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Exhibit 4.20
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INTER-ADMINISTRATIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE SALE OF SHARES
N.  7.007-2021
entered into by:
The Nation - Ministry of Finance and Public Credit
(The "Seller")
and
Ecopetrol S.A.
(The "Buyer")
on
August 11, 2021
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INTER-ADMINISTRATIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE SALE OF SHARES
This interadministrative agreement for the sale of shares (the "Agreement") is entered into on August 11, 2021 (the "Execution Date") between (1) the Nation - Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, with tax identification number 899,999-090-2, represented by José Manuel Restrepo Abondano, of legal age, identified with citizenship card No. 79,521,502, acting in his capacity as Minister of Finance and Public Credit, (the "Seller" or the "Ministry"); and (2) Ecopetrol S.A., a sociedad por acciones, de economía mixta de carácter comercial, del orden nacional, linked to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, with tax identification number 899,999,068 - 1, represented by Felipe Bayon Pardo, of legal age, identified with citizenship card No. 80,407,311 Acting as Chairman and principal legal representative (the "Buyer" or "Ecopetrol" and, in conjunction with Seller, the "Parties" or individually a "Party").
RECITALS
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	WHEREAS, Interconnection Eléctrica S.A. E.S.P. (Hereinafter the "Company" or "ISA") is a public service company, of mixed nature, of Colombian nationality, whose main social object is the provision of the public service for the transmission of electric power.

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	WHEREAS, on the Execution Date, the majority shareholder of ISA is the Ministry, which, it is part of the central sector of the national order and holds five hundred and sixty-nine million four hundred and seventy-two thousand five hundred and sixty-one (569,472,561) ordinary shares corresponding to fifty-one point forty-one hundred (51.41%) of the subscribed capital and of the outstanding shares of ISA (the "Shares for Sale").

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	WHEREAS, Ecopetrol is a sociedad por acciones del tipo de las anónimas, of commercial nature, of mixed economy, of the national order, linked to the Ministry of Mines and Energy and has as majority shareholder the Seller, with a participation rate of eighty- eight point forty-nine percent (88.49%).

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	WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of article 4 of Law 1118 of 2006, within the objectives of Ecopetrol is the research, development and commercialization of conventional and alternative sources of energy and the carrying out of any related activities, complementary or useful for the development of the above. Likewise, in accordance with the provisions of article 35, paragraph 35.7, of Decree 1760 of 2003 and the statutes of Ecopetrol, Ecopetrol has the possibility of acquiring interests in other companies.

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	WHEREAS, the Company is subject to the supervision and control of the Superintendency of Public Domestic Services and to the concurrent control of the Financial Superintendency of Colombia in its capacity as issuer of securities registered in the National Register of Securities and Issuers ("RNVE") And on the Colombian Stock Exchange ("BVC").

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	WHEREAS, the sale of the Company's Shares is not subject to the right of preference as it is traded in the BVC, and are   subject to the American Depository Receipts (ADR) Tier/Level I program, which is traded on the U.S. Over the Counter (OTC) market.

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	WHEREAS, within the Global Disposal Plan presented to the Congress of the Republic, the Ministry's General Directorate of State Participation Interests evaluated the possibility of disposing of the Shares for Sale and, in session No. 103 On July 1, 2020, submitted for approval by the Assets Committee of the Ministry the proposal to dispose of the Shares for Sale.

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	WHEREAS, the Assets Committee of the Ministry, in session No. 103 of July 1, 2020, unanimously approved to proceed to explore the structuring of a possible disposition of the Shares in Sale.

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	WHEREAS, on January 26, 2021, the Buyer submitted to the Seller a non-binding offer (the "NBO") to acquire the Shares for Sale.

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	WHEREAS, as a result of NBO, on February 12, 2021, the Seller and the Buyer entered into  an exclusivity agreement in force until June 30, 2021, which was subsequently extended by private document until August 31, 2021 (the "Exclusivity Agreement"), pursuant to which they committed to negotiate in good faith in order to seek to conclude a definitive agreement on the Shares for Sale (the "Transaction").

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	WHEREAS, in the performance of the Exclusivity  Agreement, on February 26, 2021, the Seller, the Buyer and the Company signed a confidentiality agreement, amended on May 10, 2021.

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	WHEREAS, the Seller, through Interadministrative Agreement 7.005.2021 signed on April 22, 2021 (the "Advisory Agreement "), engaged Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional S.A. (the "FDN"), with the aim of providing comprehensive advice on the structuring and implementation of the disposal of the Shares in Sale.

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	WHEREAS, the Advisory Agreement granted FDN the right to receive a variable fee to be paid by the Buyer at Closing. Likewise, it also granted the investment bank to be engaged by the FDN the right of the for the development of the advisory, to receive a variable fee to be paid by the Buyer.

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	WHEREAS, pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, on May 24, 2021, the FDN engaged BTG Pactual Comisionista de Bolsa S.A., to advise the FDN regarding investment banking services in the structuring and implementation of the transference of the Shares for Sale.

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	WHEREAS, pursuant to the Exclusivity Agreement, on July 30, 2021, the Buyer submitted to the Seller a binding offer for the purchase of the Shares for Sale.

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	WHEREAS, the Assets Committee of the Ministry, in session No. 112 of August 11, 2021, defined the position of the Ministry in relation to the Transaction.

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	WHEREAS, in accordance with the foregoing, the Seller, with the aim of reorganizing the ownership of the Shares for Sale while maintaining indirect control of the Shares for Sale, intends to sell the Shares for Sale to the Buyer and the Buyer intends to acquire the Shares for Sale, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

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	18.
	WHEREAS, the disposal of the Shares for Sale by the Seller to the Buyer, as established in this Agreement, is governed by the provisions of Article 20 of Law 226 of 1995 which provides: "The disposition of shares made between State organs shall not comply with the procedure foreseen in this Act, but, for this purpose, only the administrative contracting rules in force shall apply."

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	WHEREAS, considering that the Seller is the majority shareholder and the beneficial owner of both the Company and the Buyer, the transfer of the Shares for Sale is considered to be carried out between persons constituting the same beneficial owner , and thus, according to article 6.15.1.1.2 of Decree 2555 of 2010, the sale can be done off the stock exchange.

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	WHEREAS, likewise, being a sale of shares between entities constituting the same  beneficial owner , in the terms of Article 6.15.1.1.3 of Decree 2555 of 2010, the Buyer is not required to make a Public Offer of Acquisition on the remaining shares of the Company as established by the Financial Superintendency of Colombia by means of a communication issued by said entity with number 2021165926-000-000 of July 30, 2021.

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	WHEREAS, the Superintendency of Industry and Trade in Concept issued under file number 21-286196-1-0, dated July 23, 2021, ruled that the Transaction is not an operation  subject to prior control of business integrations, expressly stating that "in the event in which it takes place, the parties involved do not have a duty of prior information before the Superintendency of lndustry and Commerce, in line with the provisions of article 9 of Law 1340 of 2009".

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	WHEREAS, Article 3 of Law 80 of 1993 states in turn that "public servants shall take into account that when entering into Agreements and executing them, entities seek the fulfillment of the purposes, the continuous and efficient delivery of public services and the effectiveness of the rights and interests of those who work with them to achieve these ends".

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	WHEREAS, Article 2.2.1.2.1.4.4 of Decree 1082 of 2015 provides that the selection method for procurement between State entities corresponds to direct contracting and, consequently, provisions of Article 2.2.1.2.1.4.1 of said Decree apply to it.

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	WHEREAS, the Director General of State Participation Interests of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, by means of Memorandum No. 3-2021-011661, on August 11, 2021, filed with the Direct Contracting Group the documents presented by the FDN in compliance with the  Interadministrative Agreement 7.005-2021, related to the contractual process under the modality of direct contracting of the Transaction, along with the preliminary studies and supports, as well as the draft of the resolution justifying direct contracting and the draft of the Agreement, whose elaboration and negotiation considered and complied with the guidelines provided by the Ministry; the aforementioned documents were duly approved by the Director General of State Participation Interests of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, in her capacity as supervisor of the Advisory Agreement.

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	25.
	WHEREAS, the preliminary studies and supports mentioned in the previous recital contain the motivations and justifications of the Ministry for carrying out the Transaction contemplated here.

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	WHEREAS, on August 11, 2021, the Seller, in accordance with Article 2.2.1.2.1.4.1 of Decree 1082 of 2015, issued the administrative act justifying direct contracting.

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	WHEREAS, this Agreement is entered pursuant to the free will of the Parties, in accordance with Articles 13 and 40 of Law 80 of 1993, as well as with the principles established in Article 3 of Law 489 of 1998.

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	WHEREAS, Buyer has obtained all necessary corporate authorizations for the conclusion and execution of this Agreement (the " Buyer's Corporate Authorizations"), copies of which are attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A.

ACCORDINGLY, and pursuant to the above-mentioned recitals (the "Recitals") the Parties have agreed to conclude this Agreement, in the terms contained in the following clauses:
CLAUSE I
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
1.1.Definitions.  The following terms, when capitalized in this Agreement, shall have the meanings assigned to them in this Section:
"Shares" means each and every outstanding stock of the Company, i.e., 1,107,677,894 common shares.
"Shares for Sale" has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
"Exclusivity Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
"Net Debt Adjustment" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(f).
"External Advisors" means the FDN, who has been engaged by the Ministry as its advisor for the Transaction, and its subcontractor  BTG Pactual S.A. Comisionista de Bolsa.
"Governmental Authority" means (i) any public, domestic, foreign or supranational organ or entity of the national, departmental, municipal, district order or any other order, belonging to any branch of public power or with autonomous constitutional powers or functions, in all the above cases, together with all its decentralized entities, when applicable, (ii) any agency, commission or entity, with or without legal personality, with legal, regulatory, disciplinary competence, , or other administrative competence, which, in accordance with applicable public aw rules, have the authority to issue, apply or enforce Laws of general or particular application; (iii) any authority of the jurisdictional branch, with permanent or transitional powers, including but not limited to a court, tribunal, arbitrator or judge, exercising jurisdictional functions; (iv) any public official, officer or officer of the entities described in sections (i) to (iii) above; And (v) any individual exercising public functions pursuant to the Law.
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"Buyer's Corporate Authorizations" has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
"Third Party Authorizations" means the authorizations or consents of, or notices or communications to, any third party that are required for the closing of the Transaction.
"Governmental Authorizations" means the notices or communications to any Governmental Authority required to complete the Transaction, listed under Annex 5.2.
"BVC" has the meaning assigned to that term in the recitals.
"Cash" means all values reflected, at any given time, in the CUIF active accounting accounts of the Company's consolidated financial statements included in Schedule B.
"Closing" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.
"Company" to "ISA" has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
"Acquired Companies" collectively means the Company and its Subsidiaries.
"Chilean Acquired Companies" means ISA Inversiones Chile SpA and lnterchile S.A.
"Buyer" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement .
"Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
"Advisory Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
"Loan Agreement" means the  loan agreement to be executed by the Buyer to finance all or part of the Purchase Price, which will be preceded by the approval of the  agreement’s drafts by the General Directorate of Public Credit and National Treasury of the Ministry.
"Deceval" means Depósito Centralizado de Valores de Colombia – Deceval S.A. "Judicial Ruling" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3.
"Debt" means all values reflected, in a certain moment, in the CUIF passive accounting accounts of the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in Schedule B.
"Net Debt" means debt on a given date, minus the Cash on the same date.
"Closing Net Debt" has the meaning  set forth in Section 2.3(d).
"Target Net Debt" means the Net Debt projected by the Company , in accordance with the threshold of the specified months provided under the charts  in Annex C.
"Business Day" means any day other than Saturday, Sunday, or a day on which banking establishments are not authorized to, or obliged to, remain closed to the public in the Republic of Colombia.
"Ecopetrol" has the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
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"FDN" has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
"Closing Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.
"Extended Closing Date" has the meaning set forth  in Section 5.4.
"Execution Date" has the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
"Deadline" has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 8.1(a).
"Lien" means in respect of the Shares for Sale, any pledge, security of property or similar affectation on them that limits their free disposition.
"Tax(s)" means all taxes, fees, contributions, surcharges, charges, whether national, departmental, municipal or other taxes required, or which withholding is required by any Governmental Authority.
" Indirect Sales Tax in Chile" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.11(a).
"Confidential Information" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.7(a).
"Law" means any legislative acts, laws, ordinances, agreements, decrees (of any nature), resolutions, circulars, orders, regulations, rulings and any other dispositions at the national, departmental, municipal or district level, or at any other level, local, foreign, or supranational, general or particular, issued by a Governmental Authority.
"Best Efforts" means, with respect to any action or result contemplated in this Agreement, the highest level of diligence and care that a good businessman, professional and duly informed of such action or result, employs in the management of his or her own important business.
"Ministry" has the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
"Business" means the following activities carried out by any of the Acquired Companies, in the jurisdictions in which they have a presence: (i) the transportation of electrical energy, including the design, construction, operation and maintenance of electric  power transmission lines and their connections to the electrical system of generators, network operators, regional transporters and large consumers, among others; (ii) the coordination of the operation of the electrical system; (iii) the design, construction, operation and maintenance of highway  and road infrastructure; (iv) the development and provision of information technology  and telecommunications services, focused on the provision of digital solutions and digital infrastructure and fiber optics; And (v) the activities included in the corporate purpose of the company statutes of the Acquired Companies.
"Notices " has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.
"NBO" has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
" External Advisors Fees" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(d).
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"Parties" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
"Permit" means any permit, authorization or license granted by a Governmental Authority, in accordance with applicable Law.
"Person" means any natural person, legal person, Governmental Authority, or other entity or organization capable of being the recipient of rights or obligations, with or without legal capacity and, in general, any entity that is considered as  or assimilated to a natural or legal person in accordance with the applicable Law.
"Restricted persons" means any Person included in any list promulgated by: (i) the United Nations Security Council or its committees pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1373 (2001) of the Security Council or related or subsequent resolutions relating to matters relating to money laundering or the financing of terrorism (reference is made to www.un.org/terrorism); (ii) the World Bank (including the World Bank List of Firms and Ineligible Persons); (iii) individuals, groups and entities covered by Common Position 2001/931/CFSP of the Council of the European Union on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism; (iv) the European Union consolidated list of persons, groups and entities subject to financial sanctions issued under the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union; and (v) the Office for Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) SDN lists.
"Loss" means, in relation to any Person, and as soon as they have been effectively caused, the loss, damages, costs, expenses,  outlays, fines, penalties and, in general, any amount that must be assumed by such Person.
"Colombian Pesos" or "COP$" means the lawful currency in the Republic of Colombia.
"Chilean Pesos" means the lawful currency  in the Republic of Chile.
"Base Purchase Price" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).
"Base Price per Share" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).
"Final Purchase Price" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b).
"Applicable Accounting Principles" means, in respect of a Person, the accounting standards and principles applicable to that Person in accordance with applicable Law and which, in the case of the Company, refer to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as they have been implemented in Colombia in accordance with Law 1314 of 2009 and its regulatory decrees.
"Representatives" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.7(b).
"Chilean Tax Withholding" has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 5.11(b).
"RNVE" has the meaning set forth  in the Recitals.
"Data Room" means the virtual data room administered by Datasite containing the information about the Business of the Acquired Companies, made available by the Company at
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the request of the Seller, to the Buyer during the period April 21, 2021 to July 6, 2021, on the understanding that between July 6 and July 22, 2021, specific requests for information sent by the Buyer through the virtual data room.
"CND, ASIC and LAC Services" means the services provided by the National Dispatch Center – CND, the Trade Exchange System Manager – ASIC, and the Settlement and Account Manager – LAC, of XM, in the wholesale energy market of the Republic of Colombia.
"Subsidiary" means those legal entities in which the Company has a direct to indirect shareholding or equity stake.
"Reference Rate" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(c).
"Third Party" means any Person who is not a party to this Agreement.
"Transaction" has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
"Court" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4.
"USD" means United States dollars.
"Seller" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
1.2."XM" means  XM Compañía de Expertos en Mercados S.A. E.S.P. References to legal provisions. Any reference to a legal provision shall include such provision as it is reformed, modified, or added to the extent that such amendment, modification or addition is or may be applicable to any Clause and/or Section of this Agreement.
1.3.Interpretation.
(a)The words "Party" or "Parties" shall refer only to the Parties to this Agreement.
(b)The titles of the clauses and sections are included for reference and convenience purposes, but in no way limit, define or describe the interpretation to be given to the Agreement.
(c)References in the text to Clauses, Sections and Annexes shall only refer to Clauses, Sections to Annexes of this Agreement, unless expressly stated otherwise.
(d)The Annexes referred to in this Agreement are incorporated herein and form an integral part thereof.
(e)Terms that are capitalized within the Annexes and are not defined within the Annexes shall have the meaning assigned to them in this Agreement.
(f)Terms defined in plural include the term defined in singular and vice versa, and terms defined in masculine include the term defined in feminine and vice versa.
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(g)When the words "including" to "including" or similar terms are used, they are deemed to be followed by the expression "without limitation", even if such expression is not found in this Agreement in writing.
(h)The technical or scientific words that are not expressly defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings corresponding to them according to the respective science technique and the other words shall be understood in their natural and obvious sense, according to the general use thereof.
(i)"Written," "written," and similar terms refer to printed, or handwritten documents and any other written communication mechanism (including digital media) that permits reproduction.
(j)References to agreements or contracts refer to such agreements or contracts as modified, amended or supplemented from time to time, in accordance with their terms.
(k)References to days shall be understood as Business Days unless otherwise specified.
(l)If an obligation is to be fulfilled or an action is to be carried out, as provided for in this Agreement, on a date that turns out not to be a Business Day, then the corresponding obligation or action must be fulfilled or carried out on the Business Day immediately following.
(m)The term "waiver" shall be understood exclusively as the legal power of a party not to demand or to have a right of that party and not to the rights of another party.
CLAUSE II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES FOR SALE; PURCHASE PRICE AND CLOSING
2.1.Purpose; Purchase and Sale of the Shares for Sale.
(a)Purpose.  To sell the Nation's interest in the Company to the Buyer of the Shares for Sale, of which the Seller is the holder.
(b)Purchase and Sale of the Shares for Sale.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, on the Closing Date and once fulfilled or waived, as applicable, the conditions precedent for Closing set forth in Clause VI, Seller shall sell, and Buyer shall purchase, the Shares for Sale, free of any Lien, in consideration of the Final Purchase Price.
2.2.Final Purchase Price and Payment Method.
(a)Purchase Price.  The Purchase Price for all the Shares for Sale shall be equal to the Final Purchase Price.
(b)Currency of Payment.  Payment of the Final Purchase Price will be made in USD.
(c)Reference Rate. The exchange rate that will be used to convert the Final Purchase Price of Colombian Pesos to USD will be the representative market rate (rate certified by the Financial Superintendency of Colombia) in force on the Closing Date,; i.e., the exchange
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rate representative of the market that the Financial Superintendency of Colombia certifies at the close of the market on the Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date (the "Reference Rate").
(d)Fees of External Advisors.  Within ninety (90)  calendar days after the Closing Date, the Buyer shall make the payment of fees to the External Advisors, on behalf of the Seller, at the expense of the Buyer for an amount equivalent to two billion Colombian Pesos plus VAT (COP$2,000,000,000), plus zero point zero one percent (0.01%) of the Final Purchase Price, plus VAT (the "  External Advisors Fees"), in accordance with the electronic transfer instructions included in Schedule 2.2(d).
2.3.Determination of the Final Purchase Price.
(a)The base purchase price for the Shares for Sale will be equal to TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND COLOMBIAN PESOS (COP$ 25,000.00) per Share in Sale (the "Base Price per Share"), for a total of FOURTEEN BILLION TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN MILLION TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (COP$ 14,236,814,025,000.00), for all Shares for Sale (the "Base Purchase Price").
(b)The Final Purchase Price shall be equal to: The Base Purchase Price plus or minus, as applicable, the Net Debt Adjustment, if applicable (the "Final Purchase Price").
(c)Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 2.3, The Net Debt Adjustment shall not apply, and the Final Purchase Price shall be equal to the Base Purchase Price if the closing occurs before September 1, 2021 or if the difference between the Closing Net Debt and the net target debt is not greater to 5.0%.
(d)In the event that the Closing occurs on or after September 1, 2021, Seller shall have five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date to cause the Vice President of the Company to inform the Parties of the value of the Company's Net Debt as of the cutoff date of the most recent monthly financial statements (The " Closing Net Debt"). Based on the financial information provided by the Company pursuant to this paragraph (d), the Parties shall calculate the Net Debt Adjustment and the Final Purchase Price in accordance with the procedure provided under Annex D.  In order to determine the Closing Net  Debt, variations over the Debt or Cash arising from the acquisition or sale of companies or businesses by the Acquired Companies, shall not be considered.
(e)For purposes of the provisions under this Section 2.3, the most recent monthly financial statements shall be those with a cut-off on the last day of the month immediately preceding the Closing Date, if the Closing takes place after the 15th day of the respective month. If the closing occurs on or before the 15th day of the respective month, the most recent monthly financial statements are those with cut off on the last day of the second-to-last month prior to the Closing Date.
(f)The Net Debt Adjustment shall be calculated as follows ("Net Debt Adjustment"): (i) if the Closing Net Debt exceeds the Target Net Debt by more than 5.0%, the adjustment for Nets Debt shall be equal to 51.41% of the amount by which the 5.0% threshold is exceeded, and shall be subtracted from the Base Purchase Price; Or (ii) if the  Closing Net Debt is more than 5.0% less than the Target Net Debt, the Net Debt Adjustment shall be equal to 51.41%
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of the amount by which the 5% threshold is exceeded, and shall be added to the Base Purchase Price. For the avoidance of Doubt, Annex D includes three (3) examples of the calculation of the Net Debt Adjustment.
(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.3(f), the adjustment for Net Debt may not exceed the sum of four hundred Colombian Pesos (COP$400) with respect to the Base Price per Share.
(h)Taking into account the points set out in paragraph (d) of this Section, the Closing Net Debt shall be prepared by the Company, in accordance with Applicable Accounting Principles and shall be consistent with past Company   methods and practices, and shall be applied for determining the Final Purchase Price, unless  they contain manifest errors.
2.4.Payment on the Closing Date.
(a)On the Closing Date, Buyer shall pay the Seller the Final Purchase Price, less the USD equivalent amount of the Chilean Tax Withholding as defined in Section 5.11(b), by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the bank account indicated in Annex 2.4(a).
(b)Once the Final Purchase Price is determined pursuant to Section 2.3 and as soon as the Reference Rate is known pursuant to Section 2.2(c), Seller shall notify Buyer in writing of the value of the Chilean Tax Withholding.
(c)The amount of the Chilean Tax Withholding will be retained by the Buyer for the purpose that the Buyer may fulfill his legal obligation to withhold and pay the  Indirect Sales Tax in Chile on the Seller's charge, as established by Chilean Law. Therefore, once these withholdings are paid in the terms provided for in this Agreement, the amounts corresponding to the Chilean Tax Withholding will be rebutted as delivered directly to the Seller as part of the Final Purchase Price.
2.5.Closing. The sale, transfer and registration of the Shares for Sale in the Shareholders' Record Book administered by Deceval, as well as the payment of the Final Purchase Price (the "Closing") must occur jointly on the sixth Business Day following the fulfillment or waiver, as applicable, of all the conditions precedents for Closing set forth in Clause VI (other than those to be fulfilled at Closing), or at any other date agreed by the Parties, and at such place as Buyer and Seller agree in writing (the "Closing Date").
2.6.Actions on the Closing Date.
(a)The Parties agree that the following actions will be taken on the Closing Date:
(i)The Buyer shall give a wire instruction to his bank to disburse the Final Purchase Price, less the Chilean Tax Withholding, to the Seller's bank account indicated in Annex 2.4(a).
(ii)Verified by the Seller the availability of the resources in his account, the Seller shall immediately cause the Company, as the direct depositor of the Shares for Sale, to deliver to Deceval the transfer instruction signed by the Company and addressed to
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Deceval, instructing Deceval to register the Buyer as the owner of the Shares for Sale, free of any Lien.
(b)If, prior to Closing, any Party is notified of an order, decision, judgment or similar issued by a Governmental Authority preventing Closing, and if by that time Seller has already received payment of the Final Purchase Price without completing the registration of the Shares for Sale in favor of the Buyer, Seller shall immediately and in any event not  later than the Business Day following receipt of payment and in any case before 1:00 p.m. Colombia time, return to Buyer the amount deposited in Seller's account to the account of origin of the transfer made by Buyer in Schedule 2.6(b).
2.7.Buyer Deliverables on Closing Date.  Buyer agrees to deliver or have delivered to Seller on the Closing Date:
(a)A certificate of good standing and legal officers of the Buyer with no more than five (5) calendar days of issuance.
(b)Evidence of the wire instruction for the Final Purchase Price, less the USD equivalent of the Chilean Tax Withholding, as defined in Section 5.11(b) to the Seller.
(c)A certificate issued by Buyer's legal representative, substantially under the terms and conditions of Schedule 2.7(c), certifying (i) that Buyer's Corporate Authorizations remain in effect and are fully binding, and (ii) compliance with the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.3.
2.8.Seller's Deliverables at Closing Date.  Seller agrees to deliver or have delivered to Buyer on the Closing Date:
(a)Copy of the transfer instruction signed by the Seller, addressed to the Company, instructing the Company  to order Deceval with the registration of the Buyer as the new owner of the Shares for Sale, free of any Lien.
(b)Copy of the transfer instruction signed by the Company and addressed to Deceval, instructing Deceval to register the Buyer as the owner of the Shares for Sale, free of any Lien.
(c) Notification of the Chilean Tax Withholding..
(d)An electronic document issued by Deceval, substantially resembling  the model in Annex 2.8(d), attesting the Buyer's entry as the owner of the Shares for Sale in the Buyer's corresponding investor subaccount and the registration of the Shares for Sale in the Company's stockholder ledger book.
(e)A certificate issued by Seller's legal representative, substantially under the terms and conditions of Schedule 2.8(e), certifying compliance with the conditions set forth in Section 6.2(a), (b), (c) and (e).
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2.9.Closing Certificate.  Within ninety (90) calendar days following the date on which the Buyer is required to fulfill its obligations under Sections 5.11, as appropriate, the Parties shall sign a certificate substantially resembling the terms of Annex 2.9.
CLAUSE III
SELLER'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Seller represents and warrants that the following statements are correct and true as of the Execution Date and will be correct and true as of the Closing Date, unless made (expressly or due to their nature) in a different date, in which case, they will be correct and true as from that date:
3.1.Powers; Capacity and Authorizations.
(a)The Seller has full power and authority, including all  internal approvals and consents, and from any Governmental Authority that may be required, to enter into this Agreement, to fulfill its obligations and to execute the operations provided for therein. The obligations of Seller under this Agreement are and shall be valid, binding, and enforceable for and with respect to Seller.
(b)Seller has and shall have all internal approvals and consents necessary to enter into and execute this Agreement, and on the Execution Date and the Closing Date, respectively, all internal authorizations necessary and required to fulfill its obligations and commitments under this Agreement.
3.2.No conflict. The execution and closing of this Agreement by the Seller and the fulfillment of the commitments, obligations and covenants contained in this Agreement by the Seller:
(a)Do not conflict with or give rise to the violation or breach of any Law or regulation that binds the Seller.
(b)Except for Governmental Authorizations, do not require or require the obtaining of any Permit, or any action, filing or notification before a Governmental Authority, or result in a breach of any term or provision of a Law or order of a Governmental Authority applicable to Seller.
(c)On the Execution Date, it does not conflict with any court order that prevents Seller from fulfilling the commitments, obligations and covenants contained in this Agreement.
3.3.Ownership of Shares for Sale.  The Seller is the sole and exclusive owner of the Shares for Sale, equivalent to five hundred and sixty-nine million four hundred and seventy-two thousand five hundred and sixty-one (569,472,561) shares, which are free of any Lien. The Shares for Sale have not been disposed nor promised for sale to any Third Party. Upon completion of the Closing, the Buyer shall have validly acquired the shares for sale free of any Lien.
3.4.Existence and capacity of the Company.  The Company is a public services company of a mixed nature, constituted as a sociedad anónima por acciones, de carácter comercial, de nacionalidad colombiana, with domicile in Medellin, which has within its social
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object the provision of the public service of transmission of electric power, the development of systems, Telecommunications activities and services, the development of infrastructure projects and their commercial exploitation, among other activities, which are detailed in their statutes, subject to the supervision and control of the Superintendency of Public Domestic Services  and the concurrent control of the Financial Superintendency of Colombia, It is duly constituted and validly existing in accordance with the Laws of the Republic of Colombia.
3.5.Capital.
(a)The share capital of the Company is represented in ordinary shares. On the Closing Date, before giving effect to the purchase and sale of the Shares for Sale,  one billion one hundred seven million six hundred seventy-seven thousand eight hundred ninety-four (1,107,677,894) common Shares have been issued and are in circulation; and seventeen million eight hundred twenty thousand one hundred twenty two  (17,820,122) shares have been reacquired by the Company. Therefore, the percent (100%) of the subscribed and paid-up capital of the Company is represented in one billion one hundred twenty-five million four hundred ninety-eight thousand sixteen (1,125,498,016) shares. The total Shares for Sale have been validly issued, are fully paid and represent fifty -one point forty-one  percent (51.41%) of the total Shares outstanding  of the Company. There are no restrictions on the transfer of Shares for Sale.
(b) The Shares of the Company are listed, traded in the BVC, and are subject to the American Depository Receipts (ADR) Tier/Level I program, which are traded on the U.S. OTC market.
(c)The Company has not approved the reacquisition of Shares in the Company nor has issued options, convertible bonds or any other similar instrument that authorizes a Person to (i) subscribe to or acquire Shares in the Company's capital, (ii) exchange securities for Shares in the Company's capital to (iii) receive any other securities that may be converted, be exchanged to qualify for the subscription of Shares of the Company or to participate in the Company's dividends or profits.
(d)Except for the second payment of the 2020 dividends decreed at the Company's ordinary shareholders' meeting held on March 26, 2021, as of the Closing Date, there is no decreed dividend pending payment to Seller.
3.6.SIPLA.  The Company has a Manual for the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (SIPLA) through which a series of procedures and control measures are formalized to prevent, among other things, the Company from conducting operations with Restricted Persons.
3.7.Anti-corruption system.  The Company has a Code of Ethics and Behavior, as well as an Anti-Corruption and Anti-Bribery Management Guide that formalizes a series of control procedures and measures and enshrines guidelines and principles of ethical conduct. in order to manage the potential risks of corruption, their associated risks, diligently monitor relationships with counterparties and generally seek to prevent the materialization of acts of corruption or bribery.
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3.8.Absence of other statements.  Except for the statements made by Seller in this Clause III and subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, neither Seller, nor the  Acquired Companies nor their shareholders (including, but not limited to, any other Governmental Authority), Nor any other Person acting on behalf of them makes any representations or warranties, express or implied. Seller hereby disclaims any other representations, whether made by Seller or from  any of its directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives or other persons with respect to Seller or the Acquired Companies or any matter relating to this Agreement;  the documents of the Transaction or with the obligations arising hereunder. Therefore, except as stated in this Clause III and subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, neither the Seller, nor the  Acquired Companies, nor their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives (or any other person acting on their behalf) make to Buyer or its directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives or other Persons a statement of any warranty, express or implied, with respect to any statement or information given or disclosed (including, but not limited to, Documents and other information provided in connection with this Agreement or other documents of the Transaction or obligations under any of the foregoing) by Seller, the  Acquired Companies or their respective directors, officers, employees, consultants, agents or representatives, and consequently, they do not assume responsibility for them.
CLAUSE IV
BUYER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Buyer warrants that the following statements are correct and true on the Execution Date and will be correct and true on the Closing Date, unless made (expressly by reason of their nature) in respect of a different date, in which case, they will be correct and true on that date:
4.1.Powers; Capacity and Authorizations.
(a)The Buyer has full power and authority, including all internal approvals and consents, and from any Governmental Authority that may be required, to enter into this Agreement, to fulfill its obligations and execute the operations provided for therein. The obligations of Buyer under this Agreement are and will be valid, binding, and enforceable for and with respect to Buyer,
(b)Buyer has and will have all Buyer's Corporate Authorizations necessary to enter into and execute this Agreement, and on the Execution Date and the Closing Date, respectively, all Buyer's Corporate Authorizations required to fulfill its obligations and commitments under this Agreement.
4.2.No conflict.  The execution  and Closing of this Agreement by the Buyer, and the fulfillment of the commitments, obligations and covenants contained in this Agreement, by the Buyer:
(a)Do not conflict with or give rise to the violation or breach of any Law or regulation that binds the Buyer;
(b)Except for Governmental Authorizations, do not require or require the obtaining of any Permit, or any action, radiation upon notification to a Governmental Authority, or shall result in a breach of any term or provision of a Law or order of a Governmental Authority applicable to the Buyer;
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(c)On the Execution Date, it does not conflict with any court order that prevents Buyer from fulfilling the commitments, obligations and agreements contained in this Agreement.
4.3.SIPLA.  The Buyer has a Manual for the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (SIPLA) which formalizes a series of procedures and control measures aimed at preventing, among other things, the Buyer from conducting operations with Restricted Persons.
4.4.Anti -corruption system.  The Buyer has a Comprehensive Ethical Policy and Transparency, the Code of ethics and Conduct of the Ecopetrol Group, the Anti -Corruption Manual, the Manual for the Management of Money Laundering Risk (LA) and the Financing of Terrorism (FT), the Anti-Fraud Manual, Instructions for the management and prevention of conflicts of interest and ethical conflicts, Guide for the Management of Gifts and Entertainment and the Compliance Program of Ecopetrol and its Business Group, through which a series of procedures and control measures are formalized, as well as guidelines and principles of ethical conduct are established, in order to manage the potential risks of corruption, their associated risks, to monitor diligently the relations with counterparties and in general to seek to prevent the materialization of an actor of corruption or bribery.
4.5.Knowledge of the Situation of the Company. Buyer acknowledges and agrees that the sale of the Shares for Sale is in the state in which they are ("as is – where is") and that the only statements made by the Seller to Buyer in connection with the Shares for Sale, are  those included in Clause III.
4.6.Basis for decisions. The Buyer has engaged such consultants as he considers appropriate and convenient, including legal, technical, regulatory and financial experts, and has had access to information made available by the Company, at the request of the Seller in the Data Room in relation to the Acquired Companies, to evaluate the  financial situation, legal status and state of affairs of the  Acquired Companies, and the conclusion of this Agreement and all transactions contemplated herein. The Buyer has conducted due diligence on the  Acquired Companies and has received through the Data Room answers to certain of the questions he has asked regarding the  Acquired Companies and their respective businesses. The terms and conditions of this Agreement reflect Buyer's acceptance of the risks identified and quantified by Buyer during the due diligence process and Seller is not responsible for the materialization of such risks. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement. The Buyer has taken into account the economic, social, political and security conditions of Colombia and in the jurisdictions in which the  Acquired Companies must undertake their Businesses, and their decision to purchase the Shares for Sale under the conditions provided for in this Agreement, It is based solely on its own analyzes, projections, forecasts, research and the statements contained in Clause III. Likewise, the Buyer acknowledges that, except as expressly provided for in this Agreement, the Seller assumes no responsibility for facts or circumstances related to (i) risks arising from the liquidity insolvency of the Acquired Companies; (ii) existence, value, limitations, quality and legal status of the rights, assets or assets of the  Acquired Companies; (iii) hidden liabilities associated exclusively with the Acquired Companies, including environmental liabilities of the Acquired Companies; (iv) regulatory changes, including changes in the calculation of the transmission fee; and (v) contingency of any of the Acquired Companies.
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4.7.Sufficiency of Funds. On the Closing Date and prior to the fulfillment of the  condition precedent contained in Section 6.2(d), Buyer shall have sufficient funds to make payment of the Final Purchase Price and the costs and expenses related to the Transaction; as well as the External Advisors Fees. Except as provided in Section 6.2(d), Buyer's obligations under this Agreement are not subject to any condition regarding Buyer’s or any other Person's ability to obtain financing for the completion of the Transaction. The source of the resources for the payment of the Final Purchase Price is lawful.
4.8.Absence of other representations and guarantees.  The Buyer makes no express or implied statement or warranty, oral or written, other than those expressly contained in this Clause IV.
CLAUSE V
OTHER AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES
5.1.Negative Covenants.  Until the Closing Date, except as expressly allowed by this Agreement or as provided for the express written consent of the Buyer (consent which may not be denied without justification), the Seller undertakes not to propose, and not to vote favorably at general meeting meetings of shareholders of the Company, any of the following proposals in relation to the Company:
(a)Amendments to it’s bylaws;
(b)Increase in capital,  shares reacquisitions, or payment of dividends in shares, notwithstanding  the powers of the Board of Directors of the Company to increase the authorized capital in the cases established in Article 19 numeral 19.4 of Law 142 of 1994;
(c)Capital reductions with reimbursement of contributions;
(d)Issuance of any kind of shares or other interests, or debt securities convertible into shares, or involving equity holdings;
(e)Conversion of debt securities into shares;
(f)Mergers, transformations, reorganizations, segregations, global disposal of assets or spinoffs;
(g)Dissolution or  wind up;
(h)Except for the sale of the shares of the Company and its Subsidiaries in Internexa S.A., the sale, wind up, transfer to any title or disposition or lease of the Company's assets or assets, in one or more related transactions, whose amount is greater than fifteen percent (15%) of ISA's market capitalization, or the sale or transfer in whole or in part of the Company’s trading establishment;
(i)Except for the dividends for the year 2020 decreed at the Ordinate shareholders' meeting of the Company held on March 26, 2021, to order the payment of any dividend in cash and/or in kind;
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(j)Modify the dividend distribution policy, if applicable;
(k)To decree the formation of special reserves other than the legal reserve;
(l)Remove or appoint the Company's Tax reviewer and modify the amount of its fees outside of the ordinary business turn;
(m)Agree or approve the bylaws reserves, except as required by applicable Law;
(n)Decrease the subscribed capital or cancel the registration of Shares in the RNVE or the BVC;
(o)Approve modifications to the remuneration policy of the Board of Directors and to senior management of the Company, only when the Company is recognized for payments with shares or granted stock options over the Shares;
(p)Approve modifications to the Board 's succession policy.
5.2.Governmental authorizations.  The Parties shall cooperate with each other in good faith and shall make their  Best Efforts as soon as possible after the Execution Date, to obtain all necessary Governmental Authorizations in connection with the conclusion and performance of this Agreement,  listed in Schedule 5.2.
5.3.Third Party Authorizations.  The Parties shall cooperate with each other in good faith and shall make every effort to obtain, as soon as possible after the Signing Date, all Third Party Authorizations necessary in connection with the conclusion and performance of this Agreement.
5.4.Obtaining Funds.  In the event that Closing does not occur within ten (10) Business Days following compliance with the suspensive conditions contained in  Sections 6.1 and 6.2(a), 6.2(b), 6.2(c) and 6.2(e), solely as a result of failure to comply with the condition under Section 6.2(d), then: (i) Buyer shall immediately notify Seller of such circumstance and shall provide Seller with full evidence of the facts or causes for which the condition set forth in Section 6.2(d)was not met; (ii) the Closing Period shall be extended to a date not later than the Closing Date set forth in Section 8.1(a) (the "Extended Closing Date"); (iii) Buyer shall use its Best Efforts to obtain, in the shortest possible time, funds for payment of the Final Purchase Price on or before the Extended Closing Date provided such sources are reasonable from the point of view of Buyer's business and are consistent with Buyer's policies; and (iv) Buyer shall inform Seller five (5) Business Days in advance of the date  on which it will have the resources to proceed with the Closing of  the Transaction, which may not be later than the Extended Closing Date.
5.5.Better Efforts; Cooperation.  The Parties shall make their Best Efforts and shall cooperate to take, or to have them carried out, all necessary, appropriate or desirable actions under applicable Laws, in order to fulfill the terms of the Agreement for closing and to make effective the closing and the Transaction covered by this Agreement as soon as reasonably possible after the Execution Date. The foregoing shall include, without limitation, in good faith, at the latest three (3) days to schedule it before Closing, in detail and to the extent possible in practice, the final
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form of the documents used, the actions to be taken, And the processes that will be applicable before, during and immediately after Closing, as well as the designation of the persons who will be responsible for each of these documents, actions and processes.
5.6.Inabilities and Incompatibilities.  The Parties hereby declare, under the gravity of an oath, that they are not included in any of the inabilities and incompatibilities provided for in Law 80 of 1993 and other Laws that modify or supplement it, including without limitation articles 26, numeral 7°, 44 and 52 of said disposition.
5.7.Confidentiality.
(a)Without prejudice to the disclosure obligations of the Company and the Buyer as issuers of securities registered in the RNVE and  the BVC in accordance with the provisions of Decree 2555 of 2010, and the obligations of the Seller to publish in the SECOP the documents of the process and the administrative acts of the contracting process in accordance with Law 1150 of 2007 and Decree 1082 of 2015, and as agreed in this Section, as from the Execution Date, each Party agrees to keep in reserve and confidential all information provided by the other Party under this Agreement, or prior to the signing of this Agreement, relating to the Acquired Companies, the Business, assets, customers, operation, and business matters (the "Confidential Information") and you agree not to disclose such information to any Third Party without the prior written approval of the Party that provided such information.
(b)As of the Execution Date, the Parties shall maintain, and shall ensure that each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants and other advisers and representatives (their "Representatives") maintain  the confidentiality of the Confidential Information, do not disclose Confidential Information except with the express written consent of the other Party and except as provided in this Section 5.7, and that the  Confidential Information is not used for the own benefit or for the benefit of any other Person.
(c)The foregoing does not restrict the right of either Party to disclose such information (i) to its respective Representatives to the extent reasonably required to facilitate  the delivery or performance of this Agreement, (ii) to any Governmental Authority to the extent reasonably required in connection with any process related to the execution of this Agreement, including without limitation in the case of requests made by judicial or control authorities and the Congress of  the Republic of Colombia, and (iii) to the extent required by applicable Law or by a decision, order or decree of an applicable Governmental Authority, court or stock exchange. Each Party shall notify its respective Representatives of the obligations of confidentiality under this Section 5.7 and shall be liable for any breach or breach of such obligations by its Representatives.
(d)If either Party or any of its respective Representatives is legally bound to make any disclosure prohibited or otherwise restricted by this Agreement, then that Party, to the extent legally permitted, (i) shall promptly notify the other Party in writing, (ii) shall consult and assist with the other Party in order to obtain a court order or other appropriate remedy to prevent such relief and (iii) shall make commercially reasonable efforts to obtain an protective order or other reliable guarantee that any  information so disclosed will be treated confidentially.
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Subject to the provisions of the preceding sentence, the disclosing Party or such Representatives may only make such disclosure that is legally binding or otherwise required to make.
(e)The restrictions and obligations under this Section 5.7 shall not apply to any information: (i) that is independently developed by the receiving Party and not based on the Confidential Information provided or that is legally received from another source, free of any restriction and without violation of  applicable Law or this Agreement; (ii) that has become publicly available without violation of applicable Law or this Agreement; (iii) that prior to its disclosure, It was already in the possession of the Receiving Party or its respective Representatives provided that the Receiving Party and/or its Representatives have not been aware that such Confidential Information was subject to confidentiality or reservation obligations or (iv) that the Party that provided the  Confidential Information agrees in writing that it is free from such restrictions.
(f)Subject to the disclosure obligations  of the Company and the Buyer as issuers of securities in accordance with the provisions of Decree 2555 of 2010, And the obligations of the Seller to publish in the SECOP the documents of the process and the administrative acts of the contracting process in accordance with Law 1150 of 2007 and Decree 1082 of 2015, the confidentiality obligations of the Parties herein shall remain in effect for a term of three (3) years from the Execution Date. Subsequent to the Closing Date, Buyer's confidentiality obligations shall also apply with respect to information provided in relation to the  Acquired Companies or the Company's exclusive -owned Business that has been disclosed to Buyer under such indication.
5.8.Dividends.  If the Closing takes place on or before December 6, 2021, the dividends decreed by the Company and outstanding in 2021, shall be the Buyer's. If the Parties agree to extend the Deadline and the closing occurs on or after December 7, 2021, the dividends decreed by the Company and outstanding in 2021 shall be the Seller. At the Execution Date, the value of dividends decreed and outstanding for payment in favor of the holder of the Shares for Sale in 2021 amounts to COP$371,011.373,491.50, and the date of payment approved for them is December 14, 2021.
5.9.Disinvestment of Ecopetrol Energía S.A.S. E.S.P.  The Buyer undertakes to  divest in Ecopetrol Energía S.A.S. E.S.P. in the shortest possible time and in a prompt and diligent manner, in line with the terms of the communication with registered number: S-2021-003346 dated August 3, 2021 signed by the Executive Director of the Commission for the Regulation of Energy and Gas (CREG) and attached hereto as Annex 5.9.
5.10.Obligations in relation to CND, ASIC and LAC Services.
(a)Corporate governance practices in XM. With respect to the CND, ASIC and LAC Services, the Buyer agrees, within ninety (90) calendar days following Closing  and in accordance with its powers as shareholder of the Company, to request that the Company causes XM  to: (i) convene an extraordinary shareholders meeting of XM, and (ii) in said meeting propose and vote favorably on the decisions listed below (including statutory reforms, if applicable); decisions that, if approved by the shareholders meeting of XM, shall be implemented within the six (6) months following the holding of such meeting:
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(i)Independence of the Board of Directors.  That all members of the XM Board of Directors  have independent status in relation with the Company and the Buyer under the terms of the  second paragraph of Article 44 of  Law 964 of 2005, and in addition that they comply with the following independence requirement : Not to exercise or have exercised, or have a relative within the fourth degree of consanguinity, second degree of affinity, and first civil degree which is or has been, an employee, director, or contractor of the Buyer or any of its affiliates or Subsidiaries, during the two (2) years immediately preceding his appointment.
(ii)XM General Manager Designation.  That the appointment of any new XM general manager shall be governed by the following rules: (i) the general manager shall be elected by a simple majority of the members of its board of directors, and (ii) for its selection and appointment process, XM's board of directors will engage the service of a headhunter company with experience selecting executives for listed companies. The Board of Directors of XM will submit to the Board a list of at least five (5) candidates who meet the requirements and conditions of preparation and technical experience in the energy sector, performance in similar positions, and the academic profile as defined.
(iii)Independence of other corporate governance bodies.  That the remaining governing bodies of XM  , as appropriate, are composed of XM employees and/or members of its board of directors.
(iv)Policies in the provision of services. That XM enacts and implements internal policies  establishing express prohibitions on XM employees participating directly in the provision of the CND, ASIC and LAC Services, and simultaneously, in the provision of services to the Company or Buyer and vice versa.
(v)Neutrality and confidentiality.   That XM enacts and implements strict policies of neutrality, confidentiality and non-disclosure of information relating to the CND, ASIC and LAC Services, including any flow of information between XM, the Company and the Buyer. The foregoing shall not prevent XM from continuing to provide CND, ASIC and LAC Services to all market players. Accordingly, it shall not prevent XM  providing or developing new services for the Company and third parties, including Buyer, other than CND, ASIC and LAC Services. The abovementioned, shall not prevent employees working in CND, ASIC, and LAC Services from conducting training sessions and transferring technical knowledge (excluding CND, ASIC, and LAC information) within XM.
(vi)Separate accounting.  Ensure that revenues, costs and expenses arising from the exercise of CND, ASIC and LAC Services are handled in separate accounts and books.
(b)Corporate Governance Practices of the Company with respect to XM. With respect to the CND, ASIC and LAC Services, the Buyer undertakes, within ninety (90) calendar days following Closing and in accordance with its authority as shareholder of the Company, to propose to the Company the following actions (including, if necessary, that a shareholders' meeting of Is Company be convened):
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(i)Absence of a business group.  That undertakes all activities aimed at avoiding the  unity of purpose and direction existing between the Company and XM, in the terms of Law 222 of 1995.
(ii)Confidentiality.  That strict confidentiality and non-disclosure policies are adopted and implemented for information that the Company may have in connection with the CND, ASIC and LAC Services.
(iii)Relocation of facilities to provide CND, ASIC and LAC services.  That the decision regarding that the CND, ASIC and LAC Services are provided at facilities other than those of the Company and the Buyer is addressed.
In the event that any of the actions provided for in this Section 5.10(b) require decisions by the Company's shareholders' meeting, the Buyer agrees to vote positively on the corresponding propositions.
(c)Governmental Authority Decision Regarding CND, ASIC and LAC Services.  If, after Closing, a competent Governmental Authority in Colombia adopts a firm decision on the management structure of the wholesale energy market that impacts the provision of CND, ASIC and LAC Services, the Buyer undertakes to request the Company to take all necessary measures to implement such decision, provided that the decision covers the respective remuneration.
(d)No  business group.  The Buyer shall refrain from declaring unity of purpose and direction with XM, in the terms of Law 222 of 1995.
(e)The obligations contained in this Section 5.10 shall apply provided that Buyer has the status of indirect shareholder of XM and the CND, ASIC and LAC Services continue to be provided from XM.
5.11.Agreements Related to Tax Withholding.
(a)The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Chilean Tax Withholding has as its sole purpose to fulfill the  legal obligation of the Buyer to carry it out and that it shall be taken into account or as a credit against the tax payable in the Republic of Chile by the Seller —as taxable and liable entity, and as subject of the same right— over the capital gain triggered from the indirect sale of Chilean  Acquired Companies as a result of the Closing of the Transaction (the " Indirect Sales Tax in Chile").
(b)The Chilean Tax Withholding will be determined by the Seller, in Chilean Pesos, in accordance with paragraph (b) of paragraph 3 of article 58 of the Law on the Income Tax of Chile, contained in article 1 of Decree Law No. 824 of 1974 and will be converted to USD at the exchange rate observed by the Central Bank of Chile at the close of the market on Business Day immediately prior to the Closing Date (the "Chilean Tax Withholding").
(c)Seller shall inform Buyer of the amount equivalent to the Chilean Tax Withholding, in USD, on the day immediately prior to the Closing Date. Seller shall also inform, within four (4) Business Days of the Execution Date, the portion of the Final Purchase Price corresponding to
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the Chilean Companies Acquired, the tax cost deducted and its determination form, the tax rate used (35%) and the value of the Indirect Sales Tax in Chile and any other information reasonably requested by the Buyer. To comply with the above, the Parties shall agree, between the Execution Date and the Closing Date, on the format to be used for the submission of this information.
(d)Within the following month after the Closing Date, the Seller, the Buyer and the Chilean Companies Acquired, each independently, shall submit an informative statement to the competent Governmental Authority in Chile, reflecting all such information required for this purpose, Contained in Form 1921 or any form that replaces it. If the Buyer notifies the Seller, at least three (3) Business Days in advance, that it will file the Indirect Sales Tax in Chile with Form 50, the Parties shall submit Form 1921 no later than the same date as Form  50 as reported to the Buyer. The Parties shall cooperate with each other to ensure that each of the informative statements to be submitted by the Seller, the Buyer and the Acquired Chilean Companies are consistent with each other and with the corresponding Form.
(e)The Buyer shall prepare and submit the declaration of the Chilean Tax Withholding and pay it, using for that purpose the form that is applicable according to the filing date. The Buyer shall send the corresponding proof of the declaration and payment of the Chilean Tax Withholding to the Seller within fifteen (15) Business Days following the filing date of the corresponding form. Seller shall provide such cooperation as is reasonably required by Buyer to enable Buyer to comply with the obligations set forth in this section and shall use its Best Efforts to obtain as soon as possible after the Execution Date, The special authorization for the Buyer to pay the Chilean Tax Withholding in USD, before the competent Governmental Authority in Chile.
(f)Without prejudice to any other obligation provided for in Chilean Tax Law, the Buyer's only obligations with respect to the delivery of the Chilean Tax Withholding shall be those expressly provided for in subparagraphs (d) and (e).
CLAUSE VI
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
6.1.Parties’ Obligations Conditions Precedent: The obligation of each of the Parties to carry out the Closing is subject to the fulfillment, on or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions: There shall be no applicable Law prohibiting, making illegal, submitting or preventing the Closing of the Transaction or any applicable order of any nature issued by any Governmental Authority, including any judicial or administrative act, restrictive measures, precautionary measures, Liens or other orders of a similar nature, have the effect of making the Transaction illegal, invalid, null, ineffective and unenforceable, or that it prevents perfect the Closing;
(a)All Governmental Authorizations necessary for Closing that are listed in Annex 5.2 and that in accordance with said Annex must be obtained before the Closing Date, must have been obtained.
6.2.Buyer 's Closing Obligation — Conditions Precedent.  Buyer's obligation to carry out the Closing is subject to Buyer's performance (or waiver by Buyer), on or before the Closing Date, of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 and also to the following conditions:
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(a)The Seller must have complied in all material respects with all its obligations set forth in this Agreement.
(b)Seller shall have provided Buyer with the notice provided for in Section 2.8(c).
(c)Seller's representations and warranties contained in Clause III shall be true and correct in all respects on the Execution Date and the Closing Date, except for non-material matters which may be remedied, and except to the extent that any statement or warranty of Seller refers to any other specific date, in which case such statement of warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respects by that date.
(d) The Loan  Agreement must have been entered into and the Buyer must have received the disbursement under the  Loan Agreement, unless the failure to conclude the Loan Agreement, or the fact that the Buyer does not receive the disbursement, is due to causes attributable to Buyer including failure to fulfill his obligations or commitments under the Loan Agreement.  For the avoidance of doubt,  failure to comply with any condition preceding disbursement under the Loan Agreement, which depends on or consists of the act of a Third Party (including  Acquired Companies or a Governmental Authority), or to an event of force majeure and/or inaccuracies in representations and warranties given in respect of the companies acquired in the Loan Agreement, shall not be understood as facts or causes imputable to the Buyer.
(e)All Third-Party Authorizations required to refine the Closing that must be obtained prior to the Closing Date must have been obtained prior to the Closing Date.
6.3.Seller's Closing Obligation —Conditions Precedent .  Seller's obligation to perform the Closing is subject to Seller's performance (or waiver by Seller), on or before the Closing Date, of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 and also to the following conditions:
(a)The Buyer must have fulfilled in all material respects all of its obligations set forth in this Agreement.
(b)Buyer must have delivered to Seller the document listed in Section 2.7(a).
(c)Buyer's representations and warranties in Clause IV shall be true and correct in all respects on the Execution Date and the Closing Date, except for non-material matters which may be remedied, and except to  the extent that any statement or warranty of Buyer refers to any other specific date, in which case such statement or warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respects by that date.
6.4. Fictional Condition fulfilled . The breaching Party who has contravened any of the provisions of this Agreement shall not be entitled to terminate it, and shall be obliged to complete the Closing under the terms  set forth herein if such breach has caused or contributed to causing the conditions set forth in Sections 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 to be failed or did not occur before the Deadline.
CLAUSE VII
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7.1.Responsibility of the Parties.  Each Party shall be liable, up to ordinary negligence, for the Losses of the other Party that are directly attributable to it as a consequence of (i) the breach of its obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) the falsehood, breach or inaccuracy of the declarations and warranties provided for in this Agreement, as declared by final non appealable court decision, and said liability will be limited to a total amount equal to the Final Purchase Price, except in the event of intent or gross negligence, and without prejudice to the restitution obligations. provided in Section 8.3.
7.2.Indemnification.  Each Party undertakes to keep the  other and its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, advisers or Representatives harmless, of Third Party Claims up to a total amount equal to the Final Purchase Price provided that there is no fault of the Party to be indemnified (including its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, advisors or Representatives) and in relation to: (i) any Loss arising from non-compliance with ordinary negligence of its obligations under this Agreement; or (ii) for any type and all sort of claim, liability, Loss or obligation, including compensation and judicial and extrajudicial costs, incurred or suffered by each Party, arising from the breach with ordinary negligence, of the obligations under this Agreement. The foregoing indemnity will also apply when there are actions carried out with willful misconduct or gross negligence, provided that this has been declared by a competent judicial authority. Indemnification shall proceed provided that the Party has been convicted by a non-appealable court decision.
7.3.Special Indemnity for Indirect Sales Tax in Chile.
(a)Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 7.1 and 7.2, Seller shall keep the Buyer, the  Acquired Companies and their officers, directors, shareholders, employees, advisors or Representatives harmless, For ANY TYPE AND ALL Losses, INCLUDING SEPARATION AND JUDICIAL AND Extrajudicial Costs, Incurred or Incurred, in Relation to the Indirect Sales Tax in Chile, Without it being necessary that such Losses or obligations be attributable to the breach of Seller's obligations under this Agreement or to the falsehood, breach, or inaccuracy of Seller 's representations and warranties under this Agreement. The foregoing provided that the Buyer has not failed to comply with the obligations expressly set forth in Section 5.11, if applicable, a case in which the Seller shall only be responsible for keeping the Buyer harmless from losses and obligations related to the calculation of the Indirect Sales Tax in Chile that are not a direct consequence of the Buyer's breach of obligations.
(b)The Buyer shall keep the Seller, its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, and other employees free, as provided in Sections 7.1 and 7.2. Advisors or Representatives, for any kind and any Loss, including indemnities and judicial and extrajudicial costs, incurred or suffered, relating to the breach of Buyer's obligations expressly set forth in Section 5.11.
7.4.Limits on the obligation to indemnify.  Indemnification obligations under this Agreement shall be subject to the following limitations:
(a)The maximum amount to be indemnified shall be equivalent to the Final Purchase Price. This limit shall not apply in respect of Losses arising from willful misconduct or grave negligence, nor to the restitution obligations provided under Section 8.3.
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(b)Payments made by a Party indemnifying any Loss shall be limited to the amount of the Loss resulting from deduction of the amount of any insurance policy indemnity or any right to indemnification, or other similar payment actually received by the Indemnified Party. The Indemnified Party shall use its Best Efforts to recover under insurance policies, other indemnification rights, or other agreements similar to Loss.
(c)The amounts to be paid by a party indemnifying shall be deducted from any tax benefit or any other quantifiable nature actually received, applied and realized (To the understanding that such compensable party at the request of the indemnifying party shall provide the indemnifying party with written certification establishing a reasonable detailed calculation of such net tax benefit).
(d)Each of the Indemnified Parties shall use its Best Efforts to mitigate any Loss by realizing any event or circumstance from which a Loss can reasonably be expected to be caused.
7.5.Lack of Other Resources.
(a)The Parties acknowledge and agree that, subsequent to the Closing and except in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct, their sole and exclusive remedies with respect to any and all claims they may have in connection with the transactions covered by this Agreement, for any breach of any statement, warranty, or obligation under this Agreement or related to the subject matter of this Agreement, are the right and procedures for indemnification under this Clause VII. In light of the foregoing, each Party expressly and irrevocably waives any and all rights to claim and any legal action for any breach of any statement, warranty or obligation of this Agreement that you may have against the other party and each of its officers, as applicable, except as provided in this Clause VII, Clause III and Clause IV.  In particular, the Buyer waives the right to bring, inter alia, the action of invalidity relative to the Acquired Companies, undisclosed liabilities and the guarantee of good performance, in both cases in relation to the  Acquired Companies except in the case of  falsehood, non-compliance or inaccuracy of the representations and warranties contained in Clause III and Clause IV.
(b)For the avoidance of doubt, Seller acknowledges (i) that Buyer does not waive any potential actions or claims it may have under this Agreement and the applicable Law associated with (A) a breach of the representations and warranties given by Seller in Clause III, or (B) claims for undisclosed liabilities or defects relating to the facts stated in Clause III, and (ii) that neither the knowledge acquired by Buyer or by its advisors and representatives during due diligence, It may be used or used in any way to limit Seller's liability in the event of falsehood, breach or inaccuracy of the representations and warranties given to Seller in this Agreement. The Buyer declares that, at the Execution Date, from the review of the information put to its consideration in the Data Room, he is not aware of any facts that would allow the Seller's statements contained in Clause III to be found to be false or inaccurate.
CLAUSE VIII
TERMINATION
8.1.Termination.  This Agreement may be terminated before the Closing Date at the following events:
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(a)By either Party, by written notice to the other Party, and without prejudice to Section 8.2, in the event that the Closing has not taken place by  6 December 2021 (the "Deadline"), Notwithstanding,  by mutual agreement of the Parties,  the Deadline may be extended and in such a case the Parties in good faith shall make their Best Efforts to determine whether it is appropriate to adjust the Final Purchase Price;
(b)By mutual agreement of the Parties, expressly and in writing, by means of a document signed by the duly authorized representatives of the Parties;
(c)For either Party, by written notification sent to the other Party, and without prejudice to Section 8.2, in the event that any competent Governmental Authority has issued an order, rule, decree, a resolution or decision that prohibits the transaction or prevents the performance of your obligations under this Agreement, the execution of which must take place prior to the Closing. For the avoidance of doubt, the issuance of precautionary measures or similar orders by any Governmental Authority, which results in Closing not later than the Deadline, shall authorize either Party to terminate this Agreement in accordance with this  Section 8.1(c) without claim  for damages.
8.2.Survival of obligations.  All provisions of this Agreement which give rise to obligations to be fulfilled subsequent to the execution or termination thereof shall survive such execution or termination and shall continue to be fully in force under the terms set forth in this Agreement.
8.3.Effects of a Judicial Ruling.  If, after Closing, a judicial authority declares the Agreement null and void in its entirety, by means of a final decision (the "Judicial Ruling"), the Parties shall return each other and take all necessary measures to reverse the Transaction and, in addition, to the extent legally possible and to the extent permitted by the Judicial Decision, in the same situation as they were immediately before the Closing Date.
CLAUSE IX
GENERAL
9.1.Notifices and Communications.  All Notices, communications and requests under this Agreement must be made in writing (the "Notices"). To be considered validly carried out, it must be carried out under one of the following modalities: (i) by personal delivery; (ii) by courier service or by registered or certified mail (with the amount paid and acknowledgment of receipt requested by the party that directs it) To the respective Parties at the addresses set out below  (or any  other physical address of a Party indicated in a notice sent under this Section 9.1), and in any event (iii) by electronic mail, To the respective Parties at the e-mail addresses listed below (or any other  e-mail address of a Party as indicated in a notice sent under this Section 9.1), Which shall be deemed to have been received on the following Business Day provided (a) it has been obtained from the e-mail sending it confirmation of receipt of the e-mail recipient; Or (b) that a copy has been sent to certified mail within two (2) Business Days of sending  to e-mail. In all cases, communications, notifications, requests, claims, demands and other Notices, will be made to the day following that the delivery is made to the shipment, according to the case.
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Name: Juan Manuel Rojas Payan
Position: Vice President of Strategy and New Business
Ecopetrol S.A.
Address: Carrera 13 # 36-24 – Main Building
Electronic belt: juan.rojas@ecopetrol.com.co
With copy to (which shall not constitute a notice):
Attention: Fernan Bejarano Arias
Electronic belt: fernan.bejarano@ecopetrol.com.co
Attention: Maria Paula Camacho Rozo
Electronic belt: maria.camacho@ecopetrol.com.co
If to Seller, to:
Name: Adriana Mazuera
Position: Director General of State Units
Address: Carrera 8 No. 6C-38
E-mail:
adriana.mazuera@minhacienda.gov.co and
empresas@minhacienda.gov.co
With copy to (which shall not constitute a notice):
Attention: Andrés Bravo – General Counsel of
 State participations
E-mail: andres.bravo@minhacienda.gov.co
Each Party may change its address for Notifications upon written delivery of the new address to the other Party. All Notices shall be deemed received on the Business Day following receipt of the respective communication.
9.2.Modifications, assignments and waivers.
(a)The provisions of this Agreement may be modified only by agreement of the Parties, which shall be expressly signed by their duly authorized representatives and with the appropriate approvals, and therefore the amendment shall not be deemed perfect until such written notice is given.
(b)Any Party may waive the performance of the obligations or commitments of the other, provided that such waiver is expressly stated and in writing duly signed by the representative of the Party granting such waiver.
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as, disclaimers of the rights conferred upon it by the Agreement and applicable Laws, And (ii) shall not be deemed to be waiving or condoning of the correlative obligation of the other Party.
(d)Neither the Seller nor the Buyer may assign in whole or in part this Agreement, or the rights and obligations arising therefrom, without the prior written authorization of the other party.
9.3. Applicable Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and shall be interpreted in accordance with the Laws of the Republic of Colombia, especially the provisions of Law 80 of 1993, Law 1150 of 2007 and regulatory decrees, the civil and commercial rules that are applicable to it and any other that modify them, add or complement.
9.4.Conflict resolution.  Any controversy or dispute  relating to this Agreement, apart from the executive collection of obligations, shall be settled by an Arbitral Tribunal (the "Tribunal"), in accordance with the provisions of Law 1563 of 2012 and other rules that modify and/or supplement it, in accordance with the following rules.
(a)The arbitrators shall be three (3) and shall be qualified lawyers with proven expertise or experience in commercial, financial, or administrative law.
(b) The arbitrators shall be appointed by mutual agreement between the Parties. The arbitrator(s) who cannot be appointed by mutual agreement within a term not exceeding twenty (20) calendar days shall be appointed at the request of either Party, for the Arbitration Center of the Chamber of Commerce of Bogota between the arbitrators from the List A of the Arbitration Center.
(c)Arbitration shall be governed by the provisions of Law 1563 of 2012 or the rule that modifies, supplements or replaces it.
(d)The seat of the Tribunal will be the city of Bogota and the arbitration proceedings will be administered by the Arbitration and Conciliation Center of the Bogota Chamber of Commerce.
(e)The Court shall decide according to the Law.
9.5.Exemplars.  This Agreement shall consist of two (2) originals of the same value, which shall be considered a single Agreement and shall be effective only once each and every such copy is duly signed by all the Parties.
9.6. Entire Agreement.  This Agreement (together with all Annexes) constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter, obligations and commitments set forth herein and therefore supersedes any prior written or oral agreement or understanding, that the Parties had had on this matter and the Transaction contemplated in this Agreement.
9.7.Severability .  If any provision of this Agreement is prohibited, void, ineffective, or could not be enforced under applicable Law or by decision of a competent Governmental Authority, such nullity, ineffectiveness, or unenforceability shall not affect the other provisions of
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the Agreement, these provisions shall remain in full force and binding on the Parties, unless the prohibited, void, ineffective or unenforceable provision was essential to the Agreement so that interpretation or performance of the Agreement in the absence of such provision would be impossible. In making such determination, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement in such a way as to reflect the original intent of the Parties as faithfully as possible, in an acceptable manner to both Parties and so that the Transaction and other operations provided for in this Agreement are completed as originally intended to the  fullest extent possible.
9.8.Absence of Third Party beneficiaries.  Except for the External Advisors Fees, this Agreement only generates obligations in favor of the Parties, and therefore nothing in this Agreement, either express or implied, confer or is intended to confer on any other Person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature under or by reason of this Agreement.
9.9.Constitution in arrears.  The Parties expressly waive the judicial requirement for the constitution in default, in the event of the breach of any of the obligations set forth in this Agreement.
9.10.Good Faith.  The Parties shall act in good faith for the conclusion and execution of this Agreement.
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IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AGREEMENT, the Parties enter into this Agreement on the date indicated in the heading of the Agreement.
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	THE BUYER – ECOPETROL S.A.
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	THE SELLER – THE NATION – MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND PUBLIC CREDIT

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	/s/ Felipe Bayón Pardo
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	/s/ José Manuel Restrepo Abondano

	Felipe Bayón Pardo
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	José Manuel Restrepo Abondano

	President of Ecopetrol S.A.
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Appendix A
 Buyer’s Corporate Authorizations
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Secretary  General & Support to Presidency
+57 (1) 234 4116
secretaria.general@ecopetrol.com.co
THE SECRETARY  GENERAL OF ECOPETROL S.A.
CERTIFIES:
That the Board of Directors of Ecopetrol S.A., (Ecopetrol), at its extraordinary meeting of July 30, 2021, unanimously, on the recommendation of the Business Committee, authorized the President of Ecopetrol to:
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	Submit a binding offer for the acquisition of 569,472,561 common shares of Interconnection Eléctrica S.A. E.S.P. S.A. (ISA), which are currently owned by the Nation - Ministry of Finance and Public Credit and which correspond to 51.41% of ISA's outstanding ordinary shares.

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	To advance the negotiation process for the acquisition of these shares, as well as to sign the respective inter-administrative agreement with the Nation - Ministry of Finance and Public Credit and to advance the necessary steps for the improvement of the purchase and sale of ISA shares.

That the Ecopetrol Board of Directors at the same session unanimously, upon recommendation of the Special Valuation Committee, approved the maximum value payable for each (1) of ISA's common shares.
This certification is issued in Bogota, D.C., on July 30, 2021.
MONICA JIMENEZ GONZALEZ
Secretary General
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Accounting accounts of the Company that make up the Fund and Debt
Box
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	Description

	111
	Cash and cash equivalents

	1105010
	Cash in Main Cash

	1112090
	Other fiduciary assignments

	1110050
	Current Account in Banks and Corporations

	1110060
	Savings Account in Banks and Corporations

	1110090
	MEM Cash Bank Account 

	1112030
	 Over Night Operations

	1115040
	Commitment to Resale Fixed Income Investments

	1120050
	In transit funds in current accounts

	1120060
	In transit funds in savings accounts

	1120900
	Funds in Transit Other

	1120910
	Overnight Operations Chg Diff

	1125040
	Special Funds - Bank Current Account

	1125900
	Special Funds - Other Deposits

	1201010
	Investment Administration Liquidity Fixed Income in TES

	1201040
	RF Investment Electrical Certificate Valorizable

	1201060
	Investment Administration Liquidity Fixed Income in CDT's

	1201090
	Mortgage cards

	1201100
	Investment Fixed Income Private Bond Domestic Currency

	1201150
	Fixed Income Investment Public Bond Domestic Currency

	1201900
	Other Domestic Fixed Income Investments

	1201910
	Fixed RTA Investment Change Diff

	1202040
	Investment Rights in Securities and Trust Funds

	1202900
	Other Equity Investments

	1206010
	Liquidity Management Investment RTA VBLE Right Forward

	1206020
	Investment Administration Liquidity R VBLE Obligation Forward

	1206030
	Lnteres x Cash x Cash operation Liquidity

	1206040
	Lnteres x Pay x Operation Coverage Policy

	1105020
	Cash in Minor Cash

	112_1
	Investments >90 days

	1201070
	Investment Administration Liquidity Fixed Income in CDT's>90D

	1201099
	Investment Administration Liquidity greater than 90 days

	121
	Restricted cash

	1112081
	LP Restricted Cash

	1112080
	CP Restricted Cash

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	Trust Mercantile-Constitution Autonomous patrimony

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	Description

	211_N
	Financial liabilities – Capital

	211_N_B
	Financial liabilities – CP bonds

	2208120
	Bond and Title Issued Company No National Date/Ciera

	2208910
	D.C Bonds CP

	2312099
	Required Bond Derivative Cts

	2312077
	Derivative Agreements obligations (swap) CP bonds

	211_N_OB
	Financial liabilities – Obligations – CP

	2312010
	Required Derived Cts

	2301020
	Financial obligations - overdrafts obtained

	2302010
	Credit obtained Commercial Banking

	2302020
	Credit obtained by Banca Fomento

	2302030
	Loan Earned Credit for CP Lease

	2302040
	Credit obtained by another Shareholders or Partners entity

	2302090
	Credits obtained by other entities

	2302910
	  CP Invoice Obligation Change Diff

	2302080
	Credits - Purchase ISBR future dollars 

	2322800
	Interest Credits-Purchase Future Dollars ISBR

	2302070
	Credits obtained 4131 Brazil CP

	2302110
	Credits obtained Electroworks

	221_N
	Financial liabilities – Capital

	221_N_B
	Financial liabilities – LP bonds

	2208121
	Bond and Title Issued Company No National Date/Ciera

	2208911
	D.C Bonds

	2312088
	Derivative Agreements obligations (swap) LP bonds

	221_N_OB
	Financial liabilities – LP financial obligations

	2312011
	Obligations on Derivative Agreements (Swap)

	2302011
	Credit obtained Commercial Banking

	2302021
	Credit obtained by Banca Fomento

	2302041
	Credit obtained by another Shareholders or Partners entity

	2302091
	Credits obtained by other entities

	2302911
	LP Invoice Obligation Change Diff

	2312012
	Coverage Assessment

	2302031
	LP Lease Credit Earned

	2302071
	Credits obtained 4131 Brazil LP

	2302121
	Credit obtained Banco do Nordeste do Brasil

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Target Net Debt
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	Debt1
(COP)
	Box2
(COP)
	Net debt
Objective
(COP)

	Jul-21
	27,350,082,029,790
	5,926,787,072,922
	21,423,294,956,868

	Aug-21
	27,370,530,363,415
	5,868,235,132,274
	21,502,295,231,141

	Sep-21
	27,326,797,009,927
	5,717,784,793,377
	21,609,012,216,550

	Oct-21
	27,241,687,302,860
	5,678,460,314,145
	21,563,226,988,715

	Nov-21
	27.565, 156,996,149
	5,802,412,871,498
	21,762,744,124,651

	Dec-21
	27,420,481, 164.112
	4,636,246,637,968
	22,784,234,526,144

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Example of Net Debt Adjustment Calculation3

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Annex 2.2(d)
Wire Instructions for Payment of External Advisors
Below  the electronic transfer instructions for payment of the fees of the External Advisors, as set forth in Section 2.2(d) of the Agreement, that amount to the sum of two billion pesos (COP$2,000.000,000) plus zero point zero one percent (0.01%) of the Final Purchase Price, plus VAT.
The payment of the fees of the External Advisors shall be made to the following bank accounts with the dates of the following holders and in the following proportions:
Holder: Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional S.A.
NIT: 860,509,022-9
Account Number: 0051514419
Type: Savings
Bank: Davivienda.
VAT excl. Value: IANV 2.000.net.000
Holder: BTG Pactual S.A. Stock Exchange Commissioner
NIT: 890,907,157-0
Account Number: 61131794651
Type: Current
Bank: Bancolombia
Value excluding VAT: Zero point zero one percent (0.01%) of the Final Purchase Price
 The FDN shall send the corresponding collection account for all fees or in separate accounts for FDN and BTG respectively, in compliance with the processes and documents required by the Buyer to make the payment.
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Annex 2.4(a)
Seller Bank Account
Payment to Seller shall be made to the following bank account with Seller's title:
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	Headline:
	National Treasury Directorate

	Identification:
	899999090-2

	No. Account:
	36951764

	Account Type:
	Current

	Bank:
	Citibank N.Y.

	 Intermediary Bank:
	Not required

	SWIFT:
	CITIUS33

	ABA:
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Buyer's Bank Account
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	ECOPETROL SA

	Identification:
	899,999,068-1

	No. Account:
	36884135

	Account Type:
	IBDDA

	Bank:
	Citibank N.A.

	Intermediary Bank:
	N/A.

	SWIFT:
	CITIUS33

	ABA:
	021000089

	Address:
	111 Wall Street, New York
NY 10043, United States

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Annex 2.7(c)
Buyer's Certificate
Bogota, [●] of [●] of 2021
Gentlemen
Ministry of Finance and Public Credit
Attention:
Bogota, Colombia
REFERENCE:Inter-Administrative Agreement for the Sale of
Actions
Buyer's Closing Certification
Dear Sirs,
This certificate is signed and delivered in compliance with Section 2.7(c) of the Interadministrative Agreement for the Sale of Shares dated [●], [●], 2021 (the "Agreement"), signed between Ecopetrol S.A. (the "Buyer"), and the Nation Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (The "Seller"). Capitalized terms not expressly defined herein shall have the same meaning as those terms in the Agreement.
Buyer certifies that on the Closing Date:
Buyer's Corporate Authorizations remain in effect and are fully binding; and
The conditions set forth in Section 6.3 of the Agreement have been met.
Kind regards,
Signature:
Name:
Position: Legal Representative
Ecopetrol S.A.
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Annex 2.8(e)
Seller's Certificate
Bogota, [·] of [·] of 2021
Gentlemen
Ecopetrol S.A.
Attention:
Bogota, Colombia
REFERENCE:Inter-Administrative Agreement for the Sale of
Actions
Buyer's Closing Certification
Dear Sirs,
This certificate is signed and delivered in compliance with Section 2.8(e) of the Interadministrative Agreement for the Sale of Shares dated [·], [·], 2021 (the "Agreement"), signed between Ecopetrol S.A. (the "Buyer"), and the National Ministry of Finance and Public Credit. (The "Seller"). Capitalized terms not expressly defined herein shall have the same meaning as those terms in the Agreement.
Seller certifies that on the Closing Date the conditions set forth in Section 6.2(a), (b), (c) and (e) of the Agreement have been met.
Kind regards,
Signature:
Name:
Position: Minister of Finance
Ministry of Finance and Public Credit
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Annex 2.9
Closing Act
CLOSING CERTIFICATE FOR THE INTERADMINISTRATIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES BETWEEN THE NATION – MODITORY OF THE TREASURY AND PUBLIC CREDIT AND ECOPETROL S.A.
The present act is signed between the Nation - Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (the "Seller" or "Ministry"), with tax identification number 899,999-0902, represented in this act by [*], of legal age, identified with the citizenship card no. [*] and (2) Ecopetrol S.A., a sociedad por acciones, de economía mixta de carácter comercial, de orden nacional, linked to the Ministry of Mines and Energy ("Ecopetrol" or the "Buyer"), with tax identification number 899,999,068 - 1, represented in this act by [*], of legal age of majority, Identified with Citizenship No. [*], in relation to the Interadministrative Stock Purchase Agreement No. [*] (the "Agreement") dated 11 August 2021, signed between the Ministry and Ecopetrol.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.
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	CLOSING

By this Act, the Seller and the Buyer certify the following with respect to the closing activities, which occurred on [*], [*], 2021, as follows:
(a)In accordance with Sections 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 of the Agreement, all of the above conditions were verified for the obligations of the Parties.
(b)Pursuant to Section 2.6, (i) the Buyer instructed his bank to disburse the Final Purchase Price, less the Chilean Tax Withholding, to the Seller's bank account set forth in Schedule 2.4(a) and (ii) verified by Seller the availability of the resources on his account, The Seller immediately caused the Company, as a direct depositor, to deliver to Deceval the transfer instruction signed by the Company and addressed to Deceval, instructing Deceval to register the Buyer as the owner of the Shares for Sale, free of any Lien.
(c)Pursuant to Section 2.7 of the Agreement, Buyer delivered to Seller:
(i)A certificate of existence and representation of the Buyer with no more than five (5) calendar days of issuance.
(ii)The Buyer made the payment of the Final Purchase Price, less the Chilean Tax Withholding, to the Seller by bank transfer of funds immediately available to the Seller's bank account indicated in Schedule 2.4(a) of the Agreement. Subsequently, the availability of the resources in the Seller's bank account was verified.
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	Compliance with the conditions set forth in Section 6.3 of the Agreement.

(d)Under the terms set forth in Section 2.8, Seller delivered to Buyer:
(i)Copy of the transfer instruction signed by the Seller, addressed to the Company, instructing him to request Deceval to register the Buyer as the owner of the Shares for Sale, free of any Lien.
(ii)Copy of the transfer instruction signed by the Company and delivered to Deceval, instructing Deceval to register the Buyer as the owner of the Shares for Sale, free of any Lien.
(iii)The notification of the amount of the Chilean Tax Withholding, including the portion of the Final Purchase Price corresponding to the Chilean Companies Acquired, the tax cost deducted and its determination, the tax rate used (35%) and the value of the Indirect Sales tax in Chile.
(iv)An electronic document issued by Deceval, attesting the entry of the Buyer as the owner of the Shares for Sale in the corresponding investor subaccount of the Buyer and the registration of the Shares for Sale in favor of the Buyer in the register book of shareholders of the Company.
(v)A certificate issued by Seller's legal representative certifying compliance with the conditions set forth in Section 6.2(a), (b), (c) and (e) of the Agreement.
		2.
	EXTERNAL ADVISORS FEES

Seller and Buyer certify that on [*], [*], 2021, payment was made by Buyer to the External Advisors under Section 2.2(d) of the Agreement. For clarity, the payment to the External Advisers was equal to [*]. This is based on the certification issued by the FDN.
		3.
	INDIRECT SALES TAX IN CHILE

With respect to the Indirect Sales Tax in Chile, [be completed according to the activities actually performed under Section 5.11].
		4.
	 FINAL SETTLEMENT

Seller and Buyer declare and agree that as of the date hereof, the Buyer is at peace and except for payment of the Final Purchase Price and payment to the External Advisors and accordingly such obligations have been completed under the terms of the Agreement.
[More Signature Page]
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On record, this certificate was signed on [ *] days of [*] the month of [*] 2022.
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	DC [·]
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	Minister of Finance and Public Credit
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Continuation of the Closing Certificate
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	DC [·]
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	Legal Representative
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	Ecopetrol S.A.
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Annex 5.2
Governmental Authorizations
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	No.
	Requirement
	Responsible
	Term
	Status
	Comments/Support

	COLOMBIA

	1.
	Notification of transfer between the same real beneficiary to the Financial Superintendency of Colombia
	MHCP — Subscribes MHCP
	Post – Signature
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Complete
	Communication and media attesting that the parties are the same real beneficiary

	2.
	Instruction directed to DECEVAL requesting (i) an entry into account of the transfer; and (ii) a change of depositary if applicable.
	MHCP sends to ISA and ISA communicates to Deceval
	The dig of the fastener
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Complete
	Communication delivered by email

	3.
	Publication relevant information
	Ecopetrol and ISA
	Signing of the Agreement
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Complete
	Relevant information page of Ecopetrol, ISA and SFC.

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	 Closing date
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	BRAZIL

	4.
	Communication to the Agênda National de Energia Elétrica ("ANEEL")
	MHCP
	Before signing.
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Complete
	Communication signed by the legal representative of each concessionaire.  Prior to closing receive confirmation of the 1 understanding or approval

	5.
	Relevant Facts Information relevant to the Securities Commission in Brazil ("CVM")
	MHCP
CTEEP and TAESA publish relevant information
	Signing of the Agreement
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Complete
	Relevant information page of the issuers.

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	No.
	Requirement
	Responsible
	Term
	Status
	Comments/Support

	CHILE

	6.
	Notifications to the Ministry of Public Works informing the structure of the Transaction
	MHCP (Subscribes: Concessionaires)
	First notification on the day the essential fact of the signing of the Agreement is published
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Complete
	Notification presented by each concessionary company.
Ideally it should coincide with the publication of the essential fact on the page of the CMF

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	Second notification on closing day
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	7.
	Essential factual information to the Commission for the Financial Market in Chile ("CMF")
	(MHCP)
(These are publications made by Interchile and each concessionary company as essential facts on the page of the CMF)
	Signing of the Agreement
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Complete
	Relevant information page of the issuers.

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Annex 5.9
Communication from CREG
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Bogota, D.C.
Doctor
FELIPE BAYON PARDO
President
ECOPETROL
Race 13 # 36-24, floor 5
Bogota D.C
	Subject:
	Its communication of August 2, 2021
Filed CREG E-2021-008771 of August 2, 2021
General CREG File

Dear Dr. Bayon,
We have received your communication identified in the reference above, pursuant to which it requests from this Commission an opinion regarding the scope of Article 2 of Resolution CREG 095 of 2007, in light of a possible acquisition of 51.4% of the shareholding of Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. E.S.P. by ECOPETROL S.A.
As stated in its communication, Ecopetrol S.A. interprets that:
"(...) in the light of the provisions of the quoted disposition, the agent participating in the marketing segment and holding a shareholding in a transmitter exceeding the permitted thresholds, has the possibility of having a transition period of six (6) months to adjust its participation in that activity so it meets the boundaries of vertical integration.
That is, we understand that according to the provisions of Resolution CREG 095 of 2007, a trader that purchases more than 15% of a transmitter with revenues exceeding 2% of the system's revenues may cease its activities in the market, having  six (6) months counted from the occurrence of this fact to cease said activities."
In addition, in this communication it states "...we bring up certain rules which have been issued by the Commission in order to observe the reality of the transactions carried out by agents and that involve some kind of integration in the market, where (the authority) has provided with reasonable time frames for shareholders to comply with previously established integration limits."1
In this regard, the Commission, at its session number 1011 of August 2, 2021, discussed the issue raised and approved the following pronouncement authorizing the Executive Director to sign it.
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1 It cites resolutions CREG 001 of 2006, 163 of 2008 and 024 of 2009.
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The provision contained in Article 2 of Resolution CREG 095 of 2007 applies to generators, distributors and marketers, or companies that are vertically integrated and develop jointly more than one of these activities. These agents were able to acquire more than 15% of the share capital of a company that develops the national transmission activity, provided that this does not represent more than 2% of the total transmission income of the National Transmission System.
If, after the acquisition of more than 15% of the capital of the national transmission company, it exceeds the income threshold (2%) above, it is necessary that generators, distributors and marketers, or companies that are vertically integrated and jointly develop more than one of these activities, dispose within the following six (6) months the shares exceeding 15% of the share capital of the transmitter. To verify the stated income limit, the standard provides for cutoffs December 31 of each year.
Based on the assumptions described above, and given that Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. E.S.P. currently exceeds (before the planned purchase by ECOPETROL S.A.) the income threshold of 2% in the National Transmission System, the period of six (6) months established to make the disposition would not be applicable in the present case.
Additionally, after reviewing the current regulation, it should be noted that this does not foresee any time period for situations such as that described by ECOPETROL S.A. Therefore, in compliance with the principles established in Resolution CREG 080 of 2019, the Commission understands that the companies involved in the Transaction must take the necessary measures so that, in the shortest possible time and with their best diligence, they comply with the limits established for the integration of activities associated with the provision of the electric power service.
By way of example, this Commission would take the form of an act of diligence to include a clause in the Agreement which would oblige companies to take forward the necessary actions to comply with the existing regulations.
This concept is issued in the terms and scope provided for in article 28 of Law 1755 of 2015, which replaces title 11 of the Code of Administrative Procedure and Administrative Disputes.
Best regards,
JORGE ALBERTO VALENCIA MARIN
Executive Director

54Exhibit 4.21
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Execution Version
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LOAN AGREEMENT
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among 
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ECOPETROL S.A.,
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as Borrower,
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THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO, 
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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
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as Administrative Agent, 
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and
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BANCO SANTANDER, S.A., CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., JPMORGAN CHASE
BANK, N.A. and THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
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as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
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Dated as of August 17, 2021
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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	SECTION 1
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	DEFINITIONS AND PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION
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	1.1.
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	Defined Terms
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	1

	1.2.
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	Principles of Construction
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	23

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	SECTION 2
THE LOAN
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	2.1.
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	Commitments
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	24

	2.2.
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	Mechanics for Requesting the Disbursement
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	24

	2.3.
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	Funding
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	24

	2.4.
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	Reserved
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	25

	2.5.
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	Termination and Reduction of Commitments
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	25

	2.6.
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	Notes
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	25

	2.7.
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	Interest
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	26

	2.8.
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	Reserved
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	31

	2.9.
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	Additional or Increased Costs
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	31

	2.10.
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	Breakage Costs, Other Expenses and Losses
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	31

	2.11.
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	Illegality
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	32

	2.12.
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	Lender Replacement
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	32

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	SECTION 3
PAYMENTS
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	3.1.
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	Repayment; Time and Manner
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	33

	3.2.
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	Voluntary Prepayment
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	33

	3.3.
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	Mandatory Prepayments
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	34

	3.4.
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	Payments; Pro Rata Treatment
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	35

	3.5.
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	Extension of Payment Dates
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	36

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	SECTION 4
TAXES
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	4.01.
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	Covered Taxes
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	36

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	SECTION 5
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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	5.1.
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	Conditions Precedent on the Agreement Date
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	38

	5.2.
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	Additional Conditions Precedent to the Disbursement
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	39

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	SECTION 6
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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	6.01.
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	Representations and Warranties of the Borrower
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	40

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	SECTION 7
COVENANTS
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	7.1.
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	Affirmative Covenants of the Borrower
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	45

	7.2.
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	Negative Covenants of the Borrower
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	48

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	SECTION 8
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	EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
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	8.1.
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	Events of Default
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	49

	8.2.
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	Remedies
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	51

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	SECTION 9
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	GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
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	9.1.
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	Governing Law
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	52

	9.2.
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	Submission to Jurisdiction
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	52

	9.3.
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	Service of Process
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	53

	9.4.
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	Waiver of Immunity
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	53

	9.5.
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	Waiver of Security Requirements
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	54

	9.6.
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	No Limitation
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	54

	9.7.
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	International Banking Facility
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	54

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	SECTION 10
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	THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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	10.1.
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	Appointment
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	55

	10.2.
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	Nature of Duties
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	55

	10.3.
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	Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent
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	56

	10.4.
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	Reliance
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	56

	10.5.
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	Consultation with Experts
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	56

	10.6.
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	Indemnification
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	56

	10.7.
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	The Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity
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	57

	10.8.
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	Resignation by the Administrative Agent; Successor Administrative Agent
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	57

	10.9.
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	No Amendment to Duties of Administrative Agent Without Consent
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	58

	10.10.
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	Administrative Agent Conflict of Interest
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	58

	10.11.
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	Erroneous Payment
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	SECTION 11
MISCELLANEOUS
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	11.1.
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	Computations
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	62

	11.2.
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	Notices
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	62

	11.3.
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	Benefit of Agreement; Assignment; Participations
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	63

	11.4.
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	No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative
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	66

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	11.5.
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	Entire Agreement
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	66

	11.6.
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	Amendment or Waiver; etc.
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	66

	11.7.
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	Counterparts
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	67

	11.8.
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	Expenses; Indemnity
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	68

	11.9.
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	Judgment Currency
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	69

	11.10.
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	English Language
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	70

	11.11.
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	Severability
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	70

	11.12.
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	Waiver of Jury Trial
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	70

	11.13.
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	Captions
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	70

	11.14.
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	Damages Waiver
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	70

	11.15.
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	Confidentiality
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	70

	11.16.
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	Survival
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	71

	11.17.
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	No Fiduciary Duty
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	71

	11.18.
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	Patriot Act
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	72

	11.19.
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	Exequatur
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	72

	11.20.
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	Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions
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SCHEDULES AND ANNEXES
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	Schedule 1 Existing Liens
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	1-1

	Schedule 2 Commitment
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	2-1

	Annex A Form of Disbursement Request
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	A-1

	Annex B Form of Promissory Note
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	B-1

	Annex C Form of Instructions Letter
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	C-1

	Annex D Form of Officers’ Certificate
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	D-1

	Annex E Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
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	E-1

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This LOAN AGREEMENT (together with the Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto, this “Agreement”), dated as of August 17, 2021 is made by and among Ecopetrol S.A., a mixed economy company organized and existing under the laws of Colombia (the “Borrower”); the Lenders (as defined below) and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms used herein shall be defined as provided in Section 1.
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BACKGROUND
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WHEREAS:
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		(A)
	by this Agreement, the Lenders agree to extend a senior unsecured term loan through a single disbursement to the Borrower in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein for an aggregate principal amount up to four billion dollars (U.S.

$4,000,000,000);
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		(B)
	such term loan may be utilized by the Borrower for the acquisition of 51.4% of the outstanding shares of Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. from the Ministry of Finance; and

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		(C)
	the Borrower has obtained all required approvals, including the approval from the Ministry of Finance through Resolution No. 1928 of August 13, 2021, to enter into this Agreement.

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
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SECTION 1
DEFINITIONS AND PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION
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1.1.Defined Terms. For the purposes of this Agreement, unless otherwise defined herein, the following terms have the meanings specified below.
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“Administrative Agent” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.
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“Administrative Agent Fee Letter” means the Administrative Agent fee letter executed on or prior to the Agreement Date between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
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“Adverse Acquisition Order” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.02(f).
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“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
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“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such first Person.
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“Agreement” means this Loan Agreement, including any Annex, Exhibit, Schedule and other attachment thereto.
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“Agreement Date” means the date first set forth above, such date being the date as of which this Agreement was executed and delivered by the parties hereto and the conditions to effectiveness of the obligations of the Lenders under this Agreement set forth in Section 5.01 have been satisfied.
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“Alternative Base Rate” means for any day, a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 0.50%, (b) the prime rate published in The Wall Street Journal for such day; provided that, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to publish for any reason such rate of interest, “Alternative Base Rate” shall mean the prime lending rate as set forth on the applicable Bloomberg page for such day (or any successor page or such other service as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of prime lending interest rates) and (c) the LIBOR for an Interest Period of one month plus one percent (1%). Each change in the Alternative Base Rate shall be effective on the date such change is effective.
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“Anti-Corruption Laws” means the FCPA, the UK Bribery Act of 2010, the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the Colombian Criminal Code (Código Penal Colombiano), Law 1474 of 2011 (Estatuto Anticorrupción) of Colombia, Law 1778 of 2016 of Colombia and all other laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction from time to time applicable to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.
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“Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means, collectively, (a) Title III of the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (Pub. L. No. 107-56), (b) the Colombian Criminal Code (Código Penal Colombiano) as it applies to money laundering activities, (c) Chapter VII Title I Part III of Circular Externa 029 of 2014 (Circular Básica Jurídica) of the Superintendency of Finance, (d) the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada), and (e) any other law, regulation, order, decree or directive of any relevant jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries having the force of law and relating to anti-money laundering.
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“Applicable Law” means, with respect to any Person, any Colombian or other applicable constitution, statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, judgment, order, decree, or any published directive, guideline, requirement or other governmental rule or restriction which has the force of law, and any determination by, or interpretation of any of the foregoing by, any judicial authority or Governmental Authority, binding on a given Person whether in effect as of the date hereof or as of any date thereafter.
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“Applicable Margin” means 0.80% per annum.
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“Assignment and Assumption Agreement” means an assignment and assumption agreement substantially in the form of Annex E.
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“Authorized Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the chief executive officer, the president, any vice president, any assistant vice president, the chief financial officer
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or treasurer, the assistant treasurer or equivalent officers of such Person, and any other officer or representative of such Person, who is duly authorized to act under such Person’s charter documents or Applicable Law, and to act in the capacity in which they are acting pursuant to the certificate referred to in Section 5.01(b).
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“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to clause (v) of Section 2.07(d).
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“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
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“Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
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“BASEL III” means (a) the agreements on capital requirements, leverage ratio and liquidity standards contained in “Basel III: A global regulatory framework for more resilient banks and banking systems,” “Basel III: International framework for liquidity risk measurement, standards and monitoring” and “Guidance for national authorities operating the countercyclical capital buffer” published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2010, each as amended, supplemented or restated and (b) any further guidance or standards published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision relating to Basel III.
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“Benchmark” means, initially, LIBOR; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event, a TERM SOFR Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to LIBOR or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to clause (i) or
		(ii)
	of Section 2.07(d).

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“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:
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		(1)
	the sum of: (a) Term SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;

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		(2)
	the sum of: (a) Daily Compounded SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;

		(3)
	the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for the then- current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;

provided that, in the case of clause (1), such Unadjusted Benchmark  Replacement is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; provided further that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event, and the delivery of a Term SOFR Notice, on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date the “Benchmark Replacement” shall revert to and shall be deemed to be the sum of (a) Term SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment, as set forth in clause (1) of this definition (subject to the first proviso above). If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1), (2) or (3) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
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“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then- current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement:
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		(1)
	for purposes of clauses (1) and (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent:

		(a)
	the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for the applicable Corresponding Tenor;

		(b)
	the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that would apply to the fallback rate for a derivative transaction referencing the ISDA Definitions to be effective upon an index cessation event with respect to such Benchmark for the

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applicable Corresponding Tenor; and
		(2)
	for purposes of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. dollar- denominated syndicated credit facilities;

provided that, in the case of clause (1) above, such adjustment is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such Benchmark Replacement Adjustment from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
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“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternative Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
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“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
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	in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);

		(2)
	in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced

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therein;
		(3)
	in the case of a Term SOFR Transition Event, the date that is thirty (30) days after the date a Term SOFR Notice is provided to the Lenders and the Borrower pursuant to clause (ii) of Section 2.07(d); or

		(4)
	in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the sixth (6th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders, written notice of objection to such Early Opt-in Election from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.

For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
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“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
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		(1)
	a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);

		(2)
	a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or

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		(3)
	a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer representative.

For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
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“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (1) or (2) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.07(d) and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with this Section titled “Benchmark Replacement Setting.”
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“Borrower” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.
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“Borrower Financial Statements” means the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower dated December 31, 2020 (audited).
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“Business Day” means any day, except a day which is a Saturday or a Sunday, on which (a) the Federal Reserve lender of New York is open for business, (b) for purposes of determining LIBOR, dealings in U.S. Dollar deposits are carried on in the London interbank market and (c) commercial lenders in Bogota, Colombia, Toronto, Canada and New York, New York (United States) are open for domestic and foreign exchange business.
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“Capital Adequacy Requirement” means, with respect to any Person, any requirement of law or any regulation affecting the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such Person (or the lending office of such Person) or any Person Controlling such Person.
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“Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, for any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under a lease of (or other agreement conveying the right to use) property (whether real, personal or mixed) acquired or leased (other than leases for transponders) by such Person to the extent such obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as a lease (or any successor classification that results in the reflection of a liability on such Person’s balance sheet) on a balance sheet of such Person under IFRS, and, for purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations, determined in accordance with the IFRS.
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“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
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“Colombia” means the Republic of Colombia (República de Colombia).
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“Colombian Central Bank” means the Central Bank of Colombia (Banco de la República de Colombia) or any other Governmental Authority of Colombia charged with the responsibility of issuing, managing and controlling legal currency in Colombia and determining Colombian foreign exchange policy.
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“Colombian Peso” means the lawful currency of Colombia.
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“Commercial Code” means the Colombian Commercial Code (Código de Comercio).
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“Commitment” means, for each Lender and on a several basis, the obligation of such Lender to make a Disbursement to the Borrower hereunder, in an aggregate principal amount up to but not exceeding the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2 hereto; provided that such amount shall be reduced by any reduction or termination of the Total Commitment pursuant to Section 2.05.
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“Confidential Information” means information that the Borrower furnishes to  the Administrative Agent or any Lender in writing in connection with this Agreement, but does not include any such information (a) that is or becomes generally available to the public, (b) that is or becomes available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender from a source other than the Borrower not known to be bound by any confidentiality obligations to the Borrower, (c) that is in the Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s possession including any such information in respect of which the Administrative Agent or such Lender does not know to be bound by any confidentiality obligations to the Borrower (but in any event excluding any information furnished by the Borrower that is designated as confidential in writing) or (d) is independently developed by the Administrative Agent or any Lender without reference to such information.
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“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
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“Consolidated Total Assets” means, at any date, the total amount of assets of the Borrower, as of the end of the last period preceding such date for which a balance sheet is prepared and published in accordance with Applicable Law, on a consolidated basis as determined in accordance IFRS.
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“Control” means, in relation to any specified Person, (a) holding, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding voting securities or ownership interests of such specified Person or (b) having the contractual power to designate a majority of the directors of a corporation, or in the case of an unincorporated entity, a majority of the individuals who exercise similar functions of such specified Person (and “Controlled” and “Controlling” shall be construed accordingly).
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“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.
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“Covered Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes or Other Connection Taxes, imposed by a Taxing Jurisdiction on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document, and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.
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“CRD IV” means (a) Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms; and (b) Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms, amending Directive 2002/87/EC and repealing Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC, to the extent that Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and Directive 2013/36/EU implement Basel III.
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“Daily Compounded SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with interest accruing on a compounded daily basis, with the methodology and conventions for this rate (which will include compounding in arrears with a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with a methodology and the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Compounded SOFR” for syndicated business loans; provided that, if the Administrative Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.
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“Defaulting Lender” means, any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of a Disbursement within two (2) Business Days of the Disbursement Date unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such  Lender’s determination that one or more of the conditions precedent to the Disbursement (each  of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply with its obligation to make a Disbursement hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund  a Disbursement hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to the Disbursement (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), unless such Lender complies with its obligation to fund on the Disbursement Date or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any insolvency laws, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation of the United States or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity, or (iii) become the
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subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower and each Lender.
“Disbursement” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.01. 
“Disbursement Date” means the date of the Disbursement as specified in the Disbursement Request; provided that the Disbursement Date shall be a Business Day no later than 8 (eight) Business Days from the Agreement Date.
“Disbursement Request” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.02. 
“Dollars,” “U.S. Dollars,” or “U.S. $” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.
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“Early Opt-in Election” means, if the then-current Benchmark is LIBOR, the occurrence of:
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(a)a notification by the Administrative Agent to (or the request by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent to notify) each of the other parties hereto that at least five currently outstanding U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally executed) a SOFR-based rate (including SOFR, a term SOFR or any other rate based upon SOFR) as a benchmark rate (and such syndicated credit facilities are identified in such notice and are publicly available for review), and
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(b)the joint election by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to trigger a fallback from LIBOR and the provision by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Lenders.
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“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
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“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
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“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
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“Eligible Transferee” means and includes a commercial bank, an insurance company, a mutual fund, a financial institution, or any fund that invests in commercial loans or similar extensions of credit (other than an individual, the Borrower, or any of its Affiliates).
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“Equity Interests” means any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation), including partnership interests and membership interests, and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase or other arrangements or rights to acquire any of the foregoing.
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“Erroneous Payment” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.11(a).
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“Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.11(d)(i).
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“Erroneous Payment Impacted Class” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.11(d)(i).
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“Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.11(d)(i).
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“Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.11(e).
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“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
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“Event of Default” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.01. 
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“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to any Lender or the Administrative Agent or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to any Lender or the Administrative Agent, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case (i) imposed as a result of such Lender or Administrative Agent being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located  in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are     Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in the Loan pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the   Loan (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.12) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 4.01, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor
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immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes that would not have been imposed but for the Lender’s or the Administrative Agent’s failure to make any disclosure with the relevant taxing authority as required by Applicable Law, unless such Lender or Administrative Agent has reasonably and in good faith determined that any such disclosure would expose it to any material adverse effect, or to provide any reasonably requested documentation and/or certification to the Borrower or any other Person or (d) any withholding Taxes imposed due to a Lender’s failure to comply with FATCA.
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“External Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Borrower other than Internal Indebtedness.
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“Existing Notes” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.06(g). 
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“Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset or property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm’s-length transaction, for cash, between an informed and willing seller under no compulsion to sell and an informed and willing buyer under no compulsion to buy.
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“FATCA” means (1) Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current regulations or official interpretations thereof, (2) any treaty, law or regulation of any other jurisdiction or relating to an intergovernmental agreement between the U.S. and any other jurisdiction, which (in either case) facilitates the implementation of any law or regulation referred to in clause (1) above, and (3) any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code or pursuant to the implementation of any treaty, law or regulation referred to in clause (1) or (2) above with the
U.S. Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. government or the government or tax authority of any other jurisdiction.
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“FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
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“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it; provided that, if the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
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“Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.
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“Federal Reserve Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
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“Fee Letters” means (a) the Administrative Agent Fee Letter and (b) the Joint Lead Arranger Fee Letter.
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“Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to LIBOR.
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“Flow of Funds Memo” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.03(a).
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“Good Faith Contest” means, with respect to the payment of Taxes or any related claims or liabilities by any Person, the satisfaction of each of the following conditions: (a) the validity or amount thereof is being diligently contested in good faith by such Person by appropriate proceedings timely instituted, (b) in the case of Taxes or related claims and liabilities of the Borrower, the Borrower has established adequate cash reserves with respect to the contested items in accordance with IFRS, (c) during the period of such contest, the enforcement of any contested item is effectively stayed, and (d) such contest or proceedings and any resultant failure to pay or discharge the claimed or assessed amount do not and could not otherwise reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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“Governmental Approval” means any authorization, approval, consent, license, concession, ruling, permit, tariff, rate, certification, order, validation, exemption, waiver, variance, opinion of, or registration, filing or recording with, or report or notice to, any Governmental Authority.
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“Governmental Authority” means any national, state, county, city, town, village, municipal or other local governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency, authority or instrumentality of the United States, Colombia, the United Kingdom, Canada or any other national, multinational or international authority, or any political subdivision of any thereof, and any person exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to any of the foregoing entities, and in each case having jurisdiction over the Persons or matters in question.
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“IFRS” means the International Financial Reporting Standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, as in effect from time to time, and as interpreted and applied by the Colombian National Accounting Office (Contaduría General de la Nación), on a basis consistent with the Borrower’s operations and reflected in the Borrower’s financial statements.
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“Impacted Interest Period” has the meaning assigned to it in the definition of “LIBOR.”
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“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) any indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or evidenced by a note, debenture or similar instrument (including a purchase money obligation) given in connection with the acquisition of any property or assets, including securities, (b) obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, except accounts payable and accrued expenses arising in the ordinary course of business and payable within one hundred eighty (180) days, (c) any derivative transaction
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entered into in connection with, protection against, or benefit from fluctuation in any rate or price (provided that, for the calculation of the value of any derivative transaction, only the net mark-to-market value shall be taken into account), (d) Capitalized Lease Obligations; (e) Indebtedness of others described in clauses (a) through (d) above secured by (or for which the holder thereof has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) a Lien on the property of such Person, whether or not the respective Indebtedness so secured has been assumed by such Person, (f) any guarantee by such Person of any Indebtedness of others described in the preceding clauses (a) through (d) above, and (g) any amendment, renewal, extension or  refunding of any such Indebtedness.
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“Indemnitee” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 11.08(b). 
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“Initial Lender” means each of Banco Santander, S.A., Citibank, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and The Bank of Nova Scotia.
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“Instructions Letter” means the irrevocable instructions letter executed by the Borrower substantially in the form of Annex C.
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“Interest Determination Date” means the second (2nd) Business Day prior to the commencement of any Interest Period relating to the Loan.
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“Interest Payment Date” means the date which is the third month anniversary of the Agreement Date and continuing on each third month anniversary thereof until the Maturity Date and on the Maturity Date.
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“Interest Period” means the Interest Period determined in accordance with Section 2.07(b).
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“Internal Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness payable to Colombian residents in Colombian Pesos.
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“Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the LIBO Screen Rate) determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the LIBO Screen Rate for the longest period for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available) that is shorter than the Impacted Interest Period; and (b) the LIBO Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which that LIBO Screen Rate is available) that exceeds the Impacted Interest Period, in each case, at such time.
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“ISDA Definitions” means the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such successor thereto.
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“Joint Lead Arranger Fee Letter” means the fee letter executed on or prior to the date of this Agreement between the Borrower and the Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners.
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“Judgment Currency” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 11.09(a).
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“Judgment Currency Conversion Date” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 11.09(a).
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“Lender” (i) prior to a replacement pursuant to Section 2.12 or to an assignment pursuant to Section 11.03(b), means, the Initial Lenders, and (ii) on and after a replacement pursuant to Section 2.12 or an assignment pursuant to Section 11.03(b), means, individually or collectively, as the case may be, the Initial Lenders and/or one or more assignees, who have executed an Assignment and Assumption Agreement and are registered as Lenders by the Administrative Agent in terms of Section 11.03(e).
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“Liabilities” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.06.
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“LIBO Screen Rate” has the meaning assigned to it in the definition of “LIBOR.”
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“LIBOR” means, with respect to any Interest Period for the Loan, the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for U.S. Dollars for a period of three (3) months as displayed on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen that displays such rate (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; in each case the “LIBO Screen Rate”) on the Interest Determination Date; provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement; provided further that if the LIBO Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (an “Impacted Interest Period”) then LIBOR shall be the Interpolated Rate; provided that if any Interpolated Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
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“Lien” means any lien, lease, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, or other encumbrance or security interest.
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“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Instructions Letter, the Fee Letters and any other document the Borrower may from time to time designate as such with the prior approval of the Ministry of Finance to the extent required under Applicable Law.
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“Loan” means, at any time, the aggregate of the outstanding amount of the Disbursement at such time. To the extent relating to any particular Lender, references herein to the Loan means the portion of the Loan allocable to such Lender.
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“Margin Stock” means “margin stock” as defined in Regulations U and X of the Federal Reserve Board (or any successor thereto), as the same may be modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time.
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“Material Adverse Effect” means any event, circumstance, occurrence or condition that, as of any date of determination, results in or otherwise constitutes a material and adverse effect on: (a) the ability of the Borrower to perform any material obligations under the Loan Documents, (b) the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any material provision thereof, or (c) the financial condition, business or operations of the Borrower (taken as a whole for purposes of this clause (c)).
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“Material Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Borrower which on any given date of determination accounts for more than 10% of the Borrower’s Consolidated Total Assets.
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“Maturity Date” means the second-year anniversary of the Disbursement Date, provided that if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day.
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“Ministry of Finance” means the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia (Ministerio de Hacienda y Crédito Público).
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“Net Equity Proceeds” means an amount equal to any cash proceeds from a capital contribution to, or the issuance of any Equity Interests of, the Borrower, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and other reasonable costs and expenses associated therewith, including reasonable legal fees and expenses.
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“Note” means (a) a promissory note issued pursuant to Section 2.06, or (b) any replacement promissory note issued pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, in compliance with the requirements for promissory notes under the Commercial Code (as amended) and any other law or regulation applicable to promissory notes in Colombia.
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“Notices” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 11.02(a).
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“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
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“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Lender or the Administrative Agent, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Lender or Administrative Agent and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Lender or the Administrative Agent having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan Document).
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“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of any Loan Document except any
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such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.12).
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“Participant Register” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 11.03(f).
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“PATRIOT Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).
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“Payment Recipient” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.11(a). 
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“Permitted Lien” means any of the following:
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(a)Liens arising by operation of law, such as merchants’, maritime or other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business or Liens in respect of taxes, assessments or other governmental charges that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
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(b)Liens arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with Indebtedness maturing not more than one year after the date on which the Indebtedness was originally incurred and which is related to the financing of export, import or other trade transaction;
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(c)Liens resulting from the deposit of funds or evidences of Indebtedness in trust for the purpose of discharging or defeasing Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary;
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(d)Liens on assets or property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged into, consolidated with or acquired by the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or becomes a Material Subsidiary; provided that any such Lien is not incurred in contemplation of such merger, consolidation or acquisition (unless such Lien was created to secure or provide for the payment of any part of the purchase price of such property or assets) and does not secure any property of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary other than the property and assets subject to such Lien prior to such merger, consolidation or acquisition;
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		(e)
	Liens existing as of the date hereof and set forth on Schedule 1;

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(f)Liens securing Indebtedness (including in the form of Capitalized Lease Obligations and purchase money Indebtedness) incurred for the purpose of financing the cost (including the cost of design, development, site acquisition, construction, integration, manufacture or acquisition) of real or personal property (tangible or intangible) which is incurred contemporaneously therewith or within one hundred eighty (180) days  thereafter; provided that (i) such Liens secure Indebtedness in an amount not in excess of the cost of such property (plus an amount equal to the reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection with the incurrence of such Indebtedness) and (ii) such Liens do
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not extend to any property of the Borrower other than the property for which such Indebtedness was incurred;
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(g)Liens to secure the performance of statutory and common law obligations, bids, trade contracts, judgments, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
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(h)Liens to secure debt securities;
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(i)Liens granted in favor of the Borrower and/or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary to secure Indebtedness owing to the Borrower or such Wholly Owned Subsidiary;
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(j)Legal or equitable encumbrances deemed to exist by reason of the inclusion of customary negative pledge provisions in any financing document of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
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(k)Liens securing Internal Indebtedness;
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(l)Liens created in favor of a bank or financial institution which is party to a letter of credit transaction as account party on drafts, bills of lading and other documents which are the subject of such letter of credit transaction;
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(m)Liens on cash or cash equivalents to secure obligations under agreements or arrangements referred to in clause (c) of the definition of “Indebtedness”;
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(n)Any Lien in respect of Indebtedness representing the extension, refinancing, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, refinancings, renewals or replacements) of Indebtedness secured by Liens referred to in clauses (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j) above; provided that the principal of the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the principal of the Indebtedness secured thereby immediately prior to such extension, renewal or replacement, plus any accrued and unpaid interest or capitalized interest payable thereon, reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith, and the amount of any prepayment premium necessary to accomplish any refinancing; provided further, that such extension, renewal or replacement shall be limited to all or a part of the property (or interest therein) subject to the Lien so extended, renewed or replaced (plus improvements and construction of such property);
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(o)Pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations;
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(p)Easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
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(q)Liens arising out of government concessions or licenses held by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
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(r)Liens to secure the purchase of, or created in connection with the  financing of all or any part of the purchase price or cost of the acquisition, purchase, construction, development, extension, expansion and/or improvement by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of, any assets (or right of interest therein), provided that (i) such Liens cover only such assets (or right or interest therein, as the case may be), or any  assets forming part of or connected with such assets (or any right or interest therein), or products or proceeds from such assets, or revenue or profit from such assets or such products or proceeds (or any right or interest therein), or the shares or other ownership interests in any Person substantially all of whose assets consist of such assets, revenue or profit, (ii) such Liens secure no more than the purchase price or other consideration paid for, and/or costs of construction, development, expansion, extension and/or improvement, of such assets (or any right or interest therein), including any financing or refinancing costs associated therewith, and (iii) such Liens granted in connection with any extension, expansion and/or improvement of assets cover only assets other than assets existing at the date of this Agreement;
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(s)Liens in respect of Indebtedness the principal amount of which in the aggregate, together with all other Liens not otherwise qualifying as Permitted Liens pursuant to another part of this definition of Permitted Liens, does not exceed 15% of the Borrower’s Consolidated Total Assets at the time of its constitution. For purposes of this definition, the value of any Lien securing Indebtedness will be computed on the basis of the lesser of (i) the outstanding principal amount of such secured Indebtedness and  (ii) the higher of (x) the book value or (y) the Fair Market Value of property securing such Indebtedness; and
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(t)Any extension, renewal or replacement of the foregoing.
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“Person” means any individual, firm, company, limited liability company, corporation, partnership (including association and whether or not having separate legal personality), joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or any other enterprise, or a Governmental Authority.
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“Potential Default” means an event that with the lapse of time (including any applicable grace period) or the giving of notice, or both, would become an Event of Default.
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“Proportionate Share” means, with respect to each Lender and as of any date of determination: (a) prior to the Disbursement Date, the ratio of such Lender’s Commitment to the sum of the Total Commitment; and (b) thereafter, the then-current ratio of the outstanding principal amount of the Loan held by such Lender to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loan under this Agreement.
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“Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1) if such Benchmark is LIBOR, 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the day that is two London
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banking days preceding the date of such setting, and (2) if such Benchmark is not LIBOR, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
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“Register” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 11.03(e). 
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“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
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“Regulatory Change” means the introduction or change after the date of this Agreement of or in United States or foreign national, state or municipal laws or regulations applicable to the relevant Lender in respect of its obligations hereunder or in the interpretation or administration thereof, or the adoption or making after such date of any directives or requests (whether or not having the force of law) by any United States or foreign national, state, or municipal court or monetary authority, or other Governmental Authority applicable to the relevant Lender in respect of its Loan; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (a) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith, (b) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States, Canada or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, and (c) CRD IV and any law or regulation that implements or applies CRD IV, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Regulatory Change,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
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“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.
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“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or any successor thereto.
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“Replaced Lender” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.12(b). 
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“Replacement Lenders” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.12(b).
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“Required Lenders” means the Lender or Lenders whose Proportionate Shares collectively represent more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Proportionate Shares of all Lenders; provided that the Proportionate Share of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining the Required Lenders at any time.
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“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
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“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (at the time of this Agreement Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).
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“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, any Person (a) that is the subject or target of any Sanctions, (b) listed in the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Consolidated Screening List published by the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the UK published by Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, the United Nations Security Council Consolidated List published by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union Consolidated Financial Sanctions List published by the European Union or the Consolidated Canadian Autonomous Sanctions List published by the Government of Canada, (c) operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (d) Controlled by any such Person or Persons (in the aggregate) described in clauses (a), (b) or (c) above.
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“Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by U.S. Governmental Authorities (including, but not limited to, those administered by OFAC the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Department of State), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Canada, or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.
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“SOFR” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
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“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
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“SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.
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“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person (a) the securities of which having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors (or other persons having similar functions) or (b) the other ownership interests of which ordinarily constituting a majority voting interest, are at the time, directly or indirectly, owned or Controlled by such first Person, or by one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such first Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries; unless otherwise specified, “Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Borrower.
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“Tax” means any present or future income, stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, assessments, deductions or withholdings (including value-added taxes) or other charges of whatever nature now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein with respect to payments made by or for the Borrower hereunder or under any Loan Document and all interest, penalties or similar liabilities with respect thereto.
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“Taxing Jurisdiction” means, with respect to any Lender, any jurisdiction other than (a) a jurisdiction (other than Colombia or New York) through which payments to such
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Lender by the Borrower under any Loan Document shall be made and (b) the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Lender is organized or established.
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“Term SOFR” means, for the applicable Corresponding Tenor as of the applicable Reference Time, the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.
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“Term SOFR Notice” means a notification by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders and the Borrower of the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event.
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“Term SOFR Transition Event” means the determination by the Administrative Agent that (a) Term SOFR has been recommended for use by the Relevant Governmental Body,
(b) the administration of Term SOFR is administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent and (c) a Benchmark Transition Event has previously occurred resulting in a Benchmark Replacement in accordance with this Section titled “Benchmark Replacement Setting” that is not Term SOFR.
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“Total Commitment” means, on any day, the aggregate Commitments on such day. The original aggregate principal amount of the Commitments is U.S. $4,000,000,000.
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“U.S.” or “United States” means the United States of America.
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“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
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“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
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“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
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“Wholly Owned” means, with respect to any corporate entity, any Person of which 100% of the outstanding capital stock (other than qualifying shares, if any) having by its terms ordinary voting power (not dependent on the happening of a contingency) to elect the board of directors (or equivalent controlling governing body) of that Person, is at the time owned or Controlled directly or indirectly by that corporate entity, by one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of that corporate entity or by that corporate entity and one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries.
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“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under
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the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
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(a)The meanings set forth for defined terms in Section 1.01 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined.
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(b)Unless otherwise specified, all references in this Agreement to Sections, Annexes, Exhibits, and Schedules are to Sections, Annexes, Exhibits, and Schedules in or to this Agreement.
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(c)The headings of the Sections in this Agreement are included for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.
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(d)Acknowledging that the parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement, if any ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises as to any aspect of this Agreement, then this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by each of parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.
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(e)References in this Agreement or the Notes to any belief, decision, discretion or other action held, made, determined, exercised or taken by the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall mean any such belief, decision, discretion or other action to be held, made, determined, exercised or taken in good faith to the extent required under the laws of the State of New York.
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(f)Any reference herein to “including” shall mean “including without limitation.”
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(g)References to any document or agreement, including this Agreement, shall be deemed to include references to such documents or agreements as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time in accordance with its terms and (where applicable) subject to compliance with the requirements set forth therein.
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(h)Unless the context requires otherwise (i) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, and (ii) any reference to any law or regulation herein shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time or to the successor law or regulation.
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SECTION 2 
THE LOAN
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2.1.Commitments. The Lenders severally agree to extend to the Borrower on any Business Day during the eight (8) Business Day period following the Agreement Date, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, one disbursement (the “Disbursement”) of the Loan in U.S. Dollars in a principal amount such that, the principal amount of the Disbursement does not exceed the Total Commitment at such time nor, in the case of each Lender, such Lender’s Commitment at such.
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2.2.Mechanics for Requesting the Disbursement. The Disbursement shall be made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitment at such time. The Borrower shall request the Disbursement in writing by using a request substantially in the form of Annex A hereto (the “Disbursement Request”). The Disbursement Request shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower (except as provided below) and shall be given to the Administrative Agent no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York time) three (3) Business Days before the proposed Disbursement Date (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent acting upon the direction of the Required Lenders); provided that in the event an Adverse Acquisition Order occurs in the view of the Borrower, the Disbursement Request shall be revocable by the Borrower and no costs or expenses pursuant to Section 2.10 shall be due or payable. The Administrative Agent shall promptly provide to each Lender a copy of the Disbursement Request received from the Borrower.
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(a)Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Lender shall make available on the Disbursement Date such Lender’s Disbursement requested in the Disbursement Request in immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent via Fed Wire or SWIFT, to arrive by 9:00 am New York time to such account as may be notified from time to time by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders in writing. The Borrower shall provide, no later than 6:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Business Day immediately preceding the proposed Disbursement Date, an irrevocable direction (the “Flow of Funds Memo”) to the Administrative Agent to transfer and apply the proceeds of the Disbursement in the manner set forth in the Flow of Funds Memo, which will be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
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(b)The Administrative Agent shall immediately transfer the proceeds funded pursuant to Section 2.03(a) in immediately available funds to the Borrower on the same day via Fed Wire or SWIFT to arrive by 12:00 pm New York time to the account designated by the Borrower in the Disbursement Request.
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(c)Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, no Lender shall be required to make any Disbursement hereunder if, as a result thereof, the amount of its Commitment would thereby be exceeded or the Total Commitment would thereby be exceeded. The Loan is not revolving in nature; amounts borrowed and repaid or prepaid hereunder in respect of the principal amount of the Loan may not be reborrowed.
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(d)The rights and obligations of the Lenders are several and not joint or joint and several. The failure of a Lender to fund any Disbursement shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation under this Agreement to fund its Disbursement on the Disbursement Date. The failure by any Lender to perform its obligations hereunder shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower towards any other party hereto nor shall any Lender or the Administrative Agent be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to advance its Disbursement.
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		2.4.
	Reserved.

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2.5.Termination and Reduction of Commitments. The Borrower may terminate the unutilized Total Commitment, or reduce the amount thereof, by giving irrevocable written notice to the Administrative Agent not later than 5:00 P.M. on the third (3rd) Business Day prior to the date of such termination or reduction, provided reductions of the unutilized Total Commitment shall be apportioned among the Lenders and shall reduce each Lender’s unutilized Commitment according to such Lender’s ratable share of the unutilized Total Commitment and shall be in the amount of $5,000,000 or in integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Each Lender’s Commitment and the Total Commitment will be reduced to zero on the earlier of (a) the close of business on the eighth (8th) Business Day following the Agreement Date and (b) the Disbursement Date immediately following the Disbursement.
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		2.6.
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(a)The Borrower’s obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Loan to the Lenders shall be evidenced by a blank promissory note substantially in the form of Annex B (each, a “Note”). Each Note shall be valid and enforceable as to its principal amount at any time only to the extent of the amount disbursed and outstanding under the Loan evidenced thereby; and, as to interest, only to the extent of the interest accrued and unpaid thereon. Each Note shall be (i) payable to a Lender, (ii) dated the Disbursement Date and (iii) payable at the date referred to in the corresponding Instructions Letter. On the Disbursement Date, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each Lender (i) a duly executed Note for such Lender and (ii) a duly executed Instructions Letter substantially in the form of Annex C, pursuant to which the Borrower authorizes such Lender to complete its Note issued in accordance with this Section 2.06.
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(b)In case of loss, theft, partial or complete destruction or mutilation of a Note, the affected Lender shall be entitled to request to the Borrower, and the Borrower shall promptly (but in any event within ten (10) Business Days of such notice) execute and deliver to such Lender in lieu thereof a new Note, dated the same date as the lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note, in replacement of the Note; provided that, in the case of any mutilated Note, such mutilated Note shall be returned to the Borrower. Each Lender shall, prior to delivery of any replacement Note by the Borrower also comply with the procedures established by articles 802 to 821 of the Commercial Code and 398 of Law 1564 of 2012 (Código General del Proceso) or any other Applicable Law in connection with the case of loss, theft, partial or complete destruction or mutilation of a Note. In the event that any lost or stolen Note is subsequently found, such Lender shall cancel such Note and deliver such cancelled Note to the Borrower; provided further that the Borrower shall have already delivered a substitute Note to the Administrative Agent. In the event of execution and delivery of a new Note as contemplated by
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this clause (b), such Lender shall reimburse and indemnify the Borrower for and against any and all direct liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of whatsoever kind or nature which may be imposed on, asserted against or incurred by the Borrower as a result of any negotiation with, or presentation by, any Person for collection of any sums due under or with respect to such Lender’s original Note being lost or stolen, excluding any such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements caused by the Borrower. All replacement Notes issued in connection with this Agreement shall be signed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower.
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(c)The payment of any part of the principal of any such Note shall discharge the obligation of the Borrower under this Agreement to pay the portion of the principal of the Loan evidenced by such Note pro tanto, and the payment of any principal of the Loan in accordance with the terms hereof shall discharge the obligations of the Borrower under the Notes evidencing the Loan pro tanto.
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(d)Upon discharge of all obligations of the Borrower under the Loan, the Lenders shall cancel all the Notes and promptly return them to the Borrower.
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(e)The Notes shall only be sold, assigned or transferred in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and Applicable Law.
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(f)Each Lender agrees and covenants that it will not complete or seek enforcement of its Notes other than in accordance with the instructions set forth in the corresponding Instructions Letter.
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(g)In the case of a permitted assignment pursuant to Section 11.03, (i) if requested by the assignee and if such assignment is of the aggregate Disbursement amount(s)  held by the assigning Lender, the Lender shall deliver to the Administrative Agent for further delivery to the Borrower concurrently with the execution and delivery by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent of the new Notes in the manner contemplated in clause (ii) below, the Note held by such assigning Lender evidencing the Disbursement (for any assigning Lender, together with the related Instructions Letter, the “Existing Notes” of such assigning Lender) and (ii) if requested by the assigning Lender or the relevant assignee, the Administrative Agent shall as promptly as reasonably practicable request that the Borrower, and the Borrower hereby agrees to, execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent as promptly as reasonably practicable (for  further delivery to such assigning Lender (if applicable) and such assignee) a new Note or Notes (together with the related Instructions Letter) evidencing the Disbursement(s) held by such assigning Lender (if applicable) and such assignee (in exchange for Existing Notes to the extent such assignment is of the aggregate amount of Disbursement(s) held by the assigning Lender).
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		2.7.
	Interest.

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		(a)
	Interest.

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the Disbursement is repaid in full, at a rate per annum equal to LIBOR for each relevant Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin.
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(ii)To the extent permitted by law, interest on any due and unpaid amounts of principal or interest in respect of the Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the rate which is 2.0% in excess of the rate borne by the Loan immediately prior to the respective payment default. The parties hereto acknowledge that, as of the Agreement Date, the payment of interest on interest (as described in this Section 2.07(a)(ii)), including default interest, is prohibited under Colombian law as currently in effect, subject to applicability of the rules set forth in Article 886 of the Commercial Code, it being understood that any outstanding interest obligations that remain unpaid for more than one (1) year may (upon the satisfaction of the rules set forth in Article 886 of the Commercial Code) be subject to interest on interest under Colombian law as currently in effect.
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(iii)Interest in respect of the Loan shall be payable in arrears commencing on the first Interest Payment Date occurring after the Disbursement Date and upon the payment or prepayment of principal of the Loan (but only on the amount paid or prepaid); provided that if any Interest Payment Date would fall on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Payment Date shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next succeeding calendar month, in which case such Interest Payment Date shall be the preceding Business Day.
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(iv)All computations of interest hereunder shall be made on the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days.
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(v)On each Interest Determination Date, the Administrative Agent shall determine LIBOR for the relevant Interest Period and shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders thereof. Each such determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on all parties hereto.
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(vi)In no event shall the interest applicable under this Agreement exceed the interest rate limits set forth by Applicable Law.
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(b)Interest Periods. Each Interest Period shall be a three-month period; provided that:
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(i)(a) the initial Interest Period for the Disbursement shall commence on the Disbursement Date and end on the first Interest Payment Date thereafter; and (b) each Interest Period occurring after the initial Interest Period for the Disbursement shall commence on the day on which the next preceding Interest Period therefor expires; and
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		(c)
	Alternate Rate of Interest.

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(i)If the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error), or the Required Lenders have advised the Administrative Agent, at any time, provided that no Benchmark Transition Event shall have occurred at such time, that:
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(A)on any Interest Determination Date, U.S. Dollar deposits of sufficient amount and maturity for funding a disbursement are not available to the Required Lenders in the London interbank market in the ordinary course of business; or
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(B)on any Interest Determination Date, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the rate of interest to be applicable to the Loan (or any portion thereof); or
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(C)on any Interest Determination Date, the relevant rate of interest referred to in the definition of LIBOR that is to be used to determine the rate of interest for the Loan (or any portion thereof) does not cover the funding cost to the Required Lenders of making or maintaining the portion of the Loan to be made or held by it; or
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(D)it has become unlawful at any time for any Lender to make any Disbursement or maintain any portion of the Loan based upon LIBOR;
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then the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders thereof. Upon receipt of such notice, (A) the Borrower’s right to request the making by any affected Lender of, and the affected Lender’s obligations to make available or continue to maintain, its portion of the affected Loan based upon LIBOR shall be suspended, and (B) each such Lender’s portion of the affected Loan shall instead bear interest at the rate per annum equal to the sum of (x) the Alternative Base Rate, plus (y) the Applicable Margin, it being expressly understood and agreed that the same Alternative Base Rate and Applicable Margin shall apply for each Lender so affected effective as of the date of effectiveness of such event; provided, however, that in no event shall the interest rate determined as provided above exceed the interest rate limits set forth by the Colombian Central Bank for loans to state-owned entities.
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(i)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any  Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.
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(ii)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document and subject to the proviso below in this paragraph, if a Term SOFR Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then the applicable Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder or under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that, this clause (ii) shall not be effective unless the Administrative Agent has delivered to the Lenders and the Borrower a Term SOFR Notice.
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(iii)In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
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(iv)The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (1) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date, (2) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (3) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, (4) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to clause (v) below and (5) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any 
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determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.07(d), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non- occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.07(d); provided, however, that in no event shall the interest rate determined as provided above exceed the interest rate limits set forth by the Colombian Central Bank for loans to state-owned entities.
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(v)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including Term SOFR or LIBOR) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.
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(vi)Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any request for a LIBOR Disbursement of, conversion to or continuation of LIBOR Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to Alternative Base Rate Loans. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of Alternative Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of Alternative Base Rate.
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(vii)With respect to this Section 2.07(d), any reasonable discretion required to be exercised by the Administrative Agent shall be exercised after giving due consideration to recommendations by the Relevant Governmental Body or to evolving or then-prevailing market conventions, in each case as appropriate and as set forth in this Section 2.07(d) and the related defined terms used therein, and not with a view to obtaining a commercial advantage for the Lenders; provided, that none of the Administrative Agent or any Lender can represent, guarantee, warrant or accept any 
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responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, any such alternative, successor or replacement rate implemented pursuant to this Section 2.07, including without limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any alternative, successor or replacement reference rate will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, LIBOR or have the same volume or liquidity as it did prior to its discontinuance or unavailability.
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		2.9.
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(a)If, due to any Regulatory Change that: (i) changes the basis of taxation of any amounts payable to any Lender (other than (A) Covered Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes, and (C) Connection Income Taxes); (ii) imposes, modifies or holds applicable any reserve, special deposit, deposit insurance or similar requirement, including any compulsory loan requirement, insurance charge or other assessment (other than, for any period for which such Lender is subject to a Capital Adequacy Requirement, the reserves against “Eurocurrency liabilities” under Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board) against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or Loan extended by, such Lender; or (iii) imposes any other condition affecting this Agreement or the Note held by such Lender, and the effect of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender of making its Disbursement or maintaining its proportion of the Loan or to reduce any amount received or receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Borrower shall from time to time, upon written demand by such Lender, pay to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of such Lender, additional amounts sufficient to  compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduction suffered.
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(b)Each demand for payment by a Lender under this Section 2.09 shall be accompanied by a certificate showing in reasonable detail the basis for the calculation of the amounts demanded in good faith, which certificate, in the absence of manifest error, shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes. The Borrower shall pay such Lender, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within twenty (20) Business Days after receipt thereof.
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(c)No Lender shall be entitled to demand or be compensated for any additional amounts under this Section 2.09 (i) to the extent that such additional amounts relate to any period of time more than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date upon which such Lender first notifies the Borrower of such additional amounts, or (ii) if such Lender is causing the incremental cost to be incurred for a reason not provided for in Section 2.09(a) above.
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(d)If the Borrower is required to pay any amount to a Lender pursuant to this Section 2.09, it may prepay the portion of the Loan held by such Lender in accordance with Section 3.02. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the provisions of Sections 3.02(a), 3.04(b) and 3.04(c) shall not apply to any such prepayment.
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2.10.Breakage Costs, Other Expenses and Losses. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Borrower agrees to compensate any Lender, promptly upon its written
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request (which request shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such compensation), for all reasonable and documented losses, expenses and liabilities which such Lender may sustain (including any loss, expense or liability incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds required by such Lender to fund its portion of the Disbursement, but excluding any loss of anticipated profits) if: (i) the Borrower fails to borrow in accordance with a Disbursement Request, (ii) the Borrower fails to make a voluntary prepayment of the Loan on an Interest Payment Date therefor in accordance with a prepayment notice given pursuant to Section 3.02, (iii) the Borrower otherwise prepays the Loan on any date other than an Interest Payment Date therefor or (iv) the assignment of a Loan by a Lender pursuant to a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.12 shall occur on a day other than an Interest Payment Date. Each Lender’s calculation of the amount of compensation owing pursuant to this Section 2.10 shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. A Lender’s basis for requesting compensation pursuant to this Section 2.10 and a Lender’s calculation of the amount thereof made in accordance with the requirements of this Section 2.10 shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on all parties hereto. The Borrower shall pay such Lender, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within twenty (20) Business Days after receipt thereof.
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2.11.Illegality. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, if after the Agreement Date the adoption of or any change in any Applicable Law or in the interpretation or application thereof by a competent Governmental Authority shall make it unlawful for any Lender to make its Disbursement or maintain its portion of the Loan as contemplated by this Agreement and the Notes, such Lender shall give notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower describing in reasonable detail the relevant provisions of such Applicable Law, following which (a) the Commitment of such Lender shall forthwith be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist and (b) if such Applicable Law shall so mandate, such Lender’s portion of the Loan then outstanding shall be prepaid by the Borrower on or before the date required and permitted by Applicable Law, together with all accrued interest thereon (unless actions taken pursuant to Section 2.12 shall make such prepayment unnecessary).
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(a)(i) Upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.09 with respect to any Lender that results in such Lender charging to the Borrower additional or increased costs, (ii) upon any adoption or change of the type described in Section 2.11, or (iii) the Borrower being required to pay Covered Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority pursuant to Section 4.01, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding its Disbursement or booking its Loan hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Sections 2.09 or 4.01, as the case may be, in the future, or would eliminate or reduce the effect of any adoption or change described in Section 2.11 or would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable and documented costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.
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(b)(i) Upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.09 with respect to any Lender that results in such Lender charging to the Borrower additional or increased costs, (ii) upon any adoption or change of the type described in Section 2.11, (iii) in the case of a refusal by a Lender to consent to a proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination with respect to this Agreement which has been approved by the Required Lenders as provided in Section 11.06(b), or (iv) the Borrower being required to pay Covered Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority pursuant to Section 4, the Borrower shall have the right at its sole expense and effort, if (A) no Event of Default then exists or would exist after giving effect to such replacement, (B) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.09 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 4, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments and (C) in the case of any such assignment resulting from any adoption or change of the type described in Section 2.11, such assignment would eliminate or reduce the effect of any adoption or change described in Section 2.11, to replace such Lender (the “Replaced Lender”) with one or more Eligible Transferees (collectively, the “Replacement Lenders”); provided that, at the time of any replacement pursuant to this Section 2.12, each Replacement Lender shall enter into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement pursuant to Section 11.03(b)(ii), pursuant to which the Replacement Lender shall acquire the applicable portion of the Loan due to the Replaced Lender, and shall pay to the Replaced Lender in respect thereof an amount equal to the principal of, and all accrued interest on, the acquired portion of the Loan of the Replaced Lender plus all other amounts payable to Replaced Lender hereunder. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
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(c)Upon the execution of the respective Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the payment of any applicable amount referred to in the proviso to Section 2.12(b), recordation of the assignment on the Register by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 11.03(e) and delivery to the Replacement Lender(s) of the appropriate Note(s) executed by the Borrower, each Replacement Lender shall become a Lender hereunder and the Replaced Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder, but shall continue to be entitled to any amounts that have accrued and remain unpaid prior to such assignment under Section 2.09, 2.10, Section 4 and the indemnification provisions under Sections 10.06 and 11.08 of this Agreement, each of which shall survive as to such Replaced Lender.
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SECTION 3
PAYMENTS
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3.1.Repayment; Time and Manner. The outstanding principal amount of the Loan shall be due and payable, and shall be unconditionally repaid by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders on the Maturity Date.
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3.2.Voluntary Prepayment. The Borrower may from time to time, without premium or penalty, prepay all or any part of the Loan on any Interest Payment Date; provided, however, that: (a) any partial prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of U.S.$5,000,000, or a multiple of U.S.$1,000,000 in excess thereof; (b) the Borrower shall have given the Administrative Agent at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice of the
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proposed prepayment date and the amount of principal to be prepaid (which notice shall be irrevocable; and (c) the Borrower shall have paid in full all amounts then due under this Agreement as of such prepayment date, including interest which has accrued to the prepayment date on the amount being prepaid and any amounts under Section 2.10.
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(a)Issuance of Equity Securities. On the date of receipt by the Borrower of any Net Equity Proceeds, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such Net Equity Proceeds.
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(b)Issuance of Debt. From and after the Disbursement Date, on the date of receipt by the Borrower of any cash proceeds from the issuance of any External Indebtedness which (i) is publicly offered or privately placed in securities markets, (ii) is in the form of, or represented by, bonds, notes or other similar securities or any guarantees thereof and (iii) is, or was intended at the time of issue to be, quoted, listed or traded on any stock exchange, automated trading system or over-the-counter securities market, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such proceeds, net of underwriting discounts and commissions, upfront and other fees and other reasonable costs and expenses associated therewith, including reasonable legal fees and expenses; provided that the proceeds from the issuance of all such External Indebtedness issued after the Disbursement Date in an aggregate amount equal to or less than one billion U.S. Dollars (US$1,000,000,000) need not be applied to prepay the Loans.
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(i)In the event an Adverse Acquisition Order occurs after Disbursement of the Loans to the Borrower but prior to the consummation of the acquisition of 51.4% of the outstanding shares of Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. from the Ministry of Finance, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans in full within one Business Day of the Disbursement Date; provided that (A) if the Loans are repaid in full on the Disbursement Date, then no interest shall be payable in connection with such Loans and if the Loans are repaid in full on the next Business Day, then interest shall be payable at an interest rate equal to overnight LIBOR plus the Applicable Margin and (B) no fees pursuant to the Fee Letters or costs or expenses pursuant to Section 2.10 shall be payable in connection with such prepayment; and
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(ii)In the event the acquisition of 51.4% of the outstanding shares of Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. from the Ministry of Finance is consummated and is subsequently deemed to be void or invalid or ordered to be unwound, then, upon receipt by the Borrower of any cash payments or other compensation in respect of the purchase price of the acquisition of 51.4% of the outstanding shares of Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. from the Ministry of Finance or any other Person in connection with the return of the purchase price of ISA, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans in an aggregate amount equal to such cash payment within five Business Days of receipt of such cash payment.
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(d)Purchase Price Difference. In the event the principal amount of Loans listed in the Flow of Funds Memo as required to pay the purchase price of the acquisition of 51.4% of the outstanding shares of Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. is less than the principal amount of Loans requested in the Disbursement Request, an amount equal to the difference between the amount set forth in the Disbursement Request and the amount set forth in the Flow of Funds Memo shall be returned to the Lenders; provided that no interest shall be payable in connection with such returned amount of the Loan, no fees pursuant to the Fee Letters shall be payable with respect to the portion of the Loans returned and no costs or expenses pursuant to Section 2.10 shall be payable in connection with such returned amount.
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(a)The Borrower shall make each payment hereunder or under any Note (including principal and interest) without set-off or counterclaim and not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York time) on the day when due, in Dollars, to the Administrative Agent by wire-transfer to an account outside of Colombia specified by the Administrative Agent in writing at least   five (5) Business Days prior to the applicable payment date, in immediately available funds. Payments received by the Administrative Agent after 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on any Business Day shall be deemed to be received on the next Business Day.
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(b)The Administrative Agent agrees that, promptly after its receipt of any payment from or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.04(a) above, it shall (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) distribute such payment to the Lenders (unless it has consented in writing to waive its pro rata share of such payment) pro rata based upon its respective share in the Loan, if any, of the obligations with respect to which such payment was received, provided that this clause (b) shall not apply to payments or prepayments to the Lender in connection with a claim under Sections 2.09, 2.10, 2.11 or Section 4. If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and then due to such parties.
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(c)If any Lender shall, whether by voluntary payment, by realization upon security, through the exercise of any right of set-off or banker’s lien, by counterclaim or cross action or by the enforcement of any right under this Agreement or any Note, receive payment of the aggregate amount of principal or interest then due and owing to such Lender which is greater than the proportion due to such Lender, then such Lender receiving such proportionately greater payment shall (i) notify the Administrative Agent and each other Lender of the receipt of such payment and (ii) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loan of other Lenders in accordance with Section 11.03(c) to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loan; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any
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payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in its Loan to any assignee or participant. The Borrower consents to the foregoing. This clause (c) shall not apply to payments or prepayments to any Lender in connection with a claim under Sections 2.09, 2.10, 2.11 or Section 4.
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3.5.Extension of Payment Dates. Unless otherwise provided herein, whenever any payment to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under this Agreement or any Note shall be due (other than by reason of acceleration) on a day that is not a Business Day, the date of payment thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day.
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SECTION 4
TAXES
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4.01.Covered Taxes.
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(a)Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by Applicable Law. If the Borrower shall be required by Applicable Law to withhold or deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any such sum payable to or for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, then the Borrower shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant taxing authority or other authority in accordance with Applicable Law and, if such Tax is a Covered  Tax imposed by a Taxing Jurisdiction, then the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 4.01) such Lender or the Administrative Agent receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made. Each Lender agrees and covenants that it will fill the blank spaces left in any Note in accordance with the corresponding Instructions Letter. For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Lenders nor the Administrative Agent will claim a higher amount under the Note for deduction or  withholding for any taxes other than Covered Taxes. For Colombian income tax purposes, the Borrower represents that this Credit Agreement is deemed as public foreign indebtedness.
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(b)The Borrower shall indemnify each Lender and/or the Administrative Agent for the full amount of Covered Taxes imposed by a Taxing Jurisdiction that are payable or paid by such Lender or the Administrative Agent (including any Covered Taxes imposed by a Taxing Jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 4.01 arising therefrom or with respect thereto), whether or not such Covered Taxes were correctly or legally asserted. Each Lender or the Administrative Agent shall give notice to the Borrower of the assertion of any claim against such Lender or the Administrative Agent relating to its Covered Taxes as promptly as possible (and in any event within thirty (30) days) after receipt of formal written notice of such assertion, provided that failure by a Lender or the Administrative Agent to provide any such notice within ninety (90) days shall relieve Borrower of its obligation to indemnify the Lenders or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 4.01. Within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of any such notice from a Lender or the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall either:
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(i)advise such Lender or the Administrative Agent that it intends to indemnify such Lender or the Administrative Agent in respect of such Covered Taxes pursuant to this paragraph (b), in which case it shall promptly indemnify in respect of such amounts, or
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(c)Except to the extent of any Good Faith Contest with respect to Covered Taxes, an indemnity made by the Borrower pursuant to this indemnification shall be made within twenty (20) Business Days after the date the relevant Lender makes written demand therefor, which demand shall be accompanied by a certificate describing in reasonable detail the basis thereof. If the Borrower shall have commenced a Good Faith Contest with respect to any such Covered Taxes and no indemnity payment has been made to the Lender, and such Covered Taxes are ultimately determined to be payable by the relevant Lender in a final judicial proceeding or otherwise, the Borrower shall indemnify such Lender or the Administrative Agent for such Covered Taxes and for any other liability including penalties and interest charged by the relevant taxing authority arising therefrom or with respect thereto.
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(d)Within ten (10) days after the date of any indemnification of Covered Taxes by the Borrower, the Borrower shall furnish to the Lender or the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing indemnification thereof or, if later, promptly after the date on which it receives such receipt and the Borrower shall promptly furnish to the Lender or the Administrative Agent any other information, documents and receipts that the Lender or the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request to establish to its satisfaction that full and timely indemnification has been made of all Covered Taxes required to be indemnified under this Section 4.01.
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(e)If the Administrative Agent or any Lender determines in good faith that it has finally and irrevocably received or been granted a refund in respect of any Covered Taxes as to which indemnification has been made by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 4.01, it shall within ten (10) days after the date the Administrative Agent or any Lender has received or been granted a refund, remit such refund (including any interest received in respect thereof from the relevant Governmental Authority), net of all reasonable Taxes and out-of-pocket costs and expenses payable as a result thereof, to the Borrower; provided, that the Borrower agrees to promptly return any such refund to the Administrative Agent or the relevant Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to the relevant taxing authority. The Administrative Agent and the Lender shall provide the Borrower with a copy of any notice of assessment (or any similar documentation) from the relevant taxing authority (redacting any unrelated Confidential Information contained therein) requiring repayment of such refund. This paragraph shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.
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SECTION 5
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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5.1.Conditions Precedent on the Agreement Date.
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The obligations of the Lenders under this Agreement shall be subject to the Administrative Agent’s confirmation of satisfaction or waiver (in each case acting on the instruction of the Lenders) of each of the following conditions precedent on or before the Agreement Date:
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(a)This Agreement. This Agreement shall have been duly authorized, fully executed and delivered by the parties hereto, shall be in full force and effect and originals shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent (with evidence that this Agreement has been registered and/or published with the appropriate authorities in Colombia, if such registration and/or publication is required under Applicable Law).
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(b)Existence and Authority. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, dated as of the Agreement Date, substantially in the form of Annex D, with respect to (i) the authority of the Borrower to execute, deliver, perform and observe the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents; (ii) the identity, authority and capacity (including specimen signatures) for each Person who, on behalf of the Borrower, signed any Loan Document; and (iii) the Borrower’s valid existence under the laws of Colombia.
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(c)Governmental Approvals. The Administrative Agent shall have received copies, certified as true, correct and complete copies by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, of each consent, license, authorization or approval of, and exemption by, any Governmental Authority, including an authorization to execute this Agreement issued by the Ministry of Finance given by means of a Resolution, prior approval of the minutes by the General Directorate of Public Credit and National Treasury (Dirección General de Crédito Público y Tesoro Nacional) (Article 2.2.1.2.1.6 of Decree 1068 of 2015) as evidenced by the publication of the Resolution in the Official Diary, which will be satisfied by the order of the General Directorate of Public Credit and National Treasury of the Ministry of Finance pursuant to article 18 of Law 185 of 1995 (other than those referenced in Section 5.02(c)): (i) for the execution, delivery, performance, and observance by the Borrower of the Loan Documents, including all approvals, if any, relating to the availability and transfer of U.S. Dollars required to make all payments due under the Loan Documents; and (ii) for the validity, binding effect, and enforceability of the Loan Documents, and each of the foregoing shall be in full force and effect.
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(d)Legal Opinions. The Administrative Agent shall have received opinions dated as of the Agreement Date of (i) Gómez – Pinzón Abogados S.A.S., Colombian counsel to the Lenders, (ii) Baker & McKenzie S.A.S., Colombian counsel to the Borrower, (iii) Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York counsel to the Borrower and (iv) Milbank LLP, New York counsel to the Lenders and, in each case, covering such matters as are reasonably agreed between applicable counsel to the Lenders and the counsel
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delivering such opinion and addressed to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
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(e)Appointment of Process Agent. The Administrative Agent shall have received delivery of evidence that (i) the Borrower has irrevocably appointed as its agent for service of process the Person or Persons so specified in Section 9.03, and (ii) the designated agent has accepted the appointment (and been paid in full by the Borrower) for a term extending at least one year beyond the Maturity Date and has agreed to forward forthwith to the Borrower all legal process addressed to the Borrower that is received by such agent.
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(f)Fee Letters; Engagement. The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of the Administrative Agent Fee Letter and the Joint Lead Arranger Fee Letter.
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(g)Borrower Financial Statements. The Administrative Agent shall have received copies of the Borrower Financial Statements.
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(h)KYC. To the extent requested at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date hereof by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, shall have received such requested documents required to comply with their respective “know your customer” procedures.
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5.2.Additional Conditions Precedent to the Disbursement. The obligation of the Lenders to make the Disbursement shall be subject to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent with notice to the Borrower and the Lenders (or waiver by the Administrative Agent acting on the instruction of the Required Lenders), prior to the making of the Disbursement, of each of the following conditions precedent:
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(a)No Event of Default. No Event of Default or Potential Default shall be continuing both before and immediately after giving effect to the aggregate amounts of the Disbursement and the application of the proceeds thereof.
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(i)The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy, certified as a true, correct and complete copy by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, of the registration of the relevant Disbursement under the Agreement before the Colombian Central Bank by means of timely filing Form No. 6 “Información de Endeudamiento Externo Otorgado a Residentes” (“Form No. 6”); and
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a true, correct and complete copy of the favorable opinion of the National Planning Department (Departamento Nacional de Planeación) currently in full force and effect authorizing the Borrower to incur indebtedness.
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(d)Note. The Administrative Agent shall have received, a duly executed Note and an Instructions Letter with respect thereto for each Lender issued in accordance with Section 2.06.
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(e)Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by the Borrower in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects on  and as of the Disbursement Date both before and immediately after giving effect to the Disbursement and the application of the proceeds thereof other than any such representations or warranties that, by their terms, refer to a specific date other than the Disbursement Date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such specific date; provided that representations and warranties qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct in all respects as of such date.
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(f)No Litigation. As of the Disbursement Date, there shall be no decision or order in effect by any court or arbitrator or Government Authority that (i) imposes a precautionary measure on the consummation of the acquisition of 51.4% of the outstanding shares of Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. from the Ministry of Finance, (ii) orders the suspension of the acquisition of 51.4% of the outstanding shares of Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. from the Ministry of Finance, (iii) revokes, rescinds, suspends, terminates or holds invalid the acquisition of 51.4% of the outstanding shares of Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. from the Ministry of Finance, (iv) orders a competitive process for the acquisition of 51.4% of the outstanding shares of Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. from the Ministry of Finance, (v) has an effect similar to the foregoing or (vi) otherwise prevents the consummation of the acquisition of 51.4% of the outstanding shares of Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. from the Ministry of Finance (individually and collectively, an “Adverse Acquisition Order”).
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(g)Flow of Funds Memo. The Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, no later than 6:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Business Day immediately preceding the proposed Disbursement Date, the Flow of Funds Memo.
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SECTION 6
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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6.01.Representations and Warranties of the Borrower. The Borrower represents and warrants, as of the Agreement Date and as of the Disbursement Date, that:
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(a)Existence and Authority. The Borrower is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of Colombia, has all requisite power, authority and legal right to own its property and carry on its business as now conducted, and has taken all actions necessary to authorize it to execute, deliver, perform, and observe the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents.
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(b)Governmental Approvals. All consents, licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals of, and exemptions by, any Governmental Authority that are necessary: (i) for the execution, delivery, performance and observance by the Borrower of the Loan Documents, including approvals relating to the availability and transfer of U.S. Dollars required to make all payments due under the Loan Documents; and (ii) for the validity, binding effect and enforceability of the Loan Documents, have, in each case, been obtained and are in full force and effect, as set forth in Section 5.01(c) and 5.02(c).
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(c)Recordation. To ensure the legality, validity, enforceability, priority or admissibility in evidence in Colombia of any of the Loan Documents, it is not necessary that any of the Loan Documents be registered, recorded, enrolled or otherwise filed with any court or Governmental Authority, except as set forth in Section 5 hereof, or be notarized; or that any documentary, stamp or other similar tax, imposition or charge of any kind be paid on or in respect of any of the Loan Documents.
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(d)Restrictions. The execution, delivery and performance or observance by the Borrower of the terms of, and consummation by the Borrower of the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of: (i) the Estatutos Sociales of the Borrower; (ii) any law of Colombia or any other ordinance, decree, constitutional provision, regulation or other requirement of any Governmental Authority in effect as of the date on which this representation is made; or (iii) any order, writ, injunction, judgment, decree or award of any court or other tribunal. Further, the Borrower’s execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, the performance and observance of its obligations thereunder, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement do not and will not conflict in any material respect with or result in a material breach of any material agreement or instrument to which the Borrower is a party or to which it or any of its revenues, properties or assets may be subject, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the revenues, properties or assets of the Borrower pursuant to any such material agreement or instrument.
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(e)Binding Effect and Ranking. The Borrower has duly executed and delivered each Loan Document on or before the Agreement Date, other than the Note which will be delivered on the Disbursement Date. Each Loan Document constitutes a direct, general, and unconditional obligation of the Borrower that is legal, valid, and binding upon the Borrower and enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Colombian public order laws, applicable insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, moratorium, readjustment of  debt or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by the application of general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforceability  is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity. The Borrower’s payment obligations under the Loan Documents constitute the direct, general, unsecured, unsubordinated and unconditional obligations of the Borrower and rank, in all respects, at least pari passu in priority of payment with all other senior, unsecured and unsubordinated External Indebtedness of the Borrower.
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(f)Choice of Law. Under the conflict of laws principles in Colombia, the choice of law provisions of this Agreement and any Note are valid, binding and not subject to revocation by the Borrower, and in any proceedings brought in Colombia for enforcement of this Agreement and any Note, the choice of the law of the State of New York as the governing law of such documents will be recognized and such law will be applied. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in Section 9.01, all matters governing the authorization and execution of the Loan Documents by the Borrower are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Colombia.
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(g)Commercial Activity. Except as provided for in (i) Articles 192, 195, 298 and 299 of Law 1437 of 2011 (Código de Procedimiento Administrativo y de lo Contencioso Administrativo), as amended by Articles 80, 81 and 87 of Law 2080 of 2021, and (ii) Articles 593, 594 and 595 of Law 1564 of 2012 (Código General del       Proceso), the Borrower acknowledges that the execution and performance of this Agreement and each other Loan Document is a commercial activity and to the extent that the Borrower has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from any legal action, suit or proceedings, from jurisdiction of any court or from set-off or any legal process (whether service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) with respect to itself or any of its property or assets, whether or not held on its own account, the Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim such immunity in respect of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
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(h)Legal Proceedings. There are no actions, suits, litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings pending or, to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge and belief, threatened against the Borrower which are reasonably likely to be adversely determined and, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(i)Borrower Financial Statements. The Borrower Financial Statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries at the date of such statements and the results of the operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal year or other time period to which such statements refer, in the case of unaudited Financial Statements, subject to changes resulting from audit and nominal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes. The Borrower Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS consistently applied. Except as reflected in the Borrower Financial Statements, there are no liabilities or obligations with respect to the Borrower or any of its consolidated Subsidiaries of any nature whatsoever (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise, and whether or not due) for the period to which the Borrower Financial Statements relate that, either individually or in the aggregate, would be materially adverse to the Borrower. As of the Agreement Date, since the date of the financial statements of the Borrower dated December 31, 2020 (audited), there has been no event, condition or circumstance that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, provided that changes in the oil and gas prices and any related changes in the economy or financial markets generally, whether international, national,
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regional or local shall not be deemed to be a Material Adverse Effect for purposes of this representation.
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(j)No Corrupt Practices; Anti-Money Laundering Laws. None of the Borrower or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the FCPA or any other applicable Anti-Corruption Law, or any Anti-Money Laundering Laws; and the Borrower and to the knowledge of the Borrower each of its Subsidiaries has implemented policies designed to promote and achieve continued compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with all Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Borrower will not, and will take the necessary steps to prevent  any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, use any part of the proceeds of the  Disbursement, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person in any manner that would give rise to a violation of any Anti-Corruption Law or Anti-Money Laundering Law.
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(k)Sanctions; Office of Foreign Assets Control Regulations. None of the Borrower or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any director, officer, employee or agent of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a Sanctioned Person or to the Borrower’s knowledge is currently or has, in the past (5) years, engaged in any activity that would reasonably be expected to result in the Borrower or any Subsidiary being designated as a Sanctioned Person. The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has implemented policies designed to promote and achieve continued compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with applicable Sanctions. The Borrower will not use, and will take the necessary steps to prevent that any Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, uses the proceeds of the Disbursement, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person: (i) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, or (ii) in any other manner that would give rise to a violation of Sanctions by any party hereto, including any Lender.
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(l)No Event of Default. No Event of Default and no Potential Default has occurred and is continuing.
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(m)No Material Adverse Effect. As of the Agreement Date only, the Borrower is not aware of any information or events that have resulted, or that could reasonably be expected to result, in a Material Adverse Effect relating to the Borrower, provided that changes in the oil and gas prices and any related changes in the economy or financial markets generally, whether international, national, regional or local shall not be deemed to be a Material Adverse Effect for purposes of this representation.
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(n)Compliance with Laws. Each of the Borrower and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, its Material Subsidiaries is in compliance with all Applicable Laws (including environmental laws), all Governmental Approvals held by or binding upon the
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Borrower or its assets and all applicable restrictions imposed by all Governmental Authorities, domestic or foreign, except (i) in the case of Anti-Corruption Law, Anti- Money Laundering Law or Sanctions, as provided in clauses (j) or (k) above, and (ii) in any other case, where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(i)Investment Company. The Borrower is not an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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(ii)Margin Stock. The Borrower is not engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U, and no part of the proceeds of the Loan will be used for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying any such “margin stock.”
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(i)The Borrower has timely filed or caused to be filed all material Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all material Taxes required to have been paid by it, except Taxes that are contested by the Borrower on a timely basis in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves therefor have been established on the books of the Borrower in conformity with IFRS.
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(ii)There are no Taxes imposed by any Governmental Authority either on or by virtue of the execution, enforcement or admissibility into evidence of any of the Loan Documents or any of the transactions thereby or on any payment to be made pursuant to any Loan Document.
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(q)Validity under Colombian Law. The Loan Documents are in proper form under Colombian law for their enforcement thereof. To ensure the legality, validity or enforceability of, and the priority of the obligations incurred by the Borrower under the Loan Documents in Colombia, or establish the admissibility into evidence of any of the Loan Documents in any court in Colombia, it is not necessary that any Loan Document be filed or recorded with any Colombian governmental agency or body, or court, except for those referred to in Section 5.01(c) or Section 5.02(c), or that any stamp or similar tax be paid in Colombia on or in respect of any Loan Document for its enforcement in Colombia.
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(r)Recognition of Final Judgments. A final judgment for a fixed or readily calculable sum of money rendered by any court of the State of New York or the United States of America located in the State of New York based upon any of the Loan Documents (excluding the Notes) would be declared enforceable in Colombia in the courts of Colombia against the Borrower without reexamination, review of the merits of the cause of action in respect of which the original judgment was given or re-litigation of
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the matters adjudicated; notwithstanding, however, that recognition of such judgment in Colombia shall be subject to Colombian procedural Applicable Laws, in particular Articles 251, 605, 606 and 607 of Law 1564 of 2012 (Código General del Proceso).
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(s)Disclosure of Information. No information that has been made available to the Administrative Agent or any Lenders or the representatives or agents of the   foregoing by or on behalf of the Borrower in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, taken as a whole, contains any untrue statement of a material fact  or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made; provided that with respect to any projected financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.
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(t)Properties. The Borrower has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all material property necessary to conduct its business as conducted from time to time in good working order and condition, except to the extent failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(u)Insurance. The Borrower maintains insurance with financially sound and reputable insurers against losses, damages or other risks (including, without limitation, risks and liability to Persons and property) to its assets and properties as are customarily maintained by prudent and experienced Persons engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar jurisdictions and the Borrower deems, in its reasonable judgment, to be appropriate.
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SECTION 7
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7.1.Affirmative Covenants of the Borrower. The Borrower covenants and agrees that, until all amounts owing under the Loan Documents (other than contingent indemnification obligations) have been paid in full, the Borrower shall:
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(a)Notice of Defaults. Promptly but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days after the Borrower becomes aware of the occurrence of an Event of Default or of any Potential Default, furnish to the Administrative Agent written notice of the particulars of such occurrence and the corrective action proposed to be taken by the Borrower with respect thereto.
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(b)Financial Reports. No later than one hundred and eighty (180) days after the end of each of the Borrower’s fiscal years, commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent a copy of the Borrower’s annual consolidated financial statements, including its balance sheet, statement of income, and statement of cash flow for that fiscal year, all of which shall have been audited by an independent accounting firm of internationally recognized standing. If shares of the Borrower are not listed and available for trading on at least one of the New York Stock Exchange or the Colombian Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Valores
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de Colombia), the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent, no later than ninety (90) days after the end of each of the Borrower’s fiscal quarters, a copy of the Borrower’s quarterly unaudited consolidated interim financial statements. All financial reports to be submitted to the Administrative Agent shall be prepared in accordance with IFRS, shall be in the English language (or accompanied by an accurate English translation), shall (in the case of the Borrower’s annual consolidated financial statements) include the auditor’s opinion and any accompanying notes, and shall fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and the results of its operations for the periods covered.
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(c)Inspections. The Borrower will permit, upon reasonable prior notice and during normal business hours, representatives of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, at their own cost and expense, to make no more than three (3) inspections per annum of the Borrower’s books and records, and cause the officers and employees of the Borrower to give full cooperation and assistance in connection therewith; provided that, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing the Borrower will reimburse the Administrative Agent and any such Lender for such costs and expenses, and the numbers of inspections permitted pursuant to this Section 7.01(c) shall be as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, as the case may be. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall use reasonable efforts to coordinate such visits and inspections in order to reduce their number, frequency and cost.
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(d)Government Approvals. Promptly obtain and maintain all consents, licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals of, and exemptions by, any Governmental Authority that are necessary: (i) for the execution, delivery, performance, and observance by the Borrower of the Loan Documents, including all approvals relating to the availability and transfer of U.S. Dollars required to make all payments due under the Loan Documents; and (ii) for the validity, binding effect and enforceability of the Loan Documents. The Borrower shall make all public filings required by law in connection with the execution of this Agreement, including any requirements to publish the Agreement in the Sistema Electrónico para la Contratación Pública – SECOP.
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(e)Pari Passu. Ensure that its payment obligations under this Agreement and the Notes will at all times constitute the direct, general, unsecured, unsubordinated and unconditional obligations of the Borrower and rank in all respects at least pari passu in priority of payment with all other senior, unsecured and unsubordinated External Indebtedness of the Borrower, other than that which is preferred solely by the insolvency and/or bankruptcy Applicable Laws of Colombia, including the Law 1116 of 2006 of Colombia (“Law 1116”).
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(f)Other Acts. From time to time, do and perform any and all acts and execute any and all documents as may be necessary or as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in order to effect the purposes of this Agreement and to protect the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder and under the Notes.
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(g)Material Adverse Effect. As soon as practicable, but in any event no later than ten (10) Business Days after it has knowledge of the same, provide notification to the Administrative Agent of any Material Adverse Effect.
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(h)Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will, and will use its reasonable best efforts to cause each of its Material Subsidiaries to, comply with all Applicable Laws (including environmental laws), all Governmental Approvals held by or binding upon it  or its assets and all applicable restrictions imposed by all Governmental Authorities, domestic or foreign, in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership of its property, except (other than with respect to any Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Sanctions) to the extent any non-compliance is not reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(i)Maintenance of Existence. Except as otherwise permitted by Section 7.02(b), the Borrower shall maintain its corporate existence and take all reasonable actions to maintain all rights, privileges and the like necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of business, activities or operations, except to the extent failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(j)Preservation of Assets. The Borrower will maintain all material property necessary to conduct its business as conducted from time to time in good working order and condition, except to the extent failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(k)Insurance. The Borrower will maintain insurance on its material property with financially sound and reputable insurance companies against such risks, of such types, on such properties and in such amounts as may from time to time be prudent for the Borrower’s businesses, as determined by the Borrower in the exercise of its reasonable judgment.
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(l)Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Disbursement for the acquisition of 51.4% of the outstanding shares of Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. from the Ministry of Finance in accordance with the favorable opinion from the National Planning Department (Departamento Nacional de Planeación) for the Borrower to incur indebtedness. No part of the proceeds of the Disbursement will be used by the Borrower to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to extend loans to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock.
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(m)Taxes. The Borrower will file all tax returns required to be filed in any jurisdiction and pay and discharge all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns and all other taxes, assessments, governmental charges, concession fees or levies imposed on it or any of its property, income or franchises, to the extent such taxes and assessments have become due and payable and before they have become delinquent, and all claims for which sums have become due and payable that have or might become a Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on its Property except where (i) the amount, applicability or validity of such tax, assessment of claim is contested by the Borrower on a timely basis in good faith
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and by appropriate proceedings or (ii) the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(n)Books and Records. The Borrower shall keep proper books and records and accounts adequate to reflect truly and fairly in all material respects its financial condition and results of operations in conformity with IFRS and Applicable Law.
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(o)Sanctions. The Borrower will maintain in effect policies and procedures designed to promote compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents with Sanctions.
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(p)Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Borrower will maintain in effect policies designed to promote compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents with the FCPA and any other applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
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7.2.Negative Covenants of the Borrower. The Borrower covenants and agrees that, until all amounts owing under the Loan Documents (other than contingent indemnification obligations) and the Notes have been paid in full, it shall not:
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(a)Liens. Directly or indirectly (or permit any Material Subsidiary to directly or indirectly) create, incur, assume, permit or suffer to exist any Liens, except Permitted Liens, to secure the payment of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary.
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(i)The Borrower shall not merge or consolidate with any other Person, dissolve or terminate its legal existence, or, directly or indirectly, sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or permit any of its Material Subsidiaries  to sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties of the Borrower and its Material Subsidiaries (taken as a whole), unless in each case (1) for any such transaction involving the Borrower, the successor entity or entities, each of which shall be organized under the laws of Colombia or any country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), shall assume all the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the Notes, (2) immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (3) for any such transaction involving the Borrower, the Borrower delivers such certificates, opinions of its counsel and other documents regarding such transaction as may be required by the Administrative Agent in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
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(ii)For the avoidance of doubt: (A) in addition to the foregoing permitted transactions, the following transactions are expressly permitted under this Section 7.02(b): (1) mergers and consolidations of Subsidiaries into the Borrower, and (2) mergers, consolidations, sales, leases, transfers, divestitures or reorganizations among Subsidiaries; and (B) nothing in this Section 7.02(b) shall prohibit the Borrower or any Subsidiary from entering into build-lease-transfer,
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build-operate-transfer or similar project financing arrangements, provided that such arrangements are for (x) new greenfield projects or (y) the expansion of existing project assets or properties in which such arrangements extend only to the expansion assets and not in any substantial respect to the existing assets.
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(c)Sanctions. The Borrower will not, and will take the necessary steps to prevent any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, use any part of the proceeds of the Disbursement, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person: (i) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, or (ii) in any other manner that would give rise to a violation of Sanctions by any party hereto, including any Lender.
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(d)Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Borrower will not use, and will take the necessary steps to prevent that any Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, uses any part of the proceeds of the Disbursement, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person in any manner that would give rise to a violation any Anti-Corruption Law or Anti-Money Laundering Law.
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(e)Change in Business. The Borrower will not engage in any activities or businesses other than any activities or businesses conducted by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries as of the Agreement Date (and with respect to the activities or business of ISA, the Disbursement Date) or any activities or businesses reasonably ancillary or related thereto.
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(f)Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will not enter into any material transaction or series of related transactions with any Affiliate of the Borrower, other than on terms and conditions substantially as favorable to the Borrower as would reasonably be obtained at that time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than such Affiliate.
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SECTION 8
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
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8.1.Events of Default.
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Each of the following events or conditions shall be an “Event of Default”:
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(a)any failure by the Borrower to pay when due (i) any amount of principal owing under a Loan Document, (ii) any amount of interest owing under a Loan  Document within five (5) Business Days of the due date thereof or (iii) any fee or other amount (other than principal or interest) owing under a Loan Document within thirty (30) days of the earlier of the date the Borrower receives (x) the invoice or (y) a written demand from any Lender or the Administrative Agent;
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(b)any failure by the Borrower to comply with its obligations under Sections 7.01(a), (e), (g), (i) or, (l) or Section 7.02;
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(c)any representation or warranty made by the Borrower in any Loan Document or in connection herewith, or any statement made in any certificate, report or financial statement furnished by the Borrower, has been demonstrated to have been false or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed made, provided that such false or misleading statement shall not constitute an Event of Default if such condition or circumstance is (i) subject to cure and (ii) the facts or conditions giving rise to such misrepresentation or misstatement are cured in such a manner as to eliminate such misrepresentation or misstatement within thirty (30) days after the Borrower’s having knowledge thereof;
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(d)any failure by the Borrower to perform or comply with any of the covenants or provisions set forth in a Loan Document (exclusive of any events specified as an Event of Default in any other subsection of this Section 8.01), which failure  remains uncured for a period of thirty (30) days, or in the case of Section 7.01(h) (solely to the extent it relates to compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Sanctions) five (5) Business Days, after the Administrative Agent or any Lender has given written notice thereof to the Borrower;
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(e)any event specified in any agreement or instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, External Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary thereof shall occur and shall result in such External Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount in excess of fifty million U.S. Dollars (U.S.$50,000,000) (or its equivalent) becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise have become due and payable;
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(f)(A)(i) the Borrower shall be unable generally to pay its debts as they fall due or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they fall due or shall become insolvent; (ii) the Borrower shall apply for or consent to the appointment of any liquidator, receiver, trustee, síndico, conciliador or administrator for all or a substantial part of its business, properties, assets, or revenues; or (iii) a liquidator, receiver, trustee, or administrator shall be appointed for the Borrower and such appointment shall continue undismissed, undischarged or unstayed for a period of ninety (90) days; (B) the Borrower shall institute (by petition, application, answer, consent or otherwise) any bankruptcy, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution, liquidation, proceso de reestructuración, proceso de reorganización, proceso de insolvencia, concurso mercantil, quiebra, or similar executory or judicial proceeding; (C) a bankruptcy, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution, liquidation, proceso de reestructuración, proceso de reorganización, proceso de insolvencia, concurso mercantil, quiebra, or similar executory or judicial proceeding shall be instituted against the Borrower and such proceeding shall remain undismissed, undischarged or unstayed for a period of ninety (90) days; (D) the Borrower shall take any action seeking to take advantage of any other law relating to its bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, termination, dissolution, winding up, or composition, or readjustment of debts; or (E) the Borrower shall take any corporate or similar action      for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; provided that for as long as Colombia's applicable insolvency laws provide for restrictions on or sanctions associated with the ability of the Lenders, directly or indirectly, to exercise the right to declare an Event of Default under this Section 8.01(f), the Lenders and Borrower hereto agree that nothing in
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this Section 8.01(f) shall (A) prevent the commencement of any restructuring proceeding in Colombia, whether voluntary or involuntary, in respect of the Borrower, (B) prohibit the Borrower from entering into a restructuring proceeding in Colombia, or (C) cause an unfavorable effect (efecto desfavorable) upon the Borrower;
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(g)any final, non-appealable judgment against the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (i) shall have been entered on a claim not covered by insurance in an aggregate amount of fifty million U.S. Dollars (U.S. $50,000,000) (or its equivalent in another currency) or more, and (ii) such judgment has not been removed, vacated, discharged or satisfied for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of such final judgment;
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(h)any Governmental Authority shall have (i) condemned, seized or otherwise expropriated (either through a single act or a series of acts) all or substantially all of the property of the Borrower or (ii) taken any action that materially curtails the authority of the Borrower to conduct its business;
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(i)any authorization, approval, Governmental Approval, consent, license, exemption, filing, registration, notarization or other requirement of any Governmental Authority necessary to enable the Borrower to comply with its obligations under any Loan Document shall have been revoked, rescinded, suspended, held invalid or otherwise limited in effect in a manner that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
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(j)any Loan Document ceases to be in full force and effect or is declared in a final, non-appealable judgment to be unenforceable against the Borrower (in each case, other than as a result of any action or inaction on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender), the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document at any time is challenged by the Borrower; or the Borrower repudiates any Loan Document, or does or causes to be done any act or thing evidencing an intention to repudiate any Loan Document; or
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(k)Colombia shall cease to own and control at least 50.1% of the outstanding economic and voting ownership interests of the Borrower or any successor entity permitted under the terms hereof and the Borrower shall fail to prepay the Loan within the thirty (30) days following that event.
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8.2.Remedies. If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Administrative Agent may (and shall, upon the direction of Required Lenders), by notice to the Borrower, declare (a) any and all amounts of principal outstanding under this Agreement and the Notes to be forthwith due and payable together with accrued interest and any and all other amounts payable or owing hereunder, whereupon the same shall become forthwith due and payable and (b) declare the Commitments to be terminated forthwith, whereupon the Commitments shall immediately terminate; provided that if such event is an Event of Default specified in Section 8.01(f) above, automatically the Commitments shall immediately terminate and the Loan hereunder (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the Notes shall immediately become due and payable. Presentment, demand,
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protest or notice of any kind (other than the notice provided for in the first sentence of this paragraph) are expressly waived, anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding. The aforementioned right to accelerate is in addition to and not a substitute for any other rights and remedies available under this Agreement and under Applicable Law.
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SECTION 9
GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
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9.1.Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, all matters governing the authorization and execution of the Loan Documents by the Borrower shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Colombia.
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9.2.Submission to Jurisdiction. EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT AGREES THAT ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY JUDGMENT ENTERED BY ANY COURT IN RESPECT THEREOF MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AND, EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF ANY SUIT, ACTION, PROCEEDING OR JUDGMENT BROUGHT AGAINST THE LENDERS OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY (INCLUDING ITS APPELLATE DIVISION), OR IN ANY OTHER APPELLATE COURT IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, PROCEEDING OR JUDGMENT AND HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, PROCEEDING OR JUDGMENT. EACH PARTY CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME. EACH PARTY HERETO FURTHER SUBMITS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, PROCEEDING OR JUDGMENT BROUGHT OR RENDERED AGAINST IT, TO THE APPROPRIATE COURTS OF THE JURISDICTION OF ITS DOMICILE. EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT AGREES THAT A JUDGMENT, AFTER EXHAUSTION OF ALL AVAILABLE APPEALS, IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND BINDING UPON IT, AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION, INCLUDING BY A SUIT UPON SUCH JUDGMENT, A CERTIFIED COPY OF WHICH SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THE JUDGMENT.
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(a)In the case of the courts of the State of New York or of the federal courts sitting in the State of New York, the Borrower hereby designates, appoints and empowers CT Corporation System, located at 111 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10011, as its authorized agent to accept, receive, and acknowledge for and on behalf of the Borrower, service of any and all process that may be served in any action, suit or proceeding of the nature referred to above in the State of New York, which appointment shall be irrevocable until the appointment and acceptance of a successor authorized agent pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.03(d).
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(b)The Borrower further agrees that such service of process may be made personally or by mailing or delivering a copy of the summons and complaint or other legal process in any such legal suit, action or proceeding to the Borrower, in care of its respective agent designated above at the aforesaid address (or, if the Borrower shall have designated a successor agent for service of process, the address of the successor agent for service of process), and each such agent is hereby authorized, respectively, to accept, receive, and acknowledge the same for and on behalf of the Borrower. Service upon each such agent shall be deemed to be personal service on the Borrower and shall be legal and binding upon the Borrower for all purposes notwithstanding any failure to mail copies of such legal process to the Borrower or any failure on the part of the Borrower to receive the same, and shall be deemed completed upon the delivery thereof to such agent whether or not such respective agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower or upon the earliest other date permitted by Applicable Law (including the United States Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976, as amended).
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(c)To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, including treaties by which  the United States and Colombia are bound, the Borrower further irrevocably agrees to the service of process of any of the aforementioned courts in any suit, action or proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the Borrower at the address referenced in Section 11.02, such service to be effective upon the date indicated on the postal receipt returned from the Borrower.
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(d)The Borrower agrees that it will at all times continuously maintain an  agent to receive service of process in the State of New York on behalf of itself and its properties and revenues, and, in the event that for any reason its agent designated above shall not serve as agent for the Borrower to receive service of process in the State of New York on its behalf, the Borrower shall promptly appoint a successor satisfactory to the Administrative Agent so to serve, advise the Administrative Agent thereof, and deliver to the Administrative Agent evidence in writing of the successor agent’s acceptance of such appointment for a term extending at least one year beyond the Maturity Date and that such successor agent has been paid in full for such term. The foregoing provisions constitute, among other things, a special arrangement for service between the parties to this Agreement for the purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 1608.
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(a)TO THE EXTENT THAT THE BORROWER MAY BE OR BECOME ENTITLED, IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS MAY AT ANY TIME BE COMMENCED WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER
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LOAN DOCUMENT, TO CLAIM FOR ITSELF OR ITS PROPERTIES OR REVENUES ANY IMMUNITY FROM SUIT, COURT JURISDICTION, ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID OF EXECUTION OF A JUDGMENT, EXECUTION OF A JUDGMENT OR FROM ANY OTHER LEGAL PROCESS OR REMEDY RELATING TO ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AND TO THE EXTENT THAT IN ANY SUCH JURISDICTION THERE MAY BE ATTRIBUTED SUCH AN IMMUNITY (WHETHER OR NOT CLAIMED), THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES NOT TO CLAIM AND HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES SUCH IMMUNITY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION BUT SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS PROVIDED IN (I) ARTICLES 192, 195, 298 AND 299 OF LAW 1437 OF 2011 (CÓDIGO DE PROCEDIMIENTO ADMINISTRATIVO Y DE LO CONTENCIOSO ADMINISTRATIVO), AS AMENDED BY ARTICLES 80, 81 AND 87 OF LAW 2080 OF 2021 AND (II) ARTICLES 593, 594 AND 595 OF LAW 1564 OF 2012 (CÓDIGO GENERAL DEL PROCESO).
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(b)THE BORROWER AGREES THAT THE WAIVERS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (a) ABOVE SHALL HAVE THE FULLEST EFFECT PERMITTED UNDER THE FOREIGN SOVEREIGN IMMUNITIES ACT OF 1976 OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (28 U.S.C. §§ 1602-1611) AND ARE INTENDED TO BE IRREVOCABLE AND NOT SUBJECT TO WITHDRAWAL FOR PURPOSES THEREOF.
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9.5.Waiver of Security Requirements. TO THE EXTENT THE BORROWER MAY, IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY OF THE COURTS REFERRED TO IN SECTION 9.02 OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, BE ENTITLED TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PROVISION OF LAW REQUIRING THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER IN SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING TO POST SECURITY FOR THE COSTS OF THE BORROWER OR TO POST A BOND OR TO TAKE SIMILAR ACTION, AS THE CASE MAY BE, THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES SUCH BENEFIT, IN EACH CASE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT NOW OR HEREAFTER PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
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9.6.No Limitation. Nothing in this Section 9 shall affect the right of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to serve process in any other manner permitted by Applicable Law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the Borrower in Colombia or in any other jurisdiction.
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9.7.International Banking Facility. The Borrower, a nonbank entity located outside the United States, understands that it is the policy of the Federal Reserve Board that extensions of credit by international banking facilities (as defined in Section 204.8(a) of Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board) may be used only to finance the non-U.S. operations of a customer (or its foreign affiliates) located outside the United States as provided in Section 204.8(a)(3)(vi) of Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board. Therefore, the Borrower agrees that the proceeds of the Loans by the international banking facility of any of the Lenders (as defined in Section 204.8(a) of Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board) will be used solely to
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finance the Borrower’s operations outside the United States or that of the Borrower’s non-U.S. Affiliates.
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SECTION 10
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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10.1.Appointment. Each Lender hereby designates and appoints The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Administrative Agent to act as specified herein. The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Administrative Agent, is authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement and to take such action on behalf of the Lenders under the provisions of this Agreement and to exercise such powers and to perform such duties hereunder as are specifically delegated to or required of the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and thereof and such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
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(i)promptly inform the Lenders of the contents of any notice or document received by it from the Borrower; and
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(b)The Administrative Agent may perform any of its duties hereunder by or through its officers, directors, agents or any other authorized employee. The exculpatory provisions of this Section 10 shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent.
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(c)The Administrative Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Agreement. The duties of the Administrative Agent to the Lenders shall be mechanical and administrative in nature; the Administrative Agent shall not have by reason of this Agreement a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender; and nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose  upon the Administrative Agent any obligations in respect of this Agreement or the Loan except  as expressly set forth herein or therein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Potential Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing as directed by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the  circumstances as provided herein), and (iii) except as expressly set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is  communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or
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percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided herein) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Potential Default or Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (A) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement, (B) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, (C) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein, (D) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (E) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Section 5 or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
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10.3.Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent. Independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, to the extent they deem appropriate, have made and shall continue to make (i) their own independent investigation of the financial  condition and affairs of the Borrower in connection with the Loan and the taking or not taking of any action in connection herewith and (ii) their own appraisal of the credit worthiness of the Borrower, and the Administrative Agent and each other Lender shall have no duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to provide any Lender with any information with respect to this Agreement or the Borrower other than as expressly provided herein. Each Lender shall, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information (which may contain material, non-public information within the meaning of the United States securities laws concerning the Borrower and its Affiliates) as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder and in deciding whether or to the extent to which it will continue as a Lender or assign or otherwise transfer its rights, interests and obligations hereunder.
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10.4.Reliance. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, statement, certificate, telex, teletype or telecopier message, cablegram, radiogram, order or other document or telephone message signed, sent or made by any Person that the Administrative Agent believed to be the proper Person, and, with respect to all legal matters pertaining to this Agreement and its duties hereunder, upon advice of counsel selected by it.
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10.5.Consultation with Experts. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel, independent certified public accountants and other experts selected by it in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts.
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10.6.Indemnification. To the extent the Administrative Agent is not reimbursed and indemnified by the Borrower, the Lenders will reimburse and indemnify the Administrative Agent in proportion to its respective interest (determined at the time such reimbursement or indemnity is sought) for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses,
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damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of whatsoever kind or nature (collectively, “Liabilities”) which may be imposed on, asserted against or incurred by the Administrative Agent in performing its duties hereunder or in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement; provided that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such Liabilities resulting from the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
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10.7.The Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory role or other business with the Borrower or any affiliate thereof as if it were not performing the duties specified herein, and may accept fees and other consideration from the Borrower for services in connection with this Agreement and otherwise without having to account for the same to another Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary expressed or implied herein, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall not be bound to: (a) account to any other Person for any sum or the profit element of any sum received by it for its own account or (b) disclose to any other Person any information relating to the Borrower if such disclosure would or might in its opinion constitute a breach of any law or regulation or be otherwise actionable by suit of any Person.
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10.8.Resignation by the Administrative Agent; Successor Administrative Agent.
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(a)The Administrative Agent may resign from the performance of all its functions and duties hereunder at any time by giving thirty (30) calendar days’ prior written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders. Such resignation shall take effect upon the appointment of a successor Administrative Agent pursuant to clauses (b) or (c) below or as otherwise provided below; provided that, in the event the Borrower determines in good faith that the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct has resulted in a breach of the Administrative Agent’s obligations under this Agreement, the Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, require the Administrative Agent to resign in accordance with this paragraph, which notice shall (without any further action) be deemed to be a notice of resignation delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders. Upon any such resignation, the Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor, who shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank.
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(b)Upon any such notice of resignation (other than in the course of a deemed resignation pursuant to clause (a) above), the Lenders shall appoint a successor Administrative Agent hereunder or thereunder who shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank.
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(c)In the event of a resignation (other than in the course of a deemed resignation pursuant to clause (a) above) if a successor Administrative Agent shall not have been so appointed within such thirty (30) calendar day period, the Administrative Agent, with the consent of the Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld), may then appoint a successor Administrative Agent who shall serve as Administrative Agent hereunder or thereunder until such time, if any, as the Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided above.
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(d)If the Administrative Agent becomes insolvent or unable to meet its debts as they mature or if a receiver of it or of all or any substantial part of its property shall be appointed or if an order of any court of competent jurisdiction shall be entered approving any petition filed by or against it under the provisions of any applicable bankruptcy or insolvency law, or if any public officer shall take charge or control of the Administrative Agent or of its property or affairs, for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, the Lenders shall appoint a successor Administrative Agent in accordance with clause (b) above. If a successor Administrative Agent shall not have been so appointed pursuant to clause (b) above, the Lenders shall appoint a successor Administrative Agent pursuant to clause (c) above, as the case may be.
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10.9.No Amendment to Duties of Administrative Agent Without Consent. The Administrative Agent shall not be bound by any waiver, amendment, supplement or modification of this Agreement which affects its rights or duties under this Agreement unless it shall have given its prior written consent, as Administrative Agent, thereto.
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10.10.Administrative Agent Conflict of Interest. With respect to its Commitment and the Loans made by it, if any, The Bank of Nova Scotia (and any successor acting as Administrative Agent or in any other capacity in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby) in its capacity as a Lender hereunder shall have the same  rights, powers and obligations hereunder as any other Lender and may exercise such rights and powers as though it were not acting as the Administrative Agent or in any other capacity in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby, and the term “Lenders” shall, unless the context otherwise indicates, include The Bank of Nova Scotia in its individual capacity. The Bank of Nova Scotia (and any successor acting as Administrative Agent or in any other capacity in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby) and its Affiliates may (without having to account therefor to any Lender) accept deposits from, lend money to, make investments in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust or other business with  the Borrower and its Affiliates as if it were not acting as a Lender and/or the Administrative Agent or in any other capacity in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby, and The Bank of Nova Scotia (and any such successor) and its Affiliates may accept fees and other consideration from the Borrower and said other Persons for services in connection with this Agreement or otherwise without having to account for the same to the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, The Bank of Nova Scotia or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower or such Affiliate) and  acknowledge that the Administrative Agent or The Bank of Nova Scotia acting as Lender or in any other capacity in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them. In addition, The Bank of Nova Scotia and its Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from, and may conflict with, those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and neither The Bank of Nova Scotia nor any of its Affiliates has any obligation to disclose any such interest by virtue of any advisory agency or fiduciary relationship or otherwise.
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(a)If the Administrative Agent (x) notifies a Lender, or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender (any such Lender or other recipient, a “Payment Recipient”) that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion (whether or not after receipt of any notice under immediately succeeding clause (b)) that any funds (as set forth  in such notice from the Administrative Agent) received by such Payment Recipient from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates were erroneously or mistakenly transmitted to, or otherwise erroneously or mistakenly received by, such Payment Recipient (whether or not  known to such Lender or other Payment Recipient on its behalf) (any such funds, whether transmitted or received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise, individually and collectively, an “Erroneous Payment”) and (y) demands in writing the return of such Erroneous Payment (or a portion thereof), such Erroneous Payment shall at all times remain the property of the Administrative Agent pending its return or repayment as contemplated below in this Section 10.11 and held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, and such Lender shall (or, with respect to any Payment Recipient who received such funds on its behalf, shall cause such Payment Recipient to) promptly, but in no event later than two (2) Business Days thereafter (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, specify in writing), return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made, in same day funds (in the currency so received), together with interest thereon (except to the extent waived in writing by the Administrative Agent) in respect of each day from and including the date such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Payment Recipient to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in same day funds at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Payment Recipient under this clause (a) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
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(b)Without limiting immediately preceding clause (a), each Lender or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender, agrees that if it receives a payment, prepayment or repayment (whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise) from the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) (x) that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in this Agreement or in a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment, (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates), or (z) that such Lender, or other such recipient, otherwise becomes aware was transmitted, or received, in error or by mistake (in whole or in part), then in each such case:
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(i)it acknowledges and agrees that (A) in the case of immediately preceding clauses (x) or (y), an error and mistake shall be presumed to have been made (absent written confirmation from the Administrative Agent to the contrary) or (B) an error and mistake has been made (in the case of immediately preceding  clause (z)), in each case, with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment; and
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(ii)such Lender shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any other recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf to) promptly (and, in all events, within two (2) Business Days of its knowledge of the occurrence of any of the circumstances described in immediately preceding clauses (x), (y) and (z)) notify the Administrative Agent of its receipt of such payment, prepayment or repayment, the details thereof (in reasonable detail) and that it is so notifying the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 10.11(b).
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For the avoidance of doubt, the failure to deliver a notice to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 10.11(b) shall not have any effect on a Payment Recipient’s obligations pursuant to Section 10.11(a) or on whether or not an Erroneous Payment has been made.
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(c)Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off, net  and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document, or otherwise payable or distributable by the Administrative Agent to such Lender under any Loan Document with respect to any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts, against any amount that the Administrative Agent has demanded to be returned under immediately preceding  clause (a).
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(i)In the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered by the Administrative Agent for any reason, after demand therefor in accordance with immediately preceding clause (a), from any Lender that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) (and/or from any Payment Recipient who received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) on its respective behalf) (such unrecovered amount, an “Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency”), upon the Administrative Agent’s notice to such Lender at any time, then effective immediately (with the consideration therefor being acknowledged by the parties hereto), (A) such Lender shall be deemed to have assigned its Loans (but not its Commitments) with respect to which such Erroneous Payment was made (the “Erroneous Payment Impacted Class”) in an amount equal to the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency (or such lesser amount as the Administrative Agent may specify) (such assignment of the Loans (but not Commitments) of the Erroneous Payment Impacted Class, the “Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment”) (on a cashless basis and such amount calculated at par plus any accrued and unpaid interest (with the assignment fee to be waived by the Administrative Agent in such instance)), and is hereby (together with the Borrower) deemed to execute and deliver an Assignment and  Assumption with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and such Lender shall deliver any Notes evidencing such Loans to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (but the failure of such Person to deliver any such Notes shall not affect the effectiveness of the foregoing assignment), (B) the Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall be deemed to have acquired the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, (C) upon such deemed acquisition,
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the Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall become a Lender, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and the assigning Lender shall cease to be a Lender, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, its obligations under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement and its applicable Commitments which shall survive as to such assigning Lender, (D) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall each be deemed to have waived any consents required under this Agreement to any such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and (E) the Administrative Agent will reflect in the Register its ownership interest in the Loans subject to the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment. For the avoidance of doubt, no Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment will reduce the Commitments of any Lender and such Commitments shall remain available in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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(ii)Subject to Section 11.03 (but excluding, in all events, any assignment consent or approval requirements (whether from the Borrower or otherwise)), the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, sell any Loans acquired pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and upon receipt of the proceeds of such sale, the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender shall be reduced by the net proceeds of the sale of such Loan (or portion thereof), and the Administrative Agent shall retain all other rights, remedies and claims against such Lender (and/or against any recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf). In addition, an Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender (x) shall be reduced by the proceeds of prepayments or repayments of principal and interest, or other distribution in respect of principal and interest, received by the Administrative Agent on or with respect to any such Loans acquired from such Lender pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment (to the extent that any such Loans are then owned by the Administrative Agent) and (y) may, in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, be reduced by any amount specified by the Administrative Agent in writing to the applicable Lender from time to time.
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(e)The parties hereto agree that (x) irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent may be equitably subrogated, in the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered from any Payment Recipient that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason, the Administrative Agent shall be subrogated to all the rights and interests of such Payment Recipient (and, in the case of any Payment Recipient who has received funds on behalf of a Lender, to the rights and interests of such Lender) under the Loan Documents with respect to such amount (the “Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights”) (provided that the Loan Parties’ obligations under the Loan Documents in respect of the Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights shall not be duplicative of such obligations in respect of Loans that have been assigned to the Administrative Agent under an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment) and (y) an Erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any obligations owed by the Borrower or any other Loan Party; provided that this Section 10.11 shall not be interpreted to increase (or accelerate the due date for), or have the effect of increasing (or accelerating the due date for), the obligations of the Borrower relative to
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the amount (and/or timing for payment) of the Obligations that would have been payable had such Erroneous Payment not been made by the Administrative Agent; provided, further, that for the avoidance of doubt, immediately preceding clauses (x) and (y) shall not apply to the extent any such Erroneous Payment is, and solely with respect to the amount of such Erroneous Payment that is, comprised of funds received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower for the purpose of making such Erroneous Payment.
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(f)To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Payment Recipient shall assert any right or claim to an Erroneous Payment, and hereby waives, and is deemed to waive, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by the Administrative Agent for the return of any Erroneous Payment received, including, without limitation, any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine.
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(g)Each party’s obligations, agreements and waivers under this Section 10.11 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and/or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations (or any portion thereof) under any Loan Document.
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SECTION 11
MISCELLANEOUS
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11.1.Computations. Each determination of an interest rate or fee by the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any Note, in the absence of manifest error, shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower. All computations of interest and fees hereunder and under any Note shall be made on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty (360) days and actual days elapsed. All such calculations shall include the first day and exclude the last day of the period of calculation.
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(a)All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder (the “Notices”) may be given to the following addresses:
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If to the Borrower: ECOPETROL S.A.
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Carrera 13 No. 36-24, Piso 7, Bogota D.C.
Attn: Head of Capital Markets
Phone: + 57 1 2343233
Email: FinanzasCorporativas_ECP@ecopetrol.com.co /
investors@ecopetrol.com.co
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If to the Administrative Agent:
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The Bank of Nova Scotia
Agency Services
40 King Street West, 62nd floor
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Toronto
Ontario, Canada M5W 2X6
Attn: Clement Yu
Phone: +1 416 933 7425
Email: clement.yu@scotiabank.com ; venita.ramjattan@scotiabank.com
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If to any Lender, as set forth on the signature page or in its Assignment and Assumption Agreement, as applicable.
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Any party shall have the right to change its address for Notices hereunder to any other location by giving ten (10) days’ written Notice to the other parties in the manner set forth herein above.
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(b)All Notices shall be in writing and shall be considered as properly given (A) if delivered in person, (B) if sent by overnight delivery service (including Federal Express, United Parcel Service and other similar reputable overnight delivery services), (C) in the event reputable overnight delivery services are not readily available, if mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified with return receipt requested, (D) if transmitted by facsimile confirmed by telephone or (E) if transmitted by electronic communication as provided in Section 11.02(d).
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(c)Notices delivered in person or by overnight courier service, or mailed by registered or certified mail, shall be effective upon receipt by the addressee. Notices transmitted by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when transmitted, if confirmation of a  successful transmission has been received (except that, in all instances, if not given during normal business hours on a Business Day for recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in Section 11.02(d) shall be effective as provided in such Section.
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(d)(i)Notices hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including email) pursuant to procedures approved by the relevant recipient.
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(i)Unless the relevant recipient otherwise prescribes, Notices sent to an email address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return email  or other written acknowledgement); provided that if such Notice is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such Notice shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day of the recipient.
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(a)This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto; provided, however, that (1) the Borrower may not assign or transfer any of its rights, obligations or interest under  any Loan Document, except with the prior written consent of the Lenders and (2) no Lender may
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assign or transfer any of its rights, obligations or interest under any Loan Document except in accordance with this Section 11.03 and the requirements of Applicable Law.
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(i)assign all, or if less than all, a portion equal to at least $10,000,000 of the outstanding of the Loan due to it to (1) its parent company and/or any Affiliate of such Lender which is at least 50% owned by such Lender or its parent company, (2) one or more other Lenders or (3) in the case of any Lender that is a fund or trust that invests in bank loans or that manages or advises (directly or through an Affiliate) any fund or trust that invests in bank loans, any fund or trust that invests in bank loans and is managed or advised by the same investment advisor as a Lender, by an Affiliate of such investment advisor or by a Lender, as the case may be; provided that the assigning Lender shall give notice to the Borrower of any such assignment (which notice shall include the identity of the proposed assignee) fifteen (15) days prior to the effective date of such assignment in order for the Borrower to complete its internal and regulatory processes; or
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(ii)assign all, or if less than all, a portion equal to at least $10,000,000 of outstanding principal amount of the Loan due to it to one or more Eligible Transferees (treating any fund that invests in bank loans and any other fund that invests in bank loans and is managed or advised by the same investment advisor as such fund or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor, as a single Eligible Transferee); and each such assignee shall become a party to this Agreement as a Lender by execution of an Assignment and Assumption Agreement;
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(w)the assigning Lender shall surrender to the Borrower the old Note(s) held by it (or furnish a standard indemnity letter from such Lender in respect of any lost Note(s) reasonably acceptable to the Borrower), and new Notes will be issued, at the Borrower’s expense, to such new Lender and to the assigning Lender (in the case of a partial assignment);
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(x)so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, written consent of the Borrower shall be required in connection with any assignment pursuant to clause (ii) of this Section 11.03(b) (which consent, in each case, shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that, the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to an assignment unless it shall have objected thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within fifteen (15) Business Days after having received notice thereof;
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(y)if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent has delivered notice thereof to the Borrower, the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any assignment following the date of such notice pursuant to clause (ii) of this Section 11.03(b); provided that, the assigning Lender shall be required to give notice to the Borrower of any such assignment (which notice shall include the identity of the proposed assignee) prior to the assignee being considered a
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Lender in order for the Borrower to complete its internal and regulatory processes; provided further, that, failure by the Borrower to complete any such process shall not affect the validity of such assignment; and
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(z)the Administrative Agent shall receive at the time of each assignment, from the assigning or assignee Lender, the payment of a non-refundable assignment fee of $5,000, which fee shall be paid by the assignee Lender.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 11.03(b), no such transfer or assignment will be effective until recorded by the Administrative Agent on the Register pursuant to Section 11.03(e) below and the Administrative Agent shall provide notice to the Borrower of any such transfer or assignment within three (3) Business Days thereof. To the extent that an assignment of all or any portion of a Lender’s Loan pursuant to this Section 11.03(b) would, due to circumstances existing at the time of such assignment, result in increased costs under Section 2.09, 2.10 or 4.01 from those being charged by the respective assigning Lender prior to such assignment, then the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay such increased costs (although the Borrower shall be obligated to pay any other increased costs of the type described above resulting from changes after the date of the respective assignment).
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(c)In addition to the foregoing, any Lender may grant participations or enter into transactions with one or more Persons under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payment hereunder including without limitation any unfunded risk participation, insurance or reinsurance transaction, all in its rights hereunder without the consent of the Borrower; provided, however, that such Lender shall   remain a “Lender” for all purposes hereunder and the participant shall not constitute a “Lender” hereunder and, provided further, that no Lender shall grant any participation or enter into any such transaction under which the participant or counterparty shall have direct or indirect rights to approve any amendment to or waiver of this Agreement except to the extent such amendment or waiver would (i) extend the Maturity Date, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest or fees thereon (except in connection with a waiver of applicability of any post-Default increase in interest rates) or reduce the principal amount thereof, or (ii) consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under any Loan Document. In the case of any such participation or transaction, the participant or counterparty shall not have any rights under any Loan Document (the participant’s counterparty’s rights against such Lender in respect of such participation to be those set forth in the agreement executed by such Lender in favor of the participant or counterparty relating thereto) and all amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such participation or entered into such transaction. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated in this Section 11.03(c) will be borne by the Lender entering into such transaction.
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(d)Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or prohibit any Lender from at any time pledging or assigning a security interest in all or any portion of its Loan and Notes hereunder to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank. No pledge or assignment pursuant to this clause (d) shall release the transferor Lender from any of its obligations hereunder.
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(e)The Administrative Agent shall maintain at one of its offices in the United States a copy of each Assignment and Assumption Agreement delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the name and address of each Lender, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loan owing to the Lenders pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower or the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and the Lenders, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
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(f)Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each participant’s interest in the Loan or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any participant or any information relating to a participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations and Section 1.163-5(b) of the proposed United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
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11.4.No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. No failure or delay on the part of either the Borrower or the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right, power or privilege under any Loan Document and no course of dealing between or among the Borrower and the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder,  under any Loan Document preclude any other right, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder. The rights and remedies expressly provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies that either the Borrower or the Administrative Agent or any Lender would otherwise have. No notice to or demand on the Borrower in any case shall entitle the Borrower to any  other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of either the Borrower or the Administrative Agent or any Lender to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand.
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11.5.Entire Agreement. The Loan Documents contain the entire agreement among the parties hereto regarding the Loan.
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(a)Neither this Agreement nor any terms hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated unless such change, waiver, discharge or termination is in writing
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signed by the Borrower, and approved by the Ministry of Finance to the extent required by Colombian public indebtedness regulations, and the Required Lenders; provided that no such change, waiver, discharge or termination shall, without the consent of all the parties hereto (i) extend any scheduled date of payment or the Maturity Date or the date by which the Commitments terminate if the Disbursement has not occurred or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest (other than as a result of any waiver of the applicability of any post- Default increase in interest rates) thereon, or reduce the fees payable hereunder or principal amount of the Loan, (ii) amend, modify or waive any provision of this Section 11.06, (iii) amend or modify the definition of Required Lenders, (iv) amend or modify Section 3.04 in a manner  that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, (v) consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under any Loan Document  (except in accordance with the terms hereof), (vi) change Section 3.04(b) or 3.04(c) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby or any other provision in a manner that would alter the pro rata allocation among the Lenders without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, (vii) change the payment currency of any amount payable under this Agreement, or (viii) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 5; provided further, that no such change, waiver, discharge or termination shall (x) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, or (y) without the consent of the Administrative Agent, amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 10 as same applies to the Administrative Agent or any other provision as same relates to the rights or obligations of the Administrative Agent.
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(b)If, in connection with any proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination of or to any of the provisions of this Agreement requiring the consent of Required Lenders and for which the consent of the Required Lenders is obtained but the consent of one or more other Lenders is not obtained, then the Borrower shall have the right, so long as all non- consenting Lenders are treated as described in clauses (A) or (B) below, to either (A) replace each such non-consenting Lender or Lenders with one or more Replacement Lenders pursuant to Section 2.12 so long as, at the time of such replacement, each such Replacement Lender consents to the proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination for which consent of the Required Lenders was obtained, or (B) repay the portion of the outstanding Loan due to such non- consenting Lender, so long as the Loan, together with accrued and unpaid interest and all other amounts, owing to such Lender are repaid concurrently with the effectiveness of such  termination and at such time, unless the respective Lender continues to have an outstanding Loan hereunder, such Lender shall no longer constitute a “Lender” for purposes of this Agreement, but shall continue to be entitled to any amounts that have accrued prior to such replacement or repayment and remain unpaid under Section 2.09, 2.10, Section 4 and the indemnification under Section 10.06, which shall survive as to such replaced or repaid Lender; provided that, unless the Loan which is repaid pursuant to preceding clause (B) is immediately replaced in full at such  time through the addition of new Lenders and/or outstanding Loan of existing Lenders (who in each case must specifically consent thereto), then in the case of any action pursuant to preceding clause (B), the Required Lenders (determined after giving effect to the proposed action) shall specifically consent thereto.
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11.7.Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be effective for purposes of binding the parties hereto, but all of
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which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed  counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy, emailed pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be  effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
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(a)The Borrower shall pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, and the Lenders, which expenses shall include reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses for no more than one Colombian counsel and one New York counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders collectively, in connection with any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated). The Borrower shall pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by each of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, including the documented fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with the Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section.
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(b)The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Lenders,  their respective Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, attorneys and  agents (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, which expenses shall include reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses for no more than one Colombian counsel and one New York counsel to the Lenders and one Colombian counsel and one New York counsel to the Administrative Agent, arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of: (i) the execution or delivery of the Loan Documents, any demand for payment, other presentation or request under the Loan Documents, (ii) the Loan or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom, (iii) any payment or other action taken or omitted to be taken in connection with the Loan Documents, (iv) any actual environmental liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries, and (v) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expense (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (y) result from a claim brought by the Borrower against an Indemnitee for breach of such Indemnitee’s obligations under any Loan Document, if the Borrower has obtained a final non-
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appealable judgment in its favor on such claims as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. This Section 11.08 shall not apply with respect to Taxes (which shall be covered by Section 4.01) other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses arising from any non-Tax claim.
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(c)To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent under paragraph (a) of this Section 11.08, the Lenders severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s portion of the Disbursement (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent.
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(a)The Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents to make payments in Dollars shall not be discharged or satisfied by any tender or recovery pursuant to any judgment expressed in or converted into any currency other than Dollars, except to the extent that such tender or recovery results in the receipt by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of the full amount of Dollars expressed to be payable to the Administrative Agent or such Lender under the Loan Documents. If for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against the Borrower in any court or in any jurisdiction outside of Colombia, it becomes necessary to convert into or from any currency other than Dollars (such other currency being hereinafter referred to as the “Judgment Currency”) an amount due in Dollars, the conversion shall be made at the rate of exchange determined, in each case, as of the day on which the judgment is given (such Business Day being hereinafter referred to as the “Judgment Currency Conversion Date”). If, for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against the Borrower in any court in Colombia, it becomes necessary to convert into or from any Judgment Currency an amount due in Dollars, the conversion shall be made at the Colombian market representative rate certified by the Colombian Superintendence of Finance for the date of payment.
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(b)If there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing between the Judgment Currency Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the amount due by the Borrower, the Borrower covenants to pay, or cause to be paid, such additional amounts, if any (but in any event not a lesser amount), as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid by the Borrower in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of payment to the Administrative Agent or such Lender by the Borrower, shall produce the amount of Dollars which could have been purchased with the amount of Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial award at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Judgment Currency Conversion Date. Any such amount of Dollars not discharged by such Borrower payment of Judgment Currency shall continue to be due as an outstanding and unpaid obligation under this Agreement and shall accrue interest at the rate then applicable to the Loan in accordance with Section 2.07 until paid in full. If there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing between the Judgment Currency Conversion Date and the date of actual payment by the Borrower of the amount due to the Administrative Agent or such Lender that results in the Borrower paying an amount in excess of that necessary to discharge or satisfy any judgment, the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall transfer or cause to be transferred to the Borrower the
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amount of such excess (net of any Taxes and reasonable and customary costs incurred in connection therewith).
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(c)For purposes of applying the rate of exchange under this Section 11.09, the amount of Judgment Currency converted shall include any premium and costs payable in connection with the purchase of Dollars.
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(a)If any Loan Document (or any provision of any Loan Document) other than the Notes is originally written in any language other than English, the version which is in English shall prevail in case of any discrepancy with any version in any other language.
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(b)Within one hundred twenty (120) days following the Agreement Date, the Borrower will provide to the Administrative Agent official translations into Spanish of the Loan Documents requested by the Administrative Agent for use in connection with any enforcement of remedies under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in Colombia and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree that such official Spanish translations shall govern for purposes of any such enforcement of remedies in Colombia, provided that for so long as the Borrower is acting in good faith to prepare such official translations, the Borrower may take up to an additional sixty (60) days after the expiration of such one hundred twenty (120) day period to complete such translations.
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11.11.Severability. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
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11.12.Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL RIGHT EACH MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).
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11.13.Captions. The table of contents and captions and section headings appearing herein are included solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to affect the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.
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11.14.Damages Waiver. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, no party shall assert, and each hereby waives, any claim, on any theory of liability, for indirect, special, punitive, consequential or exemplary damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, the Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof.
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Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, trustees, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Confidential Information and instructed to keep such Confidential Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any Governmental Authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by Applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or participant in, or any prospective assignee of or participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower or its obligations, (g) to its insurers and reinsurers, (h) with the consent of the Borrower or (i) to the extent such Confidential Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section, (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Borrower, or (iii) is not, in the reasonable belief of the Administrative Agent including any such information in respect of which the Administrative Agent or any Lender reasonably believes that it is not bound by any confidential obligation (but in any event excluding any information furnished by the Borrower that is designated as confidential in writing). Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Confidential Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
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Each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender acknowledges that (a) the Confidential Information may include material non-public information concerning the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material nonpublic information and for the handling of such material non-public information in accordance with Applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities laws.
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11.16.Survival. The expiration or termination of this Agreement does not terminate or affect any obligation hereunder that either expressly or by its nature survives the expiration or termination of this Agreement. Such obligations include, but are not limited to, those described in Sections 2.09, 2.10, 4.01, 9, 10.06, 11.08, 11.09 and 11.14, which shall survive expiration or termination of this Agreement; provided, however, that no change in Applicable Law after the expiration or termination of this Agreement shall increase the Borrower’s obligations with respect to amounts paid prior to such expiration or termination.
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11.17.No Fiduciary Duty. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that: (a) (i) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, and the Lenders, on the other hand, (ii) the Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has
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deemed appropriate, and (iii) the Borrower is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (b) (i) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are and have been acting solely as  a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, have not been, are not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, or any other Person and (ii) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (c) the Administrative Agent and the Lender and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower or its Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.
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11.18.Patriot Act. Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the Patriot Act hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act.
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11.19.Exequatur. A judgment obtained in a New York Court arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the transactions contemplated thereby, will be enforced against the Borrower in the courts of Colombia; provided that such judgment has previously obtained an Exequatur, which is regulated by Colombian law.
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11.20.Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial  Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
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(a)the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder that may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and
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(b)the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
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(i)a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
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(ii)a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred
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on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
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	ECOPETROL S.A., as Borrower

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	By: 
	/s/ Felipe Bayón Pardo

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	Name:
	Felipe Bayón Pardo

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	Title:
	Chief Executive Officer

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	THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as

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	Administrative Agent

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	By: 
	/s/ Clement Yu

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	Name:   Clement Yu

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	Title:     Director

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	BANCO SANTANDER, S.A., as Lender

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	By: 
	/s/ Lucas Visela

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	Name:   Lucas Visela

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	Title:     

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	By: 
	/s/ Luis Casero Ynpiesta

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	Name:   Luis Casero Ynpiesta

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	Title:     Vice President

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[Ecopetrol - Signature Page to the Loan Agreement]

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	CITIBANK, N.A., as Lender

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	By: 
	/s/ Adrian Guzzoni

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	Name:   Adrian Guzzoni

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	Title:     Authorized Signatory

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[Ecopetrol - Signature Page to the Loan Agreement]

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	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Lender

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	By: 
	/s/ Christophe Vohmann

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	Name:   Christophe Vohmann

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	Title:     Executive Director

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[Ecopetrol - Signature Page to the Loan Agreement]

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	THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Lender

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	By: 
	/s/ Daniel Gracian

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	Name:   Daniel Gracian

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	Title:     Director, International Banking

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	By: 
	/s/ Ana Espinoza

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	Name:   Ana Espinoza

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	Title:     Director, International Banking

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SCHEDULE 1
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EXISTING LIENS
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None.
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SCHEDULE 2
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COMMITMENT
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	Lender

	Commitment

	Banco Santander, S.A.

	$1,000,000,000

	Citibank, N.A.

	$1,000,000,000

	JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

	$1,000,000,000

	The Bank of Nova Scotia

	$1,000,000,000

	TOTAL:

	$4,000,000,000

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ANNEX A
FORM OF DISBURSEMENT REQUEST
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DISBURSEMENT REQUEST
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[[●][●], 20[●]]1
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The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Administrative Agent 
Agency Services
40 King Street West, 62nd floor
Toronto
Ontario, Canada M5W 2X6 
Attn: Clement Yu
Phone: +1 416 933 7425
Email: clement.yu@scotiabank.com ; venita.ramjattan@scotiabank.com 
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
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Reference is made to the Loan Agreement dated as of August 17, 2021 (the “Agreement”) by and among ECOPETROL S.A. (the “Borrower”) and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Administrative Agent, and the Lenders party thereto. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Agreement shall have the same meaning in this Disbursement Request.
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The Borrower hereby requests the Lenders to make a Disbursement to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount of $[●] (the “Disbursement Amount”) on [[●][●], 2021] (the “Disbursement Date”) under the Agreement, as follows:
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DISBURSEMENT AMOUNT: $[●] 
DISBURSEMENT DATE:  [[●][●], 20[●]]
MATURITY DATE:  [[●][●], 202[●]] 
INTEREST PERIOD: 3 months
FIRST INTEREST PERIOD: From [    ]to  [  ]   (# of days)
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The Borrower hereby instructs the Administrative Agent to disburse the Loan to account No. account No. [●] with [●], ABA No. [●], Attn.: [●], on the Disbursement Date, by 12:00 p.m. New York time.
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The Borrower hereby certifies that the following statements are true on the date hereof, and will be true on the Disbursement Date:
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1 Disbursement Request to be delivered to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m., New York time, three (3) Business Days before the proposed Disbursement Date (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent acting upon the direction of the Lenders).
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(a)the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in Section 6 of the Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Disbursement Date for this Disbursement both before and immediately after giving effect to the Disbursement and the application of the proceeds thereof other than any such representations or warranties that, by their terms, refer to a specific date other than the Disbursement Date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such specific date; provided that representations and warranties qualified as to materiality are true and correct on and as of such date,
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(b)no Event of Default or Potential Default has occurred and is continuing both before and immediately after giving effect to the Disbursement and the application of the proceeds thereof, and
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(c)pursuant to Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement, the proceeds of the Disbursement Amount will be applied to the acquisition of 51.4% of the outstanding shares of Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. from the Ministry of Finance and attached as Annex 1 is a true, correct and complete copy of a favorable opinion of the National Planning Department (Departamento Nacional de Planeación) currently in full force and effect authorizing the Borrower to incur indebtedness.
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	Sincerely yours,

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	ECOPETROL S.A.

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ANNEX B
FORM OF PROMISSORY NOTE
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	FORM OF PROMISSORY NOTE2
Blank Promissory Note No. 01
ECOPETROL S.A., corporation incorporated by public deed number 2931 of Notary Second issued on Bogota of July 7 of 2003, registered under the commercial registry under the registration number 1291197, identified with the tax identification number NIT 899.999.068-1, with full capacity to issue securities, and domiciled in Bogotá D.C. (hereinafter the “Borrower”), represented herein by the undersigned [Felipe Bayón Pardo], of legal age, domiciled in Bogotá D.C., Colombia, identified with citizenship card number 80.407.311, issued in Usaquén, Bogotá, acting as Chief Executive Officer of Ecopetrol, as evidenced in the Certificado de Existencia y Representación Legal of the Borrower to execute this document, hereby promises to pay unconditionally and irrevocably, to [•] domiciled in [•] and its registered assigns (hereinafter the “Creditor”), or any holder in due course, on the date of expiration of this promissory note, the amounts indicated below:
1.  Amounts in U.S. Dollars:
1.1 The amount of
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(USD$_____________________________)
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	FORMATO DE PAGARÉ
Pagaré en Blanco No. 01
ECOPETROL S.A., sociedad anónima constituida por escritura pública número 2931 de la Notaría Segunda de Bogotá otorgada el 07 de julio de 2003, inscrita en el registro mercantil bajo el Registro 1291197, identificada con NIT 899.999.068-1 y domiciliada en Bogotá D.C. (en adelante el “Deudor”), representada en este acto por el suscrito [Felipe Bayón Pardo], mayor de edad, domiciliado en Bogotá D.C., Colombia, identificado con la cédula de ciudadanía número 80.407.311, expedida en Usaquén, Bogotá, actuando en calidad de Presidente de Ecopetrol, como consta en el Certificado de Existencia y Representación Legal del Deudor para suscribir el presente documento, declara que pagará de manera incondicional e irrevocable, a [•], con domicilio en [•] y sus cesionarios registrados (en adelante el “Acreedor”), o a cualquier tenedor legítimo, incluyendo el endosatario, en la fecha de vencimiento del presente pagaré, las sumas que se indican a continuación:
1.Sumas en Dólares de los Estados Unidos de América:
1.1La suma de
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(US$_______________) 
por concepto de capital desembolsado y adeudado a la fecha.

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	1.2The amount of (1)  ​ ​
 United States dollars
(USD$​ ​) corresponding to the interests accrued and due; and
1.3The amount of (1)  ​ ​ 
United States dollars
(USD$​ ​) corresponding to default interests accrued and unpaid; and
1.4. The amount of (1) ​ ​
 United States dollars
(USD$​ ​) corresponding to other guaranteed expenses and amounts accrued and due by the Borrower.
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2.The amounts referred to under section 1 above shall bear interest as follows:
2.1The amount referred to under section 1.1 above shall bear default interests at the interest rate applicable to the loan plus two percent (2%) annually.
2.2The amount referred to under section 1.2 above shall bear interests at the interest rate applicable to the loan plus two percent (2%) annually, from the date of the judicial lawsuit or agreement with the Borrower following maturity, subject to applicability of the rules set forth in Article 886 of the Commercial Code, it being understood that any outstanding interest obligations that remain unpaid for more than one (1) year may (upon the satisfaction of the rules set forth in Article 886 of the Commercial Code) be subject to interest on interest under Colombian law as currently in effect.
3.All payments under this Promissory Note shall be made by the Borrower, in the city of New York, United States of America, in immediately available funds, tax-free, and without any deduction, withholding or set- off, on the following date:
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4.The Borrower expressly agrees that the obligations set forth under this Promissory Note correspond to foreign exchange
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	1.2 La suma de (1)                                                        
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                  por concepto de intereses remuneratorios causados y pendientes de pago;

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La suma de (1)

                                                                                  
dólares de los Estados Unidos de América 
(US$​ ​)
por concepto de intereses de mora causados y pendientes de pago; y

1.4

La suma de (1)

                                                                                
dólares de los Estados Unidos de América 
(US$​ ​)
por concepto de otros gastos y montos garantizados, causados y pendientes de pago a cargo del Deudor.
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2.Las sumas indicadas en el numeral 1 anterior devengarán intereses así:
2.1La suma indicada en el numeral 1.1 anterior devengará intereses de mora a la tasa de interés anual remuneratoria aplicable al préstamo adicionada en dos por ciento (2%) anual.
2.2La suma indicada bajo el numeral 1.2 devengará intereses de mora a la tasa de interés anual remuneratoria aplicable al préstamo adicionada en dos por ciento (2%) anual, desde la fecha de la demanda judicial o por acuerdo posterior al vencimiento con el Deudor, tomando en cuenta que cualquier obligación no satisfecha con respecto al pago de intereses debidos por más de un 1 año (sujeto a la satisfacción de las normas previstas en el artículo 886 del Código de Comercio) estarán sujetas al pago de interés sobre interés bajo la ley colombiana vigente.
3.Todos los pagos bajo el presente Pagaré deben ser realizados por el Deudor en la ciudad de Nueva York, Estados Unidos de América, en fondos inmediatamente disponibles, libres de impuestos, retenciones y sin deducción o compensación alguna en la siguiente fecha:
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4.El Deudor expresamente acepta que las obligaciones incorporadas en este Pagaré
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	operations and therefore shall be paid in United States Dollars.
5.The Borrower, as borrower, irrevocably waives the presentation, protest, notice of default or any other notice, notification or additional requirement of any kind, for the collection of this Promissory Note.
6.The Borrower agrees to pay all the costs, fees and expenses incurred to the collection or enforcement of this Promissory Note.
7.The Borrower agrees to pay all the taxes that may be due under this Promissory Note, including, if applicable, the stamp duty, and entitles the Lender, if necessary, to pay them on behalf of the Borrower.
8.The Borrower expressly agrees that in the event of extension, renewal or modification of its obligation under this Promissory Note, this security shall remain valid and in effect until the date agreed under such extension, renewal or modification.
9.This Promissory Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Colombia and the undersigned Borrower hereby agrees that the laws that govern its creation are the laws of the Republic of Colombia, place where this Promissory Note has been executed by the Borrower.
10.This Promissory Note shall be executed in the competent court in the Republic of Colombia.
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	corresponden a operaciones cambiarias y, en consecuencia, serán pagadas en dólares de los Estados Unidos de América.
5.El Deudor, como deudor, renuncia irrevocablemente a la presentación, protesto, constitución en mora o cualquier otro tipo de aviso, notificación o requisito adicional de cualquier naturaleza para el cobro de este Pagaré.
6.El Deudor, acepta que serán de su cargo los gastos y honorarios profesionales que se generen por la cobranza de este Pagaré.
7.El Deudor acepta que serán de su cargo todos los impuestos que pueda causar el presente Pagaré, incluyendo, si resultare aplicable, el impuesto de timbre, quedando el Acreedor autorizado para pagarlos por cuenta del Deudor si fuere necesario.
8.El Deudor acepta expresamente que, en caso de prórroga, novación o modificación de la obligación a su cargo contenida en este Pagaré, el presente Pagaré continuará vigente hasta la fecha pactada en dicha prórroga, novación o modificación.
9.El presente Pagaré se encuentra regido por, y será interpretado de conformidad con, las leyes de la República de Colombia y el suscrito Deudor, expresamente declara y acuerda que las leyes que rigen su creación son las de las    leyes de la República de Colombia, lugar donde ha sido firmado por el Deudor.
10.El presente Pagaré podrá ser ejecutado ante los tribunales competentes en la República de Colombia.
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It is hereby understood that this Promissory Note was filled or completed​ ​day of​ ​year​ ​, in the city of                          .
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The Borrower,
ECOPETROL S.A.
By:
                                                                      
Name: Felipe Bayón Pardo 
Identification: 80.407.311 
Capacity: Chief Executive Officer.
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Se deja constancia que este Pagaré se llenó o completó el día​ ​ del mes de​ ​del año​ ​, en la ciudad de​ ​​ ​.
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El Deudor,
ECOPETROL S.A.
Por: ​ ​ 
Nombre:  Felipe Bayón Pardo
Identificación: 80.407.311 
Cargo: Presidente.
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ANNEX C
FORM OF INSTRUCTIONS LETTER
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	INSTRUCTIONS LETTER
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Bogotá, [Date]
Messrs.
[•] and / or its assignee and successors.
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Reference: Instructions to complete the Promissory Note with Blank Spaces No. 01
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Dear Sirs:
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ECOPETROL S.A., corporation incorporated by public deed number 2931 of Notary Second issued on Bogota of July 7 of 2003, registered under the commercial registry under the registration number 1291197, identified with the tax identification number NIT 899.999.068-1, and domiciled in Bogotá
D.C. (hereinafter the “Borrower”), represented herein by the undersigned Felipe Bayón Pardo, of legal age, domiciled in Bogotá D.C., Colombia, identified with citizenship card number 80.407.311, issued in Usaquén, Bogotá, acting as Chief Executive Officer of Ecopetrol, as evidenced in the Certificado de Existencia y Representación Legal of the Borrower to execute this document, in accordance with article 622 of the Colombian Commercial Code, hereby imparts instructions and irrevocable and permanent powers to [•] and / or its successors or assignees (hereinafter the “Lender”) (in English the “Lender”), a foreign financial institution duly organized and existing under the laws of its country, acting in its capacity as Lender under the Loan Agreement (as defined below), to fill each and every one of the blank spaces left in the Promissory Note identified at the heading of this Instructions Letter (hereinafter the “Promissory Note”), in the event the
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	CARTA DE INSTRUCCIONES
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Bogotá, [Fecha] 
Señores.
[•] y/o sus cesionario y causahabientes
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Referencia: Instrucciones para diligenciar el Pagaré con Espacios en Blanco No. 01.
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Estimados Señores:
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ECOPETROL S.A., sociedad anónima constituida por escritura pública número 2931 de la Notaría Segunda de Bogotá otorgada el 07 de julio de 2003, inscrita en el registro mercantil bajo el Registro 1291197, identificada con NIT 899.999.068-1 y domiciliada en Bogotá D.C. (en adelante el “Deudor”), representada en este acto por el suscrito Felipe Bayón Pardo, mayor de edad, domiciliado en Bogotá D.C., Colombia, identificada con la cédula de ciudadanía número 80.407.311, expedida en Usaquén, Bogotá, actuando en calidad Presidente de Ecopetrol, como consta en el Certificado de Existencia y Representación Legal del Deudor para suscribir el presente documento, conforme al artículo 622 del Código de Comercio Colombiano, por medio de la presente carta imparte instrucciones y facultades irrevocables y permanentes a [•], con domicilio en [•], y/o sus cesionarios o causahabientes (en adelante el “Acreedor”) (en inglés the “Lender”), una entidad financiera extranjera debidamente constituida y actualmente existente bajo las leyes de su país, en su carácter de Acreedor bajo el Contrato de Crédito (tal y como se define más adelante), para llenar todos y cada uno de los espacios en blanco dejados en el Pagaré identificado en el encabezamiento de esta
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	obligations set forth under the Promissory Note become due and in accordance to the terms set forth below:
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1.BACKGROUND AND CAUSE.
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On August 17, 2021, the Borrower and the Lender executed the Loan Agreement (hereinafter the “Loan Agreement”) whereby, the Lender agreed to lend, and the Borrower agreed to borrow [•] DOLLARS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USD$[•]) (hereinafter the “Term Loan”), with a maximum deadline for payment of [•], counted from [•] as set forth in the Loan Agreement. As a condition precedent to grant and disburse the Loan, it was agreed that the Borrower should have issued and delivered the Promissory Note whereby the Term Loan are evidenced.
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2.AUTHORIZATION TO FILL THE PROMISSORY NOTE.
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Should (a) the Borrower fail in whole or in part to pay (i) any amount of principal on the date on which such payment is due under the Loan Agreement, (ii) any amount of interest within five (5) Business Days of the date on which such payment is due under the Loan Agreement or (iii) any fee or other amount (other than principal or interest) owing under a Loan Document within thirty (30) days of the earlier of the date the Borrower receives (x) the invoice or (y) a written demand from any Lender or the Administrative Agent or (b) any other Events of Default (in English “Events of Default”) described therein leading to the acceleration of the amounts due and payable occur, and such amounts are not paid; the Lender or its assignees, endorsees or successors may fill in the blank spaces of the Promissory Note identified above, without prior notice, presentation, protest, notice of default or any other notice, notification or additional requirement of any
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	Carta de Instrucciones (en adelante, el “Pagaré”), cuando se hagan exigibles las obligaciones contenidas en dicho Pagaré en los términos que se indican a continuación:
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1.ANTECEDENTES Y CAUSA.
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El día 17 de Agosto de 2021 el Acreedor y el Deudor suscribieron el Contrato de Crédito (en adelante, el “Contrato de Crédito”) para entregar a título de mutuo o préstamo la suma de [•] DE DÓLARES DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA (US$[•])(en adelante el “Préstamo”), con un plazo máximo para su pago de [•] , contados a partir de [•] tal y como se establece en el Contrato de Crédito. Como condición para el otorgamiento y desembolso del Préstamo, se estableció que el Deudor debía haber otorgado y entregado el Pagaré mediante el cual se evidencia el Préstamo.
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AUTORIZACIÓN PARA LLENAR EL

PAGARÉ.
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En el evento en que (a) el Deudor incumpla en todo o en parte su obligación de pago de (i) cualquier monto de capital en las fechas previstas de conformidad con el Contrato de Crédito, (ii) cualquier monto de intereses dentro de los cinco (5) Días Hábiles a partir de las fechas previstas de conformidad con el Contrato de Crédito o (iii) cualquier honorario u otro monto (distinto de principal o intereses) debido bajo un Documento del Crédito dentro los treinta (30) días en que el Deudor reciba (x) la factura o (y) un requerimiento escrito de cualquier Acreedor o del Agente Administrativo, lo que ocurra primero o (b) ocurra cualquier otro de los Eventos de Incumplimiento (en inglés “Events of Default”) allí descritos que conlleven al vencimiento anticipado de las sumas adeudadas y éstas no fueren pagadas; el Acreedor o sus cesionarios, endosatarios o causahabientes, podrá llenar los espacios en blanco del Pagaré arriba identificado, sin
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3.VALUE OR AMOUNT OF THE PROMISSORY NOTE.
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The Borrower expressly and irrevocably authorizes that the Lender and / or its successors or assignees fill in the blank spaces of the Promissory Note mechanically (with a typewriter) or manually in accordance with the instructions below:
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3.1The blank space included under
Section 1.1. of the Promissory Note shall be completed with the outstanding amounts of principal (in letters and numbers) to the date in which the Promissory Note is completed and that are due on such date by the Borrower to the Lender under the Loan (in English, the “Loan”), including amounts due and outstanding due to maturity or any acceleration in accordance to the Loan Agreement.
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3.2The blank spaces included in Section 1.2. of the Promissory Note shall be completed as follows: blank spaces identified with number (1) with the outstanding amounts of interest (in letters and numbers) calculated over the principal amount set forth under section 1.1 of the Promissory Note in accordance to the provisions set forth under the Loan Agreement. As set forth under the Promissory Note, interest referred to under section 1.2 of the Promissory Note shall bear default interest, it being understood that any outstanding interest obligations that remain unpaid for more than one (1) year may (upon the satisfaction of the rules set forth in Article 886 of the Commercial Code) be subject to interest on interest under Colombian law as currently in effect.
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3.3The blank spaces included in Section 1.3. of the Promissory Note shall be completed as follows: blank spaces identified with
	necesidad de previo aviso, presentación, protesto, constitución en mora, cualquier otro tipo de aviso, notificación o requisito adicional de cualquier naturaleza de conformidad con esta Carta de Instrucciones.
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VALOR O IMPORTE DEL TÍTULO.

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El Deudor autoriza expresa e irrevocablemente que el Acreedor y/o sus sucesores o sus causahabientes llenen los espacios en blanco del Pagaré de manera mecánica (a máquina) o a mano de conformidad con las instrucciones que se indican a continuación:
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3.1.El espacio en blanco identificado con el numeral 1.1. del Pagaré se llenará con las sumas de capital (en letras y números) que a la fecha en que el Pagaré sea llenado y que el Deudor adeude, en tal fecha, a favor del Acreedor por concepto del Préstamo (en inglés, el “Loan”), incluyendo las sumas adeudadas y pendientes de pago por virtud de vencimiento del plazo o cualquier aceleración de conformidad con el Contrato de Crédito.
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3.2.Los espacios en blanco incluidos en el numeral 1.2. del Pagaré se llenarán así: los espacios identificados con el numeral (1) con las sumas devengadas por concepto de los intereses remuneratorios (en letras y números) calculados sobre el capital indicado en el numeral 1.1. del Pagaré de conformidad con lo previsto en el Contrato de Crédito. Tal como se indica en el Pagaré, los intereses remuneratorios indicados en el punto 1.2 del mismo causarán intereses de mora, tomando en cuenta que cualquier obligación no satisfecha con respecto al pago de intereses debidos por más de un 1 año (sujeto a la satisfacción de las normas previstas en el artículo 886 del Código de Comercio) estarán sujetas al pago de interés sobre interés bajo la ley colombiana vigente.
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	number (1) with the outstanding amounts of the default interest (in letters and numbers) calculated over the principal amounts, interest payments and any other amounts due and outstanding, either due to maturity, acceleration or otherwise, in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Agreement.
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3.4The blank spaces included in Section 1.4. of the Promissory Note shall be completed as follows: blank spaces identified with number (1) with the amounts (in letters and numbers) of any sum owed by the Borrower to the Lender whether for fees, costs, expenses, taxes, breakage costs, indemnities or any other amounts owed by the Borrower to the Lender at the maturity date of the Promissory Note in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Agreement.
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MATURITY.

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The blank space included under Section 3 of the Promissory Note corresponding to the maturity date, shall be completed including the date in which the Promissory Note is filled or completed.
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DATE AND CITY OF ISSUANCE.

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The Lender is entitled to include as date and city of issuance the date and city in which it decides to fill or complete the Promissory Note.
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SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNEES.

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Blanks spaces can be completed by the successors or assignees of the Loan in accordance with Section 11.03 of the Loan Agreement.
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The Promissory Note completed in accordance to the provisions set forth herein, shall be directly enforceable without any further requirements.
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	espacios identificados con el numeral (1) con las sumas devengadas por concepto de los intereses moratorios (en letras y números) calculados sobre las cuotas de capital o de intereses o cualquier otro monto vencido y pendiente de pago, bien sea por cumplimiento del plazo, por aceleración o de cualquier otra forma, de conformidad con lo previsto en el Contrato de Crédito.
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3.4 Los espacios en blanco incluidos en el numeral 1.4. del Pagaré se llenarán así: lo espacios identificados con el numeral (1) con las sumas (en letras y números) adeudadas por el Deudor a favor del Acreedor por concepto de honorarios, costos, gastos, impuestos, costos de rompimiento de fondeo, indemnizaciones o cualquier otro concepto que el Deudor adeude al Acreedor en la fecha de vencimiento del Pagaré, de conformidad con el Contrato de Crédito.
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VENCIMIENTO.

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El espacio en blanco en el numeral 3 del Pagaré correspondiente a la fecha de vencimiento, se llenará con la fecha del día en que se llene o complete el Pagaré.
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FECHA Y CIUDAD DE EMISIÓN.

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El Acreedor está facultado para colocar como fecha y la ciudad de emisión el día y la ciudad en que se decida llenar o completar el Pagaré.
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SUCESORES O CAUSAHABIENTES.

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Los espacios en blanco pueden ser llenados por los sucesores o causahabientes del       Préstamo de conformidad con la Sección 11.03 del Contrato de Crédito.
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El Pagaré así llenado será exigible inmediatamente y prestará mérito ejecutivo sin más requisitos.
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Atentamente,
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	Sincerely,
The Borrower,
ECOPETROL S.A.
By:
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Name: Felipe Bayón Pardo 
Identification: 80.407.311 
Capacity: Chief Executive Officer.
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	El Deudor,
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ECOPETROL S.A.
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Nombre:  Felipe Bayón Pardo
Identificación: 80.407.311 
Cargo: Presidente
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ANNEX D
FORM OF OFFICERS’ CERTIFICATE
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OFFICERS’ CERTIFICATE
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The undersigned hereby certifies that he is an Authorized Officer of ECOPETROL S.A., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Colombia (the “Borrower”) and hereby certifies on behalf of the Borrower that:
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This Certificate is furnished pursuant to Section 5.01(b) of the Loan Agreement dated as of August 17, 2021, among the Borrower, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto (the “Agreement”). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Agreement shall have the same meaning in this Certificate.
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The undersigned named below (a) has been duly elected, has duly qualified as, and is an officer of the Borrower as of the Agreement Date, holding the respective office below set opposite to his name, and the signature below set opposite to his name is his genuine signature, is an Authorized Officer of the Borrower.
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	Felipe Bayón Pardo

	Chief Executive Officer

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Attached hereto as Annex D-1 is a true and correct copy of the articles of incorporation, estatutos sociales or other applicable organizational documents of the Borrower as in effect on the date hereof together with all amendments thereto.
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Attached hereto as Annex D-2 is a true and correct copy of a duly authorized secretary’s certificate certifying that the Board of Directors of the Borrower duly adopted the resolutions at a meeting on June 23, 2021, at which a quorum was present and acting throughout. The resolutions have not been revoked, modified, amended or rescinded and are in full force and effect. Except as attached hereto as Annex D-2, no resolutions have been adopted by the Board of Directors of the Borrower which deal with the execution, delivery or performance of any of the Loan Documents to which it is a party.
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Attached hereto as Annex D-3 is a true and correct copy of the Borrower’s Certificados de Existencia y Representación Legal.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Certificate this 17th day of August, 2021.
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I, the undersigned, Secretary General of the Borrower, do hereby certify that I am an Authorized Officer of the Borrower and hereby certify on behalf of the Borrower that:
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Felipe Bayón Pardo is the duly appointed and qualified Chief Executive Officer of the Borrower and his respective signature above is his genuine signature.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of August, 2021.
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ANNEX E
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
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This Assignment and Assumption (the “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [Insert name of Assignor] (the “Assignor”) and [Insert name of Assignee] (the “Assignee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement identified below (as amended, the “Loan Agreement”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.
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For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Loan Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Loan Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under Applicable Law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Loan Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as, the “Assigned Interest”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.
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	Borrower: ECOPETROL S.A.

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5.Loan Agreement: The Loan Agreement dated as of August 17, 2021 among Ecopetrol S.A., as Borrower, certain Lender parties thereto, and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Administrative Agent.
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Standard Terms and Conditions for Assignment and Assumption
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1.Representations and Warranties.
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1.1Assignor. The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.
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1.2Assignee. The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Loan Agreement, (ii) it meets all requirements of an Eligible Transferee under the Loan Agreement (subject to receipt of such consents as may be required under the Loan Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Loan Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, and (iv) it has received a copy of the Loan Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(b) thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender; and agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
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2.Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.
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3.General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page
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