Ex-10.2 Subscription Agreement dated August 4, 200



 







EXHIBIT 10.2




CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.




SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT




US$15,771,997.16




COMPRISING




Fixed Rate Bonds 2006 — 2016




DATE:




TO: SCOTIATRUST AND MERCHANT BANK TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO LIMITED




Dear Sirs,



CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD. (“the Company”) proposes to issue Bonds in the aggregate value of not
more than US$15,771,997.16 (hereinafter referred to as the “Transaction”) comprising Fixed Rate
Bonds 2006— 2016 (the “Bonds”). The Bonds except for one will be issued in registered transferable
form in the denomination of US$10,000.00 or integral multiples thereof.



The Bonds are to be constituted by a Trust Deed (the “Trust Deed”) between the Company of the one
part and Dextra Bank & Trust Co. Ltd. (the “Trustee”) as trustee.



The Company wishes to record the arrangements agreed between it and Scotiatrust and Merchant Bank
Trinidad and Tobago Limited (“the Arranger”) for the subscription and issue of the Bonds.




1. SUBSCRIPTION OF BONDS





	 	(A)	 	Subject as provided below, the Company agrees with the Arranger to issue the
Bonds and the Arranger agrees to underwrite the issue of the Bonds to the full extent
of US$15,771,997.16 at the Issue Price and to subscribe and pay for the Bonds at the
Issue Price on the Closing Date provided however that the Arranger shall be at liberty
to offer to investors its right to subscribe for the whole or any part of the Bonds
and to be issued with Bonds therefor in manner described in paragraph 1(B) hereafter
on the terms of this Subscription Agreement and the Trust Deed.
	 
	 	(B)	 	The Company hereby confirms that it has authorized and agreed for the
Arranger:






	 	(a)	 	on or after the Closing Date to transfer and assign the Bonds
into a separate trust; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	to cause such separate trust to issue certificates of
interest in the Bonds of varying terms to investors at market rates, which may




 









 












	 	 	 	result in a gain or a loss to the Arranger. Any loss resulting from the
issue of such certificates will be borne, and any profit arising therefrom
shall be retained by the Arranger.





2. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND AUTHORISATIONS



The Company confirms that it has authorised the Arranger to arrange for announcements in connection
with the issue of the Bonds to be circulated privately to investors (except to investors in
jurisdictions where such circulation would violate any applicable law); and that it has authorised
the issue by the Arranger on behalf of the Company of a document in a form approved by the Company
containing an offer to subscribers in jurisdictions where such circulation would not violate any
applicable law (the “Term Sheet”).




3. TRUST DEED



The Company undertakes with the Arranger that the Bonds will be constituted by the Trust Deed to be
made between the Company and the Trustee and to be substantially in the agreed form (subject to
such amendments as may be agreed between the Company and the Trustee prior to execution thereof)
and will be further secured in the manner described in Clause 7 of the Trust Deed.




4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES



(A) As a condition of the agreement by the Arranger to subscribe and pay for or procure the
subscription and payment for the Bonds and in consideration thereof, the Company hereby warrants to
and agrees with the Arranger (for the benefit of themselves and the other subscribers of the Bonds
and as agents for such subscribers) as follows:





	 	(a)	 	that the information contained in the Term Sheet is true and accurate in all
material respects and is not misleading that there are no other facts, the omission of
which would make any of such information misleading and that the Company has made all
reasonable enquiries to ascertain all facts material for the purposes aforesaid;
	 
	 	(b)	 	that the authorisation of the Bonds, the offering of the Bonds under the
terms and conditions of this Subscription Agreement, the issue of the Bonds, the
execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement, the Trust Deed and the Paying
Agency Agreement (the “Paying Agency Agreement”) all substantially in the agreed form
and the compliance by the Company with the terms thereof and of the Bonds;






	 	(i)	 	do not and will not contravene any law or statute; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	do not, and on the Closing Date will not infringe the terms
of, or constitute a default under any trust deed, agreement or other
instrument or obligation to which the Company is a party or by which it or
its property is bound.






	 	(c)	 	that the execution and delivery by the Company of this Subscription
Agreement, the Trust Deed and the Paying Agency Agreement, the execution, issue and
delivery of the Bonds and the performance of the obligations to be assumed thereunder
have been duly authorised so that upon due execution or in the case of the Trust Deed
and Bonds, due execution and delivery, the same will constitute valid and legally
binding obligations of the Company in accordance with their respective terms;
	 
	 	(d)	 	that the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Security
Documents will not conflict, contravene or result in a breach or violation of (i) the
Company’s constitutional documents (ii) any statute, order (including administrative
or judicial orders), award, rule or regulation applicable to the Company (iii) any
agreement trust deed, negative pledge or other arrangement to which the Company or its property is bound.




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	 	(e)	 	that the Security Documents are in proper legal form and in accordance with
the laws of the Cayman Islands.
	 
	 	(f)	 	that the selection by the Company to appoint the Arranger as subscriber of
the Bonds and to pursue the Transaction is legal, valid and has been made by the
Company in accordance with its applicable laws and regulations.
	 
	 	(g)	 	that the proceeds of the Transaction would be used by the Company for the
purpose outlined in Recital C of the Trust Deed and such use of proceeds is legitimate
and in accordance with applicable law and the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of
Association.
	 
	 	(h)	 	that based on the information given to the Company by the Arranger, as an
expert in the field in Trinidad and Tobago, as to the requirements of the law in that
jurisdiction, all consents, approvals, authorisations or other orders of all
governmental and regulatory authorities in Trinidad and Tobago and the Cayman Islands
required for or in connection with the issue and offering of the Bonds and compliance
with the terms of the Bonds, the Subscription Agreement, the Trust Deed and the Paying
Agency Agreement have been obtained and are in force and effect and that the Company
has complied with all legal and other requirements necessary to ensure that upon due
execution issue and delivery in the manner aforesaid the Bonds will represent valid
and legally binding obligations of the Company in accordance with their terms, that
this Subscription Agreement, the Trust Deed and the Paying Agency Agreement will
constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company in accordance with
their respective terms and that due payment of the principal and interest in respect
of the Bonds and compliance with their terms and with the terms of this Subscription
Agreement, the Trust Deed and the Paying Agency Agreement will not infringe the terms
of any such consent, approval, authorisation or order.
	 
	 	(i)	 	that the Company shall refrain from launching any loan or other capital
raising exercise in the international syndicated loan or capital markets before the
signing of the Security Documents without first having obtained the written consent of
the Arranger.
	 
	 	(j)	 	that all information that has been or will hereafter be made available to the
Arranger in relation to the Transaction will be to the best of the Company’s knowledge
complete and correct in all material respects and does not and will not to the best of
the Company’s knowledge contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make a
statement (or the information) contained therein not misleading in light of the
circumstances under which such statement was made (or such information was given).
	 
	 	(k)	 	that the representations and warranties contained in the Trust Deed are true
and correct in all material respects.
	 
	 	(l)	 	that it has sought and received all necessary independent advice including
but not limited to legal, accounting and tax advice in relation to the issue of the
Bonds and that the Company fully understands the transaction and that the Company will
derive a corporate benefit as a result of the issuance of the Bonds.




(B) The Company undertakes with the Arranger that it will notify it of any material change
affecting any of the aforesaid representations, warranties and agreements at any time prior to
payment being made to the Company on the Closing Date and will take such steps as may be reasonably
requested by the Arranger to remedy and/or

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publicise the same. Upon any material breach of any of the said warranties or representations,
material failure to perform any of the said agreements or any change rendering any of the said
warranties representations or agreements inaccurate in a material respect coming to the notice of
the Arranger prior to payment being made to the Company on the Closing Date, the Arranger shall be
entitled (but not bound) by notice to the Company to treat such breach, failure or change as
releasing and discharging the Arranger from its obligations hereunder except to the extent that the
Arranger shall have caused damage to the Company through failure to comply with its obligations
under paragraph 9(A) below, and provided that such release or discharge shall be without prejudice
to the liability of the Company for the payment of the expenses referred to in paragraph 6 below
which are incurred prior to, or in connection with such release and discharge.



(C) The agreement of the Arranger with the Company to procure subscribers for the Bonds is entered
into on the basis of the aforesaid representations, warranties and agreements with the intention
that the same shall remain true and accurate in all material respects up to and including the
Closing Date and the Company undertakes with the Arranger (for the benefit of itself and the other
subscribers for the Bonds and as agents for such subscribers) that it will hold the Arranger fully
and effectually indemnified from and against any and all losses, liabilities, costs, claims,
charges, actions, proceedings, damages, expenses or demands which it may incur or which may be made
against it as a result of or arising out of, or in relation to any misrepresentation or alleged
misrepresentation by the Company in connection with the issue of the Bonds or any breach or alleged
breach of any of the warranties or agreements contained in sub-paragraph (A) and/or (B) above. Such
indemnity shall extend to include all costs, charges and expenses which the Arranger may reasonably
pay or incur in disputing or defending any claim or action or other proceedings in respect of which
indemnity may be sought against the Company under this sub-paragraph (C). If any action, proceeding
claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Arranger in respect of which indemnity may
be sought from the Company as herein provided, the Arranger shall promptly notify the Company in
writing, and the Company shall have the option to assume the defence thereof, including the
employment of legal advisers approved by the Arranger (such approval not to be unreasonably
withheld), and shall pay all expenses relating thereto. The Arranger shall have the right to employ
its own legal adviser in any such action and defend or participate in the defence thereof but the
fees and expenses of such legal adviser shall be borne by the Arranger, unless the employment
thereof has been specifically authorised by the Company and/or the Company has failed to assume
such defence and employ legal advisers for such purpose. The Company shall not be liable to
indemnify the Arranger for any settlement of any such action, proceedings, claim or demand effected
without the consent of the Company.



(D) The Company will pay and hold harmless the Arranger against any documentary, stamp, issue or
other tax or duty, without limitation including any interest and penalties on the creation,
offering, allocation, issue or allotment of the Bonds in accordance with the terms of this
Subscription Agreement and on the execution and delivery of the Trust Deed, the Paying Agency
Agreement and this Subscription Agreement which are or may be required to be paid under the laws of
the Cayman Islands, as well as any other territory in which the Bonds are offered for sale.



(E) The rights and remedies conferred upon The Arranger by the aforesaid representations,
warranties, agreements and indemnities shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any
investigation by or on behalf of The Arranger or completion of the arrangements herein set out for
the subscription and issue of the Bonds.




5. COMMISSION





	(A)	 	In consideration of the agreement by the Arranger to subscribe for Bonds or to procure
subscribers for the Bonds in manner described in paragraph 1 hereof and to act as the agent of
the Company in relation to the issue of Bonds pursuant to the arrangements referred to in
sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph, the Company shall pay to the Arranger a commission of
zero





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	 	 	point six percent (0.60%) of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds in the
amount of US$15,771,997.16 subscribed on the Closing Date in US Currency (the
“Arrangement Fee”) which shall cover the underwriting fees of the Arranger.






	(B)	 	In addition to 5(A) above, the Company hereby confirms that it has authorized and agreed for
the Arranger:






	 	(a)	 	to subscribe for the Bonds;
	 
	 	(b)	 	on or after the Closing Dates to transfer and assign the
Bonds into a separate trust; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	for its own account to issue or cause the trustee for such
separate trust to issue transferable certificates of interest or participation
in the bonds and/or in monies to be paid under the Bonds of varying terms to
the Arranger and/or investors at market rates. Any loss resulting from the
issue or transfer of such certificates shall be borne, and any profits arising
therefrom shall be retained by the Arranger.






	(C)	 	The Company hereby confirms that it has authorised the Arranger to offer Bonds on behalf of
the Company privately to potential subscribers.






	(D)	 	The Arranger shall be entitled to deduct the Underwriting Commission from the subscription
money as provided in paragraph 7 below.





6. COSTS AND EXPENSES





	(A)	 	The Company agrees to bear and pay all costs and expenses of the legal and other advisers to
the Arranger including all costs related to the subscription incurred in connection with the
preparation and/or review, execution and printing of the Bonds, the Trust Deed, the Paying
Agency Agreement and this Subscription Agreement (in preliminary and in final form)
(collectively called the “Bond Documents”), along with any amendment, supplement, registration
or modification to, or waiver under the Bond Documents and all other documents relating to the
issue and subscription and sale of the Bonds and in connection with the initial delivery and
distribution of the Bonds and the fees and disbursements, excluding stamp duty in Trinidad and
Tobago.






	(B)	 	In addition to the commission costs, expenses and fees referred to in paragraph 5(A) above
and in sub-paragraph (A) of this paragraph the Company agrees to reimburse to the Arranger all
its reasonable expenses in connection with the issue and subscription and sale of the Bonds
(including reasonable legal, advertising, telecopier, telephone, travelling and other
out-of-pocket expenses).






	(C)	 	All costs and expenses referred to in this paragraph shall be payable notwithstanding that
the Arranger is released or discharged pursuant to the terms of this Subscription Agreement
and the Arranger shall be entitled to deduct such costs and expenses from the subscription
money as provided in paragraph 7 below.






	(D)	 	The Arranger shall be entitled to deduct the said costs, expenses, fees and disbursements
referred to in sub-paragraph (A) of this paragraph from the subscription monies as provided in
paragraph 7 below.





7. CLOSING



Payment of the net subscription money for the Bonds (namely the sum of US$15,771,997.16 less the
Arrangement Fee costs and expenses referred to in paragraph




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6 above) shall be made by the Arranger to the Company in immediately available funds on the Closing
Date. The Company undertakes to deliver to the Arranger the Bonds duly executed on its behalf not
later than 14 days after the Closing Date.




8. CONDITIONS



This Subscription Agreement and the respective obligations of the parties hereto are conditional
upon:





	(A)	 	there not having been as at the Closing Date, any adverse changes or developments reasonably
likely to involve a prospective adverse change in the market conditions (financial or
otherwise) of Trinidad and Tobago, the Cayman Islands, or any other jurisdiction in which the
Bonds are sold which is material in the context of the issue of the Bonds and there not having
occurred any event rendering untrue or incorrect to an extent which is material as aforesaid
any of the representations and warranties contained in sub-paragraph 4 (A) above as though the
said representations and warranties had been given on the Closing Date;






	(B)	 	there having been as at the Closing Date no material adverse change in the financial
circumstances of the Company or the prospects of the Company that could in the reasonable
opinion of the Trustee affect the Company’s ability to meet it’s obligations under the Trust
Deed or the Bonds;






	(C)	 	the execution of the Trust Deed and the Paying Agency Agreement on or prior to the Closing
Date by or on behalf of all parties thereto;






	(D)	 	the delivery of legal opinions from the Company’s counsel in a form satisfactory to the
Arranger;






	(E)	 	the undertaking of the Company not to engage in activities leading to a new capital markets
issue before 28th August 2006, being ninety (90) days immediately following the
mandate letter from the Company to the Arranger dated 29th May 2006; and




if any of the foregoing conditions is not satisfied, this Subscription Agreement shall, except as
specifically provided herein, thereupon terminate and (except for the liability of the Company for
the payment of the costs and expenses mentioned in paragraph 6 above which were incurred prior to
or are incurred in connection with such termination) the parties hereto shall be released and
discharged from their respective obligations hereunder and provided that the Arranger may at its
discretion waive compliance with any of the provisions of this paragraph.




9. UNDERTAKINGS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ARRANGER





	(A)	 	The Arranger undertakes that Bonds offered by it on behalf of the Company pursuant to the
terms of this Subscription Agreement will be offered by it as the case may be on the terms as
set forth in the Trust Deed.






	(B)	 	The Arranger further agrees to use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that the date of
completion of the distribution of the Bonds is in accordance with this Agreement.






	(C)	 	The Arranger warrants that the Company is exempt from registration as a reporting issuer
under the Securities Act as the Bonds will not be offered to the public.






	(D)	 	The Arranger warrants that the Bonds are exempt from registration under the Securities Act as
the Bonds will not be offered to the public.






	(E)	 	The Arranger warrants that the distribution of the Bonds shall not be accompanied by an
advertisement other than an announcement of its




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	 	 	completion as prescribed by the Commission and no selling or promotional expenses
shall be paid or incurred in connection with the distribution except for
professional services or services performed by the Company.






	(F)	 	The Arranger warrants that pursuant to section 75(2) of the Securities Act, the Company is
exempt from filing a prospectus or a block distribution circular with the Commission.





10. REPRESENTATIONS TO THIRD PARTIES





The Company has not authorised any person to make any representations or supply any
information in connection with the formal offering of the Bonds other than as
contained in the Term Sheet. No other document has been prepared in connection with
the offering of the Bonds and delivered to the Arranger or any other person by the
Company and no other document has been approved in such connection by the Company.



11. CANCELLATION





	(A)	 	Notwithstanding anything herein contained, the Arranger may by notice to the Company
terminate this Subscription Agreement at any time before payment for the Bonds is made to the
Company on the Closing Date if in the opinion of the Arranger there shall have been such a
change in national or international monetary, financial, political or economic conditions or
exchange controls or currency exchange rate as would in its view be likely to prejudice
materially the success of the proposed issue, distribution or sale of the Bonds (whether in
the primary market or in respect of dealings in the secondary market) or there is a breach of
any representation, warranty or covenant by the Company and upon such notice being given the
parties hereto shall (except for the liability of the Company for the payment of the costs and
expenses mentioned in paragraph 6 above and the indemnity provision mentioned in paragraph 12
below which were incurred prior to or in connection with such termination) be released and
discharged from their respective obligations under this Subscription Agreement.






	(B)	 	The Arranger may terminate this Subscription Agreement at any time before payment for the
Bonds is made to the Company if there is any material breach of the representations and
warranties given under this Subscription Agreement.





12. INDEMNITY



Whether or not the Security Documents are executed or the transaction contemplated hereby is
consummated the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Arranger and each of its affiliates
and each of its respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and representatives
(each, an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities
and expenses (including without limitation fees and disbursements of counsel), that may be incurred
by or asserted or awarded against any Indemnified Party (including without limitation those
incurred in connection with any pending or threatened investigation, litigation or proceeding or
the preparation of any defence in connection therewith), in each case arising out of or in
connection with or by reason of this Subscription Agreement or the issue or sale of the Bonds Save
and Except to the extent such claim, damage, loss, liability or expense is found in a final, non
appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted primarily from an
Indemnified Party’s fraud, gross negligence or wilful misconduct. Such indemnity shall extend to
include all costs, charges and expenses which the Indemnified Party may reasonably pay or incur on
an attorney and own client basis in disputing or defending any claim or action or other proceedings
in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the Company under this sub-paragraph 12. If
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shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Party in respect of which indemnity may be
sought from the Company as herein provided, the Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Company
in writing, and the Company shall have the option to assume the defence thereof, including the
employment of legal advisers approved by the Indemnified Party (such approval not to be
unreasonably withheld), and shall pay all expenses relating thereto. The Indemnified Party shall
have the right to employ its own legal adviser in any such action and defend or participate in the
defence thereof but the fees and expenses of such legal adviser shall be borne by the Indemnified
Party, unless the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company and/or the
Company has failed to assume such defence and employ legal advisers for such purpose. The Company
shall not be liable to indemnify the Indemnified Party for any settlement of any such action
proceeding, claim or demand effected without the consent of the Company.




13. UNDERTAKINGS BY THE COMPANY





	(A)	 	The Company undertakes with the Arranger and each of them agrees as follows:






	 	(a)	 	Withholding.  All payments to be made by the Company to the Arranger
under this Agreement shall be made free and clear of, and without withholding or
deduction for, any taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever
nature imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by or within the Cayman
Islands or any authority therein or thereof having power to tax, unless such
withholding or deduction is required by law. In the event of any such withholdings,
the Company shall pay such additional amounts as will result in receipt by the
Arranger of such amounts as would have been received by it had no such withholding or
deduction been required, except that no such additional amounts shall be payable by
the Arranger if the Arranger is liable for such taxes, duties, assessments or
governmental charges by reason of it having had some connection with the relevant
jurisdiction other than the entering into, performing its obligations under, taking of
any action contemplated by or enforcing this Agreement and except that the Company
shall not be obligated to pay such additional amounts to the extent they exceed the
amounts that would have been withheld or deducted but for a delay or failure by the
Arranger in filing or producing any form or document required to be filed or produced
to avoid or reduce such amount.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Notification. The Company shall promptly notify the Arranger of any
material adverse change which occurs prior to payment being made to the Company on the
Closing Date and which may affect any of its representations, warranties, agreements
and indemnities herein, and will promptly take such steps as may be reasonably
requested by the Arranger to remedy and/or publicise the same.





14. NOTICES



ALL notices hereunder shall be either delivered to the party or parties to which they are addressed
by hand or shall be sent by facsimile. Any notice sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been
given, made or served at the time of dispatch. All notices shall be sent to the parties at their
respective addresses as follows, or any other addresses in Trinidad and Tobago and the Cayman
Islands as the case may be of which any of the foregoing shall have notified the others in writing
in accordance with this Subscription Agreement;




	 	 	 
	The Company:

	 	Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.

P.O. Box 1114 GT

Regatta Office Park

Windward Three, 4th Floor

West Bay Road






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	 	Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Attention: Mr. Frederick McTaggart- President & C.E.O.

Facsimile: 345-949-2957

	 
	 	 
	And a copy to:

	 	Myers & Alberga, Attorneys-at-Law

P.O. Box 472 GT

Harbour Place

103 South Church Street

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Attention: Bryan L. Ashenheim Esq.

Facsimile No. 345-949-8171

	 
	 	 
	The Arranger:

	 	Scotiatrust and Merchant Bank Trinidad and Tobago Limited

56-58 Richmond Street

Port of Spain

Trinidad, W.I.

Attention: Ms. Alicia Taylor- Assistant General Manager

Facsimile:868-625-4405






15. DESCRIPTIVE HEADINGS



The Descriptive Headings in this Subscription Agreement are for convenience of reference only and
shall not define or limit the provisions hereof.




16. GOVERNING LAW



This Subscription Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
Cayman Islands, and the Cayman Islands’ courts will have non-exclusive jurisdiction in connection
with any legal action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Subscription
Agreement.




17. SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY



The Company represents and warrants that it has no right to immunity, on the grounds of sovereignty
or otherwise, from the execution of any judgment in the Cayman Islands or from the execution of
enforcement in the Cayman Islands of any arbitral award (except, in each case, for the limitation
on alienation of public property) in respect of any proceeding or any other matter arising out of
or relating to its obligations contained in this Subscription Agreement.




18. REMEDIES AND WAIVERS



No failure or delay by the Arranger in exercising any power, remedy, discretion, authority or other
right under this Agreement shall waive or impair that or any other right of the Arranger. No
single or partial exercise of any right shall preclude its additional or future exercise. No such
waiver shall waive any other right under this Agreement. All waivers or consents given under this
Agreement shall be in writing.




19. AMENDMENT



Any amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the parties.




20. COUNTERPARTS



This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original,
but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.




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21. ENTIRE AGREEMENT



This Subscription Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes all other prior agreements and undertakings, both written and
oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.




22. SUCCESSORS



Except as otherwise provided herein, this Subscription Agreement and all of the terms and
provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their
respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, trustees and legal representatives.




23. CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES





	 	23.01	 	If by reason of:






	 	(a)	 	any change in applicable law, regulation or regulatory
requirements of the Cayman Islands or Trinidad and Tobago, or the
interpretation or application or administration thereof by a competent court,
(including the imposition of Taxes on payments hereunder, other than Taxes on
the overall net income of the Arranger); and/or
	 
	 	(b)	 	compliance with any changes in applicable and binding law,
regulation, treaty, official directive or requirement (providing it has the
force of law) of any central bank or any governmental, monetary or other
authority of the Cayman Islands or Trinidad and Tobago with respect to
solvency requirements, provision requirements, mandatory deposits, mandatory
conversion or measures having similar effect including any type of liquidity
or capital adequacy controls or other banking or monetary controls or
requirements which affects the manner in which the Arranger allocates capital
to its obligations under this Agreement:-






	 	(i)	 	The Arranger incurs a cost as a result of
its having entered into and/or performing any of its respective
obligations under this Agreement; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	The Arranger becomes liable to make any
payment on or calculated by reference to any sum received or
receivable by it hereunder; or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	The Arranger’s Return on Solvency is
decreased (Return on Solvency means the Arranger’s fee and income on
the Transaction divided by statutory capital requirements applicable
to the Arranger for the transaction);







	 	 	 	The Company shall from time to time on demand by the Arranger promptly pay
to the Arranger amounts sufficient to indemnify the Arranger against, as
the case may be, such cost, increased cost or liability or reduction in
the rate of Return on Solvency.
	 
	 	 	 	The Company will not bear any increased costs or liability by reason of
the Arranger’s inefficiency or poor performance of its operations.






	 	23.02	 	The Arranger shall promptly notify the Company of the circumstances giving
rise to the Company’s obligation to make any such payment, giving reasonable details
of how such cost, increased cost, reduction or liability has been calculated and
attributed to the advance of the principal amount of the Bonds, such calculation and
attribution by the Arranger being conclusive in the absence of manifest error.




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24. INTERPRETATION



In this Subscription Agreement unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise defined in
this Subscription Agreement, words and expressions defined in the Trust Deed shall have the same
meanings when used in this Subscription Agreement.



Please confirm that this letter correctly sets out the arrangements agreed between us.



Yours faithfully,



For and on behalf of Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.





Frederick W. McTaggart


Director




We hereby confirm that the terms of the above written letter agreement correctly set out the
arrangements agreed between us.



Yours faithfully,



For and on behalf of Scotiatrust and Merchant Bank Trinidad and Tobago Limited





Richard P. Young


Director









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