and delivered by the Trustee against payment therefor in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement; (vi) all of the parties to the Documents will comply with all of their obligations under the Documents and all laws applicable thereto; (vii) no other proceedings or actions under Mexican law are necessary for the Company to perform its obligations under the Documents; and (viii) each of the Documents constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company under Mexican law enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.

Based upon the foregoing and subject to the limitations, qualifications and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that the Securities constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company.

The opinion set forth above is subject to the following qualifications:

(A) We express no opinion as to the validity, binding effect or enforceability of any provision of the Securities relating to indemnification, contribution or exculpation.

(B) We express no opinion as to the validity, binding effect or enforceability of any provision of the Securities:

(i) containing any purported waiver, release, variation, disclaimer, consent or other agreement of similar effect (all of the foregoing, collectively, a

 

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“Waiver”) by the Company under any provision of the Securities or the Indenture to the extent limited by provisions of applicable law (including judicial decisions), or to the extent that such a Waiver applies to a right, claim, duty, defense or ground for discharge otherwise existing or occurring as a matter of law (including judicial decisions), except to the extent that such a Waiver is effective under, and is not prohibited by or void or invalid under, provisions of applicable law (including judicial decisions);

(ii) related to (I) forum selection or submission to jurisdiction (including, without limitation, any waiver of any objection to venue in any court or of any objection that a court is an inconvenient forum) to the extent that the validity, binding effect or enforceability of any such provision is to be determined by any court other than a court of the State of New York, (II) choice of governing law to the extent that the validity, binding effect or enforceability of any such provision is to be determined by any court other than a court of the State of New York or a federal district court sitting in the State of New York, in each case, applying the choice of law principles of the State of New York, or (III) any waiver of right to trial by jury;

(iii) specifying that provisions thereof may be waived only in writing, to the extent that an oral agreement or an implied agreement by trade practice or course of conduct has been created that modifies any provision of such agreement;

(iv) purporting to give any person or entity the power to accelerate obligations without any notice to the obligor; and

(v) which may be construed to be in the nature of a penalty.

(C) We express no opinion as to (i) whether a U.S. federal court is required to accept venue and (ii) whether a U.S. federal court would have subject matter jurisdiction over any particular dispute brought under the Securities.

We express no opinion as to the validity, binding effect or enforceability of any provision (i) providing for payments thereunder in a currency other than currency of the United States of America to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction, under applicable law, will convert any judgment rendered in such other currency into currency of the United States of America or to the extent that payment in a currency other than currency of the United States of America is contrary to applicable law, (ii) providing for governmental authority to limit, delay or prohibit the making of payments outside the United States or in foreign currency or composite currency or (iii) concerning the enforceability of the waiver of rights or defenses contained in the Indenture relating to waiver of stay, extension or usury laws.

The opinion expressed above is subject to the effect of, and we express no opinion herein as to, the application of state or foreign securities or Blue Sky laws or any rules or regulations thereunder.

The opinion set forth above is subject to the following qualifications: (i) applicable

 

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bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, concurso mercantil and other similar laws (or related judicial doctrines) now or hereafter in effect affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, (ii) general principles of equity including, without limitation, standards of materiality, good faith, fair dealing and reasonableness, equitable defenses and limits as to the availability of equitable remedies, whether such principles are considered in a proceeding at law or in equity, and (iii) the application of any applicable fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer, fraudulent obligation, or preferential transfer law or any law governing the distribution of assets of any person now or hereafter in effect affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally.

The opinion expressed herein is limited to the laws of the State of New York, as currently in effect, and no opinion is expressed with respect to any other laws or any effect that such other laws may have on the opinion expressed herein. The opinion expressed herein is limited to the matters stated herein, and no opinion is implied or may be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated herein. This letter is given only as of the time of its delivery, and we undertake no responsibility to update or supplement this letter after its delivery.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Form 6-K incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and to the reference to this firm under the captions “Validity of Notes” in the base prospectus that is included in the Registration Statement and “Validity of Notes” in the prospectus supplement that is included in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER & JACOBSON LLP
FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER & JACOBSON LLP

 

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Exhibit 5.2

 

LOGO   LOGO     
  November 24, 2015
  Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
 

Avenida Vasco de Quiroga #2000

 

Colonia Santa Fe

 

México, D.F., México

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We are acting as Mexican counsel to Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (the “Company”), a limited liability stock corporation (sociedad anónima bursátil) organized under the laws of the United Mexican States (“Mexico”), in connection with the Company’s offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-188176) (the “Registration Statement”) of U.S.$300,000,000.00 aggregate principal amount of its 4.625% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”) and U.S.$900,000,000.00 aggregate principal amount of its 6.125% Senior Notes due 2046 (the “2046 Notes” and together with the 2026 Notes, the “Notes”), issued under an indenture dated as of August 8, 2000 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as amended and supplemented by the Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 24, 2015 with respect to the 2026 Notes (the “Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture”) and the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 24, 2015 with respect to the 2046 Notes (the “Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture” and, the Base Indenture as so amended and supplemented, the “Indenture”), among the Company, the Trustee and The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A., as Luxembourg paying agent and transfer agent.

 

In connection with this opinion, we have (i) investigated such questions of law, (ii) examined originals or certified, conformed or reproduction copies of such agreements, instruments, documents and records of the Company, such certificates of public officials and such other documents and (iii) received such information from officers and representatives of the Company, in each case as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of rendering this opinion. We have examined, among other documents, the following:

 

(i)     the by-laws (estatutos sociales) of the Company;

 

(ii)    the Registration Statement and the documents incorporated by reference therein;

 

(iii)  the Indenture; and

 

(iv)   the global note representing the Notes.

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We have assumed, for the purposes of the opinions expressed herein, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies. As to various questions of fact material to the opinions expressed herein, we have, when relevant facts were not independently established by us, relied upon, and assume the accuracy of, the representations and warranties of the Company, and certificates and oral or written statements and other information of or from public officials, representatives of the Company and others (whom we believe to be responsible).

 

In addition, we have assumed that the Company and the Trustee have satisfied those legal requirements that are applicable to each of them under laws other than federal law of Mexico to the extent necessary to make the Indenture and the Notes enforceable against each of them.

 

Upon the basis of such examination and subject to the assumptions and qualifications set forth herein, we advise you that, in our opinion:

 

1.      

  The Company is duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Mexico.
 

2.      

  The Company has the corporate power to, and all necessary corporate action has been taken to, execute and deliver the Notes.
 

3.      

  The Notes are valid and binding obligations of the Company, entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.
 

This opinion is subject to the following qualifications:

 

a)      

  Our opinions are subject to (i) applicable tax, labor, bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, concurso mercantil, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is sought in proceedings at law or in equity) and standards of materiality, good faith, fair dealing and reasonableness which may be applied by a court to the exercise of certain rights and remedies.
 

b)      

  In case of concurso mercantil (insolvency or bankruptcy procedure) of the Company, unsecured obligations in foreign currency must be converted into Mexican currency at the rate of exchange in force on the date of the respective court’s judgment and then converted into Unidades de Inversión (inflation indexed units) on the same date.
 

c)      

  We note that the payment of interest on interest may not be enforceable under Mexican law.


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d)      

  We express no opinion as to the validity or binding effect of any provision of the Notes concerning the enforceability of any convenant, including payment obligations that contradict judicial precedents related with usury provisions contained in credit instruments.
 

e)      

  We note that Article 1093 of the Mexican Commerce Code (Código de Comercio), provides that for a choice of jurisdiction to be valid under Mexican Law, such jurisdiction must relate to the domicile of one of the parties to the relevant agreement, to the place where the obligations under such agreement are to be fulfilled, or to the location of the relevant item.
 

We express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than Mexico and we have assumed that there is nothing in any other law that affects our opinion, which is delivered, based upon Mexican law applicable on the date hereof. In particular, we have made no independent investigation of the laws of the United States of America or any state or other political subdivision thereof or therein as a basis for the opinions stated herein and do not express or imply any opinion on or based on such laws. To the extent that the federal laws of the United States of America and the State of New York are relevant to our opinion set forth above, we have, without making any independent investigation with respect thereto, assumed the accuracy of the opinion, dated today, of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, special United States counsel to the Company.

 

In rendering the foregoing opinion, we have relied (i) as to factual matters on certificates of directors and executive officers of the Company and (ii) as to matters of United States federal and New York law on the opinion of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, United States counsel for the Company.

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Form 6-K incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and to the reference to this firm in the prospectus constituting a part of the Registration Statement under the headings “Validity of Notes” and “Enforceability of Civil Liabilities” and in any prospectus supplements related thereto as counsel for the Company who have passed on the validity of the Notes. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are experts with respect to any part of the Registration Statement, including this exhibit, within the meaning of the term “expert” as used in the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued thereunder. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP may rely upon this opinion in rendering their opinion to you.


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This opinion is being rendered based on the legal provisions applicable in Mexico as of the date hereof. We assume no obligation to supplement this opinion if any applicable law changes after the date hereof or if we become aware of any facts that might change the opinions expressed herein after the date hereof.

 

Sincerely,

/s/ Mijares Angoitia Cortes y Fuentes, S.C.

Mijares Angoitia Cortes y Fuentes, S.C.

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